Alchemy For Life

Stay in your lane We already covered staying in your lane in the podcast of the same name. The truth is that I was so focused on this version that I may have forgotten about that one. See, they are equally as interesting and useful. The first stay in your lane focused primarily on the benefits of adding skills to your stack . However, this podcast is different. Stay in your lane II – The Seq...

Self Love or crazy? You’re all familiar with staycations, and self love and doing things for yourself. We all get that, but those words are probably hollow and really don’t motivate a lot of us to do nice things for ourselves. Your friend is important If youir friend is coming over you would definitely make time and plan to do that thing they like—a show, a play, an event or even somet...

It’s addicting Its fulfilling and validating to talk about success. One might say, almost addicting, yes? Invisible We talk about invisible things all the time. This is the thing that is above and below business. it’s the great filter of being successful. it plagues entrepreneurs and big business alike, but the former are far more susceptible. It hearkens back a little to Stolen Valida...

Character is what you are in the dark. – Dwight L. Moody and Lord Whorfin (Dr. Emilio Lizardo) I agree with the above quote, but also think there is another version of this: Character is what you are when you’re bored. – Mark Bradford Hard to be in the dark When are you in the dark though? The ‘dark’ is when no one is looking, not necessarily when there’s no lig...

Happy Father’s Day to all dads and those who fulfill the role of a dad!! Today welcome Mark Williams back to the podcast. if you remember, he is the cofounder of International Men’s mental health day, and speaks on men’s mental health topics and all things fatherhood. Join us as we talk about men’s mental health, his new movie, ADHD, his TED talks, what the future holds, a...

Today’s chat is with Jesse Lee Peterson. You may have seen his youtube channel in which he chats with guests, or heard his radio show. We talk about his Time, Energy and Resources™ and get into some detailed discussions on men and women. Jesse is a talk show host, evangelist, mentor and counselor. He’s written four books: From Rage to Responsibility: Black Conservative Jesse Lee Peters...

Denise McAllister is an author, political and cultural commentator and journalist. She doesn’t shrink from controversy and we have a wonderfully intense conversation. Her new book, What men want to say to women (but can’t) is the focus of our lively discussion. Join us as we continue the Father’s Day conversation. Topics we discuss are: Why we need men in the equation. What actua...

Michael is a father, a husband and works as a coach in the business sector. We talk fatherhood under the umbrella of Time, Energy and Resources™. Who he is and what he does is essentially the same thing, in his own words. We start our father’s day week with a wonderful discussion with this father of twins. Questions we tackle Does your identity come from your job? How important is the drive...

I’ve talked about The Five Love Languages a number of times. That concept talks about how we express and accept love in one of five ways (its usually a mixture). It’s a good read. But what about communication? I’m not saying (yet) that there are five communication love languages*, but consider how we communicate and a very powerful thing: The Path of least resistance Simply put,...

Everyone likes bubbles right? Everyone is actually in a bubble. People may say that “you’re in your own world” or you “have tunnel vision” or you “have blinders on.” All that stuff is kind of related to being in your own bubble—which we all are. Something interesting happened to me that really brought this to my attention. It was one of those times (fortunately)...

Did you know the better you are at something the more likely someone is to undervalue it? Counterintuitive? Right? Your response is that if someone is clearly better and an “expert” then they would obviously charge more money and be greatly valued. You’re right. But there is a threshold… The threshold Once you pass the threshold to being so good at something that you do it...

I want to share two things with you. Depression is portable Unlike what we see in movies and in image searches for “depression” someone who is depressed isn’t necessarily going to sit in a darkened room with their face in their hands for hours. They may not stay in bed all day. They may simply carry this with them, wherever they go, in whatever they do. Because it is portable. Yo...

Did you lie to the program? Everyone lies, cheats and steals Wow is that offensive, but it’s true. It’s to what degree you do it that makes the difference. Ever been pulled over for speeding? Ever played a board game that you wanted to end sooner than later? Ever find an item in your groceries that you weren’t charged for? How about a pen in your purse from work? Think about the...

The Middle It’s a nice place to visit, but… What is the middle? Well, let me use it as a window to see something you normally wouldn’t. The Bell Curve You’ve probably heard of this, yes? Teachers sometimes grade ‘on a curve.’ I first learned about it many years ago playing Dungeons and Dragons. #NERD. It’s about probability, in which the majority of the st...

Tell me who you are and what you do This is how I start every interview I do on my show, and it’s turned into something that is universally applicable. It’s a deceptively simple question. The Persona and the Job Think about the printer guy, the waitress, the mailman, the cashier. Those are all jobs, not people. When people have a strong and identifiable what you do , people tend to thi...

Are you a “lifelong learner?” do you know anyone who calls themselves that? Oh, you do? What do you think of them and that statement? Are they? What do I mean “are they?” Well, what did they learn…? What are they learning? Does that seem unfair? Is your (or their) reaction one of indignance? Or maybe confusion. Isn’t it good enough that I am the lifelong learner...

There are a lot of people talking about conversations, no pun intended. The curious thing is for something that’s such an integral part of our existence—something we use every day in many forms—we don’t seem to be doing it right. At least according to the experts. We all know how to converse don’t we? I mean, we can’t all be that far off? The Interview A while back one of m...

Want to save about 30% of your communication time in multiple circles of your life? Want to reduce frustration by doing what seems like the opposite thing needed? Want to find out if a difficult person isn’t really difficult? If you answered ‘no’ then i don’t even know who you are any more, man. Just kidding. I know exactly who you are. Hi Japan. Listen in to this surprisin...

So, it’s been a week. Hopefully the coast is clear… We can talk about Valentine’s Day and use ait as an analogy. (click) Hello? No, not that kind of analogy. Listen onward… From the podcast : The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman The Status Game II by Mark Bradford

I have a confession. When the kids were younger and it was my birthday, I couldn’t help myself. When I was married my wife was a stay at home mom. I had no expectations of presents and like the cliche you only learn once you become a parent, it truly meant the most to me to get a present from my kids that they created. I still feel that way. However, I couldn’t help myself, and when we...

Sorry. That’s just the way it is. Have you ever noticed that? Does this sentence ring true to you? Think about your personal relationships. Think about your clubs, associates and groups. Think about your workplace. Examples You’re at a seminar and someone keeps asking “dumb” questions. What happens then? Other people chime in to help, and even the speaker might might an ino...

A crossroads This is our 149th episode. I say “our” because quite literally without you there is no podcast . I mean that. It sounds cliche but that’s why there have not been episodes for the last few weeks. As much as I enjoy my voice, my humor, my unique take on things, I don’t enjoy recording this for myself. There’s gotta be a you out there to balance the equation...

More people in my yard. My poor Christmas lights. This time they are dudes. That’s like 20 people who have been hired, just to appear in my yard. Also, apparently I was drunk on eggnog as I titled the podcast yesterday “ Eighth Nine.” It’s OK if you didn’t notice. Eggnogg. Glug Glug.

Did you ever ring someone’s doorbell and run away? Like, when you were a kid? What if you rang the doorbell and just stayed there, with like eight of your friends, inappropriately dressed.

I live in Wisconsin. Contrary to what the rest of the world things it’s not all farmland—at least where I live, which is a city with 1.8 million people. Sure i take certain things for granted like cheese that squeaks and wine that is based on cherries. But I don’t really have an interest in farms, god bless ’em. But now I have another farm invite. And this one is pretty awkward.