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Crazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)A Little Known Psychological Hack Can Make You A Better Leader. What is it?Send us a textIf you feel stuck, overwhelmed or unprepared on your path to leadership, This episode will re-energize your personal and professional growth. Let’s climb to the peak of transformational leadership together!As leaders, we often feel pressure to appear competent, authoritative, and perfectly polished. But new research reveals the power of strategic self-disclosure of imperfections, mistakes, and quirks.John shares eye-opening psychological studies on the pratfall effect and actionable advice for harnessing it. You’ll walk away knowing when and how to reveal your wonderful imperfections in order to buil...
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How Leaders Think with Kenny LangeS2:E3 | How John Grubbs Thinks About Selling Like a Wolf
On this episode of the How Leaders Think podcast, John Grubbs shares his experience of quickly being promoted to a management position and leading a team with a diverse range of ages. He discusses the challenges he faced, including how to address sanctioned incompetence in a demoralizing workplace.The conversation then shifts to Johns’s new book, “The Wolf Sales Model: Non-Relationship Selling," which focuses on the mindset, skills, and daily habits of a successful sales hunter. He also discusses the misconception that a client will buy from a salesperson if they become their frie...
2023-05-1127 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)How To Stop Making Excuses?Send us a textAre you tired of making excuses in life? Discover 5 ways to stop making excuses about time, health, family, or anything important to you. Learn about excuse diets and 17-minute meetings. Learn how to use Parkinson's Law and Horstman's Corollary to improve your use of time. We are going big!
2020-12-2219 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)The Problem with Excuses - Do you have Pandemic Fatigue?Send us a textWe are experiencing fatigue. Fatigue is physical or mental weariness resulting from effort or activity. You are tired of Covid-19, isolation from others, and the fear of catching a virus in the middle of a global pandemic. Adapting to changes in routine proves to be problematic over time. It's called "pandemic fatigue," and it could be affecting you.
2020-12-1718 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Why did crime drop in the 90s? What do realtors really want when selling a home?Send us a textSomething remarkable caused violent crime to drop in the United States. It was not the economy, better policing, or education. Does your realtor have your back when selling your house? Discover powerful insights from the book, Freakonomics. This episode will blow your mind.
2020-12-0833 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)The Shocking Truth about Horse Poop and Shark AttacksSend us a textNearly a century apart, two topics dominated the media and human conversations around the world. You will be shocked at what really happened and why it is about to happen again. We are exploring the book Superfreakonomics and the amazing, true stories of humanity through the lens of true facts and historical data. Don't miss this episode!
2020-12-0332 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)What's Wrong with the Condoms in India?Send us a textWelcome to a new podcast series. We are exploring a couple of books that answer the most interesting questions. Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. These guys are brilliant and a little twisted in the head. Is safer to drive drunk or walk drunk? What is wrong with the condoms in India? Hang on and enjoy the ride!
2020-12-0231 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Facing A Big Decision and Afraid?Send us a textToday's show is about inspiration. Someone listening to this podcast needs a gentle nudge or big kick in the pants. You are on the edge of a big decision and you are afraid. Afraid to take the first step. Afraid to say yes to a big opportunity. Afraid, to take the risk. This is for you!
2020-11-1321 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)The Magnificent Bastards of Dai DoSend us a textOn April 29, 1968, the North Vietnamese Army is spotted less than four miles from the U.S. Marines’ Dong Ha Combat Base. Intense fighting develops in nearby Dai Do as the 2d Battalion, 4th Marines, known as “the Magnificent Bastards,” struggles to eject NVA forces from this strategic position. Listen to this unbelievable true story about heroes winning against remarkable odds. Wow!
2020-11-1037 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Will the U.S. Presidential Race be a Pyrrhic Victory?Send us a textThe cost of winning can be greater than the result. Sometimes doing what is ethical (although painful) is a preferred alternative to coming in first place. The sustainability of long-held principles and institutions of humanity can have a higher priority. Some concepts must be protected for the greater good of mankind.
2020-11-0523 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Overcoming 5 Mental Monsters (Halloween Special)Send us a textIn the spirit of the Halloween season. I want to discuss the monsters in your head. Self-doubt, guilt, shame, insecurity, and the imposter syndrome are real-life monsters that make dramatic appearances in your brain. How do we get rid of the monsters living in our minds?
2020-10-2924 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)How to Lead PeersSend us a textLeading peers is difficult. Some say it is the most challenging aspect of leadership. You have no power over them, and they can choose to follow you or not. How do you get peers to move in a direction you desire? Whether it's a business partner, team member, or volunteer group, your leadership is necessary to improve or make a difference in the organization. The easy button is to make your opinion known and remain passive. This approach is safe. However, it is more difficult to exert your influence to make a positive change
2020-10-2624 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)The Great Barrington Declaration - A different scientific strategy for Covid-19Send us a textListen to what scientists around the world are saying but you are not likely hearing in the mainstream media... The Great Barrington Declaration – As infectious disease epidemiologists and public health scientists, we have grave concerns about the damaging physical and mental health impacts of the prevailing COVID-19 policies, and recommend an approach we call Focused Protection. You can read this at: https://gbdeclaration.org/
2020-10-2026 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Swearing an Oath! Why It Matters as Business LeadersSend us a textThe time has come to talk about something more significant than any of us as individuals. Exactly thirty years ago, I swore an oath (as required by federal law) to enlist in the United States Army. It was 1990, and I had just moved home from College Station, Texas. I decided to place my academic plans on hold to serve my country as a path toward earning funds to finish my undergraduate education. Listen to the words I swore that day.
2020-10-1322 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Reaching Herd Immunity for Covid-19 Before a VaccineSend us a textAre places in the world reaching population immunity to the coronavirus? Is the infection rate much higher than estimated? Discover real data not reported in the news. Things are not as bad as we are being told by the media. Is it time to open all communities and eliminate lockdowns? You be the judge!
2020-10-0828 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Anders Tegnell is Crazy Enough to Win: Has Sweden's Approach to Covid19 worked?Send us a textLets check-in with Sweden's approach to the novel coronavirus. Anders Tegnell is crazy enough to take a different approach. His strategy is opposite to everyone else in the world. Tegnell is the architect of Sweden's counter-approach to COVID-19. Find out if his approach has worked. What if COVID-19 never goes away? How long are you willing to hide from a virus? Are Swedes wearing masks? Are Swedes reaching herd immunity?
2020-10-0637 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)36 Hours of Pain: Firing People is more Critical than HiringSend us a textDo you need to fire someone? Were you recently fired? To have an impact on a business, firing people is more important than hiring. Discover what 36 hours of pain actually means in business. I share examples that you will relate to as an employee and a manager. Whether leadership is in your future or a present reality, you will learn powerful tools for managing people. Don't miss the story at the end. Stay with me!
2020-10-0522 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Can New York City Survive 2020?Send us a textThe mass exodus of people leaving New York will cause a residential real estate crisis. Now, office workers are reluctant to return to the city. Commercial real estate is going to be the next domino to fall. An economically weak city (before the pandemic) will be devastated when people and businesses do not return in force. Our once beautiful city is in crisis. Can it recover?
2020-09-3024 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)20 Reasons Your Boss is the Worst Ever!Send us a textI wish I could tell you that these managers are like the fabled unicorn and only exist in lore; or they have been sighted like Bigfoot but never really proven to exist. But alas, they do indeed exist. I will admit they are a rare combination of human reality that spells misery for those unfortunate enough to work for them. Like mutants, they are hidden among normal management genetics. In other words, they are hiding in plain sight.
2020-09-2821 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)The Truth About Covid-19 and School OpeningsSend us a textShould schools be open everywhere in the United States? Should schools be open everywhere in the world? What does the data say? Is it safe for our precious children? Is it safe for teachers? Follow the data from scientists and economists. You just might be surprised! Share this with others.
2020-09-2428 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)How To Stop Being Average in Life!Send us a textIf you are unhappy with any aspect of your life, ask yourself what actions am I taking to change. Own the actions in your life. Stop blaming others or external realities. Stop blaming Covid-19, the pandemic, the economy, your neighborhood, your family, or your circumstances. These are all excuses. Stop being a victim. There are four choices when it comes to the action we take in any facet of our life. Discover them today!
2020-09-2122 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Pandemics Are Good For BusinessSend us a textI don’t mean some businesses. I mean all businesses. The pandemic is even good for the small hotel, suffering with low occupancy. From the struggling restaurant to the giant airline, all businesses should benefit from the economic decline associated with Covid-19. Just like a trip to the dentist; what we “need” might not be pleasurable, yet it is good for us in the long run. Stay with me if you disagree. This will make sense in the end.
2020-09-1417 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)The Mainstream Media is Lying to Us 24 Hours a DaySend us a textListen to a real time examination of headlines between two U.S. Media sources. Is an omission a lie? Is a partial truth a lie? The polarization in the United Stated is because of the media. We expect politicians to be opposed; however, the hate and negativity in society today rests solely in the media's hands. No longer can we get objective news. We are being fed (24 hours a day) ideology and opinion like sheep. If people don't follow multiple channels and discern for themselves; they get herded like sheep to one ideology or anot...
2020-09-1121 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Your Vehicle is Surrounded By A Mob! What do you do?Send us a textYou take a wrong turn and find yourself surrounded by a mob. What do you do? This is a real situation that can easily occur if you are in the wrong place at the wrong time. Do you allow the crowd to control the situation? Or, do you attempt to leave the scene? What if people are blocking your path to safety? What do you do?
2020-09-0811 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Good News About Herd Immunity for Covid-19Send us a textThe mainstream media will likely not share this, so we are sharing some good news about Covid-19 and herd immunity. Can humans beat the coronavirus? Is light at the end of the pandemic tunnel? Let's talk about Iceland; reports from the New England Journal of Medicine and Bloomberg News.
2020-09-0315 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Are You Looking For A Job? This is YOUR letter to hiring managers!Send us a textI want to share a letter I penned to all hiring managers from the perspective of the "A" player looking for work. Listen to what this person has to say. Absorb it. Act upon it. If you recover from COVID-19 with the same team you had…or worse, a weaker team…shame on you! If you are a CEO, HR manager, or anyone who oversees hiring for an organization…this is for you!
2020-09-0111 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)3 Types of Bad Bosses and How to Survive ThemSend us a textYour boss sucks and you just cannot quit. We are in a pandemic and jobs are scarce. In this episode, I describe three common bad bosses. Even better, I provide detailed tips so you can survive a crappy supervisor or manager. Do you want to diagnose your bad boss? Does any of this sound familiar?
2020-08-2815 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Starting a Podcast with Scott "The Mac" MacKenzie of Industrial Talk Podcast!Send us a textThinking of starting a business or a podcast? Discover some life "hacks" to thrive in the digital world. We talked about LinkedIn, podcasting, and making a presence online with some easy to use best practices. We also talked entrepreneurship in the post Covid-19 business world. He shares his favorite "gadget" as well as advice for his younger self. Hang on and enjoy the ride!
2020-08-241h 16Crazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Are You A Love Doctor? Do you shoot love particles?Send us a textI made a commitment to myself several years ago that I would live my life like a proton. My mission in life is to spread my positive charge to everyone I meet, with every encounter, and with every opportunity to speak or teach others. Of course, we know there are many electrons (negative charge) and even some neutrons with no charge at all. Being positive is a choice. We choose our particle.
2020-08-2114 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Stop Being So Nice, It’s Making People Nauseous!Send us a textStop being so nice all the time. It makes people want to puke; enough already! Like eating too much candy at one time, it just doesn’t sit well on the stomach. There is a difference in being nice and being kind. Clear is kind. Accountability is kind. Consistency is kind. Discipline is kind. Too many people confuse niceness with kindness. There is a vast difference between being kind to someone and the fakeness of being nice all the time.
2020-08-2014 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Small Children Playing with Wild Lions: 10 Things Your Sales People Do Not Know!Send us a textImagine small children playing a game of tag close to a large pride of lions on the savannas of Africa. Can you see it? This perilous situation is the reality facing most sales professionals today. Innocence and ignorance are two sides of the same reality. Most salespeople are both innocent and ignorant. They are innocent until they have been violated by a cruel prospect. They are ignorant because they lack the capability (skills and knowledge) to engage with a prospect for success.
2020-08-1919 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Wearing a Mask during Zoom Meetings When at Home Alone...Makes sense or complete lunacy?Send us a textWisconsin leader mandates masks (face coverings) on video conferencing calls; even when home alone. How will this impact the team? Will an extreme position become detrimental? Judge for yourself!
2020-08-1712 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Sweden Takes A Different Approach to Covid-19. Has it worked?Send us a textSweden implemented a different approach to Covid-19. Businesses were not shuttered. Gyms and bars stayed open (with some changes). The economy of Sweden did not shut down. Primary schools have remained open. Discover the results (free of politics) regarding the Swedish strategy.
2020-08-1018 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)I Stopped Giving A Crap! You Should Too...Send us a textI have committed to stop giving a crap about too many things at one time. I am not saying this is easy. I am predisposed to worry so giving a crap is definitely in my “wheelhouse” as they say. I have learned we only have a certain amount of bandwidth for what matters in life. It is easy to dilute our present with too many things that just don’t matter in the long-run.
2020-08-0613 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Interview with Heather Lutze of FINDABILITY.COMSend us a textHow do you get found in a world with seven billion people? Heather shares advice and we talk gadgets! Discover interesting things about Denver, Colorado and life during the pandemic. She talks about her spirit animal and thoughts regarding failure in life. Don't miss this fascinating conversation with a trailblazer who spent time with Yahoo!
2020-08-0643 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)How To Get Better Sleep? Part 1 The MattressSend us a textI am on a journey to better sleep. Join me to follow my search for better ZZZZs. In this episode, I discuss my choice in a mattress. Discover what to look for and how much to spend on a mattress. I suffered from shoulder and hip pain at night. This is no longer a problem for me!
2020-08-0415 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Interview with Aaron McFatridge, Native Texan Talks Crazy Times!Send us a textMeet native Texan, Aaron McFatridge. We talk Texas snakes, Covid-18.2 (because its getting weaker in Texas), wearing a mask (the great mask debate), and the economy for good measure. Oh yeah, listen to a couple of Texans discuss the Cybertruck from Tesla. Elon Musk chooses Texans to build his trucks! Smart move? Crazy times from the Lone Star State!
2020-07-3147 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)People Feel Muzzled at Work When Diversity of Thought is No Longer EncouragedSend us a textToday, many people feel muzzled at work. Opinions about anything controversial are no longer accepted. Conversations are mitigated to the point that everyone assumes most people think and believe the same way or the opposite way. This is dangerous. We need sincere dialogue with each other to understand other points of view.
2020-07-2915 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)The Decline of American Cities during Covid-19: Is It Time to Sell and Get Out?Send us a textWork from home (WFH) and recent events will create a mass exodus from some large cities over the next two years. American cities are going to decline post pandemic. “The great American city” has lost the battle for the hearts and minds of residents. Once the place of opportunity, many have become too expensive and now too dangerous. WFH has become the super highway for residents to make a move to locations that offer a better cost of living as well as safety for families.
2020-07-2413 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Choose Trade School over Harvard Post-PandemicSend us a textUniversities will be a casualty of Covid-19. Many will not survive the wake of this virus. Essential skills will dominate formal education post-pandemic. Was a shift to skills over education already in place? Have universities priced themselves out of reach? Have some colleges become a political echo chamber for a contracting audience? Mike Rowe (Dirty Jobs) has been espousing the decline in education value for years.
2020-07-1613 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Nosey Rhino Talks Sheep, Wolves, & SheepdogsSend us a textNosey Rhino loves talking sheep. He talks sheep about everyone and everything. For Nosey Rhino, analogies clarify roles to help understand how humans position themselves among others. Nosey Rhino loves to judge people because they are the most interesting animals. He maintains a curious perspective on people and the crazy things they do. Let’s take a look.
2020-07-1311 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)How to Stop Caring Too Much: Sociopaths Provide Clues for Happiness!Send us a textMetacognition is thinking about what we are thinking about. If we can be aware of what we are thinking about, we can choose what to actually think about. Or can we? Do we have a choice about what we spend brain time on? Can we make a literal choice on how we consume mental energy?
2020-07-0213 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Interview with the Andy Miller of Big Swift Kick!Send us a textDo you need a big swift kick in the...? Don't miss this amazing episode with Andy Miller. We discuss the pandemic, life near Washington D.C., and common sales challenges facing many organizations today. We also talk about going "big" and taking chances for success in life. He started a business in Europe in his late twenties. He sold the company and started over with a new business. Hang on and enjoy the fascinating ride!
2020-07-011h 02Crazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Should We Spank Children in 2020?Send us a textChild spanking is a touchy subject with polarized views. So-called experts oppose corporal punishment in public. I wonder if these people feel the same way in private? Enjoy this candid and honest commentary on getting that behind tore up from time to time. In this podcast, we get "real" and honest about this controversial topic. I hope you enjoy!
2020-06-2620 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Who Knows You? Call this your Covid-19 Comeback!Send us a textI am working diligently to inform my followers about the lessons we can gain from this once in a lifetime experience. No matter what we face, there is always opportunity to be earned for someone willing to learn. We can complain about reality or look for ways to adapt and thrive. Thriving, I have discovered, accompanies those who have a healthy network of people who know them.
2020-06-2414 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)How To Rebuild Teams After Covid-19?Send us a textMany teams were struggling before the coronavirus pandemic. Both Harvard Business Review and Gallup calculated employee engagement at merely thirty percent far before the pandemic and current work-from-home (WFH) trends. This means seven of every ten employees were either “checked out” or negative about their employers. There is a way! Discover two powerful words to rebuild successful teams and identify employee engagement.
2020-06-2212 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)2020 Isn’t Over, It’s Only Halftime!Send us a textWe can still win this! Consider this your halftime pep talk. There is a significant polarization among attitudes toward 2020. This year sucks. We need a 2020 do-over. I am so over 2020. Blah, blah, blah. If you have mentally checked out over 2020, it is time to rethink opportunity. Winning takes talent, hard work, and luck. Luck somehow seems to find those that work hard. Winning repeatedly takes character. Giving up is easy. Quitting when times are tough can become a habit and a way of life.
2020-06-1812 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Ryan Walter, Professional Hockey Player, NHL #2 Overall Draft Pick & Stanley Cup Champion in British Columbia, CanadaSend us a textEnjoy this powerful interview with Ryan Walter. We discuss his hockey career and the difference in being on winning and losing teams in the NHL. He shares funny insights about his role in the movie, Miracle, about the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team. We talk about Herb Brooks and Kurt Russell. Discover what a "goon" in hockey means. Finally, we talk about his transition into the business world as a CEO, trainer, and business coach. Don't miss this inspirational episode.
2020-06-0944 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Interview with the Brandy Flanagan, Author of "Make Business Fun Again"Send us a textBrandy Flanagan is a small business owner and local politician. Discover her story about difficult times and a journey to becoming an author. We talk about 1980s music nostalgia, local politics, and small business challenges. She also shares how her business (a gym) survived being shut-down during the pandemic. She is an optimist and small business consultant. Don't miss her story.
2020-06-0548 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Interview with Chris Hardwick "The Most Interesting Man in the World" in Vancouver, CanadaSend us a textChris Hardwick grew up in Australia, traveled the world, and now lives in beautiful Vancouver, Canada. He has climbed mountains all over the world. He now helps CEOs and business owners climb "life" mountains of their own. As an adventurer and thought-leader, his unique approach to life is fascinating. He also shares the story of how he met his wife of 30 years while on an adventure. Don't miss his amazing and powerful story!
2020-06-0453 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Optimistic Thoughts About Humanity During Dark Times!Send us a textIt is convenient for people to blame current events on the decay of humanity. It is tempting to see darkness and dwell on the lack of optimism. Reports of rioting and looting are like a horrible train wreck that we cannot stop watching. We can dwell on this negativity and allow it to stain our view of people, or we can look for the beauty in people.
2020-06-0208 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Interview with Monica Ricci, Carnivore and Coach from Atlanta, GeorgiaSend us a textWow! Don't miss this fascinating interview with Monica Ricci. We talk about Covid-19 and her view on the economy. Most interestingly, Monica shares her life-changing journey for healthy living and yes, eating meat. Her advice: Get up and move. Her transformational story may change your life as we all look for opportunities to pivot out of this pandemic. We also talk about life in Atlanta, Georgia.
2020-06-0157 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)I Screwed Up…I Broke the Rules: Discover the Journey Back to Normal with Covid-19!Send us a textI broke the rules. I’m guilty. I attended a funeral. I hugged the widow who was married for 42 years, and I shook the hand of a son that lost his dad. I hugged a grandson that plays baseball with my son. He just lost his grandfather who he lived with until his death. I know I broke social distancing rules but I couldn’t help it. I guess I stink at this new reality. My need to show love overwhelmed my fear of this virus.
2020-06-0109 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Interview with Dr. Andi Simon, Author of "On the Brink" from New YorkSend us a textDiscover her view on the future of humans & business. Andi is an author, scientist, and highly sought global speaker. Learn what a corporate anthropologist does and her special insights into a post-pandemic world. She comes to us directly from her New York home in quarantine from the Covid-19 virus. Don't miss this fascinating journey into the mind of an expert that studies other humans for a living.
2020-05-2755 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Interview with Sarge Summers in Houston, Texas: Discover the Hilarious Origin of "Sargisms"Send us a textDon't miss this funny and fascinating interview with "Ole" Sarge. We talk about the oil and gas industry, the pandemic, and the future of business. He shares powerful advice for industry newcomers and seasoned veterans alike. Wisdom comes in many flavors. Whether in the business or not, you will enjoy his take on life and the origin of "Sargisms". We also talk about the food scene in Houston. It was a blast!
2020-05-2343 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Interview with the "Edgy" Dr. Mark Edge in Tyler, Texas!Send us a textDr. Mark Edge specializes in R.A.P. He is a retention, attraction, and production expert. He works with amazing companies like Chick-fil-A. Discover his perspective on human life with Covid-19. How will this impact people? What can we learn from this pandemic? When will jobs return? Don't miss his interesting perspective on what is coming next!
2020-05-1951 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Winning During an Economic Recovery: Grow Your Business Out of This Pandemic!Send us a textWhat does competitive advantage look like? Those who know “get it” and those who don’t, well this writing is for you. The pandemic has disrupted the economy and companies are racing back to the front of the field. Think of a major accident in a stock car race. We have been under the caution flag for over two months. This is a tremendous opportunity to reset the competitive field in any business sector. This is a chance to win the race. The harder your business has been hit, the bigger the opportunity. I know this s...
2020-05-1510 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Los Angeles County is a Powder Keg Getting Ready to Explode!Send us a textLos Angeles County’s stay-at-home orders will “with all certainty” be extended for the next three months. How do you think the people of southern California will react to this? This is about power and I do not think the citizens of Los Angeles County will tolerate these measures. What do you think?
2020-05-1417 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Sweden Stands by Its Different Approach to Covid-19: Is it working?Send us a textPolitics have ruined the objectivity of our strategy against the coronavirus. The lines have been drawn in the sand and each side has dug in. Should we have locked down in the first place? Should we have ordered stay at home all over the USA? Did we do the right thing? Only history will tell us the truth. A pandemic during an election season has blurred reality. I have been tracking Sweden’s approach.
2020-05-1218 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Day One Mindset: A Mental Reformation for Covid-19 RecoverySend us a textThe intense heat from the novel coronavirus has burned the business landscape like nothing we have seen before. Once thriving businesses are now scattered across the country in the ash of this pandemic. We don’t hear the story of the cinema operator in rural East Texas or the travel agent in Montana. The tour guide operator in Arkansas will never make the national news. There are burnt corpses of business that most people will never hear or read about. You are real none the same. You are legitimate. You matter!
2020-05-1110 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Enter Muller's Ratchet: Arizona Scientists Find A Clue for Beating Covid-19Send us a textA study that found a new coronavirus mutation reportedly mirrors a change that occurred as the SARS virus began to weaken. It’s well-known that as viruses progress, they typically mutate to weaker forms. The phenomenon is known as Muller's Ratchet. Discover how this may lead to a breakthrough for the fight against Covid-19.
2020-05-0809 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Rebuild or Reboot My Business after Covid-19?Send us a textThe challenge facing many businesses is unprecedented. We are likely to have a wholesale shift in demand for long-time institutions of the past and the present. Some businesses, as we know them, are going to evaporate. This virus is killing businesses with as much vigor as it has people. Tragically, some businesses have been infected and do not realize it. The question for many business leaders, as we start to reopen the economy is, do I rebuild the business or do I reboot? Should I rebuild as it was, presuming demand will return, or re...
2020-05-0611 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)A Non-political View of Politics and the Economy during Covid-19: Only Demand Will Tell!Send us a textWe have an echo chamber on the west coast and east coast. Similarly, the economic response to the pandemic is now political. If you want to reopen the economy sooner, you are more likely to be labeled as a conservative. If you want to wait for a vaccine, you are likely to labeled as a liberal. An echo chamber creates confirmation bias. Learn what confirmation bias is and how it will impact economic recovery from Covid-19.
2020-05-0417 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Interview with Julie Eshleman, Behavioral Psychologist in London, EnglandSend us a textThis really cool interview with Julie explores the pandemic, the economy, and what life will be like in the future. We talk about why people are responding to Covid-19 the way we are. We talk about institutions that are going to be at risk. The future will be a direct reflection of a simple formula. You will learn how to survive and thrive in a pandemic, post-pandemic world.
2020-05-041h 03Crazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Captain Tom Moore Turns 100 Years Old: Discover his uplifting and inspiring story!Send us a textListen to this inspiring and uplifting story during difficult times. Remember, this podcast is for crazy people. Captain Tom Moore is crazy enough to make things happen, crazy enough to go big at 100 years old. He is crazy enough to win!
2020-05-0113 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)When Will Pro Sports Return? As of April 30, 2020, this is where we stand…Send us a textWhy is good news not in the mainstream media? It’s out there but hard to find. For the rest of us, we miss sports. I really miss sports. I miss sports at all levels. My youngest son is a high school sophomore and is missing the remainder of his varsity debut as a pitcher. As of today, this is where we stand for MLB, NBA & NFL seasons for 2020. There are some crazy ideas in the works. Don't miss the ending of this podcast!
2020-04-3015 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Should Social Media Censor Free Speech? Two Doctors and a YouTube VideoSend us a textThis is an important question society must answer. YouTube just pulled a video from two licensed doctors who shared their protocol opinion and statistical findings about Covid-19. These people are doctors. Regardless of whether we believe their findings or not, should their voices be muzzled?
2020-04-2916 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Take the First Step: To Reopen the US Economy, Let’s Revisit Sweden!Send us a textAre some people looking for an absence of risk in order to get back to work? There is always going to be risk. We must decide how much risk we are willing to tolerate in order to get back to work. We cannot rely on the politicized media. There is good news regarding the virus that seems to be overlooked daily. Instead, we hear of doom and gloom. Mostly negative headlines stoke fear in people that must make a decision to take the first step back to work.
2020-04-2818 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Interview with Sales Expert, Author Joe Buzzello In Scottsdale, ArizonaSend us a textThe Joe Buzzello has been in leadership for Fortune 500 Companies. He has led large sales teams and grown businesses. Well, Joe flunked retirement and has reentered the workforce to launch a new and unique business. Oh, and he just published his fourth book on sales. We discussed the pandemic, business trends, and his predictions for the economy. We had a great time!
2020-04-2433 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Are Hotels Safe During the Covid-19 Pandemic? You won't believe what they are doing next…WOW!Send us a textAre you safe in a hotel during this pandemic? Will you be safe in the near future? Are you willing to travel for business? Hotels are taking major steps to protect staff and guests. Are you crazy enough to book a hotel room? Discover some crazy measures hotels are implementing to keep you safe!
2020-04-2312 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Don't Give Up on Oil & Gas: Don't Hate the Game!Send us a textThe coronavirus is an additional challenge impacting demand for energy. We don’t know when demand will increase or how fast. We do know, however that it will increase at some point. What goes down must come up. People are not going to abandon planes, trains, and automobiles. People need plastics. People need chemicals.
2020-04-2309 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)The Covid-19 Lockdown Is Essentially Over in the USASend us a textIt is time to allow people to protect themselves from Covid-19. We must trust the people to do what is right during a pandemic. We must assume positive intent. I am devastated by the sad news regarding every single death from the coronavirus. Every death has family members who are grieving and in pain. One is TOO many. However, this virus might make us the victim twice!
2020-04-2119 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Bitter or Better: How Will You Respond to Covid-19?Send us a textWe are defined by difficult moments in life. Our response to adversity is the pivot point in life. We can pivot to bitterness, or we can pivot to betterment. It is our choice. Like many others, I watched my eighteen-year business lose ninety-five percent of its revenue in less than a month. I felt helpless to make a difference. I felt trapped by frustration. I was pissed off. I was sad. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts” Winston Churchill
2020-04-1511 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Update: Is Sweden Right or Wrong on Covid-19?Send us a textThings are changing by the day with Covid-19. Sweden is taking a different approach. They are the canary in the coal mine. What can we learn from Sweden? How is that important to Americans? Might Sweden hold the key to our future during this pandemic?
2020-04-1308 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Preparing for S-Day: Starting the Economy with Covid-19Send us a textMost epidemiologists believe the covid-19 virus is not going away soon. In fact, some believe this virus will be with us long-term, like influenza. We must go back to work at some point in the near future. We need to pick our date to re-invade the public. This invasion will involve risk. We will suffer casualties. We cannot be held hostage by this invisible enemy long-term. Benjamin Franklin said: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
2020-04-1009 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Americans Are Grieving Normalcy: Discover How People Are Responding to the Pandemic and WhySend us a textAs Americans, we are suffering emotionally. We are feeling this pandemic and the complex emotions that accompany the loss of normal. We cannot go to our favorite eatery. We cannot travel. We cannot escape reality at a movie theater. We cannot get a simple haircut. We know we are suffering, but we may not know exactly why. To make matters worse, we are suffering financially without a solution to the problem. We feel helpless.
2020-04-0710 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)All Eyes on Sweden: Sweden Provides Clues for Coronavirus Economic RecoverySend us a textThis podcast is about looking forward. It not a judgment about what we have done so far. It is not about what we are currently doing as a response to the pandemic. I am focused on the days ahead. Sweden is the canary in the cave. They are testing the air to make sure it is safe for the rest of us.
2020-04-0613 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Interview With A Young Sales Professional Quarantined in Houston, TexasSend us a textListen to this interview with a recent college graduate on lockdown in Houston. Learn advice for those considering a sales profession. Discover best practices for being successful as someone new to sales. Hear tips on dealing with social isolation. Millions of people around the world are going through this pandemic together, yet alone at the same time.
2020-04-0244 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Dating in the Age of Coronavirus: Listen to people around the world discuss dating during a pandemicSend us a textLove will find a way. Covid-19 has changed dating and social interactions for most people. Others, not so much. This hilarious account of actual interviews from people all over the world is revealing. Humor is more important now than ever. Enjoy this break from the reality we are all facing with coronavirus. Have some fun!
2020-04-0112 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)4 Phases of Leadership in a Pandemic: How Will You Be Remembered?Send us a textThis ongoing crisis is defining you in the minds of your people. Your leadership (in their eyes) is being formed like cement and will be hardened in their minds once this is over. Crisis defines leadership or the lack there of. We are going to experience four phases of this pandemic: process, response, recovery and reflection. Learn how leadership impacts each phase.
2020-03-3110 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Coronavirus Will Stick Around After the Pandemic. But it won’t be as bad.Send us a textToday’s podcast is straight-up science. No political BS – no hyperbole – no exaggeration for effect. I am going to keep the explanation simple, so we don’t bore the paint off the walls. My purpose is to give you plain and easy to understand facts about the future of this Covid-19 disease.
2020-03-2608 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)How Much Toilet Paper Do You Need? Why Are You Hoarding TP?Send us a textWhere are you putting all this toilet paper? Under your bed? Discover why it is a terrible idea to hoard. Learn the psychology behind hoarding. There is a website to crush the numbers and determine how much TP you really need.
2020-03-2516 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Thinking Outside the Box: Use Covid-19 to Reboot Your Business!Send us a textIt’s possible to overcome a tough situation by out-of-the-box thinking. Covid-19 is our perilous situation. Many small businesses are not sure what they are going to do. How will we survive? How long is this going to last? I encourage you to use this time to reflect on your business. Look at this crisis as a time to reboot your business. We are often too busy to reflect on both HOW and WHY we do what we do. This is your chance to rethink your business, free from the distraction of running your...
2020-03-2408 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Drive: Can you give it to others?Send us a textDriven employees with the capability to perform are the difference between success, existence, or failure. Can you give someone drive? What is the difference between drive and motivation? Learn the difference between intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation. Take a journey into the human mind!
2020-03-2316 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)A Message of Hope from China!Send us a text We are all grieving because of Covid-19. Grieving our recent, normal lives, our sense of routine, our businesses, and our lack of perceived control. I am going to share the 7 stages of grief so you can identify where you are in the process. Next, I am going to share a message of hope from China. Stay with me until the end.
2020-03-2313 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Power of Positive Thinking (Inspiring True Story)Send us a textNine days after this person was born, he stopped breathing. Sadly, the doctor laid the lifeless body on the bed. His grandmother picked him up, held his body close, and began whispering in his ear. Miraculously, he revived in her arms. Who is this person and what did he do in life?
2020-03-1909 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)What is Holding You Back? Are You the Problem?Send us a textWhat are you afraid of? What self-limiting beliefs are preventing you from going big? Are “YOU” your own worst enemy? Is the space between your ears the problem? This podcast is to challenge your metacognition – how you think about what you think about? I believe you can do more, achieve more, succeed more, and be more. Are you crazy enough to go big?
2020-03-1811 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Never Too Late to Do Something GreatSend us a text Someone listening to this is thinking it’s too late. I missed my window. I blew it. I am too old. I should have done it long ago. Stop that thinking. It’s never too late to do something great. I strongly believe life is a series of opportunities that often go unnoticed or worse not acted upon when the little nudge tickles our brain. We are going to have a few “moon shots” in life and sadly most do not take the shot. The greatest tragedy in life is regret.
2020-03-1810 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)The Coronavirus May Save Millions of LivesSend us a textIs there a potential silver lining to the Covid-19 virus? Discover why humans might benefit from this outbreak. I am seeing some very positive trends that can benefit many people for years to come.
2020-03-1009 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Retail Is Not Dead: The Weak are Dying and the Strong are Thriving!Send us a textThere is one thing all brick and mortar (retail) stores can do to beat Amazon. This one thing cannot be done by Amazon...yet! Crazy retailers get it! Most retailers are dying. Discover the one thing successful retailers are doing to beat Amazon.
2020-03-0414 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Do Jerks Know They Are Jerks At Work? Find out if you are toxic by answering 16 questions!Send us a textEveryone seems to know a jerk at work, yet nobody wants to own the title. WTH! Are you too much of a jerk to discover your level of jerkyness? Are you toxic at work and don't know? If you answer yes to 5 out of 16 questions, you are the jerk at work. Are you brave enough? Are you crazy enough to take this test?
2020-02-2618 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Overcoming FEAR in Business!Send us a textFear in business is the dirty little secret that nobody wants to admit exists. What drives this fear? How does it impact the bottom line? Most importantly, how do we overcome this fear? The following short story illustrates the root of fear and bias in the workplace. Any similarities with actual people or events are completely coincidental. Let’s go fishing with Phil and Larry.
2020-02-2212 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Think Like A Winner and Change Your Life: Use Metacognition To Control Your MindSend us a textWow! I spent half a day with Ryan Walter, professional athlete, and world champion NHL Hockey Player. Discover how to think like a winner. Learn how to control your mind. There are no negative people, only negative thinking. We CAN control our thoughts. We CAN influence the thoughts of other people. This podcast will change your life!
2020-02-1331 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Do You Work For A Micromanager?Send us a textAre you suffering from a micromanager boss? Are you the micromanager boss? This episode will diagnose your boss and give you some tools to reduce the pain. If you are the boss, this episode will allow you to diagnose yourself. Get some relief! Get better as a boss. Come get some!
2020-02-0718 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Journalists Are Extinct! Challenge Me If You Disagree.Send us a textWe have left the age of journalism. We are now in the age of media. Everything we hear is tainted by ideology, opinion, or politics. Networks are no longer reporting the news. We are getting filtered stories with biased content. I just want the news. All of it, without your attitude or opinion. Journalism is dead. Challenge me if you disagree!
2020-01-3111 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)The Problem with Free College Tuition: Someone Always Gets Screwed!Send us a textThis is not a political show. We are not here to here talk about ideology or politics. We are being real about the law of unintended consequences in life. What happens when something is free? Who pays? Who gets screwed? In order to have a winner, we must have a loser. I have a lot of questions!
2020-01-2409 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)What If Human Butts & Egos Were The Same Size?Send us a textDo I have a problem with ego? Am I an egomaniac? Learn how to diagnose ego problems. Discover ways to prevent the ego from hurting you and those you love. Help others with ego problems. When does too much self-confidence become a problem with ego?
2020-01-2211 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Do I Work For A Mediocre Company?Send us a textOr Worse...Do I run a mediocre company? Discover 10 symptoms for mediocre, average, boring companies. Do I want to invest my life with a dud? If you are the boss (the big cheese), simply do the opposite of these. Are you crazy enough to win?
2020-01-2113 minCrazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)Where are the other crazy people? We are crazy enough to win!Send us a textWhere are the crazy people willing to go big in life? Who is John Grubbs? What is this show about? We are searching for people crazy enough to get out of our comfort zone. This is for people willing to go big. Are you ready to win? Watch out for the boat anchors who hold us back. Who are the zombies in our life?
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The Industrial Talk Podcast With Scott MacKenzieIndustrial Talk's Interview with Mr. John Grubbs and Ms. Amanda Martin at the EHS Conference in Galveston, TX At the EHS Conference in Galveston TX, I had the wonderful opportunity to interview Mr. John Grubbs and Ms. Amanda Martin. Both are experts in their field. Mr. Grubbs is the world’s most expert on generational change in the workplace. How do you hire and retain the talent in this changing industrial environment – Mr. Grubbs is a great resource for answers. Check out John’s website to learn more.
Ms. Amanda Martin is the Business Development, Team Lead at EMSI Environmental Services. Ms. Martin brings a wealth of knowledge and experience within the EMSI family of talented professionals. For more i...
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