Episodes
Jan. 2, 2018
#87 Who’s believing who?
If you find you’re in a sales slump (or even a slump in life) you need to ask yourself, “Who’s believing who?” You’re quick to believe what others initially say as the gospel truth & bc you believe what they say, you shut do…
Dec. 31, 2017
#86 That’s a guarantee 👌
Tom Bilyeu (he’s got a good podcast btw) has a saying, “When it comes to failure, success isn’t guaranteed, but the struggle is.” I just finished Nike co-founder Phil Knight’s memoir “Shoe Dog” and you talk about struggle...…
Dec. 30, 2017
#85 You ain’t built for this!
As told in Jon Kabat-Zinn’s book “Coming To Our Senses” (on sale for $2.99 on Kindle) you’ve got 125 Billion Miles Of DNA threads inside of your body...if you’ve got miles of sophistication & architecture on the inside..what…
Dec. 28, 2017
Mo is your best friend
I get you want to sell 20 cars...lose 30 lbs....or save $5000, but if you’ve never achieved these feats then the mere goal alone can cause you to quit before ever getting started. Brendon Burchard had a great nugget Tom Bily…
Dec. 27, 2017
There’s oil down there 👇
It’s funny how you can jot something down & look back at it much later and it carries a much larger meaning at the perfect time. I ran across a quote I wrote from John Gray’s book “ I Am Number 8”...”The next time you feel y…
Dec. 26, 2017
Stay Mungry
Charlie Munger, the 93 year old billionaire investor, partner, & Vice Chairman of Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway (1 share is worth $296,400 by the way) has missed out on many chances- chances that could’ve added to his m…
Dec. 25, 2017
Compound Benefits
I don’t think we give enough thought to compounding benefits. In relationships, weight loss, even in sales- yes there’s the initial investment, and when looked at with the right perspective, look at the multiple benefits fro…
Dec. 22, 2017
Be about it dont talk about it
Actor Kevin Costner said, “..wisdom is nothing more than the ability to take your own advice. It’s actually very easy to give people advice” Today’s episode asks “Why is it so much easier to give someone else advice than tak…
Dec. 20, 2017
There’s no cap on innovation
In a recent interview w Arianna Huffington- the founder of the Huff Post, she said she doesn’t believe in looking at the competition bc when you when you do you cease being innovative. Today’s episode pulls the rip chord on …
Dec. 19, 2017
Can’t have 1 without the other
“Once you start questioning the bad stuff that comes your way, you have to question the good...& I wouldn’t trade the good for anything.” This from a The late ESPN anchor Stuart Scott’s book “Every day I fight” chronicling h…
Dec. 18, 2017
Yea but I know
Stan is one of my favorite people I see in my local grocery store...you know the kind of person that you hit it off the first time you meet him. He’s one of those guys that when he asks “How are you doing?” he sticks around …
Dec. 17, 2017
Reflection
I’m closing this week with Letter 15 Of Eric Greitens’ book “Resilience.” This Letter is probably the most important in my life right now bc I’ve done a poor job reflecting...taking a moment to reflect. Not reflecting has ca…
Dec. 16, 2017
The value of pain
Letter 13 of Eric Greitens' book "Resilience" is the Letter of Pain. CS Lewis called pain "God's megaphone to rouse a deaf world." Pain wakes us up..shakes us from our beds of satisfaction and complacency...he writes that th…
Dec. 14, 2017
Letter 8: "Habits"
This week we're roller blading through the book "Resilience" by Navy Seal Eric Greitens. The last couple of episodes we looked at the 3 primary kinds of happiness: The Happiness of Pleasure, Grace, & Excellence (back up a da…
Dec. 13, 2017
The happiness of excellence
Yesterday we took away 3 primary kinds of happiness from Navy Seal Eric Greitens' bestselling book "Resilience. 2 of the 3 primary kinds of happiness were discussed yesterday (back up a day to learn more) the happiness of pl…
Dec. 12, 2017
Letter 5: "Happiness"
This week we're chopping up the NYT bestseller "Resilience" by Eric Greitens. Today we're jumping over to Letter 5: "Happiness"... In Letter 5 Eric says that we need resilience not only for hard times, but we need resilience…
Dec. 11, 2017
This is a set up
Today is a set up for the book we're diving in on- it's the remarkable NYT best-selling book Resilience by Navy Seal Eric Greitens. The book is a collection of letters between Eric and a Seal Team member Zach Walker...Walker…
Dec. 10, 2017
What's good though?
Here's your weekly reeeeecap of this week's episodes. The 5 minutes of the 5 minutes. From lying, cheating, stealing (Monday), to seeing your life "To be continued" (Tues)...forging your faith through the hurt (Wed) to havin…
Dec. 9, 2017
The boogers of life
Ever have one of those situations where you look in the bathroom mirror only to discover you've got a big ole' booger hanging there---of course you discover it only after talking to a bunch of people...and NO ONE said anythi…
Dec. 8, 2017
Find your corners
Recently when I went jogging I hit the road and walked right into a stiff headwind...a cold front was pushing through--my eyes burned-my earbuds kept blowing out...I wanted to quit...but as I kept going I found new corners a…
Dec. 7, 2017
Maybe you're a casket maker
Sometimes instead of having "Manager," "CEO," or "Director Of anything" on our business card...sometimes mine should've read Casket Maker bc I killed the hopes and dreams of those who worked for me. Today's episode deals wit…
Dec. 6, 2017
Go through to get through
Mrs Broussard is one of my favorite customers--we always talk-real talk and one day she opened up telling me how she'd lost her mom, dad, & 3 other close family members in only 18 months. Today's episode is a real life parab…
Nov. 30, 2017
Running out of try's
Finally arriving on the grand stage- famous & rich, Steve Martin called his summit of success "the loneliest time of my life." Today's episode continues the comedian's journey as told in his book "Born Standing Up." A candid…
Nov. 29, 2017
You is unbombable
Continuing on in Steve Martin's book "Born Standing Up" now that he'd removed the jokes from his act, Martin had a rule- "Never let the audience know I was bombing...& make them believe I'm fantastic..." His confidence grew …