Life is not all about Diapers and Dishes, is the epiphany this Mother came to the conclusion with after always doing the right things. Is there more, is always a difficult question to answer when you are in the search for meaning.

Ruqya or RK takes us on the journey of her story from leaving her country because of an impending war, to staying briefly in a refugee camp and settling in her new country with 27 people under one roof. From there RK learned to fall in love with words and begin to write.

This episode will open up your perspectives on different cultures and teach us how your up bringing even with the best intentions shapes you in ways that might not align with who we are inside. Ruqka gives up a look inside of a person who has grown and really teaches that our words matter and that our kids our watching us. 

Onward and up!

Greg 

The HR Dad  

Seeking the "approval" from a parent can drive or haunt a child for a life time. Larry Levine talks about his life lessons while Selling From The Heart. If you are in sales this is a must listen to episode. More importantly if you are a parent, you have a profound impact on your children good or bad and that can haunt or help you kids on their journey as Larry teaches us.  

Listen in to Larry's journey from failures, mentorship  and professional lessons to success, all while living from the heart. As you will find very quickly on this podcast episode Larry goes deep.

He is an open book from his relationship with his rocket scientist dad who rarely showed him the love and the approval he always wanted, to getting fired in middle age to helping sales professionals succeed and win.

Larry is a 100% heart guy, please enjoy his everyday people  story...

Onward and up!

Greg 

The HR Dad  

 "Your son has cancer." The "C" word is bad enough all by itself, add three words to Cancer and it becomes devastating. Listen to Helene Rennervik tell her Everyday People Story of hearing those words that were directed at her nine-year-old son. "Is he going to die?" and "How am I going to tell him?" These questions  and more raced through her mind.

Helene shares how she handled this news and some of the unlikely sources of inspiration in this journey. Prior hardships helped prepare her this unthinkable moment. She learned so much about her family and herself, as she had to learn to be present in every moment of life.

Listen to Helene Rennervik's everyday people story on today's episode! 

Please share and rate this podcast wherever you listen to popular podcasts. That would be incredible and I would have so much gratitude for your kind act!  

Onward and up! 

Greg

The HR Dad

     

Lucy Schalkwijk is a woman who is on a mission driven to help woman grow! As a young woman she bucked the status quo and questioned her future life in thinking is the regular job and being in the same apartment for 30 years going to be enough for her. She said no and left home and went to a foreign country to begin fulfilling her mission.   

Her mission is to connect and empower career woman and she does it in all places Africa. The mission came alive in a discussion with one other woman. From one discussion to now she has over 400 members in her non profit many from some of the poorest areas in her country.  

Listen to Lucy's everyday people story on today's episode! 

Please share and rate this podcast where ever you listen to popular podcasts. That would be incredible!  

Onward and up! 

Greg

The HR Dad

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have you have heard of the Coronavirus pandemic thing going around? Unless you are off totally off the grid, you most likely have heard about it. A lot of people I know are concerned and panicked. 

This is my first "check in" episode, where it is just you and me and no guest(s). Today, I share my thoughts on the current state of things with this pandemic and think about ways to calm ourselves.  

I wish you all much health and safety. If you are being impacted by the virus either physically, emotionally or directly through your family, your business or your work, I am thinking about you and sending positive vibes your way. 

Stay healthy my friends and we will endure this together.

Oh yeah don't forget to breathe in then out -- Repeat!  

Onward and up!

Greg 

The HR Dad,                                                                                    If you love this podcast please rate and share it! 

If you have lost faith in youth today, you must listen in to Will who is an 18-year-old faith-based high school senior. He has accomplished a whole bunch of stuff at a very young age.

He is a 3 sport high school athlete, is popular and befriends everyone, plays drums in his church band, has written a book that is sold on Amazon, yes, Amazon, and if that is not enough, he is 100% grounded in his religion. 

Will has not taken a puff of anything including vaping, his lips have not touched alcohol and he has never touched a drug. He has some internal battles like most teenagers yet he still is wonderful! 

Will is an aspiring entrepreneur and will be shipping off to college next year. If you need a little restore in kids, or you need some motivation with your raising your own kids, give a listen in to Will as he is pure and one cool cat!    

If you enjoy the Everyday People Podcast - By The HR Dad, please share it and give a positive 5-Star rating so that more people can find the podcast. I would be most appreciative!

Onward and up!

Greg Brenner, The HR Dad

www.thehrdad.com

The Grateful Brain was the title to one of Melissa's blog posts and I thought it was the perfect title for her episode, as she is a self-proclaimed neuroscience geek. 

Melissa has extensively studied how the brain works and how the brain function can help people in workplaces work better together. From gratitude to making sure people matter are just some of the things Melissa covers with me.

Give a listen to learn about the brain and how it works so that you can give your mind a fighting chance to be used to the best of its ability!   

If you enjoy the Everyday People Podcast - By The HR Dad, please share it and give a positive rating so that more people can find the podcast. I would be most appreciative!

Onward and up!

Greg Brenner, The HR Dad

www.thehrdad.com

 

Heather never felt growing up that she was enough. Born into a family that was multi cultural, mixed in with different races and religious belief's. Like most kids she just wanted to fit in.

Unfortunately, Heather usually felt like the outcast. Professionally she did the corporate thing until she was laid off. This rocked her world as the main bread winner in her family, it was devastating.

This brought her right back to her childhood feeling of being an outcast. Thankfully she was laid off with dignity and learned to flip a switch. That switch turned out to be a blessing for her as she began to launch her business.

Give a listen in to this mother of 4 and her journey. Heather has effectively learned to flip the switch to a better (action packed) life!      

If you enjoy the Everyday People Podcast - By The HR Dad, please share it and give a positive rating so that more people can find the podcast. I would be most appreciative!

Onward and up!

Greg Brenner, The HR Dad

www.thehrdad.com

Amy shares her non-linear journey in becoming a writer. She see's the brilliance in others and writes about it. Being a writer comes with a sense of vulnerability that you must overcome which is not always easy if you are the sensitive kind. 

Ghost writers can be hidden in plain sight and Amy shares her thoughts on how she has stopped hiding. People tell her things and she writes their stories which is very much her own brilliance. Amy is chock full with a contagious energy as she shares her journey and her desire to "just be" in her everyday life.  

If you enjoy the Everyday People Podcast - By The HR Dad, please share it and give a positive rating so that more people can find this podcast. I would be most appreciative!

Onward and up!

Greg Brenner, The HR Dad

www.thehrdad.com

Seven months into his new job at Vayner Media Gary Vaynerchuk's company Adam is let go - fired - kaput. He just bought an expensive house in the burbs child on the way. Around the same time, his daughter had to spend a week in a burn unit by a terrible accident that involved Adam's mother.

Adam hit rock bottom and yet refused to let that those events define him. When he got fired at Vanyer, Gary Vee gave him one piece of advice which was "to STOP focusing on what you suck at and DOUBLE Down on your strengths."

Turn into to hear Adam Posner's story of doubling down!

If you enjoy this episode and podcast please share and give a positive rating so that more people can hear this episode and many more to come.           

Onward and up!

Greg Brenner, the HR Dad

www.thehrdad.com