The Wealthy Momentum Podcast with Jimmy Nicholas and Dr. Dustin Burleson

In this episode, I speak with Dr. Scott De Rossi about the questions that shape our personal and professional journeys. Our guest opens up about the reflective questions that have guided his path, offering a treasure trove of insights for anyone looking to evolve and grow. One of the most compelling aspects of the discussion revolves around the concept of mastery. Dr. De Rossi poses the question,...

Drawing from the largest data set of consumer buying habits in orthodontics, Reynolds and Gelles reveal a statistical approach to running a successful practice. Their system, developed with orthodontist Jeff Kozlowski and engineer Dave Ternan, eliminates guesswork and trial-and-error, setting a new gold standard for practice management. With insights from 430,000 patient starts and over $2.2 billi...

In this episode we have the pleasure of speaking with Mike Wysocki, a seasoned author and sociologist who has spent years delving into the real-life experiences of professionals across various industries. His book, Careers By the People, provides a unique and authentic perspective on career choices, making it an invaluable resource for anyone at a crossroads in their professional journey. This epi...

Ryan Hawk discusses the impact of external scoreboards on our sense of self-worth and the importance of distinguishing between external validation and internal fulfillment. He explores how societal norms often dictate how success is measured and how this can limit our potential for growth and excellence. Using examples from Serena Williams to Thomas Edison, Hawk challenge the conventional definiti...

Every organization is plagued by destructive friction—the forces that make it harder, more complicated, or downright impossible to get anything done. Yet some forms of friction are incredibly useful, and leaders who attempt to improve workplace efficiency often make things even worse. Drawing from seven years of hands-on research, The Friction Project by bestselling authors Robert I. Sutton and Hu...

We all want to be great leaders who are confident, productive, and highly energized. But if you don’t learn foundational leadership skills, research shows you will face problems with communication, performance, engagement, and employee retention. The stakes are high. How can you quickly learn essential leadership skills? The Three Chairs  provides a proven leadership framework to transform anyone’...

Surrender The Outcome is a leadership fable that follows the progress of a longtime basketball coach, Mick, through his traditional, transactional approach to coaching to a new refreshing, impactful, and transformational approach to life. Along the way he receives great wisdom from those closest to him. Mick is your typical coach to start: focused on winning the next game while appearing to mainta...

Public speaking is difficult because you’ve never been taught the proper techniques. Fascinated by the possibility that speech training could foster the kind of psychological well-being more commonly sought through psychiatric treatment, and intrigued by the notion that words can serve as medicine, Bowe set out to discover the origins of speech training—and to learn for himself how to speak better...

What makes a story perfect? How do you tell the perfect story for any occasion? Stories are a memorable and engaging way to differentiate yourself and build connections. They are integral to forming trust, creating new thinking, and even influencing decision-making. But it isn’t enough to tell a story. The way you tell a story makes a difference in the outcome for your audience. Most people aren’t...

Pouring yourself into a single full-time job is the riskiest move you can make. Your parents’ advice to focus on one career path? It doesn’t work anymore, for reasons ranging from recessions to student loan debt, the gig economy, climate disasters, and a global pandemic (to name a few). We need a dramatically different relationship with work, one that allows us to define ourselves beyond our paid...

From social disruptions like economic recessions, pandemics and new technologies, to individual disruptions like getting married, career transitions and becoming a parent, we undergo change in transformation, both good and bad, regularly. Change is not the exception, it's the rule. On today's program, we welcome Brad Stulberg, bestselling author of The Practice of Groundedness and his new book, Ma...

To most of us, learning something "the hard way" implies wasted time and effort. Good teaching, we believe, should be creatively tailored to the different learning styles of students and should use strategies that make learning easier. Make It Stick turns fashionable ideas like these on their head. Drawing on recent discoveries in cognitive psychology and other disciplines, the authors offer concr...

Everyone loves breakfast, but if you stop to consider the cereal aisle hasn't changed in 60 years. Today on the program, we welcome Emily Miller, CEO and Founder of OffLimits. Emily's the author of Phaidon's Breakfast: The Cookbook. She's an internationally-renowned authority on breakfast. Through her Breakfast Club series, she's hosted dozens of exclusive events around the world with Michelin sta...

In March of 2020, Sally Susman, the chief corporate affairs officer at Pfizer, found herself at the helm of one of the most urgent high stakes public dialogues of our times. She and her team successfully found ways to break through and persuade millions to change their assumptions about big pharma and build confidence in the life-saving technology they developed.   *** The Burleson Box is brought...

Life is full of paradoxes. How can we each express our individuality while also being a team player? How do we balance work and life? How can we improve diversity while promoting opportunities for all? How can we manage the core business while innovating for the future? For many of us, these competing and interwoven demands are a source of conflict. Since our brains love to make either-or choices,...

In this episode, Dustin talks with Amy Gallo about her book, Getting Along: How to Work with Anyone (Even Difficult People). Amy shares the 9 principles for getting along with anyone, why we must focus on what we can control and avoid wasting time trying to convince our colleagues to change; people change if they want to. Focus instead on what you can do differently. We discuss why work relationsh...

In this episode, Dustin talks with Ozan Varol about his latest book, Awaken Your Genius: Escape Conformity, Ignite Creativity and Become Extraordinary. Ozan shares how to discard what no longer serves you and discover your first principles—the qualities that make up your genius. You’ll be equipped to escape your intellectual prisons and generate original insights from your own depths. You’ll disco...

Inside the world of peak performance, the transition to eating healthy food has become more than a movement; it’s a revolution. On this episode of The Burleson Box podcast, Dustin Burleson talks with Chef Allen Campbell about his book, The Game of Eating Smart: Nourishing Recipes for Peak Performance Inspired by MLB™ Superstars. Chef Allen explains why eating smart isn’t about calorie-counting and...

Despite our deep desire to feel a sense of belonging, many of us feel isolated. The rise of technology and modern workplace practices have led people to be even more disconnected, even as we remain constantly contactable. In this episode, Dustin talks with Christine Porath about her latest book, Mastering Community: The Surprising Ways Coming Together Moves Us from Surviving to Thriving. Christine...

In this episode, Dustin talks with Gabriele Oettingen about her book, Rethinking Positive Thinking: Inside the New Science of Motivation. You'll discover why many people say "think positive, be optimistic, and focus on what you want to achieve" but how the research shows something interesting about all of this. Dr. Oettingen explains the upside of dreaming and how this ties into our need to have m...

In this episode, Dustin talks with Chris Bailey about his latest book, How to Calm Your Mind: Finding Presence and Productivity in Anxious Times. You'll discover How the analog and digital worlds affect calm and anxiety in vastly different ways. How our desire for the neurochemical dopamine eventually leads us to feel anxious and savor everyday experiences less. How the pursuit of productivity and...

In this episode, Dustin talks with Dr. Linda Ginzel about her latest book, Choosing Leadership: Revised and Expanded: How to Create a Better Future by Building Your Courage, Capacity, and Wisdom. You'll discover why leadership is a choice and how to put the responsibility for personal growth and professional development in your own hands. Professor Ginzel explains the difference between choosing t...

In this episode, Dustin talks with Doris Clark about her book, The Long Game: How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World. You'll discover how long-term thinking is what will help—in those darkest moments of doubt—to keep prioritizing what matters most, doing small things over time to achieve our goals, and being willing to keep at them, even when they seem pointless, boring, or hard. Dori...

In this episode, Dustin talks with Gabriella Braun about her book, All That We Are: The Hidden Truths Behind Our Behavior at Work. We examine how work does far more than occupy our time and provide our livelihood. It provides an outlet for our intelligence and skills. It’s part of our identity, a source of belonging and exclusion, of pleasure and pain. Listeners will discover why the dynamics of d...

In this episode, Dustin talks with Benjamin Spall about his book, My Morning Routine: How Successful People Start Every Day Inspired. You'll discover the early morning habits that boost productivity and relax you. Benjamin and I discuss interviews with leaders like Arianna Huffington, General Stanley McChrystal, Marie Kondo and more. See why the first few choices you make each morning determine wh...