Change Your Story, Change Your Life

THE MUSIC OF LEADERSHIP What is leadership? What does a leader look like? Those are loaded questions. There will be as many answers as there are people who read this. Today’s guest, Yigal Adato, is a passionate, committed leader who helps business people discover and step into their own authentic leadership. He earned the right to teach leadership by walking his own talk, by holding himself accountable to high standards fro living, and by taking 100% responsibility for his actions and his results. His journey is fascinating. His core passion is music. He sings and performs on stage, and he even had his own rock group, F.o.N. They opened Woodstock ’99 on the Emerging Artist Stage. His love of music and theatrical performance enrich his public speaking and leadership training today. You’ll relate to his story about overcoming extreme negative self talk when he was a broke musician, then reinventing himself as an emerging entrepreneur. You will learn one of the most original definitions o

DEFINE YOUR LIFE Life is an exciting turbulent river. Most people allow life’s current to carry them where it will. When they don’t like their destination, they blame it on circumstances. Leaders navigate life’s waters with purpose and intention. They set and control their sail to end up at their chosen destination. They life by choice and self responsibility. They shape their circumstances and define their lives. Denise Walsh is a leader. She began her journey to self-determination as a clinical psychologist working with families in a mental health agency. She wanted to make a greater impact on people’s lives than her job permitted. She took action and became a certified trainer with Jack Canfield who wrote The Success Principles, as well as an elite coach with the John Maxwell Team, renowned for its world class leadership training. Her commitment to personal growth has taken her to the top ranks of her network marketing company where she continues to nurture a team of emerging l

SUMMARY Your words create your reality. Be aware of the words you say to yourself every day, consciously or unconsciously. You are happy or sad, productive or frustrated, growing or stuck, rich or poor because of the language you use in your daily self-talk. SHOW NOTES “The pen is mightier than the sword.” [0:33] Quote from novelist and playwright, Edward Bulwer Lytton. [0:41] I’m launching an additional short weekly episode of Change Your Story, Change Your Life. [0:55] This new format is called One Word Story. [1:13] Words shape your reality. [1:35] A variation on “the pen is mightier than the sword.” [1:55] Variation was said by Robert Burton in “The Anatomy of Melancholy,” written in the early 17th century. [2:06] Burton’s variation: “A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword.” [2:15] How often do you hurt yourself with your words? [2:35] We will explore a different word in each short episode. [2:50] You will become

CLAIM YOUR WORTH What is an expert, and what is expertise? I’m sure there are as many answers to this question as there are people who hear it. David C. Baker is an expert on expertise. He has thought long and hard about what makes someone an expert, and he illuminates the subject with precision, clarity and depth in his book, “The Business of Expertise.” If you are an entrepreneur who wants to take your business to new heights, you’ll gain insight on how to do it from my interview with David, today’s guest. The power and value of David’s knowledge and his view of expertise extend way beyond business. They will enrich people who who want to deepen and strengthen their sense of self worth. A successful expert masters a set of skills and a body of knowledge. They will never be felt by the people who need them if the expert lacks confidence and self worth. A surefire sign of wavering self worth is the inability to say no to prospective clients who are not a good fit for your business. Your ability an

YOUR LAST BAD DAY How can a severe accident, a near death experience, become a person’s greatest gift? You will discover the inspiring answer to that question in this podcast. Michael OBrien was living a successful life – on the surface. He had a career, money, family, everything that is supposed to add up to happiness. Behind this facade, at the core of his being, he felt trapped and unfulfilled. In his own words, he was a “human doer,” not a human being. Unfortunately,  many people live this way. Fortunately,  you don’t have to almost lose your life to transform from human doer to human being. Michael’s experience and the lessons he learned from it can help you enrich your life personally and financially. Michael fell in love with bicycles as a child. His passion for cycling grew into his adulthood. He took his bike with him on a business trip with the intention of combining work with pleasure. That decision almost killed him. For a while, it turned him into a vengefu

MURDER STORY There are schools, and there are schools. Some are highly respected by society. They offer book learning, a competitive grading system, and a fast track to the top of the social ladder. Some of these schools  have have higher prestige, status, and celebrity than others. A diploma or degree  from one of these institutions can open many doors that lead to respect, social acceptance, and wealth. The street can also serve as a school. So can a prison. Your education in these hard knuckle schools will not earn you society’s blessings or certificates that open doors. But they can definitley give you a priceless education. They can teach you survival and a profound understanding of human psychology,  They can unleash creativity. They can cultivate compassion; They can offer you hard won lessons of  great wisdom. These schools can destroy you. If they don’t, they can forge integrity and strength of character and prepare you to enrich the world with your unique brand of authenticity and c

BURN YOUR BOATS Imagine building your business with highly qualified referrals that you never even asked for. That’s not a dream or wishful thinking. It’s a reality for Stacey Brown Randall. Her expertise is showing you how to generate referrals without asking. She earned the right to teach high level lead generation through observation, practice, and hard work. She didn’t like many of the referral strategies that she saw in the corporate world. She discovered that her corporate life was restrictive, and that it didn’t allow her to be fully herself. When she found the courage to give away her business suits and shed her corporate identity, she began to thrive personally and financially. Her passion ignited and her entrepreneurial new business was born. That business teaches people how to master the referral game. Stacey’s online programs and coaching will give you the knowledge, confidence, and posture you need to burn your boats, go all in and grow your unique business by

Power To Transform You are what you identify with. You identify with thoughts that grow into images that you allow to live in your mind. Let’s say you have a menial job. Does it define you? Only if you identify yourself as menial. Today’s guest is a man who refused to identify with self images that limited his growth, creativity, and his shot at greatness. He has played a variety of roles in life, from the mundane to the extraordinary. He conquered obesity; he overcame a stutter, he transformed from stocking clerk to seven figure entrepreneur. He was featured on an ABC reality TV Show, Extreme Weight Loss. Today, Mike Giannulis helps entrepreneurs go from good to great. His story will touch you and give you the power to become unstoppable in the face of any obstacle.

Write That Book How can you immediately stand out from the crowd? Write a book that positions you as the go to expert in your area of expertise. Then make sure it becomes an Amazon best seller. The moment you do that new doors will open to you, and you will easily attract lucrative opportunities. Right now you may be thinking that this sounds great but writing a book is far beyond your reach.Don’t worry. Most people believe that limiting thought. And that’s all it is, a thought, a belief, a fear based story that you can change. Today’s guest, Julie Broad, helps business professionals discover the unique book inside them; she helps them write it, publish it, and make it soar to bestseller status on Amazon. In this interview, she reveals the shocking truth about mainstream publishers and gets you excited about writing and self-publishing your book. You’ll feel inspired and gain confidence from this real estate investor and Amazon publishing master. Listen to her engaging story, and

Your Hidden Power What do you think and feel when you hear statements like, “Humans only use ten percent of their full potential,” or, “You have genius in you?” Do you want to believe those things, but find it hard to fully accept them? Do you feel that you would be naive or silly to believe that you have unlimited potential? Potential for what? Enormous financial success. An exciting lifestyle. Deep personal relationships that fill you with joy. Don’t feel bad if you believe that unlimited anything in your life is fun to dream about, but that it is just pie-in-the-sky thinking. Here’s what I believe. And, you’re free to laugh at me. I wholeheartedly believe that we all have the capacity for miraculous levels of achievement and happiness. Why do I believe it? Because I experience new levels of my own potential the moment I let go of worry, tension, and fear. Today’s guest, Heather, Dominick, is a brilliant mentor and coach who helps people discover, unloc

Create Or Destroy We all walk a fine line between creation and destruction. We choose one or the other by the way we react or respond to tough life experiences. Some people become hateful, vindictive, and destructive when someone or something hurts them badly. Then there are those who use pain as a source of growth, creativity, and contribution. It’s all about mindset. The creative mindset transforms suffering into beauty. The destructive mindset expands and inflicts pain. Brandon Walden has suffered. He has embraced his pain, grown from it, and created joy and healing that he shares with the world. You will love Brendon’s story of triumph over huge adversity. He will make you smile’ he will uplift your heart; he will arouse your sense of hope and belief in the magic of life.

  DISRUPTION We live in an age of disruption. And that’s a good thing. Technology is disrupting antiquated ways of living. It’s creating a more efficient, safer, and enlightened world. Entrepreneurs are disrupting our models of work, earning money, and transforming society. If you doubt any of these statements, read “Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth, and Impact the World,” by Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler. Chris Dayley, today’s guest is a disruptive force in the marketing world. He’s disrupting outmoded ways of communicating your value and your message to the marketplace. Chris can help you attract more customers and clients to you business. He can help turn your website into an irresistible money magnet. Listen, learn, and become inspired by Chris Dayley’s knowledge, expertise, and personal integrity. Allow his story to enrich you personally and financially. BOOKS IN THIS PODCAST Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink

  BECOMING MEN What is a man? Seems like an obvious question. The answer is not so obvious, especially today. Our troubled world has launched a full scale attack on the identity of men. Some men are speaking up about it. Many are suffering in silence and confusion. Connor Beaton is a man who paid the price for defining who he is. His identity was tied to traditional success for awhile. Then, he hit rock bottom and experienced homelessness. Connor kept asking himself the right questions and rewrote his story about who he is and what purpose he has in the world. The result is his movement called Man Talks where men can participate in an enlightened conversation around the nature, meaning, and purpose of manhood. Man Talks empowers men and women because it encourages an open and healing dialogue between the sexes. This podcast is for men and women who choose to live in their higher selves and enjoy all the rewards of that choice. You’ll be inspired and enriched by this conversation about self

  NAKED TRUTH Men and women are at war. I’m talking about the super charged battle of the sexes spearheaded by the Harvey Weinstein scandal. The lines are drawn, and each day the genders become more polarized. Many women are stepping forward and expressing their pent up rage. This podcast does not takes sides. Today’s guest is a smart, independent, powerful woman. Her name is Sonya Cote. She was a proud professional stripper. She is a jazz singer, an actress, an author, and a mom. Sonya has every justification to hate men. She was brutally abused at the age of two. She was sexually assaulted as an infant by a neighbor who took advantage of her parents’ trust. She even wound up living on the same street as her assailant as an adult. She did not seek revenge or punishment. She forgave and moved on with her life. I don’t know that I would have done the same in her place. Meeting her and talking with her filled me with admiration and respect. You will find her story inspiring

  MORON TO ROCKSTAR It’s always about your story. If you think you are bad with money, you are. If you think you can earn more money than you will ever need, you can. Don’t believe me? Well, that’s your story, and, it is true for you. Scott Alan Turner lived into a story early in his life that made him a “money moron.” Fortunately for him and for you, he changed his story and became a self-made millionaire in his 30’s, retired early, and now helps people create their own empowering money stories. This inspiring entrepreneur is the best selling author of “99 Minute Millionaire.” He reveals wealth building habits and routines, the secrets to smart long-term investments, and much more. Listen and learn from Scott Alan Turner, the financial rockstar. BOOKS IN THIS PODCAST 99 Minute Millionaire by Scott Alan Turner How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod SCOTT’S FAVORITE QUOTE “Fear is the

  YOUR SECRET LANGUAGE What you say and what you really mean are not always the same thing. If that’s true, and it is, then how do you know what your prospective customers and clients really need and want? After all, you may only hear what they say. Jeffrey Shaw helps you discover your ideal customer’s secret language. He developed his unique skill by becoming a highly successful portrait photographer. You see, a great photographer captures the essence behind a person’s physical image. Jeffrey honed his skill until it became intuitive. Today, he is a master who helps entrepreneurs achieve exponential success by attracting and serving their ideal customers. Listen and learn how you can position yourself in the marketplace beyond all of your competitors. BOOKS IN THIS PODCAST Lingo by Jeffrey Shaw To Sell is Human by Daniel H. Pink Louder Than Words by Todd Henry The Accidental Creative by Todd Henry Die Empty by Todd Henry The Fuzzy and the Techie: Why the Liberal Arts Will

  HEALTH BY DESIGN We live in an abundant world. Then why are so many people, especially in first world countries, so unhealthy? Could it be that they have bought into the wrong story? Dr. Phil Carson sheds light on this important question. He chose pharmacy as a career; he did it to help people. And he did. But, he also discovered some scary things about pharmaceuticals and traditional medicine. He discovered that many helpful drugs can be harmful. He discovered that people often give their power away to doctors who over-medicate them and damage their health. You’ll be inspired by Dr. Phil Carson’s bold and courageous change of story. He began by healing himself, then empowering others by giving them the keys to healthy weight management, overall natural health, and longevity. He knows and passionately believes that everyone can take control of their own health and enjoy a high quality of life for a long time. Listen to Dr. Carson’s engaging and healing story. It will make you f

HIGHLY SENSITIVE ENTREPRENEUR We live in exciting times. This is the age of the entrepreneur. What exactly is an entrepreneur? One definition is “a person who solves problems for a profit.” There’s truth in that. But not the whole truth. As society evolves, so does the definition of an entrepreneur. Many of today’s top entrepreneurs embrace spirituality. Not dogma or religion. We’re talking about a deeper sense of what it means to be spiritual. We’re talking about a vision that elevates what we are as human beings. A vision that includes ethics, creativity, wealth, material abundance, passion, purpose, and contribution. Those values are part of what it means to be a highly sensitive entrepreneur. An entrepreneur like today’s guest, Heather Dominick. She is a highly successful and spiritual person. An internationally recognized award winning coach and business leader. Her virtual training event, A Course in Business Miracles, won a Stevie Award in 2014. Hea

KNOW YOUR VALUE Cost or price is only an issue in the absence of value. That’s easy to say. But how do you decide how much your ideas, products, or services are worth to the marketplace? Joe Kashurba is a young entrepreneur who can help you discover your true monetary value and comfortably own it, demand it, and get it. Joe’s story is one of success and failure, a story about winning early in life, losing big time, and winning long term. This is a man who went from charging $300 to build a website to commanding a hefty $30,000 for one website. How did he do that? By changing his story and claiming his value. Listen. Learn. Reframe your story. Transform your life. BOOKS IN THIS PODCAST The Four Disciplines of Execution by Sean Covey Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth, and Impact the World by Peter Diamandis & Steven Kotler JOE’S FAVORITE QUOTE “The only thing standing between you and your goal is the bullshit story you keep telling yours

YOU ARE ME Is every cop a criminal and every sinner a saint? My answer is yes. It doesn’t have to be your answer, but here’s what you discover when it is. People are not their actions. Their actions will define them to the world. Their actions carry consequences. But at the core, every human being is the same. Every human being has the same needs, desires, emotions, and soul. There is something that makes us human that lies beyond right and wrong or good and evil. It can’t be named; it can’t be captured by words. It just is. Today’s guest, Paul Nadeau, doesn’t just hold this belief. He lives it. He lives it in a bold, courageous, and inspiring way. He’s a former detective who became an internationally recognized crisis and hostage negotiator. He has a gift for conflict resolution, even when the conflict is extremely intense and violent. Paul has done an acclaimed Ted Talk on the subject; CNN reaches out to him for consultation and insight on the subject of vi