Dave Jenks: Personal Wisdom

We’ve all dealt with it.  Some of us really struggle with it.  A few of us are at a professional level with it. Procrastination.

What’s up with this, anyway?  WHY do we do it?  It just doesn’t make sense. Is there something deep down that keeps us from doing what we know we have to do?  Can we learn to do it less, maybe even escape its ugly grip?

On this week’s WarriorTalk podcast, Dave Jenks explores the whole world of procrastination, the reasons behind it and his experience with overcoming it.  You’ll enjoy his take.

He told us that he’d have done it sooner, but, you know, things got in the way!!!

DON’T YOU PUT OFF LISTENING TO THIS.

Dave is a best-selling author of some of the top real estate and business books ever written.  So who better to ask about HOW to write a book!

Dave gives you a step-by-step process on how to write a book and then the “what now?” after it’s written.

A study in 2004 said that more than two-thirds of American families have been touched by addiction — either with alcohol or drugs.

Addiction comes in many different forms and is unique to each person.  But when you get down to the details, much of it is the same:  habits that can be dangerous and harm someone’s life.

Dave Jenks knows this personally.  In 1999, he stood up in front of a group of people and said “I’m Dave, and I’m an alcoholic.”

From that moment, Dave went through a transformation.  A transformation that helped to get his life back on track.  A transformation that he shares in this edition of WarriorTalk; one of the most heartfelt and honest discussions we’ve ever had.

If you suffer from an addiction or know someone that does, we created this for you.

What is the greatest invention humans have ever created?

This question really makes us think, doesn’t it? Our mind immediately starts to generate answers. And, many different ideas come to mind.  We can go all the way back in time to the discovery of fire or the wheel.  The Renaissance produced the printing press and many new scientific discoveries.  The Industrial Revolution produced: the light bulb, the gasoline engine, the car and the airplane.  Some would say the creation of the computer that has launched the information era we’re in now.  Maybe it’s the Internet which has led to an explosion of knowledge, creativity, and connection.

But Dave Jenks has his own unique answer to the question.  It’s one that will probably surprise us. And it will definitely make us think.

Take a listen to this week’s WarriorTalk podcast and let us know what YOU think.

Do you ever notice that people use “three” often when trying to come up with points or describe something?  “What are the three things you remember from that speech?”  “Ever notice things happen in threes?”

Is there something behind that?  And more importantly, is this something you can harness and use to help you with your business?

Dave Jenks discusses “The Power of Three” in our latest WarriorTalk podcast.

Death.

Just the word brings up a mix of emotions.

Yet we’re all headed there. Someday, our loved ones will have to deal with our passing.

Instead of fighting the emotions and feelings of thinking of our end, what if we turned them around and used them for good? What if we used that energy to prepare ourselves, our family and people around us so THEY have it easier? What if we had a real conversation about our end of life care and what happens to us when we pass?

Dave Jenks dives right into this emotional topic in this week’s SEEKER.

Every single year, the cost of healthcare continues to grow, and at an alarming rate.

Healthcare is a huge part of our nation’s economy, getting near 20%.  How does a SEEKER look at such a complex topic? Is it just about the money? What about quality of care? What IS driving the costs up? What can be done about it?

When it’s all said and done, what is our personal responsibility for healthcare, ours and the nation’s? How can WE make changes that will help solve the governmental, economic and social issues?

As a SEEKER, Dave Jenks has given this topic extensive research and come to some very interesting insights!

There seems to always be a bit of emotion that is invoked when you say the words “global warming” or “climate change.” People’s opinions can be strong and fixed.

This whole area of science is one of the most discussed and contested topics of our current generation.

What DO we know? What are the facts? What should we look for when we do our research? How do we take a truly scientific look at this issue? Dave shares how he, as a SEEKER, looks this topic, the questions he asks and the current conclusions he has come to.

You will enjoy this very provocative and instructive look at a very important and timely world issue.

We are more interconnected than we’ve ever been. There are more opportunities and ways to meet people than at any other time in history.

Yet, making a genuine, deep connection with someone, whether it’s for business or for personal reasons, can be real challenge.

It seems there is an internal battle many of us encounter about what we show the world of ourselves – how we present self to others. There can be some inner negative talk that holds us back from showing who we really are. We know that there is a genuine inner-self. Deep down, we know who we truly are. THAT is what we want to show and express to others.

But how do we do that? How do we express to the world the person we truly are?  How do we do it in an authentic way?  How do we connect fully with others?

Dave Jenks really understands this. He has studied it and lived it. In this edition of SEEKER, he shares his insights and gives us great guidance about it.

It’s often easy to stop our busy living, to daydream about the life we truly want to live, and get lost in the fantasies we have in our mind.

But taking the STEPS to making that happen is a challenge? Just THINKING about the steps we will need to take can be pretty scary. The difference between wishing and doing is big!

How do we work past the fear of stepping out into the world and getting what we truly want in life?

In this episode of SEEKER, Dave Jenks gets into this important personal issue with some very insightful tips to getting what you want!