Thoughts That Rock

In this episode, we talk with NICK SHAW, who is the co-founder of Renaissance Periodization (RP), a multi-million dollar health and fitness company that has improved the lives of hundreds of thousands of clients around the world. THOUGHT #1 If it Feels Good, Do It! THOUGHT #2 Procrastination Makes Easy Things Hard, Hard Things Harder  - Mason Cooley CONNECT: Website: RenaissancePeriodization.com P...

In this episode, we talk with RYAN ESTIS, who has been recognized as one of “the best keynote speakers ever heard” by Meetings & Conventions magazine alongside Tony Robbins, Bill Gates, Colin Powell and Mike Ditka.  He is a legend in our world. THOUGHT #1 You Don’t Get Paid by the Hour; You Get Paid for the Value You Bring to the Hour THOUGHT #2 The Goal isn't to Live Forever, the Goal Is to Creat...

In this episode, we talk with our longtime friend and colleague Alan Schaefer, who is the Founder & CEO of Banding People Together, who we have talked about many times on the show. THOUGHT #1 Force is Almost Always Met with Resistance THOUGHT #2 Sometimes the Most Influential Thing We Can Do is Listen  - Bob Burg CONNECT: Website: BandingPeopleTogether.com Email: alan@bandingpeopletogether.com Lin...

In this episode, we talk with KRISTINA PAIDER, who is an award-winning storyteller, consulting and developmental editor, helping authors, speakers and executives craft their message in engaging, entertaining, and impactful ways. THOUGHT #1 Observe, Not Judge THOUGHT #2 Never Judge Another Knight without First Knowing the Strength and Cunning of the Dragons He Fights - Richelle E. Goodrich CONNECT:...

In this episode, we talk with JOSH DAVIES, who is a speaker, trainer, consultant and the Chief Executive Officer of The Center for Work Ethic Development. THOUGHT #1 Just Because You CAN, Doesn’t Mean You SHOULD  THOUGHT #2  What's Helped with Saying NO to Others is Asking Myself First if I'm Saying YES Out of Guilt or Fear. If So, Then It's a Polite NO – Neil Strauss CONNECT: Website: WorkEthic.o...

In this episode, we talk with AARON DAWSON, who is the General Manager of Miramont and President of the Lone Star Chapter of the CMAA (Club Management Association of America), an association of private membership clubs and golf resorts. THOUGHT #1 Right is Better than Right Now THOUGHT #2 Good Work is Done with Dignity, And There Is No Dignity In Rushing - A.D. Aliwat  CONNECT: Website: CMAA.org E...

In this episode, we talk with MALLORY GOTT, who is the Founder & Creative Director of G+A, which is an experiential design firm that uses a deliberate framework and approach to delivering unforgettable events. THOUGHT #1 If You Don't Know What to Do about a Situation, Flip A Coin  THOUGHT #2 The Straight Line, a Respectable Optical Illusion Which Ruins Many a Man - Victor Hugo, Les Misérables CONN...

In this episode, we talk with VINCENT PUGLIESE, who is the owner of Total Life Freedom, a mastermind community for entrepreneurs and freelancers building a life of time, money and location freedom. THOUGHT #1 Use Your Skills Correctly THOUGHT #2 People Who are Unable to Motivate Themselves must be Content with Mediocrity, No Matter How Impressive Their Other Talents  - Andrew Carnegie CONNECT: Web...

In this episode, we talk with LESLIE EHM, who is a spectacular keynote speaker, a coach and the author of Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want (releases in May).   THOUGHT #1 Why Not You? THOUGHT #2 The Moment You Doubt Whether You Can Fly, You Cease Forever to Be Able to Do It - J. M. Barrie (Peter Pan)   CONNECT: Website: LeslieEhm.com Book: Swagger: Unleash Everyth...

In this episode, we talk with TOM WEBSTER, who is the Sr. VP of Edison Research, a custom market research company best known as the sole providers of exit polling data during US elections for all the major news networks. THOUGHT #1 Figure Out What People are Good At, Have Them Do That Thing, and You Will Be Successful THOUGHT #2 You Have to Lift a Person Up Before You Can Really Put Them in Their...

It's our big 90-minute season 3 finale: The Backstage episode!!!  For our 100th recorded episode, the podcast team sit around the studio table and have an open, honest conversation about how the show got started and what happens behind the curtain.   BRAND & RESOURCE MENTIONS: Still - Wikipedia Game of Thrones (HBO) - HBO.com Gatorland Zoo - Gatorland.com Olive Garden - OliveGarden.com Banding Peo...

In this episode, we bring the podcast team together for an open discussion on the things we are thankful for (especially after the hot mess that was 2020), but also for our personal predictions for 2021.  Raw, Honest, Scary and Enlightening...we cover it all.   BRAND & RESOURCE MENTIONS: Rigid Heddle Loom - woolery.com Escape Room - Wikipedia Hard Rock International – HardRock.com Ace Cafe - AceCa...

In this episode, we talk with Mike Ganino, who is a speaker, author, podcaster and storytelling + communication expert whose hair style rivals our own. THOUGHT #1 No One Cares About Your Perfect Performance THOUGHT #2 Because True Belonging Only Happens When We Present Our Authentic, Imperfect Selves to the World, Our Sense of Belonging Can Never Be Greater than Our Level of Self-Acceptance.”  ― B...

In this episode, we talk with the amazing creative that is RICH JOHNSON, who is the Founder of Spectacle Photo and the Creative Director of Cannonball Kids’ cancer. THOUGHT #1 Don't Compare Your Behind the Scenes with Someone Else's Highlight Reel THOUGHT #2 Everything that Irritates Us about Others Can Lead Us to an Understanding of Ourselves - Carl Jung CONNECT: Website: SpectaclePhoto.com Email...

In this episode, we talk with GRETCHEN BAUER, who is the Founder/CEO of BSWANKY, an American luxury handbag company, which gives previously-undervalued women the opportunity to create iconic products through ethical practices.  THOUGHT #1 Pull Back on the Bow THOUGHT #2 Good Judgment Comes from Experience, and Experience Comes from Bad Judgment - Rita Mae Brown CONNECT: Website: BSwanky.com Facebo...

In this episode, we talk with Renaut Van der Riet, who is the Founder/President of “Love Made Visible”, Founder/Owner of Axum Coffee, and Lead Pastor for Mosaic Church, one of the fastest growing churches in the U.S. THOUGHT #1 Spend More Time Living Your Life Well, than Building Platforms of Influence THOUGHT #2 Anything Less Than a Conscious Commitment to the Important is an Unconscious Commitme...

In this episode, we talk with Michelle Cederberg, who is an in-demand speaker, author, coach, and consultant…and focuses on truly combining the mind, body, and practicality to inspire “change” in others. THOUGHT #1 You’ve Got to Clean Your Side of the Street  THOUGHT #2 People Have Trained You to Care About How They Think, Because it's Important to Most People Who are Living Conditionally for You...

In this episode, we talk with SEAN ROSENSTEEL, who is the author of The School of Intentional Living and the founder of The Intentional Living Academy. THOUGHT #1  No One is Responsible for You, but YOU. It’s Time to Find a Quiet Place and Figure Things Out for Yourself. THOUGHT #2 And a Step Backward, After Making a Wrong Turn, is a Step in the Right Direction   - Kurt Vonnegut CONNECT: Website:...

In this episode, we talk with ASHLEY T BRUNDAGE, who is a celebrated and award-winning equal rights advocate, transgender rising star and the Founder & President of “Empowering Differences” THOUGHT #1 Highlight ALL of Your Differences THOUGHT #2 Diversity is Not How We Differ; Diversity is About Embracing One Another’s Uniqueness  - Ola Joseph CONNECT: Website: AshleyBrundage.com Website: Empoweri...

In this episode, we talk with JEFF SAMPLE, who is the Director of Strategic Accounts for eSUB Construction Software and also a podcaster with his show, The ConTechCrew. THOUGHT #1 You Won't Have a Job in Ten Years, I Suggest You Learn Something New THOUGHT #2 An Age is Called Dark, not Because the Light Fails to Shine, but Because People Refuse to See It  - James A. Michener CONNECT: Website: Cons...

In this episode, we talk with HEATHER MONAHAN who is an executive coach, best-selling author, keynote speaker, podcaster and the founder of Boss in Heels. THOUGHT #1 Fear is a Green Light that Means Go! THOUGHT #2 Problems are Not Stop Signs, They are Guidelines - Robert Schuller CONNECT: Website: HeatherMonahan.com Podcast: Creating Confidence Book: Confidence Creator Facebook: @HeatherMonahanOff...

In this episode, we talk with CHRIS WIRTH, who is the Founder & President of No Quit Living…a speaking, training and coaching company that focuses on helping people with accountability, goals, networking, leadership, personal development and mentoring THOUGHT #1 Never Give Up THOUGHT #2 Failure Is The Condiment That Gives Success Its Flavor  - Truman Capote CONNECT: Website: NoQuitLiving.com Podca...

In this episode, we talk with 8-time author CARA BROOKINS, who we know on the speaking circuit with an AMAZING story and is best known as "the mom who built her own house using YouTube tutorials."  THOUGHT #1 You Can Figure Anything Out THOUGHT #2 Ability May Get You to the Top, But it Takes Character to Keep You There  - John Wooden CONNECT: Website: CaraBrookins.com Book: Rise: How a House Built...

In this episode, we talk with JOHN GALLOWAY, who is the Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer for Godiva Chocolates. THOUGHT #1 Empower People and Just Watch How They Deliver THOUGHT #2 As We are Liberated from Our Own Fear, Our Presence Automatically Liberates Others  - Marianne Williamson CONNECT: Website: Godiva.com Email: JGalloway24@gmail.com Facebook: @John. Galloway.739 Instagram: @Godiva...

In this episode, we talk with JILL HEINECK, who wears many professional hats; she is a rock star real estate agent, an executive relocation expert, a keynote speaker, an author and a radio host in Atlanta. THOUGHT #1 Establish Boundaries THOUGHT #2 NO is a Complete Sentence - Anne Lamont  CONNECT: Website: HeineckAndCompany.com Radio Show: Customer Experience Radio Book: Humans@Work Email: jill@he...