F.O.R.G.E.D. With Purpose

Keywords mindset, faith, resilience, personal growth, parenting, leadership, community support, grace, forgiveness, positive outlook Summary In this episode, Rob Stein and Dr. Keith Brennan interview Dr. Rose about the critical role of mindset and faith in cultivating resilience and achieving success. They discuss how a positive mindset can help individuals overcome challenges, the importance of c...

Summary: This podcast episode explores the powerful connection between physical fitness and mental focus, emphasizing how maintaining a healthy lifestyle can significantly fuel success in both personal and professional realms. Dr. Keith Brennan shares his transformative journey, detailing how his commitment to health and wellness helped him overcome challenges such as panic attacks and unhealthy h...

Taiwan Jones Bio: Former MSU All Big Ten Linebacker and New York Jets linebacker. Now, business owner to Transformation Lab gym in Sterling Heights and volunteer in the community. Summary: This episode of the Elevate YOUniversity (replaying the Achieving Peak Performance podcast) features Taiwan Jones, a former NFL player and current gym owner, who shares invaluable insights into the importance of...

Summary: Discover how Agile methodologies can transform your daily life, enhancing efficiency and adaptability. Rob Stein shares insights drawn from his diverse career in design, sales, and software development, illustrating how Agile principles extend beyond the tech world. He emphasizes the importance of flexibility, collaboration, and continuous improvement, encouraging listeners to embrace inc...

Summary: Developing a resilient mindset is crucial for navigating life's challenges and thriving rather than merely surviving. In this episode of Elevate University, Rob Stein delves into the definition of resilience and explores its importance in fostering personal growth and emotional well-being. He outlines five key areas to cultivate resilience, including embracing a positive perspective, esta...

Cyndee Sparre Bio: Cyndee Sparre is a devoted wife, mother of two teenage boys, and passionate Christian-based podcaster for The God Wink Podcast, where she shares inspiring stories of divine intervention and faith. As a keynote speaker, Cyndee specializes in teaching how to leverage business networking to build and elevate personal and professional brands. She is also the founder of two business...

Guest Bio: Jeremy “J Hobbs” Reisig is an empowering musician, leader, and human.  He helps individuals and organizations to clari fy what they want, why they want it and how to get it.  He’s been featured on podcasts like Achieve Your Goals, Legends, and Losers, Changing Lives Selling Knives, and many more.   Jeremy is an entrepreneur. He’s sold millions of dollars of Cutco Kni...

Cultivating an Attitude of Gratitude and The Benefits That Result From It Have an attitude of gratitude they said.... I'm sure we have all heard that when we were younger but didn't really understand what it meant and if we understood what it meant we almost certainly didn't understand the benefits of practicing gratitude and how to do it. In today's episode we talk about: The benefits of gratitud...

Success Seldom Exceeds Effort In today's episode I talk about a quote from Jim Rohn "Your level of success will rarely exceed your level of personal development because success is something you attract by the person you become." We will talk about 5 categories that resonate with me about becoming successful and the effort required to put in. Key Takeaways: Understanding the Nature of Success The P...

Building Your Personal Brand In this episode of The Rob Stein Podcast, join us as we dive into the fascinating world of personal branding. Discover the power of crafting your own unique identity and learn how to effectively establish your personal brand in today's hyperconnected and competitive landscape. Hosted by Rob Stein, who started building his personal brand 20 plus years ago. This episode...

Get Things Done Methodologies that work!!! This is one of my favorite topics. Getting things done. I think we all want to get shit done but often times don't have a strategy on prioritizing all the things in our daily lives. Today we talk about 3 different techniques that you can implement today. I also share a few of my favorite app's to help out with keeping it digital vs using pen/pencil and pa...

Get Comfortable With F.A.I.L.U.R.E. Earlier this week I was having a conversation with a colleague about family, career... Really just catching up since we hadn't seen each other in person since the beginning of the pandemic. One of the topics that struck a nerve with me was something he was talking about with his kids around failure. We talked about how today it seems like kids and young adults f...

Claifying Your Mission In today's episode I share some helpful tools to identify the areas of your life that are "important / meaninful" to you, how to identify what a perfect 10 in that category would look like, then do an inventory of how you are doing toward that perfect 10, and a score to go along with it. Then the key to all of this is to adjust your schedule to match your priorities and live...

Overcoming Self Doubt with Claudia Warias: Claudia was 8 years in corporate, with her most recent role as Data & Analytics Manager in a big tech company. After facing burnout & depression caused by her career, Claudia took ownership of her career & life by turning her pain into purpose. Claudia is certified as a professional coach (ICF PCC +500hours of coaching experience) & runs h...

Overcoming Procrastination: 5 Strategies That Help Do you struggle with procrastination? I know I do. In today's episode I share 5 strategies that have helped me over the years. Resources: Hal Elrod - The Miracle Morning | #1 Bestselling Author & Keynote Speaker ClickUp™ | One app to replace them all - ClickUp™ is a productivity tool that I use to help me with all my productivity needs. Sponso...

Work / Life Strategies For Success In todays episode I share some thoughts on work life balance vs work life integration and how throughout my career I have done both depending on the needs at that time. We all have different needs, priorities, and passions so there isn't a one size fits all solution to work and life and how we get the right mix for each of us. Resources: Work-Life Integration vs...

2 Books that changed my life, and a bonus book: Over the years I have found a few books that have literally changed my life. In today's episode I talk about two books that did just that. The first book did two things, saved my life and set me up for success throughout my life. The second book is probably my favorite book of all time. Resources: The Miracle Morning Book Books - The Miracle Morning...

Conversational Strategies, Words Matter: Today's episode comes from a listener request about conversations, meetings and how to be successful. We all have conversations every day, multiple times per day. Some are casual conversations where no planning is required, but others have desired outcomes, information transfer and need to be thought about up front. Today I share some of the things I have l...

Inside the Mind of Thom Tremblay: Thom has dedicated his career to educating the world on everything CAD. During his impressive career he has spoken at industry conferences, colleges and much more. Thom is also a musician, motorcycle enthusiest and good friend. Thom's Bio: After helping to launch CAD tools and teach fellow employees at multiple companies while using those tools for facilities layo...

Technology Director, Interview with Danielle: Danielle and I met during the pandemic when our paths crossed with a Mastering Design Thinking course at MIT. We have stayed in contact over the years and Danielle has changed companies and roles since we met and I thought her journey has been an interesting journey to share. Danielle works for a company that is trying to make an impact in sustainabili...

Words of Wisdom, an Interview with Uncle Randy Randy is from a small town of 3,000 people in Wisconsin called Chilton. Over Randy's impressive career he has spent most of it in Wisconsin working through a number of different opportunities in corporate America, and as his own boss with the company he owned. In this episode you will hear insights from Randy on topics around corporate life, the life...

Achieving Goals with Aishwarya Madupuri Suresh Can you imagine being half way around the world, away from your family, friends and everything you have known? What about adding in the grueling challenge of taking a masters program? Why not throw in a little pandemic as well? In today's interview I talk with Aishwarya Madupuri Suresh who went through that scenario. We talk about some of the challeng...

From PLM to Olive Guy with Theo Rallis Have you ever dreamed of leaving corporate America to chase a dream? In today's episode of The Rob Stein Podcast we interview entrepreneur Theo Rallis. We talk about his journey from PLM sales guy to the Olive Guy. I worked with Theo back in his PLM sales days, and watched him grow his Olive Oil company over the years. I find him and his family to be an i...