In 2016 the Acadiana area suffered from massive flood damage. Roddy Bergeron’s house was not impacted, but that didn’t mean his life wasn’t.

The aftermath left him with a burning desire to make an impact in his community. Now he’s running for city councilman. One of the first decisions he made, after making the decision to run, was to take the Dale Carnegie Course. One of Carnegie’s principles is to “create happiness for others.” Roddy has put himself in a position where he can start to do that on a massive scale.

Check him out here and for more information visit:  www.roddybergeron.com 

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Today world-class toastmaster, author and professional coach Joel Dawson joins us to tell us about his amazing story.

Imagine going from zero experience in public speaking to being one of the top speakers in the world. That’s exactly what happened to Joel Dawson and he has some inspirational words for us to show us that it can be done!

Want to find out more about Joel? Visit https://www.jdawsonconsulting.com/

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We hear things like “work-life balance” and think we have to find a common ground between the two and not let one bleed into the other.

Truth is work is part of life. Today’s guest Lisa joins us all the way from California to talk about her experience in the real estate business and how she had to make a choice to move in a different direction.

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Think about who you sell to. Who you do the most business with. Chances are that person or group is full of women!

That’s why today we’ve brought in the founder and president of the Lafayette Women’s Chamber of Commerce Debbey Ryan to discuss how women are impacting our community and really shaping our economy. If you’re an entrepreneur and haven’t factored in how you’re going to do business with women, you’re missing a huge segment of the market!

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What does it mean to be bold?

Life is full of things that fill us with fear and anxiety, but it’s when we choose to embrace it and face it that we are being bold – defiant in the face of fear.

What areas would you like to be more bold?

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We listen to podcasts. We read books and even practice our new skills.

But life starts to grind on you and it can wear you down. That’s why Scott Morgan went to a leadership convention recently. He shares the insights he picked up and how being around that many motivated people helped lift him up.

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To perform your best you’ve got to operate at your best and today’s guest reiterates the importance of taking care of your health.

Nikki Cohn-Byrd from Welliance America joins us with a blast of enthusiasm to tell her awesome story and reminds us why it’s not enough to work your fingers to the bone. There has to be a season of rest and an emphasis on physical health.

You can reach out to Nikki or follow her at:

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How do you grow your business or your brand?

If it’s like me it’s through cold calls and email lists. But what if there was a more effective way? What if you could grow your brand and your business while making deeper connections with other people?

That’s what today’s guest Brent Henley, owner of the Pyramid Group and author of The NeXus Initiative, tackles in his book. People are the answer, we just have to make better connections with them.

You can find out more about Brent and contact him at:

@BrentHenley57  (twitter)

linkedin.com/in/brenthenley

www.thepyramidgroup.com

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Whenever you want to go on a road trip, you type in the address and then your GPS tells you the route. And if you follow that route you’re more likely to get to that destination.

But without that destination, the GPS cannot perform its function. Vision and goal setting works in a similar way. Once you have your end goal in mind, you’ll be able to see see the route to get there and you can start to filter your decisions to help you take the right paths to reach your goals.

This is the first of three solo podcast. Let me know what you think of them!

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No one likes to be sold.

Have you ever been in a store looking for something specific? Then a nice helpful person working at the store approaches you and asks if you need help. Of course you do, but you say “no thank you”.

We all have a fear of being sold something we don’t want or need. So that puts the salesman in a precarious position. How do we educate our customer without making them feel like they are just along for the ride?

Terry Nash tells us we’ve got to be a guide instead of a salesman. His take is timeless but effective. Have a listen!

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