Moving Upstream Without a Paddle

Anyone on earth can benefit from Robert Gillette’s wisdom about sales. Everyone is in sales at some point in life. Robert is building a foundation of beliefs for salespeople that include learning how to sell with HONOR, CONFIDENCE, and INTEGRITY.  If you are planning on making a sizable purchase, you should listen to him. You won’t have to fall into the “Buyer Beware” category of the transaction. He believes every salesperson should possess a strong empathy ability in their character to be successful at sales. Isn’t it true that all people should possess that characteristic whether in sales or not? Trust me. You don’t want to miss this podcast. If you want to reach out to Robert or listen to his podcast:

Robert@reclaimingsales.com

Wow! There is so much to learn from this episode. You will be inspired to “JUMP” right into a program of self-discovery. Giselle is a “JUMPS” inspirer. J=Joy, U=Understanding, M=Mindset, P=Purpose, S=success. How’s that for an introduction to this girl’s persona? She does a self-discovey workshop using the art of Kintsugi which she explains. You have got to tune into this podcast for sure. You will only be inspired. No chance of disappointment here. If she resonates with you, and I know she will, Here’s how you can find Giselle (who lives in Utah):

Calendly to FaceBook and Linke In – Giselle Jumps

As a young kid, Adam experienced some traumatic things which triggered PTSD. At thirteen he began to take steps to change himself without yet understanding himself. He says prior to that he was all ego. He got interested in mental health but pursued a diverse selection of possible careers none of which fulfilled him. He’d always had a desire to work with and help people. He started an audio-only podcast while working through some of his own issues. His is a very interesting and compelling story. Most people don’t begin their journey quite so young. He is a certified life coach as well as a podcaster. If the things he says resonates with you here is how you can get in touch with him:

Linked In: Direct message him

Instagram: @Parrsitivity 94

Email: adam.p.994@gmail.com

Karlee is a mindset coach who helps people raise their consciousness and energy levels.  She is also a holistic nutritionist. She states we are manifesting every minute of every day. So what is being produced in your life? Is it where you want to be? If not, you can change it. She can teach you how. Once you have achieved that higher level of energy and consciousness, it is important to protect your energy. If someone drains it from you, get away and renew yourself. She recommends that beginners start small. Search for five-minute guided meditations and build on those.  If you would like to get in touch with Karlee, here’s how:

Website: koachkarlee.com

Instagram Koach.Karlee

Facebook and Linked In

Alexis is a time management expert and coach. She works with Google, Lyft, Workday, Capital1, Upwork, and a host of others. She has developed a nine-step process for getting yourself and your business organized and moving more efficiently. You can listen and take notes for those steps. They will resonate with everyone. Her words of wisdom will no doubt work for anyone who takes advantage of them such as don’t try to accomplish the end goals all at once. Compartmentalize the process and take it one step at a time. Be prepared, not everything goes exactly as planned. Life happens! If you feel like you need her kind of help she can be reached by going to her website.

Website: alexishaselberger.com

Facebook: Do More Stress Less

Instagram: Do.More.Stress.Less

Everybody in Colorado Springs (just about) knows Frank Sinclair. He is the Chief Encouragement Officer (CEO) for Dream Again. If you are saying to yourself, “Yeah, he probably had a charmed life to earn that kind of popularity,” think again. Inspired by his three kids' business success he decided to create Dream Again at 61. He experienced more challenges and pain in his life than a lot of people. He just learned to leverage them. He’s coined a term that should probably appear in the dictionary someday: relationomics. He declares, “Relationships drive business and commerce. They are critical to keeping you moving forward.” There is a whole lot more to his story. You have a lot to gain by listening to this podcast. Frank can be reached at the following:

dreamagainllc.com, Facebook, Linked In, Instagram, or give him a call at 719-373-7115

He has a book that can be found on Amazon: Dream Again – Lessons on Leveraging Your Pain

So many words of wisdom were spoken by Pamela in this podcast that it was difficult to choose the title. Any number of things she said would have been perfect. Pamela went through episodes of a lack of confidence and assurance within herself. For example when a rude man looked her intently in her eyes and told her she was a joke in the faith community and that she should go home and take care of her children. She is anything but a joke. It was certainly a blow to her but fortunately for us she didn’t let it keep her down. Someone else came along later and told her she needed to be a trailblazer because she was ahead of her time. That’s the counsel she chose to listen to. This woman is so inspirational, you really must listen to this podcast. Once you do you can check out her own podcast where you will learn she is the founder of Purpose by Design as well as a pastor of Victory Celebration Church.

She can be found at www.purposewithpamela.com

If you like to be inspired, pumped, and motivated listen to this podcast. Delilah learned many awesome lessons as a little girl but still grew up with a self-perception that would weigh her down and absolutely would not serve her purpose. She speaks of her family’s poverty and the hard work it created for every family member. But that was how she learned the importance of effective leadership and that when you are a part of a team, you will have to develop the skill of being able to follow as well as being able to lead. She believes everyone will be called upon to lead at some point. Despite the negative self-beliefs, she always knew she was a fighter, had something to say (just didn’t know what that was), and knew that she could get to the person she wanted to be with hard work. She believes in movement and states “don’t get comfortable with a success you weren’t designed for. Keep moving.”

Delilah can be found on Linked In

Patty Lennon is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, and founder of The Receiving School®.

She is a former type-A corporate banker that discovered there was more to living than making money.  She left banking to help others do the same.

She is a certified coach with a masters in psychology and has been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, and Daily Worth.  She blends brain science and metaphysics to help her fellow humans find clarity, focus, and inspiration so they can easily manifest their dreams into reality.

Wow! If you recognize that you are possibly not living your true self, maybe you don’t know yet who that true self is. Hint, most of us don’t know who our true self is. We know a little bit here and there but trust me there is more to learn. This podcast is chock-full of wisdom. Remember when Jesus said, “The Kingdom of God is within”. The answers we are always searching for can be found within ourselves.  Roberts says we just don’t know how to access them. You don’t want to miss this podcast. It is a very intriguing and educational experience. Learn how we are conditioned from childhood to adulthood and most of us lean on that conditioning instead of listening to our inner self.

Contact information:

Robertkittridge.com

Phone: 719-445-9652

Email: robert@focuspointsolution.com

It will be impossible not to be inspired by Terry when you listen to this podcast. He is a man who has suffered many things but it in no way defines how he lives his life. Here is a small sampling of things he believes and lives:

Terry has terminal cancer. If no one told you that piece of information you would never know it by how he speaks. Please, you don’t want to miss this podcast. It is so packed full of wisdom for happiness and success. Terry has a book out there: Sustainable Excellence – 10 principles to leading your uncommon and extraordinary life.

Allison has been passionate about nutrition and fitness her whole life having struggled with her weight in her youth. She would cover up with a T-shirt to swim because she didn’t want to expose her body. This also caused major self-confidence problems. Once she got a handle on sound nutrition, she ended up competing in a figure/bodybuilding competition and discovered she loved it. Why? You ask. The result of preparing and performing on stage resulted in an exponential boost in her self-confidence. The “new” mind spilled over in all aspects of her life. Now she loves helping working moms learn what she learned. How to juggle all the things that go on in a working mom’s life, and still reach your goal weight and maintain it. She has a book on Amazon: Flab to Fab in Eight Weeks – The busy mom’s guide to getting lean and healthy.

If you feel you could be more successful with a coach, Allison can be found at allisonjacksonfitness.com or on Instagram: Allison Jackson Fitness

When Matthews's parents were still together he was living the Beaver Cleave life. After they split he had teenage struggles and regressed to a Boyz n the Hood life. He eventually examined himself and changed his attitude. He has always been a persuasive kind of guy and very much desires to become a motivational speaker. He likes the idea of helping people believe “they can do it!” He watched his dad become successful in his insurance business by talking to people and getting them excited. Currently, Matthew owns his own business called Colorado Junk Removal. He’s a very positive guy who if he reads a Facebook post of someone who is having problems he will invite them to contact him so he can help even though he doesn’t know them. Matthew can be reached at 719-249-1717. By the way, check him out on his youtube channel Matthew Biera – Colorado Junk Removal

One of four kids, John’s family immigrated to Canada from Vietnam. Hard work was what they knew and was their normal. It was probably what made him such a strong, energetic, determined guy from his youth. He started in sales with a paper route. He studied business finance in college with one year as an exchange student in England. For ten years he sold ads for Yellow Pages. It allowed him to build relationships with many small-medium business owners. He learned that there is not much return on investment with printed ads. He knew early on that his purpose was to take care of others by adding value. So he decided to help small-medium businesses dominate their niche markets in their local environments by digital advertising of which he knew nothing. He had to learn SEO and how to get a business to show up on Google’s first search page. He has built his own successful business by helping others to be successful. An all-around win-win situation.

He can be found at local.seo.com.ca

His Podcast is Local SEO Today

Elizabeth is a marketing guru. The one piece that entrepreneurs and small business owners find difficult to make time for. Trust me. You actually do have the time. She shares so many great tips in this podcast about minimization and how it saves time, energy and provides for success while allowing you to enjoy and celebrate that success. She is a podcaster herself, an author, and an international speaker. At this point in her life speaking on the things she has experienced is her passion. You will love her ideas on how marketing your business is a piece of cake. She speaks not only on marketing but also on divorce having experienced the pain and anger of that situation herself. She brings some great mindset insights there as well.

Elizabeth can be found at: getabsolutemarketing.com on which she has a plethora of tools and information.

Angie is a beautiful woman from Sydney, Australia who experienced many years of hardships. She was a lost soul who more or less groped around through life doing whatever she could to survive. She went to an all-girls school where she never really fit in. She had her first baby at seventeen and her second at twenty-one while surviving two toxic, abusive relationships. For a brief time, she earned money as a sex worker. (It is legal in Australia.)Through all this, she always believed there was a much greater purpose for her life. She just didn’t know how to get there. Today she is a transformational coach reaching out to women and men in the sex trade industry. She is beginning a book that will be a platform for others in that business to share their stories. If you are willing to do the work, and you want your life to change Angie can be reached:

Website (Still being constructed) angieb.com.au

Email Angie@ angieb.com.au

Instagram: Angie B _transformations

Titus is a very laid-back individual and quite successful. How did he find himself there? He practices what he teaches. He is a business coach. He utilizes an algorithm to show how and where business owners can increase their bottom line. He is also a personal coach and has many effective tools there as well. Here are some of his thoughts:

He purposed in his heart that he would be an example of all those and more and so he is. During the pandemic lockdown, he discovered an artistic talent he didn’t know he had which is taking off now. He has been a part of an art show from which he was commissioned to do a piece for someone. Also, a documentary has been filmed about him (not released yet). If you believe you can learn success and confidence from someone who has it, maybe you should talk to him.

You have got to tune into this podcast! Stephen is a musician and an executive coach. “What does one have to do with the other?” you ask. The answer to that is everything. His premise is that people have stopped listening. We get so caught up with ‘get it done’ deadlines that we’re out of touch with the most important things. He has a three-step formula for training people how to listen. 1) Listen to yourself 2) Practice listening to those around you 3) Connect with those in your surroundings (audience).

Stephen uses music to create exercises to train people how to be better leaders in their organizations and life. It is brilliant. Musically minded people will get it right away. Non-musical people may take a little longer, but they, too, will get it and be transformed by it. I could say so much more but I don’t want to give away the good stuff. Just tune in. You will be glad you did.

Stephen can be found at: audiralabs.com

Wow! Do you think you’ve heard it all, experienced it all and now you know it all? Think again. Damon has a wealth of knowledge and understanding because he has never shied away from any opportunity that has presented itself to him. After receiving a BA in education, Damon taught elementary school. Then he was tugged in different directions of public speaking, writing, and music production. From there he has branched off into many spaces that seemingly have no connection but they actually are connected. “Fear and pride inhibit people from exploring and launching themselves on the avenue of self-discovery. It is best to be receptive to everything that comes along your path.”

Tidbits from Damon

There's a lot more where these came from. Damon is the author of four published books:

The Great Taste of Success

The Greater Taste of Success

Revelation Rightly Revealed (A spiritual guide to the book of Revelation)

Living, Learning, Leading

He can be found at: rillifeacademy.thinkific.com

Be willing to take risks. Maintain a positive attitude. No means maybe - not no. Surround yourself with the best at what they do. These are all things this remarkable woman learned from what she calls failures. Many of the hardships she had to overcome were not of her own making. It was just life happening. She started off in her youth as a figure skater and her story goes from there. Deborah says so many times she has fallen down and had to get herself back up. The point being that is exactly what she did over and over. Deborah is now in a position in life where she can engage in philanthropy. Among other things, she loves to help women overcome negative self-talk. Debrah can be found at Deborah Driggs on instagram. Be sure to listen to her incredible story on this podcast.

David is the mind behind the Wonder Technique. The holistic approach to self development. He states that the idea of holistic is that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. You will find his explanations of how simple it is most fascinating because it is so true. Did you know the true formula for how much water you should drink? And did you know nature has built the chemicals our bodies need and color coded them? Very simple. He talks about how having space between our busy moments is so important to be able to return to our centers. This podcast is so informative you won’t want to miss it. David’s golden nugget for you is keep it simple. It is a matter of tweaking things you already know about and not a major overhaul. He can be found at: thewondertechnique.com. He offers a membership for a one time cost of $10 which gives the member access to ten courses that include workbooks and study materials.

What an extraordinary gentleman!!! In the space of four months, he got married, became excruciatingly ill, and as a result lost his vision. He was married nine months when his wife passed away. Of course, he grieved but he did not let it shut him completely down. He has seven coaching certifications, but his passion is in the area of marriage. He plays the drums, bowls, and built his website by himself. (His wife put in the color) Many seeing folks find it a challenge to navigate a website much less build one. He has a lot going on in his ministry. You must visit his website: theblindfury.com and find out how to join classes. His teachings are scripture based. Trust us when we say, he knows his Bible well and how to apply it.

Relentless, envision, habits, failure not an option, achieve are some of the character attributes not only possessed by Steve but advised that anyone will succeed if they acquire these traits. He has consistently been a top award winning salesman for many years and is an author and sought after keynote speaker. In his book: Sell When You See the Whites of Their Eyes, he describes two absolute musts if you want to succeed in sales. First, develop a relationship and trust with your potential client. Find out what they want. Second, take action. He calls it the CCDA strategy. Correct Consistent Daily Action. Above all, no matter what, don’t stop. Never, never, never give up. It is not difficult to see why this gentleman is great at what he does. Anyone can benefit from the wisdom and understanding he has picked up over the years.

One area in healthy living where people can have a lousy mindset is in the area of physical exercise. Ben’s passion is movement. He has a Ph.D. and teaches at a university in Pennsylvania. A torn retina prevented him from the physical movement he loved. That was a major challenge for him. Want to change your mindset? Here are some things he says about movement:

Here’s how to get started:

Ben recommends a practical approach to fitness. You can find him by googling: Moving2live, or Fitness lab Pittsburgh, or Instagram@fitlabpgh where he posts the podcasts when they will be coming up and his one-minute movement tip hot videos. Give him a try. You’ll improve yourself even more!

The truth shall set you free! Robin is a confidence coach. She teaches people how to get out of their heads so they can actually live their life the way it was meant to be lived. After being a broadcasting journalist for NBC and ABC, Robin became disenchanted by the negative spin put on everything reported in that arena. She understood the negative is what held people’s attention. Her primal need to help folks see the weather forecast as an 80% chance of sunshine as opposed to a 20% chance of rain led her into doing what she does today. The truth she speaks in this podcast will resonate with everyone and inspire you to buy her book: Get Off My Bus!: How to Get Clarity, Get in the Diver’s Seat, and Get Moving in Your Life. She advises that you ask yourself five thought-provoking questions and be sure to answer them.

Neil’s experience is a must-hear story. He hit rock bottom at which time he was given a prognosis of two weeks to live. It took some time, but he learned the freedom of tuning out “the program” and tapping into his internal being. What is the program? It’s all those external things, mostly lies, people use to try to fix themselves. Learn how to stop those self-destructive habits of:

His book on Amazon is The Bullshit Machine/Transcending the Delusion of Who We Think We Are

He can be found at: neilfirszt.com  Exposing yourself to him maybe the start of the life-change you’ve been longing for.

Ever had a teacher that was totally boring and another that was, energetic and inspiring? Well, Dale Roberts is the second experience. He is a best-selling fitness author on Amazon but he is doing something different now. He teaches people how to write and self-publish books that sell. With a position as an activities director for a senior complex with growth potential, he decided to write a book. It brought in a little over $24 upon which he decided to quit his job and write full time. A gutsy move, but he didn’t feel panic until he had gone through all his savings. He then consulted a coach. In about six months he was up and running. He kept thinking it was a fluke but it just kept going. His youtube channel got started when he tried to save himself by answering the same question one time in a video rather than a gazillion times individually. It grew into the Youtube channel: “Self Publishing with Dale”. This gentleman has the heart and passion of a servant. He love’s connecting people with people and turning competitors into collaborators. If you ever get a chance to talk to him you will find that his passion just oozes out of him.

Talk about a life full of trouble with a somewhat belated turnaround Kelley’s story is just that. From her early childhood, she experienced very negative things and carried that mindset into her adult life. She believed in order to be acceptable she had to be perfect. Along the way, she developed an eating disorder, got married, and had triplets which she found very challenging to handle only she wouldn’t admit that to anyone. She had to keep up appearances of being perfect. While in her forties she was diagnosed with breast cancer. That took a year-long chunk out of her life while she endured all the usual therapies for breast cancer. At that point, after twenty-five years of being a dental hygienist, she decided she wanted to help women and earned a master’s degree in counseling. Even as a therapist, she experienced some very negative things like a narcissistic husband who took her passport and left her stranded in a foreign country. She determined she needed to decide as to whether she would continue to be victimized by her circumstances or step up and create the existence she really wanted for herself. She worked with a coach who told her that the negative self-belief she carried inside her was inviting all the negative stuff into her life. Anyone who has done any self-assessment and tried to turn the direction of their life around will for sure identify with her story. Those who have not done so will be inspired to take a look at themselves and set off on a new journey of their own. For help and guidance, Kelley can be found very easily by performing a Google search for Kelly Sgroi LMHC.

Want to set your mind at ease about your finances? Adam Koren is a compassionate financial coach who takes a creative approach to help people deal with money issues. He finds that people don’t like to talk about money. In many cases, they don’t like to deal with it at all until they are hit with some sort of crisis for which they don’t have funds to deal with but feel they should. Most financial and/or investment counselors deal with the should or shouldn’t rules of money handling. His approach is to deal with the emotional attachments to what things money can do for a person. He likes to determine what:

He states the growth benefit his clients experience from working with him is they begin by being extremely anxious and ashamed and end up feeling relaxed, confident, and settled in their mind and heart. He wants people to know they don’t have to face the money issue alone. He does recommend a personal management tool that most of his clients find very helpful which is the free app “Mint” from Intuit. For a consultation, he can be found at adamkoren.com and offers a discount for mentioning the podcast so be sure and listen to this one!

If you are in the can’t-find-the-job-I-really-want slump you will want to listen to this woman.

Terry McDougall began a podcast to share her learning experiences during her career so other people could benefit from her stumbles and skinned knees. That turned into a book: Winning the Game of Work: Career Happiness and Success on Your Own Terms. She started out in marketing but loved the mentoring and coaching aspect of her responsibilities. Today she is a career coach and radiates with the wisdom of the current work environment. Learn:

If you feel you need a career coach you can’t go wrong with Terry. Listen and see for yourself.

Michelle Graff

Michelle Graff comes from a child welfare background. After a point in her career, she determined she could have more impact by changing her focus to working with the help professionals. This is a packet of powerful information from the author of The Compassion Fatigued Organization: Restoring Compassion to Helping Professionals. The multiple topics Michelle addresses include:

The importance of relationships
How personal and secondary trauma affects people (The brain reacts the same to both.)
The color of resiliency
The fact that the helping professionals are not so different from those needing help.

Michelle focuses on teaching people how to become more self-aware, build resiliency, distinguish self vs. other’s trauma through self-awareness, how to recognize when compassion is being shut off in the brain freeze response for protection, and know that compassion is necessary and replenishable. Michelle believes interpersonal relationships are very important and we must learn how to set appropriate boundaries as well as be respectful of other’s boundaries and accept the fact that we as individuals have no control of another person’s determined boundaries. She talks about the importance of employing and broadening skills needed to reset, maintain, and regulate yourself into responding rather than reacting to those things that trigger the flight, fight or freeze mode of trauma. One can’t help but learn a lot from Michelle Graff.

This talk with Melissa was such a great one. Sometimes the thing that will propel us forward is so simple that we just overlook it, Simply remove the excuse. Do whatever it takes to squash the things that we utilize as excuses because they are holding us back. Melissa drives this point home in a way that only she can. I am sure you will love her story and her passion for what she does.

Pat and I really get into the importance of mindset in every aspect of sports and how that carries over to life. From the athletes to the coaches, mindset is an integral part of success. One thing that Pat said that stood out to me was the most important practice was the one right after a loss. How true is that? The most important time is right after a setback it is what will keep us moving forward or send us packing. 

Your business will only grow as much as YOU are willing to grow when you begin to THINK big you will begin to make it big. Courtney tells us her journey on how she has done just that. We talk about the catalyst that changed everything for her and the inspirations that have helped her become the successful person she is today.

Travis and I discuss aspects of being an entrepreneur primarily the mindset it takes to be one. We dive in on how the results of the company itself are dependent on the mindsets of the people within the organization. Whether it is branding or self-image, the company is indeed an extension of the individual and will take on that persona. 

Katti and I discuss uncovering the true you by removing the pieces that you are pretending to be. It's a beautiful concept that the person that you desire to be is who you already are you just have to make the decision to show up that way. There are so many amazing points that Katti addresses throughout this conversation that it is difficult to highlight them all. Take a listen and be prepared to have a shift in your mindset as in pertains to your self-image.

Spike and I talk about his journey from a rock bottom state to finding success as a voice-over actor which then lead him to be a relationship coach. The journey was an interesting one that began with given relationship talks at Comicon. He has found the power of utilizing his thoughts and mindset to ultimately manifest his best life and on his terms. 

Gerry is a 54-year-old Scot, born and raised in Glasgow. He has three children, Kevin, Caitlin, and Frances. He lives with his wife Jennifer and Frances in NYC now, having come to the US seven years ago. In his career, Gerry has led the marketing for some of the biggest retail brands on both sides of the Atlantic, and over his thirty-five-year career, you have probably been his customer.

As a marketer, the art of writing and communication has always been important to him, but it is his love for music that has been his real passion. An avid listener with an eclectic palette, a collector, a singer, and gig-goer, Gerry has had music as his constant companion. It is only fitting that his first book is set to his soundtrack of these events.

Rachel West is a Personal Growth Coach, Certified Trainer, Breakthrough Expert, Speaker, Best Selling Author, and the Founder of Empowering Growth. She is a certified Master Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Master Time Line Therapy Practitioner. She volunteers at Safe House in Las Vegas and is a Certified Domestic Violence Victims Advocate. Rachel is passionate about helping individuals ready to transform themselves to transform their life by helping identify what holds them back in the areas of life they struggle with the most. She helps broaden their perspectives and understands first-hand how releasing negative mental, emotional and behavioral programming helps one feel, hear and see new possibilities and focusing this new mindset and toolset to get results at a much higher level.

Becky Clabaugh is a personal development expert with over 30 years of professional training, personal experience, and life-changing battles that make her the fiercely focused coach that she is today.

She has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Service, and a minor in holistic health and wellness education. Becky is also a Certified Life and Money Mindset Coach.

She loves working with heart-centered, high-achieving women in business because they give so much of themselves at work and at home that they often get burned out and lose sight of their passion, value, and self-worth.

It is Becky's mission to share her tools and strategies that have helped her overcome her inner resistance that was blocking the legacy she wants to leave. Becky believes that changing your money mindset is about more than dollars and cents, it’s about becoming your best self so you can be a shining light in your community.

Join Jeff Holst, Veronika Childs, and myself as we discuss what it takes to no longer have bad days and the misconception that no bad days mean nothing bad happens. Also, defining yourself as the person you want to be. Great conversation! Jeff and Veronika are a part of the Last Life Ever Podcast and are passionate about helping people live the best possible version of their lives.

Robert Gardner. Robert is a licensed social worker, author, public speaker, and relationship change agent. He believes that all good things work best from the inside out, and that would include us as human beings. In his first of three books, “The Choices We Make,” he calls for relationship skills to be taught in schools. He believes that would provide our youth with insight for healthy relationships to reduce intimate partner violence.

In his teens, Russell Heath hitchhiked to Alaska and lived in a cabin on the banks of the Tanana River; in his twenties, he lived in Italy and then traveled overland across the Sahara, through the jungles and over the savannas of Africa and into southern Asia; in his thirties, he sailed alone around the world in a 25-foot wooden boat; in his forties, he wrote novels; and in his fifties, he bicycled the spine of the Rockies from Alaska to Mexico. He’s worked on the Alaska Pipeline, as an environmental lobbyist in the Alaska Legislature, and run a storied environmental organization fighting to protect Alaska’s coastal rainforests. Several years ago, he moved to New York City to dig deep into leadership development and coaching. He now coaches business and non-profit leaders intent on making big things happen in the world.

Bill has collaborated with Alan Mulally, pitched Steve Jobs, accomplished much, failed often, and learned many useful lessons from thirty years of studying the science of success.

He is best described as a pragmatic Simon Sinek; an optimist and an operator.

Bill embodies his core purpose - simplified servanthood - by spending each working moment to help create a compassionately productive society by enabling enlightened leaders to focus on the few things that truly matter to their teams and key stakeholders.

He has worked for and advised hundreds of companies, including startups, where he has a long track record of success spanning multiple industries. Bill has been a VP of Sales eight times, twice a CMO, and once a GM of a division of a $100MM IT services company before he pivoted to becoming a business growth coach in 2015. Prior to this, he had five successful outcomes, two IPOs, and seven acquisitions, including a turnaround during the 2008 financial crisis.

As a coach, in addition to being connected with MG 100, Women’s Business Collaborative, MassMEP, Small Giants, and EforAll, Bill has earned certifications from ScalingUp, Gravitas Impact, Metronome United, Predictive Index, and The Neuroleadership Institute.

Bill’s best-selling book - Further, Faster - The Vital Few Steps that Take the Guesswork out of Growth continues to garner a nearly 5-Star rating generating demand for virtual and in-person national and international speaking opportunities.

Away from work, he is an avid reader, amateur musician, athlete, and enjoys volunteering locally. When he is not cheering on his collegiate champion, musically-gifted daughter, Bill lives and works in greater Boston.

Richard Walsh is a 30-year veteran business owner. He’s the best-selling author of Escape the Owner Prison, the contractor's new way to scale, regain control, and fast track growth while loving life. As the creator of the ETOP Academy business coaching program and host of the ETOP Podcast, his ultimate mission...  To help 10,000 business owners free themselves from their self-imposed shackles to their business and create freedom in their lives to do what they want, when they want, and still be... massively successful.

Jocelyn is a Break Down to Wake Up Coach, Author, TV Show, and Podcast Host. She works with men and women both on an individual level and in group settings - providing tools and resources for individuals to break through their own BS. Her unique approach provides lasting results transforming from lack to limitless possibilities for others. As a personal coach, these lasting lessons and curiosity to the human spirit, Jocelyn takes center stage on platforms sharing her knowledge and wisdom to get to the heart of how individuals cut themselves short from their own potential and greatness. With a quick wit and enduring smile - and yes with some bumps and bruises of her own along the way - continues to share simple, effective, and efficient modalities to calm and entice the toughest critic.

In her inaugural book, Break Down to Wake Up: Journey Beyond the Now, Jocelyn curated and led a team of 16 authors across 6 continents - leaders and captains of industry - in sharing deeply personal journeys of break downs through alcoholism, career toxicity, leaving cults, abusive parent/child relationships, professional falls, and personal tragedies and journey through the depths of darkness to finding their true authentic selves and personal strength.

As a host of the streaming TV show and Podcast, Break Down to Wake Up - Jocelyn shares conversation with men and women around the globe who continue to show up for themselves amidst their own personal struggles in their journey of life and how they continue to evolve and THRIVE through life’s challenges. Founder of LEAP, the podcast, Jocelyn sits with accomplished entrepreneurs sharing journeys of self-discovery and the twists and turns of starting and growing heart-centered businesses - balanced on belief in self, learning to LISTEN to your inner guide, when to say no and when to say yes.

After battling her way through IBS, hypothyroidism, anxiety, hormonal imbalances, and skin issues... she found herself with an unhealthy relationship with food and knew there had to be a better way...

After many failed attempts and lessons learned, she came up with this one method known as the F.R.E.E. method that put her symptoms into remission without following restrictive diets or fancy supplement regimes. And yes, that nutrition routine now includes pizza without running to the bathroom.

By applying this method using food, lifestyle, radical shifts in consciousness, and mindfulness practices + tools she's gone on to help hundreds of women around the globe do the same through her online courses: Signature Gut Recharge Program and 1:1 Gut Accelerator Program.

https://healingtohappy.com/

https://www.instagram.com/lauramartin_h2h/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/myhappygutgang

Andrew runs a video production company and podcast. He is from Kansas City, MO, and has lived out in Colorado Springs for nearly 2 years now. He is loves networking, meeting new people and bringing focus to local small businesses through his own podcast COS Business Podcast.

Danielle is a Colorado Springs native; she loves hiking, reading, and spending time with family and friends.

Danielle’s caring and attentive nature is reflected in her personality and career fields. She has a BA in Sociology from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. From there she went on to earn a Double Major MA in Special Education. Teaching special needs children, as well as being an Interpreter for the Deaf has allowed her to refine her caring and attentive nature. Danielle cared for her mother for the final 9 months of her mother’s life, in 2008, while raising four sons. In 2011, Danielle became a full time caregiver, this time for her husband, David. At that time, Danielle retired from her educational career embarking on the new journey of caring for David. Danielle started a consulting business called Vibrant Caregiving offering her insights and expertise to other caregivers throughout her local community. Between 2012- 2016, Danielle completed a Life Coaching Certification, attended courses toward an MBA, and still cared for her husband and 4 sons full time.

The place where she brings her talents to you is through the school of hard knocks, having had to learn how to recover life in every way after her husband was no longer by her side.

Little known fact: Has been ice climbing, and is looking forward to doing it again!

Today she is an entrepreneur, businesswoman, voracious reader, and surviving spouse. She is a Financial Consultant, Business Builder, Life Coach, & Podcaster.

After years of living paycheck to paycheck and struggling with alcohol addiction, self-proclaimed former train-wreck Amber Miller is on a mission to show people that if she can get her shit together, then there's hope for anyone. Amber went from being a lost, broke blackout girl to a thriving woman that is now abundant in money, time, love, and energy.

Through a combination of self-development and a little swearing, she has stepped into her life's calling as a high-level transformational coach and is the founder of A Life Not Wasted, a judgment-free group that empowers people to find their worth and make a fearless change to conquer their dreams.

Amber wants to raise the vibration of the world by using her light and laughter to show people that they are capable of more than they ever thought possible.

Lana has a unique and empathetic approach for her clients finding success in rehabilitating the grieving process. Interestingly enough, a lot of people are not aware that they are in a grieving state but grief is one of the biggest blockers to forward progression. Tune in to hear if you are carrying grief and how to overcome it if you are.

Haley is a working single mother student who has had numerous trials and tribulations throughout her life, but she has not let that hold her back. Although she has found herself in situations that she may not have necessarily chosen for herself, she has learned to change her perspective and master her mindset to make everything work out for the best. She is now finding success in every aspect of her life and she wants to take others along for the ride.

Specializing in writing books to complement businesses, Jordan provides easy, effortless strategies to get thoughts on paper, allowing her clients to finish their books quicker than they ever thought possible.

Jordan discovered her talent for writing while she was still in primary school, although she didn’t implement this skill into her work until much later; in 2019 when she won a Publishing Contract for her Fiction Novel; The Mandala Chronicles.

Jordan is now a full-time writer, working with a wide range of specialties, personalized for each individual client.

In a short amount of time, Jordan has gone from freelancing to working with 6-figure earners who repeatedly come back to work with her time and time again.

Jordan has been able to turn a childhood passion into a business that allows her to provide for her young family and does so with the utmost pleasure of being able to supply her clients with their dream manuscripts.

Magnus is a jack of many trades and has some great insight into many different topics. In this episode, he and I discuss building your mindset towards networking and the tricks you can use to do it more effectively. This is the kind of stuff that we aren't taught in school but is a vital piece to achieving success in any career. Take a listen. I promise you won't leave empty-handed.

Patrick is a suicide survivor turned business owner/entrepreneur. He owns and co-owns multiple entities and has quickly branded himself as a small and local business ambassador and local resource. If he's not helping other businesses grow then he's probably on a live, a podcast or stream.

I've interviewed Scott Brandt before as a part of a collective with his business and podcast partners, but this time we are going to get to know him as an individual. A native of Colorado and father of two beautiful daughters, Scott is a man of many words that loves the connection process with others. He believes that we all have a message others need to hear, so he is always working with others to share their transparency and vulnerability. He posses such an amazing mindset that allows him to never back down from a challenge.

Beenie Mann is an Entrepreneur, Visionary, and Transformational Speaker. She is CEO of Matters of Perspective - an innovative coaching platform liberating people from the negative thinking patterns that keep them in a life that does not serve them.

Most of us live our lives through the lens of self-limiting beliefs. To ignite change most focus on changing the outside circumstances but Beenie teaches how to let happiness determine success, and how to break free of fear, shame and societal pressure.

Beenie’s drive to elevate people has earned her the Shield of Sparta award from the National Infantry Association as well as the Essayons Award from the Army Engineer Association. She also won the Outstanding Civilian Service Medal from the Department of the Army. Her bestselling book Happiness Matters received 1st place at the 26th Annual CIPA-EVVY Awards.

Beenie has been assisting people in transforming their mindsets for more than 30 years.

Connect with Beenie:

MattersOfPerspective.com

youtube.com/c/MattersOfPerspective

Happiness Matters on 95.7fm The Slide

BeenieBits.com

FB: @MattersOfPerspective

LinkedIn: Matters of Perspective

Happiness Matters (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3aYtWbS

Becoming 50something (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/2JxaMyu

Waffles 2 (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3hvH89o

In this BONUS episode, I have a quick conversation with Jasper Axelrad. Not only is Jasper the sponsor, through Tobala, and a supporter of the Moving Upstream Without a Paddle podcast, but she is also a supporter of people in general. Her current efforts to collaborate with others in an attempt to save the small business in the community from the COVID shutdowns are unprecedented and she is doing it in creative non-confrontational ways. To say I am honored to call her a friend is an understatement and you will soon understand why.

www.creativecollaborationsco.com

www.facebook.com/groups/840338926715355/?ref=share

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Not too long ago I had an awesome interview with Wendy Bartlett but the audio was doing some strange and interesting things. So, we did it again! We talk about using the right words, replacing the old non-serving habits with new, and a great deal more.

Amanda Hinnen is a fun-loving free spirit that just goes with the ideas that she finds exciting. A wife, mother, realtor, and entrepreneur that does not let cares of the world sway her from chasing. She has recently taken on a business that is needed in today's day and age called HomeSchool Heroes. You are going to love this episode. Guaranteed. 

Day 3 of the 30 days of podcasting and I am talking with holistic health coach Flip Awesome Aguilera, One thing I love about the podcast is being able to talk to some of the most interesting people around and Flip is right up there with the best. This was a great conversation that I know you are going to enjoy.

Contact Flip through:

Website - https://www.sweatnationworld.com/

Axen - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1466192520436087

Colorado Springs Philosophy Discussions Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/386277392748844

Special thanks to Tobala Fine Mexican Cuisine for sponsoring the show. If you are in the Colorado Springs area be sure to check them out!

https://www.tobalacuisine.com/

I can't say enough good things about Elysia and the work she is doing. When you hear this interview you will quickly see her passion and be inspired by how she follows her purpose. Below are the ways to contact her and to contribute, if you feel so lead, to helping her reach the masses that would benefit from her programs.

https://www.dreames-lifecoaching.com/projects

https://www.gofundme.com/f/healing-trauma-through-connection-with-horses

Join me with my good friend Michael Griffin (a.k.a. Mikey G) as we talk about aiming for consistency but understanding that sometimes you might have to start over. When most get to that point they simply quit. Mikey G's message to you is to never quit! Starting over may suck but what would suck more is never finding your true potential. This kid has a story and a message that you have to hear.

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Books Mentioned (affiliate links)

So excited to have my good friend and mentor Quinton Blanche on this episode as he talks about making it in a world he never knew existed. By setting the goal, making the decision to achieve that goal, and being voracious you can achieve anything you set your mind to. You are going to want to hear the wisdom that "Q" has to offer to find your success.

Last week I discussed reflecting on the past but not focusing on it. This episode I discuss what it is we should be focusing on. The idea will go against what we have been taught our whole lives, but If you keep doing what you are doing, you'll keep getting what you are getting.

In this episode, I talk about reflecting on your past, not living in it, and utilizing the realization of previous successes to aid in the progression towards your future purposeful goal.

Our self-image sets the boundaries of what we believe we can accomplish. When we begin to understand that we were made for greatness we will start accomplishing great things.

In this second episode, I begin to bring to light the conscious and subconscious minds and the power that they have to either work towards our goals or work against them. Remember that it all begins with thoughts and, after this, you will know why.

In this first episode, I discuss what the concept of thoughts becoming things looks like. There is a distinct process the carries our thoughts and beliefs into action generating results. This is the perfect topic for this episode as our thoughts are truly the starting point for developing a successful mindset.