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I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Today I talk about how to seek out opportunities and take advantage of them when they come. When you get that chance you have to pull the trigger and be decisive, planning is for the times when you are waiting for an opportunity, so you can take action when it comes.  You also have to continue to raise...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Today I am talking about how to tell the difference between an opportunity or a distraction. This can be very tricky in life and in business because we never want to give up a good opportunity that comes our way but it is also so easy to chase an idea that doesn’t fit our goal. Or to accept someone’s su...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. This week I’m talking about opportunities. How to capitalize on them and recognize them when they come along. Sometimes opportunities come along that look like hardships and that was very true for the great Doris Day.  Doris Day was a famous actress, dancer and singer. When she was young all her focus w...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Today I give you the last four tips this week for starting a new goal or project. These four suggestions are for when you have begun your journey and you are hitting rough spots along the way.  Be flexible: no matter how well laid out your plan is, things change, new information is revealed and you have...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Today I go through four more tips when you are embarking on a new venture. These tips are mostly still part of the investigative phase of working on a new goal or project.  Build your team: this can mean hiring people or just finding someone to work with who has the same goal.  Try other new things: res...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Happy New Year! What better time to talk about new beginnings than the first week of the new year. Lots of you out there may decide to make resolutions or make changes so I decided to spend this week talking about how to set yourself up for success when starting something new.  Today I give four of 12 t...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Today I share a story about a young man who has overcome a seemingly impossible obstacle to play Division I basketball. Hansel Emmanuel lost his arm in a terrible accident when he was 6 years old and it was AFTER that when he started playing basketball. He was lucky enough to get in contact with an old...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Yesterday I talked about a man who went back to school to get a Bachelor’s degree at age 96 and a Master’s degree at 98! Today I'm going to the other end of the spectrum to share a story of two sisters who started a non-profit that has served over 40,000 meals to those in need in Florida and they d...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Merry Christmas! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. This week in preparation for the new year I wanted to share some uplifting and inspiring stories of people who overcame obstacles to do great things in 2022.  Today’s story is about the oldest man to graduate with a Masters Degree. I won’t give aw...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Former big league baseball player, broadcaster and current radio host, F.P. Santangelo talked with me about leadership, authenticity and how failure and adversity build you into your best self.  F.P. spent seven years in the big leagues for the Expos, Giants, Dodgers and A’s. He came in 4th in the rooki...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Yesterday I talked about loneliness and the importance of creating more social connection to others. Today I want to talk about how connection with something bigger than you has many mental health benefits.  A post on the National Alliance of Mental Illness talks about the benefits of religion or genera...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Today as we approach Christmas and New Years I wanted to talk about the importance of social connection. As it turns out, chronic loneliness is more likely to lead to a premature death than smoking or many other chronic health conditions.  Worse than that and AARP study done over 10 years ago found that...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Today I wanted to talk about the importance of maintaining energy in our lives. Sometimes people get afraid to make the wrong decision and they let their momentum stop and they lose all their energy. This same person would have been better off making the wrong decision and continuing to move forward and...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Today I want to switch things around a bit and talk not just about mentors who help you but why you should help others. Being a mentor is great for your own fulfillment and a positive way to give back to others, but it is also really good for your development.  Listen as I break down the reasons why you...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Today I talk about what a mentor is and why it’s so important to find one to help you excell in your field. A mentor is someone with more knowledge and experience than you, who can not only show you how they got to where they are but also to show you what pitfalls to avoid.  Mentors should be good liste...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. This week I’m talking all about the importance of mentorship. Today I wanted to show some love to the men who have mentored me in my careers, whether it be Dusty Baker, Steve Garvey or Davey Lopes in baseball or Alexander Van Buren who taught me how to be a good public speaker.  Mentors are vital to our...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Yesterday I talked about how small changes each day can lead to big time changes. But what if you have to take the leap and make a huge change? End a relationship, quit a job, choose a college, etc.  That’s what today’s short is all about and I give five things to consider before making a big change.  R...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. I don’t know about you but I can’t believe how fast this year went by. In fact, I find myself saying that at the end of most years. So I want to encourage you to really let that feeling sink in, really feel how fast a year goes by and then think…what if next year I spent a little time each day on someth...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. After talking all about motivation last week, this week I am following it up by talking about how to prepare for the new year and looking ahead to set and achieve goals.  Today I'll cover some basic changes or practices that I think are so important to have in place before working towards bigger go...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Today I wrap up talking about how to get and stay motivated. I wanted to look back on my own life and analyze what kept me going all the way to the big leagues and through my career. I found that it was the love of the game, the satisfaction of improving and inching towards my dreams and accepting that...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Today I want to share something that I found while researching self-motivation. It is three simple questions to ask yourself AFTER you set a goal but BEFORE you start the work to achieve it. If you can answer “yes” to these questions you will be filled with the confidence and thus, the motivation to ach...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Sometimes people ask me if I’m a motivational speaker and I am always quick to tell them that while I hope to inspire people, motivation is something that has to come from inside yourself.  That said there are some simple tips and tools you can use to try to get yourself jump started if you know you hav...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. The last two days I’ve talked about how gratitude makes your career better, it makes you more joyful and content in your personal life and today we are going to talk about the power gratitude has on your physical health.  Heart trouble, kidney disease, cancer, aches and pains and willingness to exercise...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Gratitude isn’t just a silly tool people in the world of self-improvement love to talk about. It is incredibly powerful for our mental, emotional and spiritual health. But don’t just take my word for it, listen to today’s short where I cover a number of studies that demonstrate the power of gratitude in...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. It’s the week of Thanksgiving and it’s a great time to talk about one of my favorite topics, which is also one of my favorite tools for a good life, and that’s gratitude.  Today I’m going to focus on the impact gratitude can have in our careers and how studies have shown that a practice of gratitude can...