104 – Making Sense of The Boston Bombing – A Tribute to Martin Richard
David pays tribute and dedicates the show to 8 year old Martin Richard who lost his life in the Boston Bombing. This show is about hope, in a world that can appear very violent through the media outlets yet the statistics show clearly that world is less violent and is becoming less every year. David shares work by Steven Pinker that show that violence is in decline. David also shares his experience with the wars in Ireland and Israel that he experienced personally and he shares his experience with the youth guerillas in Guatemala. David talks about how education can help end the cycles of violence and hatred that separate people from each other and shares how education can free young girls in third world countries from child marriages, mutilation through circumcision, teenage pregnancy and more He asks you the listener to listen to your own judgments of others and challenges you to build bridges of understanding between and those that you are in conflict with or in judgment of. As Kickass Life practitioners we can build a better world one person at a time, one less judgment at a time. His call to action is one of hope. Some notes from a Stephen Pinker article that David shared on the show: WASHINGTON POST — It seems as if violence is everywhere, but it’s really on the run. Yes, thousands of people have died in bloody unrest from Africa to Pakistan, while terrorists plot bombings and kidnappings. Wars drag on in Iraq and Afghanistan. In peaceful Norway, a man massacred 69 youths in July. In Mexico, headless bodies turn up, victims of drug cartels. This month eight people died in a shooting in a California hair salon. Yet, historically, we’ve never had it this peaceful. That’s the thesis of three new books, including one by prominent Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker. Statistics reveal dramatic reductions in war deaths, family violence, racism, rape, murder and all sorts of mayhem. In his book, Pinker writes: “The decline of violence may be the most significant and least appreciated development in the history of our species.” And it runs counter to what the mass media is reporting and essentially what we feel in our guts. Pinker and other experts say the reality is not painted in bloody anecdotes, but demonstrated in the black and white of spreadsheets and historical documents. They tell a story of a world moving away from violence. In his new book, “The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined,” Pinker makes the case that a smarter, more educated world is becoming more peaceful in several statistically significant ways. ...
103 – Sex, Passion, and Enlightenment with Satyen & Suzanne Raja
With the divorce rate so high Satyen & Suzanne are helping couples all over the world to re-ignite their passion. They truly walk the talk; they love each other and love their relationship. They have helped so many others to put passion first! We’re also considering having Satyen & Suzanne host their own show on the Kickass Life network. If you liked the show, be sure and tell us on the Facebook Page! What you’ll discover in this show: Are you missing the experience of Passion and want it, desire it, seek it? Satyen and Suzanne will talk about bringing couples closer. The will talk about “Polarity” and it’s magnetic arc of attraction between lovers. Learn about the “ISE Hot Potion” – Invitation, Surrendering and Expression Learn about “PCP” – Presence, Claim and Penetration The importance of putting your relationship first, before children, your career. Ask yourself, what do I want, be specific, have a wish list, a vision board and most importantly love you. How to be successful in your relationship: be intimate and passionate. Take it to the edge and bring your relationship alive, devour and ravish it! Links mentioned in the show: Go to www.ignitepassionnow.com And take the Passion Pulse (Online Quiz): Read about Satyen and Suzanne’s story here. We Need Your Help! Thank you all for listening to this episode of The Kickass Life Podcast with David Wood! If you enjoyed this episode, please click the link below to show some Twitter love to Satyen & Suzanne and thank them for taking the time to be a guest on the The Kickass Life Podcast: Thank Satyen & Suzanne by Clicking Here <– And lastly, 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! Thank you again for your support, and I wish you all the best! Cheers! ...
KickASSK Dave, Episode 2 (Questions from Facebook)
David fields a couple more questions from the Facebook page. Today from Paul Mealus and Tracy Barthelson. (Ask your own question: http://www.davidonfacebook.com) Paul’s Question: Let’s say a beginner has a worthy, quantifiable goal they’ve set out to achieve. They now have a starting point and a goal, but there’s a giant knowledge gap in between. What are your favorite methods for bridging that knowledge gap? The “how to’s” are none of our business. Most people spend more time getting ready to get ready and never get into Action. Ready! Fire! Aim! Find out what you need to know and only what you need to know as you need it. (Don’t become an “over learner”) Success comes from taking massive action! David shares how when he was cold calling training how he would learn what he needed to teach by actually going out with no information and learning as he went. 5. Notice if you’re moving closer to your goal or not and change course if needed. Tracy’s Question: Was there one piece of advice that radically shiifted your thoughts/paradigm and changed your life? It came from a friend called Marlene who shared that for me to be everything I wanted to be in life that I would need to go back and talk to everyone that I was upset with, angry with or even hated, and share how I felt without any attachment to anything changing or anyone saying sorry. I did go back to England and spoke to everyone without ANY expectations, and it changed my life and freed me up to let love and goodness in. When you hold onto any anger or hatred, it’s like drinking poison and expecting someone else to die. I now practice immediate forgiveness, coupled with 100% responsibility, so that when people are being mean or do or say something that is hateful, I simply forgive them and realize that it really has nothing to do with me. Immediate forgiveness was challenging at first, and the more I practiced not taking anything personally, the more powerful and caring I...
102 – Live Life Like You’re Dying
David received a call this week from a friend of his who is battling a very aggressive cancer. He looks at the choices that we can make today that will allow us all to live our life as if we are in that battle, as if we have been given the call and now know how long left we have. He challenges you to grasp your life by the horns today and truly live life like you’re dying, to love more, to forgive more and to embrace every moment as if its your last. He also shares the importance of personal range and shares his love of Country music! Tim McGraw Live Like You Were Dying He said “I was in my early forties With a lot of life before me And a moment came that stopped me on a dime I spent most of the next days Looking at the x-rays Talkin’ ’bout the options And talkin’ ’bout sweet time” I asked him “When it sank in That this might really be the real end How’s it hit you When you get that kind of news? Man, what’d you do?” He said “I went skydiving I went Rocky Mountain climbing I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named Fu Man Chu And I loved deeper And I spoke sweeter And I gave forgiveness I’d been denying” And he said “Someday I hope you get the chance To live like you were dying” He said “I was finally the husband That most of the time I wasn’t And I became a friend a friend would like to have And all of a sudden going fishin’ Wasn’t such an imposition And I went three times that year I lost my dad I finally read the Good Book, and I Took a good, long, hard look At what I’d do if I could do it all again And then I went skydiving I went Rocky Mountain climbing I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named Blue Manchu And I loved deeper And I spoke sweeter And I gave forgiveness I’d been denying” And he said “Someday I hope you get the chance To live like you were dying Like tomorrow was a gift And you’ve got eternity To think about What you’d do with it What could you do with it What did I do with it? What would I do with it? Skydiving I went Rocky mountain climbing I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named Blue Manchu And I loved deeper And I spoke sweeter And I watched an eagle as it was flying” And...
101 – 15Five CEO David Hassell
David is on the move, recording the show from the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. Today’s chat is with Entrepreneur David Hassell. Get your pen out…tons of nuggets in this show! David Hassell is a serial entrepreneur presently engaged in launching 15Five, a SaaS product that helps companies surface problems, celebrate wins, discover great ideas and stay tuned in to morale. It does this by gathering feedback from every employee on a weekly basis and bubbling up the key points. See http://15five.com He recently served as President of the San Francisco chapter of Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO, http://www.eonetwork.org), an International network of entrepreneurs who each have businesses with annual revenues in excess of $1mil, and was named “The Most Connected Man You Don’t Know in Silicon Valley” by Forbes, who has also featured him as an expert on entrepreneurship. In 2004, he co-founded Kite Adventures, an adventure travel company offering guided downwind tours and pro-coached kiteboarding camps in northeast Brazil. http://www.kiteadventures.com. He is also co-founder of Endai Worldwide, a NYC-based Internet marketing and services firm founded in 1999, and served as the company’s CTO through 2006. Endai has been recognized on the Inc 5000 list of fastest growing private companies in America. http://www.endai.com. David holds a BSCPE in Computer Engineering from Tufts University, resides in San Francisco, and is an avid kiteboarder and skier. In his spare time, he likes to help entrepreneurs and their executive teams discover their company’s ideal strategy. http://discoveryourstrategy.com Connect with David Hassell https://www.facebook.com/15FiveInc https://twitter.com/dhassell/...
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