It's All About the Questions

There is a lot of stress in the world today. Some we interpret as good stress and others bad stress. Either way it is stress and it impacts the body and our relationships. What if you could learn how to change your response to stress? Learn how to have stress not sideline you or your family and business? Colonel Deb Lewis, (Ret.) has lived a life filled with stressful choices that she chose. Think...

On the launch day for his new book, Interference, Brad Parks shares his love of physics and writing and how he weaves facts so his fiction reads more like reality. We had a laugh filled conversation filled with non-spoiler moments if you have not read his book yet. I don't often interview fiction writers but I always say yes when Brad is launching a new book. This one is especially intriguing to m...

Karen Stultz believes in having an awesome life and is helping others find theirs. After having to make a serious of decisions that left her letting go of work, her home as she knew it, her husband in a way and even who her parents were to her, Karen faced a choice. Could she still have an awesome life even when it seemed as if that would never be possible again? Take a listen as Karen shares the...

Pattie Grimm shares how knowing your personal vision increases your resiliency when things go sideways. With all going on in this world many are wondering why their usual resiliency and ability to pivot isn't what it used to be. I wanted to understand why so I invited Pattie onto the show to share how you can strengthen your ability to handle when things go sideways. I wasn't expected her to say t...

Living the Savvy Life is being willing to ask the hard questions and stick to, well really define, your priorities for your life. It doesn't mean lack or deprivation. It does mean understanding what you want from life and creating and following a plan to get there. Melissa Tosetti, founder of The Savvy Life, helps her clients live the life of their dreams. She does that by helping them figure out...

According to Marlene Chism, we "need to check our hero-victim mentality and course correct so that we create deeper connection. In all drama there is always a relationship component and everything we think , say and do ultimately affects our relationships."  What if your business could function smoother? What if productivity increased because communication flowed seamlessly at all levels of your b...

Current work from home is different than what working from home or remote working meant before Covid, yet few seem to be thinking about what that means or planning for the marathon that we are in. No longer a sprint that we can just do a patch fix for, the new normal everyone has been talking is now the normal. Whether we get a vaccine or not, whether Covid disappears as some say, don't expect wor...

Whether you want to write a book or just want to learn how to tell your story of your business or your life, this episode offers insights from a top editor and brand specialist. Telling your story, or think of it as getting to the heart of your message, is a critical component to create a thriving business. Jocelyn Carbonara shares how anyone can write a book or tell a story but those who do a few...

Jay McBain is considered one of the top analysts and futurists. His work predicating trends and needs has been considered critical to many in the tech world. Even he is seeing accelerated change in the world of business from the predictions he made several years ago. The pandemic accelerated the way we transact business from both sides of the table. On this episode Jay and I talk about the keys to...

Today we are talking about money. You, your relationship to money and your beliefs about money. Leisa Peterson has been talking about wealth creation for close to three decades. What she has learned could fill a book and it has. She is releasing her ground breaking book called The Mindful Millionaire and it is like nothing you have read before. Leisa Peterson shares how working on your beliefs aro...

Different than mental resiliency, mental endurance can make success happen or not. Olympic athletes win sometimes by 1/100 of a second. They rebound from what could be catastrophic and career ending injuries to come back and win Gold. Top athletes seem to be able to tune out mind chatter and keep their focus on the end game. So how can the average person do that too? By increasing your mental endu...

A slain FBI agent is a tragedy all by itself. But what if that agent is the only one who was Black?  The erupting racial tensions of today mirror the volatile civil rights era in the 1960s. Edwin R. Woodriffe walked a fine line between the honor, respect, and sacrifice of his own people and the job that he loved... And both worlds came at a life-changing cost to him and to his family. Author Lee W...

The world of business has changed and many are out of work or wondering if they need to figure out a different way to work. Tom Antion has been making money on the Internet for over two decades creating products and websites from his hobbies and interests and other people's interests. As he says, the money keeps rolling in even while he is sleeping. He has helped many achieve the same thing for th...

It feels like the world has gone a bit crazy. Chaos and change are rampant and leadership is missing in many levels of business. Well at least heartfelt leadership is missing. My guest today, Deb Boelkes, is a leading authority on teaching leaders how to be, or expand, as Heartfelt Leaders. You might be surprised at the definition of a heartfelt leader and you might be even more surprised as to wh...

Wayne Pernell has coached some of the top leaders in the business world today and one thing he has learned during his over three decade career is that change happens in life and in business. Those who succeed are the ones who have learned how to go deep inside and evaluate and re-evaluate what drives them. During this episode Wayne shares the questions to ask yourself to help you deal with change,...

I could start another show just on writing and marketing books. It is one of the most asked questions I get from listeners. There is no one way to do either but my guest today, Honoree Corder, is one of the most successful at helping her clients write and monetize their books. On this episode Honoree shares how to stick to a schedule and her daily habits that have enabled her to publish over 50 of...

Local business has taken a hit and many are out of work. How do you "think outside the box' in regards to offering your services online? Everyone has a skill that can benefit another yet how do you unlock your thinking to see that skill and then monetize it while still staying in service to those in need? The world has changed dramatically in the last few months. TikTok has taken the world by stor...

Noah St. John has been helping people achieve success for decades. Success in spite of world events and in some cases because of world events. His goal in life is to help you to succeed in spite of the self talk and he does that by getting your inner thoughts and your outer actions to align so you can successfully take action. During this episode Noah shares three questions to ask yourself right n...

New book launching but book tour cancelled? New program launching but event appearances canceled? Live events have been cancelled indefinitely and if you made your living by getting clients who heard you speak at events then how do you recover? How do you pivot? Jackie Lapin has been on the front lines of helping people get booked on stages and radio tours for decades. Now she has added in podcast...

Most everyone I speak to is trying to find a new way to increase their productivity and performance. With work at home the new norm these days finding solutions to be productive is even more top of mind. August Bradley has one of the top Technology podcasts, Mind & Machine and a top YouTube Channel on productivity. He believes that the tech is rapidly being developed that allows an individual to c...

Crisis times often mean we don't eat or take care of ourselves. Sadly those are the times we need to take care of ourselves with even more care. So why do we go to unhealthy comfort foods, sleepless nights and lack of exercise as a default during those times? Dr. Anna Cabeca has experience dealing with personal crisis and the ill health that can come as a result of the stress and bad habits. So I...

If you don't know Mike Michalowicz then you are in for a treat. I've known of Mike forever and we were trying to figure out if we crossed paths when we both had tech companies. His work helping entrepreneurs stems from his own business ups and downs. He has an ability to cut through the fog with simple, yet, powerful processes to help you figure out your best next steps and on this episode he shar...

I was always taught that the most effective marketing happens when the buyer and the seller win. What that means in the real world is that the seller writes copy to provide an undeniable value in their product or service to their prospective buyer. Then the buyer wants to pay the price to acquire the product or service. But what happens when the world, or your business, turns upside down and every...

Jan Deardorff is an inspiration to many. She started her Mary Kay business while a teacher and in five months made more than she did teaching. Many want that dream to come true when they start home-based businesses yet many never come close to her success. How has she accomplished so much in her 29 years with Mary Kay? How has she managed to weather many storms of uncertainty for her family and st...

Lisbeth Tanz has been editing and ghostwriting for a long time now and gets asked many questions about the process. Here are a few of the questions she is often asked. Is a ghostwritten book equal to a self-written book, do we need to listen to everything an editor tells us? How do I pick an editor? What is a ghostwriter anyway? And so many more. If you have ever thought about writing a book but r...