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Diabetes Mellitus is a disease that has been around for ages. There has always been a traditional way to keep Diabetes under control, by taking pills and injecting insulin into our bodies for our entire lives, but to this day, nobody talked about curing it.   On today’s episode, our guest, Dr. Steven Cherrington talks about looking at Type 2 Diabetes from a dietary perspective. He shares with us a revolutionary approach to treatment, one that can not only prevent Diabetes, but can also cure it. He tells us the four steps anyone with this condition should take, under medical supervision, in order to come off their meds and live a healthy life.  Dr. Steven Cherrington is a leading provider of family medicine for patients in the Utah County area. He specializes in treating addiction to opioids, runs a very successful weight loss program and recently has started teaching patients to treat their Type 2 diabetes without the use of medications and ultimately reverse or cure their Type 2 diabetes altogether.  So, whether you’re affected by Diabetes, or you have a family member or a friend that suffers from it, listen to Episode 197 of Becoming Your Best, to learn how to prevent and cure it.  Questions I ask: What is Diabetes? (07:45) What leads people up to getting Type 2 Diabetes? (11:15) What is the new approach? (16:50) What kind of success have you seen with your actual patients?  (24:54) How did you come across all of this information? (29:00)  In this episode, you will learn: The origins of the name - Diabetes Mellitus. (05:13) The definition of Type 2 Diabetes. (09:36) How Type 2 Diabetes was originally treated. (14:47) The four steps people need to do to stop their medications. (18:26) The effects that sugar and white flour have on the pancreas. (21:55)  Connect with Steve: LinkedIn Premier Family Medical Gentle Revive teachable.pfmweightloss.com  Resources mentioned: Diabetes Class  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Sow a thought and you reap an action; sow an act and you reap a habit; sow a habit and you reap a character and sow a character and you reap a destiny." - Ralph Waldo EmersonThe power of Positive Thinking and having a Vision, is beyond imagination, and it can take you to achievements that can only happen if you have positive and winning thoughts.If you don’t have a personal vision, it’s far easier than you might think, to create one. And if you have one already, it is worth going back and being sure that it reflects all that you want and hope to be and do.On today’s episode, of Becoming Your Best, we are going to talk about the Principle, “Lead with a Vision” and we are going to share with you some examples of what having a written and clearly understood vision can lead to.In this episode, you will learn: Some examples of personal visions, quoted from Becoming Your Best – The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders; (02:37) How you can create your personal vision in three steps; (06:21) About the vision for the event called, “The Hope of America”; (10:50) How the vision of Rob and Steven Shallenberger- to fly the F16s over the Stadium of Fire - changed their way of looking at life; ( 15:57) How the vision of never giving up has helped David Shallenberger overcome a traumatic event in his life; (17:42) Steve’s vision for the next 3-5 years; (23:39) Four leadership actions that you can take today, to start changing your life; (28:00) The difference between goals and vision. (29:18) Resources: Becoming Your Best Global Leadership Website Becoming Your Best University Website  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you one of the people from all around the world, wishing to live the American Dream?When you don't have much, there's a level of desire and persistence that evolves. As an immigrant born in India, Andrew came to the United States, with one purpose: to help and positively influence the people around him, and he’s done that for over 30 years now. He encourages entrepreneurs to take calculated, bold steps in the direction of a pure and humble purpose because focusing just on making money, won’t bring the fulfillment we’re all looking for. Andrew Samuel is the Chairman and CEO of LINKBANKCORP, Inc. and also LINKBANK, and has a long track record of industry success. He has helped take banks from insignificant to really being listed on the Nasdaq Global Market and has been involved in the Mergers and Acquisitions of more than 10 companies, with an aggregate deal value surpassing $1.5 billion. Andrew has shaped workplaces that are listed as the best to work at in their region, and created cultures centered around servant leadership. Andrew lives in the Central Pennsylvania area, with his wife of 36 years. They are blessed with five daughters, four sons-in-law and 12 grandchildren.He says that our nation allows us to be whoever we want to be, as long as we put hard work into it.So, don’t miss Episode 195 of Becoming Your Best, to listen to the successful story of a skinny poor little kid from India that came to America and was able to do whatever he set his mind on. Questions I ask:Andrew, tell us about your background, including turning points in your life that have had a significant impact on you, on what you're doing today, and on your experiences. (02:07)What are some of the favorite principles or ideas, for you, from this book? (14:28)What have you found is the best way to eliminate distractions? (16:40)How do we learn to serve others when we live in a world where everyone wants to be served? (19:34)Do you mind just talking about boldness and how does that play out in our success? Why is it important? (24:23)In this episode, you will learn:How Andrew and his family made profit out of cow dung. (03:42)How Andrew decided to write his book, “Our American Dream” and what is the idea behind it. (09:52)One valuable principle from the book. (14:33)Andrew’s favorite chapter of his book. (15:28)What are the two parts that “Our American Dream” is consisted of. (19:03)Connect with Andrew:Andrew Samuel - Our American Dream: Cultivating a Life of Success, Joy, and PurposeLinkedInFacebook Page Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A lot of times, when we think about improving our health and wellness it's easy to focus on the things that we put into our bodies - the liquids we drink, the food that we eat - but people often ignore the light that they are subjecting their bodies to.Companies are realizing that the blue light coming from the screens that we use every day, is dangerous to one’s body, and now they’re trying to limit our exposure to it.On the other hand, the red light spectrum is beneficial for our health, and Justin and his team, have dedicated their lives to bringing awareness of the advantages of using light therapy for improving your body altogether.Justin Strahan is the co-founder of Joovv, a global company that delivers the science of light therapy at your door, providing life-changing red and infrared light therapy devices. Before inventing and developing the Joovv, he spent his career as an engineer managing design and development teams.So, listen to Episode 194 of Becoming Your Best, to find out about this light therapy that has been around for years, but still, few people know about it.Questions I ask:Tell us a little bit about your entrepreneurial journey, or at least about how Joovv came about and what the company is and how this started. (02:07)What are one or two of your key lessons learned as you've built this company? (08:19)What exactly is light therapy? (10:11)Can you just briefly describe what blue light is, versus, say, red and near infrared? (12:40)What is the future of this? (25:55)What's a good place for people to go so that they can learn more about this? (29:34)In this episode, you will learn:How Rob found out about Joovv and light therapy. (07:08)How blue light can negatively affect our health. (13:22)Some of the health benefits that people see when doing light therapy. (14:43)The mechanisms behind light therapy. (19:17)The advantages of LEDs over lasers. (22:06)The difference between red wavelengths and near infrared wavelengths. (22:43)Connect with JustinLinkedInResources mentionedWebsite Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Each one of you has a significant influence on those around you, on your team and organization, your families, but how can you really build strong professional and personal relationships that thrive, and bring out the very best in the people that you work with?The answer is something that we call, “The Triad of a Relationship.” In this episode, we are going to talk about this basic, simple, but yet fundamental agreement, that you should have in place with every employee, from the moment you hire them.So, listen to Episode 193 of Becoming Your Best to learn these three essential things that should be embedded in your company’s culture. In this episode, you will learn:About the three elements of the Triad of the Relationship. (02:27)Case study – committing to being trustworthy. (07:28)About the four parts of the Relationship Agreement. (08:45)Case study – committing to being the best at what you do. (10:52)Case study – committing to being fun to work with. (13:18)About the Harvard Business School’s study that demonstrated that criticism doesn’t help solve problems. (18:10)Resources:Becoming Your Best WebsiteBecoming Your Best University Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How is your language impacting the outcomes in your life? There are so many things that we get into the habit of saying in “the negative.” Small, unconscious things such as shifting your language to, “I can’t do this,” to “I CAN do this,” can make a world of a difference. If you change your language, you will change the outcomes that you experience on a daily basis. In today’s episode, I chat with Thomas Blackwell, author of The liberty of Our Language Revealed. Throughout the episode, we discuss various parts of his transformational book and the fundamental idea that changing your language to reflect positivity will change your results and outcomes for the better. This will impact all parts of your life: your personal and family life, work-life, and even your health. So listen to Episode 192 of Becoming Your Best to learn how to change your language and change the world, one word at a time. Some Questions I Ask: Why should someone buy The Liberty of Our Language Revealed? (4:35)What proof do you have that reading the book will transform you? (11:33)Who specifically would benefit from reading this book? (19:27)In This Episode, You Will Learn: What inspired Thomas to write The Liberty of Our Language Revealed. (2:55)About the “captain and crew” analogy, and how it applies to all aspects of our lives. (5:16)How people’s lives have been transformed by changing their language. (11:42)Where to order the book. (27:06)Resources: The Liberty of our Language Revealed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What steps are you taking to impact the world? All through time, humankind has made groundbreaking discoveries, accomplishments, and inventions that transform life. Each of these accomplishments is a result of individuals and groups of individuals that all share similar traits and practices that produce high performance and overall excellence. In today’s episode, I discuss how you, no matter who you are, can employ these principles and transform your own life, your team’s productivity, and the world for the better. So listen to Episode 190 of Becoming Your Best to learn how to become a leader that transforms the world. In This Episode, You Will Learn: About the strategies behind every single achievement, discovery, and accomplishment by mankind. (1:08)What the single factor that makes sustainable high performers more productive than everyone else. (4:16)Why accountability is essential to being an effective and productive leader. (7:18)What you can do as a leader to unlock enormous potential in your team. (9:43)How to become a Becoming Your Best Certified Organization. (13:52)Resources: “The X Factor in Productivity”Becoming Your BestBecoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Done correctly, marriage is so much better than being alone.Is there a risk that things won’t work out?Can you do a do-over, if they don't?Well, of course!But it is worth the risk.On today’s episode, I want to celebrate my 45th Wedding Anniversary with you, by sharing 6 essential things that I strongly believe have worked in my relationship and that will help you improve your happiness. Marriage is definitely a ride. It is amazing and fulfilling! What a journey! With time it becomes like the greatest jewel, the greatest treasure on earth, and it is so nice that you can travel with someone you care for.So, listen to Episode 190 of Becoming Your Best to learn that a marriage is all about WE and one of the keys to living a long, lasting life together with your loved one, is communication.In this episode, you will learn:•Examples of annual goals and visions, set together. (04:15)•The sides of the communication coin. (06:41)•Examples of traditions that you can have as a family. (08:36)•How being supportive of your spouse builds confidence. (11:05)•Great advice on how to be faithful. (12:16)•Advice for younger generations. (16:32)•A song and a poem that describe Roxanne and my relationship with her, perfectly. (19:20)Resources:Becoming Your Best WebsiteBecoming Your Best University Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The foundation to building sustainable high-performance teams is setting a vision and a challenge,And giving people the autonomy and the space within that challenge to do their best work.You're not walking into the room with all the answers.What you want to do, is you want to build an amazing creative team that understands the vision, Then gets very excited about it and brings ideas to the table that you could've never suggested to them.On today’s episode, we have a great guest, Christopher O’Donnell. He and I talk about imagination, vision and creativity, about the culture of an organization and about the key elements that build a high-performing team and environment.Christopher has built dozens of web and mobile products ranging from language learning for the US military to the most popular free CRM product in the world, recorded dozens of albums across a variety of musical genres, and spoken to audiences of 10,000+. His role as SVP of Product at HubSpot, a public tech company, makes him a staple in the product management community and frequent lecturer at MIT Sloan and major corporations. Outside of his day job, Christopher spends his time as a songwriter and guitarist for the band The Providers, who release music on a regular basis.He says that the minute you think you have everything figured out, as a leader, give it 24 hours and the answers are going to change.So listen to Episode 189 of Becoming Your Best, to learn how to create a workplace environment where daydreaming and asking questions is cool.Questions I ask:•Do you actually go out and do gigs with your band? (04:30)•How did you become involved with HubSpot? (06:00)•What are the similarities between creating a Rock & Roll album and developing a successful tech product? (09:40)•Any final tips that you might be able to leave with our listeners that you think would be helpful in their success? (27:45)•How can people find out about what you're doing? (28:45)In this episode, you will learn: •How Christopher was drawn to technology and music from an early age. (02:30)•How HubSpot managed to grow from a startup company to a publicly-traded company. (06:09)•The mindset behind the modern leadership. (12:05)•The key elements to building sustainable high-performing creative teams. (15:25)•How his child made Christopher realize the importance of creativity in a team. (22:55)Connect with Christopher:•LinkedIn•Skype: christopherod_2•E-mail: [email protected]•Phone Number: 617-800-3446Other resources:•HubSpot website•The Providers website•The Providers Twitter•The Providers Facebook•The Providers Instagram•The Providers Youtube Channel Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There are a few things that it seems like almost all people are searching forAnd those are happiness, a sense of peace, and satisfaction in their life.What's interesting is people in their 40s, 50s, 60s seem to spend their entire working days and lives looking for it,But they never really find it.Often times, people are always looking over the fence and say, "Man, the grass sure seems greener over there.”On today’s episode, I'm going to share with you what I would consider being two very powerful directions to help us find peace, satisfaction, true happiness, that's sustainable and lasts, rather than being this moving target, this allusive thing that's out there, that we never seem to find.Deference to a higher power yields so many benefits to us - prayer, hope, gratitude - these are things that will help us find happiness, they're at the core of it, and it’s just a matter of living and thinking about them. So listen to Episode 188 of Becoming Your Best, and learn how hope, gratitude, and focusing outward rather than inward, will lead to happiness, peace, and satisfaction.In this episode, you will learn:•The difference between confidence and cockiness. (04:25)•How ego can be one of the greatest detriments to our success. (05:00)•The best leaders are the ones who know their team members. (09:30)•The difference between a servant leader and a dictator leader. (10:00)•What is “Service Monday”. (13:50)•How you can get trainer certification. (16:55)Resources:Becoming Your Best WebsiteBecoming Your Best University Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does it take to go the EXTRA MILE?In the business world, we are talking about engagement.Research indicates that about 34% of employees are engaged in their work.This is always a shocking number!Part of our job as Leaders is to know how to move that percentage up to 50-60-70% to deeply impact a culture of engagement.Anticipate, be aware of the circumstances, and do something about it!That is the Power of the Extra Mile!On today’s episode, I’m advising you to choose Best over Good and Better. It’s not easy, it doesn’t happen overnight, but going the extra mile in order to become your best will make you happier, more fulfilled and prosper.One of the guidelines in our organization is that we don't talk negatively about anyone in their absence. As a matter of fact, when we have an issue, we take it to the person, and deal with it in a professional way. The no-no is that we don't do the opposite of that because it could be grounds for no longer working together. So we want to be clear on these things. That's the Extra Mile! We think about how to positively lift everybody that we associate with.The secret is working with the people first. This, then, impacts the culture of the office and you will see how it shifts your entire organization.So listen to Episode 187 of Becoming Your Best, to learn how you can consistently exercise the Power of going the Extra Mile, both in your personal and professional life.In this episode, you will learn:Examples of what it means to go the Extra Mile. (07:30)The 6-Step Process of solving problems. (10:00)The meaning and purpose of the Relationship Agreement. (15:50)The four steps of the Relationship Agreement. (16:32)Practicing the 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders can help you go the Extra Mile in your life. (21:40)What is Steve’s cheat sheet and how can you get it. (24:48)ResourcesBecoming Your Best websiteBecoming Your Best University Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In order to get the results you want in your business, you've got to have people bringing 100% of their greatness.It's not rocket science, yet, we still really struggle to figure out how to do that. Human beings are infinitely more complex than any machine out there, and we require special care to activate our greatness.So, what is it that people really need to thrive?On today’s episode, I have an amazing talk with Moe Carrick, about the human needs in the workplace and how the old Industrial Revolution model of management has lost its efficiency.Moe Carrick helps brave people do the hard things that make organizations great and benefit people, their partners, the environment and the community. She is a best-selling author, with two books released, „Fit Matters” and „Bravespace Workplace”, and she is the founder of Moementum.Moe believes that people make organizations great, and she always seeks to help people build their companies and thrive.So, whether you’re a leader or an employee, listen to Episode 186 of Becoming Your Best, to find out ways to improve your workplace, so that everyone is more efficient and happier.Questions I ask:Why did you decide to write Bravespace Workplace? (06:25)What do we need to do to unleash the genie? (08:55)What is at stake for leaders, in terms of the people part of their business? (12:10)What are you being brave about, right now? (19:36)How can people find out about what you're doing? (22:57)In this episode, you will learn:All the turning points that have led Moe down to the path she is on today. (01:50)The reasons why she wrote her first book, “Fit Matters”. (07:00)Where she found the inspiration for the subtitle, “Making your company fit for human life”. (09:53)Examples from Moe’s book, that will help leaders attract and retain the people they hire. (14:35)The results of Google’s Aristotle Project and what does that mean. (18:14)Connect with Moe:WebsiteBravespace Workspace WebsiteFit Matters WebsiteLinkedInInstagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In business, not everything is what it seems.Are you a big fish in a small market? Or are you an average fish in a big market?If you're a big fish in a small pond, everyone knows you,So if you can't pull off what you're going to promise, it's going to end badly, very quickly.You can't cheat people into buying what you’re selling, Because they will come back to get refunds.On today’s episode, I have an interesting guest, Tom Libelt, and we talk about his rich background and how he became a big fish in a small niche.Tom Libelt had learned from a young age how to sell and negotiate business by getting haggled by Russian vendors. His family moved from Poland to the United States to escape communism and now, Tom spends most of his time in Thailand. He runs Smart Brand Marketing and We Market Online Courses. He has published around 5000 Kindle books and he built a successful SEO in online course marketing business.He shares with us tips on what you can do to make your online business successful. So listen to Episode 185 of Becoming Your Best, and take precious notes from this experienced entrepreneur.  Questions I ask•How did you end up in Thailand? (04:15)•How do you assess which business idea is good and which isn't? (09:55)•What are the essential SEO things that every website needs? (17:30)•Can you describe what a backlink is? (19:15)•Why is ongoing SEO a waste of money for most businesses? (19:55)In this episode, you will learn:•What Tom does for his clients. (05:10)•What Muay Thai is. (09:00)•Three things that separate successful online courses from courses that fail. (13:50)•What pull marketing is. (18:05)•The mindset behind earning a higher income (22:00)Connect with Tom:•Smart Brand Marketing•We Market Online Courses•LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The average person works 90,000 hours in a lifetimeSo you might as well choose to enjoy as many as you can.When we talk about humor in the workplace, we're not talking about making the workplace funny, but making it a little bit more fun.Humor isn't necessarily what you do, but more of how you do it.There's over 30 business benefits of using humor in the workplace, backed by research, case studies, real-world examples.The #1 reason why people don't use humor at work is that they don't think that their boss or co-workers would approve.The reality is that 98% of CEOs prefer job candidates with a sense of humorAnd 81% of employees say a fun workplace would make them more productive.On today’s episode, I’m having a good laugh with Andrew Tarvin and we’re talking about humor in the workplace, improv and business, happiness and productivity, and how all those combined will help us become our best at our jobs.Combining his background as a Project Manager at Procter&Gamble with his experience as a stand-up comedian, Andrew Tarvin reverse-engineers the skill of humor, in a way that is practical, actionable, and gets results in the workplace. And through his company, Humor That Works, Drew has worked with more than 35,000 people, at over 250 organizations, including Microsoft, the FBI, and the International Association of Canine Professionals. He is a best-selling author, he's been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes and FastCompany. In his TEDx talk, he's been viewed by more than 4 million individuals. He loves the color orange, he's obsessed with chocolate and can solve a Rubik’s Cube, but it does take like seven minutes.Andrew is using humor and laughter as a way to deal with any challenges in life because, "there’s less cleaning up to do afterward.”So listen to Episode 184 of Becoming Your Best, to learn how to effectively incorporate humor in the workplace, and what are some useful strategies that leaders could learn from comedians.Questions I ask:•What's your story? (02:35)•What can leaders learn from a stand-up comedian? (12:25)•Why don't people use more humor? (18:40)•How can a leader make it okay to use humor? (20:25)•Do you have a favorite joke? (23:45)In this episode, you will learn:•Humor is a skill that can be learned by everyone. (07:45)•The four styles of humor. (10:10)•Great jokes for the workplace. (15:05)•The benefits of using humor, both for the individuals and for the organization. (16:55)•Tips on how to use humor to defuse office conflict. (21:45)Connect with Andrew:•Website•LinkedIn•Facebook•Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you work to live? Or live to work? We get one shot at this life, yet 68% of people feel like their #1 challenge is how to prioritize spending their time. While work is critical—and necessary for people to survive and thrive in life—it’s not everything. There must be a balance between working, taking care of yourself, spending time with family, and everything else. On today’s episode, I talk about the importance of understanding how to make time for what matters most. Some strategies I discuss include pre-week planning, reviewing your vision and roles and goals, optimizing your morning and evening routines, and staying focused on the mission at hand. As a friend of mine said, “The mission will survive without you.” In other words, when you’re at work, give it your all. Be there and be focused. But, when you go home, give your all to your family. Be present with them. Get ready to learn how to transform your life to focus on working to live, in episode 183 of Becoming Your Best. In This Episode, You Will Learn:•How to prioritize your time. (2:09)•What it looks like to live to work, rather than working to live. (5:46)•How to make the time for what matters most. (11:03)•How to put our subconscious minds to work for us. (12:40)Resources:Becoming Your Best University Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders by Steven Shallenberger Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you ever had an experience that changed your life forever? Sometimes that can take place in just one moment.Ask yourself every day, who is in need today?Think of some of the greatest leaders in history and how they treated other people.Not only these individuals changed our world for good, but they are known for treating other people right, for taking time to care.Research shows that recognizing and building others is far more productive than criticism or, worst, doing nothing.On today’s episode, I talk about the importance of caring for other people and how you can change your behavior so that you can have greater happiness, peace, tranquility, and success.There is currently far too much hate and meanness, ignorance, incivility, animosity, jealousy, and impatience in the world today. When there is a greater influence of love, kindness, caring, patience, and recognition of good, the world is changed for the better.Get ready to learn how you can find time to care, every day, in Episode 182 of Becoming Your BestIn this episode you will learn:How my wife gave me a lesson I’ll never forget. (01:35)What leadership is, in terms of caring. (05:20)The meaning of Principle #5, „Live the Golden Rule in Business and Life” (07:15)50 Random Acts of Kindness. (09:00)Methods to become a person who takes time to care. (11:40) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Most people don’t have an idea and a team to start off with.There’s 10 steps in the process. Each step takes you from something rudimentary to something that kind of works, and from something that works to something that works very well.It starts with writing a personal essay, just to give you direction.Write down problems and solutions and then talk to people and get them to give you advice and votes on which one to work on.You can become someone who can start from nothing.There’s many different ways that you can take initiative.On today’s episode of Becoming Your Best, Josh and I are going to dive in his new book called, “Initiative” and how he has developed a method that can help you become someone who knows how to create projects, anytime.Joshua is a TEDx speaker, professor at NYU, host of the award-winning „Leadership and the Environment Podcast”, a columnist for Inc. Magazine, and author of the number one best selling book, "Leadership Step by Step”. He holds five Ivy League degrees, including a Ph.D. in astrophysics. He also has an MBA from Columbia, where he studied under a Nobel Laureate and helped build an X-Ray observational satellite, with the European Space Agency and NASA.Josh says that his method called, „The way of taking initiative” is designed for people who don’t yet have an identity.So, get ready to learn how to find your identity and take initiative, on Episode 181!Some questions I ask•What's the difference between your method, „Initiative” and what you call, "Dog show entrepreneurship"? (03:00)•What would be the first exercise? What’s one of the first things you recommend? (11:25)•Can you share a couple of examples, stories, of people who did the exercises, and the results? (14:00)•Why did you choose the word “Initiative” for the title of your book? (19:10)•How long does it take for one person to do all the exercises? (25:55)In this episode you will learn•Why Joshua compares entrepreneurship to a dog show. (03:20)•The difference between entrepreneurial training and initiative training. (16:25)•How the stories in the book will help you find inspiration. (14:15)•What is the initiative – action – passion cycle. (21:15)•Where the excitement comes from. (23:40)Connect with Joshua SpodekWebsite Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The purpose of this short podcast is to share a couple of things that can be life-changing. Don't you think it would be safe to assume that that person is going through a challenge that we know nothing about? Everyone can relate to this because we all have something. Call it your challenge, your Goliath, whatever you want to call it, we all have something. Today is the day to take those challenges, those areas of improvement and make them our strengths, to address them head-on because tomorrow isn't guaranteed for any one of us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New technology is found in virtually every part of your life. Fresh ideas are disrupting how things have been done in the past and putting companies, literally, organizations and in some cases, entire industries out of business, and it seems like everyone is clamoring for your attention. You are beset by a non-stop barrage of noise, email, voice mail, Twitter, Instagram, Messenger, and with much more coming, of options, and the constant flow of is everywhere. Old time management really is of calendaring and checklists, just simply are not adequate to stay ahead of the game. You are losing ground in what seems like a sometimes-hopeless battle of time and project management, regardless of whether you use a paper-based or electronic planner or calendar. So that's why this podcast today is on the New Age of Time Management, doing what matters most. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rob had the honor last weekend of going to Marymount University in Los Angeles and doing their commencement address. On this podcast, he shares what he shared with the students during the commencement address because the thought is, it can have a real impact on our lives, if we will do these things. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today Steve talks about one of the 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders, it is Principle 11 - Live in Peace and Balance. This is such a huge one because it impacts the assets that are the most valuable things we have on the face of the Earth, and that's our bodies, our mind, our heart, and our spirit. So the question is, how do we maximize that? How do we have the most energy possible? How do we live at peace? How do we extend our productivity over a long extended period of time, to maximize our success, and be among the high performers walking upon this planet here and do it in a way that blesses the world, and leaves a trail of good? There is one very specific aspect of living in peace and balance that can be a tremendous tool that you can use every single day! This tool can bring peace and focus and confidence and clarity in your life. It will bring greater health for sure. It will help calm the mind and increase your vision. What is that? Well, that happens to be MEDITATION. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, Steve begins the show with a special tribute to Mothers! This coming Sunday is Mother’s Day in the United States and it is a great time to recognize, remember, and applaud Mothers, wherever you might be. The subject of today’s podcast is the Becoming Your Best Checklist. It is a podcast of reflection, assessment, and resolve to live the 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders, just a bit better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Rob is joined by Chad Lewis. Chad is certainly a person of character. He spent nine years in the NFL, with the Eagles, with the Rams, and was a three-time pro-bowler. He wrote a book, which is an incredible book, "Surround Yourself With Greatness", and he shares some of his experiences and the importance of surrounding oneself with greatness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joining Steve today is Harry Clark, founder, and CEO of two Inc. 500 Companies and was awarded Entrepreneur Of The Year! Harry is a highly awarded serial entrepreneur, business advisor, board member, keynote speaker on entrepreneurship, and he was formerly the CEO and co-founder of a modular design-build and development company. He shares his experiences in a number of different aspects of business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This podcast is going to be a little different direction of most of our podcasts. We've been asked a lot over the last two to three years, "What is Becoming your Best all about?" Over the last couple of weeks, we've really refined our messaging and focused on just three words. And this is what it's all about. You'll see a shift on our website, and I want to get this podcast on what this means to you, and how significant of an impact this can have in your life, your team and with your organization. And so, it really comes down to three words. It's People, Culture, Strategy. Becoming your Best is all about developing a high-performing group of people to create a high-performance culture that is aligned strategically from top to bottom. That's it, People, Culture, and Strategy. And they all mold within one of those three words. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, Steve shares a story about how one word can make a difference. As we know, compound interest refers to the compounding power of investments that, with time, as you consistently and regularly put in what may appear to be a modest amount of money, ultimately grows at an exponential rate to become disproportionately large. Well, a cousin to compound interest is compound impact! And just like there is a huge value in compound interest, there is a huge value in compound impact. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, Steve talks about one of the 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders; Principle Number 10: Apply the Power of Knowledge, and this, specifically, in five key factors in running a successful business and thriving personally. Imagine the confidence that comes from having a clear pathway on things that you can do to run a successful business. It's not easy in the world's economy, but I'm gonna talk about five things today, that you can do, in running a successful business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do you measure your personal progress and performance? Some things are fairly easy to measure. Others, not so easy, and a little bit more difficult. The foundation of this is to have your vision, your roles and goals, and combine that with pre-week planning. We need to know where we're going, what the targets are, and what matters most this week.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steve is joined by an amazing guest today. He's brilliant, he's the founder and CEO of Tasktop and he drives the strategic direction of the company and promotes a culture of customer-centric innovation. Before Tasktop, Dr. Kersten launched a series of open source projects that changed how software developers collaborate and as a research scientist at Xerox PARC, he created the first aspect-oriented development environment.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The message of this podcast today is that life is good! Bad things happen as we travel the journey of life, but life is still good and good is cumulative. There is never a good that is wasted. Dwelling on the bad never helps you. Sifting out the lessons learned, how we can get better, and moving on, is the good. This is part of your opportunity. Claim the good, and leave the bad behind. This is at the very heart of becoming your best. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today Steve is joined by Dr. Connie Reimers-Hild. Dr. Connie serves as the interim Executive Director in Chief Futurist at the Rural Futures Institute and consults with organizations from both the private and public sectors. Her research is both the hard and human sciences, which allows her to see how our exponentially high-tech world must purposefully intersect with human needs and values for sustainability and exponential potential. She helps leaders and organizations reach their desired futures through strengths-based innovation and strategic foresight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today Rob is joined by Brandon Steiner out of New York. Very cool guy who makes a lot of money selling dirt and doing some other very cool things. He's a CEO of Steiner Sports which is the country's leading sports and collectible and athlete marketing business and he has done a lot with the Yankees. So that's going to get some of you excited and some not so excited. He also just finished a book called Living on Purpose and talks about that as well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's guest happens to be in Australia! She is a lot of fun and we love working with her. She is a very talented and award-winning journalist. Known to stun many a personality with her quick-witted introductions and on-air antics. She left Paula Abdul in a laughing fit and Havana Brown choking. She's interviewed so many from Katie Lang, Jennifer Beals, Ruby Rose to many many more. So welcome, Ginni Saraswati. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's subject for this show is the miracle of change, forgiveness, and love. It is really inspired by an experience Steve and his wife had about seven months ago in the country of Rwanda in East Africa. In April of nineteen ninety-four almost twenty-five years ago they suffered a terrible national tragedy as one of the political parties or tribes plotted and set a plan to exterminate another tribe a very large population in their country who saw things differently. Today, many years later it's now the second fastest growing economy in all of Africa. It's the fifth safest country in all of the world. You can go anywhere 24/7 and not worry about your safety. It's an extraordinary place. They still certainly have a long ways to go. But my goodness, they made enormous progress. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many people are going through a challenge or a trial that we know nothing about. It could be related to money, finances, or a relationship issue with a spouse or a son or daughter or maybe it's just generally how they're feeling in life. We all have our Goliaths and can relate to this and in this episode, we're going to zero in on something that we've never really talked about before. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today Steve has an important subject that he's going to be discussing that affects every single one of us either directly or indirectly. The subject is 8 things that you can do when you feel discouraged or down. Now, this is an important subject primarily because in terms of productivity, happiness, joy, fulfillment, and getting great results discouragement or feeling down is a real threat to you. It affects your business, it affects your relationships, and it is the opposite of feeling highly motivated. So certainly, being highly motivated is the goal and that's the state of mind that we want to be in most of the time. When you do have this malady, this discouragement, or are feeling down what can you do? Well, that's what Steve talks about today! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lyla Stewart is one of the founders of Hari Mari a company that brings clever, color and superlative comfort together in a singular flip flop creating looks as unique as the people who wear them. Hari Mari is dedicated to providing a great pair of flip flops but more importantly, they also are helping a lot of people around the world and incredibly brave children. They donate 1 percent of all of their sales to support kids battling pediatric cancer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode, Steve is joined by Danny Iny, a lifelong entrepreneur, bestselling author, and CEO of the online business education company, Morrissey. He is a high school dropout and an MBA graduate of Canada's elite Queen's School of Business and is known for his high-value driven approach to business. Danny's here to discuss his newest book, Leveraged Learning: How the Disruption of Education Helps Lifelong Learners and Experts with Something to Teach. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steve has a very talented guest today. Matt Ward brings a whole new perspective to things and this will be a terrific benefit to push and stimulate and pull at our thinking about the future. He is an angel investor, startup advisor, and serial entrepreneur. He's really focused on building a better future through innovation and entrepreneurship. Matt has scaled an eight-thousand-dollar investment into a seven-figure exit in 12 months. He's the author of Gods of the Valley: How Today's Tech Giants Monopolize the Future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Steve visits with Elise Keith. She is one of the founders of Lucid Meetings where she leads research, publication, and product management efforts. And she is constantly seeking the best way for people to have highly productive and successful meetings. Elise shares her meeting expertise and presentations that audiences say are inspiring, full of practical methods that you can apply, and fill in all the gaps that you didn't even know you had. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode, Steve shares an experience that he had many years ago that had a lasting impact on his life. At 16 years old his grandfather introduced him to one of his friends, Mr. Dave Conger. Dave was a successful real estate broker in the San Francisco Bay Area and took Steve under his wing. He recommended and gave him a number of books. One was a book by the name of The Richest Man in Babylon. The Richest Man in Babylon outlines principles regarding managing money and had a profound impact on his life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's episode, Steve is joined by a terrific guest. Lukas Krause rose from an entry-level position to an executive role for the Real Property Management franchise system and he was named the real estate industry rising star by Housing Wire and achieved a lifelong dream of playing professional baseball with the New York Mets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's episode, Steve is joined by James “The Iron Cowboy” Lawrence, really, a truly an amazing person. A World record holder, 50 Ironmans, in 50 states, in 50 days. Who do you know in the world that’s done that? He’s the one. The myth and the legend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, Steve Shallenberger tells the story of the first Thanksgiving and shares his thoughts on the importance of gratitude. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, Rob Shallenberger is joined by a very special, amazing guest, Gloria Mayfield Banks. You may be wondering, why listen to this podcast? Well, you're going to quickly hear her story and understand how much she has to offer. She's built an incredible team, she's an amazing leader and she's had quite the journey of her own. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's show Steve Shallenberger talks about how to have a becoming your best morning. This process is a foundation to help you become your best each and every day. We're really talking about setting a routine, not just something mundane for you to do. You can find an order that works best for you and let it contribute to your health and success on a daily basis.There are seven parts to having a becoming your best morning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's show Rob Shallenberger talks about the one thing we all deal with--fear. We all have it, it's there, it's real, and we need to acknowledge it. What's interesting about fear is, on one hand, it's a protection mechanism to keep us safe. If you think about some of the things that you fear in your life or what would cause your palms to sweat, for everybody it's something different. This emotion of fear doesn't just disappear. Rob shares how not just to "conquer it", but how to overcome in the face of it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's show Rob Shallenberger talks to Illens Dort. He was born in Haiti and has had a fascinating life in coaching. He's coached in the professional sports side as well as on a higher level side with executives and teams around the world. He recently completed the Becoming Your Best trainer certification program and has been using that to really accelerate his results. During the episode, Illens shares his thoughts on his journey so far. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's show Rob Shallenberger talks to Alan Taylor. He is currently the host of Entrepreneur Weekly. It's a weekly show for Entrepreneur Magazine. He also has his own show called The Drive with Alan Taylor, which is featured on more than 100 different radio stations around the country, it's on Saturday morning. He's reaching thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of people on a weekly and monthly basis. During the episode, Alan shares how people can make an impact in business and lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's show Rob Shallenberger talks to Jason Fladien. He's the number one person in the world when it comes to webinars. He developed and built the company, Rapid Crush. Rob says they are truly the best in the world when it comes to webinars and how to run, market, and develop. That kind of success just doesn't happen by chance. During the episode Jason goes into some of the things he's learned and advice he has on what goes into a making a webinar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.