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Baby You Were Born To Grow! #66 11/05/2025

Baby You Were Born To Grow! #66 Things that matter to you ignite a drive to learn and grow. How do you get things to matter? Listen and learn! /episode/index/show/youdotnext/id/38922045

You're Not Empowered. You're PRE-EMPOWERED! #65 10/22/2025

You're Not Empowered. You're PRE-EMPOWERED! #65 Is success just not meant for people like you? Let me convince you that you're pre-empowered to succeed and be happy. It's meant for you! /episode/index/show/youdotnext/id/38744585

Episode 64: Passion For Boring Tasks Is A Key To Success! 10/15/2025

Episode 64: Passion For Boring Tasks Is A Key To Success! We all dread certain tasks. But successful people are VERY good and being passionate about things they don't love doing. You can be, too! /episode/index/show/youdotnext/id/38593005

Episode 63: Become More Believable By Doing 2 Things 10/08/2025

Episode 63: Become More Believable By Doing 2 Things The way you speak may be robbing you of believability! I share two easy things that will help you make a bigger impact. /episode/index/show/youdotnext/id/38518280

Episode 62: Find Your Mission In Life (it's easier than you think!) 10/02/2025

Episode 62: Find Your Mission In Life (it's easier than you think!) Finding your mission in life will not happen by looking for it. Listen and find out how to do it! /episode/index/show/youdotnext/id/38446920

Episode 61: We cannot revenge our way to a better world 09/16/2025

Episode 61: We cannot revenge our way to a better world I implore to people of all convictions to reject acts of inhumanity for the alleged sake of humanity. We must embrace a better way in all of our daily conduct. /episode/index/show/youdotnext/id/38241895

#60- Change Requires *Actual* Changes! 06/20/2025

#60- Change Requires *Actual* Changes! We claim to want change but then complain about how messy it gets during change! Listen and find out why and how you can better manage the inner tug-of-war that's holding you back! /episode/index/show/youdotnext/id/37095730

#59- Is it possible to be too hard on ourselves? 04/25/2025

#59- Is it possible to be too hard on ourselves? In the pursuit of greatness in performance in sports, work, etc., is it possible to be too hard on ourselves, or do we need to abandon any limits in order to achieve that greatness? /episode/index/show/youdotnext/id/36315405

#58 - Constraints: Forces of Liberation! 03/31/2025

#58 - Constraints: Forces of Liberation! It is very common to think about constraints as barriers, as hindrances and restrictors. But they can be liberators! Find out how! /episode/index/show/youdotnext/id/35949740

#57 - The Security of Uncertainty 02/28/2025

#57 - The Security of Uncertainty Uncertainty is actually a generator of security and safety by allowing new action, greater leverage, and fresh opportunities. /episode/index/show/youdotnext/id/35482170

#56 - Instrumentation is not KPI's and metrics!! 01/23/2025

#56 - Instrumentation is not KPI's and metrics!! From Fred Voccola, former CEO of Kaseya, I learned his quite unique practice of "Instrumentation". Learn why every manager in the world should adopt this. /episode/index/show/youdotnext/id/34970255

#55 - Managers: Define Success & Fight For It 01/13/2025

#55 - Managers: Define Success & Fight For It What is the #1 job of a manager, director, VP, CEO, or any other leadership and management role? Listen and find out! /episode/index/show/youdotnext/id/34834005

#54 - Just Keep Going 12/19/2024

#54 - Just Keep Going Don't just sit and wait for a rescue. Find true north, signal for help when you need it, and get moving. It's what successful people do! /episode/index/show/youdotnext/id/34540920

#53 - Feels Like The First Time 12/12/2024

#53 - Feels Like The First Time Any experience you have today, even a routine one, can still feel like the first time. In this episode, I show you how. /episode/index/show/youdotnext/id/34411835

#52 Novel Now Available: The Lightning Seed! 12/05/2024

#52 Novel Now Available: The Lightning Seed! The paperback and eBook versions of my first novel of my series is now available! Learn about The Lightning Seed and the Messenger series by going to /episode/index/show/youdotnext/id/34297145

#51 - Ship Defective Software On Time 11/28/2024

#51 - Ship Defective Software On Time Using an example from software development, learn one of the most important principles of leadership I can ever teach if you have to land an outcome on a specific date with limited people and resources. /episode/index/show/youdotnext/id/34194790

#50 - Not Left or Right Brain -- Just Brain! 11/22/2024

#50 - Not Left or Right Brain -- Just Brain! The extremely strict "left/right brain" way to understand your personality limits the creative, disciplined, free, and structured thinking that you are capable of, and it's not what Dr. Roger Sperry wanted us to conclude! /episode/index/show/youdotnext/id/34105966

#49 - There Are No Agony Olympics 11/19/2024

#49 - There Are No Agony Olympics When others share struggles, challenges or triumphs, just listen. Assume they are looking for understanding, appreciation, and encouragement and not stories about how much worse things once were for you. Avoid competing in the Agony Olympics! /episode/index/show/youdotnext/id/33994542

#48 No More Lone Wolf 11/08/2024

#48 No More Lone Wolf We all understand the allure of the courageous lone wolf. But far greater security and chances of success are possible in the pack. Listen and learn to extend more trust and be a better member or even leader of the pack. /episode/index/show/youdotnext/id/33854632

#47 Don't Confront or Retreat, Negotiate! 11/01/2024

#47 Don't Confront or Retreat, Negotiate! Rekindle the impulse to negotiate that you were born with. We all become prone to retreat or confront as life gets more complicated. But making deals is something every child does instinctively. This episode will make you more prone choose the better way! /episode/index/show/youdotnext/id/33734202

#46 Ultimate Climate Change! 10/25/2024

#46 Ultimate Climate Change! We talk about the climate in the relationships with people around us. We do not lack for moral causes and reasons to feel outrage that, left uncontrolled and unchecked, could turn into hate. What we do lack is LOVE. This episode is an appeal to each of us not to defeat our enemies but to ultimately win their friendship. /episode/index/show/youdotnext/id/33620357

#45 More Cycles, Fewer Leaps 10/18/2024

#45 More Cycles, Fewer Leaps There's too much talk about getting the courage to take "big leaps" and not enough attention on the value of cycles, of trips around a track that generate data. As you put less thought and energy into leaps and more in the courageous work of cycles, you'll be more successful in all aspects of your life. /episode/index/show/youdotnext/id/33520087

Episode #44: Goal & Strategy Finally Defined! 10/11/2024

Episode #44: Goal & Strategy Finally Defined! GSOT: goal, a strategy, objectives, and a tactics. These terms are often misunderstood. If you listen to this episode, the confusion will vanish! /episode/index/show/youdotnext/id/33427392

Episode #43: Defining Priorities 1, 2, & 3 10/03/2024

Episode #43: Defining Priorities 1, 2, & 3 Ranking priorities (episode #42) means we've already put things in buckets of priority 1, 2, & 3. How do you do it? Here we go! /episode/index/show/youdotnext/id/33312032

#42 Prioritize & RANK: A Forgotten Secret 09/27/2024

#42 Prioritize & RANK: A Forgotten Secret There's tons of talk about priorities. But there's little talk about the value and power of RANKING those priorities. Listen and learn how! /episode/index/show/youdotnext/id/33240057

#41 Acceptance Is Not Resignation 09/19/2024

#41 Acceptance Is Not Resignation True acceptance is powerful. It is a surrender that is powerful, active, and engaged. It is the path to actual victory. Once we stop putting our energy into the rejection of and resistance to the things we cannot control or influence, we begin to have power. That is surrender. /episode/index/show/youdotnext/id/33121942

#40 A Bias For Action Revisited! 09/13/2024

#40 A Bias For Action Revisited! In 1982, Tom Peters tackled a captivating but elusive topic: the value and power of a bias for action. In this episode, I add to an important topic he made indispensable in many management and leadership training and courses. I share some examples and urge you to overcome your fears. /episode/index/show/youdotnext/id/33049202

#39 Invention vs. Innovation 09/09/2024

#39 Invention vs. Innovation Invention is not the same as innovation, and innovators deserve a lot more attention. If it weren't for innovators, you'd never know about the inventions or their creators. Yet, the names of most genius innovators are largely unknown to the broad population. Listen and learn more. /episode/index/show/youdotnext/id/32970597

# 38 What Would 1000 Objective Observers Say? 08/30/2024

# 38 What Would 1000 Objective Observers Say? If we become too attracted to negative news, videos, content, and channels, we become risk becoming sad, withdrawn, and full of despair. On the other hand, if we only look at the bright side of everything, we can fail to exercise appropriate caution, and recognize danger. We are at great risk of making hasty decisions that have challenging implications. So, what is to be done? In this episode, I share a very effective tool making decisions when you are pulled between the negative and the positive, and your emotions are getting the best of you! /episode/index/show/youdotnext/id/32816047

# 37 Find Yourself By Stop Looking! 07/25/2024

# 37 Find Yourself By Stop Looking! We are usually told that we need to go on a journey of self-inspection in order to find ourselves. Looking inward is certainly a part of it. But pushing ourselves outward into the uncertain world of action is far more important! Stop searching, and start doing. /episode/index/show/youdotnext/id/32297267

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