With a podcast called “DREAM THINK DO,” it’s not a surprise that we talk a lot about the keys to ACCOMPLISHING our goals and dreams. But recently, I realized that we don’t talk a lot about what happens when we actually ACHIEVE some of those goals and dreams. And let’s be real #realtalk. We need to celebrate those blessings and be grateful when a goal is achieved and a dream is realized. AND at the same time... we need to recognize that there can be some challenges that come when we actually rece...
Oct 27, 2021•49 min
Amanda Zwanziger is the author of the bestselling book, "The Paralyzed Movement." She’s also a speaker and coach focused on helping people to chase their dreams and change their lives. She’s both an entrepreneur as well as… as she calls it... a ministry"preneur!” Since she’s a long-time friend… AND a long-time coaching client… I can tell you she walks her talk. We’re going to dig into strategies to help you to break through paralysis and the things that can cause us to feel stuck. She knows beca...
Oct 20, 2021•48 min
We’re talking with Lindsay Wrege. Lindsay is the co-founder and CEO of 321 Coffee … which is a coffee shop and roaster in Raleigh, NC that employs individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Get this gang… 80% of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are unemployed. But Lindsay is doing something about this! Her staff, features amazing people with down syndrome, autism, and other neurodiversity. Together… they are modeling inclusion for other companies t...
Oct 13, 2021•41 min
Our self-talk is key. The questions we ask ourselves… minute by minute… are critical. How we make decisions (BIG and small) have a huge impact on our lives. In short… if we do it right… we WIN more. If we do it wrong… we lose more. I don’t know about you… but I want you to WIN more. I bet you're right there with me! So… today… I’m going to walk you through a decision making process that can take you 5 minutes or less… but can make all the difference. It’s a series of some of my favorite coaching...
Oct 06, 2021•48 min
Singer and entertainer Jon Mero is with us! His voice is incredible… his musical acumen is nothing short of astounding… but his heart… and who he is as a human... is even more impressive. He was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa… and now resides in Atlanta, Georgia building an incredible career. He’s been a finalist on NBC’s The Voice. He’s gotten to sing on movie soundtracks like Pitch Perfect 3 (alongside Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson). And most recently… a single he did with LONIS… was fea...
Sep 29, 2021•59 min
In this episode we are going to talk about the importance of injecting a little adventure into our lives. C.S. Lewis once said, "Some journeys take us far from home. Some adventures lead us to our destiny." Sure, adventure can mean climbing peaks in Peru or Nepal… but there are other ways that we can inject a little novelty and adventure in our daily lives… even if you live in the burbs, like I do! In fact, I make the case using some good ol’ research-backed arguments, but I also share a way tha...
Sep 23, 2021•41 min
George H. Xanthis is our guest. He’s an amazing actor from Australia who plays John in the TV Series, “The Chosen.” You’re probably aware… but if not… The Chosen is the first ever multi-season TV series based on the life of Jesus. It’s a phenomenon… from a spiritual sense but also from an entrepreneurial perspective. In fact, it’s the #1 crowd funded media project of all time! With over $10 million raised… two seasons done and available… and as of today… over 270 million views in over 180 countr...
Sep 15, 2021•1 hr 7 min
You asked for it… so I’m digging into it! How do you go from being “interested in becoming a speaker” to actually building a speaking business? It’s not easy… (run from anyone who tells you it is) BUT the steps to get there are a lot clearer than you might imagine. In today’s episode we’re going to get you the 5 keys to becoming a PAID speaker! The EXTRA good news is that ANYONE can start to implement these steps IMMEDIATELY! So, if you’ve got a message that’s burning in you… something you know ...
Sep 08, 2021•1 hr
Have you been feeling like you’re wanting to make some changes? A new day? Some new perspectives? A shift that YOU create as opposed to something that you’re told to do. A new mission. Me too! Seriously… I’m BACK and as you’ll hear... I’m fired up! That’s right… after a sabbatical… I’m excited to be back. And in this episode, I’m going to invite you into what’s NEXT! We’re going to get “R.E.A.L.” to talk about where we’re headed with the podcast but also (maybe even more importantly) where I’m w...
Sep 03, 2021•45 min
In this episode, we’re doing a deep dive into the subject of “Rest and Restoration.” As in… “How can you feel more rested?” And, more importantly, “How do we move past rest into full restoration?” We’re talking specific ways to help YOU find the right mix of strategies and activities that work for you. So you can feel more rested and restored… more often. That means your energy levels and your “inner gas gauge” can be FULL more often! You can be your best self… more loving… more present… more ki...
Jul 22, 2021•50 min
We’re talking with children’s author, Lexi Young Peck. Even as a young girl, Lexi was known far and wide as the "baby whisperer." She’s just always been incredibly gifted at calming babies and connecting with kiddos. She took that passion and natural gifting and got her degree in psychology... and focused on childhood development. Now, her heart is to create easy, straightforward ways for parents to navigate the complexities of raising kids. We’re talking about her new book and specific ways to ...
Jun 29, 2021•31 min
Jess Ekstrom is back and we’re talking about strategies to help you journal, especially when life feels a little crazy! You probably remember Jess from episode 242. She’s the founder and CEO of “Headbands of Hope.” And check this out, that for every headband Jess sells... a headband is given to a child with cancer… and almost a million headbands have been given away so far. How awesome is THAT!? Since founding Headbands of Hope… she’s also become a best selling author with her amazing book, “Cha...
Jun 22, 2021•34 min
Kim Kaupe is my guest and she’s one of the hardest people to introduce… because her background is sooooo diverse and freakishly cool… it’s hard to encapsulate. BUT… I’m going to try. In short… she's a dynamic female entrepreneur. She has her marketing agency called “Bright Ideas Only.” Through that… Kim has helped people and brands like Oprah, Paul McCartney, Katy Perry, The New York Mets, ACE Comic Con, Miller Coors and KISS to create raving fans! Now… she’s taking what she’s learned and applyi...
Jun 08, 2021•49 min
May marked the 15th Anniversary of the BIG Dream Gathering! It's been a wild ride since that first “accidental” Gathering at our house... but we’re wildly blessed to say it inspired countless events and thousands and thousands of dreams too! And we have loved DREAMING BIG with so many of you over the years. So, we wanted to have a special episode of DREAM THINK DO where we celebrate with YOU! My bride, Melissa joins us! Plus, we have some surprise guests who have inspiring stories to tell about ...
Jun 02, 2021•1 hr 17 min
Rachel Rodgers joins us! Rachel is the founder of Hello Seven, a multi-million dollar company that teaches women how to earn more money and build true wealth. Her dream has been to teach women—especially women of color—how to end the cycle of overworking, under-earning, and financial stress, once and for all. She’s the creator and host of the wildly successful “Hello Seven Podcast.” And her brand new book was just released and it has been an instant BESTSELLER. It’s called “We Should All Be Mill...
May 25, 2021•46 min
Erin Rollenhagen is joining us! Erin is the founder and CEO of Entrepreneurial Technologies - which is a people friendly-tech company based in Des Moines, Iowa. She’s also the author of “Soul Uprising - which is an incredible book that encourages entrepreneurs and business leaders to trust their purpose and embrace IMPACT as the true measurement of success. Erin joined us back in episode 253…where we talked about how you can be strong AND authentic. It’s a powerful episode and one of our most po...
May 18, 2021•42 min
Jillian Michaels is our guest this week. As you probably know… Jillian is one of the world’s leading fitness experts. She’s also a renowned nutritionist. And… you may or may not know this… but she’s an incredible entrepreneur. Listen to this… in the past decade… her company, Empowered Media has become a juggernaut within the wellness industry… providing products and solutions spanning all aspects of... living a healthy life… as you live your best life. One of their most recent huge successes has...
May 11, 2021•53 min
In this very special episode of DREAM THINK DO… we’re talking about our “Hiro’s Journey (so far). That’s right! We got a new puppy and I’m sharing some of the fun (and messy) adventures we’ve had in THIS dream journey that’s been 30 years in the making. We’ll talk about pursuing buried dreams. How prayer played out in THIS story. We’ll talk about road trips involving 1,700+ miles… VEGAS baby… messes… mistakes… and majestic views. In this end, this is a very real… very raw… look at the last few m...
May 07, 2021•53 min
Today, we’re talking with Karena and Mia Steir. These are two amazing humans… with incredible stories. But we’re going to focus on ONE particular story from something that started at a BIG Dream Gathering a few years ago. I mentioned this story in episode 311 and you guys let me know you LOVED it. It was the story of Mia… who came to the BIG Dream Gathering and decided that one of her big dreams was to write a book. Well… she was really inspired by a number of people in the room… (and her mom Ka...
Apr 29, 2021•38 min•Ep. 231
We’re going after the BIG question of “How do you stick with a dream?” This is one of the most common questions we get at LIVE events and as people are using our “Dream Together” app. It’s totally understandable. They get excited about a new dream… but then the fear starts to creep in. They start to wonder if they can stay with it and achieve their goals. So the dream gets shut down before they even get started. Well, in this episode, we dive into 3 powerful strategies in 15 minutes. These conce...
Apr 13, 2021•19 min
Katie Russell Newland is a writer and sports enthusiast based in Austin, Texas. She has a PhD in language and literacy from the University of Texas. She’s a survivor of both Hodgkin’s lymphoma and melanoma… and I’m grateful to say… she’s fully in remission. Now… in 2018, Katie took an epic adventure and walked out a life-long dream. She traveled over 30,000 miles to visit 30 Major-League-Baseball parks in a single season to honor her late mother. And this all culminated in her taking the mound a...
Apr 06, 2021•29 min•Ep. 319
We’re doing a deep dive into the subject of asking for help. That’s a BIG question that comes up during our LIVE events all the time. That makes sense though. When people start to get clear on goals and dreams… they’re often struck with the realization they can’t do it alone. We all know that if we want to accomplish BIG things… we can’t fly solo. BUT… asking for help can be hard. So that’s why we’re going after this REALLY IMPORTANT SUBJECT! And… since it’s a part of our “Dream Together” series...
Mar 30, 2021•19 min
Jessica Zweig is an award-winning entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of the SimplyBe Agency. It’s a premier personal branding firm based in Chicago but they’re serving clients across the globe. Jessica’s got an amazing story of going from being a theater major… to launching her own magazine… to growing it to be the largest online magazine for women in Chicago for 7 years running. That experience lit a passion for digital marketing… AND she realized she was REALLY good at it. Plus… she also sta...
Mar 23, 2021•34 min•Ep. 317
Welcome to our special “Dream Together” Q&A series. We’re going after the biggest questions we’ve received over our 15 years of BIG Dream Gatherings. That’s right. As we held these events around the country, we’d always wrap up with a Q&A with the audience. That’s when we’d go after the biggest questions and the biggest challenges people face when moving forward on their dreams and goals. In today’s episode, I’m going to offer some simple but powerful strategies to help you to get CLEAR ...
Mar 16, 2021•20 min•Ep. 316
We’re talking with Jamie Kern Lima! Jamie is the founder of IT Cosmetics. She and her husband Paulo started IT in their living room in 2008. Through a long road of overcoming the tough knocks and naysayers… they were able to build it into the #1 luxury makeup brand in the United States! Not only that but they were able to sell IT to L’Oréal for over a billion dollars… and… as they did… Jamie became the first female CEO in L’Oréal’s 100+ year history. It’s an incredible story… that Jamie chronicl...
Mar 09, 2021•38 min•Ep. 315
If we’re going to achieve our 1 million dreams goal for the year… we need some help. And for me… one of the biggest places I go for help… is prayer. Over the years, prayer has brought me a sense of peace in tough times… it’s brought me clarity when I felt scattered… it’s brought me hope when I felt like I was down for the count… AND it’s brought me encouragement when I needed it. And that’s what I want for you too! So that is what we’re talking about in today’s episode. If prayer is your jam… aw...
Mar 03, 2021•54 min•Ep. 314
We’re talking with Jonathan Pitts who’s a bestselling author, speaker and he’s an executive pastor at The Church of the City in Franklin, Tennessee. He’s also the proud dad and a big dream advocate for his 4 amazing daughters. Jonathan has pursued a number of big dreams… and has encouraged his family to dream big too. In fact, his oldest daughter had a major role in the movie “War Room” at the age of 10! But Jonathan will be the first to tell you that life can bring major challenges and tough se...
Feb 23, 2021•34 min
Our guest is Sheri Salata. She’s a writer, producer and podcaster. Her current adventures are an evolution of her twenty+ year career with Oprah Winfrey. Over that time she served as executive producer on The Oprah Winfrey Show as well as co-president of Harpo Studios and The Oprah Winfrey Network. But after years of telling other people’s makeover stories and featuring so many inspiring journeys... Sheri decided to “produce” her own life transformation. Out of that… she wrote her bestselling bo...
Feb 16, 2021•45 min
Okay… it’s time to DREAM TOGETHER! This is a REALLY special episode. That’s right. We’re marching towards our big audacious goal of launching 1 million dreams in 2021! And in THIS episode… we’re launching our new app called, “Dream Together,” which is going to help us all to connect and help each other to pursue and achieve our dreams and goals this year! Now… it’s DREAM THINK DO… so we’re also going to talk about the power and the importance of not going after dreams alone. That’s right. We’re ...
Feb 10, 2021•49 min
Amberly Lago is our guest. Amberly is a mindset coach and fitness expert. Her story and her thoughts on resilience and transformation have been featured in her successful TEDx talk… the Today Show and in publications like Shape, Heath and Keynote Speakers Magazine. Her bestselling book is called “True Grit and Grace” and she’s got a wildly popular podcast by the same name. Now… you might hear phrases like “True Grit and Grace,” and resilience… and wonder what’s made her an expert on these subjec...
Feb 02, 2021•36 min•Ep. 310
