The Gloria Show

A New Year Requires a New You! Les Brown’s Bold 2026 Call to Live Full, Lead Strong, and Leave Nothing Behind

The first episode of 2026 on The Gloria Show launches with extraordinary power as Gloria Sloan welcomes legendary motivational speaker Les Brown for a transformational conversation designed to reset mindsets and ignite purpose for the year ahead. In this compelling and deeply personal exchange, Les Brown challenges listeners to embrace a fundamental truth: there can be no new year without a new you. Drawing from decades of wisdom, lived experience, and faith-driven insight, Les calls on audiences to stop managing time and start managing themselves, reminding us that time is not money, time is life.

Throughout the episode, Les weaves powerful lessons rooted in Gloria’s upbringing and her father’s entrepreneurial influence, underscoring the importance of a growth mindset, continuous learning, and personal ownership in an era defined by rapid change, complexity, and disruption. He makes it clear that the traditional path of security is gone and that 2026 demands courage, adaptability, and a commitment to becoming your own boss.

Listeners are guided through essential principles for choosing their future, including taking responsibility for results, investing in personal development, curating relationships that elevate rather than drain, and protecting mental and emotional well-being in a world saturated with distraction. Les delivers unforgettable insights on discipline, faith in action, and the necessity of surrounding yourself with only quality people.

One of the most defining moments of the episode is the introduction of “The Gloria Factor”, a powerful framework for success built on:

The episode culminates with a stirring reminder to live full and die empty, urging listeners to release their talents, stories, and leadership into the world before it’s too late. It is both a wake-up call and a blueprint for anyone ready to step into 2026 with clarity, conviction, and courage. This is not just a conversation. It is a call to action, a mindset shift, and a powerful beginning to a year of intentional growth and meaningful impact.

It’s time to let yourself soar…invest in yourself to grow, elevate, and upgrade your life. Embrace the inspiration in the wind beneath your wings to uplift your spirit and unlock the potential that can shape your journey. Start to embody joy, freedom, and abundance in your life. Foster deep connections in a fragmented world, cultivating purpose and sustainable habit formation, and tap into trends like intentional living and self-care. If you need motivation to keep going or need a positive mindset boost, you can break through and reach new heights. Join me in this episode as we explore ways to overcome challenges, embrace change, and pursue new beginnings with hope and passion.  Learn to reflect on the waves of wisdom, harness the momentum to elevate and soar towards your dreams and aspirations.

In this powerful and forward-thinking episode, we explore how artificial intelligence is transforming the way we grow, learn, and evolve as individuals. AI isn’t just a productivity tool — it’s a companion in self-discovery, clarity, and personal excellence.

Join us as we break down how AI can amplify your mindset, deepen your self-awareness, accelerate your goals, and support you in becoming the most aligned and empowered version of yourself. From emotional growth and confidence-building to practical life strategies and habit formation, we uncover how this technology is reshaping the personal development landscape.

Listeners will walk away with a new perspective: AI isn’t here to replace the human experience — it’s here to elevate it. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, a lifelong learner, or someone seeking more direction and fulfillment, this episode will show you how AI can be a meaningful catalyst on your journey to becoming your best self.

Sue explores how lifelong learning has become essential in a rapidly changing, AI-driven world, not as a hobby, but as a way of being. She dives into why curiosity and growth mindset are now the true power skills, and how the myth of “work-life balance” is not only outdated, but limits our capacity to grow.

Her message is simple: when you stop compartmentalizing and start leading with your whole self, you unlock the adaptability and courage required to thrive in today’s world.

Mental fitness is a critical skill for today’s leaders, empowering them to manage stress effectively, adapt to change with confidence, and create resilient, high-performing teams. By strengthening their mental agility and emotional awareness, leaders can remain clear-headed under pressure, make better decisions during challenging transitions, and maintain balance in the face of constant demands. This proactive approach not only improves leadership performance but also helps prevent burnout, fostering a healthier and more sustainable work environment for themselves and those they lead.

When Dorchelle Spence was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer, she wasn’t ready. She had a career, a teenage daughter, a husband managing a bustling law practice, three stepsons, and a chronically ill mother. What she needed was for the world to stop and give her a minute to breathe. It didn’t. Instead, it sent her onto the battlefield. To win, Dorchelle had to dig deeper than ever before to build a new type of foxhole. In it, she put family and friends, the voice of faith, and beautiful shoes. It was those things, together, that ultimately helped her survive.

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Website: https://www.dorchellespence.com 

Stop negotiating with your destiny. "Living a Yes Life" is an invitation to the extraordinary. It's about commanding your desires, seizing opportunities, and expanding into the woman you were always meant to be. This isn't recklessness; it's responsiveness. A fierce trust in your intuition, a willingness to take aligned risks, and an unwavering commitment to motion, even when logic whispers doubt. The right time never arrives gift-wrapped. Create momentum, unlock miracles, and ignite your magnetism by saying YES even when your voice trembles. Clarity and confidence aren't prerequisites; they're the rewards. Embrace the Yes Life, and watch your exquisite becoming unfold.

In today’s competitive business landscape, leaders are often celebrated for results but rarely questioned on the cost to their authenticity. From corporate culture to investor expectations, systemic pressures can push leaders away from their core values and toward a manufactured persona designed to fit the mold of “acceptable” leadership. This discussion will explore how organizational structures, economic incentives, and unspoken norms condition leaders to suppress their genuine selves, replacing vulnerability and ethical conviction with performance-driven facades. We will examine real-world examples of leaders who have navigated — and at times resisted — these pressures, the psychological toll of living inauthentically, and strategies for reclaiming authenticity without sacrificing leadership effectiveness. The conversation invites professionals, entrepreneurs, and aspiring leaders to reflect on how they can succeed in business while staying true to who they truly are.

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Watch the Full Version on YouTube: Unlock Your Potential - Watch the Journey Begin

In this powerful and transformative talk, we will explore the five essential steps of the Prosperity Formula that can help you cultivate an Abundance Mindset and transform your business and life. 

Pamela Plick is on a mission to empower purpose-driven women to confidently build wealth from the inside out... Providing the education, strategies and tools to grow financial confidence, security and freedom. She is the author of Rise to Your Money Power: A Step-by-Step Guide for Building the Foundation for an Empowered Relationship with Money. Pamela is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioner, Certified Money Coach (CMC) and CEO/founder of Pamela Plick Wealth Management. As a speaker, show host, author, and money mentor, Pamela empowers women to achieve personal and professional success. She does this by helping them merge the spiritual, emotional and practical aspects of money and overcome feeling stuck, anxious and/or overwhelmed related to work, money and purpose so they can become more confident, create greater financial balance and ready to take inspired action toward building financial independence and freedom.