The Alignment Show

Kim Curtis's belief in herself helped her go from the free lunch ticket at her high-school cafeteria to success as an entrepreneur. Kim is a nationally recognized wealth management advisor, speaker, president, and CEO of Wealth Legacy Institute. She is proud to have created a firm where she can put her clients first, bringing the alignment she needs to feel true joy in her work. For Kim, how you deal with money says a lot about how you deal with life, and she’s passionate about helping her clients find a balance. That made a conversation with her perfect for The Alignment Show!

We talked about the impact of her parents’ divorce on her and her sisters. We talked about how despite achieving making it through law school, she still felt unworthy and defaulted on over $92,000 in school loans within six months of graduation. We talked about the way an anonymous gift toward paying off those loans sparked a shift in how she saw herself that completely changed the way she viewed money. And we talked about how she developed a sense of control that led to an experience of joy.

Resources we mentioned as well as ways to connect with Kim include:

* The Wealth Legacy Institute

* A Guide to Aging Parents, Kim’s guide to help you in managing a delicate situation.

* Kim mentioned a quote from Mark Nepo. I’m not sure the specific book she might have had in mind, but he is a prolific author, and I found a whole bunch of books that go along with the quote.

* Kim is very contactable. Here are her social media links:

* Facebook

* Instagram

* LinkedIn

* YouTube

* X (formerly known as Twitter)

You can catch the video replay at any of the following channels, with audio versions available at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Substack.

* LinkedIn

* Facebook

* YouTube

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Terry Lancaster has had a long career as an author, speaker, and entrepreneur. Now with the release of Here Come the Nothing Heads, he's a poet-philosopher too. (He says he also makes a pretty mean chocolate cobbler.) He has worked with thousands of small businesses offering proven marketing strategies that put the right words in the right order to tell the right story and make the cash register ring. Now he is bringing all his activities together under The Coalition for Human Kindness. We talked with him about how he got started in sales, a sales manager that pointed him in the direction of cultivating genuine relationships, his refinement from a 17-point life purpose distilled down to two words, the influence of the ancient book of wisdom The Tao Te Ching, and his mission to benefit the world.

You can see Terry’s current work brought together under The Coalition for Human Kindness at BeKindClub.org. Mention Donn King and he will send a free autographed copy of one of his three books.

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* LinkedIn

* YouTube

* Facebook

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I’m biased, but I think we had a fantastic conversation with multi-talented Audrey Williams! I’ve known her for years, and she continues to amaze me. She has moved through being highly-effective tech support to highly-effective college administrator to highly-effective voiceover artist, with a thread running through is all: “to illuminate, celebrate and participate in the circle of life.”

Resources we mentioned include:

* Audrey’s website

* Audrey’s LinkedIn

Listen to this conversation and mine it for insights into your own life and process. You can catch the video replay at any of the following channels, with audio versions available at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Substack.

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* Facebook

* YouTube

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Dr. Keith McNally is a leadership coach specializing in facilitating discussions by bringing like-minded people together to create real impact. He launched two podcasts in the past two years: The Question Guy Podcast and Coach’s Corner. He is also the author of Walking the Path – A Leader’s Journey. We had a fascinating conversation that brought together several streams of his work focused on mental health and suicide prevention. It was dramatic and impactful, not least because it included his own story of having come close to ending his own life. Note: if you are considering a permanent solution to a temporary situation (that may not look temporary to you), please use this to recognize there are alternatives you may not see right now. Dr. Keith points to others that come from his own experience. You have a unique contribution to make to the world, and helping people find that drives much of what he does.

Resources mentioned in this episode include:

* Dr. Keith on LinkedIn (best way to connect to all that he does).

* Dr. Keith’s YouTube channel

* Dr. Keith’s website.

While we’re talking with you….

Remember that we’re switching to Fridays on Dec. 1! We’ve broadcast on Wednesday mornings since we started, and will continue to do so through November 22. The next week after November 22, we will shift from Wednesdays to Fridays.

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Video replays can be watched at:

* LinkedIn

* Facebook

* YouTube

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Lisa Wilber helped launch The Alignment Show in episode 1. She came back for episode 34! Lisa is a top direct sales leader with over 40 years of experience in the industry. She has been in the top 10 money earners in her core direct sales company for two decades. She's also an author and a speaker—but it hasn't always been that way. There was a time when times were hard. We learned a bit about what led her to take a part-time business into full-time after a layoff, and then the characteristics that led her to choose freedom over security leading in turn to a lucrative business featuring multiple streams of income. But Lisa was clear: though the income matters, it’s because it feeds her higher value of freedom.

In our conversation we mentioned the following resources:

* Connect with Lisa through text to 603-345-9466.

* The Facebook group that extends the community for followers of the book, Said the Lady with the Blue Hair, the Blue Hair Brigade. (Lisa is a co-author of the book, along with Jeff west.)

* Connect with Lisa on Facebook.

* Lisa mentioned Kenny Cahall’s involvement as director in the community theatre play she is producing. Learn more about him.

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* LinkedIn

* YouTube

* Facebook

You can listen to audio versions on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Substack.

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We've been talking about it for weeks. The Way of the Three-Year-Old Why has been released to Early Birds and is in the wild for pre-order! What could it mean for you? In this rare solo show, we talked at some length about where the concepts in the book originated, what the story entails (without spoilers), and a little about the principles to encourage you in finding your ikigai.

At broadcast time, the ebook is completely available to readers who buy direct from the author’s online store. It is also available for pre-order from Amazon, Kobo, and six other online retailers. On Oct. 29, the ebook will be available for immediate purchase and download in all of those stores. Print versions (paperback and hardcover) will also be available on that date or soon thereafter (maybe mid-November). We also have an audiobook version and a large print version in the works. The audiobook will likely be available in January. The website at DonnKing.com/3yo will constantly update so that current information will always be there.

Resources mentioned in this podcast include:

* The website for the book: DonnKing.com/3yo will redirect to current information about the book.

* Find out more about the community that has provided so much inspiration and support at The Go-Giver Success Alliance.

* Learn about the Go-Giver series of books co-authored by Bob Burg and John David Mann that have been the inspiration for several other authors.

* We mentioned a book co-authored by Jeff West and Lisa Wilber, entitled Said the Lady with the Blue Hair. Jeff and Lisa kicked off “The Alignment Show” in our first episode. Lisa will once again be our guest next week!

You can see a video replay at any of the following three channels:

* LinkedIn

* Facebook

* YouTube

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We had an encore guest this week on The Alignment Show. The subhead says something about “genuine authenticity,” which is grammatically redundant. It’s like said “genuine genuineness” or “real reality.” But authenticity has become something of a buzzword in recent years, leading some people to try to appear genuine, the way the makers of knockoffs of Rolex watches may go to a lot of trouble to appear to be the real thing.

That’s not Tracy. Just because “authenticity” may be misused as a buzzword doesn’t make it a shallow concept. Tracy has put a lot of thought and effort into the Journey of Authenticity, and since our focus at The Alignment Show is on living your actual values rather than what others think you should value, a conversation about the efficacy of authenticity seems perfectly appropriate, as well as useful.

Here’s a bit of authenticity: my disabled daughter has been in the ICU for 20 days at this point, and so I don’t have all the links for the show notes that we usually have. I will update this post later with more links, but I wanted you to be able to listen to it as soon as possible. Subscribe to make sure you can reach updated links [hint, hint].

For now: the best way to connect with Tracy is through LinkedIn.

You can watch a video replay through any of the following channels:

* LinkedIn

* Facebook

* YouTube

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John David Mann has spawned careers the way an oak tree spawns acorns. He has been a successful concert cellist and music composer. He founded a school, a food distribution business, a graphic design business, and two publishing companies. He even built a multimillion-dollar sales/distribution organization of over a hundred thousand people. But in recent years he has known tremendous success as a writer, publishing over 30 books in both fiction and non-fiction, including multiple best-sellers, including The Go-Giver and its followups and The Latte Factor.

In this episode we talked about how he moved into writing (hint: he did it backwards, working first as an editor), how he balances confidence as a writer with managing imposter syndrome, and insights on his latest business fable written with Dan Rockwell called The Vagrant.

Resources we mentioned in this episode include:

* His website where you can find links to all of his books, including The Vagrant, download his free ebook entitled How to Write Good (Or At Least Gooder), and learn more about his highly-regarded writing course.

* An email address ([email protected]) where you can learn about a Q&A on Oct. 19 centered around The Vagrant.

* John mentioned two books by his friend Lou Berney that you might find interesting: November Road and Dark Ride.

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* Facebook

* YouTube

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Dan Janal is one of those people I would like to be when I grow up. He is the author of more than a dozen books, an award-winning daily newspaper reporter and editor, highly engaging empowering speaker, and podcast host of Write Your Book in a Flash. Dan provides book coaching, developmental editing, and ghostwriting services. He has helped write books with a retired U.S. Army General, a former NFL player, as well as doctors, lawyers, certified financial planners, and thought leaders.

We talked about what brought Dan to writing and especially to applying his sense of story and his writing abilities to helping other people refine their messages and bring their unique perspectives and contributions into it. You will learn the secret to differentiating yourself from others who do what you do!

Resources we talked about during this episode include:

* Dan’s web site WriteYourBookInAFlash.com.

* Dan’s book by the same name. (Hint: that’s good marketing—be consistent.)

* Dan’s related book on a hot topic, Write Your Book in a Flash with Artificial Intelligence—Ethically.

* Dan’s email address: [email protected].

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* Facebook

* YouTube

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Noémi Beres has lived in Hungary, Ireland, and now Cyprus. A world citizen, she helps people navigate a growing segment of the modern world. Specifically, she empowers entrepreneurs to elevate their reach and impact by connecting them with quality podcast opportunities, fostering valuable connections that enhance both their professional journey and personal growth.

As you listen to our conversation, it will likely strike you that Noémi has managed more change than most of us would in four lifetimes. You’ll get indications on the factors that she has harnessed for that, which will help you to manage the inevitable changes you will face.

Catch the replay any of the following three channels. Note that we had technical challenges at least twice. We edited out the pauses in the audio versions of the podcast, but since the videos are replays of the actual broadcast, the two “gaps” with frozen video remain.

* LinkedIn

* Facebook

* YouTube

UPDATE: We neglected to include the link in the show notes for Noémi’s web site. You can check out their work at https://www.podcastconnections.co (and be sure to note that it is NOT “dot com” but “dot co”).

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