This episode is part of a new mini-series on Screw the Naysayers that features returning guests who focus specifically on providing practical advice and tips to help us navigate challenging times and position ourselves for future success. 

Steve Anderson is an Entrepreneur, a trusted authority on Risk Management, a Futurist, and a public speaker. Steve is also the author of The Bezos Letters: 14 Principles to Grow Your Business Like Amazon which we spoke about at length in episode 171 of Screw the Naysayers.

His speaking portfolio includes presentations on the future of technology, the influence of social platforms, how businesses can leverage the internet, and how they can assess and use risk to their advantage. Steve was chosen as one of the original 150 LinkedIn Influencers and has over 340,000 followers.

With over thirty-five years of experience in the insurance industry, Steve is a Futurist and trusted authority on Risk Management.

Zack is the Founder & CEO of Make Lemonade, a highly successful entrepreneur, and he’s the author of THE LEMONADE LIFE, which Zack and I spoke about in depth on Episode 158 of Screw the Naysayers. It’s an awesome book folks, I highly recommend it. Zack appears regularly on television and radio and more than 40 million of us have read his advice in Forbes. 

This episode is the first in a new series on Screw the Naysayers that features returning guests that focus specifically on providing practical advice and tips to help us navigate challenging times and position ourselves for future success. The series is titled “It’s Your Time To Shine.”

You can reach Zack on Social Media at @zackafriedman

Bill is the Chief Encouragement Officer at Giant Leap Consulting, a writer, speaker, and consultant who’s on a mission to build workplace courage. 

Bill is the originator of a new organizational development practice of courage-building, and the author of Courageous Leadership: A Program for Using Courage to Transform the Workplace. The program has been taught in eleven countries since its launch in 2011.

Bill is also the author of the international bestseller "Courage Goes to Work: How to Build Backbones, Boost Performance, and Get Results," published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers, and numerous other bestselling and award-winning leadership books. 

Bill’s insights about courage and risk-taking have been featured in over 100 newspapers and magazines, including the Washington Post, NY Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Boston Herald, Woman’s Day, Redbook, Fitness, and The Harvard Management Update. Bill is also a past member of the U.S. High Diving Team.

In this episode Bill:

• Explains how high diving gave him his whole career

This is a timely episode for anyone that is struggling to find the courage to keep going in the face of global turmoil. Enjoy…

You can reach Bill at:

Website: http://BillTreasurer.com

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Lance Essihos is host of the University of Adversity Podcast and founder of MicUp Podcast Productions. His podcast is aptly named, because Lance knows what it’s like to face adversity. In his words, his fife was good until it wasn't. 

Lance had a passion for hockey and had been a star player who stood out with great talent; ahead of the other kids his age. He played on all the top teams in world-class tournaments. Slowly, the competition caught up with him. By the age of 20, the pressure led him to look for ways to stay competitive. Steroids immediately ended his career, and the devastation began. That was followed with dead end jobs, drinking, drugs and partying into a state of depression and anxiety. Lance continued the party across Europe and into Australia bartending in some of the best hotels and restaurants. He was working hard all day, partying all night and still in a very dark place. That's when he got a call and was told that his younger brother had taken his own life. As fate would have it Lance’s Dad was in Australia at the time. Lance was the one who had to tell his dad.

In this episode Lance:

• Opens up about his decision to use steroids, freely admitting that as a young man he didn’t understand the magnitude of his decisions

Lance is not famous. He’s just a guy who hit rock bottom and managed to find a gift in the adversity that he faced. Enjoy...

You can reach Lance at:

Website: https://www.lanceessihos.com/

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John Lee Dumas is the host of Entrepreneurs on Fire, an award winning podcast where he interviews inspiring Entrepreneurs who are truly ON FIRE. With over 2000 episodes, 1 million + listens a month, and seven-figures of annual revenue JLD is one of the most recognized names in the podcasting industry. This interview is a fast 15 minutes but packed full of advice for entrepreneurs and wannabe entrepreneurs. In this episode JLD:

• Talked about his transition from corporate sales to entrepreneurship

JLD has a unique ability to craft succinct answers to big questions. He is the master of a 15 minute interview.  Enjoy…

You can reach JLD at:

Website: https://www.eofire.com/

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Jack Canfield, known as America's #1 Success Coach, is the co-author of more than 200 books including, The Success Principles™: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be, and the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series, which includes an astonishing 40 New York Times bestsellers and has sold more than 500 million copies in 47 languages around the world. Jack is a featured teacher in the movie The Secret, and has appeared on more than a thousand radio and TV shows, including The Oprah Winfrey Show, Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday, the Today show, Fox & Friends, and Larry King Live. He has conducted live training for more than a million people in more than 50 countries around the world. He holds two Guinness World Record titles and is a member of the National Speakers Association’s Speaker Hall of Fame.

Jack joined me to discuss his new book The Success Principles Workbook. Our discussion was framed around the challenging times we’re all dealing with these days. Spend the next 45 minutes listening to Jack and you’ll walk away feeling lighter and armed with specific actions you can take to emerge from this global crisis stronger and happier. I know I did.  You can learn more about Jack’s new book at Successprinciples workbook.com, and if you order a copy today todayJack is including amazing bonuses including 10 weeks of video coaching for free, and a free masterclass with Jack himself.

Enjoy.  

You can reach Jack at:

Website: www.successprinciplesworkbook.com 

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Michael Hyatt is the chief executive officer and founder of Michael Hyatt & Company. He has scaled multiple companies over the years, including a $250M publishing company with 700-plus employees and his own leadership development company that has grown over 60% year over year for the past four years. Under his leadership, Michael Hyatt & Company has been featured in the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing companies in America for three years in a row. He is also the author of several New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling books, including Platform, Living Forward, Your Best Year Ever, and Free to Focus. He's living The Double Win with his wife of forty-plus years, five daughters, and nine grandchildren.

Michael joined me today to discuss his new book Vision Driven Leader. In this episode Michael:

• Says that if the vision is compelling enough, people will apply their best thinking and efforts to figure things out (he uses the example of John F. Kennedy’s vision to put a man on the moon to illustrate his point)

This was an in depth conversation with one of brightest business minds of his generation. There’s gold in this episode for everyone. At the conclusion of this podcast I encourage you to grab a copy of Vision Driven Leader and then head over to www.visiondrivenleader.com/screwthenaysayers when you can grab some great freebies.

Enjoy…

You can reach Michael at:

Website: www.visiondrivenleader.com/screwthenaysayers 

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In this episode of Tim Talks, Tim explains why he believes that we all have what it takes to persevere during tough times. He starts by sharing short stories from his interviews with three previous guests- Marcus Aurelius Anderson, Tasha Schuh, and J.T. McCormick. Then he uses his own story (where he reveals a couple of embarrassing truths) to highlight the fact that perseverance can be an acquired trait. 

Oleg Lougheed is the Host of the Overcoming Odds Podcast, The Genius Within Podcast, a TedX Speaker, and Executive Director of Overcoming Odds. Born in Russia Oleg doesn't have many memories from attending school, but he learned early on what alcoholism is, what starvation feels like, and what sacrifice means.

Living without a father and with an alcoholic mother forced Oleg to make difficult decisions at an early age in order to survive. He stole food and slept on the street.

In 2005, was adopted into a new family, moved to the United States, and started a new life.  Today Oleg is on a mission to help others who have overcome unique life circumstances live a life they've always dreamed of, despite their hardships and misfortunes.

In this episode Oleg:

• Shares what it felt like to give up pieces of himself, such as his birth name, family, friends, native language, and culture

Oleg’s story is riveting as is his passion for others to live the life they want and deserve. Enjoy

You can reach Oleg at:

Website: https://www.overcomingodds.today/

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Alan Stein is a successful business owner and veteran basketball performance coach, who spent 15 years working with some of the highest-performing athletes on the planet (including NBA superstars Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, and the late great Kobe Bryant.

In his corporate keynote programs and workshops, Alan reveals how to utilize the same approaches in business that elite athletes use to perform at a world-class level. His clients include American Express, Pepsi, Starbucks, Charles Schwab, and many more.

The strategies from Alan’s book, Raise Your Game: High Performance Secrets from the Best of the Best, are implemented by corporate teams and sports teams around the world.

In this episode Alan:

• Admits that he’s never had a real job. He’s always been a freelancer or an entrepreneur

Alan brings great insights as a lifelong entrepreneur and as someone who has worked with some amazing athletic performers.Enjoy…

You can reach Alan at:

Website: https://alansteinjr.com/about/

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