Quitting is Not an Option: Recent Episodes
Dr. Dee Carroll
Are you tired of feeling held back by past failures and setbacks? Welcome to Quitting Is Not An Option, a podcast hosted by Dr. Dee that inspires and empowers listeners to reinvent their past and revolutionize their future. Each episode is packed with tips, strategies, and inspiring stories from experts and special guests, who share their own experience on how to overcome adversity, fear, and feelings of failure. Whether you're dealing with a difficult personal situation, a setback in your career, or just feeling stuck in life, Quitting Is Not An Option is the podcast for you. Your host, Dr. Dee Carroll, knows what it feels like to be held back by past failures and setbacks, as she herself lost a multi-million dollar business, home, investments, and even marriage, due to the bad acts of a CFO. But, she rose from the ashes and recreated a new life. With her resilience, she turned her life around and became an accomplished author, gifted speaker, consultant, and life coach. Her personal story is one of strength, perseverance, and the power of the human spirit to overcome even the most difficult of circumstances. So, are you ready to take control of your life and overcome the obstacles that have been holding you back? Tune in now and start your journey towards emotional freedom and achieving your full potential.
This episode positions you to understand confidence. What it means to have and build confidence, the level of confidence to match your level of expertise, physical abilities, and self-worth, coupled with a tool that tells you who you are and where you are going. The tool identifies your strengths, skills and abilities, talents, likes and dislikes and will be instrumental in shaping your career and destiny. All listeners will receive a gift that will support their level of confidence and prepare them for a lifetime of peace knowing how you will reach your desired destination.
Dr. Dee shares the meaning of love whether conditional or unconditional, self-love, individuation and self-discovery. She provides insight on how love first started some 200 million years ago. She looks at the root word for love and shares parent offspring bonding experiences. She provides tips to find oneself, and takes you on a journey of the deepest, highest, lowest and purest forms of love. Finally, she introduces the importance of self-love.
Dr. Dee says the desire to love and be loved is universal but until you have unconditional love, you will continue looking. She takes us on a journey of trying to find true love and ultimately shares that true love comes from within. She empowers the listener to receive and understand that until you love yourself, you can’t find true love. She leaves us with four key components to looking for and finding love.
This episode takes you down the road of failure and how it can impact you. It covers the meaning, how it can leave you feeling, its teachable moments, why it's ok to fail, how it builds character and most importantly how it can propel you to success. We take a look at some of the world's wealthiest and most successful people who also had the greatest challenges to overcome and how one of the biggest differences between the super successful and the average person might be their resilience.
This episode dives into the definition, principles and benefits of persistence and how it can pay off via growth, development and your road to greatness. It delves into how your determination to achieve your goals overrides the obstacles you face. It keeps your focus on achievement because the goal is greater than the issue. This episode leaves you with principles and tips to keep you focused and persistent as you embark on your journey.
This episode takes you on a journey regarding the impact of suicide in the United States, around the world sharing and on a family who had no clue. Our guest is Gina Perrin, a Life-Style Coach specializing in Physical, Mental, and Spiritual well-being who lost her brother to suicide. Gina started coaching after his suicide to support individuals with suicidal thoughts, sharing how to deal with it, as well as overcome and move beyond.
Reinvention is key when you face challenges in life and this episode will position you to embrace the limitless possibility that will surpass any adversity you encounter in life. Dr. Dee shares her take on freedom to choose how you look at things, how you will respond to what life is dishing up and how to become what you want to be. Also, she reminds us to view Freedom from the eyes of others who left positive impacts on the world at large. She dives into Freedom and how it prepares you for Emotional Emancipation and on to reinvention, which is taking what society views as a failure and viewing it as an opportunity to grow and develop. Finally, she prepares you to position yourself for greatness regardless of your trials, tribulations and adversities and leaves you with her Freedom acronym and 30 second quick fixes.
After 25 years of marriage, with two dynamic children, moving through life's challenges and working hard to build a legacy, then suddenly out of nowhere you are asked to leave the marital home. Imagine the shock, shame, anger and disbelief coming from someone you thought you knew, from someone you felt would be there for you, from someone you thought would defend and protect you, from someone you loved unconditionally! Imagine your dreams being literally shattered. This episode will leave you speechless and ultimately give you strength as the guest shares her story and how she overcame refusing to quit!!!
Quitting is not an option shares the pain and agony of failure and the importance of not quitting. We look at the lives of many successful individuals and their businesses and how they failed time and time again but refused to quit. In this episode you will learn the value of failure to include how it makes you smarter along with managing the fear of failure and how it can be your best tool for success. This episode will show you how to accomplish anything you set your mind to without fear and reminds you that fear cripples while failure endowsyou with the freedom to succeed while running away from the I can’t attitude you had prior to the failure. Also it will share the benefits ofthe failure wall. Finally the episode will cover failure and perspective,how to fail the right way, writing your own story and Life percentages.
Quitting is not an option shares the pain and agony of failure and the importance of not quitting. We look at the lives of many successful individuals and their businesses and how they failed time and time again but refused to quit. In this episode you will learn the value of failure to include how it makes you smarter along with managing the fear of failure and how it can be your best tool for success. This episode will show you how to accomplish anything you set your mind to without fear and reminds you that fear cripples while failure endows you with the freedom to succeed while running away from the I can’t attitude you had prior to the failure. Also it will share the benefits of the failure wall. Finally the episode will cover failure and perspective, how to fail the right way, writing your own story and Life percentages.
The Comeback Kid details his ups and downs on the road to success. This episode captures how challenging the journey can be and the needed stamina to stay in the game, to stay in the fight, refusing to quit no matter how difficult the race becomes. The guest shares his difficulties from childhood to high school, to marriage and his career and how he stayed focused becoming a very successful person in spite of his challenges. He was focused and refused to quit no matter what he encountered.
The Comeback Kid details his ups and downs on the road to success. This episode captures how challenging the journey can be and the needed stamina to stay in the game, to stay in the fight, refusing to quit no matter how difficult the race becomes. The guest shares his difficulties from childhood to high school, to marriage and his career and how he stayed focused becoming a very successful person in spite of his challenges. He was focused and refused to quit no matter what he encountered.
The Comeback Kid details his ups and downs on the road to success. This episode captures how challenging the journey can be and the needed stamina to stay in the game, to stay in the fight, refusing to quit no matter how difficult the race becomes. The guest shares his difficulties from childhood to high school on to marriage and his career and how he stayed focused becoming a very successful person in spite of his challenges. He was focused and refused to quit no matter what he encountered.
Quitting is not an option shares the pain and agony of failure and the importance of not quitting. We look at the lives of many successful individuals and their businesses and how they failed time and time again but refused to quit.
In this episode, you will learn the value of failure, how it makes you smarter, along with managing the fear of failure and how it can be your best tool for success. This episode will show you how to accomplish anything you set your mind to without fear and reminds you that fear cripples while failure endows you with the freedom to succeed while running away from the "I can’tattitude" you had prior to the failure. Also it will share the benefits of the failure wall. Finally the episode will cover failure and perspective, how to fail the right way, writing your own story and Life percentages.
Quitting is not an option shares the pain and agony of failure and the importance of not quitting. We look at the lives of many successful individuals and their businesses and how they failed time and time again but refused to quit.
In this episode, you will learn the value of failure, how it makes you smarter, along with managing the fear of failure and how it can be your best tool for success. This episode will show you how to accomplish anything you set your mind to without fear and reminds you that fear cripples while failure endows you with the freedom to succeed while running away from the "I can’tattitude" you had prior to the failure. Also it will share the benefits of the failure wall. Finally the episode will cover failure and perspective,how to fail the right way, writing your own story and life percentages.
Reinvention is key when you face challenges in life and this episode will position you to embrace the limitless possibility that will surpass any adversity you encounter in life. Dr. Dee shares her take on Freedom to choose how you look at things, how you will respond to what life is dishing up and how to become what you want to be. Also she reminds us to view Freedom from the eyes of others who left positive impacts on the world at large. She dives into Freedom and how it prepares you for Emotional Emancipation and on to reinvention, which is taking what society views as a failure and viewing it as an opportunity to grow and develop. Finally, she prepares you to position yourself for greatness regardless of your trials, tribulations and adversities and leaves you with her Freedom acronym and 30 second quick fixes.
This episode dives into the meaning of life, living life abundantly and toits fullness, and knowing the seven critical things in life. You will be taken on a life journey from infancy to adulthood diving into how often we take life for granted not realizing early enough that life is not a dress rehearsal and understanding you only get one shot at it. Further the episode opens the mindset to the collecting and acquiring tangible and intangibles thinking it’s makes us the person we aspire to be instead of understanding it’s all on loan and that we are blessed to be a blessing. Finally, we are expose to realization and reminded that we can’t take anything with us keeping in mind that we came into the world with nothing, and we leave with nothing.
Dr. Dee shares the meaning of love whetherconditional or unconditional, self-love, individuation,self-discovery. She provides insight on how love firststarted some 200 million years ago, the root word forlove and shares parent offspring bonding. Sheprovides tips to find oneself, and takes you on ajourney of the deepest, highest, lowest and purestforms of love. Finally, she introduces the importanceof self-love.
This episode takes you on a journey which include the impacts of Gratitude on your health both physically and psychologically. We cover how Gratitude can be transformative on your life to include magnifying positive emotions, improving self worth, and blocking toxic emotions such as envy, resentment, regret, and depression. Finally we cover the importance of practicing Gratitude daily as opposed to only certain times of the year to include holidays.
The Bin Busters episode takes us on a "waste container" journey, and their importance for preventing
the spread of disease, the stench associated with the place the waste is thrown and the hygiene and
sanitation of a clean bin which results in environmental friendliness. Bin Busters of CA is owned by
Jose Garza who cleans and sanitize trash bins and dumpsters to remove germs, eliminate ordors
and decrease bug and animal problems.
Irresponsibly disposed waste and water can harm people and Jose will share how you can protect
yourself and your family by properly disposing both waste and water as well as how to clean and
care for your trash bins.
Cyber security is the practice of defending computers and servers, mobile devices,
electronic systems, networks, and data from malicious attacks. This practice is used by
individuals and enterprises to protect against unauthorized access to data centers and
other computerized systems.
The cost of cybercrime is projected to hit an annual $10.5 trillion by 2025. Analysts also
predict that over the next two years, 45% of global organizations will be impacted in
some way by a supply chain attack.
The cyber-security market worldwide was approximately 42 billion U.S. dollars in 2022,
up from 37 billion U.S. dollars in 2021. It is estimated that this figure will reach
approximately 58 billion dollars by 2025.
The agony and pain associated with Cybercrimes can be disrupting, frightening,
uncomfortable, and it can be extremely emotional, ultimately resulting in mental
concerns. You must stand firm and stay in the game because quitting is not an option
when it relates to cyber security.
Our guest today is Sandra Estok, a cyber security professional with 20 plus years in
Cyber Security, IT and Data Privacy and her very own personal story relating to
Cybersecurity. Her mission is to inspire individuals to overcome their fears of the cyber
world and protect what matters most against hackers, scammers, and Cybermonsters.
Gena shares the importance of Financial Literacy and how it positions you with Wealth Preservation tools typically known or reserved for the top 2% earners in society. She shares her journey, and arrival after learning from difficult lessons which later positioned her for success. Gena will leave you with concepts, steps, and tools to assist with your financial literacy and subsequent wealth preservation.
Owning a piece of the American Dream is a wealth building tool and will prepare you for generational wealth. Devonne shows how owning a home not only helps boost your own net worth, it also sets future generations up for success as you pass that wealth down. Devonne will show you how you can become a homeowner utilizing first time home buyer programs. Additionally he shares why homeownership is the basis for more millionaires in America than any other source.
Pamela Little shares the importance of parents staying in the game and being hands on with the rearing of their children. As a psychotherapist, she takes a deep dive into the roles of parenting and how they are more strength based than prior years where the focus was based on tradition. She talks about the challenges parents face and whether they should be held accountable for the actions of their children and why parents sometimes have to deal with tough love when faced with parenting the child you have versus the one you wish you had.
Join Dr. Dee as she revisits an older episode from her previous podcast, Dialog with Dr.Dee.
Rhonda Powell will share the benefits of using holistic and traditional medicine and knowing when, how and why to use them. She takes a deep dive into her background, growing up with a drug user for a mom who eventually died of an overdose. Rhonda also shares her very own health situations and how she is overcoming them with both holistic and traditional medicine.
Nate Squall shares how Nutrition, Exercise, and Rest is essential for a healthy body, mind and spirit. He shares the importance of compound movements, the best exercise you can do, how to maintain a healthy eating program and why adequate sleep is required to be your best you. Nate shares his motto acronym, CTMCTB which means Change The Mind, Change The Body, and daily tips to ensure you stay on the right track.
Kevin discusses the toll that homelessness takes on individuals, families, communities and society and how it touches every aspect of our lives. His focus is on California which has the highest number of homeless people in the Country.
Jory shares what it is to have MS and run a business, finding a work life balance, the importance of listening to your body, ways to live your best life while living with MS, as well as long term effects of MS and how to manage them.
Brenda takes us on a deep dive showcasing her experience living with cancer for 25 years using different health concepts and while honing in on her perception of cancer as a gift. She brings us full circle with cancer and its impact emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. She shares that we are powerful, not helpless and how our divine being allows us to move forward with life in spite of the journey before us.
Dr. Abraham shares the benefit and value of coaching and how she plans to help 1000 entrepreneurs take on the title of certified coach in 2023. She dives into her life of starting several ventures only to lose them and her commitment to forge ahead without quitting until she founded her coaching practice where she discovered her passion of working with others to achieve their goals.
Dr. Dee says the desire to love and be loved is universal but until you have unconditional love, you will continue looking. She takes us on a journey of trying to find true love and ultimately shares that true love comes from within. She empowers the listener to receive and understand that until you love yourself, you can’t find true love. She leaves us with four key components to looking for and finding love.
Roy Jefferson-Lampton shares his rags to riches story and how the absence of his biological father shaped his life as a child, an adult and as a father to his six children. He shares openly how he embraced “Quitting Is Not an Option" from the age of 5 years and maintained his stance to the age of 50 when his father died.
Dr. Dave shares the impact of suicide on love ones and how the experience can be the most overwhelming you could ever face. He discusses how it consumes an individual and or family for the remainder of their lives. He shares his own experience dealing with his sister’s suicide 50 years ago and just recently another member of his family committing suicide. He takes us through steps we can implement when signs are at the beginning stages and how we can support our family members through the process as well as how we can recognize the importance of timing regarding seeking professional help.
Lillian Cauldwell shares why doing the right thing is important and how the focus should be on doing what is best for the greater or common good opposed to personal gain or benefitting a friend. She takes us on a journey answering tough questions such as the difference between doing things right and making things right; is doing the right thing always right; and how groups taking on a cause can lose focus of doing the right thing.
Daz shares her 35 year battle with breast cancer having been given 6 months to live on one occasion and 2 months to live on another occasion. She has undergone several surgeries to remove both breasts on different occasions, and removal of her lymph nodes. The cancer has returned again and is on her spine and is eating into her bone. She is still optimistic, excited about life, and simply refuses to quit based on her strong belief in God.
Lena Bell shares her philosophy on managing a multi-million Protective Services business and the challenges she experienced both as a partner and sole owner. She takes a deep dive in entrepreneurship and why quitting is not an option from the standpoint of good and bad. She shares how God is her source and how she uses daily meditation to balance things in her personal and professional endeavors.
Kira Edwards shared how she and many millennials couldn’t wait to reach adulthood but after reaching that milestone and fully understanding the responsibilities associated with such, they are ready to go back and live the comfortable life of being home with their parents. She embraces Quitting is Not an Option, and doesn’t see the renewed mindset as quitting but taking time to live stress free without the pressure of certain responsibilities.
Dr. Dee shares her New Year’s version of Visioning Is Synonymous With Achievement which will assist you with staying focused and achieving your goals and resolutions. She takes a deep dive discussing the positive impact visoning will have on your journey as you seek achievement in all areas of life. Dr. Dee shares how your life can dramatically change with the application of the visioning principles and the creation of a vision board and/or vision book.
Dr. Dee shares how Change can be challenging, hard, frightening and demands focus and attention as well as how change provides new perspectives, experiences and opportunities and is often the best thing for you. Dr. Dee shares the stories of individuals who took the leap and how change opposed to quitting made a remarkable difference in their life and journey.