Category Archives: Personal Development

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210: 8 Steps to Launching Your Own Mastermind Group

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Someone once said that, in the years ahead, you’ll be the same person you are today except for the books you read and the people you meet.

That could not be more true for me and my life. You’re well-acquainted with my love for books and my belief in the dramatic impact intentional and consistent reading can have on one’s life.

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You may be less familiar with the fact that, over the last five years, the books I’ve read coupled with the people I’ve chosen to surround myself with have been a boon to my business and personal life.

Today, I want to let you in on the other “secret” to my success. Mastermind groups!

Enter your first name and email address above to grab my free PDF on how to launch your own mastermind group. And for more insights, be sure and click the play button below on today’s episode.

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209: Take Control and Be More Optimistic About the Future

With Rock Retirement author, Roger Whitney

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My guest today is someone I’ve had the pleasure to get to know a bit over the past few years.

He’s a fellow podcaster, a relatively new author, and is adamant in his belief that the financial planning industry is in dire need of some change.

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His book is called Rock Retirement: A Simple Guide to Take Control and Be More Optimistic About the Future and, in it, he argues that though traditional retirement planning worked for your parents and their simpler lifestyles, it doesn’t address the unique needs of you and your generation.

Retirement is changing, and the process you use to make critical decisions about your life and money must change as well.

I hope you’ll join us for this fascinating conversation.

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208: How to Stay In Love With Your Entrepreneur

Featuring Start, Love, Repeat author Dorcas Cheng-Tozun

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If you are an entrepreneur – whether you’ve launched a company, a lifestyle business, or are working as a freelancer – or you’re the person married to one, today’s episode is one you do not want to miss.

My special guest today is Dorcas Cheng-Tozun and she has over a decade’s worth of experience living life with an entrepreneur, including all the ups and downs that go with it.

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In her new book Start, Love, Repeat: How to Stay in Love with Your Entrepreneur in This Crazy Startup World, as well as in today’s episode, Dorcas is transparent in regard to her own journey and isn’t afraid to share what she and her husband Ned, founder of d.light, have learned from their mistakes.

I have to say that I found both my conversation with Dorcas, and reading her book, quite refreshing. I think you will too.

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206: How to Take Charge of Your Brain and Program More Happiness Into Your Life

With Ellen Petry Leanse, author of The Happiness Hack

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If no one ever told you, you may not have realized what a tremendous networking tool hosting a podcast can be. Especially an interview-driven one like Read to Lead.

It’s thanks in no small part to a young gentleman named Clark Buckner that you’re hearing this episode today. Clark was kind enough to recommend, and then introduce me to our guest.

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Her name is Ellen Petry Leanse, and she is the author of a recent book called The Happiness Hack: How to Take Charge of Your Brain and Program More Happiness Into Your Life.

Ellen contends that we have more control over our minds than we think. Read her book, and check out our conversation, to learn how you can “train your brain” to create the life and future you want.

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205: How to Achieve Success, Create Balance, and Experience Fulfillment

With Paula Brown Stafford and Lisa T. Grimes

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Later this week, the world will celebrate International Women’s Day. What’s that you ask?

In short, it’s a “strong call to #PressforProgress motivating and uniting friends, colleagues and whole communities to think, act and be gender inclusive.”

What better way to celebrate and observe this day than to welcome to the show two internationally successful businesswomen, each with about 30 years of real world of experience.

Paula and Lisa

As it turns out, they have a brand new book out this week as well. It’s called Remember Who You Are: Achieve Success, Create Balance, Experience Fulfillment.

They are Paula Brown Stafford and Lisa T. Grimes, former competitors turned colleagues, friends and, eventually, co-owner so Habergeon, they consulting company.

I hope you’ll join us as we dive into success, balance, and fulfillment. Oh, and to enter to win a copy of their new book, share the tweet embedded below, and leave a comment at the bottom of this post as to why you’d like a copy. The answer I deem most compelling will win. 😉

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