How Ya Livin' ?

Character seems to be in short supply these days. And our shallow, superficial culture doesn't help. In fact, it works in sneaky, subversive ways to prevent you from building up your character.

So how do you overcome these forces of evil to improve your character and quality of life?

In this episode, Dr. Rick discusses how your character changes the world (for better or worse), the struggles you'll face in attempting to build your character, and why society is bent on keeping you from improving yourself.

Show Highlights Include:

• Why global character change is not someone else's problem and how you can make the world a better place (1:01)
• How the media perverts our view of restoration to cash in (and how to find the truth) (2:04)
• 2 sinister forces you will battle when building a better life (3:04)
• Three subtle ways that modern society combats those who want to improve their character (5:01)
• The one place you must begin your restoration efforts, or they'll never work (5:38)
• Essential character lessons from grandma and grandpa that will fix your priorities (6:00)
• Why society's definition of success leads to your failure (7:20)
• Character building secrets from one of the greatest basketball coaches of all time (9:45)
• Why good character has been on the decline since the 19th century (and what to do about it) (11:12)

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick's best-selling book, Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout, for free.

Carpe diem. Seize the day. These words are easy to say, but how do you do it? Grand gestures or huge acts of service can seem overwhelming. You get stuck in your head and wind up not doing anything.

Thankfully that's not the case. Small actions can make a tremendous impact in your life and the lives of those around you.

In this episode, mindset and business coach Kevin Breeding and I discuss why the little things are a big deal, the importance of authenticity, and why you should take risks in life.

Show Highlights Include:

• How misguided ideas about seizing the moment cause you to miss out on what's most important (2:07)
• How to seizing the moment helps you create lasting family relationships (2:25)
• Why "tiptoeing" through life only leads to deathbed regret (4:28)
• Why overlooking the little things drains your life of meaning and impact (6:30)
• How to meaningfully connect with your loved ones, even if you're halfway across the world (7:04)
• Small ways to make a huge difference in your community (9:40)
• Why the scariest goals are the only ones that get you what you want out of life (12:03)
• The profound life lessons you can learn from senior citizens (12:51)
• How to crush overwhelm when confronting your biggest goals (14:00)

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick's best-selling book, Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout, for free.

Have you ever found yourself dissatisfied with your life? In a job or relationship that you were just tolerating? It's possible that you've found yourself living out someone else's design for your life, draining all passion from your soul.

In this episode, Rick is again joined by Dwight Edwards and they discuss how to find your personal passion, as well as how to begin living an epic life, no matter where you're starting from.

Show Highlights Include:

• How to stop following someone else's dream and discover your personal passion (2:25)
• The one impactful question that can change the course of your entire life (3:03)
• Why practicality assassinates dreams before they can ever come true (4:11)
• How you've unwittingly downgraded your life and how to reverse that trend (9:24)
• The secret to living an epic life, even if you're starting from your lowest point ever (12:31)

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick's best-selling book, Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout, for free.

Have you ever felt like you couldn't bear to spend one more day doing a job that you hated? Had trouble getting motivated to do the things that you know you need to do?

In this episode, Dr. Rick is joined by Dwight Edwards and they discuss passion, one of the most important elements to living a happy and fulfilled life. Learn what passion really is and how to know when you've found yours.

Show Highlights Include:

• The famous story of an epic life that was almost never told (4:26)
• You (and your children) must read these books to implant greatness in your mind (7:49)
• The single essential characteristic you need to go from good to great (8:10)
• The "click of the shotgun" secret for determining your life's passion (9:57)

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick's best-selling book, Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout, for free.

Have you ever thought of yourself as ordinary or insignificant? Maybe you feel like your life is boring. You look around and see famous people leading lives that seem so much better than yours.

In this episode, Dr. Rick is joined by Dwight Edwards, and they discuss how to stop being "vanilla" and live an epic life, no matter your circumstances.

Show Highlights Include:

• How to live an epic life without being well known (6:27)
• Why anyone can live an epic life, even if you feel like you're nothing special (7:42)
• The specific gifts you need to focus on to make the most of your life (7:48)
• Handicapped? No education? Here's how to live an epic life anyway (8:24)
• The five traits that characterize an extraordinary life (9:25)

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick's best-selling book, Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout, for free.

If you're like most people, insecurity is something that you've probably had to deal with at some point in your life. You're definitely not alone. The effects of the media and the internet on our culture have been devastating, and that is unlikely to change anytime soon.

So what can you do about it?

In this episode, Dr. Rick discusses the root cause of our insecurities, a tool you can use to instantly overcome your self-doubt, and the one thing you must know to maintain belief in yourself.

Show Highlights Include:

• A crowd-pleasing way to overcome negative feelings about yourself (2:23)
• This factor has a huge influence over the way you see yourself today (3:43)
• An extremely effective tool you can use to instantly combat insecurity (4:30)
• The insidious source of the forces that shape your self-image (9:09)
• You must do this to develop unshakeable self-confidence (9:40)
• Knowing this one thing can make you immune to destructive outside influences (11:04)

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick's best-selling book, Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout, for free.

Has failure in your finances, relationships, or business put an abrupt stop to your life? Are you stuck wallowing in self-pity, unsure how to get things back on track?

Failure is a common obstacle we all have to face. In this episode, Dr. Rick is joined by Kevin Breeding as they tell you exactly how to overcome and blow past failure to regain your forward momentum.

Show Highlights Include:

• The life-changing lessons you can't learn from success (1:30)
• One brutal question you must answer to begin overcoming failure (5:57)
• Is this fatal mistake keeping you stuck in frustration and defeat? (7:10)
• The surprisingly simple first step to regaining control of your life (7:43)
• What top-level execs understand about failure that you don't (16:15)
• The 2 counterintuitive principles successful people always keep in mind to push through any situation (17:03)

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick's best-selling book, Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout, for free.

Have you ever felt like you were stuck? Your life and business were stagnant and you just couldn't seem to break free? Perhaps you were facing doubt and "what-ifs" in your mind.

In today's podcast episode, Dr. Rick explains the root cause of fear, what to do about it and how to use this to gain and maintain forward momentum.

Show Highlights Include:

• Are lazy employees draining your business? Harvard Business Review says this is the #1 key to reigniting their motivation (2:28)
• Is this habit causing you to fail? (2:47)
• How to execute the inner voice that's sowing seeds of doubt in your mind (5:49)
• The simple remedy for fear you can use anywhere, anytime (8:51)
• Eliminate this success-killing word from your vocabulary (14:49)
• What to say to yourself when you're too scared to do anything else (15:15)

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick's best-selling book, Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout, for free.

Are you dissatisfied with where you are in life? Do you ever look around and know deep within yourself that you could do more? That you could do better?

In today's podcast episode, Dr. Rick will tell you exactly what's holding you back and what steps to take today to start moving forward.

Show Highlights Include:

• The counterintuitive way to stop struggling and live an epic life (1:47)
• What it REALLY means to live an epic life (Hint: it's not the B.S. that pop-culture is trying to sell you…) (3:39)
• Tennis legend Arthur Ashe's recipe for success (8:24)
• The only thing you need to start living an epic life (11:57)
• Why comfort keeps you locked in the prison of an average life, and what to do instead (14:30)
• How to destroy the fear that is slowly killing you (16:18)

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick's best-selling book, Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout, for free.

Have you experienced failure in your life or business? How you respond to that failure and the next steps you take dictate whether you will ever succeed, or continue to stay stuck where you are.

In today's episode, Dr. Rick is joined by coach Kevin Breeding, who gives a number of great tips on overcoming failure, based on his personal experience.

Show Highlights Include:

• The first question to ask when you don't know what to do next (3:30)
• The mindset mistake that keeps you buried in struggle and how to break free (8:30)
• The common traits of people who win in spite of adversity (8:50)
• Suck at visualizing your success? Give this a try… (9:58)
• If you do any of these three things, you're destined to keep losing (11:47)
• Why working harder leads to failure and what you should actually be doing (13:21)

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick's best-selling book, Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout, for free.