Secrets of Success

Bill Horan talks with Christy Whitman, author of QUANTUM SUCCESS. Christy will discuss how you have unlimited potential, why the obstacle to success is not time or money but the way we think, how each setback gives us clarity and a new direction and how thoughts and beliefs, even if false, can be made the truth if you affirm them.

Bill Horan interviews Craig Wright, author of THE HIDDEN HABITS OF GENIUS. Craig will discuss what his definition of genius is, who are some people in the news who would qualify as a genius, why high academic achievement is not a prerequisite and why we would not want to marry a genius.

Bill Horan interviews Jonah Berger, author of THE CATALYST. Jonah will discuss what is the roll of inertia in bringing about change, what the 5 barriers to change are, how uncertainty blocks change, and what is the most common mistake people make when trying to bring about change.

Bill Horan interviews Sharkie Zartman, author of WIN AT AGING. Sharkie will discuss how winning at aging is possible if we have the right perspective, what are the rules of aging, how most causes of aging are controllable if we are willing to make changes and why exercise is no longer optional.

Bill Horan interviews Ashley Whillans, author of TIME SMART. Ashley will discuss how anyone can improve the tradeoff between time and money, what are the benefits of valuing time over money, why and how money can reduce sadness but does not increase happiness, and how a major life event such as death, divorce or illness can change the way we value time and money.

Bill Horan talks with Thalma Lobel, author of WHATEVER WORKS. Thalma will explain how small changes can increase the bottom line for a business, what small change can reduce sick days for employees, what are the benefits of natural light, and how the pandemic might affect office design.

Bill Horan talks with Chad Ford, author of DANGEROUS LOVE. Chad will discuss how we can resolve conflicts without lawyers, judges or unnecessary expenses, why CEOs say conflict resolution is the skill they need most, why fear keeps us from mastering conflict resolution, and how we can transform this fear by learning to love people.

Bill Horan talks with David Marion and Dana Golden, authors of ADDICTION RECOVERY. David and Dana will discuss their personal story, including why they say addiction is a family disease, why it is almost impossible to be untouched by some type of addiction, how the pandemic has increased the number of addicts and their addictions, and what are the typical excuses of a person with an addiction.

Bill Horan talks with Jim Skeffen, author of ALIGNED THINKING. Jim will discuss why time management is such a problem for so many people, how poor time management can result from fear of success, how lists can help, and gives us three tricks that high producers use to manage time.

Bill Horan talks with J. Douglas Holladay, author of RETHINKING SUCCESS. J DOUGLAS HOLLADAY will discuss why many people find themselves successful but failing at life, what the 3 conditions for a meaningful life are, why he says you must know your story, and why if you choose not to understand your past, you are likely to repeat behavioral patterns.

Bill Horan talks with Howard Ross, author of EVERYDAY BIAS. Howard will discuss what the definition of bias is, how we all have conscious and unconscious biases, how many of our daily decisions are influenced by unconscious bias, and what he means by loss aversion bias.

Bill Horan talks to Dr. Bettye Kearse, author of THE OTHER MADISONS. Dr. Kearse will discuss why many African Americans suffer from hopelessness, how a hopeless person sees the future, how formal education can help hopelessness, and what we can do to make this situation better.

Bill Horan talks to Bob Johansen, author of Full-Spectrum Thinking. Bob will discuss why full-spectrum thinking is about recognizing patterns, seeking clarity and resisting certainty, how categories limit our vision, why the goal of a forecaster is to provoke not permit, and why the best forecasts are the ones you don't like.

Bill Horan talks to Maki Moussavi, author of THE HIGH ACHIEVER'S GUIDE. Maki will discuss why you may be successful but feel empty, why some people are surviving not thriving, why we must face fear to survive and what are the common beliefs that limit our success.

Bill Horan talks to Kate Lanz, author of ALL THE BRAINS IN THE BUSINESS. Kate will discuss why our emotional response is 3 times faster than our rational response , what it takes for optimal brain performance in the work place, why the sex of your brain may not be the same as the sex of your body, and how to work in thrive mode rather than survive mode.

Bill Horan talks to Brian Penso, author of WHO ARE YOU AND WHY. Brian will discuss why you are living the life someone else created, what the difference is between failure and proper failure, how to deal with negativity, and why it is so important to keep a log of your daily activities.

Bill Horan speaks with Janet Mckee, author of STRESSLESS SUCCESS. Janet will discuss why some of us give up on achieving our dreams, what is the myth of multitasking, how to combat negativity, and why we should ask, "What would our future self say about our current life?"

Bill Horan talks to Chester Elton, author of LEADING WITH GRATITUDE about why gratitude creates feelings of belonging, why a lack of gratitude is a form of stupidity, how grateful managers produce greater profitability, more satisfied customers and retain employees longer, and what the gratitude myths that hold leaders back are.

Bill Horan talks to Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg, author of WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM. Thomas will discuss why he asks people, "Are you solving the right problem?," why he says that sometimes to solve a hard problem you have to stop looking for solutions to that problem, what and how outsiders and non customers can often help solve a problem, and the 2 ways of reframing a problem.

Bill Horan talks to Todd Pressman, author of Deconstructing Anxiety, about the difference between fear and anxiety, how fear distorts reality, why fear causes us to see what we wish to see rather than what is, and what the 5 core fears are.

Bill Horan interviews Deb Colameta author of BEST OFFER,BEST LIFE. Deb will discuss how an online yard sale not only helps the seller make money but also frees up space in the sellers's home, what is Parkinson's law and how it affects on line yard sales, and the marketing psychology behind an online sale.

Bill Horan talks to Dr. Brian Lima, Director of Heart Transplantation surgery at Northwell Health and author of HEART TO BEAT. Dr. Lima will discuss why no one is inherently special and we are all capable of greatness, why we become risk adverse and get fixated on certainty, what he means by the propulsive power of ambition, and why you don't have to be the smartest person, just the hardest workin...

Bill Horan talks with Julia Ivy, author of CRAFTING YOUR EDGE FOR TODAY'S JOB MARKET. Dr. Ivy will discuss why the key today is to be active about shaping your space within a specific industry, how her BE-EDGE method puts the job applicant in control, why organizations are so impressed by this method and the 5 steps a job applicant should take to visualize success.

Bill Horan talks to Shawn Murphy, author of WORK TRIBES . Shawn will discuss what the surprising secret in all of us is, why we must challenge convenient beliefs to grasp this, what is the difference between belonging and "fitting in," and the 5 advantages that link belonging to business success.

Bill Horan talks to Atta Tarki, author of EVIDENCE BASED RECRUITING. Atta will discuss why the team with the best players wins-but we overlook this in the business world, why top companies are now taking the MONEYBALL ( analytics) approach. what is the power law of performance and how top performers outperform other workers by 200 to 900%