Many of us- me included place a large % of our identity on what we do at work...others of us are so stuck up our kid’s butts people don’t know where the kid ends and the parent begins. But what happens when that what you hav…
Takeru Kobayashi is a Japanese competitor who came on the scene by winning the Nathan’s Coney Island Hot Dog 🌭 Eating Contest. He blew up the previous record- doubling the results by asking the question how can make eating h…
Pop was a crude ass equipment manager I had while playing football @ McNeese State- as a freshman he would cuss you out if you tried to get new equipment...but he got nicer to you as the years went by. My junior year I wante…
When you hear “Everything done in the dark comes to light...” you generally associate it to something that’s being done illegally, immorally, or unethically...that saying relates to something bad....but it that saying is als…
In 1957 a monastery in Thailand was relocating and a group of monks had to move a giant clay statue of Buddha. As they began to move it, they noticed a crack & decided to leave it for a day. One of the monks returned later &…
Last night I asked my daughter if she had homework..she had 2 pages left- the first one she banged out, but the second?!!....man she hemmed & hawed not wanting to read the short story & answer the questions on the back. ...i…
Seeing a little boy in his driveway, knees bent looking up into the thick, fluffy clouds really got to me. I realized as a “grown up” I stopped looking up & imagining everything that is available to me...so many possibilitie…
The 7 day forecast is calling for rain...and even though it may rain everyday, I still have to go to work, take the kids to school, go to the store, & workout...in other words Life still has to go on- I just have to adjust a…
What’s up y’all, (yes I said y’all bc I’m from the South)...just a quick recap from this past week- going through all 6 episodes in only 5 min-whew! Listen in to figure which episode you want more info on. #117 & 119 were my…
A friend of mine told me the other day that he’d bought a boat for a fraction of the price bc it had a cracked frame. He re-welded, replaced the rivets & now it’s as good as new...his young son gets out there w him too & occ…
Now I like The Jeffersons, Good Times, & Martin- I’m not talking about those reruns..I’m talking about the reruns of negative emotions that have become unconsciously layered..entrenched within...reruns that have sabotaged yo…
Jill Bolte Taylor is a Harvard Brain Scientist who suffered a stroke causing her to lose her memory, speech, & the ability to think about the future. In many ways it was the worst thing that could’ve happened to her..but it …
Recently I learned 3 plays from sports psychologist / mental toughness coach Graham Betchart. These plays piggyback well in what we’ve been talking about recently which is looking at mistakes differently, not letting humps b…
Ever have one of those days when you just put a little extra stank on everything that you’re doing? I had one of those days the other day and when I caught myself I had to ask & laugh, “Seriously, why you mad?” Today’s eppy …
In speaking to a new salesperson- I never could get her to work with more customers- she knew her product & had worked in a male dominated industry before, so what was it? When I asked her she said, “I don’t have a high need…
If you’re pressed for time or just only want to hear my voice for 5 minutes this week, here’s all of ‘em bundled together-the 5 minutes of the 5 minutes. My 2 favorite this week are #110 “5x5” & #112 “What you miss becomes m…
Humps, roadblocks...detours..they’re all a part of Life but too often we look at the humps in our lives as Himalayas— we look at a kneecap sized problem as a big ass insurmountable mountain in our lives. Today’s episode chal…
I was talking to a guy the other day and he was telling me how last month ended bad...this month is starting worse...and come to find out, his months have progressively gotten worse in sales. So I asked him a simple question…
Many times when we “miss” a result- whether it’s a “missed” sale, chance, decision, or opportunity...you may have “missed” the desired result, but missing still has value...it’s got momentum. Today’s episode is about finding…
Steve Young became a Hall of Fame Super Bowl winner for the San Francisco 49ers but none of it came easy...while in college he was #8 on the depth chart and to make matters worse he was switched to defense. In his book QB: M…
I’m not a gratitude journal nor To Do List kind of guy- many find this helpful, but not for me- I found I was inconsistent & non productive doing these things. Today’s eppy is a version that I’ve found helps keep me consiste…
We’re hardwired to think negative- it’s engrained in us bc when our ancestors had to hunt for food, they had to think negative bc one bad move could mean death. Today we still think negative-one way we do it is we think, “Wh…
If you’re in sales you’ve gotta act bold right? If you don’t you’re going to miss opportunities and this biz will chew you up. In sales...& in Life, you’ve got to act bold, but start thinking weak. Thinking weak ain’t that “…