Every year, families from all over the United States gather to celebrate Thanksgiving, an American holiday that is best known for turkey dinner, football and giving thanks. For many people, it’s a chance to spend quality time with family, whether it’s their family of origin or their family of choice.

In today’s episode, we talk about different family structures and why the family you’re born into isn’t always the family you choose to associate with — and why that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

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David Silverman likes to say he’s “psychologically unemployable” — the thought of working for someone else always repulsed him. As a successful podiatrist and foot surgeon, David built a thriving practice seeing thousands of patients each year. There was only one problem: he was miserable. David had become a slave to his business, working long hours for less money. He was burnt out, fed up and ready for a change.

But what could he do? He had spent years going to school to learn his craft and build a successful business. He was in his 40s with a family to support. There weren’t a lot of options available to him. But David wasn’t willing to settle for a career that wasn’t fulfilling. So he did something everyone thought was crazy.

In today’s episode, David shares why he left podiatric medicine to go “all-in” with multi-level marketing, and how that decision gave him more time and money than he ever imagined possible.

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Shay Eskew was just 8-years-old when a simple act of neighborly kindness led to a horrific accident that caused debilitating burns across 65 percent of his body and loss of mobility in his limbs. Shay survived and, after more than 35 surgeries and years of rehabilitation, went on to accomplish amazing personal and athletic feats that are both humbling and awe-inspiring. 

Shay has competed in more than 70 triathlons, including 13 World Championships across four continents. He is a four-time Ironman, ranked in the top 1% of 70.3 Ironmen athletes in the world, as well as a National Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee and Medal of Courage recipient. He’s an author, speaker, devoted husband and father of five.

In today’s episode, Shay shares the physical and mental struggles he’s had to overcome to become a competitive athlete and champion, as well as a successful business leader and family man.

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At 20 years-old, Marcela Marañon became paralyzed after surviving a fatal car accident that happened a block from her home. It was a harrowing ordeal that changed her life in ways she never imagined. Today, 17 years later, Marcela travels the world as an advocate for people with disabilities and a champion for accessible travel.

On today’s episode, Marcela talks about the day that completely changed her life, and how she transformed an unthinkable tragedy into a message of hope and inspiration for millions.

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Fears come in all forms. Some fears are real and justified. Others, are simply illusions that hold us back from achieving our deepest desires.

On today’s show, I talk about the moment in my life when I was (almost) crippled by fear, and how I reframed it to allow me to keep moving forward despite the fear

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The great businessman, author and speaker Stephen Covey once said, “In relationships, the little things are the big things.”

In my life I’ve had the great fortune to meet many incredible people. Some of these people became friends for a season; others became friends for life. No matter how long the relationships have lasted or how deep they’ve gone, they’ve all contributed to my life both personally and professionally.

Whether in life or business, the ability to build and maintain strong relationships is a skill that serves people well. In this age of digital connection nothing can substitute human contact and personal connection, and those who take the time and effort to invest in relationships will survive and thrive.

On today’s show, I talk with my friend and writer Brenda Barbosa about the power of relationships and the need to cultivate them at all stages in life.

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For more than two decades, Jamie Lassner was among the cadre of brave men and women that New Yorkers counted on when there’s a crisis. As a volunteer emergency medical technician, it wasn’t unusual for Jamie to lend a hand in dire situations. When everyone else ran from chaos, Jamie and his team ran toward it. That all changed on 9/11 when he tumbled down a stairwell amid the devastation at the World Trade Center. The fall ultimately led to six surgeries on both of his legs, and a near-crippling case of post traumatic stress disorder.

“That’s ridiculous,” Jamie remembers telling the doctor who told him he had PTSD. “I wasn’t crazy.’

On today’s show, Jamie talks about the day that completely changed his life, and how he finally acknowledged the mental and psychological traumas that threatened to derail his life.

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In 1985, just after high school graduation, Alan T. Brown received a phone call that no one wants to get. One of his best friends, Danny, was paralyzed from the waist down after breaking his back in a terrible car accident. Danny was just 18-years-old.

Little did Alan know he would find himself in a similar predicament a few years later while on vacation with friends in the Caribbean. In the blink of an eye, Alan went from being a healthy young man who loved playing sports to lying on his back unable to move.

On today’s show, Alan talks about the accident that completely changed his life, and how he turned a personal tragedy into a triumph.

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Sometimes, taking a shortcut can be your best option. If there’s an easier, more efficient way to complete a tedious task, a shortcut can save you lots of time and energy. But often, shortcuts can lead to costly mistakes, irrevocable damage and missed opportunities. When you’re constantly taking shortcuts, you can miss important details or ignore critical information. In the end, we shortchange ourselves when we’re always reaching for an easy way out.

In today’s episode, I talk about the shortcuts people take and why, in this era of “hacks” and “instant gratification”, we avoid doing the hard work that leads to real growth and lasting success.

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At just four days old, conjoined twins Francesca Vavala and her sister, Emily, were successfully separated in a groundbreaking operation that broke all kinds of records. The twins are the youngest in the world ever to be successfully separated and the first to be successfully separated at Johns Hopkins University Hospital.

In today’s show, Francesca shares her amazing, and incredibly rare, experience as a conjoined twin; the physical and emotional challenges being born a conjoined twin presented; and how she conquered those challenges and is now an advocate for people with disabilities and a champion of cannabis.

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