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Today's lesson is about making good decisions. You will learn three strategies you can start using today, as well as insight on why good decision-making is so important. I hope you decide to listen. ... To support The Spaniard Show, utilize the links below: Get this book here: Decisive Purchase all your books here: Spaniard Show Reading List For speaking information, click here: Spaniard Website

Do you have trouble making decisions? Big or small, do you sit and ponder, waste mental energy and struggle with the potential outcome of the decision you are about to make? Then this is a book for you. In it, you will learn a decision-making framework that can help you become a more confident decision-maker in life and work. ... Click here to learn more about the World's Toughest Book Club. To he...

Even with his history of embracing  risk, Spanny freely admits to struggling with anxiety, so he devoured the insights and approaches in "The Anxiety Toolkit," by today's guest, Dr. Alice Boyes. Dr. Boyes discusses her own anxiety as a child in New Zealand and how it helped lead her to practice as a clinical psychologist. She is now a writer widely-followed by those seeking to understand themselve...

Middle and high school can feel overwhelming. It's common to feel like you're carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders as you walk through the halls. Today's episode was designed to help you decrease that anxeity and walk lighter. I hope this helps! ... Click here to learn more about the World's Toughest Book Club. To help support The Spaniard Show, utilize the links below: Get this book...

"Anxiety is an emotional state characterized by feelings of worry, nervousness, and unease," and over 40 millions Americans are affected by anxiety disorders. Whether you feel a lot or a little, anxiety can be dibilitating. This book provides you with tools and strategies to tackle and decrease the anxiety that you feel.  ... Click here to learn more about the World's Toughest Book Club. To help s...

This one is a hybrid of book club and biz talk. Spanny and Dread both read "Made to Stick" by Chip and Dan Heath and took notes to apply to the Spaniard business. As always, this discussion does not burp out immediate, obvious answers, but it does contribute to clarity. For one thing, you'll hear new thinking about "World's Toughest Lifelong Learner" related to good, accurate ideas that sometimes...

Today's episode teaches young people how to make personal change. Whether it's to be healthier, a better student, more outgoing or even more confident, there are ways to make change more doable and lasting. Once you listen and learn, you'll be well-equipped to start the change in your life.  ... Click here to learn more about the World's Toughest Book Club. To help support The Spaniard Show, utili...

In a world with fast and abundant messaging, coming at you from all different angles, learning a framework for making your ideas "stickier" is an asset. How do you get your message to come across and create change? Tune in to learn authors Chip and Dan Heath's SUCCESs template that will help you communicate your ideas better, both personally and professionally. ... Click here to learn more about t...

Shawn Stevenson was last on the show back in 2018—so long before the pandemic. But even then he was decades into studying and practicing health and wellness. He has applied all of that passion to exploring issues surrounding COVID, including fear, isolation, obesity, research methods and the use of masks and vaccines. Here he shares vigorously-gathered information and thoughts. ... Click here to l...

Today's lesson is built upon the book "Choose Possibility." In this episode, you're going to learn a philosophy that will help you succeed in life. You're going to learn about building your skillset and the valuable things you acquire along the way. And you'll also learn how risks can be less risky with proper planning and preparation.  ... Click here to learn more about the World's Toughest Book...

This book is for the person wanting to make a change, held back by worry and fear. What you'll learn in "Choose Possibility" will help you with both personal and professional decision-making and risk-taking. ... Click here to learn more about the World's Toughest Book Club. To help support The Spaniard Show, utilize the links below: Get this book here: Choose Possibility Additional Books Mentioned...

That saying "Make yourself comfortable"—this episode's guest advises the opposite. Partly because of the strenuous limits of a hunting trip, Michael Easter has actively explored the ironic cost of modern comforts. He also discusses how a drift toward alcoholism highlighted the value of doing hard things. ... Want to help support The Spaniard Show? Utilize the links below: Get this book here: The C...

This picture books walks you through the layers of the Grand Canyon, higlighting various historical facts, as well as the different ecological communities (plants and animals) that exist at each level. The lesson I teach by way of this book is that of perspective and how your perspective can help you through tough times.  ... Click here to learn more about the World's Toughest Book Club. To help s...

Part first-person narrative, part guide to self-discovery, Paulo Coelho takes us on his 1986 pilgrimage along the Road to Santiago. This book is about finding one's own path and appreciaing the ordinary, simple things in life.  ... Click here to learn more about the World's Toughest Book Club. To help support The Spaniard Show, utilize the links below: Get this book here: The Pilgrimage Purchase a...

A friend and neighbor to the north, Gianluca Masella of Quebec, benefited greatly from one of The Spaniard's mastermind groups. It helped him gain clarity and isolate action steps that have just recently led to Gianluca's leaving his 9-to-5 job for his own residential design firm. His main aim: Freedom to always put his family first. He's living his dream and helping clients do the same. ... Click...

I love reading for many reasons, and I'm doing my best to inspire a love of reading to everyone, especially my kids. My daughter has really taken to graphic novels, so I wanted to highlight some of her favorites while providing you with some resources to get your kids reading. I also share one of my son's favorite series...it's intense and fun.  ... Click here to learn more about the World's Tough...

Change is hard. I read this book because there are areas in my life I'm committed to change, and I need some help. In "Switch", authors Chip and Dan Heath do an excellent job of laying out a solid framework for us to instill change in our lives, while also providing examples and studies of human behavior that helps explain us, to us. Enjoy these highlights...and go change (for the better, of cours...

Today's episode is an update and forecast of 2022. With speaking in schools (thankfully) getting closer to normal, the first half of the school year has been a success. At the same time, I'm looking to grow and evolve some other areas of my business. Enjoy this update! ... Click here to learn more about the World's Toughest Book Club. To help support The Spaniard Show, utilize the links below: Pur...

Author of newly published kids' book "Josh's World", Josh Goblowsky is an inspiration. When Josh was three, he suffered a traumatic brain injury in a hit and run car accident. With every reason to become bitter and angry, Josh and his father Mark ( Talks 325 ) have instead shown strength and resilience. They are very honest and open about their lives, and the challenges the face. I invite you all...

Last week I covered "If God is Love, Don't Be a Jerk." I had no intention of covering two religious/spiritial books back to back, but my brother gifted me this week's book for Christmas. I had seen it in the back of my church in the past, and it came at a good time. I am comfortably asking questions in my religious and spiritual life, and this is a nice new perspective from last week's book. Autho...

In this episode, Dr. Robert Maurer shares a story of how his book helped lead to 200 positive changes in one year in a particular medical office. If 200 changes had been the goal, would they have happened? Doubtful. The reason they did: The power of One Small Step. Listen and consider. ... Click  here  to learn more about the World's Toughest Book Club. To help support The Spaniard Show, utilize t...

Having recently been to Disney World for the first time, my interest in Walt Disney, everything that he has created, is at an all-time high. To see his impact on the world is an inspiration to anyone looking to make a positive impact in the world. This is a middle-school age book that tells his story from start to finish. I hope you enjoy these highlights! ... Click here to learn more about the Wo...

The title says it all. If you find yourself asking questions about religion, morality, spirituality, kindness and cruelty, this is a book for you. If you find yourself judging and assigning (less than complimentary) titles and names to others who don't share your beliefs (vax/mask/Trump etc.), this is a book for you. It'll cause you to take a look at yourself before looking at others.  ... Click h...

Whew. This is a raw episode. Bobby Somers tells Spanny about his rough childhood. But then he proceeds to share deep, hard-won wisdom about taking responsibility … drawing inspiration from his children and his wife and from mentors including Matt Hesse and John Cena … clinging to the truth, especially about himself … and learning to open up for healing. ... Click here to learn more about the World...

Originally posted on March 31, 2020 (Kids 186), today's episodes tells the story of Martin Luther King Jr.'s fight for racial equality. He believed in a more peaceful and kind world where people are judged by their character and not the color of their skin. As yesterday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I thought this was a timely episode to re-post.  ... Click here to learn more about the World's T...