DREAM THINK DO | Motivation, Encouragement & Strategy

I'll shoot straight with you.  In THIS episode… I dig into one of the most important epiphanies I've had in YEARS!  If you've been feeling a little (or a lot) frazzled, stretched, stressed or easily offended… THIS episode is for YOU!  If you've been finding it a little bit easier to move into "comparison mode" more lately… THIS episode is for YOU!  If you've been feeling pressure to be EVERYTHING...

Andrew McAfee is joining us for DREAM THINK DO! Andrew is a Principal Research Scientist at the MIT Sloan School of Management.  He's also the co-founder and co-director of MIT's Initiative on the Digital Economy. Oh… and he's the inaugural Visiting Fellow at the Technology and Society organization at Google.  Andrew studies how technological progress changes the world and his next book "The Geek...

Lisa Even is BACK!!! (I bet you remember her from episode 366 !)   Lisa is a keynote speaker, success coach and a self-proclaimed "joy connoisseur!" Through her keynotes, workshops and coaching… she's helped countless people to transform their personal and professional lives to create more JOY and to HAVE "GOOD RIPPLE EFFECT." In our first interview… we talked about how Lisa is on a mission to hel...

If you're an entrepreneur who's wanting to sell more of your products or services, if you're a Coach or Speaker wanting to attract more "great fit" clients or if you're a non-profit leader who's wanting to grow your supporter base… THIS episode is for YOU!  We're talking about the wildly important subject of getting clear on your IDEAL CLIENT!  The Bad News is: The most common strategies tend to c...

Trent Anderson and his wife Sarah are the co-founders of Reach International Outfitters!  When they got married a few years ago… Trent and Sarah decided to embark on a journey of exploration. Since then… they have visited over 30 countries together and they've turned global travel into a way of life! Plus… they want to inspire others to explore the globe AND take adventures in your own backyard… S...

Dr. Shawna Pandya is our guest. And hey… Dr. Pandya has one of the biggest dreams of anyone we've ever featured on DREAM THINK DO.  She… drum roll please… wants to step foot on Mars.  Yup… Mars! And… when you hear about her background… you'll know that she's actually got a chance of getting this big dream done.  She's a scientist-astronaut candidate with the International Institute for Astronautic...

We're talking with Rebekah Scott.  Get this.  She sews purses and accessories from her home in rural South Dakota!  She got her start as a poor newlywed and she needed Christmas gifts for her friends and family so she decided to make some purses out of her living room curtains.  Then she started getting phonecalls with people wanting her designs!  15 years later… she has four kids and the business...

Alex Weber is our guest!  Alex and I shared the stage at a conference recently and this dude blew the room away! He's an International Keynote Speaker on Leadership and Peak Performance.  And he's speaking to audiences around the country.   Plus… Alex is a NINJA!!!  That's right!  He was a commentator on American Ninja Warrior… but then he's the only person to both HOST… and then COMPETE in the sh...

Guest: Dr. Eric Recker - Author, Speaker, Entrepreneur & Dentist, Eric Recker. Dr. Eric Recker is our guest! I consider Eric a modern day Indiana Jones. Check this out: He's a dentist, elite success coach, pilot, speaker, author, mountain climber, and recovering triathlete.  And… his favorite roles are as husband and father. He's pushed his life to the limit and discovered that what he was searchi...

We're talking with Chris Ward.  He's an adventurer… podcaster… and now… filmmaker!!!  Chris is also a middle school science and leadership teacher in Colorado.  He's also an awesome husband and father to 3 kiddos. Chris has a fun podcast called, "Like a Bigfoot."  where he interviews inspiring people and adventure athletes on topics like Adventure, Motivation, Mindset, Positivity, Endurance, Healt...

Today… our guest is Laura Gassner Otting. She's one of my favorite humans. Her life has been a wild ride… BUT that ride has helped her to clarify that her SUPERPOWERS are: Identifying greatness in others…  Helping them to get unstuck…  Achieving extraordinary results… He's served in the White House as a Presidential Appointee… she's been an executive… she's founded, ran and sold her own global sea...

Scarlett Cochran is our guest! She's an attorney, financial expert, and an entrepreneur with an amazing story!  In fact, it's an incredible example of a true DREAM THING DO story! As a teenager… Scarlett was a Marine who also became a single mom living below the poverty line. As you can imagine… it was a tough season… but she got bold and audacious.  Specifically… she gave herself permission to DR...

Scott Siepker is back!  That's right. We're talking with the Actor, Writer and Executive Producer! Scott's well-known for his great creative work as well as his viral "Iowa Nice" videos!    Plus, this might be episode 375… but Scott joined us way back for episode 82 of DTD!   He's been working on some exciting projects since our last conversation! One of the biggest updates is that Scott and his t...

Our guest today is bestselling author and performance coach, Stefan Falk.   I first heard about Stefan when Dan Pink talked about him in the book DRIVE. (BTW: Drive is one of my favorite books of freeeegin' all time!)   Dan pointed to his unique approach to leadership… and specifically coaching and delivering performance reviews at Green Cargo… as a key way to motivate people in the RIGHT way.  We...

Jennifer Kathryn King is our guest! She grew up a soccer playing military kid. She went to Stanford University.  While there… she started to work at NIKETOWN (to make ends meet) and she wound up wowwing NIKE execs with her innovative strategies and creative leadership!  After graduating… she got offered a job a NIKE Headquarters and went on to become Senior Director for Global Brand - Team Sports....

TONY (Antonio) Neves is back for a fun and powerful episode! Tony's the founder of the Man Morning community, the author of international bestselling book Stop Living on Autopilot , a success coach to married professionals with kids… and oh… he's one of the best freeegin' keynote speakers in the world.   We're talking about A LOT of important subjects to help you maximize this year.  But most impo...

We're doing a DEEP DIVE on the Christmas story.  More specifically… we're talking about a vantage point on a story that may feel "familiar," BUT still can have some surprises to it! Specifically, we're going to take a deeper look at the story tucked in Matthew 1 and 2 of the New Testament of the Bible.  Spoiler Alert: I uncovered some eye-opening elements of the story I'd never seen or thought abo...

Today we're talking with Stan Gibson. Stan is a Corporate Executive turned Author, Entrepreneur, Speaker, and Success Coach. He's passionate about People-Centric Leadership and helping seasoned and emerging leaders pivot and elevate to new levels! His passion for leadership inspired his best selling book Living a Rich and Intentional Life . He's an avid researcher regarding the neuro and physiolog...

Let's talk "Mission, Goals and Roles!"  Plus, I get to share an update about my brand new podcast called, "Encouraging the Encouragers!"  That's right!  First… we're going to be talking about getting clear on YOUR "mission" and I'll be sharing a story of how I got hit with a "clarified" mission… in the mountains of Oregon a few years ago.  (We'll talk about how that led up to my NEW podcast too! ...

George McGraw is joining us. He's a leading expert on water and sanitation in the United States and around the world. He's the Founder & CEO of DigDeep which is the only WaSH (water, sanitation and hygiene) organization solely focused on the USA.   Now… that might seem weird… but did you realize that over 2.2 million Americans live without clean tap water or without a toilet in their homes? Amazin...

Travis Crutcher is back. THIS time we're talking about Professional SPEAKING. More specifically… we're digging into 6 things we wish we'd known earlier… when it comes to getting paid to speak… and being a professional speaker. If you're a Dream Think Doer… there is a VERY good chance… you've got a message the world needs to hear!  Because you're taking time out of your week… to listen to stories a...

LISA EVEN is joining us!  She describes herself as a corporate-world junkie… turned entrepreneur. Lisa offers one-on-one coaching, keynote speaking and workshops… with the goal of helping individuals and organizations to have good ripple effect! She grew up in a small town in Iowa… and she credits a lot of her success to the things she learned schlepping tables at a little cafe… and she said she d...

Howard Berger and Marshal Julius are with us!  You probably remember Howard from episodes 74 and 284. He's the co-founder of the KNB EFX Group AND he's an academy award and emmy award winning special effects artist.  It's hard to do this guy justice… because he's been involved with over 800 feature films and television shows. He's worked with some of the biggest names in show business. He and his...

Wm. Paul Young is back!  And I'm so excited for this first "Friends of Dream Think Do" episode! We're throwing out the clock… as we dive into important subjects and topics I'm curious with friends who have perspectives I think you'll appreciate! And Paul… did not disappoint!  Wow!  We talk about everything from what's the difference between happiness and joy… but more importantly… how Paul walks i...

In this MICRO-episode… we're digging into the strategy of creating what we call, an "EXPERIENCE LIST."  This is for EVERYBODY… but especially with those folks who wrestle with writing down their dreams and goals.  And trust me… that's a LOT of people.  Yes… we ALL know that writing down our goals is important and the studies have shown that.  BUT… for a lot of people… that feels intimidating and/o...