As We Get Older

My next guest is Ralph Sutton. He is a long-time veteran of television and radio with a large and international fan base. For almost 20 years he hosted The Tour Bus, a rock radio show with a global reach of over 1 million listeners. In 2014 he started The SDR Show (that's Sex Drugs and Rock and roll), a podcast co-hosted with comedian Big Jay Oakerson, and within months – it reached the #1 spot in comedy on iTunes. As he says, it is not for the faint of heart. In 2016 he launched the GaS Digital Network which now has 21 shows and over 4 million listeners a month. That's pretty good.   He also co-hosts The Sherpa and the Schmuck podcast, which has a very different feel and focus than SDR. It's a weekly podcast with a lifelong friend where they try and unravel the mysteries of Life, Health, Wellness, and contemplate which one of them is the Sherpa and which one is the Schmuck. In this episode, we talk about all that and more.   More about Ralph and his shows at:  http://www.sherpaandtheschmuck.com/

My next guest is Chris Widener. He is a Member of the Motivational Speakers Hall of Fame, one of Inc. Magazine’s Top 100 Leadership Speakers, was named one of the Top 50 Speakers in the World, and is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author (he has written 20 books). And he is a businessman, coach, and mentor. Chris is even a Washington State native and his brother was a firefighter in Eastern Washington for 39 years. I probably spilled beer on him somewhere along the line. In this episode, we talk about The Real Man Podcast which he hosts with another fascinating fellow - Larry Winget, current COVID events, values, optimism, leadership, and much more. I am grateful to have him on the show. Find out more about Chris, his personal coaching services, and The Real Man Podcast at: ChrisWidener.com RealManPodcast.com and on Twitter - @ChrisWidener

Old school therapy is "talk it out" therapy.   Phil DeLuca has been a relationship counselor for over 40 years. And he wants you to stop talking so much. After filling his wall with degrees focused on traditional therapy, he found a new approach that worked better.   It's a holistic brain chemistry-based way to communicate that he calls Untalk Therapy that can help couples navigate out of the dead zone and get their relationship back on course.    In this episode we untalk about:

• How your angry blow ups are incited by your brain chemistry
• How to stop your partner from perpetuating your anger
• When avoiding conflict is desirable
• What healthy communication looks like and how it makes you feel
• How your health is directly related to the health of your relationship
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More about Phil and his work at:  https://gobeyondtalktherapy.com/

Harvey Deutschendorf is an Emotional Intelligence (EI) coach who has shown thousands of people how to relate emotional intelligence to everyday situations.    He has worked in the emotional intelligence field for more than 20 years and is known as the EI guy. He's a regular contributor to FAST COMPANY and writes a monthly column for HR PROFESSIONALS MAGAZINE and is the author of The Other Kind of Smart: Simple Ways to Boost Your Emotional Intelligence for Greater Personal Effectiveness and Success. He was recognized as one of the top 100 Thought Leaders by Trust Across America in 2015.   In this episode we talk about Emotional Intelligence and how to manage your emotions better. Especially during these difficult times.   More about Harvey and his work at: https://www.theotherkindofsmart.com/   and on Twitter @Theeiguy  

Did you know that the average person has about 40,000 negative thoughts a day? If you are awake for 16 hours a day my math says that's 2,500 an hour or 41 a minute. That's a lot of negativity. It might be more than that now with COVID-19 going on. A lot of people are feeling overwhelmed and distracted with the constant volley of messages and information and my next guest, Dr. Coyte Cooper, might be able to help us handle all that.

He earned his Doctorate from Indiana University in 2007. He is a coach, author, and podcaster who helps people form powerful habits that can radically improve their lives.
Today we are going to talk about his latest book, Flip the Script, and learn a simple process to flip the script on your barriers so you can live a better happier life.

In this episode, Coyte outlines a blueprint on how to break free from your biggest barriers once and for all. Instead of 12.8 hours of negative thoughts dragging you down each day, you can learn to reallocate this wasted time, and use your energy and capacity to close the gap on your most meaningful goals. Instead of spending 4,672 hours a year on counterproductive beliefs and emotions, you can learn how to tap into your desire to create a life you absolutely love.

More about Dr. Coyte Cooper at coytecooper.com

My next guest is Dr. Randy Paterson. He knows that life is inherently complex and challenging for all of us and that we can – and should – expect to run into situations and problems that seem confusing or difficult to navigate. The current Coronavirus pandemic is a classic example.   He is a psychologist and director of Changeways Clinic, a private psychotherapy service in Vancouver, BC Canada. He helps people find their unique strengths and talents so they can navigate unfamiliar or difficult territory and develop new knowledge, skills, and abilities to move forward. He also presents lectures and workshops around the world on mental health policy, cognitive behavioral therapy, depression and anxiety disorders, and the failure-to-launch phenomenon.    He is author of five books, and in this episode we talk about two of them today that focus on how we make ourselves miserable and what we can do about that.   For more information about Randy and his work and books please visit randypaterson.com.

My next guest is Aaron Schiller. Aaron is a life coach, counselor, and motivational speaker who helps people achieve positive, lasting change, at home and on the job. He helps his clients find ways to truly enjoy their lives.

He has led global innovation programs on emotional intelligence and wellness for companies like Walmart, AT&T, and Toyota. He was trained as an Education Specialist at Sonoma State University and is also a coach and trainer for Yale University's Emotional Intelligence Lab. Good thing, because in this episode we talk about emotional intelligence - what it is and why it matters to you.

More about Aaron at coachschiller.com/

and at museandthecatalyst.com/.

 

Ryan West has been through the ringer. He was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa and joined the Navy right after high school. He was an aircraft carrier Flight Deck Director on the U.S.S Abraham Lincoln and while the Navy allowed him to see the world, it's also where his health battle would begin.

He was diagnosed with a pituitary brain tumor. Then also diagnosed with Acromegaly, a very rare and debilitating hormone disorder.

He managed to get through all this and now Ryan has started the Revealing Healing podcast and a blog where he shares his story and the stories of others who have endured incredibly difficult events and how they managed to get through them.

In this episode, we talk about how adversity forces us to find strengths and talents we never knew we had, and more. 

In this episode I talk with Bill Ferguson, who started his journey as a Marine Corps Captain, then became a divorce lawyer, and is now a best-selling author and teacher. He was even featured on Oprah.    As a divorce attorney, he gained national attention for his ability to take the conflict out of a divorce. He focused on helping clients heal their relationship, one human being to another, and learned a lot about what creates and destroys love.   Since 1985 he has been helping people heal relationships and make their lives work. He has led over 2,000 Mastery of Life workshops and worked with thousands of people. He has also written 8 books and the first one, How To Heal A Painful Relationship, was featured on Oprah and became a national best-seller. He has written 7 other books and his work has also been recommended by The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post.    In this episode we talk about relationships and how to make them work better. This takes work.   More about Bill and his work at: MasteryofLife.com

My next guest is a glutton for punishment, he was on the show last year and is back for round 2.   John Schinnerer has a Ph.D. in educational psychology from U.C. Berkeley and helps men learn how to achieve high performance, manage stress and anger, and create happy, thriving relationships.   He has been featured in U.S. News and World Report, Reader's Digest, and SELF Magazine. John was also an expert consultant for Disney-Pixar’s animated movie Inside Out (which is all about handling emotions). He has worked with executives from dozens of Fortune 500 companies and can help you perform your best.    In this episode we talk about mindsets, emotions, the man box and more.