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Restoring the Soul with Michael John CusickEpisode 340 - Dr. Andrew Bauman, "Safe Church: Addressing Misogyny and Abuse in Christian Communities"Welcome to another episode of Restoring the Soul with Michael John Cusick. On today's episode, host Michael is rejoined by Dr. Andrew Bauman, a passionate advocate for creating healthier church communities and an illuminating voice on overcoming personal and systemic abuse. In this engaging conversation, they delve into Andrew's powerful journey, exploring the roots and revelations that led him to pen his latest book, "Safe Church: How to Guard Against Sexism and Abuse in Christian Communities."Discover how Andrew, once caught in a cycle of addiction and objectifying views, transformed his past struggles into a mission of...2025-03-2139 min
Building the Biz#24: Leading with Heart with Michael JacobsonMichael Jacobson is the CEO of French Florist, a florist franchise. He lives in Southern California and loves to help local florists flourish across the United States. Michael fell in love with the industry after taking over his uncle’s flower shop. That love, coupled with a scalable model, has helped other florists create a more profitable model while doing what they love. His mindset has catapulted his impact for small business owners in this space.Here, Michael shares some of the lessons he learned in 2024 and what he’s most looking forward to in the new year...2025-01-0742 min
4P Podcast65. The Hope Movement with Joel Bauman and Maaxx WestThe Hope Movement with Joel Bauman and Maaxx WestToday, we discussed the Hope Movement with Maax West and Joel Bauman. Both have been in the fitness industry for many years and are advocating for the use of acemannan and betalains in Alovea products to heal your body from chronic inflammation. We discussed personal testimonials and how together, we are going to grow this Hope Movement by healing people and healing/saving children throughout the world. Follow Maaxx West Instagram @madmaaxxwestX- @maaxxwest...2024-11-072h 04Restoring the Soul with Michael John CusickEpisode 316 - Dr. Christy Bauman, "Insights on Intuition, Legacy, and Healing"Welcome to another episode of "Restoring the Soul with Michael John Cusick." Today, we dive into the profound and transformative realms of intuition, legacy, and rites of passage with our guest, Dr. Christy Bauman, a therapist, scholar, and author of the newly released "Her Rites: A Sacred Journey for the Mind, Body, and Soul."Join us as Christy emphasizes the importance of women trusting their intuition in a culture that often encourages them to second-guess themselves and how trauma can influence this inner knowing. Michael shares his personal experiences, highlighting the intersection of neuroscience and intuition. Together...2024-07-1258 min
March Forth with Mike BaumanEpisode 139: Jared Michael of GrayWeatherOn this episode of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with guitarist Jared Michael of GrayWeather!
Comprised of Michael, Brandon Steputat, Mike Sahm and Rick Orozco, GrayWeather is a band with roots to the Pacific Northwest that combines elements of metal, active rock, progressive metal, and more to create their own blend of emotionally charged, heavy music.
On April 12th, GrayWeather dropped their debut record entitled The Soma Collective. Featuring the band's 2023 debut single "White Rabbit," their latest single "Parasite" featuring Courtney LaPlante (Spiritbox), as well as a heartfelt tribute to their friend and...2024-05-281h 21
Growing In The Green IndustryMaking the Sacrifices with Michael BaumanIn this episode of Growing in the Green Industry, we welcome Michael Bauman, CEO and Owner of Grand Entrance Group. Michael shares his story of how he took over the family business. He talks about finding the problems and failures and embracing them. He reflects back and speaks on priding yourself in your mistakes and making the sacrifices to see the end results. He talks about making hard decisions and the struggles he went through to stay afloat through the difficult times. This episode is hosted by Brett Lemcke with R.M. Landscape.
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Casa De Confidence Podcast | Empowering Women to SucceedHow to Engineer Success and Feel Like you are Enough with Michael BaumanI want to hear your thoughts about the show and this episode. Text us here...There was a time in my life when from an outsider's perspective, I had it all. I had an awesome job traveling around the country, I had a circle of hugely successful friends, and I did not seem to have a care in the world. The reality is that, like many overachievers, I was drowning. I felt I was not good enough. My energy was zapped daily with the stress of life, career, and relationships. The truth is...2023-02-261h 01
Aligned with Purpose in Life and LeadershipHow to Cultivate Presence for Success with Michael Bauman | Ep. 180 Expert SeriesJoin me, Jamie Kullman, on this episode of the Aligned With Purpose podcast as I sit down with Michael Bauman, a renowned entrepreneur "enoughness" coach and host of the Success Engineering podcast. Together, we dive into the topic of cultivating presence for success, discussing how it can be achieved and the impact it can have on our personal and professional lives. Michael shares his expertise and insights into how we can all adopt a mindset that will help us achieve our goals and become more successful. He also reveals some of the secrets behind his international bestselling book, "Peak...2022-12-0848 min
Success SystemsBest of Season 6!The Best of Season 6 is here! Top stories, insights, and tips from experts in health, happiness, mindset, mental health, and more!Sonia Jhas (3:07) - Learn how to deeply define health and wellness for yourself apart from societal and cultural conditioningCraig Weller - (8:13) Learn how to innoculate yourself from fear and other elite mindset tools used by elite special forcesJohn Coyle - (13:43) Expert in our perception of time and how to live life richly and fullyMichael Bauman - (17:00) How to define deep success...Michael Bauman - (21:43) How to overcome Impostor Syndrome...2022-11-0748 min
The Smart Passive Income Online Business and Blogging PodcastHow to Take Control of Your Emotions with Michael Bauman#620 How do you measure your success? Many entrepreneurs are stuck in a loop, their minds always going through the list of things they haven’t done yet. So how can we rewire our brains and pursue goals effectively? This is another fantastic Teaching Friday episode. We love inviting members of the SPI Pro community to share their expertise with us and provide actionable tips that can take our businesses to the next level. Michael Bauman is the CEO of Success Engineering. He helps entrepreneurs optimize their mindset, habits, and productivity through coaching and masterminds. In this session, Michael gives us...2022-10-1429 min
Learnings and MisstepsLessons Learned From Rapid Business Growth & Letting go of Employees with Michael BaumanStruggles, we all face them. In school, in work, in our personal lives, and in our relationships. If we use the lessons we learn from the struggles we face to inspire the rest of our choices, there’s no saying what we can’t achieve. Join me in this episode as I speak with landscaper, entrepreneur, and opportunist, Michael Bauman, about the lessons he’s learned from starting a business, the dangers of achieving rapid business growth, and how he’s recovering after recently firing several valuable employees. I connected with Michael thr...2022-09-0850 min
Smashing the PlateauFinding Your 5 Whys Featuring Michael BaumanMichael Bauman is the CEO of Success Engineering, a Tony Robbins certified coach and he helps entrepreneurs feel that they are enough and know they are not alone.He is also the host of the podcast, Success Engineering, where he interviews experts and industry leaders, from Broadway Directors and actors to multi-millionaire CEO’s, to neuroscientists and more to uncover how they define success, how they create it on a daily basis and explore the challenges they have overcome both internally and externally to achieve their personal definition of success.We discuss:The difference be...2022-01-1725 min
Man That Can with Lachlan StuartWhat It Takes to Be an Entrepreneur with Michael Bauman #358Message me your 'Takeaways'.In this conversation, I chat with Success Coach and Podcaster Michael Bauman about:• What it takes to be successful• What it takes to be an entrepreneur• Building confidenceFind Michael:https://successengineering.org/Like this? Follow me on Instagram and join me in the Strong Men of Value programInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/lachlanstuart/7-Day FREE TRIAL of Strong Men of Value Programhttps://themanthatcanproject.thrivecart.com/smov-7-day-free-trial/Podcas...2022-01-1643 min
The UNcivilized Podcast with Traver BoehmMichael Bauman — The five “why’s” of inner and outer success.When things don't go as planned comes sadness, disappointment, and millions of questions. The guilt of "what did I do wrong?" is manifested. But, everything is going to be okay; there are secret opportunities hidden inside every failure.
Today's guest is the master of transitions. After living on three different continents and experiencing distinct cultures, Michael Bauman has learned the key to transitions. A moment that changed his life, receiving the news of his first child, led him to decide to move to China with his wife. Without knowing the language or the culture, his decision has...2021-12-0653 min
FI Minded: Achieve Financial Independence & Have Fun Doing ItThe Damaging Consequences of Loneliness and What You Can Do About It | E49 Michael BaumanIn this extraordinary era of pandemic isolation, it makes sense that people are feeling more alone than ever. Although stay-at-home orders and social distancing exacerbated loneliness, this trend started way before COVID.
This rise of loneliness has caught the interest of many health professionals and is now being labeled as the new smoking. Cited as being as lethal as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, that has me wondering what’s changed and more importantly, what can we do about it?
Sharing his insight today is Michael Bauman, who is a Loneliness Entrepreneur Coach and Host of th...2021-11-2248 minSuccess SystemsS4E4 Dr. Nick Askew: Founder of Conservation Careers, the Practical Steps we can take to Protect our World...Dr. Nick Askew has spent decades in the fields of ecology, conservation, and environmental protection. He worked with Bird Life International as the Communications Director, the Pacific Program Development Manager where he helped secure 2.5MM pounds of funding, and the Marketing Manager to support threatened wildlife in over 120 countries. He founded Conservation Careers (a company focused on helping people find meaningful, impactful jobs in conservation) He also founded Ecology Jobs (a job board for ecologist) and Terra Incognito (an eco-tourism company). We talk about his love for birds and nature, along with the challenges facing...2021-07-261h 03Success SystemsS4E3 Darryll Stinson: Internationally Renown Public Speaker, Master Class on Public Speaking, Overcoming Rejection, and Coming Back from Attempted Suicide...Darryll Stinson, is a former Division 1 Football Athlete, internationally renown motivational speaker, author, and suicide survivor. He is on a mission to bring hope to the hopeless through his speeches, his books, and the courses he creates. He is also the founder of SecondChanceAthletes which helps athletes transition through the incredibly challenging time of discovering their purpose and shifting their identity after playing sports. In this episode, he talks about how a sports career ending injury pushed him to the brink of suicide, how his identity shifted and he discovered his purpose, along with very practical tips...2021-07-1954 minSuccess SystemsS4E2 Traver Boehm: Founder of Man Uncivilized, 28 Days in Complete Darkness, the Dark Side of Success, and truly Knowing Yourself...What would you do if you only had one year to live? Would you spend it working with the dying? Would you spend one month in complete darkness to better understand yourself? Would you spend a month out in the wilderness with only a blanket and a knife? Well… that’s what Traver Boehm would do; and that’s what he did do after his life fell apart…I encourage you to really sit with this story. Try to feel the weight of it; not just the words. Try to feel the truths he uncovere...2021-07-121h 19Success SystemsS4E1 Marilu Henner: Hollywood- Broadway Actor, Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory, National Fitness Hall of Fame Inductee, on Acting, Health, Memory, and helping her Husband beat CancerMarilu Henner has done a whole lot of everything! She has starred in over 68 films, 7 Broadway shows, and is most famous for her roles in the Noises Off and the hit classic sitcoms, Taxi and Evening Shade. She is a five-time Golden Globe nominee, was on Dancing with the Stars in 2016, is a New York Times best-selling author of ten books on health, parenting, memory, and lifestyle improvement which include the bestseller Changing Normal: How I Helped My Husband Beat Cancer, Total Memory Makeover, Total Health Makeover, Healthy Life Kitchen, I Refuse to Raise a Brat, and...2021-07-051h 01Success SystemsBest of Season 3!This episode wraps up Season 3 with teasers of all of the top stories, tips, and habits from everyone from elite sport psychologists, to Broadway Directors and actors, to CEOS of multimillion dollar companies! That way you can check out any that you missed at www.successengineering.org/podcast that sound interesting to you!Annie Mejia Downs; Physical Therapist and Behavioral Modification Expert - 1:06Ingrid Boydston: California Teacher of the Year Recipient - 2:48Wayne Duvall: Hollywood Actor - 5:05Nicole Rogers: Food Systems and Marketing Expert - 6:02Margo Fowkes: Executive Coach - 8:37Renee Mitchell: A...2021-06-281h 07Success SystemsS3E25: Max Thorpe, World Record Holder for TRANS-ATLANTIC ROW on Split Second Decisions that Save your Life!This is the most unbelievable story I have ever heard! Max Thorpe rowed across the Atlantic Ocean in the Talisker Whiskey Challenge from the Canary Islands to Antigua in the Caribbean a 40 day, 3000 mile, 2 person row!!! His story has been described as the most dramatic, perilous sequence of events in ocean rowing history!You will not be disappointed!Website:https://www.roguewavescenarios.comInstagram:@maxcarterthorpeLeave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts as that...2021-06-211h 26Success SystemsS3E24 Kelly Starrett World Leading Expert on Mobility, Movement, and Performance, Masterclass on Behaviors Everyone should be doing...Kelley Starrett arguably may be one of the #1 experts on the planet when it comes to mobility, movement, and human performance. He founded San Francisco Crossfit which was the 21st Crossfit affiliate in the world and has amassed over 16+ years of training and coaching. He also co-founded the Ready State which is all about the mobility and movement practice needed to alleviate pain and optimize performance. I use his Virtual Mobility Coach on an almost daily basis and cannot recommend it highly enough!He is also a New York Times and Wall Street Journal Best Sel...2021-06-141h 00Success SystemsS3E23 John Berardi Cofounder of Precision Nutrition (World's largest nutrition coaching company), on Framework for Saying No, and Quantum Thinking...There are very few people (if any) that I respect more than John Berardi. He cofounded and built the world's largest nutrition coaching, software, and education company called Precision Nutrition which was named one of the world's most innovative companies by Fast Magazine. In 2017, he sold his 80% ownership in the company (which was valued at 200MM at that time) and founded the Change Maker Academy which is devoted to helping people turn their passion for health and fitness into a powerfully purpose-driven and wildly successful career. Just this year, he started the Dr. John Berardi show (which I would high...2021-06-071h 26Success SystemsS3E22 Rob Lively: Former Command Sergeant Major of Special Operations Unit on Transactional and Transformational Leadership, Simultaneous Success and Failure...Rob Lively spent 28 years in the United States military serving in some of the most dangerous and active war zones on the planet. He culminated his military career at the highest enlisted rank in the most competitive noncommissioned officer position as a Command Sergeants Major of a Special Operations Unit based out of Fort Bragg North Carolina. His leadership has been tested and proven time and time again in incredibly stressful, high consequential situations. He recently transitioned out of the military to his current role as the President of TRX Elite where he leads a diverse team implementing human...2021-05-3151 minSuccess SystemsS3E21 Jay Clouse: Community Director at SPI, on Creating and Maintaining Community Online, and the Fear of Public Failure coupled with Certainty of Success...Jay Clouse is an entrepreneur, a writer, the podcast host of Creative Elements and Upside, and an avid community builder. In 2019, he worked to produce an award winning documentary called "Test City USA" which highlights the startup ecosystem in Columbus OH. He's the founder of an education platform called Freelancing School which all about helping creatives thrive and make a living freelancing. He currently leads the community experience for Smart Passive Income with Pat Flynn which is one of the biggest brands in online business. He has excellent insight on how to effectively create online communities, and...2021-05-2446 minSuccess SystemsS3E20: Susanne Gervay Internationally Renown Kid Lit Author, Recipient of Order of Australia, on Heroes who faced the Holocaust, Bullying, Breast Cancer, and more...Susanne Gervay is kid literature author known all over the world. She was awarded the Order of Australia for her books that tackle tough issues like bullying, disability, cancer and more. She is a 3 time breast cancer survivor herself and her parents were Holocaust survivors who fled Hungary as refugees to make a home in Australia. She is a Regional Advisor for Society of Childrens' Books Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) - largest children's writers and illustrators organization in the world and she is also a committee member...2021-05-1748 minSuccess SystemsS3E19: Mark Verstegen Founder and President of EXOS, NFL Performance Director, Creating Extraordinary Teams, Every Day is Game Day, and the Ultimate Morning Routine...Mark Verstegen is one of the world’s foremost experts on human performance. He is Founder and president of EXOS, the company responsible for training half of the NFL draft picks, providing corporate wellness and performance solutions to 35% of Fortune 100 companies not to mention its work with the military and special forces. He also has served as the Performance Director for the NFL for the last 20years and has authored 6 books including "Every Day is Game Day" and "Core Performance". I...2021-05-101h 00Success SystemsS3E18: Heidi Dugan TV Celebrity and Business Consultant on Selling 2MM in products in 90min, Advice for Entering Chinese Market, and Health without Guilt...Heidi Dugan is a well known TV celebrity here in China. She was actually the first foreign TV host to have her own show " You are the Chef" in China which has actually been running for over 20 years and draws in over 6 million views every day! She is still the only foreigner with a license to live broadcast! She recently sold $2MM worth of products in a 90min live broadcast segment. She uses her decades of experience with China, its culture, and its consumer habits to consult with companies looking to enter the China market to ensure their proper s...2021-05-0357 minSuccess SystemsS3E17 Richard Schiff: Emmy Award Winning Actor (Toby Ziegler- The West Wing, Dr. Glassman - The Good Doctor) on the Purity of Story and Craft, and COVID almost Ending his Life...Richard Schiff won an Emmy for his performance as Toby Ziegler in the West Wing and currently plays Dr. Aaron Glassman in ABC's the Good Doctor. He has a recurring role on HBO's series Ballers as Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's boss along with countless other shows and films including Jurassic World, Heaven, Se7en. He starred on Broadway's Glengarry Glen Ross alongside Al Pacino and John Cusack and works as an advocate on the National Advisory Board of the Council for a Livable World which works to implement policies to reduce nuclear proliferation and armament. We talk...2021-04-251h 03Success SystemsS3E16 Tony Blauer: Fear Management and Self Defense Expert: Losing a 12 Million Dollar Business Overnight, Getting out of the Fear Loop, and Self Defense...Coach Tony Blauer has been in the martial art, self-defense, defensive tactics, and combatives industry for over four decades. He founded Blauer Tactical Systems (BTS) in 1985 and it has grown into one of the world's leading consulting companies in performance psychology, personal safety, and close quarter tactics for law enforcement, military, and professional self-defense instructors. He also developed the SPEAR System which has been used as a personal defense system for 3 decades. While you will get tips on how to defend yourself should the situation arise, this episode is about so much more than that. Tony is so...2021-04-191h 24Success SystemsS3E15 Henry and Will Fraser: Mouth Artist and Former Professional Rugby Champion on Adversity as an Opportunity for Happiness and the Big Little Things...Henry and Will Fraser are brothers who both grew up playing rugby in England. Henry went on to become an artist (with his mouth!) while Will ending up playing professionally for the Saracens (winning a Premiership title) and being on the European Rugby Champions Team. It is story of the challenges, adversity, and obstacles that they had to overcome and the lessons of gratitude, accepting what you can't control, and the unfailing support of family and team that are truly extraordinary!Prepare for an incredible story of resilience and hope!(I apologize for...2021-04-121h 17Success SystemsS3E14 Matt Del Negro: Hollywood Actor and Host of 10,000 No's Podcast on Finding your Passion and Going through 10,000 No's to Realize it...Matt Del Negro, Hollywood actor known for his roles in "Scandal", "The Sopranos", "The West Wing" "Teen Wolf" "Goliath" and the premiere of "City on a Hill" Season 2 just released for Sunday nights on Showtime. Matt also hosts a successful podcast called 10,000 No's and wrote a book with the same title that is all how to overcome rejection, failure, disappointment, on the road to your dreams. The audiobook just released March 30th, 2021. He is someone who really personifies the quote "success is the ability to go from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm" Check out his story and t...2021-04-0559 minSuccess SystemsS3E13 Sal Edwards: Triathlon Hall of Famer (Iron Man 16x), Ultra-marathoner and Entrepreneur, on Resilience, Grit and the Hardest Thing she has ever done...Sal is a entrepreneur, author, motivational speaker, professional runner and freak athlete! She’s the founder of Fleet Feet Sports Stores which she grew to over 40 locations with a 20MM yearly revenue. After selling the company in 1993, she pivoted to the current company she runs called Heart Zones which provides certifications for HR training, wearable HR technology, and HR training programs for over 1000 health clubs, schools, and rehab facilities across the US and world. She is a best selling author of 24 books including the popular books Be a Better Runner and ZONING, Fitness in a Blink. She has been feat...2021-03-2953 minSuccess SystemsS3E12 Michael Gervais: Elite Sport Psychologist, Host of Finding Mastery, Creating a Living Masterpiece through Training your Mind to Thrive under Pressure...Dr. Michael Gervais work with the top 1/2 of elite performers in the world. This is everything from Olympians and world record holders, to consulting for Red Bull, to acclaimed music artists, to massive corporations. He has developed a psychological framework that helps people thrive in pressure packed situations in partnership with Seattle Seahawks Head Coach Pete Carroll called Finding your Best. It distills decades of research paired with his experience coaching the elite of the elite to optimize their life and performance. EXCITING GIVEAWAY: For 1 week only (Mar. 22-Mar.29) Dr. Gervais graciously offered to give away one...2021-03-2154 minSuccess SystemsS3E11 Jeff Calhoun Broadway Director (Newsies, Bonnie and Clyde) Fear of Becoming Irrelevant, Building Bridges to Transcend Labels and Stigmas, and Universality of Art and Sports...Jeff Calhoun is the Broadway Director for Newsies, Bonnie and Clyde, Jekyll and Hyde, Deaf West's Theater Big River and more. He also directed Dolly Parton's 9-5 and Disney's High School Musical 1 and 2. He is an Associate artist for Ford's Theater Washington and serves on the Board of Directors for Covenant House International (not- for-profit helping homeless youth in 30 cities and 6 countries). Jeff is very humble about his accomplishments but he has a depth of wisdom on everything from the challenge of creating a musical with half of the actors being hearing and half of them being de...2021-03-1557 min
What's Your Calling?Ep. 30 Success Engineering with Michael BaumanIt's time to revamp your ideas of success and learn how to create a healthy and robust perception of success. [Insert exciting music] Michael Bauman - Peak Performance Coach - and founder of Success Engineering came to talk to me about how you can think about success that is real, healthy, and genuine. We're not exploring money, wealth, or empty success. We're exploring true fulfilling success - the kind that makes you happy. And that starts with asking yourself how to bring these values into all areas of your life: Freedom, Joy, Creativity, Peace, and Love2021-03-1545 minSuccess SystemsS3E10 Fionn Wright: Extraordinary Coach and Visionary on Optimizing Human Development and how China is Positioned for the Future...Fionn Wright is an serial entrepreneur, an executive coach, a deep thinker, and a visionary. He was named as one of the "11 Most Influential Movers and Shakers in Shanghai for his national television appearances and the impact of his coaching. His friends call him a mix of Tim Ferriss and Tony Robbins for his speed learning techniques paired with profound coaching transformations. This conversation will make you think more deeply than you may have ever done before on a wide variety of topics from human development, to systems, awareness, parenting, and the future of China. ...2021-03-081h 07Success SystemsS3E9: Vivian Kirkfield, Children's Book Author, On Skydiving at 64, and it Never Being too Late to Live Your Dreams...Vivian is a well known author in the Kid Literature Community with her 5 books From Here to There: Inventions that Changed the way the World Moves, Making Their Voices Heard: The Inspiring Friendship of Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe, Sweet Dreams, Sarah, Four Otters Toboggan: An Animal Counting Book and Pippa's Passover Plate. What is unique about her story is that she didn't start writing children's books until she was 65 and her first book was published at 70! Since she started writing she has presented at conferences all over the world, gone parasailing, banana boat riding...2021-03-011h 20Success SystemsS3E8: Steven Weathers TV Host, Director, and Actor, Patterns of Success after Interviewing 120+ CEOS, filming for Maserati, Ritz Carlton, the House of Roosevelt, and Sharing an Umbrella with Nicole Kidman...Steven Weathers began hosting TV at the prime age of 3 years old! Since then he has actually been named as one of the most recognizable foreign faces in China due to his 12 years of national television appearances, hosting and productions all over China and the world. He is fluent in Mandarin and has over 80,000 (and climbing) followers on Bilibili (Chinese version of Youtube). For two years he hosted a show called Minds of Millionaires where he interviewed CEO's and entrepreneurs from Chinese and multinational companies including Microsoft, GE, Montblanc, L'Oreal, and many more! In 2012 he was awarded...2021-02-2250 minSuccess SystemsS3E7 Carrie Jones: Director of Counseling at Community Center Shanghai on Mental Health, the Stigma of Counseling, and the Importance of Self Care...Carrie Jones has been the Director of Community Center Shanghai for 10 years which provides counseling services here in Shanghai with 20 different counselors offering services in 7 different languages. Needless to say, this past year was crazy! I wanted to have her on, so she could share her insights into how to handle stress, uncertainty, anxiety, the importance of self care, along with tips for parenting in the midst of everything.This episode is full of practical tips that you can use and I hope it will help and encourage you through this time...Community C...2021-02-1546 minSuccess SystemsS3E6 Renee Mitchell: Frameworks to Overcome Racism, Develop Resilience, and Creating Beautiful Empowering Art from your Pain...It is difficult to describe how incredible Renee Mitchell is. She was an award winning journalist for 25 years, nominated for 2 Pulitzer Prizes, and named Number 1 newspaper columnist in the 5 Western States. She has also co-created the I Am More black youth resilience program which is the only program in Oregon to win two social-emotional learning innovation awards from Novo. Then, to fight the anxiety, stress, and depression of COVID, she created the Black Joy Virus which is a community enrichment campaign tapping into the strength and tremendous resilience of black people and black culture that have always made a...2021-02-081h 06Success SystemsS3E5 Margo Fowkes: Executive Coach on the Devastating Loss of her 21-year-old Son to Brain Cancer, Writing through the Pain, and Finding and Holding Tight to your Tribe…Margo Fowkes is a Stanford University grad, a former budget analyst for the United States Budget Committee and has worked at all levels of the government. She currently runs a consulting agency called OnTargetConsulting which has consulted with Fortune 500 companies, companies in renewable energy and healthcare, and even the Girl Scouts. But what really sets her apart is her struggle with tremendous grief of the loss of her 21- year-old son, Jimmy after an 8 year battle with brain cancer followed by the loss of her mother the very next year. She gives an honest, vulnerable, real look...2021-02-0151 minSuccess SystemsS3E4: Nicole Rogers: Chasing the Holy Grail of the Perfect Food Culture, along with Marketing and Branding for Chipotle, Local Farmers, and Sacramento City...Nicole Rogers has spent the last 20 years diving into our food culture with experiences ranging from being a brand strategist for Chipotle to rebranding a 100-year-old family owned local grocery store. She pulls back the curtain and shares real stories of the people and farmers behind it all, along with her journey of reconciling a job that she felt was too easy (talking about food) with the comparison game of friends climbing the corporate ladder and the nature of true success.There is a lot of wisdom in this one...Social: @nicoleproof2021-01-251h 04Success SystemsS3E3 Wayne Duvall: Hollywood Actor on Mining the Depths of Human Experience, Not Giving up, and Doing What you Love...Wayne Duvall is probably most known for his role as Homer Stokes in O' Brother Where Art Thou directed by the Coen brothers, starring George Clooney along with his role as the Sgt. Phil Brander in the CBS Series The District. He also recently made his Broadway debut in the play 1984 among a very long list of others films and plays. He shares about the 13 years of taking every job and role he could before he started to get his break, and the importance of holding on to belief in your self and the encouragement of friends...2021-01-1855 minRestoring the Soul with Michael John CusickEpisode 162 - Andrew Bauman, "The Sexually Healthy Man"“We eroticize our pain to make sense of it. We sexualize our brokenness.” - Andrew BaumanOn this edition of Restoring the Soul, Michael welcomes Andrew Bauman, author of The Sexually Healthy Man. Now, you may have grown up in the 90's during the height of the True Love Waits movement, accompanied by Joshua Harris’ bestseller, I Kissed Dating Goodbye. Many of the ideas perpetuated by this culture were infused with fear and shame, offering no practical help or guidance in equipping young people to become healthy sexual human beings. As a result, shame accompanied any thoughts around...2021-01-1635 minSuccess SystemsS3E2 Ingrid Boydston: Former Teacher of the Year Winner, From Acting, to Teaching, to Teaching Acting...2020 really gave us an appreciation for the teachers that work tirelessly to help our children learn everyday. With all the craziness of last year and even the political scene right now, I wanted to use this episode to highlight the wonderful work that the teachers do through an interview with Ingrid Boydston. She was named Teacher of the Year for LA County (1999), followed by California Teacher of the Year (2000), along with being an educational ambassador to Japan representing the United States (2000). She has been teaching for more than 33 years but it wasn't always this way...As a...2021-01-1152 minSuccess SystemsS3E1 Dr. Annie-Mejia Downs: Physical Therapist and Behavioral Change Expert on Habits, Population Health and Leaving Tenure with No Prospects of a Job...Dr. Annie Downs has been a physical therapist for over 40 years, with her Masters in Public Health and her doctorate in Health Promotion and Wellness. She has numerous peer-reviewed manuscripts, has done national presentations, and recently has done a lot of research on resilience as a developable skill. What I love about Annie is that she is not just an academic. She applies her research to her own life which can be especially seen in recently giving up her tenured job as an Assocaite Professor with no job prospects on the horizon because she had to be t...2021-01-041h 07Success SystemsBest of Season 2: Top Tips, Frameworks, Philosophies, and Stories from this last season...As we wrap up 2020 (thank goodness!) we are also wrapping up Season 2 of the SE podcast. We have had an amazing list of guests with such unique stories and experiences along with tons of practical tips you can use to engineer your own success! This episode is a compilation of just the tip of the iceberg of some of the incredible advice that was shared... Check it out!Here are the timestamps if you would like to listen to a particular guest...Laura Wilson: 2:13Kimberly Lawson: 4:25FB, Insta, Twitter: @itsmamalawson...2020-12-2859 minSuccess SystemsS2E21 Rosie Guagliardo on the Science of Coaching High Achievers, Celebrating the Beautiful, and Reframing our Inner Monologues...Rosie Guagliardo is a career and life coach for high achievers with an incredible trifecta of a psychology degree, 18 years working in marketing and advertising at the highest level with massive brands like McDonalds, Anheuser- Busch, and Unilever, along with 14 years coaching high achievers. She is a Forbes Contributor (can write articles and be on expert panels) and she will be publishing her book this year Connecting the Dots for your Ideal Life: A Guide for High Achievers to Find Success AND Happiness in Life + Work + Love. This is episode is very practical and gives you very s...2020-12-2153 minSuccess SystemsS2E20 Steve Kluger: Author and Playwright on Shaking Hands with Lucille Ball, Chicken with 8 1/2 Size Feet, and "Accidentally" Writing Lyrics to a soon-to-be Broadway musical...Steve Kluger has authored numerous books and plays with his most famous, Last Days of Summer, being poised to hit Broadway as a musical whenever it reopens after COVID. He has written on topics ranging from his childhood growing up gay with his most autobiographical book "Almost Like Being in Love" to his love of baseball in Changing Pitches and play Bullpen, to WWII with his book Yank: WWII from the guys who brought your victory. It was a privilege to be able to hear his vulnerability and honesty and how he has woven his story into h...2020-12-141h 22Success SystemsS2E19 Amber Stott: Director of the Food Literacy Center on Broccoli Boundaries, Radish Routines, Macro-Level Systemic Change, and the Trifecta of GrowthAmber Stott, the Director and Founder of the Food Literacy Center in Sacramento does everything with joy! It is baked into the entire culture of the Food Literacy Center which has been named non-profit of the year for Sacramento. Amber has been named one of Sacramento's most powerful business leaders, one of Food Tank's 17 Food Heroes to Inspire Us in 2017, along with giving a TED talk on how she gets kids to eat their broccoli. We talk about everything from eating cactus, to her Broccoli Boundaries and Radish routines, to how toilet bowl scrubbers help us clarify o...2020-12-0754 minSuccess SystemsS2E18 Greg "Purple" Hayes: On Coaching with John Wooden, Fear being Overrated, and Gratitude as an Antidote for Pain and Heartache...After coaching basketball for more than five decades, and working directly with John Wooden in his basketball camp for 12 years, Coach Greg Hayes has learned a thing or two about life. He shares his advice on doing things that you are scared of, how gratitude transformed his life and took him through the darkest, most painful period of his life, along with finding peace of mind in knowing you did your best everyday. Facebook: Greg HayesAuthored books: Camp with Coach Wooden: Shoes and Socks, the Pyramid and "A Litt...2020-11-3058 minSuccess SystemsS2E17 Eddie Frierson: Hollywood Voice Actor on helping Leonardo DiCaprio win his Oscar, Zombie Screams, and Old Timer baseball games with Joe DiMaggio...You are going to LOVE this episode! I got to talk with Eddie Frierson who has been a voice actor in Hollywood for decades. He has been in pretty much every animated movie you can think of from Frozen, to Wreck-it Ralph, to Tangled, to Zootopia to live action films like Moneyball, I-Robot, I am Legend, and 42 just to name a tiny percentage!He also created the one man show called MATTY: An Evening with Christy Mathewson about the New York Giants baseball hall of fame pitcher who was an all-around exceptional human being, philosopher...2020-11-231h 10Success SystemsS2E16 Joshua Olson: DJ and Studio Owner on Black Lives Matter, Stigma around being a Stay-at-Home Dad, and Collective Success..."If you are not white, you are black. So, even if I am 50/50 right down the middle, I am just as equally white as I am black. Because I am not 100% white, then I am black." Josh OlsonMy friend, who I grew up with in Papua New Guinea, Josh Olson is a DJ and a stay at home dad and I wanted to get him on the show to talk about his perspective on the Black Lives Matter movement. He lives not 10 minutes from where the incident with George Floyd and the police occurred in Minneapolis, wh...2020-11-1652 minSuccess SystemsS2E15 Stacey Kauffman: Senior Vice President of Entercom, on Women in Sales and Business, Mentors to break the Glass Ceiling, and Rewriting the Rules... "I always wanted to be the best...Period! I always wanted to get the job because I was the best person for the job, not the best woman for the job." Stacey KauffmanStacey Kauffman, worked her way up in sales and broadcasting from General Sales Manager to Director of Sales, to the Senior Vice President of Entercom, one of the largest producers of audio content, radio, and news in the United States. She shares about the power of mentors to pull you through the glass ceiling, the importance of diversity in companies, and harnessing th...2020-11-0946 minSuccess SystemsS2E14 Debby Bauman: Fireside Chat with my Wife about Childhood and Chameleons, the Ups and Down of 7 years of Marriage, and Raising Global Kiddos...Picture an olive orchard in Turkey, throw in some chameleons, turtles, equestrian horses, a couple of imaginary friends for good measure, along with a faithful dog named Cinnamon and you have my wife, Debby's childhood...In this episode, you get to sit in on a fireside chat (without the fire) with my wife, about her childhood, the challenges and successes of 7 years of marriage, struggles with depression, along with tips on how to travel the world while raising global-minded kids...Resources:5 Love Languages: Gary ChapmanBigLittle Feelings - Excellent tool for parenting toddlers2020-11-0248 minSuccess SystemsS2E13 How to Change when Change is Hard (Switch: Chip and Dan Heath)What if we were going about change wrong? What if we were missing part of the picture? Or multiple parts of the picture?In Chip and Dan Heath's book Switch: How to Change when Change is Hard they talk about how there are actually three separate aspects to change that need to be addressed in order for the change to be successful both individually and corporately. They use the analogy of a rider of an elephant going down a path where the rider represents the logical, rational part of our brain, the elephant represents the...2020-10-2633 minSuccess SystemsS2E12 Bethany Jamison: Welcoming Grief as your Friend, Growing your own Food and Community Gardens...What if you can't see a way out? What if everything seems hopeless? How do you put your life back together after a devastating loss?[Disclaimer: this episode does mention suicide and death as those are central parts of Bethany's story] In this episode, I talked with my good friend Bethany Jamison who, along with her husband Ross, does more to foster connection and community than pretty much anyone else I know. They helped us through the darkest time of our own lives and have both walked through the grief of loss and th...2020-10-1954 minSuccess SystemsS2E11 Dr. Roy Sugarman: On the Neuroscience of Peak Performance, vampire bats, and secret agendas...What if you could predict first-round draft picks? What if you could uncover secret agendas in organizations? What if you could transform companies through your understanding of the brain and human behavior?...Well, that's exactly what Dr. Roy Sugarman has done for decades! You will leave this episode with new frameworks for thinking and acting and incredible tools to rework your brain...Dr. Roy Sugarman website and authored books:www.roysugarman.comSaving your Life One Day at a Time: Seven Ways to Survive the Modern World Client-Centered TrainingRecommended...2020-10-121h 03Success SystemsS2E10 Time: How to Manipulate it, Slow it Down, and Spend it Wisely...There are many times as an entrepreneur where I am torn between the goals that I working toward achieving (there always seems to be another one...) and being present with my family and living in the moment. If I am trying to be present with my family, I can feel like I am not working hard enough on my goals and if I am consumed with the achievement of my goals, I am missing out on the life and happiness that is right in front of me...But, is there a way you can do b...2020-10-0533 minSuccess SystemsS2E9 Ian O'Dwyer (OD), Movement Optimization "Magic", Rules to Live by, and Overcoming Impostor Syndrome...What OD does in the realm of human movement optimization and assessment has been accurately described as magic! His understanding and intuition about the integrated human body is truly incredible having been refined through decades of hands-on experience beginning in his childhood watching his father work and train horses, through his sports career in Australian Rules Football, to presenting on the international stage with the brightest minds in fitness and health. This episode was truly a pleasure to record and I was blown away with his wisdom and advice!Note: He mentions some well-known people in the...2020-09-2856 minRestoring the Soul with Michael John CusickEpisode 147 - Dr. Christy Bauman, "Theology of the Womb"“How will we engage our body which cyclically bleeds most of our life and can build and birth a human soul?” - Dr. Christy BaumanDr. Christy Bauman is Michael’s guest for this episode of Restoring the Soul.She is a Licensed Mental Health Therapist who is committed to helping women come into their true voice. She offers meaning-making and storywork consulting. She is the author and producer of three works: Theology of the Womb, A Brave Lament, and Documentary: A Brave Lament. She is also a psychotherapist, supervisor, adjunct professor who focuses on the...2020-09-2551 minSuccess SystemsS2E8 Lisa Mitchell: Executive Body Language Coach and Forensic Interviewer, Secrets to Winning First Impressions and Presenting to Executives and Industry Leaders...Lisa Mitchell is an expert and sought after speaker in the world of communication and body language. I have actually been personally coached by her and can attest to the powerful tools and techniques that can transform how you walk into a room, present as a thought leader, and enter negotiations. This episode is full of practical tips that you can implement today to improve how you show up and communicate every day! I would highly recommend taking notes as it will be well worth your time.website: www.powerbodylanguage.comEmail: lisa@powerbodylanguage.c...2020-09-2154 minSuccess SystemsS2E7 Pete Marra: Former Senior Global Program Director for Microsoft talks about Leadership, Reforming Education, and the Golden Hours...Pete has extensive experience in the business world that has spanned continents, cultures, and languages. He is the former senior global program director for Microsoft and helped in the international launch and deployment of Windows 7. He has founded and managed multiple companies in the tech world and in the non-profit sector along with being a leadership and strategic implementation consultant for numerous Fortune 500 and Global 1000 companies. He shares his insight into leadership, intercultural communication, the management of teams, optimizing systems, and always protecting time for family and enjoyment.LinkedIn: Pete Marra, Executive VP Innovation and N...2020-09-1454 minSuccess SystemsS2E6 Scott Hopson: International Fitness Coach and Educator on Losing it all, Overcoming Addiction, and Living from SourceScott Hopson has spent the last 20 years as a leader, coach, and international educator in the health and human performance arena. He has co-founded personal training certification companies (PTA), global coaching companies (Pivotal Coaching), and is on the boards of some of the most prestigious and recognized names in fitness (EXOS, Power Plate, Gray Institute).But it wasn't always like this...In fact, there was a time where he lost everything and found himself out on the street with just a suitcase...Hear how he came back, overcame addictions, insecurities, and limiting beliefs...2020-09-071h 00Success SystemsS2E5 Mel McMahon: Behind the Scenes in Radio and TV, Knowing Yourself, How to be Alone without being Lonely, and Connection vs. Projection...It's difficult for me to even do Mel justice in a handful of sentences. She has incredible insight that has been gained through years of being a radio and TV personality and entrepreneur along with the heartrending personal loss of her 2 1/2-month-old daughter to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) twelve years ago. She shares her struggle of regaining meaning and purpose and the journey of coming to know herself with such vulnerability and openness that it was a privilege and honor to be a part of the conversation. I hope you receive as much value an...2020-08-311h 06Success SystemsS2E4 Kimberly "Mama" Lawson, On Racial Reconciliation, Raising Comedians, and Never Giving Up!Kimberly "Mama" Lawson is the single mother of 4 kids, two of whom are the famous comedians, Preacher Lawson, and Justin Lawson. She shares everything from her challenge of working 3 jobs while getting her Masters, to the racial prejudice and discrimination she experienced growing up, through her adventures teaching marine biology with Disney and traveling all over the world. Enjoy some laughs and a ton of wisdom!#itsmamalawson (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)Laughing with the Lawsons2020-08-2444 minSuccess SystemsS2E3 Laura Wilson: The Crimson-Haired, Shakespearean Lover, Fitness Fanatic...Picture a fiery, crimson-haired Global Fitness Director and group fitness instructor, who also has a Ph.D. in Shakespearean studies, and lives on a farm where her goats are named after characters from Shakespeare's plays!Difficult to picture right? Well, believe it or not, that super unique combination is real and her name is Laura Wilson!I had the pleasure of interviewing her for this episode and we had a blast! She talks about her path of creating the success she has been able to achieve, along with the societal challenges of wrestling wi...2020-08-1759 minSuccess SystemsS2E2 9 Tips from 9 Entrepreneurs about How to Define and Engineer Success...I interviewed 9 different entrepreneurs from a wide variety of industries and backgrounds, including a hedge fund manager, radio and TV personality, executive body language coach, global fitness program director, just to name a few to ask them how they would define success and what tips they have for you to help you realize more success in your life! Check it out! You won't be disappointed!Check out my new website www.successengineering.org to download your FREE Success Engineering Ebook! 2:05 Mel McMahon, Entrepreneur, Radio and TV Personality, www.indianaoriginals.com8:08 Kimberly Lawson, International E...2020-08-1044 minSuccess SystemsS2E1 Getting Real (My Story)...I wanted to get real and vulnerable and share my story up to this point. I didn't want to pretend that there has not been any failures and incredibly challenging and difficult times. But I also wanted to share the successes and perseverance that have contributed to where our family is today. I'm excited to announce that I will be launching my website www.successengineering.org by next Monday, Aug. 10th (after a tremendous amount of work)! You will actually be able to listen to the podcast on the website and even download transcripts to save for l...2020-08-0334 minSuccess SystemsEp. 25 Best of Season 1 (Success Engineering Foundation and Blueprint)As we wrap up Season 1 of Success Engineering, I wanted to present you with exactly how you can create your own Success Engineering Foundation and Blueprint from start to finish!I'm excited about the release of Success Engineering Season 2 on Monday, Aug 3rd! I will have more systems and book summaries to improve your life along with interviews with experts in each of the areas of life so you can hear how they define success and get practical tips so you can do the same!Dedicated to your success! Michael Bauman1:19 Ultimate Success...2020-07-1333 minSuccess SystemsEp. 24 And the Antidote for Perfectionism is...Perfectionism is a hard slave master, always demanding more, and always telling us that we are never enough. So, how do we step out from under its harsh rule?Dr. Kristen Neff has been pioneering research into Self Compassion for years and she provides excellent insight into how giving ourselves compassion can actually negate the effects of perfectionism while improving our life and even motivation...Resources: Self Compassion book: Dr. Kristen Neffwww.selfcompassion.org (Practices and Resources)TEDx talk found on her website2020-07-0622 minSuccess SystemsEp. 23 Don't Overdraft your Emotional Bank Account! How to Give Yourself Permission to Rest, Relax, and Be Creative...Have you ever felt at the end of your rope; absolutely spent, but you still have that nagging voice in the back of your head that says you need to be doing more and shouldn't just be relaxing?In this episode, I want to layout what science says about how we need to have rest, relaxation, and recovery scheduled into our lives and how it can actually benefit us to do nothing...Resources: McGill University Music Meta-analysis, http://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/node/18455Music for Stress Reduction, https://psychcentral.com/lib/the-power-of-music-to-reduce-stress/ Re...2020-06-2923 minSuccess SystemsEp. 22 The Power of 5 Minutes to Change your Life...Have you ever felt like you just needed a pause button? Or a rewind-to-the-way-things-were button? In this episode. I am going to give you a glimpse into my brain to share exactly how I am going about giving myself a reset over this summer to continue to progress and improve despite the chaos that we have around us. Resources: Relationships and Parenting7 Principles for Making Marriages work: John Gottman No drama Discipline: Daniel Seigel, Tina Payne BrysonDiscipline without Damage: Dr. Vanessa LapointeRacism How to be an Antiracist: Ibram X. K...2020-06-2218 minSuccess SystemsEp. 21 Four Simple 5-Min. Guided Meditations to get you started...I wanted to not only give you the science behind how meditation can benefit your life and literally change your brain, but also some simple, practical guided meditations to get you started. So, here you are...Meditation tips and recommendations: 1:15, Simple Breath Counting Meditation: 6:55, Basic Mind-Body Scan Meditation: 11:15Loving Kindness Meditation: 17:20Ten Thousand Reason Meditation: 27:15, Resources:Buddha's Brain: Rick Hanson and Richard MendiusHeadspace appTara Brach Podcast Metta Hour Podcast Sharon Salzberg2020-06-1531 minSuccess SystemsEp. 20 Meditating on Meditation- The Neuroscience behind how it increases our happiness, health, attention, and focusWhat habit do most top performers in every area of life do on a daily basis?... Most of them do some form of daily meditation. Why do they feel like meditating is so important that they need to do it on a daily basis? Well, that's exactly what you'll find out in this episode... the neuroscience behind how meditation increases our happiness, health, attention, and focus. The research is truly incredible! Resources: Tools of the Titans: Tim Ferriss Finding God in the Waves: Mike McHargue Ask Science Mike Podcast How of Happiness: Sonja Lyubomirsky Bu...2020-06-0833 minSuccess SystemsEp. 19 12 Scientifically Proven Methods for Increasing Happiness Part 2 How of Happiness Sonja LyubomirskyHere it is! The moment you have been waiting for! The 12 Scientifically validated and proven strategies to help you be happier! Keep Calm and Be Happy! Resources:Person Fit Diagnostic Assessment http://bit.ly/1SMC7Eh Happiness Lab: Dr. Laurie SantosYales Science of Well-Being Free Online Course, taught by Dr. Laurie Santos https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being Maria Popova - brainpickings.org 2020-06-0143 minSuccess SystemsEp. 18 12 Scientifically Proven Methods For Increasing Happiness (How of Happiness - Sonja Lyubomirsky)This world is saturated with information on how to be happier and yet why do we see so few people who are truly happy? How can we cut through all the noise to actually figure out what would help us be happier? Sonja Lyubomirsky, in her book The How of Happiness (which is probably the most practical, scientifically validated book on Happiness), does it for us. She lays out 12 strategies that have been proven to increase our happiness and how to find the ones that are a perfect fit for you!Resources: How of Happiness - S...2020-05-2523 minSuccess SystemsEp. 17 GREAT NEWS!... and How to Be Real, Authentic, and to Dare Greatly (Part 2)We have a wonderful announcement!... and this is Part 2 of our Daring Greatly by Brene Brown break down in which we cover the exact strategies you can use to overcome shame and fear and live a wholehearted authentic life!Resources:Daring Greatly: Brene Brown www.brenebrown.com Self Compassion: Kristen Neffwww.self-compassion.org2020-05-1825 minSuccess SystemsEp. 16 How to be Real, Be Authentic, and to Dare Greatly Part 1 (Daring Greatly Book)How can we be real? How can we show up and be authentic to our true selves in our everyday life? Brene Brown has spent decades researching this exact question and has answered it in beautifully in her book Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead. This book is absolutely packed with wisdom about how to live life with your whole heart!Resources: Daring Greatly: Brene Brown2020-05-1118 minSuccess SystemsEp. 15 Epic Inspiration from Theodore Roosevelt in our fight against COVID-19!I came across this speech given by Theodore Roosevelt in 1901 to a group of Veterans that had fought in the American Civil War and I was struck with the similarities to what we are facing with COVID. So, I had some fun replacing "the Civil War" with COVID and adding some epic music. I hope you enjoy it but that it can also be encouraging to know that all throughout history people have faced trials and have triumphed even in the face of death. 2020-05-0407 minSuccess SystemsEp. 14 How to Talk When Stakes are High and Emotions are Hot (Part 2)This is the second part of the two-part series about how to hold crucial conversations in our lives well. We discuss the remaining 4 steps out of 7 to equip you to confidently go into any conversation with the tools to handle it like a boss!Resources: Crucial Conversations: Kerry Patterson www.vitalsmarts.com 2020-04-2726 minSuccess SystemsEp. 13 How to Talk When Stakes are High and Emotions Run Hot (Part 1)Have you ever gone into an important conversation either with guns blazing or felt like there was no alternative but to keep your mouth shut and head down if you knew what was good for you? In his book, Crucial Conversations, Kerry Patterson and his team of researchers have found that the ability to communicate well when emotions get hot and the stakes are high is the number one indicator of an individual's and a corporation's success. In this episode, (which is Part 1 of 2) I will teach you the steps to tread where angels fear to tread in crucial...2020-04-2126 minSuccess SystemsEp. 12 Stressed during the Day? Can't Sleep at Night?Do you find yourself so stressed during the day that your thoughts won't stop racing and let you sleep at night? In this episode, we talk about techniques you can use to both reduce your stress and optimize your sleep to enhance your life! Resources:https://www.precisionnutrition.com/power-of-sleep-infographic, www.Sleepio.com/articles, Michael Gervais - Finding Mastery Podcast, Headspace (app), 2020-04-1324 minSuccess SystemsEp. 11 Working out your Workouts and Managing your Munchies...How do you stay active, let alone fit, when you can't go to the gym? How do you not gain weight from all the munchies at home when all you are doing is munching at home? In this episode, I share the exact 5-minute strategies that I use to maintain my exercise and manage my nutrition. Resources: Bodyweight Training: Your Gym (app), Sworkit (app), Yoga Studio (app), www.gymnasticbodies.com, https://www.precisionnutrition.com/blog2020-04-0627 minSuccess SystemsEp. 9 How to Get Things Done like a CEO!Have you ever been busy all day with barely any time to rest or sit down but at the end of the day when you look back and ask yourself what you got done you can't really think of anything? David Allen has worked with some of the most influential CEOs and companies in the world for more than 3 decades on productivity and how to get things done. This is his complete system from start to finish. Enjoy the clarity of mind of knowing at every moment exactly what you need to get done. Resources:David A...2020-03-3033 min