In this episode I speak with Susan Cain, NY Times #1 best selling author of: "Quiet" and her recent book, "Bittersweet," whose wakeup call was being passed over for partner in her law firm and realizing that she always wanted to be a writer and also discovering that some things in life that the world views negatively, can often be the source of creativity AND happiness. https://susancain.net/

In this episode I speak with Brian Bogert who has been helping the world turn pain into strength and commitment and whose wakeup call was having his torn off left arm be reattached at age 7 and his journey to heal physically and psychologically from that. https://brianbogert.com/

In this episode I speak with psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, Harvard Medical School Professor, Director of their Study of Adult Development and Zen priest, Robert Waldinger, M.D. whose through line has been a lifelong fascination with the human psyche and what makes for a happy and fulfilling life. https://www.lifespanresearch.org/

In this episode I speak with Whitney Johnson, CEO, Disruption Advisors and author of, "Smart Growth: How to Grow Your People to Grow Your Company," whose wakeup call was to always progress in life and help others do the same after being born to an unmarried couple. https://whitneyjohnson.com/

In this episode I speak with Scott Keller, Senior Partner at McKinsey, and co-author with Carolyn Dewar and Vikram Malhotra of "CEO Excellence," whose wakeup call was personally, the birth of his second child with severe brain damage and his single minded dedication to his development and professionally, his research and realization that CEO excellence came down to six mindsets. https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/scott-keller

In this episode I speak with Tommie Breedlove, transformational coach, speaker, and best selling author of, "Legendary," whose wakeup calls was going to prison after a violent youth and then again discovering the emptiness of becoming highly successful and almost destroying his life. https://tommybreedlove.com/

n this episode I speak with Hakan Bulgurlu, CEO of Arcelik, parent company of brands including Beko and Grundig, and author of: "A Mountain to Climb - The Climate Crisis: A Summit Beyond Everest" whose wakeup call was climbing Mt. Everest during very dangerous conditions, being close to dying and realizing how important climate change is. https://www.arcelikglobal.com/en/company/about-us/management-team/hakan-bulgurlu/

In this episode I speak to Karen Hinton, author of "Penis Politics," former press secretary to former Housing Secretary Andrew Cuomo and former NYC Mayor Bill di Blasio, whose wakeup call was the suicide of a childhood friend and rape survivor at age 50, and how women need to speak out about abuse. https://penis-politics.com/about-karen-hinton/

In this episode I speak to Steven Kotler, Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective, multi-NY Times best selling author and journalist and author of the new book, "The Devil's Dictionary," whose wakeup call was starting out as a poet before transitioning to science based journalism and now combining his research with his love for fiction in creating series of sci-fi books and thrillers. http://stevenkotler.com