This Shit Works

Hey Friends, can you believe it? We've been doing this podcast together for a year. This is the first Episode of our second season together on the This Shit Works podcast. It seems only fitting that we take a moment to look back at all we have learned together. Welcome to Episode 53 A look back at Year of This Shit Works Episodes highlighting all the guests and recapping all of the topics we discu...

You’ve heard the old saying “trust your gut!” referring to certain situations when you should rely on your intuition to make a decision. This is because studies on our gut, more specifically our enteric nervous system or (ENS) for short, which is a complex system of around 100 million nerves often referred to as our “second brain” have found evidence of what many of us already suspected: our brain...

A mantra is a word, a grouping of words, or sound(s), they are spoken or chanted aloud or they can be recited internally in your thoughts. By focusing the mind on one word, or thought, and nothing else, the mind stills, allowing what may be hidden to arise to our consciousness.  Do they work? Well, many neuroscientists have proved that the repetitive sound and language of mantras can and...

Do you know that you have a life path number and if you embrace the energy of that number it can help you in all aspects of your life? I know it sounds crazy, but it just might be crazy spot on.  Numbers rule our world without us ever noticing them. There are 4 seasons to a year, 4 directions, 7 colors in the rainbow, 60 minutes to an hour, 23 pairs of chromosomes, 4 chambers to the heart. Nu...

Have you heard of WooWoo? WooWoo is relating to or holding unconventional beliefs regarded as having little or no scientific basis, especially those relating to spirituality, mysticism, or alternative medicine. That doesn’t really sound like it has a place in your business strategy does it? Well, that’s what I wanted to know. If we move away from the more scientific and structured basis of strateg...

I once found myself sitting in front of world renowned relationship therapist Esther Perel and ever since, I’ve been wondering, do our relationships in the bedroom affect our relationships in the boardroom. Does the confidence we have in our sexual relationships and the state of our sexual health affect all of our relationships and therefore our success. Listen is as I talk with Hallie LeBlanc, a...

There is absolutely nothing to do in Europe in August because everyone is on VACATION. Do you know what Americans are doing in August? WORKING! In America, you're expected to be a work-a-holic, which is why Americans forfeit on average 217 million vacation days per year! What? Why? You shouldn’t need a study to tell you that there are real benefits to actually taking the time off that you earned,...

What if the secret to being a successful entrepreneur had nothing to do with your business plan, resources, market size, or strategy? If your success or failure weren’t dependent on how much money you have, where you grew up, or the level of education you received? Welcome to episode 46 where I am joined by business leader Mike Smerklo as we discuss his latest book Mr, Monkey and Me, where we disc...

Dale Carnegie, author of the self-help classic How to Win Friends and Influence People , published in 1936 said, “A person’s name is to that person the sweetest, most important sound in any language.” Over 8 decades later and that line still rings true especially in business.  In short, remembering names is important because it makes the other person feel special. Additionally it shows that y...

Writing your own book is like having a business card on steroids! But how can you get the words and ideas out of your head and onto the page?  Listen in as I talk with book writing coach and NY Times Best Selling Ghost Writer Kate Hanley on how you can put a process behind writing your first book. We talk about how to work with a coach, how to get started, and the difference between self publ...

I hate the term new normal. But I think as it relates to how we want to live and work post Covid we need to define a new way of life. Yes, I want to go back to normal, in the sense that I want to be able to do all the things that we could do before Covid. But within that I want to define a new normal, one in which I’m not perpetually on the edge of burn out, where I have time to enjoy the things t...

We spend about a third of our lives asleep. We all know that sleep is essential, it’s as important to our bodies as food, water and exercise, and is vital for maintaining good mental and physical health. So why aren’t we prioritizing sleep in our schedules, and why do we continually put up with getting a shitty night’s sleep. Well that’s all about to change, because today I am joined by sleep evan...

Have your introductions felt awkward and almost perfunctory without the ritual of shaking hands? Humans have been using the handshake in one way or another for thousands of years. Tune in for a little history lesson of the handshake followed by:  The 4 things that make a handshake great and which 4 handshake styles you should NEVER give! Drink of the day: Two Hands Angel’s Share Shiraz If you...

As we slowly return to a face-to-face world, have we taken for granted that our social skills will be intact when we need them? For the past 15 months we have gotten used to treating people as if they are potentially toxic, guarding ourselves from being too close to other people - has this caused our socializing muscles to atrophy and how can we begin to feel comfortable in a world that’s less tha...

In the U.S. and other industrialized countries around the world, the number of women who postpone having kids, or who have decided to not have children is on the rise. In the U.S. in 2014, almost half of all women between the ages of 18 and 39 had no children. This figure is the highest percentage since the Census Bureau started measuring it in 1976.  And yet, “do you have kids” is a question...

We all know how important it is to have friends, and yet the research shows, that our friendship networks have been shrinking at an alarming rate. And the average person hasn't made a new friend in more than 5 years. Which is sad because most people actually want to make new friends, they just don’t know how.  Listen in as I chat with Dr. Marissa Franco a Psychologist and Friendship expert on...

When we think about describing our personalities most people will characterize themselves as either introvert or an extrovert, and most people think that you have to be either or, but research has shown that that’s not really the case, most of us fall somewhere in the middle. Ambivert, first recorded in 1927, is based on Latin elements: the prefix ambi– “on both sides, around” and the suffix –vert...

Are you all in on the connecting power of Clubhouse? Or are you more like me looking at it and saying are you kidding me another social media platform I need to spend time on? Or maybe you’re like what the f*ck is Clubhouse? Listen in to this week’s episode as my friend Beth Nydick gives us a quick master class on how to get in, get on, get started and most importantly get noticed on the hottest n...

In 1992 the book Men are From Mars Women are from Venus was published, it quickly became a best seller and it’s title became a catch phrase to describe why there is a fundamental language barrier between the sexes - because we hail from different planets. And It’s a load of horse shit.  In fact, it’s been scientifically proven that men and women communicate in almost exactly the same way, wit...

When trying to decide who you are as a leader are you constantly tumbling through mental gymnastics or expending way too much energy sanitizing your personality in order to fit into some pre prescribed definition of what a leader should sound like? Can you be yourself and still be a badass inspiring leader? In this episode, I interview Sarah Schneider, an executive coach, leadership trainer, and C...

When was the last time you saw someone walk away with a whopping $500,000 dollars by bluffing their way onto national television? My guest today is a 13-time elevator pitch champion who has stuns every crowd she stands in front of with her amazing pitches. I am absolutely thrilled to share with you today my conversation with the Killer Pitch Master Precious Williams! Precious is the ​Founder and C...

Remember when we were all told to work from home for two weeks. And those two weeks were supposed to stop the spread of the Coronavirus. And then those two weeks turned into a month and then another month, and now we have strung those months together to form a year, 525,600 minutes Prior to the pandemic if you had asked the top business advisors how long it would take to transition almost every co...

Time seems to go by so fast doesn’t it. Like one day you're in high school seeing your friends everyday and then you blink and it’s your 25th high school reunion. It happens in business too, you make connections, you have every intention of staying connected, but you get pulled in a million different directions and forget to send that email, or pick up the phone and make that call. And at some poi...

As children we are taught that there are everyday words, and then there are bad words, the kind of words that can get you into trouble. You see, in society we think people will be offended by swear words  - when in actuality most people aren’t offended by profanity at all, it’s why music with explicit lyrics still sell, why we go see R rated movies. There has actually been a tremendous amount...

Miriam Webster defines the word too as to an excessive degree or to such a degree as to be regrettable . How many times has that word held you back? As in saying to yourself I’m too old, or I’m too young, it’s too late, it’s too early, I’m too fat, or perhaps as has happened to me on numerous occasions someone has accused you of being too much.  In this episode we take a look at the thought p...