GIVE A HECK

Welcome to the 29th episode of the Give A Heck Podcast! Join Dwight Heck and his guest, Jan Ferguson, as they talk about finding your passion, persevering towards it, and helping others do the same. Jan is the Officer-In-Charge of WebComm Solution’s Information Technology Unit, where he transforms professional organization’s business communications needs with functional strategies, group or individual training, and coaching. Today, he shares with us his journey, from discovering his passion for helping others, serving in law enforcement, and working as a business consultant.

In this episode, you’ll learn about:

● The importance of taking any opportunity to work towards your goals.

● Valuing what our parents did and still do for us from then to now.

● How finding your interests can lead you to an ideal career path.

● What Neuro-Linguistic Programming is and the benefits of learning it.

● How to develop your sense of self and help others do the same.

● And much more!

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About Jan Ferguson:

Jan Ferguson is a speaker, business consultant, and certified NLP master practitioner who served in law enforcement for 32 years. Jan has dedicated his life to empowering individuals to achieve even more in life and business. He spent the last 18 years of his service as the Officer-In-Charge of his agency's Information Technology Unit working with VoIP phone service and other technology.

Jan has earned numerous awards and certifications, including the President’s Call to Service Award, the Presidential Volunteer Service Award - Gold Level, multiple insurance designations, and countless other law enforcement awards. He is also a loving father and husband who has been married for over 34 years. His greatest passion is to empower individuals to achieve next-level success.

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You can find Jan Ferguson on…

Website: https://janf360.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janbferguson/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jan.ferguson.355

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janferguson360/

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Welcome to the 28th episode of the Give A Heck Podcast! Join Dwight Heck and his guest, Joel Clelland, as they talk about how life is more than just serving others to get money. Joel is the Chief Executive Officer of Centric Foundation, which offers innovative dual-token digital currency and decentralized blockchain protocol built on sound economics. Today, he shares with us his journey, from learning about the stock exchange in sixth grade to getting into financial services after working in the education space.

In this episode, you’ll learn about:

● How to use corporate experiences as stepping stones towards your goals.

● The value of investor education and engagement.

● Avoiding the most prominent pitfall people fall into when learning about investing.

● How building rapport and relationships are essential in financial services.

● The gratification of serving others before earning from them.

● And much more!

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About Joel Clelland:

Joel Clelland serves as Centric Group’s Chief Executive Officer. With over twenty years of diverse career experience, Joel brings an impressive track record of leadership in various industries and capacities, including finance, education, and the nonprofit/philanthropic sector.

Before joining the Centric team, Joel built and led a successful sales, marketing, and distribution agency at World Financial Group. He additionally serves as the board chair for Project Boon, a nonprofit based in Southern California. Joel initially discovered Centric as an independent investor, introducing a unique perspective to the executive team. Joel emphasizes investor education and engagement, strategic partnerships, and market cap growth as crucial components to expedite protocol consensus.

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You can find Joel Clelland on…

Website: https://www.centric.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joel-clelland-397b79135

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joel.d.clelland

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joel_clelland

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RealClelland

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Welcome to the 27th episode of the Give A Heck Podcast! Join Dwight Heck and his guest, Clay Smeltzer, as they talk about redefining ‘masculinity,’ taking ownership of your life, and finding your purpose along the way. Clay is the founder of Purpose Infused Coaching, which aims to help administrations and individuals find their purpose and infuse it into everyday practice. Today, he also shares the defining moments of his life with us, from growing up in a trailer in Pennsylvania to finding his life purpose as a men’s coach.

In this episode, you’ll learn about:

• The ‘shame’ cycle and how to break out of it.

• ‘Leaving it all in the field’ and making the most out of life.

• How society designed masculinity and why men need to rebuild it.

• The value of ‘gratitude’ in learning from the past, living in the present, and planning for the future.

• How to be vulnerable and finding your most authentic self in vulnerability.

• And much more!

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About Clay Smeltzer:

Clay Smeltzer is a father, husband, teacher, and founder of Purpose Infused Coaching. He has worked in the education and coaching industry for more than 15 years now. Along the way, Clay realized his purpose to connect with others and to inspire them through stories to live the life they want and deserve, hence why Purpose Infused Coaching was created.

Purpose Infused Coaching aims to help schools, administrators, teachers, and men find and enhance their purpose and infuse it into everything they do. The program aids educational establishments in their transition into the new age of education and their research for students’ best learning environment to live with purpose and eventually tell their story. They also bring men together to rebuild masculinity with heart and purpose and help them make a lasting impact now and in the future with those they love the most. After all, Mr. Smeltzer wants to help all men live their most authentic selves, not what the world said they "should be."

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You can find Clay Smeltzer on…

Website: https://purposeinfusedcoaching.mykajabi.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clay_smeltzer

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ClaytSmeltzer

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/purposeinfusedmen

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clayton-smeltzer-purpose-revealer-clarity-creator-056035156/

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Welcome to the 26th episode of the Give a Heck Podcast! 

Join Dwight Heck and Michele Ogston as they talk about Understanding the Path of an Empath and how to change your life with one decision today. Michele Ogston is a known Empowerment and Transformational Coach. She also is a certified intuitive life coach and meditation and mindfulness teacher. With her life experience and her inspirations in the path she has taken, she shares practical thoughts that determine an individual's pathway depending on the life perspectives he chooses to believe.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

About Michele Ogston

Michele Ogston is a well-known life coach and mindfulness teacher who empowers empaths to take better paths in their lives. She believes that a person can change his own entire life and enjoy a better future with one decision.

She was born to a family who goes religiously to church. However, as she grew older, she realized that she has a much bigger calling than simply going and worshipping at church. Through her mother's support, she was able to go through several self-searching training and meditations that brought her into realizing her real purpose in life that she now shares with people who want to find better paths in their own lives.

You can find Michele on:

Website: https://www.cloud9lifecoaching.com/blank-page

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cloud9lifecoaching/?hl=en

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michele-ogston-clc-744581a6

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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dwight-raymond-heck-65a90150/

Welcome to the 25th episode of the Give A Heck Podcast! 

Join Dwight Heck and his guest, Alison Lager, as they continue their conversation started in episode 24.  

Alison and Dwight talk about Mission Awake, the perceptions of money and finance, and the importance of self-consciousness. 

In this episode, Alison explains how she finds that most people today blindly follow the norms of life.  They don't want to live in a society that tells us how things, not the status quo, are not worthy of anything. To detach from that, she believes it's critical to hold your vision high and love yourself enough to see yourself, stop yourself, and be with yourself in a journey where your individuality and self-worth will be tested.

In this episode, you'll learn:

· Mission Awake – What is it all about?

· Some mistakes direct us to the rightful direction and decisions.

· It's not about what you are right now, but who you are inside and who you want to be.

· Alison and Dwight on the lack of education about personal finance.

· On learned behaviours; How people associate and disassociate.

· And much more!

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About Alison Lager:

Alison began her career in mental health over 30 years ago. She founded Lager Counseling Services on the principle that too many people live their lives in an automated state and never deal with the systemic issues that keep them repeating the same lives they have become accustomed to hating. "It is time to stop hacking at the leaves to get to the root."

Being tired of the traditional use of psychotherapy, Alison has differentiated her service from the rest. After being an influencer and sharing her knowledge on social media, Alison discovered the hidden needs of so many who didn't have access to the kind of help they needed. This sparked her desire to create "Alison Answers."

A platform that includes podcasts, digital programs, and online therapy designed to AWAKEN US ALL to our excellence with one goal: #MISSIONAWAKE

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You can find Alison Lager on…

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alison-lager-29981a192/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alisonanswers/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lagercounseling/

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Welcome to the 1st part of the 24th episode of the Give A Heck Podcast! Join Dwight Heck and his guest, Alison Lager, as they talk about the patterns, processes, and associations of humans in general. As Alison shares her experience growing up with neglect and tragedies, she reveals how personal traumas have helped her, as a therapist, hold the ground that clients are standing on. In this episode, listen as Alison explains why, even with all the character development, there isn't really anywhere one can go without the effort of clearing out any factors of a past that cause stagnation.

In this episode, you'll learn:

· Each day progresses and teaches you core beliefs.

· The experience of tragedy, despair, and triumph on repeat.

· Imperative –is a growing being's association.

· On how the body and mind talk in turn.

· We are all like snowflakes!

· And much more!

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About Alison Lager:

Alison began her career in mental health over 30 years ago. She founded Lager Counseling Services on the principle that too many people live their lives in an automated state and never deal with the systemic issues that keep them repeating the same lives they have become accustomed to hating. "It is time to stop hacking at the leaves to get to the root."

Being tired of the traditional use of psychotherapy, Alison has differentiated her service from the rest. After being an influencer and sharing her knowledge on social media, Alison discovered the hidden needs of so many who didn't have access to the kind of help they needed. This sparked her desire to create "Alison Answers."

A platform that includes podcasts, digital programs, and online therapy designed to AWAKEN US ALL to our excellence with one goal: #MISSIONAWAKE

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You can find Alison Lager on…

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alison-lager-29981a192/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alisonanswers/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lagercounseling/

Connect with Dwight Heck!

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Welcome to the 23rd episode of the Give A Heck Podcast! Join Dwight Heck and his guest, Tracy Lamourie, as they talk about what public relations is, her most memorable experience as a PR, and the incredible story of how she got into public relations that is truly one for the books. Through her experience, Tracy has found that "If you can speak out, you can make magic happen." In this talk, Tracy and Dwight speak about the importance of investing authenticity when trying to connect and partner. Moreover, Tracy shares her upcoming book about the values of public relations to businesses and the secrets behind her successes in PR and media.

In this episode, you'll learn:

· Publicizing the story of a young, innocent man on death row opened many things.

· A career that opens and involves you to how people's lives get bigger.

· The Best Interview; What is Public Relation?

· About the book Get Repped!: Build Your Brand with Effective Public & Media Relations.

· How Someone's Personality Becomes Readable.

· And much more!

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About Tracy Lamourie:

Tracy Lamourie, a high-profile international award-winning publicist, is the Founder and Managing Director of Lamourie Media Inc. A Universal Women's Network 2020 Woman of Inspiration Winner for the Women In Media Award and the author of the upcoming book GET REPPED - Build Your Brand With Effective Public and Media Relations. She is a well-known long-time advocate for many important worldwide issues and an award-winning international publicist working across industries from major entertainment projects to small businesses. Tracy is passionate about amplifying important messages and being a voice for those who most need one. Recognized by media worldwide for her 20-year campaign that ultimately helped free an innocent man from death row to her work getting clients major media attention and for her local community work, she is the winner of the FIRST PLACE PLATINUM award Hamilton Spectator ReadersChoice for PR 2018, Diamond 2019. She has been frequently quoted in the international media on human rights issues and as a Public Relations thought leader. A frequent guest on TV, radio, and high-profile podcasts around the world on topics of leadership, empowerment, and entrepreneurship, as well as all aspects of media and public relations. She is a 2020 RBC Women of Influence Nominee and was also recently nominated for the internationally prestigious 2020 Tällberg/Eliasson Global Leadership Prize.

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You can find Tracy Lamourie on…

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracylamourie/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lamourie

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracylamourieprmedia/

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Welcome to the [number] episode of the Give A Heck Podcast! Join Dwight Heck and his guest, Jake Ballentine, as they talk about his life journey and experiences. Jake is the founder of The Speakers, Authors, and Coaches Network, one of the fastest-growing communities for aspiring entrepreneurs! He shares with us great tips and strategies to reach success in life.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

· Jake’s family mattered more than anything in his life.

· The situations and factors that helped shaped him into who he is now.

· His entrepreneurial spirit and journey started with his love for Disneyland.

· How COVID-19 helped him gain clarity of the things he wanted to do.

· What made him decide to combine the speaker, author, and coach communities?

· A lot of what people think about other people in other places is not true.

· And much more!

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About Jake Ballentine:

A professional motivational speaker, success coach, author of Your Number One Goal, and founder of The Speakers, Authors, and Coaches Network. He wears a lot of hats but they all share one thing in common, he uses his skills and talents to make the world around me a better place.

The Speakers Authors and Coaches Network is a group of 7,000 like-minded influencers who are dedicated to helping each other gain clarity and take action so they can have a greater impact and income sharing their message.

As a motivational speaker, he has spoken in more than 500 events in 43 states across the USA helping people reach their potential and make the world around them a better place. He is also a Jack Canfield certified success coach and have helped thousands of people reach their Number One Goal.

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You can find Jake Ballentine on…

Personal Website: http://www.jakeballentine.com/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-ballentine

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jakeballentine/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jacobballentine85

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/speakerauthorcoach

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Welcome to the 21st episode of the Give A Heck Podcast! Join Dwight Heck and his guest, Stephanie Thoma, as they talk about hypnotherapy and her #1 best seller book, Confident Introvert. Stephanie is a best-selling author, certified hypnotherapist, and a Forbes-featured leadership and life coach. She helps people build confidence and level up to achieve their highest best self.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

· Having that sense of connection and community that gave her a greater purpose.

· The difference between the labels you value and the one’s people have for you.

· All about Stephanie’s hypnotherapy sessions in her coaching programs.

· The purpose and reason why she wrote the book Confident Introvert.

· If you’re the smartest person in the room, you’re in the wrong room.

· Trusting the process of your journey and listening to your gut feelings.

· And much more!

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About Stephanie Thoma:

She has facilitated over 1,000 events and established a fulfilling career helping people generate meaningful connections with themselves and others that catapult them forward in their career and life. To date, Stephanie has helped thousands of people celebrate their strengths, step into their authentic confidence, and make meaningful connections through speaking at places like Harvard University and 1:1 coaching.

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You can find Stephanie Thoma on…

Personal Website: https://www.stephaniethoma.com/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniemThoma/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephaniemthoma/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephaniethomapersonal

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Welcome to the 20th episode of the Give A Heck Podcast! Join Dwight Heck and his guest, Orson Wells, as they talk about overcoming challenges in your journey and giving yourself the opportunity to succeed. Orson is a coach and advisor that have worked with many business leaders to overcome leadership challenges and improve their performance at the highest level!

In this episode, you’ll learn:

· How his family has influenced him growing up and becoming who he is today.

· Orson has excellent bonds and relationships with his three brothers.

· The power of helping people out of kindness without expecting anything in return.

· Seeing obstacles as opportunities for growth and taking action.

· Learn to enjoy your journey and the lessons that will come your way.

· The importance and benefits of being in a mentoring program.

· And much more!

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About Orson Wells:

Seasoned Learning and Organizational Development professional, with more than 15 years of experience working with executives and leaders to create innovative culture, and people development solutions that drive results.

As a firm believer that building a strong business is predicated on making people and culture an essential part of the overall business strategy; I enjoy working to create environments where people can learn, work and grow in a way that benefits the individual as well as the business.

I’m at my best when I’m thinking strategically and building meaningful professional relationships. I'm at ease in complex environments that demand creative solutions.

Currently working to transform culture, support leaders in leading change, and designing solutions for organizational change, learning, and development.

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You can find Orson Wells on…

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/orson-wells

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/okpwells

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheOrsonWells

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theorsonwells/

Website: https://www.theorsonwells.com/

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