The Happiness Practices with Phil Gerbyshak

The single most important factor in the success or failure of a business is the mindset of its leaders. Even more than strategy or tactics, it's how leaders think that ultimately makes the difference. Joe Calloway has spent his career helping people become more effective leaders. He designs and delivers customized workshops for leadership meetings and retreats for a range of clients around the wor...

The sub-title of Laura Gassner Otting's book Limitless says it all: How to Ignore Everybody, Carve your Own Path, and Live Your Best Life.  If that's what you want to do, this is the book for you. No pablum about "following your passion." Real advice. Actionable insight. Work that works and work worth doing. If that excites you, listen to this conversation.  Then go get a copy of Limitless . Becau...

Many years ago online, I met Josh Kaufman. He started one of my favorite projects of all-time that became a best-selling book - The Personal MBA. Since then, he's published another book via traditional means, and then recently, he published his first self-published book How to Fight a Hydra . In this conversation, we talk about the Personal MBA saga, the difference between self-publishing and trad...

Scott McKain, award-winning speaker and author, explains how to move beyond being distinctive and to take your brand and business to the next level, to become iconic by knowing your customer and audience and providing the Ultimate Customer Experience every time.  Learn more and get the book on Amazon . ★ Support this podcast ★ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subs...

In a world where digital communication—email, tweets and texts—has taken the place of traditional face-to-face interaction, the underlying subtleties and social nuances that once accompanied real time conversations are now lost behind a screen, and we’re more distracted than ever. Communicating virtually is cool, useful, and becoming more universal every day. But the actual communication is often...

Does it matter when you post to social media? Does using a tool to post to social media make a difference? Why is AgoraPulse MY personal favorite tool to use to manage social media?  Listen to this conversation with Scott Ayres of AgoraPulse as he talks about the many experiments many times he's done to find out the truth about social media.  And learn more about AgoraPulse at https://agorapulse.c...

Join me as I chat with Thom Singer to talk about the paradox of potential, as well as what it takes to do 400 podcasts.  Learn more about Thom at http://thomsinger.com ★ Support this podcast ★ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit happyaf.substack.com/subscribe

What does it take to have business success? It all starts with authentic relationships. Today's guest is Ivy Slater, whose latest book is all about that. Join us for a chat about From the Barre to the Boardroom: Choreographing Business Success Through Authentic Relationships. Get a copy of Ivy's book from the Barre to the Boardroom . ★ Support this podcast ★ This is a public episode. If you'd like...

Are you selling to zebras? If you're not, Jeff Koser and this conversation can help you. What's a zebra - and why should you sell to them? A zebra is a perfect prospect - you know it when you see it. It's a proven methodology for complex sales processes. And ZEBRAselling is proven to accelerate sales. Jeff's clients have achieved: An increase in average deal size and annual sales of 13% (client be...

Do you ever doubt yourself and your abilities? I sure do. It makes me feel small and not strong and then it can spiral down. How do I deal with that? I find a friend or an expert to talk to and/or learn from. And now you can too! Listen in to my conversation with author, speaker, and amazing human Jess Pettitt to discuss insights from her latest masterpiece, Good Enough Now. She always makes me fe...

In his book, The 9 Dimensions of Conscious Success, David Nielson addresses the dilemma of how to define your purpose in life to achieve conscious success.  Drawing upon his unique life experiences as a management consultant, executive coach and as an organizational developer at Coors Brewing Company, the book outlines a practical process model for readers to achieve success.  It’s packed with rea...

Jeremiah Smith started SimpleTiger in 2007 right after discovering and teaching himself SEO. What became a long process of working full-time for other agencies and consulting for SimpleTiger on nights and weekends eventually turned into a small consultancy. In this episode, we talk about whether SEO is still a viable business strategy in 2019, even for small businesses.  Learn more about Jeremiah...

David Wood plays for real. A former Consulting Actuary to Fortune 100 companies - such as Sony Music, Proctor & Gamble, and Exxon - David left his cushy Park Avenue job 20 years ago to explore both the outer world, and his own inner world. Along the way he's coached thousands of hours in a dozen countries around the globe.  David says: “When you’re 10,000 feet ABOVE the Himalayas hanging from...

Do you have a business or a creative goal that's important to you? Are you dissatisfied with your progress or do you feel stalled or stuck? Are you struggling to get moving in the right direction? Lisa Haneberg can help you. She's been coaching and leading over thirty years, and her book Two Weeks to a Breakthrough can help you kick-start (or restart) your goals into high gear. Join us as we talk...

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Want to learn how to get more results from your sales efforts? Curious how you can connect and sell? Colleen Francis is going to tell us how she does it, how she coaches that, and how you can too. ★ Support this podcast ★ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit happyaf.substack.com/subscribe

How do you get clarity in your business and your life? Steve Woodruff and I are talking about his book, Clarity Wins and we talk about how many times we're talking above people's level and we're not really speaking with simplicity. How does having clarity create what really matters most?  Get your copy of this terrific book at http://claritywins.org     ★ Support this podcast ★ This is a public ep...

How can you make more friends, REAL friends, online and offline? Join me and my guest, Shasta Nelson, as we talk about friendtimacy, girlfriend circles, and so much more. Shasta Nelson, M.Div., is a leading expert on friendship. Her spirited and soulful voice for strong female relationships can be found in her books Frientimacy: How to Deepen Friendships for Lifelong Health and Happiness and Frien...

How can experts leverage their thought leadership? Should they just produce more content? Join Phil for a conversation with Peter Winick, founder of Thought Leadership Leverage. ★ Support this podcast ★ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit happyaf.substack.com/subscribe

What is servant leadership and why does it matter? I am talking to someone who will share some insights about servant leadership so we can lead better, sell more and be better humans. Joining me is Art Barter. Art is CEO of the Servant Leadership Institute (SLI), an organization that helps people and organizations put servant leadership into practice, through hands-on training, coaching, events, p...

Learn to sell the way a coach sells football Saturdays, and you can sell just about anything! If you think your industry is competitive, you wouldn’t believe the selling skills necessary to assemble a championship football team. College football recruiting is marketing in its purest form! Study the gridiron’s greatest salesmen—and imitate their strategies and tactics—and become a better marketer r...

I am talking with Elinor Stutz about mindset, selling, and more. Elinor is a top sales influencer, a motivational speaker and an author. She's overcome a broken neck to become one of the most positive and encouraging voices on the Internet. ★ Support this podcast ★ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit happyaf.substack...

Want to know how to give the presentation of your life? In this conversations with peak performance expert and speaker Delatorro McNeal, II we talk about his latest book, Platinum Presentations: 52 tips to speak with confidence, win your audiences and grow your bank account,  ★ Support this podcast ★ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bo...

So excited to talk to Seth Godin. His latest book This Is Marketing is already a runaway bestseller. He shares many of his insights into permission marketing and marketing in general. How his top of funnel is a blog post a day for 20 years. And how this book defines what marketing really is. Enjoy it!! I sure did. ★ Support this podcast ★ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this wit...