Crazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)

Send us Fan Mail Metacognition is thinking about what we are thinking about.  If we can be aware of what we are thinking about, we can choose what to actually think about.  Or can we?  Do we have a choice about what we spend brain time on?  Can we make a literal choice on how we consume mental energy? 

Send us Fan Mail Do you need a big swift kick in the...?  Don't miss this amazing episode with Andy Miller.  We discuss the pandemic, life near Washington D.C., and common sales challenges facing many organizations today.  We also talk about going "big" and taking chances for success in life.  He started a business in Europe in his late twenties. He sold the company and started over...

Send us Fan Mail Child spanking is a touchy subject with polarized views. So-called experts oppose corporal punishment in public.  I wonder if these people feel the same way in private?  Enjoy this candid and honest commentary on getting that behind tore up from time to time.  In this podcast, we get "real" and honest about this controversial topic.  I hope you enjoy!  

Send us Fan Mail I am working diligently to inform my followers about the lessons we can gain from this once in a lifetime experience.  No matter what we face, there is always opportunity to be earned for someone willing to learn.  We can complain about reality or look for ways to adapt and thrive.  Thriving, I have discovered, accompanies those who have a healthy network of people who know them ....

Send us Fan Mail Many teams were struggling before the coronavirus pandemic. Both Harvard Business Review and Gallup calculated employee engagement at merely thirty percent far before the pandemic and current work-from-home (WFH) trends.  This means seven of every ten employees were either “checked out” or negative about their employers. There is a way!  Discover two powerful words to rebuild succ...

Send us Fan Mail We can still win this!  Consider this your halftime pep talk.  There is a significant polarization among attitudes toward 2020.  This year sucks.  We need a 2020 do-over.  I am so over 2020.  Blah, blah, blah.  If you have mentally checked out over 2020, it is time to rethink opportunity.  Winning takes talent, hard work, and luck. Luck somehow seems to find those that work hard. ...

Send us Fan Mail Enjoy this powerful interview with Ryan Walter.  We discuss his hockey career and the difference in being on winning and losing teams in the NHL.  He shares funny insights about his role in the movie, Miracle, about the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team.  We talk about Herb Brooks and Kurt Russell.  Discover what a "goon" in hockey means.  Finally, we talk about his transiti...

Send us Fan Mail Brandy Flanagan is a small business owner and local politician. Discover her story about difficult times and a journey to becoming an author.  We talk about 1980s music nostalgia, local politics, and small business challenges. She also shares how her business (a gym) survived being shut-down during the pandemic.  She is an optimist and small business consultant.  Don't miss h...

Send us Fan Mail Chris Hardwick grew up in Australia, traveled the world, and now lives in beautiful Vancouver, Canada.  He has climbed mountains all over the world.  He now helps CEOs and business owners climb "life" mountains of their own.  As an adventurer and thought-leader, his unique approach to life is fascinating.  He also shares the story of how he met his wife of 30 years while...

Send us Fan Mail It is convenient for people to blame current events on the decay of humanity.  It is tempting to see darkness and dwell on the lack of optimism.  Reports of rioting and looting are like a horrible train wreck that we cannot stop watching.  We can dwell on this negativity and allow it to stain our view of people, or we can look for the beauty in people.  

Send us Fan Mail Wow!  Don't miss this fascinating interview with Monica Ricci.  We talk about Covid-19 and her view on the economy.  Most interestingly, Monica shares her life-changing journey for healthy living and yes, eating meat. Her advice:  Get up and move.  Her transformational story may change your life as we all look for opportunities to pivot out of this pandemic.  We also talk abo...

Send us Fan Mail I broke the rules. I’m guilty.  I attended a funeral.  I hugged the widow who was married for 42 years, and I shook the hand of a son that lost his dad. I hugged a grandson that plays baseball with my son.  He just lost his grandfather who he lived with until his death.  I know I broke social distancing rules but I couldn’t help it. I guess I stink at this new reality.  My need to...

Send us Fan Mail Discover her view on the future of humans & business.  Andi is an author, scientist, and highly sought global speaker.  Learn what a corporate anthropologist does and her special insights into a post-pandemic world.  She comes to us directly from her New York home in quarantine from the Covid-19 virus.  Don't miss this fascinating journey into the mind of an expert that s...

Send us Fan Mail Don't miss this funny and fascinating interview with "Ole" Sarge.  We talk about the oil and gas industry, the pandemic, and the future of business.  He shares powerful advice for industry newcomers and seasoned veterans alike.  Wisdom comes in many flavors.  Whether in the business or not, you will enjoy his take on life and the origin of "Sargisms".  We...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Mark Edge specializes in R.A.P.  He is a retention, attraction, and production expert.  He works with amazing companies like Chick-fil-A.  Discover his perspective on human life with Covid-19.  How will this impact people? What can we learn from this pandemic?  When will jobs return?  Don't miss his interesting perspective on what is coming next!

Send us Fan Mail What does competitive advantage look like? Those who know “get it” and those who don’t, well this writing is for you.   The pandemic has disrupted the economy and companies are racing back to the front of the field.  Think of a major accident in a stock car race.  We have been under the caution flag for over two months.  This is a tremendous opportunity to reset the competitive fi...

Send us Fan Mail Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home orders will “with all certainty” be extended for the next three months. How do you think the people of southern California will react to this?  This is about power and I do not think the citizens of Los Angeles County will tolerate these measures.  What do you think?

Send us Fan Mail Politics have ruined the objectivity of our strategy against the coronavirus.  The lines have been drawn in the sand and each side has dug in. Should we have locked down in the first place?  Should we have ordered stay at home all over the USA?  Did we do the right thing? Only history will tell us the truth.  A pandemic during an election season has blurred reality.  I have been t...

Send us Fan Mail The intense heat from the novel coronavirus has burned the business landscape like nothing we have seen before.  Once thriving businesses are now scattered across the country in the ash of this pandemic.  We don’t hear the story of the cinema operator in rural East Texas or the travel agent in Montana.  The tour guide operator in Arkansas will never make the national news.  There...

Send us Fan Mail A study that found a new coronavirus mutation reportedly mirrors a change that occurred as the SARS virus began to weaken. It’s well-known that as viruses progress, they typically mutate to weaker forms. The phenomenon is known as Muller's Ratchet. Discover how this may lead to a breakthrough for the fight against Covid-19.

Send us Fan Mail The challenge facing many businesses is unprecedented.  We are likely to have a wholesale shift in demand for long-time institutions of the past and the present.  Some businesses, as we know them, are going to evaporate.  This virus is killing businesses with as much vigor as it has people.  Tragically, some businesses have been infected and do not realize it. The question for man...

Send us Fan Mail We have an echo chamber on the west coast and east coast.  Similarly, the economic response to the pandemic is now political.  If you want to reopen the economy sooner, you are more likely to be labeled as a conservative.  If you want to wait for a vaccine, you are likely to labeled as a liberal. An echo chamber creates confirmation bias.  Learn what confirmation bias is and how i...

Send us Fan Mail This really cool interview with Julie explores the pandemic, the economy, and what life will be like in the future.  We talk about why people are responding to Covid-19 the way we are.  We talk about institutions that are going to be at risk.  The future will be a direct reflection of a simple formula.  You will learn how to survive and thrive in a pandemic, post-pandemic world.

Send us Fan Mail Listen to this inspiring and uplifting story during difficult times.  Remember, this podcast is for crazy people.  Captain Tom Moore is crazy enough to make things happen, crazy enough to go big at 100 years old.  He is crazy enough to win! 

Send us Fan Mail Why is good news not in the mainstream media?  It’s out there but hard to find. For the rest of us, we miss sports.  I really miss sports.  I miss sports at all levels.  My youngest son is a high school sophomore and is missing the remainder of his varsity debut as a pitcher.  As of today, this is where we stand for MLB, NBA & NFL seasons for 2020.  There are some crazy ideas...