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Scott Beebe admits he's not a good marketer.   He might even admit he's a little jealous of people who are good marketers.   But what Scott Beebe does do well is what plenty of people wish they could do.   Scott Beebe is the Founder and Head Coach of MyBusinessOnPurpose.com   He also hosts the Business On Purpose podcast. Small business owners pay him well to help them articulate and implement int...

Want to improve your relationships? Having trouble sleeping? Feeling stuck in your career? Coping with grief? Looking to hone your leadership skills?   If you're like many people, you'll try to find the answers to these questions and other problems in your life by browsing Google or heading over to the self-help aisles of your favorite bookstore or let's be honest -- cruising on Amazon. Self-impro...

"Do you guys remember Periscope or Meerkat?" today's PYP MVP Lauren Fritsch asked during our conversation. "That was the hottest thing at SXSW a couple of years ago...and where are they now?"   We both chuckled about this.   "The world is changing at an incredible pace," she continued. "And it's great to be curious and it's great to be an early adopter...but always remember it's far more important...

Participating in our own rescue may be a new concept to some of you. I had never heard the concept described until Tommy Breedlove mentioned it in episode #131. Have you ever noticed that you pick up on a phrase from a conversation or from something you read and it stays with you for awhile? I've learned over the years that's usually a clue I need to be paying attention to the message it's sending...

At one point during our conversation, today's PYP MVP Tommy Breedlove paused and said: "I am a Picasso of screwing up. The journey never ends. When the train is running on all cylinders, the demons and the noise show up even stronger." He then goes on to tell a story he's never told anyone, one that involves flashing blue lights and having a gun held to his head. He also shares a story about a tim...

Leadership Lift: "Our level of success rarely exceeds our level of personal development." Jim Rohn   January is traditionally the month where millions set goals for how the next 12 months will be different than the previous 12. I bet you set at least one goal for the year -- how are you doing with it?   Don't worry if it's not going like you thought. Huddle up with it again for ten minutes to expl...

"No matter how skillful we are, we are always going to have blind spots. We just can't know what we don't know," says today's PYP MVP Pamela Gold. "And don't even get me started on what phones are doing to us!" she laughs. "Our phones are messing with our minds!"   You will love today's conversation with Pamela Gold. Some history: Pamela grew up on her family's apple farm in upstate New York, grad...

Kicking off the new year with our annual highlight reel show featuring the voices of every PYP MVP from 2017. You will love their wisdom and insights as you continue planning your goals for the next 12 months and step up into new leadership roles at work, in your business and life. This episode is jam-packed with timeless reminders of how we can all show up and be our best at everything we do. As...

What does it take to lead in a global marketplace? How can we become better at what we do every day in our work and our private lives? Is it possible to learn the leadership skills necessary to lead teams at a world-class level? These are some of the questions my guest asks today on the show. Claudio Toyama returns for his second appearance on PYP to talk about his new book with the curious title,...

Aren't all business owners happy? today's PYP MVP Tim Fulton asks. You would think they would be being out on their own, running their own show, chasing a dream, having the freedom you can't get with a job. But the answer to this question is a surprising no, and in the show, Tim goes into detail about why that is so -- and how to fix it.   Tim Fulton showed up ready to play and you're going to lov...

"The time you can take to care for aging parents is 10-20 years according to a survey done by MetLife," says today's PYP MVP Ruth Ullman. There are plenty of other sobering statistics about the wave that's coming -- and most people are either ignoring it or denying it even exists. Our conversation goes pretty deep into what's happening around the world today, and the trend of aging parents shows n...

"Why are sports growing in popularity?" today's guest Teresa McCloy asks rhetorically. "It's because people are longing for that connection we get when we come together for an event." She's right. I see it every time I go to watch a game in person. In that stadium, for a few hours at least, those of us who have chosen to spend our time watching athletes run, tackle, hit, jump, leap, throw, pound,...

Nancy Martin loves the Pittsburgh Steelers. A Pennsylvania girl through and through, she gets football and what it can mean for a town, city and region. When she's not cheering for the black and gold, she is a renowned speaker, facilitator, and best-selling author of Dance Your Way to an Empowered Self, and the creator of "Back Off" - a proprietary method of teaching women and girls how to embody...

Debbie Johnston's motto is, "If I have touched one life, it was worth the journey." And let me tell you -- she has touched many. November is National Adoption Month and among the many pursuits Debbie has engaged in over the years, advocating for children of all ages to find permanent homes is at the top of her list. Over the span of her successful careers, she has been recognized as the Entreprene...

Love is missing from the workplace. That's what today's PYP MVP believes. "If you can satisfy people's emotional needs, you can produce business results you never thought possible," says Cort Dial. He would know. Cort has been working as an executive coach for several decades and has seen every facet of human behavior you could imagine. His work has taken him to some of the toughest places on eart...

Thanks to PYP MVP Will Cuddy from Show #106, I had the honor of talking to Noah Schultz this week. Noah is currently on tour across the United States promoting the documentary about his life called Perception: From Prison to Purpose. We had a fantastic conversation and I was moved by his story. Noah Schultz is a poet and a writer who was incarcerated at the age of 17 under Oregon's Measure 11. Dur...

Gustavo Serbia is the Corporate Director of Human Resources for Crescent Hotels & Resorts and refers to himself as an HR non-HR guy. He is also the founder of Stretch the String, a personal development movement dedicated to helping fine tune the most important instrument of your career: YOU! Gustavo has worked in hospitality, entertainment, with airlines and universities. His work has taken him ar...

Jake Carlson is a business leader, an inspirational speaker, and a 9-5 dropout. After 11 years as a tax attorney, he chose "different". Taking his three kids out of school for the adventure of a lifetime, the family spent a year living in 12 countries from Bagan, Myanmar to Paris, France, overcoming robbery, red-eye flights and Haggis while learning to love the rich cultures of the world. All of w...

Jeff McManus grows things. As the Director of Landscape Services at the University of Mississippi, he grows plants...he grows people...he grows ideas. Jeff is a problem-solver, understanding that doing more with less is a 21st century mandate. He developed his GROW-theory into an impactful management and professional development leadership program for his staff and has been recognized nationally f...

Like millions of people across the United States, I watched the solar eclipse. But  I have a confession. Up until a couple of weeks ago, I wasn't interested in the solar eclipse. Like, at all. It wasn't until my dad started talking about it when I was on vacation with him in Maine earlier this month that I realized my non-interest was stemming more from not liking all the hype surrounding the ecli...

Chances are good if you've been on Facebook lately you have seen a chatbot. A chatbot is an automated communication sequence inside FB Messenger, on your website, or an on ecommerce site that allows the user to drive the experience while interacting with your chatbot to get questions answered, get content, make orders, etc. --  instantly and 24/7. Today's guest knows a few things about chatbots an...

Mark J. Podolsky (AKA The Land Geek) is widely considered the country's most trusted and foremost authority on buying and selling raw, undeveloped land within the United States. He has been actively investing in real estate and raw land since 2001 and has completed over 5,000 unique transactions. Mark's company, Frontier Equity Properties, LLC, is an A+ rated BBB real estate company. Mark has achi...

This week's audible title is inspired by the latest book I listened to called "The 5 Second Rule: Transform Your Life, Work and Confidence with Everyday Courage" by Mel Robbins. It's a fantastic listen and I share my review of this book along with six others I recommend for your Summer 2017 reading/listening pleasure. While summer is typically a time to slow down and take some time off, we can con...

Jane Jackson and I have never met in person. In fact, I "met" Jane Jackson via a video she made as part of an online course I took in June. I live in Oregon in the US and she lives in Sydney, Australia. I was so impressed with her message and presence, I reached out to her on LinkedIn and the rest is history. That's the way it works today. I often comment to my guests each week how we never would...

One of the best parts of my conversation with Steve Robertson this week (and there were many!) was hearing his deep insights into what makes Gen Z tick. "Young people have more in common with their international peers than they do with their parents," he reflects. Gen Z is the generation coming after the Millennials (who are now entering their 30s and beginning to settle down). What are their conc...