SUCCESS Podcasts

Significance in life comes in many forms. For best-selling authors Richard and Linda Eyre, nothing is more significant than family. Their new book is The Turning: Why the State of the Family Matters and What the World Can Do About It. The couple expound on the importance of these special bonds in their interview with former SUCCESS magazine publisher Darren Hardy, explaining why a strong home and the deep connections fostered in it are vital to our personal well-being as well as to society and the economy.

Jackie Robinson once said, "A life is not important except for in the impact it has on other lives." Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger certainly has had such an impact. The airline pilot saved 154 souls aboard a US Airways flight by landing in the Hudson River in January 2009, after the plane was disabled when it struck a flock of geese. In this interview with former SUCCESS magazine publisher Darren Hardy, Sullenberger explains how he's used his acclaim for good causes in the years since that wet landing, and he highlights the work of many more philanthropists.

A wealthy life isn't about seeing how much money and stuff you can accumulate. Sometimes it helps to downsize to better appreciate the wealth (and life) you already have. Someone who knows this firsthand is Mary Carlomagno, a bestselling author and speaker who specializes in helping people embrace simplicity. In her chat with former SUCCESS magazine publisher Darren Hardy, she shares her story of living a streamlined life and a few best practices to apply in your own.

Tom Corley understands the difference between being wealthy and poor. When he was 9, his family went from being multimillionaires to flat broke in just one night. The experience drove him to observe and document the habits of the well-off compared with those living in poverty. His findings came together in a best-selling book, Rich Habits: The Daily Success Habits of Wealthy Individuals. Joining SUCCESS former SUCCESS magazine publisher Darren Hardy, Corley expounds on those habits in this enlightening interview.

Are you an innovative entrepreneur? Do you want to be? Jeff Dyer can help. A professor of strategy at Brigham Young University and the Wharton School, Dyer spent time with former SUCCESS magazine Darren Hardy to discuss his research on revolutionary thinking, which led to his company, The Innovator's DNA, and a best-selling book by the same name. Here he offers insights from his upcoming book, The Innovator's Method.

Selected by PBS as one of 16 revolutionaries who "made America," Ray Kurzweil entrepreneur and one of the world's most respected futurists. He has written five national best-selling books, including The Singularity Is Near and How to Create a Mind. Former SUCCESS publisher Darren Hardy met with Kurzweil to step inside the mind of this gifted forward-thinker.

Jack Daly has some unconventional advice: "Quit selling." Daly, a sales expert, has more than 20 years of experience training others in the field, so his counterintuitive words shouldn't be taken lightly. His new book, Hyper Sales Growth, offers proven systems and processes to help your business grow quickly. He shares those insights during his visit with Hardy to help you increase sales beyond your wildest dreams.

Hunt Big Sales. That's the mantra of Tom Searcy, the CEO and founder of a company by the same name. A nationally recognized author, speaker and expert in large-account sales, Searcy led four corporations by age 40 and boosted annual revenues from less than $15 million to more than $100 million in each company. He sat with SUCCESS Publisher Darren Hardy to talk about how you can challenge yourself to be a sales problem-solver.

A sociologist and happiness expert at Cal-Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center, ChristineCarter, Ph.D., is the author of Raising Happiness and writes an award-winning blog syndicated on The Huffington Post and PsychologyToday.com. Carter draws on a mix of science and her own real-world adventures to demonstrate the do's and don'ts of pursuing joy.

A good leader fights in the trenches alongside the team. Retired Army Brig. Gen. Becky Halstead can attest to the power of being of your people, not above your people. In her interview with former SUCCESS magazine publisher Darren Hardy, she shares stories of her struggle to be a humble yet powerful officer and the lessons she learned along the way.