The Daily Helping

Today our expert guest is Jim Palmer, a serial entrepreneur, a marketing expert, and the host of both Dream Business Coach TV and the Dream Business Radio Podcast. Jim is also the acclaimed author of Just Say Yes: Create Your Dream Business and Live Your Dream Lifestyle, as well as a number of other books.

Today, Jim is living happily with his wife on a boat just off of the coast of New England… but he wasn’t always loving life. He ran up against some big obstacles along his journey.

When Jim was 40-years-old, he fulfilled a goal when he became VP of Marketing at a training company – when he was 41, the position was eliminated, which turned into 15 months of unemployment (the first since he was 15-years-old). 12 months into his 15-month period of unemployment, Jim was diagnosed with Melanoma (a form of skin cancer).

For three weeks, Jim didn’t know what stage of Melanoma he had. There was a good chance that he would not be alive for more than five years – “That really gives you a lot of perspective.”

When we have an experience where we may die, or we think we may die, it really puts one in a position to evaluate what matters.

Jim was ultimately diagnosed with Stage 2 cancer and, at the moment, is cancer-free. However, ever since that experience, he has had an hourglass on his desk. “I look at it every day and it reminds me that the sand is running out. You can’t stop it and you can’t slow it down, and eventually the sand does run out for everybody.”

Since then, Jim has just said yes.

Just Say Yes: Create Your Dream Business and Live Your Dream Lifestyle

If you want to do something big in your life, you have to overcome the What Ifs – you have to just say yes, and figure it out as you go along.

Just Say Yes is a business book, but it’s also very personal – and his stories can serve as an inspiration that helps you overcome the fear of an unknown future.

The Biggest Helping: Today’s Most Important Takeaway

“You want to become a generous and cheerful giver, and you want to give without expecting anything in return… It’s not just a good life strategy. It’s really good for business, too.”

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Resources:

• Learn more at GetJimPalmer.com
• Follow Jim’s boating adventures at OurFloatingHome.com
• Read: Just Say Yes: Create Your Dream Business and Live Your Dream Lifestyle

Today our expert guest is Rich Kylberg, a dynamic, charismatic, innovative and transformative C-level corporate marketer, communicator, and entrepreneurial CEO. He has been referred to as "the 'ultimate change agent' within corporate America today,” and he’s currently a Senior Vice President at Arrow Electronics.

Growing up, Rich’s mother told him that she didn’t care what he accomplished in life – the measure of him as a person, in her mind, would be what he did for others. “I’ve kind of carried that with me through my entire life, for better or for worse.”

Before working at Arrow, Rich spent nearly 20 years as an entrepreneur in the world of broadcast communication. He had a mission to use the tools of communication to make the world a better place, but eventually changes in technology ushered him out of the industry.

There aren’t a lot of people who go from entrepreneur to corporate executive, and it might even seem like working at Arrow is counter intuitive to his mission to provide solutions to the world’s problem and help other people, but the reality is that ours jobs are just platforms for what we make out of them – “They’re not inherently good or evil. They’re just platforms.”

Before Rich joined Arrow, they were a multi-billion dollar company… but they were relatively anonymous. It was his job to help make Arrow favorably stand out in the world.

He helped Arrow stand out with the B.I.G. three:

1. Brand - What is your message? You have to figure this out first. “It wasn’t about what we do, but what we believe. We put together messaging for the corporation that articulates our belief system far more than what we specifically do.”
2. Intranet - An internal distribution channel. Once you figure out what your message is, you have to distribute it.
3. Global Marketing Services - The last thing you need is people and assets who can help disseminate your message. “That’s just scalability.”

By aligning all of the employees at Arrow with this message, Rich is able to facilitate a platform of innovation and change that leverages the full force of a $24 billion technology company.

“When you combine a tremendous amount of information with really smart people, you get wisdom. It doesn’t help to be really smart and it doesn’t help to just have data – you have to have both.”

The Biggest Helping: Today’s Most Important Takeaway

“Do good. Actively do good.”

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Resources:

• Connect with Rich: Twitter | LinkedIn

Today our expert guest is Rich Kylberg, a dynamic, charismatic, innovative and transformative C-level corporate marketer, communicator, and entrepreneurial CEO. He has been referred to as "the 'ultimate change agent' within corporate America today,” and he’s currently a Senior Vice President at Arrow Electronics.

Growing up, Rich’s mother told him that she didn’t care what he accomplished in life – the measure of him as a person, in her mind, would be what he did for others. “I’ve kind of carried that with me through my entire life, for better or for worse.”

Before working at Arrow, Rich spent nearly 20 years as an entrepreneur in the world of broadcast communication. He had a mission to use the tools of communication to make the world a better place, but eventually changes in technology ushered him out of the industry.

There aren’t a lot of people who go from entrepreneur to corporate executive, and it might even seem like working at Arrow is counter intuitive to his mission to provide solutions to the world’s problem and help other people, but the reality is that ours jobs are just platforms for what we make out of them – “They’re not inherently good or evil. They’re just platforms.”

Before Rich joined Arrow, they were a multi-billion dollar company… but they were relatively anonymous. It was his job to help make Arrow favorably stand out in the world.

He helped Arrow stand out with the B.I.G. three:

1. Brand - What is your message? You have to figure this out first. “It wasn’t about what we do, but what we believe. We put together messaging for the corporation that articulates our belief system far more than what we specifically do.”
2. Intranet - An internal distribution channel. Once you figure out what your message is, you have to distribute it.
3. Global Marketing Services - The last thing you need is people and assets who can help disseminate your message. “That’s just scalability.”

By aligning all of the employees at Arrow with this message, Rich is able to facilitate a platform of innovation and change that leverages the full force of a $24 billion technology company.

“When you combine a tremendous amount of information with really smart people, you get wisdom. It doesn’t help to be really smart and it doesn’t help to just have data – you have to have both.”

The Biggest Helping: Today’s Most Important Takeaway

“Do good. Actively do good.”

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Resources:

• Connect with Rich: Twitter | LinkedIn

Today our expert guest is Kingsley Grant, a motivational speaker, corporate trainer, licensed marriage and family therapist, career transition coach, online radio podcaster, and sherpa. He is also the President of Helping Families Improve, Inc., a company driven to improve communication within relationships, and the author of The Midlife Launch.

Kingsley is a self-described late bloomer, as he hints at in the title of his book. He came to the U.S. from Jamaica when he was young and, for many years, had little guidance – and he feels that the years he spent trying to fit in cost him dearly, financially and otherwise.

Eventually, Kingsley learned from his mistakes and wanted to make a change, but he had a lot of ground to cover after all of those “wasted years.” One of the biggest shifts he experienced, and most valuable lessons he learned, was the lesson of forgiveness. He didn’t want to travel through life carrying his pain anymore.

This experience led to writing the book 2 Steps To ForGIFTness: Learning How To Forgive When Your Mind Says Yes But Your Heart Says No.

Helping Others Follow Their Dreams & Be S.M.O.O.T.H.

Another challenge pushed Kingsley to make another major change. In 2008, shortly after quitting the job he had worked for 20 years, Kingsley had a heart attack and, ultimately, a quadruple bypass surgery.

Kingsley has learned not to let these challenging experiences hold him back – and he uses these experiences to inspire and encourage others in their life's journey.

Kingsley’s passion is driven by a simple belief: “You have a life experience. You have learned something along the way ... You have something that somebody is waiting for, and only you can deliver that.”

He helps people understand this using the S.M.O.O.T.H. Framework:

• Script the right Story
• Map the Mission
• Obstacles to Overcome (real or perceived)
• Open the Options
• Trim the Time
• Hole-in-one (i.e. cut out all of the unnecessary strokes)

Everyone has the potential to change the world, one dream at a time and one person at a time. “If I’m doing what I’m called to do and you’re doing what you’re called to do, collectively we can make a difference.”

The Biggest Helping: Today’s Most Important Takeaway

“Pursue your dream. Don’t let the graveyard become richer because your dream was not lived out. Don’t live your life holding back that which is within you. The world is holding its breath waiting for you to bring your dream to it. Let’s go do it today!”

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Thank you for joining us on The Daily Helping with Dr. Shuster. Subscribe to the show on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play to download more food for the brain, knowledge from the experts, and tools to win at life.

Resources:

• Learn more at KingsleyGrant.com
• Read: The Midlife Launch

Today our expert guest is Kingsley Grant, a motivational speaker, corporate trainer, licensed marriage and family therapist, career transition coach, online radio podcaster, and sherpa. He is also the President of Helping Families Improve, Inc., a company driven to improve communication within relationships, and the author of The Midlife Launch.

Kingsley is a self-described late bloomer, as he hints at in the title of his book. He came to the U.S. from Jamaica when he was young and, for many years, had little guidance – and he feels that the years he spent trying to fit in cost him dearly, financially and otherwise.

Eventually, Kingsley learned from his mistakes and wanted to make a change, but he had a lot of ground to cover after all of those “wasted years.” One of the biggest shifts he experienced, and most valuable lessons he learned, was the lesson of forgiveness. He didn’t want to travel through life carrying his pain anymore.

This experience led to writing the book 2 Steps To ForGIFTness: Learning How To Forgive When Your Mind Says Yes But Your Heart Says No.

Helping Others Follow Their Dreams & Be S.M.O.O.T.H.

Another challenge pushed Kingsley to make another major change. In 2008, shortly after quitting the job he had worked for 20 years, Kingsley had a heart attack and, ultimately, a quadruple bypass surgery.

Kingsley has learned not to let these challenging experiences hold him back – and he uses these experiences to inspire and encourage others in their life's journey.

Kingsley’s passion is driven by a simple belief: “You have a life experience. You have learned something along the way ... You have something that somebody is waiting for, and only you can deliver that.”

He helps people understand this using the S.M.O.O.T.H. Framework:

• Script the right Story
• Map the Mission
• Obstacles to Overcome (real or perceived)
• Open the Options
• Trim the Time
• Hole-in-one (i.e. cut out all of the unnecessary strokes)

Everyone has the potential to change the world, one dream at a time and one person at a time. “If I’m doing what I’m called to do and you’re doing what you’re called to do, collectively we can make a difference.”

The Biggest Helping: Today’s Most Important Takeaway

“Pursue your dream. Don’t let the graveyard become richer because your dream was not lived out. Don’t live your life holding back that which is within you. The world is holding its breath waiting for you to bring your dream to it. Let’s go do it today!”

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Thank you for joining us on The Daily Helping with Dr. Shuster. Subscribe to the show on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play to download more food for the brain, knowledge from the experts, and tools to win at life.

Resources:

• Learn more at KingsleyGrant.com
• Read: The Midlife Launch

Today our expert guest is Joe Fairless, a full-time real estate investor who controls over $175 million worth of real estate and host of the longest-running daily real estate podcast, Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever.

Joe took an unexpected route into the real estate world – he started his career working with toddlers, as a preschool teacher, daycare staff, and “manny.” Of course, this naturally segued into a full-time advertising job on Madison Avenue.

Even as New York’s most eligible manny and a project manager at Chiat/Day, making ends meet in the big city was hard. It was imperative that Joe honed his financial mindset.

Joe started by reading, of course, Investing For Dummies. He quickly read more books and immersed himself in the real estate community – this was the key to his financial freedom.

Getting Unstuck

Like many of us, Joe felt stuck in a job that was, ultimately, unfulfilling – he wasn’t contributing anything meaningful as an advertiser.

If you feel stuck in your job, or just at this point in your life, Joe suggests sampling new life experiences. Take an improv class, volunteer, teach, play sports, etc. Just try to identify where your focus should be in this next phrase of your life.

Crash Course on Investing

• Before you get into investing, or anything, you should do some research. Listen to podcasts, read books, and talk to people. Good places to start:
• Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever podcast

• Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What The Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!
• Real Estate Investing for Dummies
• Send an email to [email protected] for a free single-family home guide.

• Buy for cash flow – not appreciation.
• Mitigate the risk
• Make sure you have cash reserves set aside for your purchase.
• Get a loan that isn’t a “balloon payment” that comes due in a short period of time. Instead, get a 30-year loan (note that this applies if you are purchasing single-family homes, not commercial real estate).

The Biggest Helping: Today’s Most Important Takeaway

“If you feel stuck, then start sampling life experiences. If you feel stuck, then get unstuck – go test some things out, go on Groupon, go to a class, go on eventbrite, go attend a meetup, go to a networking event. If you feel stuck and you feel like you want to evolve into something else, or at least see different things, then those are all resources that I recommend … In order to evolve, you need to have some context for what else is out there.”

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Thank you for joining us on The Daily Helping with Dr. Shuster. Subscribe to the show on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play to download more food for the brain, knowledge from the experts, and tools to win at life.

Resources:

• Learn more at JoeFairless.com
• Listen to Joe’s podcast: Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever
• Want to invest in single-family homes? Send an email to [email protected] for a free single-family home guide.
• Read:
• Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever (Volume 1)
• Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever (Volume 2)

Today our expert guest is Joe Fairless, a full-time real estate investor who controls over $175 million worth of real estate and host of the longest-running daily real estate podcast, Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever.

Joe took an unexpected route into the real estate world – he started his career working with toddlers, as a preschool teacher, daycare staff, and “manny.” Of course, this naturally segued into a full-time advertising job on Madison Avenue.

Even as New York’s most eligible manny and a project manager at Chiat/Day, making ends meet in the big city was hard. It was imperative that Joe honed his financial mindset.

Joe started by reading, of course, Investing For Dummies. He quickly read more books and immersed himself in the real estate community – this was the key to his financial freedom.

Getting Unstuck

Like many of us, Joe felt stuck in a job that was, ultimately, unfulfilling – he wasn’t contributing anything meaningful as an advertiser.

If you feel stuck in your job, or just at this point in your life, Joe suggests sampling new life experiences. Take an improv class, volunteer, teach, play sports, etc. Just try to identify where your focus should be in this next phrase of your life.

Crash Course on Investing

• Before you get into investing, or anything, you should do some research. Listen to podcasts, read books, and talk to people. Good places to start:
• • Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever podcast

• Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What The Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!

• Real Estate Investing for Dummies

• Send an email to [email protected] for a free single-family home guide.

• Buy for cash flow – not appreciation.
• Mitigate the risk
• • Make sure you have cash reserves set aside for your purchase.
  • Get a loan that isn’t a “balloon payment” that comes due in a short period of time. Instead, get a 30-year loan (note that this applies if you are purchasing single-family homes, not commercial real estate).

The Biggest Helping: Today’s Most Important Takeaway

“If you feel stuck, then start sampling life experiences. If you feel stuck, then get unstuck – go test some things out, go on Groupon, go to a class, go on eventbrite, go attend a meetup, go to a networking event. If you feel stuck and you feel like you want to evolve into something else, or at least see different things, then those are all resources that I recommend … In order to evolve, you need to have some context for what else is out there.”

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Thank you for joining us on The Daily Helping with Dr. Shuster. Subscribe to the show on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play to download more food for the brain, knowledge from the experts, and tools to win at life.

Resources:

• Learn more at JoeFairless.com
• Listen to Joe’s podcast: Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever
• Want to invest in single-family homes? Send an email to [email protected] for a free single-family home guide.
• Read:
• • Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever (Volume 1)
  • Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever (Volume 2)

Today we have a very special Veteran’s Day episode, and we’re going to hear from two outstanding guests: Dr. William B. Lawson & De’Andre B. Wells.

Dr. Lawson, Associate Dean for Health Disparities at The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, teaches us about PTSD from the standpoint of diagnoses and treatment.

De’Andre shares a powerful and personal story about his battle with post-traumatic stress after serving in the middle east, and what he’s doing today to help other veterans keep battling as President of AGX Group And Management Services. De’Andre served as a non-commissioned officer in the United States Army’s 5th Special Forces Group, where he completed three tours of combat duty during the global war on terrorism.

What is PTSD?

• Whether you know someone who personally served in the military or not, PTSD is an issue that impacts nearly 25,000,000 people in the United States, or roughly the population of the entire state of Texas.
• When a person is exposed to an extremely traumatic experience, they don’t just forget about it and walk away.
• This is more than anxiety, and the symptoms can be very disruptive. People with PTSD may see the world differently, have trouble sleeping, struggle relating to others, and experience autonomic reactivity.
• The symptoms also persist for months or years.
• PTSD isn’t specific to war trauma, but PTSD caused by warfare tends to be more treatment-resistant and persistent.

How YOU Can Help Others & Find Support

• AGX Group and Management Services - agxgroup.org - AGX is a privately held, federally certified health and wellness service provider founded by De’Andre. “Since 2009, AGX has proven its leadership and innovation as a single source provider of person-centered health care and trauma solutions that are informed by scientific evidence and use all appropriate preventative and therapeutic approaches.”

• Veterans Crisis Line - veteranscrisisline.net or 800-273-8255 - “The Veterans Crisis Line connects Veterans in crisis and their families and friends with qualified, caring Department of Veterans Affairs responders through a confidential toll-free hotline, online chat, or text. Veterans and their loved ones can call 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1, chat online, or send a text message to 838255 to receive confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.”

• Catch a Lift Fund - catchaliftfund.org - “The Catch A Lift Fund enables post 9/11 combat wounded veterans all over the U.S. to recover and rehabilitate both physically and mentally through physical fitness, motivation, and support.”

• Tinina Q. Cade Foundation (Cade Foundation) - cadefoundation.org - The Cade Foundation was launched to help need and infertile families overcome their infertility. They are also focused on equipping active duty and veteran service people with information about different ways to become a parent after infertility, as well as financial support through grants for fertility treatment.

• Purdue Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities - krannert.purdue.edu/military/ebv - “The EBV program represents a unique opportunity for those men and women who have sacrificed for our freedom, to take an important step toward realizing their own freedom – economic freedom – through entrepreneurship.”

• Vital Alternatives for Healthy Minds - vitalalternatives.org - “VAMP utilizes drama therapy and creative expression to foster interpersonal growth and healthy lifestyles to address social and emotional development and unproductive behaviors. ... The program’s goal is not only to place participants on the path to personal growth, career development, behavioral and attitudinal change but to give participants the encouragement as well as the empowerment to believe in themselves, to discuss their hopes, fears, and dreams.”

I created this episode because, over the summer, I was asked to talk about combat veterans and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to help raise awareness about the issue. If there’s anything you’d like to hear on the podcast in the future, reach out to me at TheDailyHelping.com/contact.

The Biggest Helping: Today’s Most Important Takeaways

“We need to treat the individual’s biopsychosocial needs – not dwell on what led to where the person is, although that’s important information, but deal with the person’s needs as they are, so that they can move towards a place of recovery.” – Dr. William B. Lawson

“You can’t do it alone. We are prone to human connection. Wherever you are and whatever you’re doing, know one thing: true belonging belongs to you first. It’s discovered within, and it’s established by your own decrees. You write the constitution of your belonging, and then you allow others in. … Open your heart, be vulnerable, and connect with other people.” – De’Andre B. Wells

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Thank you for joining us on The Daily Helping with Dr. Richard. Subscribe to the show on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play to download more food for the brain, knowledge from the experts, and tools to win at life.

Resources:

• Connect with De’Andre: agxgroup.org/founder
• Connect with Dr. Lawson: dellmed.utexas.edu/team-profile/william-lawson

Today we have a very special Veteran’s Day episode, and we’re going to hear from two outstanding guests: Dr. William B. Lawson & De’Andre B. Wells.

Dr. Lawson, Associate Dean for Health Disparities at The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, teaches us about PTSD from the standpoint of diagnoses and treatment.

De’Andre shares a powerful and personal story about his battle with post-traumatic stress after serving in the middle east, and what he’s doing today to help other veterans keep battling as President of AGX Group And Management Services. De’Andre served as a non-commissioned officer in the United States Army’s 5th Special Forces Group, where he completed three tours of combat duty during the global war on terrorism.

What is PTSD?

• Whether you know someone who personally served in the military or not, PTSD is an issue that impacts nearly 25,000,000 people in the United States, or roughly the population of the entire state of Texas.
• When a person is exposed to an extremely traumatic experience, they don’t just forget about it and walk away.
• This is more than anxiety, and the symptoms can be very disruptive. People with PTSD may see the world differently, have trouble sleeping, struggle relating to others, and experience autonomic reactivity.
• The symptoms also persist for months or years.
• PTSD isn’t specific to war trauma, but PTSD caused by warfare tends to be more treatment-resistant and persistent.

How YOU Can Help Others & Find Support

• AGX Group and Management Services - agxgroup.org - AGX is a privately held, federally certified health and wellness service provider founded by De’Andre. “Since 2009, AGX has proven its leadership and innovation as a single source provider of person-centered health care and trauma solutions that are informed by scientific evidence and use all appropriate preventative and therapeutic approaches.”

• Veterans Crisis Line - veteranscrisisline.net or 800-273-8255 - “The Veterans Crisis Line connects Veterans in crisis and their families and friends with qualified, caring Department of Veterans Affairs responders through a confidential toll-free hotline, online chat, or text. Veterans and their loved ones can call 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1, chat online, or send a text message to 838255 to receive confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.”

• Catch a Lift Fund - catchaliftfund.org - “The Catch A Lift Fund enables post 9/11 combat wounded veterans all over the U.S. to recover and rehabilitate both physically and mentally through physical fitness, motivation, and support.”

• Tinina Q. Cade Foundation (Cade Foundation) - cadefoundation.org - The Cade Foundation was launched to help need and infertile families overcome their infertility. They are also focused on equipping active duty and veteran service people with information about different ways to become a parent after infertility, as well as financial support through grants for fertility treatment.

• Purdue Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities - krannert.purdue.edu/military/ebv - “The EBV program represents a unique opportunity for those men and women who have sacrificed for our freedom, to take an important step toward realizing their own freedom – economic freedom – through entrepreneurship.”

• Vital Alternatives for Healthy Minds - vitalalternatives.org - “VAMP utilizes drama therapy and creative expression to foster interpersonal growth and healthy lifestyles to address social and emotional development and unproductive behaviors. ... The program’s goal is not only to place participants on the path to personal growth, career development, behavioral and attitudinal change but to give participants the encouragement as well as the empowerment to believe in themselves, to discuss their hopes, fears, and dreams.”

I created this episode because, over the summer, I was asked to talk about combat veterans and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to help raise awareness about the issue. If there’s anything you’d like to hear on the podcast in the future, reach out to me at TheDailyHelping.com/contact.

The Biggest Helping: Today’s Most Important Takeaways

“We need to treat the individual’s biopsychosocial needs – not dwell on what led to where the person is, although that’s important information, but deal with the person’s needs as they are, so that they can move towards a place of recovery.” – Dr. William B. Lawson

“You can’t do it alone. We are prone to human connection. Wherever you are and whatever you’re doing, know one thing: true belonging belongs to you first. It’s discovered within, and it’s established by your own decrees. You write the constitution of your belonging, and then you allow others in. … Open your heart, be vulnerable, and connect with other people.” – De’Andre B. Wells

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Thank you for joining us on The Daily Helping with Dr. Richard. Subscribe to the show on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play to download more food for the brain, knowledge from the experts, and tools to win at life.

Resources:

• Connect with De’Andre: agxgroup.org/founder
• Connect with Dr. Lawson: dellmed.utexas.edu/team-profile/william-lawson

What do a nun, a cowboy, and a racecar driver have in common?

Those are the things that today’s expert guest, Jessica Dewell, wanted to be when she grew up. She is not currently any of those things (although there’s still time!), but she’s just as non-traditional.

Jessica is a business advocate and nationally-recognized business development tactician who grows businesses by helping others develop better decision-making and problem-solving skills. With over 20 years of advising and consulting experience, including four of her own businesses, her views are both unexpected and practical.

Jessica has a unique approach to business development: she looks at businesses like a doctor looks at their patient. Using this approach, individual business problems can be seen as symptoms of a bigger issue – a disease in your business.

#ActToPLAN

Even if you identify a real problem and make a plan, you’ll never solve it if you don’t make a decision and take action. Your vision is tested through your actions; you will only find more clarity after taking the first step.

So when you #ActToPLAN, you are harnessing your Power to Lead, Assess, & Navigate a profitable business.

The Biggest Helping: Today’s Most Important Takeaway

“What we do and what we say models for ourselves, first, and other people, second, what is acceptable in our lives … the four steps of problem solving are the biggest takeaway that can be applied anywhere, any time.”

Four steps of problem solving:

1. Recognize there’s a problem
2. Collect the data
3. Understand what the solutions are & evaluate them
4. Make a choice

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Thank you for joining us on The Daily Helping with Dr. Shuster. Subscribe to the show on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play to download more food for the brain, knowledge from the experts, and tools to win at life.

Resources:

• Learn more at RedDirection.com
• Listen to Jessica’s podcast: TheVoiceofBoldBusiness.com
• Connect with Jessica: Facebook | Twitter