Episodes
March 9, 2018
#140 Pt 2 Counters to the 5 regrets of the dying
Episode 139 & today are the “5 Regrets of the Dying” ...this article turned book chronicled one’s final days ...their “shoulda” moments. (I pegged all 5 regrets) We end today with the final 2 regrets and the counters to those...
March 8, 2018
#139 (Pt 1) Counters to the 5 regrets of the dying
Bronnie Ware wrote an article that later went on to become a book “5 Regrets Of The Dying” that laid out the regrets of those she sat w/ in their final days. In the book “The Power Of Moments” brothers Chip & Dan Heath counte...
March 7, 2018
#138 You’re w-w-welcome
Like 1,237,314 other parents I didn’t feel like cooking so I stopped and grabbed the kids something from McDonald’s & the guy taking my order stuttered. I was amazed- I know what it’s like to stutter bc I used to as well (bad...
March 6, 2018
#137 Don’t be a ticker watcher
There are many times I’ll record the podcast & then read something later that I wish I would’ve added with a “Oh by the way” segment. After yesterday’s episode of pulling the emotion out of a decision you’re about to make & g...
March 5, 2018
#136 Stop the bleeding
This lady grabbed a handful of complimentary donuts 🍩 justifying it by saying “I know I shouldn’t but didn’t eat breakfast this morning!” ...and I’m not judging I did it just the other day by eating a half bag of nachos & chi...
March 3, 2018
#135 Practice makes..your practice
Anders Ericsson has the “10,000 hour rule” which was made popular by Malcolm Gladwell’s book “Outliers” & the idea is to be world class at something you’ve got to deliberately practice 10k hours. We all agree that to gain an ...
March 2, 2018
#134 Your Freedumb Awaits
You know when we hear the word “dumb” we think of stupid, but dumb has many meanings including “simpler” as in dumbed down. Today’s episode is about taking the free, subtle things that exist around you..things you can do righ...
March 1, 2018
#133 Oh I’m needy alright
So the month ends...so a new month begins. So goes the Life of a salesperson & being you & I are selling our way through Life- I’m taking to you (& me). A couple of weeks ago a salesperson was having a rough go of the month t...
Feb. 28, 2018
#132 Do Do It 💩
We get to these crossroads in Life...these pivot points where we have to make a decision to go left, right, forward...or just turn around and go back and start over. We get to these intersections & have to make a decision & m...
Feb. 27, 2018
#131 Take the Hit not the Loss
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 have...
Feb. 26, 2018
#130 Make it "Easy"
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 ho...
Feb. 24, 2018
#129 The Equipment Manager 🏈
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 wanted...
Feb. 23, 2018
#128 Everything done in dark..
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 also...
Feb. 22, 2018
#127 Caked Up
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 & ...
Feb. 21, 2018
#126 It’s right there
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. ...it...
Feb. 20, 2018
#124 Make Believe
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 possibilities...
Feb. 19, 2018
#124 Fearcasting
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 an...
Feb. 18, 2018
#123 The do over
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 ...
Feb. 17, 2018
#122 The opp to struggle
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 & occa...
Feb. 16, 2018
#121 To hell w/ reruns
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 you...
Feb. 15, 2018
#120 You ain’t weak, you big
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 a...
Feb. 14, 2018
#119 You got next 🏀
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 be...
Feb. 13, 2018
#118 Seriously, mad for what?😡
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 i...
Feb. 12, 2018
#117 This just ain’t about You
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 ...