Love! Serve! Care!
By: Alex Dumas
Language: en-us
Categories: Business, Entrepreneurship, Marketing
Are you a leader looking to create a massive impact and increase your influence? Each day, Alex Dumas—professional speaker, international bestselling author, and global leadership expert—delivers powerful 3-minute insights to fuel your personal and professional growth.Your challenge? Commit to love, serve, and care—in your work, for your people, and in your journey of becoming your best self.🎁 Exclusive Gift for Listeners! Learn what your Confidence Archetype is by taking the FREE quiz:https://quiz.speakeralexdumas.com🌍 Learn more about how Alex can transform your leadership:https://www.speakeralexdumas.com#Leadership #PersonalDevelopment #SuccessMindset #HighPerformance #LeadershipCoach #PodcastForLeaders #EntrepreneurMindset #DailyInspira...
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#1887 - Useful Feedback
Jan 10, 2026Send us a text
"Critique, feedback, reaction to one's work or the way they have presented it, regardless of intention, is a gift."
- Mark Brand
Today's episode explores some feedback I received after my showcase event this week.
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Duration: 00:03:21#1886 - 20-16
Jan 09, 2026Send us a text
"Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you."
- Erich Fromm
Today's episode celebrates my anniversary.
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#1885 - Post-Game
Jan 08, 2026Send us a text
"The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge."
- Albert Einstein
Today's episode explores my initial thoughts following the speaker showcase.
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#1884 - Gameday
Jan 07, 2026Send us a text
"The only journey is the one within."
- Rainer Maria Rilke
Today's episode captures my thoughts on the day of a speaking engagement.
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#1883 - ALL
Jan 06, 2026Send us a text
"When I knew nothing, I thought I could do anything."
- Robert Duvall
Today's episode explores the myths that most entrepreneurs believe.
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#1882 - The Curse
Jan 05, 2026Send us a text
"To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders."
- Lao Tzu
Today's episode centers on the refinement process and evolution we experience as small business owners.
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Duration: 00:03:21#1881 - BEing Sure
Jan 04, 2026Send us a text
"Premature certainty is the enemy of the truth."
- Nipsey Hussle
Today's episode reflects on building your self-confidence to attract dream clients.
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#1880 - Sara Haddad
Jan 03, 2026Send us a text
"A day without sunshine is like, you know, night."
- Steve Martin
Today's episode celebrates a new connection I made, Sara Haddad.
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#1879 - The Real Announcement
Jan 02, 2026Send us a text
"Well, I made an announcement to my family at 8 that I wanted to be an actor, and I focused like a laser beam on it. I never had a fallback plan."
- Jennifer Carpenter
Today's episode actually reveals the date of when this show switches to YouTube.
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Duration: 00:03:21#1878 - The Decision
Jan 01, 2026Send us a text
"Resolution One: I will live for God. Resolution Two: If no one else does, I still will."
- Jonathan Edwards
Today's episode kicks off a grand reveal of epic proportions.
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#1877 - Change is Coming Pt. 2
Dec 31, 2025Send us a text
"There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full."
- Henry Kissinger
Today's episode closes out the year, teasing an announcement... that I'll officially announce on tomorrow's show.
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#1876 - Change is Coming Pt. 1
Dec 30, 2025Send us a text
"Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago."
- Warren Buffett
Today's episode explores some changes coming to the podcast.
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#1875 - Plenty of People
Dec 29, 2025Send us a text
"I'd like to say to all my fans out there, thanks for the support. And to all my doubters, thank you very much because you guys have also pushed me."
- Usain Bolt
Today's episode serves as a reminder that you have supporters in the background.
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#1874 - Not Finished
Dec 28, 2025Send us a text
"The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power."
- Unknown
Today's episode centers on something. I'm not getting up to look at my show notes.
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#1873 - Keep The Same Energy
Dec 27, 2025Send us a text
"Now, the essence, the very spirit of Christmas is that we first make believe a thing is so, and lo, it presently turns out to be so."
- Stephen Leacock
Today's episode centers on maintaining the holiday spirit year-round.
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#1872 - Getting What You Want
Dec 26, 2025Send us a text
"Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection."
- Winston Churchill
Today's episode centers on the power of intentions to achieve our goals.
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#1871 - Happy Holidays!
Dec 25, 2025Send us a text
"Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful."
- Norman Vincent Peale
Today's episode explores my year in review according to Coauthor.
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#1870 - Not Too Late
Dec 24, 2025Send us a text
"If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you."
- Les Brown
Today's episode centers on achievement and goal-setting.
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#1869 - Ahh Ahh
Dec 23, 2025Send us a text
"In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends."
- John Churton Collins
Today's episode reflects on a terrible freestyle from Will Smith and what I learned about bouncing back from adversity.
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#1868 - Life, Death, and Moving On
Dec 22, 2025Send us a text
"I intend to live forever, or die trying."
- Groucho Marx
Today's episode explores the dichotomy of life and death.
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#1867 - The Net Works
Dec 21, 2025Send us a text
"The need for connection and community is primal, as fundamental as the need for air, water, and food."
- Dean Ornish
Today's episode explores several connections and conversations I shared a few days ago.
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#1866 - BEing You!
Dec 20, 2025Send us a text
"A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore."
- Yogi Berra
Today's episode explores several powerful conversations I shared with speakers.
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#1865 - Assertiveness
Dec 19, 2025Send us a text
"If you are a creative person, you try to create things that are an extension of yourself."
- Rob Reiner
Today's episode examines an award my son received at school.
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#1864 - Learning or Earning
Dec 18, 2025Send us a text
"It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance."
- Thomas Sowell
Today's episode explores the challenges in learning valuable lessons.
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#1863 - Mind Your Mentor
Dec 17, 2025Send us a text
"The best way a mentor can prepare another leader is to expose him or her to other great people."
- John C. Maxwell
Today's episode explores how to find the right mentor for yourself.
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#1862 - Mentor to W.I.N.
Dec 16, 2025Send us a text
"I think a role model is a mentor - someone you see on a daily basis, and you learn from them."
- Denzel Washington
Today's episode explores the power of mentorship and receiving support.
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#1861 - You Never Know Pt. 2
Dec 15, 2025Send us a text
"I believe art is a connection, like passing on a flame."
- Wangechi Mutu
Today's episode expands on what occurs with divinely timed connections.
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#1860 - You Never Know Pt. 1
Dec 14, 2025Send us a text
"Nowadays, I know the true reason I read is to feel less alone, to make a connection with a consciousness other than my own."
- Zadie Smith
Today's episode explores the surprise that arose from a conversation with Momma Kai Sanders.
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#1859 - Where Is He?
Dec 13, 2025Send us a text
"My mind is always free. My mind is flexible."
- Eliud Kipchoge
Today's episode explores a story from an event last year where I had to scramble and pivot to deliver on a promise to the event organizer.
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#1858 - P.I.V.O.T.
Dec 12, 2025Send us a text
"I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times."
- Everett Dirksen
Today's episode explores a recent training I attended, where Lakia 'LB' Brandenburg shared a powerful framework for dealing with emergencies at events.
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#1857 - Topsy-Turvy
Dec 11, 2025Send us a text
"The journey is never ending. There's always gonna be growth, improvement, adversity; you just gotta take it all in and do what's right, continue to grow, continue to live in the moment."
- Antonio Brown
Today's episode reflects on the inconvenience of growth.
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#1856 - Who Can YouTrust?
Dec 10, 2025Send us a text
"To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved."
- George MacDonald
Today's episode centers on leveraging your network for bigger ideas.
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#1855 - Grizzled
Dec 09, 2025Send us a text
"Life goes by fast. Enjoy it. Calm down. It's all funny. Next. Everyone gets so upset about the wrong things."
- Joan Rivers
Today's episode explores aging.
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#1854 - Field of Dreams Pt. 3
Dec 08, 2025Send us a text
"Confidence comes from believing in your own self-worth."
- Simon T. Bailey
Today's episode explores the effect of others pursuing their dreams on how we pursue ours.
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#1853 - Field of Dreams Pt. 2
Dec 07, 2025Send us a text
"Ask yourself: Is there joy, ease, and lightness in what I am doing?
- Eckhart Tolle
Today's episode is a continuation of yesterday's episode. Plus, I forgot what I said and didn't feel like replaying it.
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#1852 - Field of Dreams Pt. 1
Dec 06, 2025Send us a text
"Today is the best day to have your best day!"
- Alex Dumas
Today's episode captures some insights following a podcast recording with the awesome Kassy LaBorie.
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#1851 - A Nasty 4-Letter Word
Dec 05, 2025Send us a text
"We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know."
- W.H. Arden
Today's episode explores the benefits of a support system (super vague? I know)
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#1850 - Save Your Self Time Energy & Money!
Dec 04, 2025Send us a text
"The true method of knowledge is experiment."
- William Blake
Today's episode explores the origins of a new system I'm testing out on social media.
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#1849 - PG Pre-Game
Dec 03, 2025Send us a text
"A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week."
- George S. Patton
Today's episode centers on a revised version of how I prepare for the stage.
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#1848 - Pre-Game
Dec 02, 2025Send us a text
"Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn."
- Harriet Beecher Stowe
Today's episode explores the importance of mental and emotional preparation to perform.
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#1847 - Ice Skating
Dec 01, 2025Send us a text
"Style is that which indicates how the writer takes himself and what he is saying. It is the mind skating circles around itself as it moves forward."
- Robert Frost
Today's episode centers on some insights I gained watching my kids at an ice skating park this weekend.
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#1846 - Easy to Forget
Nov 30, 2025Send us a text
"Why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves?"
- Robin Williams
Today's episode serves as a reminder to take inventory of your successes.
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#1845 - Knocking
Nov 29, 2025Send us a text
"Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door."
- Kyle Chandler
Today's episode examines the power of preparation to achieve worthwhile goals.
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#1844 - Be Fuller
Nov 28, 2025Send us a text
"The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest."
- William Blake
Today's episode explores the practice of gratitude.
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Nov 27, 2025Send us a text
"I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual."
- Henry David Thoreau
Today's episode centers on an important practice for the holiday season.
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#1842 - Dear Father
Nov 26, 2025Send us a text
"My father didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it."
- Clarence Budington Kelland
Today's episode focuses on a gratitude letter that AJ shared with me at his school.
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#1841 - Do It to Serve
Nov 25, 2025Send us a text
"Negative feedback can make people feel inferior."
- Adam Grant
Today's episode features feedback I provided to another speaker as they prepared for a presentation.
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#1840 - The Impact Audit
Nov 24, 2025Send us a text
"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives."
- Jackie Robinson
Today's episode features an exercise from my ebook, Speak Up, Stand Out! The Starter Guide for Building Unshakable Confidence.
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#1839 - Celebrating Wins
Nov 23, 2025Send us a text
"The spirit of celebration and togetherness is a great source of inspiration."
- Nandita Mahtani
Today's episode centers on a recent achievement that Jules wanted to celebrate.
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#1838 - Get With Round Me
Nov 22, 2025Send us a text
"Friends are the siblings God never gave us."
- Mencius
Today's episode examines some thoughts on the quality of your network.
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#1837 - No Fuss
Nov 21, 2025Send us a text
"To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders."
- Lao Tzu
Today's episode explores the opportunity to allow more ease in building your business.
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#1836 - Paris WIlliams
Nov 20, 2025Send us a text
"A photo is a creation."
- Eva Herzigova
Today's episode serves as a tribute to the talented entrepreneur, Paris Williams, who served as the lead photographer at NAMIC's 39th Annual National Conference.
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#1835 - What Stands Out?
Nov 19, 2025Send us a text
"I was a pretty good coach and working with marketing was like coaching."
- Bernard Ebbers
Today's episode explores how we can share our stories powerfully and strategically.
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#1834 - Competiton
Nov 18, 2025Send us a text
"If you're a true warrior, competition doesn't scare you. It makes you better."
- Andrew Whitworth
Today's episode explores my insights from attending a national marching band competition.
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#1833 - Blast From the Past [Episode 33]
Nov 17, 2025Send us a text
"May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house."
- George Carlin
Today's episode is a throwback to #33. I'll be back tomorrow with "live" episodes on Tuesday, Nov. 18.
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#1832 - Blast From the Past [Episdode 31]
Nov 16, 2025Send us a text
"Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone."
- Anthony Burgess
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#1831 - Blast From the Past [Episode 30]
Nov 15, 2025Send us a text
"I love mankind; it's people I can't stand."
- Charles M. Schulz
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#1830 - Blast From the Past [Episode 29]
Nov 14, 2025Send us a text
"My fake plants died because I did not pretend to water them."
- Mitch Hedberg
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#1829 - Love! Serve! Care! is 5 Years Old
Nov 13, 2025Send us a text
"How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?"
- Satchel Paige
Today's episode celebrates the podcast's fifth anniversary. Thank you for listening. Thank you for the support. Please subscribe and leave a rating and review.
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#1828 - Future Forward HR Leadership
Nov 12, 2025Send us a text
"A leader is a dealer in hope."
- Napoleon Bonaparte
Today's episode contains a recap from my emcee engagement at the Raleigh Metro SHRM Strategic Summit.
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#1827 - The Chosen
Nov 11, 2025Send us a text
"If I take care of my character, my reputation will take care of me."
- Dwight L. Moody
Today's episode centers on how you develop a reputation of excellence.
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#1826 - A Thankful Network
Nov 10, 2025Send us a text
"The need for connection and community is primal, as fundamental as the need for air, water, and food."
- Dean Ornish
Today's episode centers on a recent Second Saturday event that I hosted for NSA Carolinas.
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#1825 - Ride Along
Nov 09, 2025Send us a text
"I think a role model is a mentor - someone you see on a daily basis, and you learn from them."
- Denzel Washington
Today's episode offers several insights from my shadowing a speaker at a recent speaking engagement.
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#1824 - GMF
Nov 08, 2025Send us a text
"The value of life is not in its duration, but in its donation. You are not important because of how long you live, you are important because of how effective you live."
- Myles Monroe
Today's episode centers on a fundraising event held this week for the Governor Morehead School for the Blind.
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Duration: 00:03:21#1823 - No vs. Mo-Mentum
Nov 07, 2025Send us a text
"People with momentum can get so much done. Momentum is easy to lose and almost impossible to fake."
- Shaun King
Today's episode explores the power of momentum.
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#1822 - ALignment
Nov 06, 2025Send us a text
"Successful diplomacy is an alignment of objectives and means."
- Dennis Ross
Today's episode centers on finding the right network and community to support you.
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#1821 - The Up and Up
Nov 05, 2025Send us a text
"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it."
- Edith Wharton
Today's episode features a motivational message during these tough times.
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#1820 - The Real Prize
Nov 04, 2025Send us a text
"My father used to say that it's never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, 'You never know what you can accomplish until you try."
- Michael Jordan
Today's episode explores my recent speaking engagement in NYC and visiting my father.
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#1819 - Unexpected
Nov 03, 2025Send us a text
"Surprise is key in all art."
- Oscar Niemeyer
Today's episode explores several insights from a recent networking meeting I hosted for BIPOC Coach Collective.
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#1818 - Annemarie Shrouder
Nov 02, 2025Send us a text
"If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it."
- Lucy Larcom
Today's episode contains a tribute to a new friend.
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#1817 - Kickball
Nov 01, 2025Send us a text
"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
- Vince Lombardi
Today's episode explores an end-of-year celebration with my son's soccer team.
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#1816 - No Fear for the Prepared
Oct 31, 2025Send us a text
"Success is where preparation and opportunity meet."
- Bobby Unser
Today's episode features a story I had with an event professional.
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#1815 - NAMIC Takeover Pt. 3
Oct 30, 2025Send us a text
"The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members."
- Coretta Scott King
Today's episode explores the power of a strong community and being able to meet several friends at the NAMIC Annual National Conference.
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#1814 - NAMIC Takeover Pt. 2
Oct 29, 2025Send us a text
"Testimonials are enough to convince people for now."
- Alex Chiu
Today's episode features a testimonial from an attendee post-session.
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#1813 - NAMIC Takeover Pt. 1
Oct 28, 2025Send us a text
"No grand idea was ever born in a conference, but a lot of foolish ideas have died there."
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
Today's episode marks my return from the NAMIC 39th Annual National Conference.
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#1812 - Blast From the Past [Episode 28]
Oct 27, 2025Send us a text
"I can resist everything except temptation."
- Oscar Wilde
Today's episode is a throwback to episode 28. I'll be back tomorrow with "live" episodes on Tuesday, Oct. 28.
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#1811 - Blast From the Past [Episode 27]
Oct 26, 2025Send us a text
"Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired."
- Jules Renard
Today's episode is a throwback to episode 27. I'll be back with "live" episodes on Tuesday, Oct. 28.
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#1810 - Blast From the Past [Episode 26]
Oct 25, 2025Send us a text
"Change your thoughts and you change your world."
- Norman Vincent Peale
Today's episode is a throwback to episode 26. I'll be back with "live" episodes on Tuesday, Oct. 28.
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#1809 - Blast From the Past [Episode 25]
Oct 24, 2025Send us a text
"Shoot for the moon and if you miss you will still be among the stars."
- Les Brown
Today's episode is a throwback to episode 25. I'll be back with "live" episodes on Tuesday, Oct. 28.
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#1808 - Blast From the Past [Episode 24]
Oct 23, 2025Send us a text
"To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders."
- Lao Tzu
Today's episode is a throwback to episode 24. I'm at a conference this week and will return with "live" episodes on Tuesday, Oct. 28.
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#1807 - Blast From the Past [Episode 23]
Oct 22, 2025Send us a text
"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted."
- Aesop
Today's episode is a throwback to episode 23. I'll be back with "live" episodes on Tuesday, Oct. 28.
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#1806 - Blast From the Past [Epsiode 22]
Oct 21, 2025Send us a text
"Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven for?"
- Robert Browning
Today's episode is a throwback to episode 22. I'll be back with "live" episodes on Tuesday, Oct. 28.
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#1805 - On the Road
Oct 20, 2025Send us a text
"Wherever you go, go with all your heart."
- Confucius
Today's episode celebrates my week at the 39th Annual Conference hosted by NAMIC.
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#1804 - 1804!
Oct 19, 2025Send us a text
"My subject is Haiti, the Black Republic; the only self-made Black Republic in the world. I am to speak to you of her character, her history, her importance and her struggle from slavery to freedom and to statehood."
- Frederick Douglass
Today's episode explores Haitian independence and how it relates to personal development.
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Duration: 00:03:21#1803 - Be the Person You Needed
Oct 18, 2025Send us a text
"The best way a mentor can prepare another leader is to expose him or her to other great people."
- John C. Maxwell
Today's episode examines how to support others who are seeking similar guidance as you once did.
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#1802 - Authentically You
Oct 17, 2025Send us a text
"The keys to brand success are self-definition, transparency, authenticity and accountability."
- Simon Mainwaring
Today's episode explores the valuable and distinctive abilities you possess.
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#1801 - SWOT & Order
Oct 16, 2025Send us a text
"The lavish presentation appeals to me, and I've got to convince the others."
- Freddie Mercury
Today's episode explores a virtual presentation I delivered and the impact on leadership.
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#1800 - NCIAI
Oct 15, 2025Send us a text
"Honesty is more than not lying. It is truth telling, truth speaking, truth living, and truth loving."
- James E. Faust
Today's episode features a recap of a recent speaking engagement.
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#1799 - ADversity
Oct 14, 2025Send us a text
"Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit."
- Napoleon Hill
Today's episode explores the opportunities available within our obstacles.
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#1798 - 1-1-2
Oct 13, 2025Send us a text
"Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy - the bankruptcy of a soul that expends too much in hope and expectation."
- Eric Hoffer
Today's episode recaps a soccer tournament my son played in this weekend.
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#1797 - No Idea Inspiration
Oct 12, 2025Send us a text
"I'll never forget one time a fan came up to me crying, and told me, 'You really inspire me to be me. I feel OK to be myself now.'"
- Becky G
Today's episode examines how one action can inspire others.
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#1796 - Will
Oct 11, 2025Send us a text
"Willpower is the key to success. Successful people strive no matter what they feel by applying their will to overcome apathy, doubt or fear."
- Dan Millman
Today's episode explores a soccer tournament that my son will play in.
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#1795 - The Cost of Silence Pt. 2
Oct 10, 2025Send us a text
"Being glamorous is about strength and confidence. It's black and white - dramatic. You have to be strong."
- Catherine Zeta-Jones
Today's episode continues the discussion of how confidence affects the bottom line of business.
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#1794 - The Cost of Silence
Oct 09, 2025Send us a text
"Silence is a true friend who never betrays."
- Confucius
Today's episode explores several factors affecting employees and culture.
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#1793 - Testing, Testing
Oct 08, 2025Send us a text
"Testing leads to failure, and failure leads to understanding."
- Burt Rutan
Today's episode examines a speech I delivered at a recent Toastmasters meeting.
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#1792 - Move Anyway
Oct 07, 2025Send us a text
"Our obligation is to give meaning to life and in doing so to overcome the passive, indifferent life."
- Elie Wiesel
Today's episode captures some thoughts on overwhelm and recovery.
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#1791 - Blast From the Past [Epsiode 21]
Oct 06, 2025Send us a text
"It is not length of life, but depth of life."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Today's episode is a replay of the 21st podcast.
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#1790 - Blast From the Past [Episode 20]
Oct 05, 2025Send us a text
"That best portion of a man's life, his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love."
- William Wordsworth
Today's episode is a replay of the 20th episode.
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#1789 - A Quick Break
Oct 04, 2025Send us a text
"I think sometimes the best training is to rest."
- Cristiano Ronaldo
Today's episode contains some thoughts about rest and the weekend plans for the podcast.
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#1788 - Help Me Paint
Oct 03, 2025Send us a text
"The recommendation when I'm mentoring folks, I always tell them - and we talked about this last year - take a risk."
- Ginni Rometty
Today's episode explores a conversation I had supporting a client in gaining clarity on their business as they asked for referrals.
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