The Geoff Desiato Show

Starting a new venture is always exciting. There is nothing quite like the feeling of finally pursuing your dream. But the initial emotional reaction will dissipate and then you are faced with the obstacles and hardships that come with trying something that is hard. If turning your passion into your purpose was easy, then everyone would be doing it. It is when things get difficult that most people...

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” ― Mahatma Gandhi We were not created to live in isolation. We need others around us in order to thrive and to enjoy life to its fullest. The trouble is that entrepreneurs can sometimes be loners. Since we think differently than most, we tend to not "play well with others." It is integral to our growth that we not only fi...

"We romanticize entrepreneurship so much that people don't do the work. It's not just a dream, not just a goal; it's a lot of hard work. A lot of people are wantrepreneurs, not entrepreneurs." - Mark Cuban There are a lot of wantrepreneurs out there. People who have "great ideas" and like spending their time on fake business-y things like designing business cards and logos (I am guilty of this) be...

"There is no glory in practice, but without practice, there is no glory." - Unknown The 2nd word that will help you turn your passion into your purpose is "Practice." Once you have laid out a plan and decided what you will need to do, you need to get to work acquiring the skills necessary to successfully achieve your goal. This is the important work that no one sees. The studying. The acquiring of...

“To have meaning, our lives require both passion and purpose. A life without passion is like a furnace without fuel, and without purpose, like a ship without a rudder.” – Mardy Grothe In this episode, we begin a 6-week look at how a person can turn the thing they are most passionate about into a …

“Never allow your ego to diminish your ability to listen.” ― Gary Hopkins In this episode, we take a look at how we entrepreneurial types sometimes allow our ego to run roughshod, which can ultimately be detrimental to growing as an individual. It is important that we have a proper understanding of our own strengths and weaknesses, and squash any and all desire to become puffed up in our own minds...

#podcast #RealPersonRealNeeds In this episode, I sit down with "The Sultan of Silver" himself, George Bruno. To say that George is a professionally licensed barber is almost like doing him a disservice. I prefer to use the term Renaissance Man. Whether he’s posting videos of beard grooming tips, sharing random insights on father/son relationships and cigars, or simply enjoying a summer evening whi...

#Podcast #TheCompanyYouKeep #RealPersonRealNeeds “It’s better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you’ll drift in that direction.” – Warren Buffett Many people don’t understand the mind of an entrepreneur. Some write us off as unrealistic or idealistic. That is why it is so important that …

#RealPersonRealNeeds #MountaintopsValleys #RockBottom “Only if you have been in the deepest valley, can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain.” – Richard M. Nixon In this episode, we continue on the theme of overcoming difficulties and hardships on the journey to achieving your life’s purpose. There are things to …

#RealPersonRealNeeds #Failure #Perseverance #Honesty “If you are going through hell, keep going.” ― Winston S. Churchill In this episode, we take an honest look at the difficult path to pursuing your dream, and how easily we can be distracted and discouraged. Geoff pulls back the curtain and shares some of his recent struggles in hopes of …

#RealPersonRealNeeds #ShabbyAttic #SecondChances In this episode, I sit down with Karin Wolfle, entrepreneur/artist behind The Shabby Attic in Lansdale, PA. Having left behind a career in the mental health field, Karin decided to pursue her love of fine arts by starting her own business. She soon realized that being an entrepreneur requires a little bit of “crazy,” and …

#RealPersonRealNeeds In this episode, special guest Susan Hirano discusses her transition from being a full-time Real Estate agent to starting her own home-staging business. After moving from Chicago to Pennsylvania, Susan was faced with a decision, hit the reset button on her Real Estate career and work to establish herself as a top agent in a new …

“Close some doors today. Not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because they lead you nowhere.” — Paulo Coelho #RealPersonRealNeeds #SayGoodbye2LesserPursuits I am good at saying HELLO. I like to start things, but oftentimes, I start too many things. At one point in my life, I was a document management associate, aspiring musician, writer, …

“Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.” ― Pablo Picasso Everyone has the desire to do something big - maybe a dream to be realized. Everyone also has the same 24-hour day and yet one of the biggest excuses people make is that they don't have the time to pursue their dream and still keep their day job. Dreams require hard work. They require a dedication of our...

#RealPersonRealNeeds   No one ever changed the world without first being labeled a ‘troublemaker.’ – Scott McLeod   It’s a dangerous thing when you sacrifice parts of who you are in order to fit the label that society has placed on you and those like you. For instance, say the word “Realtor” and there is …

“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.” – Winston Churchill   Knowing what you stand for and believing in it wholeheartedly will no doubt cause friction in your relationships. Unfortunately, we live in a society that denigrates those who have firmly-held convictions, while celebrating unity and tolerance …

In today's episode, we discuss the importance of shifting our focus off of our own needs and onto the needs of others. By doing this, we lighten our own burden of stress, worry, and anxiety, and the added benefit is that we are better-equipped to lighten the load of another person.

In this very special episode, we welcome our first guest on the podcast - Marianne Lynch, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County, PA. Marianne shares the mission and vision for HFH, and also outlines her journey to where she is today and why she is so passionate about what she is doing in her community.

I often say to people that I am still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. They laugh, I laugh, we laugh together. They tell me I'm funny. I deflect the praise and then graciously accept it in my slyly humble way. But in reality, I am DEAD serious. I truly believe that there should be a healthy bit of Peter Pan in all of us. And no, I don't mean the brand of peanut butter. I'm al...

In this episode, we discuss how the next step in our journey may not be the final landing spot, but we still need to prepare ourselves for what we can learn and apply so that we are better prepared when the next opportunity comes along. With each step forward and each lesson learned, we are becoming better-equipped to do what we've been created to do when the time comes.

In this episode, I discuss how silencing the noise around us and curling up with a good book (or three) can help you reclaim your sanity and jump-start the "next chapter" of your life.

“To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.” ― Aristotle In my short time in Real Estate I have seen a lot of people who do things the same way that they have always been done. Mainly, because that is what they have been taught from the time they got their license by coaches …

We often romanticize what it means to "Find Your Purpose" as though it were something you can only hope to achieve in the unseen future. Unfortunately having this perspective often paralyzes us and leads us into hopelessness. It is better that we begin living with purpose in the everyday rather than daydream about some mystical "purpose" we've yet to grasp. Live deliberately, live intentionally. I...

Peyton Manning's career has been the focus of much media attention of late. Specifically whether or not he will decide to hang up his cleats now that he has won his second Super Bowl. In thinking about the fortunate position Manning finds himself, I am reminded that we also should be striving to "go out on top." Life is not just about arriving safely at death. We should not be counting down the ye...

“Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.” ― Suzy Kassem In the world of sales, you are always taught various ways to overcome objections. But what if the objections that are impeding your progress are coming from within yourself? In this episode, I delve into the topic of overcoming our own objections to doing big …