Terry Tucker has reinvented himself a few times. He has worked in marketing, hospital administration, and customer service. He was a police officer and SWAT negotiator with the Cincinnati Police Department, started a security consulting business, and became a high school basketball coach.

Each change meant new skills and new challenges. His greatest challenge came in 2012 when he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Four years of Interferon injections followed, and the treatment almost killed him. The pain and suffering taught him that he had two choices - succumb to the debilitating discomfort and misery or learn to embrace it and use it to make himself a stronger and better human being. He chose the latter. 

Terry started the Motivational Check blog to help inspire people to lead uncommon lives, even in uncommon and uncomfortable circumstances. He is still battling cancer and has had multiple surgeries, including the amputation of his left leg. Today we talk about motivation and how to keep going and stay positive about life even when it's really tough. 

More about Terry and his work at: https://www.motivationalcheck.com/

 

Dr. Jim Taylor earned his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Colorado and is an international authority on the psychology of sport and parenting. He has worked with the US and Japanese Ski Teams, the US Tennis Association, and with professional and world-class athletes in tennis, skiing, cycling, football, golf, baseball, and many other sports. He has published more than 1000 articles and given more than 1000 workshops and presentations around the world and is the author of 17 books including How to Survive and Thrive When Bad Things Happen.

Jim is also a columnist for The Denver Post and writes about sports, parenting, education, technology, and popular culture, has appeared on major radio and television network shows around the U.S., and has been interviewed by The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The London Times and many other major newspapers and magazines. His posts, articles, and interviews have been seen by millions of people around the world.

He's a former alpine ski racer who competed internationally, a 2nd degree black belt and karate instructor, a marathon runner, and an Ironman triathlete. In this episode we talk about men and vulnerability, resiliency, parenting, sports, and more.

More about Jim and his work at https://www.drjimtaylor.com/

My next guest is Magnus Walker. He grew up in Sheffield England and dropped out of school to come to the U.S. and try the American dream. It worked out pretty good for him. Almost by accident, he started Serious Clothing and his stuff was worn by the likes of Madonna, Bruce Willis, and Alice Cooper.   He has loved Porsche's since he was a kid and started collecting and restoring vintage Porsche 911s. He was in a short film, Urban Outlaw, that was a big hit at the 2012 Raindance Film Festival. His newfound fame led to Porsche asking him to work for them 35 years after he applied to work there when he was 10. Magnus also wrote an autobiography - Urban Outlaw: Dirt Don't Slow You Down, about his rise and fall in the fashion industry. His TEDx UCLA talk is great.   In this episode we talk about how to be adaptive in a complex world, be open to options, and master your perspective not your plan. And just a touch of outlaw cooking.   More about Magnus at magnuswalker911.com/.  

My next guest is Michael O'Neal. He spent 15 years as a designer and a branding guy, then he started doing social media and podcasting consulting, and in 2013, he started a Podcast called The Solopreneur Hour with the best tag line – Job Security for the Unemployable.  He's had over 10 million downloads to date. That's pretty good.   Through his show and his coaching work, he helps people find a path to business success on their own terms.  He can help you create a successful business you can run in our underwear, and with all that is going on in the world economy right now, that could come in pretty handy.    More about Michael and his work at: https://solohour.com

Dan Zeman is back for another chat. He is an exercise physiologist and has worked in the health, fitness and sports medicine fields for over 38 years. In his book, You're Too Old To Die Young, the topic of our first interview, he outlined the new and unique issues all boomer men will face in time.    In this episode we talk about COVID-19, the healthcare system, who is vulnerable, what this event means for your future, and what you can do to help yourself now and down the road. That's a lot!

My next guest is Dr. Glenn Livingston, and he says, "I’m a formerly obese guy with very poor cardiovascular genetics, a guy who almost ate himself to death despite a dozen warnings from doctors and other health professionals who wasted years of his life believing he had a mysterious disease which caused him to compulsively overeat." He has a PhD in clinical psychology and is the Author of the very successful book Never Binge Again, with over 1 million readers. And the book is FREE!   You may have seen his work in Psychology Today or The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Sun Times, or on national TV and radio. He used to do research and consulting for Fortune 500 clients in the food industry. And after a personal journey out of obesity, he spent decades researching the psychology behind overeating and binge eating. His unique approach to food choices will help you develop a normal, healthy weight and a much more lighthearted relationship with food.    He says you should not let farm animals tell you what to eat. He will help you deal with your inner pig.   Find out more about Glenn and download the book for free at  https://neverbingeagain.com/.  

After a rocky start in life, Tommy Breedlove spent 20 years with one of the largest financial consulting firms in the world, became a shareholder, the International Practice Leader, and was on the board of directors.  

And at the top of his career, he walked away from all that. Chucked it and changed his life to follow his true calling. 

Now he helps people discover a life of significance and live a Legendary life. Not legendary in the bigger than life sense, but legendary in the sense of becoming the person you've really always wanted to be. 

Tommy is a Wall Street Journal & USA Today bestselling author a business, relationship, and mindset coach and a regularly featured keynote speaker at global events. His new book Legendary might help you live a better life. If you realize you are not where you want to be, you have to participate in your own rescue.  Legendary is a guidebook or playbook of tools to help you change course and rescue yourself from a less-than life.

More about Tommy at https://tommybreedlove.com

Tommy's Free Gifts: To help people through the current health and economic crisis, Tommy wants to give you some of the book for free. Go to https://tommybreedlove.com/GIFTS/ to get the Legendary Life Plan and the Financial Freedom and Mastering Your Mindset chapters. 

 

Dr. Jason Giles graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in molecular biology and received his medical degree from UC Davis. He completed his internship in General Surgery and his residency in Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine and became a cardiac anesthesiologist and pain specialist and was working over 100 hours a week at a Level One trauma center. He was a big deal. He had made it.    Then he became addicted to fentanyl and alcohol. Then he got caught, and life came crashing down. But he made it through detox and rehab and never went back to drugs. With a lot of help, he made it all the way back to being an anesthesiologist and then became an addiction medicine specialist. For the last 15 years he has been helping people break their lethal habits.   He is also the designer of VHAB, a new mobile app that is a non-medical tool and community for substance abuse habit change.   In this episode we talk about lethal habits and some new ideas on how to break them, how to become free of the prison of substance abuse.   More about Dr. Giles and his work at https://www.vhab.com/

Dr. Cam Caswell got her PhD from George Mason University in Developmental and Child Psychology and for over 15 years she's been on a mission to help us boomer types build stronger relationships with the millennials in our lives, at home and at work.    Dr. Cam's approach is simple but effective: 

1. Identify WHAT behaviors cause friction. 
2. Unpack WHY those behaviors exist. 
3. Determine HOW to address these behaviors for long-term success.

Dr. Cam's goal is to empower you with the skills and knowledge you need to handle whatever new situation or personality comes your way. She is also the parent of a teenager and manages numerous Millennials in the workplace, so she has been there and done that.    In this episode, we talk about the skills and knowledge you need to handle a different generation and whatever new situation or personality comes your way.    More about Dr. Cam at: https://drcamconsulting.com/

In this episode, I talk with Dr. John DeGarmo, an expert in Parenting and Foster Care.   John and his wife, Dr. Kelly DeGarmo, have been foster parents for 17 years and have had over 60 children come through their home while raising their own six children. They are the recipients of the Good Morning America Ultimate Hero Award, and the Up With People Every Day Hero Award.  The two also were honored with their city's Citizens of the Year Award.   He has written several books, including the highly acclaimed Fostering Love: One Foster Parent's Journey and is a TEDx speaker. He writes regularly for many magazines, and is a regular contributor to several publications and newsletters, both in the United States and in Europe. He is also the founder of The Foster Care Institute. He has devoted his life to helping make the foster care system a better one, for all involved, and to help people become better parents.   We talk about adoption, foster care, and parenting in general.   More about Dr. John DeGarmo and his work at https://www.drjohndegarmofostercare.com/