PDPW Podcasts

Conversations are much more effective when you have them with someone who truly listens versus someone who does all the talking. Effective communicators know how to listen just as much as they know how to speak. Hank Wagner delves into the art of listening and how it can improve your relationships.

Wisconsin dairy farmer Hank Wagner is thankful his father taught him honor, value and respect while growing up on the family farm. Fathers play an important role in their kids lives and Hank shares five ideas on how to become the best father you can be.

Every day we have an opportunity to shape our destiny by the choices we make. Hank Wagner encourages us to be more consciously aware of the communication styles we have in our daily lives.  

Words can be very powerful. Hank Wagner talks about talking and encourages us to choose the right words.

Between busy schedules and long days, strengthening relationships can fall by the wayside. Hank Wagner gives insight into how marriages and other relationships grow stronger through communication.

Some may think a better way to communicate in today's modern world is by upgrading to the latest smart phone and installing all of today's social media apps. Hank Wagner reminds us that despite the benefits of modern technology, there are seeds we can plant that will yield better communication.

Hank Wagner shares how he was not always a "people person", and he continues to work on building stronger relationships through better communication. He explains why being a better communicator is important to you, your family, your business and all the people in your life.

Making memories is important, so why not be intentional and make as many positive memories as we can? This potentially life changing truth from Hank Wagner can have a dramatic and positive impact in your marriage, family, business, and in the culture of people around you.

Change can sometimes be difficult and uncomfortable. However, change can also be good for us. Listen as Hank Wagner encourages us to get out of our comfort zone and change our oil.  

Hank Wagner shares a message that will help you create positive change in your life regardless of industry, age, education, or occupation. Listen as Hank shares a story about an old Monte Carlo automobile that taught him a valuable life lesson while adding positive dollars to his bottom line. 

Hank Wagner shares his personal struggles growing up which led him to be on the receiving end of a physical action that changed his life. With the right heart, this action will add value to the lives of others with no words necessary. 

Hank Wagner reveals a life-changing exercise that can change the course of even the most challenging relationship. Listen as Hank shares a secret that can repair conflicts, both large and small, and rebuild and restore relationships

Hank Wagner continues his series on personal investment and this week he has a special guest. Listen as we’re reminded of the importance of choosing the right people to have in our lives.

In previous podcasts, Hank Wagner has reflected on the significance of adding value to our personal lives. He reminds us that the most important investment we’ll ever make is in ourselves!  But how do we go about making that investment? Listen this week as Hank digs a little deeper to answer that question.  

Hank Wagner joins us for part two of "The Best Investment You'll Ever Make." In this week's podcast he gives two pieces of advice on how to invest in yourself and grow the seeds of greatness within you.

Hank Wagner has an important investment opportunity to share. This investment will yield the greatest and longest lasting return of any investment opportunity available to you. Ready to start making the best investment of your life?

Hank Wagner has been very transparent in past podcasts about his fears, particularly the fear of public speaking. In this podcast, Hank brings closure to the painful life experience that we all have experienced in some form or fashion, failure. He shares four steps and four misconceptions of how we can use failure to grow our seeds of greatness.  

When called upon to say something in an important situation, will you know what to say? Hank Wagner shares advice he once received when he was nervous to speak in front of the PDPW membership.  Hear what it means to "speak from your heart" and how it will help you find the words to say.

We all have our failures but often it seems we are our worst critics, consumed with fear and worry. Hank Wagner joins us again to share a true story of a personal failure where he can't help but think of himself as a loser when he attends a meeting with his peers. 

Do you allow fear and worry to consume your thoughts and actions? Hank Wagner joins us again to share a teachable moment he had years ago at his small country church. This event helped him understand that challenges are supposed to happen and tests and trials are a part of life which ultimately have a purpose. 

Everyone has challenges, but it is how we overcome these challenges that make us stronger. Hank Wagner, President of Wagner Farms, joins us again to reminisce about a big challenge he faced years ago...in an old brick house. 

If you could have all the land, machinery, and facilities needed or wanted, would you take all that over the people in your life?  This question and others will be offered to challenge your thinking in this PDPW Podcast.  Hank Wagner, dairy farmer in Shawano, Wis., and founder of Wagner Leadership Training, will challenge you to think differently and look at life in a new way.