Our Best Self

Join host James Deluccia on a transformative journey in our latest podcast episode, where we delve into the essence of having a mission that matters. Discover the secrets to rallying people towards collective success through aligned goals and unwavering commitment. This episode is a treasure trove of insights for anyone striving to achieve greatness in their professional, personal, or health-relat...

Title: "Achieving Your Dreams: The Power of Actions and Goals" Description: Join us in this inspiring episode as we dive into the profound importance of setting goals and taking action to achieve your dreams. Our host shares valuable insights into the journey of pursuing your aspirations, whether they involve personal milestones or material possessions. Learn how to craft a clear path towards your...

Join us as we unravel the significant issue of regret and the imperative need to seize opportunities. Here's a promise - by the end of this candid conversation, you'll find the courage to approach every opportunity, be it a professional endeavor or a possible romantic interest, with renewed confidence and enthusiasm. We delve into the fear that often hinders our path to success and highlight the p...

Discover the empowering truth that has the potential to transform your life. Join us on this episode as we delve into the profound message: "It's always been you—only you, always." You are the key to making a difference, improving your world, enhancing your health, growing your business, and fostering love in your family. No one else can save you, and no one else truly cares like you do. In this e...

How you and I can apply discipline and overcome our goals that are stalled. This video I share from personal experience and challenge. I know you can do what you are pursuing, sometimes we just need to know why and how. Use this episode to achieve your goals, get unstuck, and have the impact you seek in your life. --------- EPISODE CHAPTERS WITH FULL SUMMARIES --------- (0:00:02) - Achieving Goals...

"Mastering Your Craft: The Power of Small, Consistent Efforts" Are you striving to become a better artist, accelerate your professional growth, or attain expertise? Often, there's a common misconception that 'more' equals 'better.' However, this notion can be both right and wrong. The challenge lies in choosing the right approach. Consider this scenario: whether you're making flavored syrups for c...

What if you had a Magic Wand? What would your life look like? What would you do? Who would you be? How could you use a Magic Wand to help your team solve problems? In this episode I do a deep dive on this technique and how it can free you to live your best life, and solve the hardest problems. About the author:   I have 30+ years in technology. Building companies. Running global services teams. Co...

Why you should give your best this second, now, today! For your kids, family, community, and self. About the author:   I have 30+ years in technology. Building companies. Running global services teams. Consumer and business direct customers. I have led cybersecurity compliance, standards, security, consulting, and product teams. My global work and deep research and experiences I draw on to share w...

I personally struggled with the logistics and unknowns that exist in front of me when starting my businesses. I've learned over time how artificial those fears and doubts really were to actually being successful. I now see this in those that I mentor and help. In this episode I break down the mental blocks most common that may be slowing your ultimate success. Honestly, it is these mental blocks t...

Hard bad times always arrive. Hard good times are blessings too.   Here we discuss the mindset and challenges that life delivers, both the good and the bad.   Ultimately, You are in control   You are, you control your action; your energy, and what you do. That doesn't mean life won't provide you with interruptions, but even as we discussed above those are our own decision .   You are in control. H...

A giant challenge is finding time to get things done. Our goals, dreams, and in some cases the demands of regular life. In this show I share a method that can free hours from your day - without waking at 5am! You can find the live video version of this presentation here on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@jamesdeluccia2340/videos  

Injured? Depressed? Sad? Bad day? ... There are a million reasons why you and I could NOT do what is good for our health, our family, our business, and our community. The quitting road is often called the easy road, but it also where you fail to get that promotion, have health problems, and lose out. Quitting only guarantees one thing - you lost. How you move forward even after getting hit with ba...

Perseverance - finding your capacity Ever found yourself knee-deep in quicksand? What's next is what makes you. Men, fathers, especially, resonate with this. The world on your shoulders? It's part of the gig. Sleepless nights staring the ceiling down? Comes with the package. Juggling work and family like a circus performance? Welcome to the show. Here's the catch. The quicksand or the blizzard, th...

All roads lead somewhere, but not all lead where you want   Are you trying to get a promotion, but to where? Building a brand - personal / biz, but for what purpose? Are you trying to create cash flow or build audience to launch in future? Do you want to be a mother to raise kids to better the world or for your own selfish desires?   The world is full of roads   No matter where you are in the worl...

Too often we find ourselves just swiping and swiping through social media videos.. on and on and on... At some point you run out of time; burn the toast; forget to run with the sunset, or just walk away with a numb brain. The lesson is - you found you were just scrolling and got nothing out of it. You didn't find what you were looking for in the feed. Here I answer, for me, why we are not finding...

How can we ...   Build this business Experience trips and activities with our schedule Solve this crisis Achieve X   I am often in discussions where I am either driving to do big things, or working with someone is attempting great things . In all cases we are trying to figure out the most important question. That one question that defines whether you will be successful, happy, and proud of your ef...

When I look at my life and those I advise the biggest fault is the persona as defined by where they born, what friends they have, and where they live. It is so rampant that I see people stuck in careers and substantial debt simply because their families and friends. Ultimately you get to decide what you value and how you spend your days and nights. I hope you see your potential is only limited by...

Brian has transformed classic businesses to digital powerhouses. Weather Channel and now the Red Sox. In this incredible interview Brian shares his ideas, insights, approaches, and wishes. If you are seeking to become a better leader; seeking succeed in cybersecurity; looking for how the best in class serve IT organizations, and launch products with a work from home workforce - THIS IS FOR YOU. Hi...

Life is short. You and I will die, and therefore we MUST use the time we have as a blessing and take action. We must love who we can love. We must touch, taste, experience, see, feel, create, and have impact. We must because life is short. I was struck with a neighbors death and after working through the thoughts I wrote down ideas on how I can live a life forward without regret. I share them in t...

Try out my 7 DAY Content Challenge to DISCOVER your potential and product possibilities A hard lesson for everyone who has ever sought to create anything - big or small. Here I share the takeaways from a discussion with extremely talented artists and business "to be" founders. I wish I had recorded it honestly - it was several hours of great discussion. Challenges we tackle today: Chasing shiny ob...

How to FIND out the type of content you should make. 3 factors that limit your creativity and ultimate production, and examples on how to break out of the social media lines. You MUST create content. Whether it is to build a social media following (not my primary goal) or to bring awareness to your passion projects (yes!). For example, I raised $100,000 over a year creating content to build and op...

How you can lose weight from COVID? How can you rediscover your purpose and happiness post COVID? How can you have success at work? How can you find love and happiness? These are the questions I have been exploring with my clients, staff, and across my life. I have settled on the concept of breaking patterns, and here I share a specific tactic leveraging 20 mins. Please enjoy, and share what YOU a...

Welcome podcast family here I share an interview from the Survive and Thrive interview series. On this episode, I had the privilege of traveling to Normandy many years ago with Kevin W. Farrell, and the Battlefield Leadership team to examine military strategy. The mission was to gain lessons that will benefit and create pathways of thinking for the individual, leader, and business. At the end of o...

This is part of the Survive and Thrive inspiration and discovery interview series where I am speaking with leaders and inspirational businessmen on what they are doing to succeed and thrive during COVID-19. Matt shares important insights from the home perspective, a leadership perspective, and for businesses. He speaks on the threat of burn out and more. Matt is a Principal at EY and leads a massi...

Patrick VanLandingham Leads Digital Strategy, Growth and Innovation, Manufacturing Industry at NTT DATA Services. Marine, contacting those in needs, and how you can take care of your family