Abraham’s Hierarchy of Needs Your best life is built sequentially, one level at a time. Forget the elevator. Climb all the stairs to the top, and you’ll have lasting success. In 1954, Abraham Maslow released Motivation and Personality. His Hierarchy of needs theory is all about climbing to the top. Maslow suggested that to reach your full potential: 1) You must provide for your physiological needs. Food, clothing, shelter, money, and more. 2) You must feel safe. Personally, emotionally, financia...
Apr 21, 2023•12 min•Season 17Ep. 4555
3 Steps to Succeed at Anything Setting Goals is the most potent method of getting what you want. It is the power of your mind - activated. Here’s how: 1) Decide what you want and when you want to get it. 2) Decide when you will start and when you will finish. 3) Decide how you will begin and maintain your momentum. Then you must get to work. Limit anything and anybody that has a distracting influence on you. You must get to work. Commit to overcoming any obstacle that gets in your way. You must ...
Apr 20, 2023•11 min•Season 17Ep. 4554
Eliminate Your Limitations What if your life had no limitations and no consequences? What if you could do anything you wanted without anything holding you back? Here’s the truth. Personal limitations and consequences are helpful. Think of them as guard rails alongside a curvy mountain road. They keep you safe while you are on your journey. What if you find playing it too safe and holding yourself back from your dreams? Another way is to consider it part of your internal belief and value system. ...
Apr 19, 2023•11 min•Season 17Ep. 4553
Are You The Monkey in The Middle? Have you ever found yourself stuck in the middle? I was speaking with a client trying to be everything to everybody. His business was not growing. His life was not happy. He couldn’t seem to find a way to make progress. That’s when I said… “My friend, you are stuck in the middle. Nothing good happens when you are in the middle.” In business and life, having low expectations and being surrounded by like-minded folks is okay. It’s also okay to reach for your dream...
Apr 18, 2023•11 min•Season 17Ep. 4549
Inspiring Advice From Grand Master American Taekwondo Grand Master H.U. Lee gave volumes of advice during his life of service. In my view, his best was also his shortest: “Today Not Possible. Tomorrow Possible.” Today is a new day. Yesterday prepared you for today. If today doesn’t go as planned - you always have tomorrow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 17, 2023•11 min•Season 17Ep. 4547
8 Steps to Successful Goal Setting It’s time for a Goal-Setting refresher. Goals work like this: 1) State precisely WHAT you want. 2) State WHY you want it. 3) Imagine how you will feel when you reach your goal. 4) Plan the steps you will take. 5) Take continuous action. 6) Measure your progress. 7) Be flexible in your approach. 8) Celebrate and repeat. Success comes to people who set goals. Be one of those people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 14, 2023•11 min•Season 17Ep. 4550
Conversation Starters That Make People Like You Today you are going to have opportunities to communicate. Here’s how to create conversations that connect: 1) Meet folks where they are. Pay attention to how their day is going. Step into their NOW. 2) Establishing something in common. “Wow! Has this day been crazy for you too?” 3) Establish an undeniable truth. “I promise it will get crazier with the holidays coming.” 4) Move toward an idea that everybody can agree with. “Summer is coming fast. We...
Apr 13, 2023•11 min•Season 17Ep. 4549
Problems With Others? Maybe it's YOU! One of my hobbies is running my Australian Shepard, Levi, in agility competitions. When people see us run, their first comment is almost always - "I love how your dog knows where to go. How did you teach him to follow the numbers on the course?" I always smile. No. Levi does not follow numbers. He relies on me, his Handler, to tell him where to go. He will go off course and be eliminated if I don't communicate my intention. In the agility world, we say, "Eve...
Apr 12, 2023•11 min•Season 17Ep. 4538
Figure Out Anything With 4 Questions Do you ever have difficulty making decisions? In the next 60 seconds, you can harness the most potent and easy-to-use decision-making tool I have ever found. Forget the old "Pro and Con" list your Mom and Dad taught you. It's time for a new approach. The next time you find yourself challenged, use Quantum Linguistics. Ask yourself these four simple questions to solve your problem: What would happen if I DID? What would happen if I DIDN'T? What wouldn't happen...
Apr 11, 2023•11 min•Season 17Ep. 4547
Do you ever find yourself answering the phone, responding to an email, or posting to Social Media before your brain fully engages? If you’re like me, you can’t count the number of times you put your foot or your fingers in your mouth and regretted it. So what’s the fix? I worked with a client a few minutes ago in the same situation, and his response was brilliant! STOP. He stopped in his tracks and didn’t respond at all. THINK. He pondered how he felt and why he was about to make a mistake. What...
Apr 10, 2023•13 min•Season 17Ep. 4546
Do you wish you could find a mentor to help you? Every mentor I’ve ever had made sure that I possessed three characteristics for success before they agreed to work with me. Would you pass their test? 1) Do you have a burning desire to achieve your goals? 2) Are you a coachable person and prepared to accept the wisdom and guidance of others? 3) Are you willing to undertake all actions to achieve your success? If the shoe were on the other foot, you would want those traits in someone asking for yo...
Apr 07, 2023•13 min•Season 17Ep. 4545
I spend most of my days finding ways to keep tens of thousands of people worldwide motivated and moving - and that always comes down to a strategy for mindset. Here are a few things you can do - today! 1) Remind Yourself of Your Gratefulness Who or what are you most grateful to have in your life? Sometime today, pause, close your eyes, and fill your mind with the people and things that make your life good. Remember, reminding yourself of why you are grateful makes you unstoppable. 2) Your Action...
Apr 06, 2023•15 min•Season 17Ep. 4544
Over the years, I have produced over 12,000 podcasts, and every one began with the written word. Even though that makes my mouth and fingers my most exercised body parts, it has also given me many opportunities to learn to keep my words flowing. Like most people, you have sat before a blank screen, praying for inspiration. It could be writer's block, procrastination, or maybe you stayed up late watching Netflix. In any case, there's a simple solution to always having a starting point. Any projec...
Apr 05, 2023•12 min•Season 17Ep. 4543
It happens to all of us. We're going about our day, hot on the trail of checking off items on our never-ending To-Do list. Then, we discover that we didn't get everything done before time ran out. When my son entered the workforce, we often found time to catch up on weekends. He was trying to navigate the business world while balancing his life. He had an exceptionally fast-paced job and had become a productivity ninja. He was proud of his color-coded To-Do list and calendar, but he had a proble...
Apr 04, 2023•12 min•Season 17Ep. 4542
A client asked me, "What do you pay attention to most of the day to keep yourself on track?" I said, "I pay attention to MY agenda first. When I cross paths with the agendas of others, it doesn't have to be my way or the highway, but I must continue to live the life I desire and get the results I want without delay and distraction. The truth is, I want us both to do that." As long as you know what you want in life, getting it is a matter of moving forward daily and staying on track. Since every ...
Apr 03, 2023•13 min•Season 17Ep. 4538
Would you like to be happy every day of the week? Maybe it's time to start thinking like a happy person. There's no magic to being happy; rose-colored glasses are not required. Just start looking at your day-to-day life the way a happy person does. Give this a try: 1) Accept that being alive means you will run into occasional challenges. 2) Realize that dealing with challenges is a privilege of being alive. 3) Welcome frustration. It only means adjustments are required. Figure out what to change...
Mar 31, 2023•14 min•Season 17Ep. 4540
If you spend any time listening to me, it won’t take long before you hear me screaming from the top of the mountains to ignore the agenda and propaganda-filled world we live in and focus on yourself. Here’s the truth... Nobody is thinking about you and what you do. That means you need to pay attention to yourself because everybody else is busy with themselves. Some folks find that way of thinking difficult because society makes you believe you must do what everybody else does to be successful. B...
Mar 30, 2023•11 min•Season 17Ep. 4539
I have an admission. I'm a bit lazy. Yes, I also like to work harder than most people. Still, I'm lazy when doing things I don't want to be doing. It's been said that when you do what you love, you will never work another day. Frankly, I've found it to be quite the opposite. I love what I do, but it is challenging and takes time and effort. Still, I'm lazy. I want everything to be easy, and I want it now. I don't think I'm different than anybody else. I'm lazy. Yes, I'm driven. I'm also lazy. I ...
Mar 29, 2023•12 min•Season 17Ep. 4538
When I was a baby DJ in broadcast school, I spent a lot of time learning the rules of journalism. While that subject fills books, almost everything we needed to know was - Who? What? When? Where? Why? If you know that information, you can tell a complete story. Years later, I re-arranged the formula for personal growth. Every time I set goals and consider a different direction, I ask - What? Why? When? Where? Who? Occasionally I need to ask HOW I will accomplish my goal - but that usually takes ...
Mar 28, 2023•12 min•Season 17Ep. 4537
9 Success Principles You Need You may have heard that you will elevate your station in life to the degree that you elevate yourself. Personal Development is how you do that. Here are some easy ideas to move you forward: 1) Acknowledge that all emotions come from within you. 2) Seek out someone you respect. Use them to stay honest. 3) Recognize there is life after failure. 4) Read purposefully. Apply your knowledge. 5) Challenge yourself to be brutally honest. 6) Reflect on what you spend the mos...
Mar 27, 2023•13 min•Season 17Ep. 4536
Stop Letting Your Emotions Sabotage Your Life Do you ever feel emotionally triggered and tossed off track for the entire day? You are an emotional person. When emotions keep you from logically navigating your day, problems begin. How do you control being triggered? 1) Identify what triggers a response you want or don’t want to experience. 2) Decide how you want to feel when triggered. Make a plan to respond. 3) The next time you are triggered, recognize what is happening and execute your plan. I...
Mar 24, 2023•13 min•Season 17Ep. 4509
Motivational Laws You Shouldn’t Break Specific actions, thoughts, and feelings have revealed themselves to be the truth. If you want to better yourself, here are my Top 10: 10) Purpose And Passion Come From Clarity of Thought. 9) Purpose And Passion Begin With Acceptance. 8) Faith and Courage Power Transformation. 7) The Secret Lies Within You. 6) Some Doors Must Close Before Others Open. 5) Strong Values Create Strong Passions. 4) Goals Are The Heartbeat of Your Life. 3) Emotions + Logic = Chan...
Mar 23, 2023•13 min•Season 17Ep. 4534
How Bad Do You Want to Live Your Dreams? Do you ever feel stuck? Is there something you want but don’t know HOW to get it? Worse - everybody is giving you the same advice? What’s your WHY?” Getting what you want is simpler than that. You will always get what you want when you want it bad enough. Do you want to be happier? How bad do you want it? Do you want more money? How bad do you want it? Do you want better relationships? How bad do you want it? Nothing can stop you when you want it bad enou...
Mar 22, 2023•11 min•Season 17Ep. 4533
Live Longer Being an Optimistic Realist Are you an "Optimist" or a "Realist" who is optimistic? It makes a difference. Studies have shown that Optimists don't live as long and Optimistic Realists. Why? Being blindly optimistic today can lead to massive disappointment and stress. There is too much noise in the world trying to bring you down. When you choose to be an optimistic Realist, you look at the world with a much clearer lens. Occasionally you will be surprised by an outcome. You will rarel...
Mar 21, 2023•11 min•Season 17Ep. 4532
Creating Your Perfect Day - Every Day. What if every day was perfect for the rest of your life? Your subconscious mind is a beautiful thing. You can use its power to design your life exactly how you imagine. Here’s how: 1) Write down an event-by-event vision of your perfect day. Yes, it’s a fantasy - for now. 2) There are no rules. No limitations. No consequences. Be honest about what you want. Don’t be shy. 3) Believe it can be yours! You deserve it. If you follow these steps, your subconscious...
Mar 20, 2023•12 min•Season 17Ep. 4531
Are You Missing Your Future? Have you noticed how everybody is running so fast these days? Are they living in the moment? Are they dwelling on the past? Are they dreaming of the future - and waiting for it to arrive? Any human would experience a combination of all three every day. That's normal as long as it doesn't get in the way of living. A decade and a half ago, my first wife passed away from Cancer. She was 46 and too young to die. I was too young to be a widower. My children are too young ...
Mar 17, 2023•12 min•Season 17Ep. 4530
Billionaire Habits You Can Steal Whatever you get in life is a result of your daily habits. What is a habit? According to the dictionary, it is a settled or regular tendency or practice. It is also, especially, one that is hard to give up. Good habits or bad - they are hard to give up. If that's the case, you may as well choose good habits. In a survey of 233 self-made millionaires, here's what they did that lower-income earners didn't - Get up early, read a LOT, and spend 15 - 30 minutes each d...
Mar 16, 2023•12 min•Season 17Ep. 4529
How Success Follows Intention An epidemic infecting dreamers worldwide is nothing more than a dream buster. Living a happy life, enjoying amazing relationships, and making more money? It seems that everyone has intention. Some intentions are good. Some intentions are bad. In any case, moving from having intentions to succeed requires two steps: 1) Intention becomes actionable when you DECIDE to follow through on your intention. If not, nothing will happen. When you do, move on to the next step. ...
Mar 15, 2023•12 min•Season 17Ep. 4528
How to Focus and Achieve Your Goals I was speaking with a young man who was doing something familiar. He was living in two realities: 1) He had finished school; one reality was pursuing his dream career. 2) While he worked toward his dream, he earned a job certification to pay the bills. During our conversation, he said something that got my attention. “I’m hoping I can get a good job supporting my dream.” My ears perked up. Years of Coaching allow me to hear de-focused and dream-erasing thought...
Mar 14, 2023•12 min•Season 17Ep. 4527
How to Change Your Life in 30 Days or Less Only a silly person thinks you can change everything about your life in 30 days - right? Call me silly, but everything I've ever done was rooted in a 30-day sprint - even if I didn’t know it. Here's how you do it: 1) Set what Napoleon Hill calls a Major Definite Purpose or a Big Ass Goal. 2) Stop negative self-talk. Others may throw sticks and stones; don't throw them at yourself. 3) List all the reasons you CAN be successful. Make it a long list. 4) De...
Mar 13, 2023•12 min•Season 17Ep. 4526
