We discuss Leave A Mark!, the new book by Rufus D. Stephens and Connie S. Johnson. This new book talks about ways to help students become their best. It has relevance to our own families and workplaces. Come join us for a lively, positive discussion as we are all teachers and students! Leave a mark!

David Mantica and John O'Connor talk about the Mental Health Dilemma that nearly everyone is facing today in life and at work. It does affects us all. Let's talk about it.

Here are some resources:

Important Numbers for Mental Health

1-800-451-9682 NAMI NC Information and Referral Helpline

1-800-950-6264 NAMI National Information and Referral Helpline

1-800-273-8255 NC Suicide Prevention Lifeline

1-855-262-1946 Division of Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities/Substance Abuse Services to address complaints, concerns and general questions regarding the service system

1-877-235-4210 Disability Rights North Carolina – protects the rights of people living with disabilities

Let's go old school on this critical reading list from our friend and collaborator David Mantica. This is a must listen to for these must reads, hosted by John.

Undergrad and intern Rylan O'Connor interviews John about his thoughts about what college students need to think about as they look at careers, internships and more.

John O’Connor President of CareerPro Inc. provides a deeper insight deeper insight into some of his recent Forbes quotes articles. Linda Reyes, CareerPro’s Creative Director, challenges John to take us deeper.

Managing growth amid resignations, retirements and metaverses with Dana Gower and John O'Connor. How will you handle your leadership responsibilities and your career amongst this great reset.

David Mantica leads our high flying discussion. In his theory of conflict, Air Force pilot John Boyd highlights the psychological and temporal aspects of war and argues that one can paralyze an enemy by operating inside his observation- orientation-decision-action (OODA) loop. This can be accomplished by “tightening” friendly OODA loops and/or “loosening” enemy OODA loops (check out Robert Coram's book Boyd). Although loosely referenced in our podcast this is part of what has formed the new management trends that you need to know.

In this episode, John O'Connor and Dana Gower discuss the challenges of the job application and search process despite the "millions" of job openings out there. The environment discussed includes the three D's - "Disparities/Dilemmas/Discord" plus mindset to overcome these obstacles.

Decoding The Message Behind Common Job Interview Questions. We talk with Rylan O'Connor and he challenges John to live answer and comment on the messages behind the interview veil.

If you want to move forward in your career you cannot effectively multi-task but you can manage multiple priorities. Listen to John M. O'Connor and the Work-Life Balance Expert Jeff Davidson on critical recommendations.