126 – Mastering Business with Michael Keating & Simon Leslie
On today’s show David is so excited to be interviewing two amazing people, and friends Michael Keating & Simon Leslie who are calling in from London. David met them both in Africa when they all climbed Kilimanjaro together. Michael & Simon brought some of their employees on this amazing once in a lifetime adventure. Today they will share their experience of climbing Kilimanjaro. They will take about how they started a very successful company called INK. INK is the world’s largest producers of Inflight media, which started with the inflight magazines. Today Michael and Simon will share with us: Their highlights from climbing Kilimanjaro. How Michael and Simon met in a bar in Beirut and started INK. Finding Exceptional People to work for their company, all over the world. What HappINKness is and how it helped their employees learn more about each other personally and professionally. What you can do to change the culture of your business and sales will go UP. Created a fun environment in the office. The importance of having a great business partner or mentor. Simon and Michael truly believe if you go about things for the right reasons, the rewards are far greater then if you don’t. Treat people the way you wanted to be treated. They truly live a kickass life and are passionate about freedom and traveling, experiencing the world just as Michael is right now in beautiful Belize at the Mind, Body & Spirit Retreat with David. Useful links:...
Assk Dave #13 – Questions from Facebook (in Belize!)
Dave and Jen are at it again, answering your questions from Facebook. This time from beautiful Belize! Every Friday, we post a request for your questions on our Kickass Life Facebook page. Come visit us on Facebook here: (http://davidonfacebook.com) Please, if you haven’t already I would love if you took a minute to leave a quick rating and review of the podcast on iTunes by clicking on the link below! It would be extremely helpful for the show! Leave a review for The Kickass Life Podcast! Also, consider clicking the link to the right and donating to the show. Everything counts! Thank you again for your support, and I wish you all the best! Cheers! David...
125 – Become Bigger Than Your Obstacles
David is on his way to Belize for the transformational Mind, Body, and Spirit program. In the meantime, he talks about how to overcome your day to day obstacles: In this show, you will learn: The difference between a “level 10” person and a “level 5” person facing a problem or obstacle. How “becoming bigger” than your problems or obstacles is a major key to success. How predetermining your reactions to a problem or obstacle sets you up not only to face them, but to conquer them. Thank you for everyone that’s donated on the site! It really makes a huge difference, whether it’s 5 dollars or 500. (To donate, just click the “donate” link to the right) Also, David shares one of his favorite quotes by Teddy Roosevelt from The Man in the Arena: Excerpt from the speech “Citizenship In a Republic”, Delivered at the Sorbonne in Paris, 23 April, 1910. “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor...
124 – Losing Your Mind, with Catherine Graves
Episode 124 – Losing Your Mind, with Catherine Graves Today David is excited to meet and interview first time author Catherine Graves, her book “Checking Out: An In-Depth Look At Losing Your Mind. Catherine will share with us her amazing life with her husband John and their six children, her personal experiences of her husband’s out of character behavior and how she suspected the worst and was not prepared for the actual nightmare that would change their lives forever. What you will learn today: How she found out her husband had brain cancer Making the toughest decision of her life and how she coped How important it is to take care of yourself and FORGIVE yourself The importance of Asking for HELP How important it is to have a WILL and discuss the content Catherine’s motivation to write this book, helped her to explain her experience and that there really is no RIGHT or WRONG way. WE all have a choices, enjoy every day, or have a crappy day and reset. Useful links: http://catherine-graves.com...
Assk Dave (and Jen!) #12 – Questions from Facebook
Dave and Jen are at it again, answering your questions from Facebook. This time from a hotel room in Atlanta! Every Friday, we post a request for your questions on our Kickass Life Facebook page. Come visit us on Facebook here: (http://davidonfacebook.com) Please, if you haven’t already I would love if you took a minute to leave a quick rating and review of the podcast on iTunes by clicking on the link below! It would be extremely helpful for the show! Leave a review for The Kickass Life Podcast! Also, consider clicking the link to the right and donating to the show. Everything counts! Thank you again for your support, and I wish you all the best! Cheers! David...