David Lake Podcast

In this episode, I talk all about listening and why it’s so important to communicating.

I walk through a punch list of advice on how to effectively delegate tasks. I expand my on my own experiences in relation with each bullet point and expand on their ideas. I refer back to the book TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP.

Good things will come to those who are patient enough to put in the persistence and wait for it. In this podcast I talk about my rough two-year journey of rejection after rejection and how I persevered to hang in there and land my dream job. Enjoy this episode thanks for tuning in

Start Time Agenda: 0:00:00 - intro 0:04:11- reflection on 2 years of Podcasting 0:08:18- How to led your kids to become transformational leaders 0:29:29- What good teams looks like and what they don’t 0:41:43- What effective Empowerment looks like 0:48:43- conclusion

Start Time Agenda: 0:00:00- Intro 0:04:30- overall thoughts about the book Transformational Leadership 0:07:27- Topic 1: What is Transformational Leadership, what traits and strategies a transformational leader possess. 0:28:42- Topic 2: How Transformational Leadership impacts followers in a positive way 0:40:06- Topic 3: What is Transactional Leadership, how it is different than transformational...

Time Start agenda: 00:00 introduction 02:30 A guided meditation with me as your guide 21:30 conclusion.

Time Start agenda: 00:00 introduction 03:50 Meditation, Providing space, RAIN R= recognize it • Pause and notice it A= accept it / allow it • Don't try to fix it, or solve, just let it be I= investigate it • What sensations are going through your body N= nurture, • be friendly about it. Warmer relationship with these thoughts. 18:38 What Characteristics Narcissist will never have: 1. Empathy 2. Re...

I dive into topics on the book DRIVEN by Brain Tracey. This book is a roadmap to health, wealth and success Time start agenda: 0:00:00 Introduction 0:04:15 Tips from a life coach 0:16:09 Steps for mastering your mindset 0:27:22 Seven factors for success 0:40:23 Conclusion

Time start agenda 03:46 - Topic -1: Love Letters, no not the kind you write to your high school boy/girlfriend. These are for relieving your negative experiences you might have had in a constructive and supportive way. These are essential for getting out of your head and into the present moment. This topic 1 is a continuation of my last podcast 21 on MEN ARE FROM MARS AND WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS on o...

I will be diving into the following topics from the book MEN ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS by John Gray. Time Start Agenda: 0:00 -Intro 3:53 -Mr Fix it and The Home Improvement Committee 9:02 -Speaking Different Languages. How females and makes communicate differently and what to look for to understand the opposite sex better. 18:48 -Women are like Waves 26:31 -Scoring points with the Opposi...

Time stamps: 00:57 introduction 05:54- How thinking about death makes you live a more fuller life 11:25- Ways of the stoic, instructions on how to live a good life 22:40 - Develop a better character. Learning about Marcus’ family and how that influenced him. 36:19 - conclusion

Finally, I published another episode!! This one is on my popular series… leadership. Much of the information I come across comes from the podcasts that I listen to and I take notes on these. And after compiling endless notes on key takeaways I’ve learned over the years, I’ve created a podcast notes archives. This episode I tap into these and deliver some powerful and applicable information that yo...

Time Start Agenda: 00:00 Intro 04:27 Celebrating 1 yr of podcasting. 04:50 Investigate, implement, inspire 0:5:56 Using podcasting to connect with my friends and family during COVID 06:40 My fear of podcasting 07:42 The confidence I got out of podcasting and how that has benefited my life and work 08:40 The self critic, how you can overcome this 09:35 How podcasting helps me engage with others bet...

The long awaited release of part 2 of Extreme Ownership (Written by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin) is finally over. We saved the best topics for last, in this New York Times Best Seller. My brother Tommy Lake and I unpack key leadership fundamentals talked about in this book using our own past work experiences of successes and failures. Promotions and great cohesive teams don’t just formulate on th...

Terminal Illness is a horrible thing to be dealt with in life and it is also difficult on the family. Between stress, frustrating communication, negative energy and not knowing what to do about the terminal illness, family members can enter a very dark time in their lifes. Fortunately, there is a better way to process this information. By staying on the path (as @JockoWillink talks about in his po...

Debilitating chronic pain causes people to be locked up inside their own bodies as prisoners. After years of suffering in this type of pain, patients see my brother Jimmy Lake, who works closely with the surgeons in the operating room, to install neuromodualtion implants into the patient’s bodies. And once this cutting edge technology is installed and calibrated to meet his patients’ pain needs, t...

We all see those photos of people on social media with their smiling faces on a tropical beach somewhere and we question ourselves if we have made some wrong moves in our life's. We feel our struggles are only what a select small few endure while everyone else appears to be so happy. The reality is, this is far from the truth. We all struggle, we all suffer in this world yet we don't hear about it...

Stories stick. Weather someone shares their stories of their failures, or of their successes these are lessons that have stuck with me. I’ve learned so much from some of my favorite podcast hosts on how they answer leadership style questions via their examples and stories. With the countless example responses I’ve heard over the years that might pop up on a typical interview along with the researc...

The reality is most bosses are looking for a particular set of skills and characteristics in the candidate they select for the position at their company, and if someone doesn’t discover these advantages they may get out matched by a candidate that they simply should have beat. Too often people think that an interview is just about what you can do the week or two leading up to it. Which is importan...

With over 10 million total views, Ricky Roy has taken his YouTube channel to a level most of us could only dream of. Using his diverse background in mechanical engineering, his coding abilities from designing F-18 fighter jets at the Department of Defense (DOD) and his passion for cutting edge technologies, Ricky creates YouTube videos to captivate his audience with the latest advancements in tran...

Loading nuclear weapons onto bombers, installing top secret Gatling Guns onto fighter jets, tracking down world renown scientists and convincing them to work at the Nevada Test Site, coordinating with the base commander about international spies, staffing the world’s largest weapons incinerator and diving into deep underground cavernous drinking water reservoirs for inspections; these were all tas...

With the COVID pandemic taking place, the number of people who are depressed and anxious has skyrocketed. Heightened levels of unchecked stress is typically the culprit. Most people might know of 2 to 3 measures of how to reduce stress, but if they were honest they probably don’t even tap into those skills due to their lack of motivation and education. This episode is packed with plenty of stories...

In this episode, I interview my two good friends Chris Bussey and Royce Reardon. We talk about our childhood memories growing up in South Lake Tahoe. Tahoe offered us so many unique opportunities that you just don’t get anywhere else. We talked about the importance of childhood sports and how that helped connect us all. The Tahoe life is the best!! We also discuss our lessons learned as parents. W...

Josh Etchegoyhen and I tag team various topics in this episode on sports. With our combined 70+ years of experience playing sports and Josh’s 25+ years of coaching experience, we unpack key topics in sports. Whether you’re a parent trying to motivate your kids to become better athletes, or if you are an aspiring athlete who’s looking for that extra competitive edge, or if you’re an older athlete l...

My first guest, cohost and my brother, Thomas (Tommy) Lake helps me discuss topics in the book EXTREME OWNERSHIP, written by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin. Tommy is a manger at Panasonic for the battery production team who oversees project management inside the Reno Nevada Tesla Giga Factory. I pick his brain in a Q&A session where we get: revealing facts on what helped him propel through the ranks...