Podcast 84: The Big Leap with Gay Hendrich Ph.D

Gay Hendricks Ph.DI had the pleasure of meeting Gay Hendricks at a Leadership Conference that we both attended last year.  When I heard that he had just released his new book, “The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level”,  I contacted him to conduct this enlightening podcast and interview.

Gay has identified several challenges that all of us have in attaining happiness and success in our lives. He makes reference to this challenge as the “Upper Limit Problem”.  Gay states that there are four fears associated with the “Upper Limit Problem”  Those four fears are: feeling fundamentally flawed, disloyalty and abandonment, believing that more success brings a bigger burden, and the crime of outshining.

In our interview together we have an opportunity to discuss these fears and how to reach the Zone of Genius. We also explore the behaviors associated with the “Upper Limit Problems”.  Some of the behavior we may express as a result of our Upper Limit Problems are, worry, blame, criticism, getting sick or hurt, squabbling, not keeping agreements, not speaking the truth and others.

“The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level“,  is a book that helps you identify your personal challenges and fears. It guides you through a self analysis process by utilizing questions that get you in touch with your real fears. Gay then assists the reader in overcoming these behaviors and fears.  His new book is easy to read and understand and will help the reader breakthrough self imposed glass ceilings.

If you would like to make The Big Leap, and take your life to the next level then I highly recommend reading this book.  It is filled with practical advice and techniques to assist you in overcoming your fears.  It is less expensive than a psychologist, and will assist you in getting in touch with your own inner counselor.

To learn more about Gay Hendricks, and his consulting and learning organization please click here for more information.

Podcast 83: Thank God it’s Monday with Roxanne Emmerich

Roxanne EmmerichHow many of us can really say “Thank God It’s Monday!?  How many of us dread Mondays, going back to work and not really enjoy what we are doing?

Roxanne Emmerich believes that it does not have to be that way. She has worked for years helping organizations create cultures that allow people to come to work, authentically living and working on purpose. Sounds wonderful, so what is the secret?

In my interview with Roxanne, we explore the values that an organization has to embody to create an environment that is liberated, allowing employees the space to be themselves, to learn from mistakes, and fall forward.  An organization that allows employees to work in a collaborative, engaging and energized environment that values the contribution of the individual and the collective.

In Roxanne’s book, “Thank God It’s Monday!: How to Create a Workplace You and Your Customers Love”, she tells real stories about real people working in organizations where the cultures need improvement, and other cultures that are inclusive and embrace the human capital.

Great organizations realize that the most important asset on the balance sheet are the valued employees. The employees that are making a contribution to the organization.

I recently read that the value of each Google employee was in the millions, and that the value of a GM employee was in the 100 of thousands. Obviously, we know which organization has created a culture where they value their employees, and when they come to work they say, “Thank God It’s Monday”.

I hope you enjoy this wonderful interview with a very savvy author that knows how to create productive, purpose driven organizations. If you would like to learn more about Roxanne’s book and her consulting services, please click here for more information.

Podcast 81: Ultimate Productivity with Jim Stovall

Jim StovallI have never had the pleasure of meeting Jim Stovall, but all of my colleges that have had the opportunity to work with Jim state that he is one of the most positive guys that you will meet. Considering that Jim is blind, he is a successful speaker, author and is the co-founder of Narrative Television Network which makes movies and television for the over 13 million blind and visually impaired people. Needless to say Jim is a busy man, but never too busy to provide us with a great interview about his new book entitled, “Ultimate Productivity”.

In my interview with Jim what I learn is that there is a very simple formula to help one attain success. Jim explains the formula as motivation+communications+implementation=ultimate productivity=success. Jim explains that we can not be successful in just one area of our life. Success is like a three-legged stool. You have to be balanced in all area of your life to be successful. Even though success is a moving target, and an ongoing journey, Jim recommends strongly that you develop a personal mission statement. He emphasizes that the mission statement is like the guiding light when you embark upon your journey.

Jim states that productivity is a derivative of the word “produce” which means “to generate results”. It is one thing to produce results, but if they are not focused it is like  you are running on a treadmill, going faster and faster but with no direction. To really be productive, motivation and implementation are so important. Jim states that in all of the successful people that he has worked with they share a common characteristic, a unwavering and burning passion for their personal goals.

If you want to learn more about Jim’s powerful success formula, then I recommend that you listen to our podcast. Our dialogue will open your mind to the possible, and will transform how you think about, “Ultimate Productivity“.  I encourage my listeners to take the Ultimate Productivity Profile. You can complete this profile by clicking here, and typing in the access code: 586404.

If you would like to learn more about Jim’s books, workshops, lectures and services I recommend that you click here for more information on the Ultimate Productivity tools at his website.

Podcast 80: Succession: Are You Ready? with Marshall Goldsmith

Marshall Goldsmith Ph.DI first learned of Marshall Goldsmith’s work through a good friend Simon Vetter.  Marshall has a bio that reads like the who’s who in business management.  He was recently named by Business Week Magazine as one of the most influential practitioners in the history of leadership development, and the American Management Association named Dr. Goldsmith as one of 50 great thinkers and leaders who have influenced the field of management over the past 80 years.

In the podcast with Marshall we get to explore the concepts and ideas in his new book entitled, “Succession: Are You Ready? (Memo to the CEO)“.  The best thing about this new book, is that it is condensed, easy to read and part of the Harvard Business Press books designed for the time starved executives. While the book is written as letters to a fictional CEO, the learnings apply to leaders at all levels – who are faced with the prospect of either letting go or developing their successor.

Frequently leadership succession is presented as a dry, “check-the-boxes” process during which seemingly robotic executives are concerned only with the buzzwords like “strategic fit”, “core competencies”, and “long-term shareholder value”.  Very little of what is written deals with “soft” personal issues like relationships, self-interest, ego, or God forbid, feelings!

What Marshall has accomplished, (that many authors who have attempted to broach this subject have failed to accomplish,) is a focus on the human and behavioral elements of transition.   “Succession: Are You Ready? (Memo to the CEO)”, is designed to help the reader: prepare for the transition, choose a successor, coach your successor and pass the baton.

In my podcast with Marshall we explore the human elements of succession planning.  It is my opinion that the human elements of succession planning are so much more important than the strategic aspects.  In our podcast you will be exposed to practical real world advice.

I hope you enjoy my interview with Marshall. If you would like to learn more about Marshall’s consulting organization, and his other books and publications please click here to access his website.

Podcast 78: Full Confidence, Overcoming Fear with the Power of Love with Veronica de Andres

Veronica de AndresWhat a pleasure it was interviewing Veronica de Andres about her new DVD release entitled, “Full Confidence-Overcoming Fear with the Power of Love“.  You are going to love this DVD, and most importantly the very timely message that Veronica conveys with her unique charm and style.

Full Confidence is a film focused on human development. It combines aspects of both a documentary film with the style of a video seminar. The production quality is wonderful, for it provides the viewer with a high entertainment value.

Veronica’s message is quite simple, it is the power of love to heal. During my interview with her we discuss events in her personal life that were the defining moments for her to choose love over fear. It was through the choice of love over fear that Veronica started to develop her personal Full Confidence. She recalls a time in 7th grade when her teacher choose to compliment her, and provide her with encouragement that she decided to becoming a life long learner, and committing herself to teaching others about the power of love.

She emphasizes that fear creates rebellion, submission and anger and that love is ever expanding. If one loves themselves it truly reinforces full confidence, and the world starts to look like a very inviting place instead of a hostile environment.

I believe that if more of us thought with our hearts instead of our heads that this world would be a much more compassionate place to live. Peace, love and tranquility would abound instead of war, hatred, fighting and fear.

If you are looking to center yourself for about an hour, and immerse your soul in a wonderful bath filled with great ideas, thoughts and pleasurable stories then I highly recommend that you watch and listen to the words of Veronica de Andres. She is a remarkable orator with a very pleasant style and grace, and truly a woman with a deep caring for souls looking to find peace, happiness and love in their lives.

If you would like to learn more about Veronica and her outreach work that is having a wonderful impact worldwide, please visit her website by clicking here. Enjoy, the podcast!!!!

Podcast 77: Reinvention-How to Make the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life with Brian Tracy

Brian TracyI am sure that for most of you it goes without mention, that you are familiar with the well known author and speaker, Brian Tracy.  I was recently forwarded a copy of his new book entitled, “Reinvention: How to Make the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life”.

I had the pleasure of interviewing him for this podcast about his new book, and was very impressed with his philosophy about our current world affairs regarding the job market and finding employment.  It is Brian’s opinion that the 80/20 rule applies to most people.  That 20% of the people are proactive and have an entrepreneur mentality when it comes to finding work, and that 80% of the population are very reactive.  He states that most people are not continual learners, and that when asked about their job experience they will state that they have 20 years of experience. He contends that they really have one (1) year of experience repeated 20 times over.

Brian states that people spend an inordinate amount of time in tension releasing activities such as being entertained, and much less time educating themselves for personal improvement.

Brian’s new book, “Reinvention: How to Make the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life”, is about taking control over your life and career.  His book helps you to take stock of yourself before you go out looking for a job, to understand the job market and how to find the unadvertised jobs.  He mentions that most good careers/jobs are not advertised, and that it takes investigative work using the internet and other resources to find the job you are looking for.

Brian provides a combination of practical tactics, motivational incentives and encouragement to the reader.  Anyone seeking fulfillment and a fresh start will find proven strategies and invaluable advice on how to move forward in these turbulent times.  How to master critical thinking skills such as: reevaluating, rethinking, reorganizing, restructuring, reengineering, reinventing and regaining control after an unexpected setback.

“Reinvention: How to Make the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life”, is a must read for anyone experiencing the challenges associated with finding new employment and reinventing themselves. This book is packed full of wisdom, advice and how-to strategies and it is an easy read.  I highly recommend Brian’s new book.

If you would like additional information about Brian Tracy, please visit his website by clicking here.

Podcast 76: The Power of TED with David Emerald

David EmeraldI recently interviewed David Emerald the author of, “The Power of TED* (*The Empowerment Dynamic) – Updated and Revised.  David’s book is a wonderful story about a character by the name of Ted that David meets after a series of unfortunate events in his life.  This fictional character, Ted, provides David with some sage advice regarding the dreaded Drama Triangle.

The foundational frameworks of TED* include essential tools that support individuals, professionals and organizations in identifying limiting roles and how to replace them with more resourceful ways of being.

The Empowerment Dynamic (TED)™ is the antidote to the Drama Triangle, which was first described by Stephen Karpman, MD. The Dreaded Drama Triangle (DDT) is comprised of three roles – or ego states: Victim (the primary role that is at the heart of all three), the Persecutor (which the Victim blames for their suffering); and the Rescuer (who steps in to try and take away the Victim’s suffering). People shift in and out of playing all three roles in this Dreaded Drama Triangle (DDT).

TED* (*The Empowerment Dynamic), offers a different triangle with a different set of relationships. At the heart of this new dynamic is the Creator life orientation.

The power of this book and it’s message is quite meaningful. It allows the reader to identify and understand when we have all played each of these roles in our life, and how we can empower ourselves to a new way of life orientation as a creator.

I highly recommend, “The Power of TED* (*The Empowerment Dynamic)”.  David Emerald has just posted a newly revised website that is a great resource both for individuals and organizations that are in need of making a shift in their organizational culture.  Please click here to link to David’s website.

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