322 – How to Focus and Follow Through with Les Hewitt
With more than 30 years experience, LES HEWITT understands the real world of business and the struggle to stay focused. His organization has created and delivered more than 900 workshops and training programs that have been utilized by thousands of executives, managers and sales leaders. Les is also the founder of The Power of Focus Leadership Training Program, a unique focusing system for business leaders who want greater profits, less stress and more time off! The Power of Focus has worked with more than 300 companies in Canada, United States, Australia, the UK and the Republic of...
116 – Michael O’Neal: Relationship & Business-Building with Social Media
From his hotel room in Phoenix, David has a great chat with Kickass Life producer, and Expert Social Media Trainer, Michael O’Neal. Michael tells his story about overcoming adversity after losing his parents, committing to the passive income lifestyle, and gives 10 great tips on how to better use Facebook to grow your business, whether you’re in network marketing, real estate, a trainer, or any other solopreneur job. He also offers a KickAss deal on his social media training course for Kickass Life Practitioners. What you’ll discover on this show: The 5 books every entrepreneur should read Where Michael spread his parents ashes on his healing journey How his parents surround him every time he’s on the road How your social media efforts are like the movie “When Harry Met Sally” Who to accept as Facebook friends Why your Facebook “About” section could be losing you clients & sales The art of the Facebook Status Message How to do a 300 way call How to celebrate success the right way The #1 Phrase that turns off potential customers on Facebook A Special Discount Training for Kickass Life Listeners! Build your business with Social Media the right way. Social Media Ninja Tactics 3.0 includes 15 Chapters of Video Training with actionable content that you’ll see results with today. You can take it at your own pace, and repeat as many times as you want. It’s the only social media course created specifically for network marketers and solopreneurs, understanding that building relationships is the cornerstone of our business. You’ll also get access to the private Ninja Tactics Facebook Group, where Michael will coach you and answer all of your social media questions to help you build your business. Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back! Click here to find out the details and get the special Kickass discount! (http://www.itsaboutsocial.com/kickass) Links Mentioned on the Show http://www.itsaboutsocial.com/kickass (5 books every entrepreneur should read) Rich Dad Poor Dad: What The Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! Cash Flow Quadrant The 4-Hour Workweek, Expanded and Updated: Expanded and Updated, With Over 100 New Pages of Cutting-Edge Content. The E-Myth Revisited Strengths Finder 2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup’s Now, Discover Your Strengths [With Access Code] Connect with Michael http://twitter.com/itsaboutsocial http://facebook.com/itsaboutsocial http://facebook.com/emptyo http://instagram.com/itsaboutsocial A little help? Did you like what Michael O’Neal had to say today? Show him a little Twitter love by clicking this link and saying “Thanks” -> Click here to thank Michael for a great interview! As always, having reviews, ratings, and subscriptions is what makes us rank higher in...
097 – Mary Paterson: The Buddhist with a Sense of Humor!
David often shares how meeting the Dahli Lama changed his life and actually gave him permission to begin showing up authentically both in his life and on stage. His guest today reminds him of the sense of joy that he felt that day. Acclaimed as a Buddhist with a sense of humor, Mary Paterson is the author of THE MONKS AND ME: How 40 Days in Thich Nhat Hahn’s French Monastery Guided Me Home While not everyone would think visiting a Buddhist monastery would hold the answers to a life crisis, Mary Paterson discovered that was exactly what she needed. Unsettled by the deaths of her parents and accompanied by a too-heavy suitcase, she bravely entered Plum Village in France, the monastery of Noble-Prize nominated monk Thich Nhat Hanh. This witty guest will entertain and enlighten your audience as she reveals what she learned after spending six weeks living with the Sisters and Brothers. The Monks and Me – The Monks and Me makes Bookspan’s “Top 12 Books of 2012″ to be translated into 11 languages. She’ll share: Right Effort: how in our culture we work with the wrong kind of effort “no shit no flower” Buddist teaching of interdependence: teachings stating you need mud and dirt to grow flowers….a metaphor of life, and the challenges we face; we can’t experience happiness without our sorrows Gratitude: a fun story about pomegranate seeds The way a monk washes his face and why it’s important. How she learned patience from skinning a bowl of nuts and acceptance from a man who stole her headphones. What she learned from eating with Buddhist nuns in silence. Ways dragging around an overstuffed suitcase taught her how to surrender. What an 84-year-old monk taught her about finding refuge from life’s storms. Her experience getting sick She is the founder and director of Toronto’s Lotus Yoga Centre. She has studied and taught internationally in India, England, France, Mexico, Costa Rica and the United States. Mary is an accomplished speaker who has been interviewed for numerous magazine and newspaper articles in Elle Canada, the Toronto Star, and the Globe and Mail. To learn more about Mary, and to buy her book or her Kundalini Yoga DVD’S please visit her website:http://www.lotusyogacentre.com/ Her book is also available in major book stores across Canada and the...
600 Seconds – 014 – Cesar Millan’s Tips for a Kickass Life!
David spends an evening with Cesar Millan (a.k.a “The Dog Whisperer”) and is blown away by how much any Kickass Life practitioner can learn not only about how to be a successful and happy dog owner, but also how to be a successful and happy parent, friend, and leader. Cesar on the web: http://www.cesarsway.com/...
056 – 5 Great Tips for Better F.O.C.U.S.
After a suggestion from one of the listeners of The Kickass Life, David shares the 5 Practical Tips for better FOCUS. (Sam Horn) David also shares a few excerpts from the upcoming Best of The Kickass Life, Volume 1, including a powerful story by Marci Shimoff about a women who lost her sight after her eyedrops were laced with Lye, and how she took the situation and turned it around, and now leads an amazing, fulfilled life. More soundbites from the Best Of show by Stewart Emery (The Godfather of Personal Development), The Amazing Les Brown, and Author of Women are from Mars, Men are from Venus, Dr. John...