Today's episode with Bobby is packed with great nuggets, I took two pages of notes! He is full of wisdom and I enjoyed every minute of our conversation. We talk about how he views “Team 1” verse “Team 2” and how that helps him win at home. Along those same lines, he doesn't call his employees “employees” but Climbers! And how he describes that is pretty darn powerful. I hope you have a pen handy because I’m definitely glad I did. Enjoy.

In this episode, you’ll discover… 

What is the key trait to win at home and at work? (1:06)

How do you filter things you say ‘yes’ to? (5:30)

How do you personally merge faith and business? (14:14)

Bobby describes his story with struggle. (18:47)

Your identity is not tied up in perfect marriage, parenthood, or company. (25:45)

Bobby’s Bio: 

Bobby Herrera is the author of The Gift of Struggle, a book about leadership and the life-changing lessons we learn through our struggles. He is also the co-founder and president of Populus Group. With a passion for building strong culture and communities through trust and storytelling, his leadership style is about empowerment, connections, and ensuring everyone has the opportunity to succeed.

Bobby grew up in a big family with parents who immigrated to America without much. While this is not an uncommon story, the leadership style and company culture that it inspired is. The belief that everyone deserves the opportunity to succeed is at the core of Bobby’s philosophy in business and in life.

Everyone has struggles and business leaders are no exception. Bobby’s passion is helping others understand how their individual struggles can help them connect with their communities and inspire others is what will ultimately transform their leadership style.

Bobby is a proud Army veteran and currently lives in Portland, Oregon.

What's Next? 

Rise and Go is HERE! 🎉

🥁Drum roll please......my new book is here! I am so excited to share Rise and Go with you. Rise and Go is a resource for you to get back up quicker. It was just released on Amazon and Audible.

You can find out more about it here!

I pray the content helps you as much as it has me and my clients. Thanks for your support in helping leaders win at work and at home!

Are you crushing it at work but struggling at home? If you want to learn how to win at home, then go to https://CoryMCarlson.com/subscribe and download your free copy of “10 Ways To Win At Home.”

If you're looking for a resource to help you with these times when your work is now in your home, check out my book Win At Home First on Amazon. Forbes Magazine rated it one of 7 books everyone on your team should read.

Today's episode with John Bernatovicz is a great one. Funnily enough, this is not the first time we recorded this episode. The first time we recorded, our files got corrupted and we had to do a re-do. I am so grateful to John for being able to take the time to record again because what he has to say is truly inspiring. Enjoy!

In this episode, you’ll discover… 

• What is the key trait to win at home and at work? (1:18)
• Why share our wins and losses with our kids? (4:30)
• How the passing of John’s dad put things into perspective. (8:00)
• What was the turning point for John to take a leap? (13:00)
• How do you avoid the comparison trap? (18:19)

John’s Bio: 

John is a Business Leader and Entrepreneur with experience in providing service and strategy support to the HR and Payroll community with search, staff augmentation, consulting, technology, administration, and outsourcing. 

He is focused on empowering people and looking to connect with HR tech, payroll, and HR professionals along with CFOs, Controllers, Accounting, etc. Reach me at [email protected]. 

What's Next? 

Rise and Go is HERE! 🎉

🥁Drum roll please......my new book is here! I am so excited to share Rise and Go with you. Rise and Go is a resource for you to get back up quicker. It was just released on Amazon and Audible.

You can find out more about it here!

I pray the content helps you as much as it has me and my clients. Thanks for your support in helping leaders win at work and at home!

Are you crushing it at work but struggling at home? If you want to learn how to win at home, then go to https://CoryMCarlson.com/subscribe and download your free copy of “10 Ways To Win At Home.”

If you're looking for a resource to help you with these times when your work is now in your home, check out my book Win At Home First on Amazon. Forbes Magazine rated it one of 7 books everyone on your team should read.

On this week's podcast, Aaron Walker said the turning point for his life was when he "had a pocket full of money, but a house full of strangers.”

At 35 years old he was very successful, making lots of money but was never around at home. This caused him to really be honest with himself, and make some major changes. He puts it as “prioritizing his priorities.”

Now, he leads a lot of masterminds to help men win in all areas of their life.

Thanks for listening, I look forward to your feedback.

In this episode, you’ll discover… 

• What is the key trait to winning at home and at work? (1:09)
• How do you stay driven, but in a healthy way? (7:24)
• How do you find out what your ‘blind spot’ is? (14:05)
• How do you start to make changes when you realize you need to? (19:50)
• What you should start RIGHT NOW. (26:03)

Aaron’s Bio: 

For over 45 years, Aaron has been a small business owner, committed husband, devoted father, and community leader. He got his first taste of real accountability in a business Mastermind group where he developed genuine friendships and grew alongside Dave Ramsey, Dan Miller, Ken Abraham, and others.

He currently serves as founder and CEO of View from the Top where Iron Sharpens Iron Masterminds, business coaching, and events all coordinate to achieve the mission.

What's Next? 

Rise and Go is HERE! 🎉

I am so excited to share Rise and Go with you. Rise and Go is a resource for you to get back up quicker. It was just released on Amazon and Audible. You can find out more about it here!

I pray the content helps you as much as it has me and my clients. Thanks for your support in helping leaders win at work and at home!

Are you crushing it at work but struggling at home? If you want to learn how to win at home, then go to https://CoryMCarlson.com/subscribe and download your free copy of “10 Ways To Win At Home.”

If you're looking for a resource to help you with these times when your work is now in your home, check out my book Win At Home First on Amazon. Forbes Magazine rated it one of 7 books everyone on your team should read.

Today's episode with Sherman Bradley is inspiring. Sherman is a pastor and entrepreneur, so he has a lot going on. There is so much we can learn from him because he's crazy smart and intellectual. We talked a lot about empathy, and how you can be a feeler, but that doesn't necessarily mean you're empathetic. That was eye-opening to me. Plus he's in a season of rest which for many of us, myself included, we dont even know what rest means! So there's a lot to learn from him on this season of rest he's in. So enjoy the episode, and be ready to take notes!

In this episode, you’ll discover… 

• What is the key trait to winning at home and at work? (1:12)
• How can we teach our children to have empathy? (5:00)
• How do you help yourself stay empathetic? (8:45)
• A warning for those who suppress their emotions (19:30)
• Is it the thought that counts? (34:43)

Sherman’s Bio: 

I am an experienced visionary, trainer, motivational speaker, and entrepreneur for nonprofits. As an activator, connector, and strategist I am successful at establishing a direction for new ideas and specializing in advancing processes to achieve growth and development of vision. I have been an entrepreneur utilizing my gifts as a trainer and consultant. As a communicator, I'm passionate about closing the gaps in understanding differences in class, ethnicity, and inequities in society.

What's Next? 

Rise and Go is HERE! 🎉

🥁Drum roll please......my new book is here! I am so excited to share Rise and Go with you. Rise and Go is a resource for you to get back up quicker. It was just released on Amazon and Audible.

You can find out more about it here!

I pray the content helps you as much as it has me and my clients. Thanks for your support in helping leaders win at work and at home!

Are you crushing it at work but struggling at home? If you want to learn how to win at home, then go to https://CoryMCarlson.com/subscribe and download your free copy of “10 Ways To Win At Home.”

If you're looking for a resource to help you with these times when your work is now in your home, check out my book Win At Home First on Amazon. Forbes Magazine rated it one of 7 books everyone on your team should read.

Happy New Year!

Since it is the beginning of a new year, we are all being bombarded with emails about New Year's resolutions, coming up with our One Word, creating 'I will' statements, and the list goes on.

I believe in those practices, however, today I want to provide a different perspective.

A bigger perspective.

This week's podcast will help you 'zoom out' to remind us of why we even make resolutions, to begin with.

This week's podcast episode is unbelievable!

Mark Whitacre had it all.

At 32 years old, he had an 8-car garage, 13,000 square foot house, and his own jet!

However, he started to form his identity around this success!

As it so often does, placing our identity to temporary things, leads to poor decisions and erosion of character.

With the level of power at Mark's fingertips, his poor decisions led him to being involved in an enormous international price fixing scheme!

At the demand of his wife, Mark turned himself into the FBI, making him the highest ranked corporate whistle blower ever!

However, his greed and desire for more success, didn't stop.

Mark ended up making poor decisions while wearing a FBI wire, causing him to spend 8 years in prison!

However, this is an amazing story of redemption and restoration.

Mark became a Christian while in prison, helped prisoners get their GED, spent daily time in the Bible, and so much more.

In prison, he found his purpose.

Now he is an Executive Director with t-Factor, a division of Coca-Cola Consolidated (a $6 BILLION dollar public company), that helps companies incorporate faith into their work.

This is podcast is a great reminder of what is important in life, coming from a guy who had it all!

• What is the key trait to winning at home and at work? (1:12)
• The slippery slope of tying your identity to your work. (6:30)
• We can change for the worst 1 degree at a time. (11:20)
• How do you make sure you dont fall into the same trap again? (13:58)
• How do you control your ambition? (25:17)

Marks Bio: 

Mark Whitacre is an Ivy League Ph.D. and the highest-ranked executive of any Fortune 500 company to become a whistleblower in US history, and is responsible for uncovering the ADM price-fixing scandal in the early 1990's. Mark’s undercover work with the FBI during the ADM scandal was the inspiration for the major motion picture, "The Informant," starring Matt Damon as Mark Whitacre.

What's Next? 

Rise and Go is HERE! 🎉

🥁Drum roll please......my new book is here! I am so excited to share Rise and Go with you. Rise and Go is a resource for you to get back up quicker. It was just released on Amazon and Audible.

You can find out more about it here!

I pray the content helps you as much as it has me and my clients. Thanks for your support in helping leaders win at work and at home!

Are you crushing it at work but struggling at home? If you want to learn how to win at home, then go to https://CoryMCarlson.com/subscribe and download your free copy of “10 Ways To Win At Home.”

If you're looking for a resource to help you with these times when your work is now in your home, check out my book Win At Home First on Amazon. Forbes Magazine rated it one of 7 books everyone on your team should read.

Today's episode with Matt Lombardi will challenge you to think in a few different ways.

Matt says “no” a lot.

He believes in living a simple life and has a great hack when you say ‘no’ via email or in person, which you will love!

We also discuss how important is to define your wins, and how to measure them.

Matt is married so we talk about how he and his wife spend time together every single day, and the important role it plays in their successful marriage.

This episode gives you some unconventional ways to think about day-to-day things!

I hope you enjoy the episode as much as I did.

In this episode, you’ll discover… 

• What is the key trait to winning at home and at work? (1:00)
• God gives you one calling, but many assignments. (3:50)
• What is Share? (8:13)
• How to manage your business and family? (13:30)
• Do you put your time first? (18:45)

Matt’s Bio: 

Our team built Share to give ministries access to a resource that businesses have been drawing on for years: Freelance talent.

In November 2019, I started exploring what it would look like for the church to have its own marketplace. What if a pastor couldn't (or didn't want to) bring on an employee, but needed to get things done? Where could ministries go to find highly skilled and highly creative talent? The graphic designers. The video editors. The social media managers. The people who are necessary to help keep ministries moving forward in the 21st century.

We launched in March 2020. That's right. We launched as COVID hit. And we're not only still here, we're growing. 

What's Next?!

🥁Drum roll please......my new book is here! I am so excited to share Rise and Go with you. Rise and Go is a resource for you to get back up quicker. It was just released on Amazon and Audible.

You can find out more about it here!

I pray the content helps you as much as it has me and my clients. Thanks for your support in helping leaders win at work and at home!

Are you crushing it at work but struggling at home? If you want to learn how to win at home, then go to https://CoryMCarlson.com/subscribe and download your free copy of “10 Ways To Win At Home.”

If you're looking for a resource to help you with these times when your work is now in your home, check out my book Win At Home First on Amazon. Forbes Magazine rated it one of 7 books everyone on your team should read.

Today's episode is with Jake Loveland. Jake is married and is a father to 5 kids under 5! So we talk about that and how he manages his time. Jake is a coach like myself, so we get to hear his tips and tricks, and what things Jake is sharing with his clients. We talk about the importance of managing two things: Our expectations, and our emotions. There is power that comes from validation, and then working through it. We also talked about how some things in our daily lives dont have to compete, they can actually be complementary. It's a very enjoyable episode I hope you like it as much as I did. 

In this episode, you’ll discover… 

• What is the key trait to winning at home and at work? (1:20)
• How do you manage travel arrangements as a family? (6:25)
• Do you have to sacrifice your family for your career? (8:38)
• How to manage expectations.  (12:20)
• How to manage emotions. (21:00)

What's Next? 

I am so excited to share my new book Rise and Go with you. Rise and Go is a resource for you to get back up quicker. It was just released on Amazon and Audible.

You can find out more about it here!

I pray the content helps you as much as it has me and my clients. Thanks for your support in helping leaders win at work and at home!

Are you crushing it at work but struggling at home? If you want to learn how to win at home, then go to https://CoryMCarlson.com/subscribe and download your free copy of “10 Ways To Win At Home.”

If you're looking for a resource to help you with these times when your work is now in your home, check out my book Win At Home First on Amazon. Forbes Magazine rated it one of 7 books everyone on your team should read.

Dustin Riechmann wears a lot of different hats, thus has many different areas that he can speak into and help each of us.

First, he is a degreed engineer, but no longer practices engineering. He took a bold move to not renew his license after reading my book 'Rise and Go'! (check out this cool story here!!) So, he understands taking risks.

Another cool hat is he started helping a brand called Fire Creek Snacks, and due to his marketing success, they are now on the shelves of Wal-Mart.

Another hat is being a successful entrepreneur in helping married couples, and he now has a digital course that helps hundreds of couples!

As you can tell, a man of many talents.

One of my favorite parts we talked about was setting aside 15 minutes a day to talk with your spouse.

We also talk about the power of discernment and the power of prayer.

It really is an awesome episode, I took tons of notes and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

In this episode, you’ll discover… 

• What is the key trait to winning at home and at work? (1:17)
• What is the 15-minute marriage hack? (4:49)
• Your kids WANT to hang out with you (12:50)
• Do you really trust God? (15:58)
• God had the night shift (20:20)
• There are no permanent decisions when it comes to working. (24:00)

Dustin’s Bio: 

I LOVE helping others grow their dream business online in a way that's simple, fun & extremely profitable. My specialties are developing actionable 90-day plans and Partnership Marketing. I've been featured on over 20 podcasts in the past year (growing FireCreek Snacks to 7 figures of revenue), and I've helped dozens of clients grow rapidly through similar partnerships.

When I'm not building businesses, you'll find me hanging out with my beautiful wife of 20 years and our three kids. And yes, all three of our kids have businesses of their own - we can't help ourselves.

What's Next? 

Rise and Go is HERE! 🎉

🥁Drum roll please......my new book is here! I am so excited to share Rise and Go with you. Rise and Go is a resource for you to get back up quicker. It was just released on Amazon and Audible.

You can find out more about it here!

I pray the content helps you as much as it has me and my clients. Thanks for your support in helping leaders win at work and at home!

Are you crushing it at work but struggling at home? If you want to learn how to win at home, then go to https://CoryMCarlson.com/subscribe and download your free copy of “10 Ways To Win At Home.”

If you're looking for a resource to help you with these times when your work is now in your home, check out my book Win At Home First on Amazon. Forbes Magazine rated it one of 7 books everyone on your team should read.

Today’s episode is with a husband and wife team, Robert and Kay Lee Fukui. We don't have this often so it's a fun new perspective. 

They work together to help married couples, as well as authored their book Tandem: The married entrepreneurs' guide for greater work-life balance. 

We talk about how to resolve conflict, including some good phrases to use with your spouse when conflict arises, and the power of marriage, knowing that you are on the same team. 

They are a great couple, and there are many things to learn from this episode. 

In this episode, you’ll discover… 

• What is the key trait to winning at home and at work? (2:48)
• How can you be present and make sure you show up for your spouse? (5:37)
• Why is it so important to talk about each other's day outside of the marriage? (8:34)
• Who will benefit from Tandem? (15:25)
• Is a common sacrifice many make for the sake of a new business, not necessary? (17:32)
• How can we handle conflict better for each other? (25:16)
• Don’t hear what our spouse isn't saying. (27:35)

Robert and Kay Lee’s Bio: 

Robert and Kay Lee Fukui are the co-founders of i61, inc., a business consulting company. They assist married entrepreneurs create better work/life balance by structuring the business to scale while giving precious time back to the owner to invest into their marriage.

Robert received his marketing degree from San Jose State University and experienced 25 successful years in sales/marketing with companies such as Coca-Cola, Novartis Pharmaceutical and Bristol-Myers Squibb. He played instrumental roles in the launch of six major brands, directly responsible for over $150 million in revenue and a recipient of national sales and leadership awards. His business acumen allows him to help family businesses build a more profitable, efficient and sustainable company.

Kay Lee Fukui earned her business degree from the University of La Verne. She worked in the banking industry for many years and in her family business as operations manager for over 10 years before meeting the love of her life, Robert. She understands the highs and lows of running a family business and the sacrifices the owners make; often at the expense of marriage and family. Her passion is to see marriages flourish in the midst of building a profitable business and to help the entrepreneur couple understand that you don’t have to sacrifice the marriage and family for the business.

Together, they have developed an innovative consulting program, Power Couples by DesignTM, which equips the married entrepreneur to build a Thriving Marriage AND Prosperous Business.

Book: https://www.thetandembook.com/

What's Next? 

Rise and Go is HERE! 🎉

🥁Drum roll please......my new book is here! I am so excited to share Rise and Go with you. Rise and Go is a resource for you to get back up quicker. It was just released on Amazon and Audible.

You can find out more about it here!

I pray the content helps you as much as it has me and my clients. Thanks for your support in helping leaders win at work and at home!

Are you crushing it at work but struggling at home? If you want to learn how to win at home, then go to https://CoryMCarlson.com/subscribe and download your free copy of “10 Ways To Win At Home.”

If you're looking for a resource to help you with these times when your work is now in your home, check out my book Win At Home First on Amazon. Forbes Magazine rated it one of 7 books everyone on your team should read.

A friend told me that I needed to connect with this week's podcast guest, Peter Ostapko, because of his heart to help people with their identity. The fact is that their identity is not in their job, salary, or type of car, but instead in their relationship to God.

Oh man, am I glad that we connected.

One reason is because of the Kinsmen Journal he and his team created. It is basically a very professional coffee table book that talks about fatherhood and identity. Seriously, click on the link and look at how professional it is! I have a copy and have read some of the stories and they are awesome.

And the Kinsmen Journal project isn't even his full time job!

Peter is a VP at a bank in Springfield, MO. Peter and I have a great discussion on being bi-vocational and the struggle of asking ourselves, 'Do we have what it takes?'

Peter is married with two kids and one on the way so he understands about winning at home first!

Great episode if you are juggling a side hustle or want to pursue a dream. Plus the podcast is very powerful if you are a man, or have sons.

In this episode, you’ll discover… 

• What is the key trait to winning at home and at work? (1:15)
• Can our work expand or contract to the time allotted? (4:05)
• What do you want? (16:05)
• How to continue pressing forward with a passion project, despite difficulty? (22:52)
• How do you leave your projects in God's hands?? (28:29)

Peters Bio

Peter is the Founder and Publisher of Kinsmen Journal. Publishing has long been a dream of his, though only in recent years did the dream become more clear. This platform and voice has been birthed out of his belief that God is good, and that each of us have a story to tell, because of a Savior that redeems.

What's Next? 

Rise and Go is HERE! 🎉

🥁Drum roll please......my new book is here! I am so excited to share Rise and Go with you. Rise and Go is a resource for you to get back up quicker. It was just released on Amazon and Audible.

You can find out more about it here!

I pray the content helps you as much as it has me and my clients. Thanks for your support in helping leaders win at work and at home!

The Prioritized Leader Academy is BACK! This 12-month immersive experience is designed to catapult your life and leadership forward. We will provide new concepts, fresh perspectives, and a strong community to increase your emotional intelligence, influence, and impact. Learn more, here. 

Are you crushing it at work but struggling at home? If you want to learn how to win at home, then go to https://CoryMCarlson.com/subscribe and download your free copy of “10 Ways To Win At Home.”

If you're looking for a resource to help you with these times when your work is now in your home, check out my book Win At Home First on Amazon. Forbes Magazine rated it one of 7 books everyone on your team should read.