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June 7, 2016
058: Stress Free NOW! – Dr. Bob and Christine Wright
Why does stress seem to affect us all differently? Is there stress that is good or does it all end up being bad? Is it possible to defeat the catch-22 of stress that keeps us going in an endless cycle of stress as we stress over how to stop being so stressed?
Can we eliminate stress and be STRESS FREE?
My guests on this episode are stress experts and they share with me immediate actions you can take to reduce stress in the moment and what it takes to maintain it. Caution part way in. Dr. Bob leads, for the first-time on radio and podcast, an exercise he created to reduce stress and shift the body’s response to stress so DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST REPLAY WHEN DRIVING OR OPERATING EQUIPMENT OR DOING ANYTHING THAT COULD CAUSE YOU HARM IF YOU BECOME RELAXED WHILE LISTENING!
Stress burnout is a real thing. I have it and it is not fun. Listen and learn some techniques to heal and prevent stress from taking over your life and your physical health.
Dr. Bob Wright, The Stress Relief Doctor and Success Coach Christine Wright, M. A., CSL coach stressed out individuals who want to avoid stress burnout while simultaneously improving their performance and healthy well-being. They are co-hosts of the popular StressFreeNow podcast series. Through their informational website, www.StressFreeNow.info, Christine Wright and her husband, Dr. Robert Wright, Jr., offer innovative strategies, products, services, and solutions which helps you dissolve your chronic pain, heal your grief, reduce your anxiety, and relieve your stress.
June 1, 2016
057: How to Deliver Value for 32 Years – Joe Foley
Keeping a business going for 32 years is no easy feat no matter what the business but to keep a business going that relies on tech and the ever changing methods of product delivery is rare. My guest today shares his secrets to success for his company, his life and his clients and how he has seen profits rise each year while focusing on the kind of clients he prefers to do business with, heart-centered entrepreneurs and organizations!
On this episode Joe Foley shares his daily practice, or as he calls it, his morning ritual, how he knows what is the next big thing to focus his company towards and how he gets all of those word-of-mouth referrals from his clients.
Joe Foley is the CEO (Client Experience Officer) at Corporate Disk Company, a 32 year old business specializing in media, print, and packaging fulfillment. The Information Marketing Industry considers his team to be the trusted authority in the niche. They are known to most people as Disk.com their URL acquired in 1995.
Joe’s abundant future mindset target is establishing Disk.com as the preeminent global provider of crowdfunding reward fulfillment. The FUTURE focus at Disk.com will be a single focus on helping heart centered entrepreneurs and organizations whose purpose is to make a positive impact in the world. Joe enjoys being an inspirational leader but insists on personally providing service to some of his VIP clients on a daily basis.
His number 1 role in life is to be a great father to his daughters and smiles at everyone while thinking about how grateful he is each and every day. Contact: joe@disk.com
Check out this episode!
May 17, 2016
056: Mama’s Boy or Daddy’s Girl – Who makes the best leaders?
My guest today wanted to find out what kind of woman would make the best U.S. President after he voted for President Obama and realized he was not who he thought he was. What Stanford Erickson discovered was the traits associated with being a Mama’s boy or girl or Daddy’s boy or girl made a difference in how you approached things. So he went and looked at 8 female world stage leaders including Hillary Rodham Clinton, Angela Merkel, Carly Fiorina, Elizabeth Warren, Eleanor Roosevelt, Golda Meir, Margaret Thatcher and Edith Bolling Galt Wilson.
When you look at these powerful woman and use the filter of mama’s girl or daddy’s girl, not from a negative perspective but from a leadership trait, it is interesting to see why they have been successful or not as successful as they could be.
Stanford’s current book, The Kind of Women who Can Be President of the United States is more a book about leadership and leadership styles than a book about why women are not be elected to the highest office in this country versus others. My eyes opened when I read his book, a follow up to Mama’s Boy Presidents Why Do We Keep Electing Them? They didn’t open because of the title. They opened because of the content.
Having spent 30 plus years as a journalist covering the political beat as a bureau chief and more and having interviewed three President’s including Nixon and Reagan, Stanford is uniquely qualified to write this book. I love perspective shifting reading that give me new questions to ask.
I looked back at myself while reading the book and while interviewing Stanford on the show and I learned a few things about myself. Tweet and let me know what you learn about yourself and those around you.
Stanford Erickson is a thirty-five year member of the National Press Club in Washington, DC, and a former member of the Overseas Press Club in New York City. For more than twenty-five years, as a Bureau Chief in Washington, DC, and a reporter and editor in New York City, he covered Presidents, Congress, Administrative and Regulatory Departments and Agencies. He interviewed Presidents and other world leaders and many significant business leaders in the country.
As a journalist, he worked for Hearst, McGraw-Hill, Knight-Ridder and The Economist Group. As a journalist he worked in San Francisco, Korea, Chicago, New York, Washington, DC and Philadelphia. He was a speechwriter in Washington, DC, and then headed up public relations worldwide for the largest U. S. ship company, traveling through North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. He then returned to his first love journalism, working for Knight-Ridder and The Economist Group and then, with investors, he bought and turned around Farm Journal, the largest media company serving farmers in the United States. At one point in his career, he was generally considered one of the most knowledgeable journalists in the United States reporting on world trade and international economics.
In 2012, he published a non-fiction book, How To Be Wiser Than Solomon, and later in October 2012 published another non-fiction book, Mama’s Boy Presidents: Why Do We Keep Electing Them? In 2016, Erickson published the non-fiction book The Kind of Women Who Can Be President of the United States. Both books about the U. S. presidency involve biographies of past presidents and explains what it takes to be a successful president in the 21st century.
May 15, 2016
055: The Biggest Mistake Authors Make- Cricket Freeman
It is easy to get published these days. All you need is the internet, a “book” you’ve written and some basic knowledge to upload it to Amazon. But is that really all you need? Is a book a book? What does it take to be a success as an author?
My guest on this episode is a longtime literary agent, resource for publishers and authors alike and has even started her own publishing house. For over 30 years she has guided authors to success and been a major success herself.
Listen as she shares, the biggest mistake authors make, what 3 questions writers need to ask themselves what help and support for author’s is out there. She even shares the theory of 1000 fans and why what you are being told about having a huge following is not really true.
After years as a business owner engaged in sales and marketing, Cricket Freeman redirected her creativity toward the writing business, freelancing for magazines (more adventure than money) and business clients (more money than adventure).
For too long a time she slaved as the editor-in-chief of a national, full-color, glossy trade magazine, overseeing design, ad sales, editorial, and staff – and still writing 1100 damn-fine words a day, day after day for print. As a result, she tends to measure her writing credits by the pound.
Along the way Cricket intertwined her business experience, art and humanities education, and writing skills to establish Possibilities Press to support small book publishers with writing, editing, design, and production services. Ever the entrepreneur, a decade later she shifted her focus exclusively to literary representation and in 2001 founded The Christina Pechstein Agency, later changing the name to The August Agency LLC. In 2014 she founded augustwords.org, an innovative network of writers’ resources supporting literary and literacy charities. Then just a few months later she established August Words Publishing, specializing in unique books by exceptional authors for select readers.
Cricket is a popular speaker and instructor at writers conferences and workshops because of her straightforward style. Writers appreciate that she’s been closely involved in every phase of a book’s life in the past three decades: from its conception as a tug in the back of a writer’s brain; through the explosive creative writing of it; to the painful editing, exacting design, and printing; then down to the distribution and marketing. With more than twenty years as a writing instructor, from conference talks to community education workshops and community college classes, she makes sure everyone enjoys a unique learning experience and leaves with their questions answered. www.augustwords.org
Check out this episode!
May 6, 2016
054: Take me to the Moon – A Woman Insider tells all about Apollo – Martha Lemasters
I am a space geek and have read just about every book written about the subject and have had the honor of meeting and talking with the head of NASA, before I had my radio show, and an Apollo astronaut. No book has ever been written about the Space race in America by a woman nor by a contractor. Up until recently Kennedy Space Center did not even acknowledge at the Cape the 400,000 contractors that were instrumental to the success of the moon landings and for that matter the entire U.S. space effort. That is until now.
My guest shares what it was like to be a woman working at Kennedy Space Center when all of America was joined together to support one common goal; to land a man on the moon and return him safely. And you won’t want to miss what happened when she was declared a “safety hazard”!
Martha Lemasters is a Floridian, born and raised in Ft. Lauderdale. After escaping from an unhappy marriage, Martha pursued a career in writing and she knew exactly what she wanted to write about, the Apollo program.
First, she found a job as a typist, was promoted to secretary and eventually landed her dream job as a writer for IBM at the Kennedy Space Center during the Apollo program.
During this time the Kennedy Space Center was a man’s world, made up of engineers, scientists, analysts, programmers and technicians with men outnumbering women 200 to 1.
As a marketing communications writer, Lemasters wrote about the people who made up one of the greatest technical teams ever assembled in American history. Included in those stories are the heartaches, failures, losses, and challenges endured by the individuals who made up the Apollo launch support team at the Cape.
Following the end of the Apollo program, she continued into the Skylab and Soyuz programs. After these programs ended she joined Harris Corporation in Melbourne, also as a writer.
After retiring Martha devoted herself to her volunteer work but her passion for writing never waned. She knew she had a story that had to be told. Three years ago Martha gave up her busy volunteer schedule and devoted herself fully to writing her personal memoir, The Step: One Woman’s Journey to Finding her Own Happiness and Success During the Apollo Space
Program.
The book offers an insider’s look at the Apollo program and the many important, and mostly unrecognized people who made it happen. Bold and complex, women’s issues and equality are underlying themes of this richly woven tale. Science, history, humor and romance all intermingle in this stunningly fresh and inspiring account of one woman’s journey as she overcomes every obstacle on her path to finding happiness and success. www.marthalemasters.com
054: Take me to the Moon – A Woman Insiders tells all about Apollo – Martha Lemasters
I am a space geek and have read just about every book written about the subject and have had the honor of meeting and talking with the head of NASA, before I had my radio show, and an Apollo astronaut. No book has ever been written about the Space race in America by a woman nor by a contractor. Up until recently Kennedy Space Center did not even acknowledge at the Cape the 400,000 contractors that were instrumental to the success of the moon landings and for that matter the entire U.S. space effort. That is until now.
My guest shares what it was like to be a woman working at Kennedy Space Center when all of America was joined together to support one common goal; to land a man on the moon and return him safely. And you won’t want to miss what happened when she was declared a “safety hazard”!
Martha Lemasters is a Floridian, born and raised in Ft. Lauderdale. After escaping from an unhappy marriage, Martha pursued a career in writing and she knew exactly what she wanted to write about, the Apollo program.
First, she found a job as a typist, was promoted to secretary and eventually landed her dream job as a writer for IBM at the Kennedy Space Center during the Apollo program.
During this time the Kennedy Space Center was a man’s world, made up of engineers, scientists, analysts, programmers and technicians with men outnumbering women 200 to 1.
As a marketing communications writer, Lemasters wrote about the people who made up one of the greatest technical teams ever assembled in American history. Included in those stories are the heartaches, failures, losses, and challenges endured by the individuals who made up the Apollo launch support team at the Cape.
Following the end of the Apollo program, she continued into the Skylab and Soyuz programs. After these programs ended she joined Harris Corporation in Melbourne, also as a writer.
After retiring Martha devoted herself to her volunteer work but her passion for writing never waned. She knew she had a story that had to be told. Three years ago Martha gave up her busy volunteer schedule and devoted herself fully to writing her personal memoir, The Step: One Woman’s Journey to Finding her Own Happiness and Success During the Apollo Space
Program.
The book offers an insider’s look at the Apollo program and the many important, and mostly unrecognized people who made it happen. Bold and complex, women’s issues and equality are underlying themes of this richly woven tale. Science, history, humor and romance all intermingle in this stunningly fresh and inspiring account of one woman’s journey as she overcomes every obstacle on her path to finding happiness and success. www.marthalemasters.com
April 26, 2016
053: Patricia Noll – Why Faking It Untill You Make It Is Not the Way to Go
It doesn’t matter what others think of you what matters is what you think about yourself. True or False? Patricia Noll, author of Good With Me says it is true and she has been helping people for over 30 years stop their Comparanoia and achieve real happiness.
We discuss the two types of esteem, and I am not referring to low and high esteem here, and how how they manifest in business and what you can do to thrive. Patricia reveals the surprising source of impostor syndrome and how you can reduce or remove it from your thinking.
One of my favorites is our conversation about why it is important to take care of yourself first and how it makes the team stronger. Something I struggle with every day caring for my mom while building a business.
Patricia Noll specializes in teaching people to experience long-lasting real happiness from the inside out by teaching them how to feel good about themselves for real just because; and to define their value by who they are instead of what they have done or not done and what they have or don’t have.
Here’s what Deepak Chopra has to say about Patricia’s substance abuse treatment program: Focus One offers practical and sensible guidelines for those who seek freedom from all types of addictions. Celebrate Good With Me Day on May 13th. www.GoodWithMe.com
April 19, 2016
052: David Ralph – Joining Up Dots and Creating a Podcasting Empire
Going on walk has new meaning for David Ralph these days as he can do it anytime of the day or week he likes ever since he left corporate life to take on the world as one if its top podcasters. How did he go from having a show with just a few listeners to one of the top podcasters in the world with over 4 million downloads and counting in under two years? What lessons did he learn, what questions did he ask himself and how can you learn to setup your day for success?
Listen in as I ask David questions, laugh a bit and learn a lot about his show, Join Up Dots and how he is taking on the world, and succeeding, all while doing it his way.
David Ralph is the host of the phenomenally successful online chat show “Join Up Dots” almost 4 million downloads and counting!
In the true spirit of the Apple founder’s famous speech, David interviews inspiring individuals and encourages them to ‘join the dots’ backwards to make sense of the journey that has taken them to fulfillment and success. He releases a new show four times per week, delivering an avalanche of inspiration and motivation to his audience.
David’s mission is quite simply….. To inspire people to live the life they deserve. www.joinpdots.com
April 12, 2016
051: John David Mann – 5 Keys of Legendary Leadership Part 1
The keys of Leadership are not what you think. With the Go-Giver, Bob Burg and John David Mann created a conversation and turned all that we thought we new about business out the window. The Go-Giver Leader creates a new manifesto that every business owner needs to be reading and living.
In this episode John David Mann shares with us the 5 keys of legendary leadership, how to work in collaboration, his advice for leaders and what he stands for.
John David Mann has been writing about business, leadership, and the laws of success for more than thirty years. As a high school student, he led a group of friends in creating their own successful high school. After establishing himself as a concert cellist and prizewinning composer, he built a multimillion-dollar sales organization of more than a hundred thousand people before turning to writing and publishing.
In addition to coauthoring the Go-Giver books with Bob Burg, John is also coauthor of the New York Times bestsellers Flash Foresight (with Daniel Burrus) and the Navy SEAL memoir The Red Circle (with Brandon Webb), as well as the national bestseller Among Heroes (also with Brandon Webb). His Take the Lead (with former White House insider Betsy Myers) was named by Tom Peters and the Washington Post as Best Leadership Book of 2011.
April 6, 2016
050: Sohail Khan: Joint Venture Expert Explains How You Can Make Millions Connecting People
I connect people and I see connections when I meet people and walk into businesses. I get all these ideas on how they can partner with other people, groups and businesses to increase their exposure and businesses. I never thought of it as a business for myself until I was introduced to Sohail Khan by Steve Olsher (I interviewed him as well on a previous episode of It’s All About the Questions).
Sohail Khan lets you see behind curtain to the wizard behind and teaches us how we can make money connecting people and businesses together and what the 3 steps are to put together a successful Joint venture or strategic partnership.
Sohail Khan is founder of The Joint Venture Group. Prior to starting The Joint Venture Group, Sohail has had over 15 years of sales, joint venture marketing and business experience.
Having previously built a multi-million dollar internet training business which he started with just $1,000 in 2000, he then sold a majority stake to a $150M IT company in 2006.
In 2008 the IT company went bust and Sohail lost everything but retained the knowledge and expertise of building a business with over $10 Million in sales using just joint ventures.
In 2009 Sohail set himself a challenge to make $1 Million within 12 months using nothing but just his joint venture marketing expertise and managed to close a $1.5 Million joint venture in just 30 days!
Without a product, business or capital Sohail closed his ‘biggest’ joint venture to date and went from Zero To 4 million customers in just 30 days now called his ‘Joint Venture Blueprint!’
In 2011 Sohail launched www.BrokeringBootcamp.com to train individuals worldwide to operate their own 6 and 7 Figure Joint Venture Brokerage also giving business owners access to a specialist professional support network to help them create ‘high-level and low-cost’ joint ventures to double or even triple their sales and profits!
In 2014 Sohail published his first #1 International Bestselling book with the late Jay Conrad Levinson titled ‘Guerrilla Marketing and Joint Ventures’ completed a few weeks before Jay’s death.
Now speaking Internationally Sohail cover’s:
Why Joint Ventures Are The World’s Most Powerful Marketing Strategy
How To Super Network with Millionaires and Billionaires
How You Can Easily Leverage Other Businesses Assets To Make MILLIONS
How Anyone Can Create Money WITHOUT Even Having a Product, List or Traffic
How He Closed A Million Pound Joint Venture Deal and Acquired 4 Million Customers In JUST 30 days spending just $500!
How You Can Close Your First BIG Joint Venture Deal In Just 60 Days
Why Brokering Joint Ventures Is The BEST Business In The World!
