Category Archives: Character-Wisdom

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Episode 048: A Beautiful Death, with End-of-Life Coach, Maureen Kures, RN (46:28)

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Maureen Kures spent 35 years as an oncology, hospice, and ICU nurse. This specialized work has given Maureen a unique perspective on life and death. She has seen first-hand the devastation that can happen when families aren’t prepared for death. So she decided to devote herself full time to helping families to prepare more proactively, and cope more positively with the transition of a loved one.

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Episode 047: How to Develop Thick Skin and Mental Toughness

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One of my observations of our current society is that we have lost the sense of thick skin that I feel we used to have. There is such a heightened sense of political correctness and hypersensitivity, that we have created “safe spaces” and have new labels like “micro-aggression” to insulate us from what someone would have called “direct communication” just 5 or 10 years ago.

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Episode 043: Leadership Masterclass with Col. Tom Connally (USMC-Ret.) (59:55)

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Col. Tom Connally, is a retired United States Marine Corps officer; He’s the Founder and President of Connally Consulting; and the author of the breakthrough leadership book, “Becoming a Leader – A Roadmap for my Daughter and the Aspiring Leader”. In this episode he teaches us everything we need to know about being an effective and successful leader.

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Episode 042: The LIFE WORKS Podcast Top 10 Lessons from 2020

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I think we can all agree that 2020 was an unexpected year on so many levels. We saw a once in a century global pandemic, we saw an economic collapse, where in the United States alone more than 33 Million jobs vanished within a matter of weeks, we saw George Floyd and the social justice protests and riots that came about as a result. In the midst of all that, we also lived through a highly contentious presidential election.

This year I really sought to make sense of all this for myself — and for you. So I decided to invite experts to talk to me, and what I’ve compiled are 10 of the lessons and takeaways from those interviews in 2020.

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Episode 041: The Psychology of Influence and Persuasion with Dr. Victoria Romero (1:10:58)

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Psychologically, why do we follow someone? In this interview, Dr. Victoria Romero helps us understand why and how we are persuaded and influenced.

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Episode 040: My Personal Meditation (5:28)

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I had a fairly well-established morning routine, and as someone who measures the return on investment of time very carefully, I didn’t see the immediate value of meditation at first, but then I thought to try it to see how it would work for me, and I was amazed by what it did for me.

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Episode 039: The Fountain of Youth, COVID-19, and Other Important Health Topics with Dr. Lisa Koche Author, “GET LIT” (59:22)

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After being diagnosed with leukemia at age 15, and struggling through a life time of devastating illnesses and diagnoses, Dr. Lisa’s journey through medicine has mirrored her own self-healing path. Today she is “younger” and healthier than ever before.

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Episode 038: The Stage Fright Cure – An Interview with Marti MacEwan, Author of “The Stage Fright Cure” (59:54)

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We all have a little bit of Stage Fright. Whether we are interviewing, introducing ourselves in a meeting, giving a big presentation, writing a blog post, or singing in front of hundreds or thousands, we all have a little bit of stage fright. Stage Fright expert, Marti MacEwan, defines stage fright, performance anxiety, and imposter syndrome; uncovers the source of those concepts, talks about what is actually happening biologically when we get stage fright, and offers a real solution for curing it.

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Episode 037: The Truth About Disinformation – An Interview with Bob Pearson, Author of “Crafting Persuasion”

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We live in the most connected time in our history. With mobile devices, search, mainstream and alternative media, social media, streaming, and gaming – people’s access to information, content, and news is unprecedented. In addition, the barrier to entry to create and publish content is perhaps the lowest it has ever been. However, it has become increasingly difficult for consumers of content (all of us) to distinguish trustworthy information from misinformation or disinformation. Bob Pearson helps us to understand what misinformation and disinformation is, how to identify it, techniques for thinking critically, and where to find reliable information.

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Episode 036: How to Build Your Happily Ever After (52:19)

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Andre Watson’s story is incredible. It is a classic American Dream, rags-to-riches story that is full of broken dreams, tears, lonely park benches, betrayal, and tragedy. But it is also a story of redemption, re-commitment, and one where God, love, and persistence conquer all.