Jenn, a self-identified Producer personality, shares her transformative journey from being overextended and burnt out to cultivating balance and alignment in both her personal and professional life.

Who keeps us from falling off the proverbial cliff?

While some are naturally inclined to dream new ideas and others can’t help but build new relationships, there is a segment of society whose entire focus and role are to protect us from our poorly constructed shortcuts.

Before embarking on a full-time real estate career, Karina Christensen was part of the personal flight team for American business guru Jack Welch and media proprietor Oprah Winfrey, having the opportunity to travel with them for many years around the world and cultivate within herself what it takes to partner with high-profile clientele successfully.

How do you produce a robust identity amongst thousands of peers in a large corporate environment? Ron Sprengeler is someone who's done just that.

After ten years with a nationally recognized financial planning practice, Wesley Pingelton had ambitions to go out on his own. In doing so, he got what he wanted: great success, creative freedom, and the opportunity to work with the right client. But with each complex case, a unique solution produced a massive amount of labor. In a short time, he cringed at the thought of growing his business.

Our featured interview is with an outstanding Chicago trial attorney who talks about his critical and analytical judgy-ness and how it has become a great asset. In this episode, Joe McNerney and Co-Founder John Patterson take the time to learn more about the Judge and Inventor personality and how personality, when understood, can help all of us transact more effectively. But Joe also cautions us all about the error of independence and self-sufficiency.

They got everything they asked for: record deals, international notoriety, playing big arenas (touring with Coldplay, Pink, Bon Jovi, and Rod Stewart), but recording artists Isaac and Thorald Koren (The Kin) hadn't quantified what to wish for or how to transact for it.

With a long personal experience about the asset and liability of personality traits that offer both extraordinary value and harsh lessons, Ana Athanasiu, who lives in the San Francisco Bay area of California, is an internet pioneer who had a vibrant career in telecommunications and software development.

Tim Guest shares his journey of discovering his true personality type through Influential U's transactional competence training. Tim explains how understanding his natural strengths allowed him to create high-value, low-cost transactions in business by placing the right people in the right roles, ultimately boosting productivity and job satisfaction.

Peter Burgraf, Vice President of Business Development at Q2 Business Capital in Chicago, shares his journey from being overwhelmed by debt to achieving both personal and financial success. Like many, Peter initially bought into the common belief that hard work alone guarantees success.

Join us for an insightful conversation with Janet Asher Vreeland as she reflects on her transformative journey with Influential U. Starting with her early struggles as a natural "performer" personality type, Janet shares candidly about the challenges she faced in balancing her desire to be liked with the need to engage productively with other personality types.

Joe & Joni Rocco, a husband-and-wife small business duo from Denver, Colorado, showcase the power of specialization in a highly commoditized industry. Instead of competing on price, they focus on delivering unique value through various key attributes.

In this episode, John and Shonit dive deep into the often-overlooked concept of the Condition of Life "Work" and how personal reflection on what you don’t want can shape a fulfilling career and life.

Having immigrated to the United States from Brazil, Louisa Da Silva, owner of DS Cleaning and Maid Service, found that her stream of new ideas created 'fires' that her team had to extinguish. Previously overworked, stressed, and unhealthy, she's now planned for and living a balanced and focused life.

Tune into this Classics episode of the Influential U podcast, where John Patterson sits down with music industry legend Marcus Bell. Marcus, who began his musical journey at the tender age of two, reveals the work ethic and discipline that have fueled his impressive career.

Working as a principal in a large healthcare enterprise, Trisha Tyler of Mercer Health & Benefits, talks about how to create value for the companies that you work for; when you become reliable for that value, you get to do what you love and increase your income accordingly.

In this installment, we have the pleasure of sitting down with Nicole Tripodi, a dynamic entrepreneur and advocate for accurate thinking, goal setting, and the success of small businesses.

In this episode, we are joined by Rochelle Finlay, a research and innovation management consultant who credits Influential U with helping her focus her offer in the marketplace, resulting in her business reaching new levels of success.

In this episode, we are joined by Ellza Malok, the Founder and Chair of the Blue Monarch Group. She has been celebrated as an executive and global marketing innovator, and she brings a unique lens to brands from her own experiences in entrepreneurship, data science, and psychology-based marketing.

In this episode, we'll explore the Transactional Personality known as the Performer and they're skilled with mood and influence. Their superpowers are the ability to be present-based, relationship-oriented people who are inclined to be highly flexible in their thinking. Their Kryptonite, however, is that they may tend to halt transactions with relationship concerns or mood campaigns and may avoid or dismiss commitments and facts.

In this episode, Brian shares his wisdom on how coaching can elevate your superpower, especially during the challenging transition to leadership.

This week's guest, Shoshanna French, shares her profound insights on intuitive decision-making—an art she has mastered and now teaches to executives, founders, and entrepreneurs.

Here at Influential U, we’ve studied well over two hundred different personality based models and many of them are quite complex, unintuitive, and ultimately not very useful.

Every one of us is involved in several exchanges with others on a daily basis. How can you navigate these situations and have them turn out in your favor? We teach people to create and maintain transactions using a Transaction Cycle.

Join us as we sit down with Codie Wright, a renowned author, speaker, and trainer, who helps people launch, or relaunch, their careers.

Before embarking on her educational journey with Influential U, Codie candidly admits to a degree of naivety and struggling with tracking her progress and managing her commitments effectively. Today, Codie navigates life's challenges with ease, drawing on Influential U's teachings to find balance and enhance her overall life satisfaction. Tune in to this episode and learn more about Codie's journey, and how Influential U can empower you to achieve similar success.

It’s our mantra here at Influential U and you hear it a lot when you work with us, "You Are Always Transacting." But what does that mean exactly?

In this episode of the Influential U Podcast, we're diving into the world of culinary entrepreneurship as we sit down with Jose Lamas Gonzalez, the General Manager of El Sombrero Mexican Food. Join us as we uncover the inspiring journey of how Jose transformed his career and restaurant business, thanks to the insights and guidance he gained from Influential U's programs.

Today we'll discuss "Stage Four: Well-Known” of the Five Stages of Professional Influence. Folks in this stage could be considered, "in the zone," and have so much around them established and working with repeatable outcomes.

In this episode of the Influential U Podcast, we're thrilled to have Jade Baranski and Jerry Ramey, the dynamic Co-Founders of Mobilize, join us to unravel the secrets of scaling while learning how to scale a business at the same time.

Mobilize utilizes the power of data and Artificial Intelligence to transform creativity into tangible results. At its core, Mobilize champions the idea that well-informed decisions are rooted in data-driven insights. By constructing software based on the bedrock of centralized, harmonious data structures, they empower organizations with a singular source of truth.

This episode we’ll dive into Stage Three, Known, in the Five Stages of Professional Influence. When you've reached this stage you may have gained some traction in your professional life and are feeling pretty good about your career trajectory and earning potential, however you know that you have not maxed out your potential.

In this week's episode, we are thrilled to have Michael Thomas, a renowned Business Transformation Leader, join us from Seattle, Washington. Step into the world of organizational metamorphosis as Michael shares his expertise in driving substantial savings through end-to-end improvements.

Today we'll discuss "Stage Two - Somewhat Known” of the Five Stages of Professional Influence. This stage is geared towards people who may have begun to get traction in their careers. People within this stage work well with others and within group dynamics.

In this inspiring episode of the Influential U Podcast, we sit down with Gerardo "J.R." Luna, a former mechanic shop owner turned CEO, as he shares his transformative journey and the power of influence. Join us as we explore J.R.'s personal growth and the realization of his untapped potential.

Kim Corbett is recognized as a poster-child for resilience. Acknowledging that some people quit rather than bouncing back after failure, she shares her experiences and how she's overcome this common challenge.

This topic is geared towards people who may be early in their professional journey or perhaps you’re a mid-level manager who doesn’t receive respect from the higher-ups in your organization, or people simply don’t know your name, or you don’t understand why you’re not getting promoted while others are… in other words… you’re stuck.

In this episode, we welcome Kelly Woyan to the Influential U Podcast. Join us as we delve into her journey before and after Influential U and explore how she's used influence principles to differentiate herself in the creative industry.

Dr. Gaunt has been an innovator in the field of ethnomusicology for over twenty years. Ethnomusicology is a discipline that examines how culture shapes musical people versus how musical people like celebrities shape culture. Dr. Gaunt specializes in black girlhood, musical blackness, and digital media studies. Her latest research examines how online music and tech platforms groom girls for patriarchal violence, particularly in girls’ intimate bedroom musical plays from YouTube to TikTok.

This episode, we welcome Ron Sprengler and Josh Damigo to our Legends on Legends Series.

This episode we welcome John Baigent and Brandon Vail to our Legends on Legends Series.

Today, we welcome David Scarpetti to the Influential U Podcast. David is a partner and lead developer for Ponderware, the company behind the vintage NFT, “Mooncats."

This episode, we are welcoming Dr. Daphne Thompson and Marne Power to our Legends on Legends Series on the Inluential U Podcast.

This episode, we are welcoming Lauren Cato Robertson and Dr. Gary Ward to our Legends on Legends Series on the Influential U Podcast.

This week, we are welcoming Karina Christensen and Andrew Crellin to our Legends Series.

In the theme of the Condition of Life, Relationship, we're excited to have one of Influential U's favorite couples, Paul Harris and Dr. Moira Clay, join the podcast. Paul and Moira live in Perth, Australia, and if you've ever been around them, you know they are an absolute delight. As you’ll hear in the interview, Paul is a Judge personality, or you could say he holds a deconstructivist / skeptical worldview, and Moira is a Performer personality, with a constructivist worldview. One might assume that would cause conflict and miscommunication, but by looking at their differences, having empathy for one another, and using what they've learned at Influential U, they've been able to attain a beautiful harmony in their relationship.

Our couple today is Todd and Danielle Brossart. Todd and Danielle live in Denver, Colorado, and as you’ll see, they’re both incredibly astute learners. Todd is a producer personality and a licensed clinical social worker at his company, “Mental Events” and the creator of the Mindfulness Journal, which I use every morning and we’ll definitely plug later in the show so you can purchase a copy. Danielle is a performer and works as a Sales Enablement Technology and Operations Training Specialist with Twilio and an Adjunct Professor of Communications. They’re both joining me, today on the podcast and thank you for helping me welcome Todd and Danielle Brossart.

This episode we welcome Jeff Miller and Trisha Tyler to the Influential U Podcast. You may have heard both of them on previous episodes of our podcast and today they're here to share how studying Transactional Competence has benefited their relationship. In their own words, they'll elaborate on how Influential U's programs have allowed them communicate better and understand one another on a whole new level.

This week's guests, Karina Christenson and Ron Sprengeler, had a unique experience with Influential U. They are the first and only couple to complete the whole curriculum together from start to finish. We all strive for happiness in our lives, and a big part of that comes from having strong and fulfilling relationships. As Karina and Ron will attest, those types of relationships don't come easy, but while studying with Influential U, they were able to gain a better understanding of each other and improve their communication.

When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are accurately portrays Tanya Torres situation prior to studying with Influential U. Tune in to this week's episode and hear how Influential U taught Tanya how to implement a systematized process around the achievement of her goals, and helped her to become a partner at a financial firm and start her own business.

Jody Lentz is the Vice President of Brokerage for Pacific Advisors. She works with financial advisors across the country to allow them to work with their clients by helping to train and service those advisors on Life Insurance and Disability Income products. She has a motto that we just love. She will never apologize to a client for a recommendation, which is a tall task for a performer personality like her!

Cici Bo is a mother, a daughter, and a lifelong learner. She has dedicated herself to yoga and incorporating it’s philosophy into her family life since discovering its joys and benefits. She aims to share the healing she experienced through yoga by offering a practice that her clients may embody in their daily lives and find balance mentally both physically and spiritually.

Ross is a High Performance Recruitment Coach out of Mornington in Victoria, Australia. He is responsible for the development and delivery of high performance coaching and development programs, gives keynote speeches, and leads recruitment training programs to organizations, groups, and individuals through his website RossClennett.com. He is also part of the Influential U faculty and an expert when it comes to the area of “Career” as he is a sought after expert on this topic.

Laurel Mclay is the owner of Laurel McLay, where she is an Executive Facilitator and Coach specializing in helping teams in tech, engineering, and science work smarter together. Her first book “Lead Generation - 21st Century Strategies to ignite your sales” is available for purchase on her website laurelmclay.com.

Dr. Bo Hendgen is the CEO and Founder of Absolute Essential LTD. Absolute Essential is a company built on sustainability principles to promote health and well-being for our global future. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, Dr. Bo holds her Doctorate in Osteopathy and Naturopathy with qualifications in Aromatic Medicine. We're excited to have her share her heartfelt story in this episode of the Influential U Podcast.

This episode's guest, Ashley Pope, is the Membership Development Manager for the Ventura Chamber of Commerce and the President of the Autism Society of Ventura County. You’ll hear how Influential U helped Ashley to learn that being “busy” wasn’t an appropriate measurement for success - and she'll share what she did to change that behavior. Ashley Pope lives in Ventura with her Husband, Carlos, and Son, Gavin.

Olga’s been a guest on our podcast, before - but she’s recently made moves to fulfill her aims for career and activity or work, and she is currently the Assistant Dean for Organizational Excellence at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and is on the journey to becoming a certified coach with the Co-Active Training Institute, and the International Coaching Federation.

Amy Davis is the managing director at TaxWealth, Inc. She will share how her study with Influential U helped her to grow in ways she never imagined. Her application of the Transaction Cycle to her career, sociality, health, and other areas of life has helped her achieve some rather exciting results. Listen to this week's episode to learn more.

Catherine Newton is the CEO of Catherine Newton Consulting. She is a fiercely motivated, dynamic executive coach, trainer, speaker, and mentor who loves to help purpose-driven individuals master their businesses and lives so that they can serve more people with their inspired vision and mission.

Anthony Nicoli is the Aerospace Senior Director for Siemens Digital Industries, and he leads Siemens' efforts to help the aerospace and defense industry digitalize its electrical engineering systems development. Today, he'll tell us more about how his insatiable hunt for education and knowledge led him to study transactional competence here at Influential U.

Mike Fend is an Air Quality Representative for PDC Energy in Colorado. Mike is one of many of our ambitious professionals who study with us at Influential U and are training to give themselves more opportunities in the marketplace. Today, Mike will tell us more about his journey over the last six months and how he learned to lead with curiosity and genuinely care even more about his team through his studies.

Cindi is a Gender Specialist and Transition Expert; an author, speaker, trainer, coach, and therapist with her company Cindi Grace Inc. She's also the President of Insurance Happiness, where she brings happiness and success to companies' current benefit offerings without the need to replace their existing health plans or their insurance broker. Today, she'll tell us more about her journey and how she learned to be more authentically herself.

In this week's episode, hosts John Patterson and Josh Damigo interview guest Jeff Cady, who is an Enterprise Architect at Presidio. They'll talk about how Influential U has helped Jeff go from feeling lost to a clear pathway to achieving his aims and realizing his actual value to others.

Dallas draws from her experience as a Scrum Master and Agile Team Coach and trainer and is certified in Neuroleadership and Transactional Competence. She’s also completed the Fundamentals of Transaction, Mechanics, and Practice, Transactional Competence Across Teams, and is currently in our Thrive membership program and a mentor for the Fundamentals of Transaction Program.

Crystal describes herself as ambitious, creative, disciplined, and eager to learn, and as you’ll hear in this interview, she had to face a lot of naivete in her thinking and is still doing the work to help her business thrive.

Mathew Heggem is the Founder and CEO of 10kCreators.com, a social enterprise whose mission is to help ten thousand creators achieve financial freedom through mentorship, training, and access to critical resources. In his role, Mathew helps professional artists make and manage their money by serving as their business advisor, coach, mentor, and consultant.

Tiran is the living embodiment of inspiration. He became an entrepreneur because of difficult and challenging circumstances that you’ll hear about in this episode, and through this, he found his strength and resiliency. He’s a motivational speaker, real estate investor, entrepreneur, and engineer.

Todd Brossart is the founder of Mental Events, a company that offers mindfulness-based therapy and workshops that allow his clients to connect with what’s important. Todd is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Board-Certified Diplomate who worked for over ten years for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Today, we have Summer Lynn Anderson, the author of her new book, “Start Within: Better ROI Begins with You,” on the Influential U podcast. Her study with Influential U gave her a foundation to understand that small replicable habits can create outstanding results. Summer is a graduate of our Fundamentals of Transaction and our Mechanics and Practice programs. One thing we can say is she is a brilliant thinker, so grab a pen and get ready because when she starts to speak, something valuable is about to be said! Summer is the managing director at ZRG Partners, LLC; she holds her BA in Sociology from UC Berkley and, as you’ll hear in this podcast, is a life-long learner and avid reader. She has over twenty years of global experience in shaping retained executive-level recruiting strategies and delivering results for companies such as Allergan, Booz Allen Hamilton, and various Fortune 500 Technology and fast-growing eCommerce companies. She’s been married to her husband Tom for over 26 years and has three daughters, Ella, Lily, and Ava. Today she is coming to us live from Newport Beach, California.

In this episode, we speak with Liz Smiley, and if you study with us, you know her well, but for those who haven’t yet - Liz is a partner at Influential U, the Director of Admissions, and serves as our registrar. She has over 25 years of experience in the personal and business performance space. As you’ll hear today, we rely on her to make things happen.

Today we’re speaking with Jennifer Caldwell, the Chief Development Officer of FoodShare of Ventura County. You’ve heard her story before, as she was on our podcast before the Covid-19 Pandemic and it’s a favorite episode of many of our listeners. She’s been a morning show co-host and producer, 40 Under 40 Recipient from the Pacific Coast Business Times, Young Professional of the Year with the Ventura Chamber of Commerce and is the current Chair of the Board of Directors for the Ventura County Leadership Academy. She had some amazing results in her Fundamentals of Transaction Program and lives in Ventura County.

This episode’s guest, Sean Gillespie, is an award-winning sculptor who’s known for illuminating the innate beauty of wood. Sean is an excellent example of a solopreneur who found new freedom, productivity, and significant financial wins by assembling an effective team. He’s completed Influential U’s entire course curriculum, is an esteemed alumni, and a powerful advocate for what we teach. He’s been on the podcast before but today, he’s back to share new lessons he’s learned. Sean lives in Colorado, and you can learn more about him and his art by visiting SoulfulObjects.com.

Today we're speaking with Tim Nicklas, whose story began with some early losses he worked to overcome as an intrapreneur within a major children's hospital. Like many of us, at work, Tim faced personalities he failed to influence - or struggled to understand. All of us need buy-in from others at work. His remedy? Tim acknowledged his cognitive bias to think that other people share his worldview and found true value in diverse personalities. Having first participated in our programs in 2011, he still holds his role at the hospital, teaches new fathers how to be new Dads, and has recently joined the Faculty of Influential U.

Today we’re speaking with Nicole Briones of Consortium Health Plans, where she is Director of Actuarial & Analytics. Nicole’s journey through our programs revealed some key takeaways about ethics, money, personality, and more. As an outcome of her study with Influential U, she’s championed the mantra, “let accurate thinking lead the way.” Her story includes being recognized for her skills, moving across the country, and nearly doubling her annual income. Nicole now lives in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband.

Today’s episode features Jean Lloyd who is a Cultural Architect with a unique approach as she does not prescribe a blueprint for success, because her clients are already experts in their fields. Rather Jean brings guidance and critical thinking to her clients to impact their success and they get a new, mind-bending outlook that equips them to re-imagine, then excel, in an exceptional new culture.

Today’s guest is Influential U CEO and Co-founder John Patterson. You’ve heard him on this podcast since 2016, but somehow, we’ve never gotten to listen to him tell his story. John was able to discover that he was being loyal at all costs.

Today we speak with Dr. Gary Ward, a family physician and Lead Faculty Member at Influential U from Perth, Australia, where he lives with his wife, Claire. He’s accomplished a lot in his life and his profession, but there have been times when it’s been a struggle to find the balance between work, relationships, and family.

Today’s episode features Meredith Hart, a Fundamentals of Transaction graduate here at Influential U who learned that “Cooperation May be More Valuable than Competition,” or as Kirkland Tibbels always says, “Amateurs Compete. Professionals Cooperate.”

Public speaker, author, and entrepreneur Sterling Hawkins joins us on the Influential U podcast to discuss his new book, “Hunting Discomfort,” and share how Influential U has impacted his business and life.

Tyson Crandall went from being a freelance solopreneur to now running a full-service marketing agency by using what he referred to as Influential U’s “business cheatsheet.”

Josh is a former professional musician who now teaches business owners, executives, and entrepreneurs how to amplify their professional influence. As you will learn within a few seconds of listening to his interview, he has a way with words. Josh’s superpower, as we like to call it, is his ability to speak, and this talent manifests in his professional roles as an ethical salesman, public speaker, emcee, entertainer, and educator. Josh is currently a senior faculty member with Influential U and a client manager for much of the United States and Europe. His journey with Influential U is a story of deliberate practice, and while the act may not be enjoyable in the moment, the compounding effect of time on task can pay off exponentially in the long run, as you’ll learn from his interview. In this episode, we’re also excited to introduce Josh as the co-host of the Influential U Podcast. He’s earned it. Listen to this week’s episode, and you’ll discover why.

Vernice Armour was the first African American female combat pilot. But she's not just brave, She also has two honorary doctorates and is a published author. She now mentors elite senior executive women in the field of tech and demonstrates how to navigate courageous moves in challenging corporate climates.

Patricia DeBough has a story that amplifies the Influential U motto, "slow down to speed up." After signing up to our program, she also realized that she lacked the necessary accurate thinking required to avoid perpetuating or intensifying bad situations. Her story is a positive one that shows how understanding the pitfalls can lead to success.

Many people are exceptionally naive about their professional value. They may not understand their involvement in the larger transaction and the realities of their role in the marketplace. Helen Kearney has tips that will help you understand where you are n the scheme of things.

How do you know how to close gaps between intentions and measurable outcomes? If you're a seasoned entrepreneur, a subject matter expert, or a business leader, you'll want to know what Thomas K.R. Stovall has to tell you. His forte is explaining how to turn subject matter expertise into passive and automated income online. Don't miss the podcast.

Jennifer Caldwell is a proven champion of people's rights, working to feed and nourish those in her community who don't have food or nourishment.

Sterling Hawkins is an internationally-recognized thought leader and top-rated keynote speaker on innovation, transformational leadership and exponential growth. He has mastered the intersection of human behavior and technology under extreme competition, and shares thoughts about this with us today.

Influential U has helped César Idrovo develop a leadership framework for professionals based on deliberate practice. He wants aspiring leaders to experience the freedom and safety to practice continuous small acts of leadership.

Dan Murphy has developed a philosophy that he calls "just add water." What it does is to reduce the cost of scaled growth. In this podcast, he addresses how Transactional Competence helps him to produce what will add to the success of any organization using his "just add water" techniques.

It took a health breakdown to get Jeff Miller to rethink his rigorous work standards. After studying transactional behavior with Influence Ecology, he realized what was happening, and took action.

Influence Ecology taught John James and Lauren Cato Robertson about first expanding and then scaling a business. In this podcast, they share how they used this valuable information to grow and scale their massage therapy business.

Alex Bould helps companies develop their fitness in how thinking accurately is a core competency for any business operating at scale. He also addresses how the speed with which stuff gets done, or where hard problems get handled, relieves pressure within an organization.

It isn't possible to be liked by everyone. As Janet Vreeland explains, you sometime have to be a skeptic when making value judgments and assessing the relevance of things. It's at times like these that it's comforting to know that being likable isn't enough.

Neil Calvert specializes in replicating digital twins; not human twins, but rather modeling businesses with a digital twin.

Influential U's CFO, Darryl Anderle was raised to think of ambition as a negative word. But when he acknowledged that ambition is not a dirty word, his life turned around.

Phyllis Tichinin used to stuggle to have her voice heard. Influence Ecology has helped her understand how to agitate the indifference in others without waging a battle.

Influential U has helped Paul Adamss see an accurate reflection for himself. Now he helps his customers do the same. What he does is to help people confront their naivete so they live satisfying lives.

Having study with Influence Ecology since 2012, Trisha Tyler has become a discipline of accurate thinking and planning. She shares her experience and how it made her a better leader and decision-maker, good mentor, and coach.

Joe and Joni Rocco are life-long learners. Married for 20 years, with four children and a thriving business, they have a newfound role as teachers to their family, their employees, and the community.

When Suzanne Pool lost her job and her father at the same time, she knew she had to turn her life around. She tells John Patterson how she did it.

Christopher Mercier discusses the importance of creating contemporary iconic transrelational environments for building with John Patterson. The key, he says, is form environment research (fer), which defines the identity of any building or environment.

Moira Clay describes how getting help is the key to success, satisfaction and balance.

Kristen Moeller has experienced the bankruptcy of magical thinking and now helps people build successful careers and businesses. The key to success, she says, is accurate thinking.

Dr. Sarah Jane Meharg has learned how to mitigrate the cost she is to others in social exchanges. She has also learned that persistence can be high cost. She addresses the cost we impose on others in transactions.

We all think we know more than we actually do. Maybe we do and maybe we don't. Cory Shepherd explains why.

John Severson offers a case study in the dangers of being oriented around too many possibilities. The key is that appropriate moods are not always positive, and too little excitement might be dangerous.

Jenn Oliver shares why she now takes care of herself and her aims first before assisting others.

Simon Chesney shares a journey that illustrates the benefits of evolving from a talented generalist to a unique specialist.

Auckland entrepreneur and investor, Matthew Jackson has created a wellness solution that he shares in this podcast. It offers significant challenges in the healthcare sector.

Is it better to be more selfless or more selfish? Sarah Shepherd has the key.

Karl Strand guards the standards for commercial architectural exteriors because he hates poorly constructed shortcuts. A skeptical man, he wants everything built to exacting standards.

Drew Knowles produced a case study that embraces his naïveté. Learn from him to identify your own naïveté.

The quest to make as much money as he could caused Johnny Washington to take too many risks.

Tara Collison shares a useful case study in the conceit of independence, at the same time delving into the naiveté of self-sufficiency.

Craig Bouck is an architect who pursued an education in the elements of value to increase business success. He shares how to value yourself as a scarce resource.

Ron Sprengeler has produced a robust identity amongst thousands of peers in a large corporate environment. The result is a powerful identity.

Raised on an organic farm Melissa Baer earned a university education in marketing and business. She discusses how you're always transacting.

Wesley Pingelton learned to construct a business model that's allowed him to scale his business, meet his financial goals, and truly enjoy his family life.

The story of a guiding philosophy that was born out of hard work, suffering, and life struggles. Kristina Panchenko credits transactionalism for its birth.

Transactionalism is a philosophical approach that can lead you to a more vibrant life.

If you want to transact in a powerful way, you need to be in an appropriate mood.

The value of seeking specialized help to grow and succeed.

It pays to nuture coveted relationships, because you are the company you keep.

Your flaws can become valued assets as Lisa Baptista shows.

New York Pastor E. Bernard Jordan measures his faith the same way we measure health, money, and career.

Results of accurate and objective thinking bring financial success.

Social media often has unintended consequences that can affect people's reputation and future employability. The advice shared here is that not everything should be said, spoken, liked, or shared.

Instead of offering a traditional approach to financial planning based on sales, Paul Adams has devised an uncommon tailored approach that involves education and coaching.

Having realized she could never work enough hours to meet her income goals, Angela Meharg, CEO of Datisfy speaks about how a simple solution can scale into a business that is truly rewarding.

Dr. Gary Ward has been a family physician and GP for 30 years. Gary and his wife Claire live in Perth, Western Australia. Gary talks about how we disregard our biology; that somehow in our conceit and entitlement, we have come to think that we are above it — that we sometimes forget that we are merely an organism in an environment.

It can be counter intuitive to focus.

Beginning piano at age two, Marcus Bell of Bellringer Productions, a music producer in Los Angeles, CA, explains how counter-intuitive it is to focus, and why so many people have a difficult time simply practicing.

Working as a principal in a large healthcare enterprise, Trisha Tyler of Mercer Health & Benefits, talks about how to create value for the companies that you work for; when you become reliable for that value, you get to do what you love and increase your income accordingly. One of her passions is the value of our oceans and in her spare time, she works on shark and ocean conversation.

Troy's father's last words are a mantra he's lived by. His business plan autobiography reads like a character who suffered not for being dull, but for being way too smart. He talks about the early days and answers the question: How do you make $30K a month in personal income?