Reality Check with Craig Price

Michael Domitrz (@datesafeproject on Twitter) returns to discuss consent with host Craig Price. With all the news about sexual assault and consent laws in the media, Craig reaches out to  past guest Michael Domitrz to hash it out. Michael explains the importance of consent, open discussions with your partner (or potential partner) and why we need to focus not on how to avoid assault but on how to be a good human being. Meanwhile  Craig laments the fact that not enough men are speaking out on the subject while Michael offers that men should participate in the discussion but not break their arms patting themselves on the back because they do so. The two also discuss how awful internet comments can be!

You can find more about the great work Michael is doing at http://www.datesafeproject.org/

In this special edition of Reality Check, host Craig Price plays an extended excerpt from his negativity program highlighting his self-conceived "Price Personality Scale".  Recently, Craig was able to present a 90 minute breakout session for a group of project managers and was able to record it for posterity.  Craig talks about personality vs. attitude, the types of positive and negative personalities and some of the examples of each.

You can learn more about Craig's programs at http://therealistsguide.com or you can buy his book "Half a Glass: The Realist's Guide" directly from his website.

APP BONUS: Craig includes his "6 Tips for Managing the New Workforce" e-book.

Meteorologist Steve Lanore (@SteveLanore on Twitter) returns to discuss his new book on tornadoes with host Craig Price.  Flying cows and sharknadoes be damned! Craig and Steve get down to the reality of these devastating storms called Twisters. Steve's new book, Twister Tales: Unraveling Tornado Myths is out and due to Craig's lack of experience with tornadoes despite living at the tip of "Tornado Alley" he asks some of the basics: What conditions do you need to have tornadoes, how much can they lift, what's the difference between a tornado and a water spout? The two also talk about some of the more popular myths related to tornados like: Does the sky turn green? Should you hide under an overpass or bridge? and more importantly...can Sharknado really happen?? (Yes, Craig asked this).

You can learn more about Steve and his book at http://www.stevelanore.com and order his book "Twister Tales: Unraveling Tornado Myths" from amazon and other major book outlets. Twister Tales looks at tornado myths and misconceptions and sets the record straight. Plus a “Be Weather Aware” sections help you put together a game plan before storms show up. This book is a must have if you like weather or science!

APP BONUS: Steve offers a 17 page preview of his book. Check it out today!

Shawn Doyle (@Motiv8er on twitter) returns to discuss grief with host Craig Price. Grief can be a painful subject, awkward to address and difficult to understand. That's why Craig thought Shawn and his new book "The Sun Still Rises: Surviving and Thriving After Grief and Loss" should come on the podcast. The two discuss the shocking and unexpected loss of Shawn's first wife Cindy and how Shawn coped in the aftermath. Shawn offers up some suggestions to people trying to support those in grief, how grief is contextual and personal as well explains the path that allowed himself to find happiness.

Every day, many people lose loved ones and face the grieving process. They suffer while coping with the loss of a child, spouse, parent, friend, or sibling. It is perhaps the most difficult and devastating challenge any of us face in our lifetime. Shawn simply tries to offer his first hand experiences to others in hopes they to can heal.

You can learn more about Shawn at http://www.sldoyle.com/

Brad Montgomery (@BradMontgomery on twitter) chats about happiness with host Craig Price. Happiness can be the Holy Grail for many people, elusive, just out of reach or more commonly, something that happens intermittently for short periods of time. But what if you had control over your happiness? That's what Brad proposes to a skeptical Craig. The two talk about the flaws in The Secret (or outright lies if you ask Craig) how you can take unhappy conditions and fine tune them so you can be happier, how to gradually get incrementally happier versus trying to drastically change overnight as well as discover that they are just two short balding guys talking about the same things from different perspectives. The more things seem different the more they are closer to the same. It seems super positive and negative people can get along! Everybody sing Kumbaya!

You can find the newly minted CPAE (hall of fame speaker) Brad Montgomery at http://BradMontgomery.com.

APP BONUS: Read the first chapter from Brad's book Humor Us: America’s Top Humorists On the Power of Laughter.

You will be missed.

David Graham with the Karbach Brewing Co (@KarbachBrewing on Twitter) talks craft beers with host Craig Price. Craig certainly enjoys a tasty adult beverage from time to time so the opportunity to go to a brewery and talk beer was too good to be true. David and Craig sit inside the climate controlled barrel room inside the Karbach brewery in Houston to talk the recent trend of brewing craft beers, how they are popping up everywhere including at home brewers, the decision of can vs. bottle, competing in a growing competitive market,  how they distribute their beer and how they prep their seasonal beers. It's fun for the whole family (or at least those over 21).

You can find Karbach Brewing brands in the greater Houston area and around Texas but you can learn more at http://karbachbrewing.com  Stop by their brewery for a tour!

Drink Responsibly!

Patrick Allmond (@PatrickAllmond on twitter) returns to discuss online feedback with host Craig Price.  We all want feedback but are we prepared for what awaits us online? The avalanche of inane comments and spam sometimes makes us wonder if its all worth it! Or worse...nothing at all. We want our tweets retweeted, our facebook posts liked and our blogs commented on. Getting people's attention and then getting them to act can be a daunting task. Patrick and Craig discuss how to ask for feedback, write posts that get shared and what to do when you get an internet troll.

Of course we love feed back here at Reality Check so leave a comment, email [email protected] with questions or guest suggestions and follow us on twitter @realitycheckpod 

Patrick Allmond can be found at http://patrickallmond.com.

Shari Alexander (@ShariAlexander on twitter) joins host Craig Price to talk about influence. Influence means many things to many people, people are always trying to be influential without being influenced. It's a weird dynamic. Thankfully, Shari has researched and studied what even she calls the "Dark Arts" of influence to learn how to use it ethically and effectively in business. The two discuss con-men and cult leaders, how observation of both the body and content (what is being said)  is a key to understanding how to be influential, the possibility that Shari's subconscious might sound just like Craig and some myths about lie detectors. If you want to be more influential in your life and your business, be sure to listen to this one!

You can learn more about Shari at her website http://ObserveConnectInfluence.com

APP BONUS: Download a helpful profiling tool PDF.

Anastasia Turchetta (@AnastasiaRDH on Twitter) returned for a dental health check-up with host Craig Price. By now, long time listeners know that the summer brings sunshine, lazy summer day and on the podcast: Dental talk!  Anastasia and Craig catch up in San Diego to discuss cyberstalkers, the passing of baseball legend and Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn to oral cancer, the potential dangers of e-cigs and vaping (is that a word and did I spell it right? Who know?!) as well as the most disgusting of trends Craig has heard about in a long long time, oil pulling. Always a lively discussion, you're teeth may not get clean from listening but you won't able to stop smiling from this episode!

Anastasia can be found at every Wednesday doing her Humpday Happening videos at https://www.youtube.com/user/Anastasiardh