A New Direction

Whether you are a recent graduate or a have been working in your career for decades we all come face to face with a couple of questions:  "Am I really doing the work in my career that has meaning and purpose? And is this the career I really want to spend my life doing?"  Why is it that the world looks badly at us when we say "But this is not the career I want?" or "This isn't the career I thought it would be?"  Somehow it is like we are forced to stay in our jobs or careers that we don't like because we made a decision or got a major and now like eating old boiled okra we must sit and eat it!!  Why?  And that is exactly what Dr. Alan Patterson challenges in this episode of A New Direction.

Dr. Alan Patterson's book is entitled "Burn Ladders, Build Bridges".  The ladder we are burning is the corporate ladder that really has nothing to do with merit or hard work.  The bridges are building are the relationships with others and ourselves.  But as we find out in this episode Dr. Patterson walks us through the 5 Pillars to help us find the job we always wanted.  He takes through

Build a base of competence and credibility.

Build context.

Build relationships

Create impact

Create meaning

Here is the best part, it can start with your job right now.  It doesn't mean you hijack your job, but you can start creating the job you want if you know what you are looking for.  Dr. Patterson and "Burn Ladders, Build Bridges" is eye-opening for sure!

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EPIC physical therapy, they are my physical therapists and I believe they should be yours too.   They are going to design a customized treatment program specifically for you, and they care enough to make certain you follow through with it.  When you are ready for EPIC relief, EPIC recovery, and EPIC results go to EPIC physical Therapy. www.EPICpt.com

Linda Craft & Team, Realtors, for 35 years they have been helping people all over the world protect their dreams and make new ones.  Let’s be honest, most people will never think about the price of the home they purchased and sold…but we all will think about the memories that were made in that home.  Linda Craft and her team continue the tradition of being the “memory makers”.  When you are ready for your memory head on over to www.LindaCraft.com

Let me ask you do love your job?  Okay, do find that when you go to work it has meaning?  Do you feel like the work you do serves a bigger purpose?  Well if you are like most people when the go to work they do not feel like their work has meaning or purpose.  What if I told you that you could find work that was both meaningful and had purpose?  Maybe you would say something like, "I don't believe you" or "I can't make a change".  What if I told you that it is possible to find meaning and purpose in the work that you are currently doing?  Now you might say, "Jay...You lost your mind".  Let me introduce you to Dr Alan Patterson who joins us on this episode of A New Direction, because he has some insight for you about your job or changing jobs that may alter your perspective.

Dr. Patterson's book is entitled, "Burn Ladders. Build Bridges: Pursuing Work with Meaning + Purpose".  The book is an amazing insightful look on how we got to where we are and understanding how we need to start burning the corporate ladder, and build relationship bridges so that we can find more meaning and purpose in what we do.  One of the key takeaways in this episode, how to get unstuck.  "Burn Ladders, Build Bridges" is an outstanding no holds barred read that helps you realize you are in more control of your work than you realize.

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EPIC Physical Therapy, they are my physical therapists, I use them and I highly recommend them.  But I am not alone, everyone from people like me to professional athletes seek out EPIC PT because the offer the latest in equipment and have the certified staff to customize a treatment program specific to your needs and goals.  When you are looking for EPIC Relief, EPIC Recovery, and EPIC Results look no further than EPIC Physical Therapy www.EPICpt.com

Linda Craft & Team, Realtors, for more than 35 years they have been known as the legends of customer service.  And it all starts from one simple premise when Linda first started in the business when interest rates were 18%…build relationships one at a time, and understand in every home is a lifetime of memories.  And isn’t that what your home really is a life of memories.  So whether it is getting the best price when you sell your home or buy your next memory, start with the relationship memory makers start with Linda Craft & Team, Realtors www.LindaCraft.com

Are you struggling in your life or business?  Do you feel like you are stuck or need to find a new direction in your life, career, or business?  I would like introduce you to  Coaching Mavericks.  We are all Mavericks.  We are unique in our own way, with our own natural gifts, talents, and abilities that make us different than anyone else.  Which means your life should be like no one else's so you can live it your greatest success.  So Maverick, get ready…call me!...no suits, no bull, just results that’s coaching mavericks www.CoachingMavericks.com

Perhaps you are not much of a dancer.  And it is probably even more likely that those of you reading this have never done the Tango.  However, when you watch the Tango it is perhaps the most complicated and intricate of all the dances.  And yet on the outside it is as if the two people are one...but to learn the Tango correctly and be successful to the point that it looks effortless that takes work.  Work that you do not see.  And on this week's episode of A New Direction Katia Rave Founder and CEO of Rave Success Studios and professional Tango dancer, joins us to talk about how starting and growing your busines is like doing the Tango.

Katia Rave' book "Success is a Dance: How the Rules of Tango Will Make Your Business Work" is a quick and yet practical read with action items you can do to be more successful in your business.  She sets up each chapter with your Pain points, the Problem, and then the Solution.  Then she gives an example from her experience as a professional Tango dancer and relates it your business.  At the end of each chapter she has what Katia calls her "Fun Tips" and gives you home work.  Success is a Dance is filled with timeless Success tips for any level of business.  Get your copy.

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EPIC Physical Therapy, they not only have the latest technology, they are certified and trained to have the latest therapeutic techniques.  Regardless if you just need to move a little better, are recovering from an injury or surgery, a weekend warrior, or a professional athlete.  EPIC PT will provide you with a customized treatment specifically designed for you.  Are you ready for EPIC Relief, EPIC Recovery and EPIC Results?  Then head on over to EPIC Physical Therapy.  www.EPICpt.com

Linda Craft & Team, Realtors they literally are a locally owned independent real estate company,  that serves the world.   How can a small company serve the world?  They have created relationships with the best real estate experts in the world to help you regardless of where you live get the best person possible.   Head on over to www.LindaCraft.com

If you are like me you remember watching the Wizard of Oz and young Judy Garland playing the heroine Dorothy from a small time in Kansas.  But what if the story was slightly rewritten.  The setting is a small Kansas town and it is a couple of businesses that wondering if they should do a merger and a young HR Director by the name of Dora T. Gayle because of a bizarre "twister" of circumstances must now be the one to determine if the merger will work.  We get introduced to Glenda Ozborn the CEO of OZ Technologies and some of her staff like Cher Crowe, Timm Mann, and Howard Lee Lyon, and of course Mitchell and his monkey Wingo, who is also known as The "Witchell" or the Wicked VP from the West.  The story is fun, but the leadership lessons are even more powerful with every chapter.  And on this episode of A New Direction Co-Author Dr. Kevin Gazzara walks through some of the lessons and the fun of the book.

The book "The Leader of Oz: Revealing the 101 Secrets of Marvelous Leadership for the 21st Century" is a leadership book like none other.  While the story is fun and engaging the lessons are timeless and priceless.  What is more about the book is also a leadership assessment that you can measure your strengths in four areas: Brain, Heart, Nerve and Wisdom (I think you catch the OZ references).  We begin the show with the most obvious and fundamental leadership dimension and that is of authenticity.  And as both Dora T. and Dorothy discovery when we truly discover who we are it is when we truly begin the journey of leadership.

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Epic Physical Therapy these are the physical therapists that work with everyone from professional athletes to everyday people like you and me are just looking to recover from surgery or move a little better.  They have the latest equipment and certified staff to provide you with the customized treatment plan so that you can do the things you really want to do.  When you are looking for EPIC Relief, EPIC Recovery and EPIC Results head on over to EPIC PT  www.EPICpt.com

Linda Craft & Team, Realtors for 35 years the choice of people all over the world.  They are not only experts in residential real estate, they understand that your home is more is a place where you created some of your fondest memories.  When you want a real estate professional who not only will get you the best price, but will care about your home like you would care about your home start with the Legends of Customer Service start with Linda Craft & Team.  www.LindaCraft.com

And Coaching Mavericks  Are  you stuck?  Feel like you could be doing better?  Searching for your purpose?  Looking to better yourself or your career?  Have you considered hiring a coach.  That is what I do and I have helped dozens of people just like you excel in their life, career, and business.  The first phone call is FREE, you can reach me at [email protected] or click on over to CoachingMavericks.com

The late great women's basketball coach Pat Summit once was reported being asked about her secret to winning championships, she said, "recruit great players".  Jim Collins in his book "Good to Great" alludes to recruiting great employees in his quote, "If I were running a company today I would have one priority above all others: to acquire as many of the best people as I could..."  The fact of the matter is if you want to recruit the best people you have to have something to offer them.  The same is true if you want to better motivate your employees and if you have recruited the best people and you have them motivated, there is no doubt you will be profitable.  How do you do that?  Well, Author and CEO Rob Marchalonis gives you the insights with IncentShare.  It's more than just incentives it is sharing in the business so that your employees are engaged, connected, motivated, and want to see your organization prosper.

Rob Marchalonis book IncentShare: Motivate, Recruit, and Get Results with Incentives - Succeed by Sharing is comprehensive step by step guide to helping you recruit and keep your best employees, while at the same time increasing profits.  Not only does Rob give you the detail on how to IncentShare he provides several examples of companies that use IncentShare to recruit the best talent.  For example did you know that Google does not have the best salaries and yet their people are some of the best paid.  That is because they share their success.  In fact, so many people apply to work for Google that it is more difficult to get a job with Google than to get into Yale, Harvard, or Princeton.  Still think that sharing financial success doesn't work...think again...because every big company is doing it and Rob Marchalonis is going to talk about how.

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EPIC Physical Therapy is the choice of professional athletes as well as people who have been injure or recovering from surgery.  Listen even if you just want to move and feel better they can help with that too.  They have the latest equipment and technology, but perhaps their greatest asset is their people.  They have the certified staff that will design a customized treatment plan specifically for YOU.  They understand that therapy is more than physical, it is also a mental, emotional, and spiritual recovery as well.  Look if you want EPIC Relief, EPIC Recovery, and EPIC Results start with EPIC Physical Therapy – www.EPIC pt.com

Linda Craft & Team, Realtors, their clients say that their customer service is “legendary” and the reason for that is because for 35 years they build and maintain personal relationships with their clients.  Why?  Because buying and selling of a house is a great deal more than a business transaction, it is a life altering experience.  That’s because we don’t just live in a home, some of our most significant memories will be made in that home.  Linda and her team are dedicated to taking care of your memory maker as if it were their own.  Whether you are about to purchase a new home, or sell your current home, start with the relationship legends.  Start with Linda Craft & Team, Realtors – www.LindaCraft.com

It has been said that "all work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy".  In today's society it seems that we just want people to work.  But maybe the real truth is we need balance in our work.  Not just play, but the idea that the workplace is a fun place to work.  Study after study has demonstrated that workplaces that have fun are more productive, more creative, and create employee loyalty.  It then begs the question:  "Would you call your workplace a "fun" place to work?  With the number of people who are ghosting their job, jumping jobs, leaving good paying companies there may be a good case that the workplace is just not a fun place to work.  Let's be honest when we are having fun...who really wants to leave a place like that?

In this episode of A New Direction we bring back Dr. Bob Nelson and Mario Tamayo co-authors of the best selling book "Work Made Fun, Gets Done!"  The book is full of ideas not just for the in person office, but also for the hybrid or "work from home" (WFH) office.  Dr. Bob and Mario Tamayo are going to give their insights, experience, backed by solid research.  Let's be honest we are all looking for people who are willing to work, by loyal, be productive, be more creative, and be more efficient...and all of those things combined mean more profitability.  That is why "Work Made Fun, Get's Done" and is a must read!

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EPIC Physical Therapy, they not only have the latest technology, they are certified and trained to have the latest therapeutic techniques.  Regardless if you just need to move a little better, are recovering from an injury or surgery, a weekend warrior, or a professional athlete.  EPIC PT will provide you with a customized treatment specifically designed for you.  Are you ready for EPIC Relief, EPIC Recovery and EPIC Results?  Then head on over to EPIC Physical Therapy.  www.EPICpt.com

Linda Craft & Team, Realtors they literally are a locally owned independent real estate company,  that serves the world.   How can a small company serve the world?  They have created relationships with the best real estate experts in the world to help you regardless of where you live get the best person possible.  And because they are independent of any national brand they have relationships with other professionals from all the companies, not just the ones that are part of a national branded network.  For 35 years they continue to build relationships because that is how Linda started the business and continues to do so today.  Head on over to www.LindaCraft.com

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Perhaps one of the greatest challenges we all have is presenting in front of others.  So often when it comes to presenting we major on the minors and minor on the majors.  The major of course making sure you are presenting you authentically.  You can have all the presentation skills down pat, but until you realize that YOU ARE THE PRESENTATION it will not make any difference, because nothing substitutes for the authentic you...you simply cannot fake it.  Thankfully for you and I best selling and gold medal winning author Dr. Sharon Lamm-Hartman joins us on A New Direction to talk about "The Authenticity Code".

Dr. Sharon's book, "The Authenticity Code: The Art and Science of Success and Why You Can’t Fake It to Make It" is an absolute must read for anyone who is going after a new job, selling (B2B or B2C). public speaking, or simply networking.  "The Authenticity Code" will teach you how to find your authentic self so that you are presenting YOU authentically.  The book also gives training in how to read people while presenting and become more adaptable in your presentations.  This book is fantastic!

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EPIC Physical Therapy from everyday people like you and I, to professional athletes they have the certified staff and the cutting edge equipment to help you not only recover but to truly “Thrive” in your life.  When you want EPIC Relief, EPIC Recover, and EPIC Results head on over to EPIC Physical Therapy.. www.EPICpt.com

Linda Craft & Team, Realtors for 35 year they have been helping people all over the world.  They built their business one relationship at a time and continue that same tradition today.  They recognize your home is more than bricks and mortar, but that is truly built on your memories.  When you are ready to sell or buy your home, start with the relationship builders and memory keepers.  Start with Linda Craft & Team, Realtors… www.LindaCraft.com

As a coach I am often called because the owner, founder, or CEO wants to change their business.  There is this belief system that the business is it's own entity and that you magically can change the business.  However, the truth is if you want your business to truly change then the owner, founder, or CEO is the one who must change first...and that is not always easy.  On this episode of A New Direction I have the privilege of talking change with executive coach and author Michael S. Seaver.  We talk about why it is difficult to change and the process of navigating change.

Michael Seaver's book is entitled, "I Know: A Practical Guide for Awakening to What's Within and Finding Work-Life Integration"  The book is truly a practical guide on how to navigate the rough water's of change so you can change your business but it also is a book that provides practical information about how to carve out your personal mission, core values, train your people to be coaches, what you should look for in a coach and so much more!  This is one of those shows that is literally for anyone at any stage of your life, career, business.  If you want or need change this show is for you.  And pick up your copy of "I Know".

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EPIC Physical Therapy is where I go when I am injured, or just want to feel better for my aches and pains.  But you know who else uses EPIC pt?  Professional Athletes and Athletes of all ages.  They have the cutting edge equipment combined with the superior knowledge to customize a treatment program for you!  When you are ready for EPIC Relief, EPIC Recovery, and EPIC Results head on over to EPIC Physical Therapy – www.EPICpt.com

Linda Craft & Team, Realtors, for 35 years Linda has been building relationships with people one person at a time.  And today she and her team are still building real lasting relationships with her clients.  They fully understand that the power of the home you own is the memories you make in your home.  While you may forget the details of the construction of the home, you will never forget all the significant events that made an impact on your life.  It is that dedication to relationships with her clients that continue to keep her at the top of the real estate charts, why her clients refer her and her team, and why they say LCT has “Legendary Customer Service”.  Why not check out the Legends of relationship….go to www.LindaCraft.com

How many of you dream of being your own boss?  You know owning your own company.  It all sounds pretty cool until you look at the lives of those who build it from the ground up and all the struggles it takes to get to financial success.  How do you stay resilient when life throws you a curve?  Like your parents dying.  No money.  Feeling Lost and alone.  So what you do you?  Well if you are Elliott Noble-Holt, you turn a $500 dollar gift card into a copy machine and start a business.  And he joins us this week on A New Direction and encourages you that you too can make it, it may not be easy, but with perseverance and resilience you can achieve financial freedom and financial success.

Elliott Noble-Holt has written a book that really is about resilience entitled "Bald, Bearded, Boss: Manifesting Who You Were Meant to Be".  The truth is it would be easy to let any circumstance get you down, but Elliott demonstrates that if you maintain your resilience you can achieve.  Elliott demonstrates his resilience in his faith.  He is resilient with his core values.  Resilient with his employees and customers.  And resilient to take care of himself.  The book is practically minded.  And starting with a "Vision Board"  Elliott Noble-Holt helps us bring what we don't see yet into existence through our vision.  Great book, fun show!

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EPIC physical therapy, they are my physical therapists and here is just one of the reasons why.  It’s not the cutting edge equipment, it’s not that they are certified in the latest therapies, and it’s not that professional athletes use them, no, the reason I go to EPIC is because I know that they are going to design a customized treatment program specifically for me, and they care enough to make certain I follow through with it.  That’s why I go.  And you can expect the same, so when you are ready for EPIC relief, EPIC recovery, and EPIC results go to EPIC physical Therapy. www.EPICpt.com

Linda Craft & Team, Realtors, for 35 years they have been helping people all over the world protect their dreams and make new ones.  Let’s be honest, most people will never think about the price of the home they purchased and sold…but we all will think about the memories that were made in that home.  The powerful emotions that were in that home.  Because at the end of the day that is what makes the home.  The memories and the emotions of those memories.  Linda Craft and her team continue the tradition of being the “memory makers” by giving the home you are ready to sell the marketing and attention it deserves, and the new memories when you purchase your next home.  When you are ready for your memory head on over to www.LindaCraft.com

No doubt about it, obtaining new customers will cost you more than retaining your current clients.  But what happens if your customers do not return?  Or worse yet what happens if your clients leave?  We all know the answer...you are going to spend more money on customer acquisition.  More expensive marketing dollars to try to convert "tire kickers" into customers and then try to convince them to be a long term client.  There is a better answer.  Donna Weber is a Customer Onboarding Expert and she returns to A New Direction to talk more in detail about turning your customers into long term clients that bring in future business.  In reality those loyal clients become your least expensive and best marketing to get future customer and keep them.

Donna Weber's book is entitle "Onboarding Matters: How Successful Companies Transform New Customers Into Loyal Champions"  It is filled with practical and powerful well documented and researched tools to help you take your customers to loyal clients.  If you are having any problems ensuring that your clients are championing your business, or you are losing clients to your competition you will want to pay close attention to Donna Weber as she will change your business and make it more profitable.  Enjoy the show!  Give us 5 star rating and tell your friends!

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EPIC Physical Therapy:  These are not only my physical therapists, but the physical therapists of many professional athletes.  When you want EPIC relief, EPIC recovery, and EPIC Results!  Head on over to EPIC Physical Therapy… www.EPICpt.com  Tell the you saw them on A New Direction.

Linda Craft & Team, Realtors they are the memory makers and they have the knowledge how to help you in any market..  Their clients call their Customer Service Legendary.  Head on over to Linda Craft & Team…www.LindaCraft.com