Mastering Midlife Podcast

Devon Bandison was born and raised in NYC and shares the same energetic heartbeat, big personality, and commitment to excellence as his hometown. Devon is an internationally recognized success coach, fatherhood authority, and TEDx speaker. He is committed to transforming leaders into game changers; helping leaders play full out in life, relationships, and business.

Allison joins me today to discuss how she confronted her daughter’s mental illness, her struggles, and her realizations. She describes her career as a speaker and coach, and how she became an advocate for better mental health systems for children.

Sharing chapters and exercises from the new Only 10s Revisited Book I am writing. When to speak up (Difficult Conversations)

Resentment?  Do I need to set a boundary? Do I need to ask for what I want?  Am I jealous? Overwhelmed? Do I need to ask for help?  Can I delegate? Do I need to renegotiate the deadline or resources? Trouble saying no?  Try, “may I get back to you on this?” Unmet expectation?  Did I have a clear agreement? 

“Remember it only takes 1% (tiny steps) to make huge changes.

Drew joins me today to discuss the importance of feeling your anger and sadness instead of burying them. He shares what immediately took place in his life right after his father died and how the pandemic has complicated the actions he wanted to take.

Beth joins me today to describe the stress leaders are experiencing as their employees are going back to work amidst the coronavirus pandemic. She discusses how Executive Velocity helps leaders become mentally and emotionally prepared to lead their team.

How do I lift the heaviness and the burden of the dictionary’s definition of “Responsibility?”

“the state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone. Synonyms: blame, fault, guilt, culpability, liability”

By redefining it as “The Ability to Respond.”

Today’s podcast is a quick synopsis of the common themes in relationship, health, leadership, and spirituality these experts shared.

Join us as we talk with Mort for 30 minutes of rubber meets the road, real-world, effective marriage wisdom.  No kidding!  Mort brings out the big guns early, and if you listen carefully, and are committed to creating something incredible in your relationship, you will walk away knowing there is a clear path to get there. 

“It’s not about finding the right person, it’s about learning to love the person you found.” –Mort Fertel

A question on a Facebook page asking “Covid-19” is the world overreacting?  Discuss Below.”  And boy oh boy, there were thoughts, discussion, opinion, and reactions.  So of course, I jumped in to “discuss.” 

"Are we overreacting?  No.  We are all reacting exactly how we were conditioned to react for 20, 30, 60 years.  We can’t do anything but react.”   – Mark J. Silverman

Erica Douglass found huge financial, business, and social media success early in life.  Whether it is technology or small business, Erica’s acumen and creativity shine.  What makes Erica unique and cool is here drive to share her keys to success, her humanity, the transition to motherhood, and her experience with ADHD along the way.  It is here where her followers connect with her in the 100s of thousands.