A Life of Continual Learning Can continual learning contribute to your success? What would you say the odds are that a person who left college after just one year to take a job for $57 a week as a stock clerk in a department store would one day grow up to become a millionaire at […]
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A Nice Person’s Guide To Becoming More Assertive
The Limitations Of Niceness When it comes to our business and personal relationships, I think that a lot of the problems that nice people have can be solved by becoming more assertive. Nice people are great. They are likable. They are fun to be around (for a while, at least). They make you feel better […]
How To Overcome The Threshold of Inconvenience
“Success is gained, not by talent, but by sheer determination.” If you’ve ever watched the television show Shark Tank, you may have noticed something obvious. Not every great idea gets accepted by the sharks. Of all the people applying to get on the show – approximately 45,000 each year – less than 1% ever make […]
#60 – How To Build Your Personal Brand | Cynthia Johnson
Building Your Personal Brand with Cynthia Johnson On this episode, Cynthia Johnson shares about how to build your personal brand. She is an entrepreneur, marketing professional, author, and keynote speaker. She is Co-Founder and CEO at Bell + Ivy, a digital marketing and personal branding agency in Santa Monica, CA. Previously, she was Partner & […]
MFL 59 – How To Get Ahead with Zak Slayback
Zak Slayback is a career expert who works to help individuals and corporations get ahead at work. He was originally on the podcast back in episode #18 speaking about the value of substance over status. He is the author of the forthcoming How to Get Ahead (McGraw-Hill, 2019) and the owner and president of Get […]
3 Critical Strategies to Think Better
Whenever someone talks about having greater success in life, inevitably the first area that needs to be addressed prior to any behavior or action are the strategies to think better. The fact is, we all have destructive thinking patterns that operate outside of our conscious awareness and result in negative outcomes with potentially disastrous consequences for […]
MFL 58 – Concussions and Neural-Visual Training With Dr. Joe Clark
Concussions and Neural-Visual Training with Dr. Joe Clark On this program, we have the great honor of hosting Dr. Joe Clark, professor of neurology at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Clark has lived in Oxford, Paris, and Moscow and he currently serves as a professor at Cincinnati in the department of neurology where part of […]
Why Do We Need School?
Several years ago, on a cold winter morning when the warmth of a comfortable bed seemed quite a bit more desirable than getting up, stepping out onto a chilly floor, and getting ready for school, one of my children asked me the question, “Dad, why do I have to go to school?” I don’t remember […]
MFL 57 – Taking Risks with Brian Lischer of Ignyte Brands
Taking Risks with Brian Lischer of Ignyte Brands Brian Lischer, Founder, and CEO of Ignyte, is an entrepreneur, author, speaker, and brand strategist. He is a leading voice on a range of issues, including the psychology of branding. Brian founded Ignyte, an award-winning branding agency, in 2013. After working for more than a decade in […]
MFL 56 – Understanding Emotional Intelligence with Dr. Matt Fazio
Understanding Emotional Intelligence with Dr. Matt Fazio Matt Fazio, Ph.D. teaches composition and communication courses at Robert Morris University and Point Park University. He manages the Marketing Department for a Pittsburgh-based accounting firm where he handles everything from the internal and external communications of the firm to the advertising and graphic work. Matt has presented […]
Finding an answer to the question “Why?”
What is My Purpose? Have you ever asked the question “what is my purpose?” Think for a minute about starting a business. Whenever you decide to start a company, you first have to answer the question “why??” Why does this company exist? What are we here to do? This question provides the basis for a […]
MFL 55 – Why Humor Is Vital For Your Success – Karyn Buxman
Why Humor Is Vital For Your Success – Karyn Buxman Karyn Buxman is a TEDx speaker, successful author, and neurohumorist. A pioneer in her field, Karyn shows high performers how to expand their influence, strengthen their relationships and boost their resilience. From NASA to the Mayo Clinic to the Million Dollar Round Table, companies hire […]