Why Not You for Entrepreneurs, Leadership, and Personal Growth Strategies

In this episode of the "Why Not You" podcast, Glade Poulsen host,  interviews Adrian Koehler, a leadership coach and co-host of two podcasts; #1. Raising the Bar and  #2. The Naked Leadership Podcast.  In this podcast episode, leadership coach Adrian Koehler discusses the importance of self-leadership and how to lead oneself. According to Adrian, self-leadership is about being the executive of your own life and managing the space suit that is your brain. It's about taking responsibility for your choices and participating fully in your own life.Adrian emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and self-inquiry. Before attempting to lead others, you must first understand yourself and your values. It's also essential to have clarity and conviction about your vision for the future. Having a clear goal in mind is crucial for effective leadership.Taking ownership of your career reality is another crucial aspect of self-leadership. "Reflect on your actions and consider how you may be contributing to your own problems. Remember that perception is reality, and your beliefs and insecurities can shape your perception of the world."Adrian challenges listeners to pick a future worth having and be willing to sacrifice for it. Sacrifice may involve looking dumb until you can learn something, or asking for help. Ultimately, leading oneself is the most heroic act and requires getting to know oneself and taking on challenges with a clear vision in mind.If you're interested in learning more about personal and corporate leadership, check out Adrian's workshops and resources. He offers a free negotiation quiz  as well as the upcoming "Revenant Process," a four-day deep dive personal leadership accelerant process.Take control of your life and become the leader you were meant to be. Start with self-leadership and see where it takes you.FREE E-BOOK:   Growth Change and TransitionThe Revenant Process 4 Day Event in Boise Idaho:  April  20-23The Art of Negotiation Quiz: Connecting with Adrian: WEBSITES: https://takenewground.com/YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@adriankoehler INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/adrian.k/?hl=en  LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriankoehler/PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-naked-leadership-podcast/id1495058489 Listen to all Episodes at Why Not You.Com or these favorite providers: Itunes:Spotify:Iheart Radio:Podcast Addict:YOU TUBE: Connect with Glade:FacebookLinkedInTwitterInstagram

Samina Chowdhury is a first generation immigrant from Bangladesh who, after graduating from college, married her sweetheart and began their dream of owning a home and living the “AMERICAN DREAM”.   Shortly after purchasing their first home she and her husband began flipping homes and working with other immigrants who wanted to live the American Dream.  That began her successful Real Estate Career in the Maryland area where she has risen to the top of the real estate cycles and been featured in  Forbes magazine and other local news and radio stations.  Social Media is dead and does not replace relationship marketing.  Maybe in the past few years one could build a Real Estate Business with social media posts and “APPEAR” to be doing well but now, in this market as well as markets in the past, skill and knowhow is critical.   Frankly, most people really don't care about your cat or what you ate for lunch!  Listen in on how Simina explains her White Glove approach to serving her clients.  Principle based marketing/selling, going the extra mile, and relationships is where the present day real estate professionals will not only survive, but THRIVE.  So when it comes to listing a house, when I go meet a seller, I first understand the seller's needs. We talk about the pricing and everything, what to list it for. Then the next step happens as soon as I'm out, my stager calls them.   My stager goes and meets with them, and in every part of the house room by room, my stager goes and gives a whole new report on what to do in each part of the house. Now, keep in mind, it could be to a point where they might need to paint the room. If so, my chief concierge service person has access to all the sub-contractors. I don't want me or my clients calling these contractors and saying, Hey, why didn't you charge so much? Or When are you starting? When are you finishing? Why didn't you show up?That is his job. He needs to do all that for my clients and make sure that the work is done on time so that we are ready to list. While they are doing that, they need to declutter the house. I send moving boxes to my clients. They fill in those moving boxes. Those boxes have my name and logo on it. Then my professional photographer goes and then my videographer. But you know, you gotta put in the work, you gotta put in the hard work. You gotta show them in every step of the process that you are working on, making sure it's a streamlined process and you're taking all the burdens off their shoulders because I'm the professional here.Connect with Samina Chowdhury through her website:   https://saminasells.com/Email:  samina@boblucidoteam.comMobile Phone:  +1 301 502 2944.   Office:  +1 410 465 6900The Emigrant Edge by Brian Buffini:  https://a.co/d/1eG3WqeListen to all Episodes at Why Not You.Com or these favorite providers: Itunes:Spotify:Iheart Radio:Podcast Addict:YOU TUBE: Connect with Glade:FacebookLinkedInTwitterInstagram

Robert Jordan, author of the book Right Leader Right Time, and CEO of Interim Execs, which is a firm that matches top executives with companies around the world.  On this podcast, Robert discusses the 4 distinct leadership styles:  FIXER, ARTIST, BUILDER, STRATEGIST (F.A.B.S.)   These 4 styles of leadership was discovered and is not being taught by Robert by way of over 5600 interviews with top executives from companies like Pepsi, Microsoft, UPS, and others.  Fixer:  Are you and adrenaline junkie who runs into the fire?  You might be a FIXERArtist:  Are you creative and constantly envisioning new products, innovations and better ways to do things?  You might be an ARTIST!Builder:  Are you transaction oriented and focused on the endgame?  Do you see the ceiling as something made to break through?  You might be a BUILDER!Strategist:  Do you excel at managing teams, investors, and other stakeholders with diverse agendas?  You might be a STRATEGIST!Which are you?  To find your leadership style, take a free assessment here!  (takes about 5-7 minutes) Social Media Coordinates:Web:  https://interimexecs.comTwitter:  @interim_execsLinkedIn:  @interimexecsYou Tube:  @InterimExecs   Purchase Right Leader Right Time on Amazon Listen to all Episodes at Why Not You.Com or these favorite providers: Itunes:Spotify:Iheart Radio:Podcast Addict:YOU TUBE: Connect with Glade:FacebookLinkedInTwitterInstagram

In this episode of the Why Not You podcast, the host Glade Poulsen welcomes Rick Peterson, an entrepreneur who shares his journey of building and growing businesses in various countries. Rick talks about his interest in personal growth and development and how he uses personality assessments to build effective teams. He also shares a life-changing experience of survival in the deep wilderness after a snowmobile accident. Rick's coaching model is built around the three Cs: core, connection, and create, and he encourages people to find their purpose and use it to serve others. The episode ends with appreciation and encouragement to leave a review and subscribe to the podcast.Watch the Documentary Here:  Warren Miller Films presents the Survival Story of Rick Peterson and Stewart Hughes on the Outdoor Life Network program Wild Survivalhttps://youtu.be/DFahSxSm60gContact Rick at rick@coachhabit.comFor Free Assessment send email to:  info@whynotyou.comListen to all Episodes at Why Not You.Com or these favorite providers: Itunes:Spotify:Iheart Radio:Podcast Addict:YOU TUBE: Connect with Glade:FacebookLinkedInTwitterInstagram

Bob Beardon and Glade Poulsen talk about how when Bob finally understood the inner workings of Relationship Marketing, MLM, or Network Marketing and how it all worked, it was a lot of fun and we quickly went to the top of several companies compensation plans.  However, when some of these MLM companies start to have success, they forget how they got there and for the sake of this being a public podcast,  let's just leave it at this point: The owners and management team, well, they sort of lose their minds for a moment, or longer, and things go from a clear vision with millions of new members pouring in monthly and then decisions and direction go completely off the rails!   Bob and Glade explain how the personal growth and development industry and mentors like Jim Rohn and Napoleon Hill helped them deal with adversity and helped develop a real purpose in life.  How, as Jim Rohn states, "The wind of adversity blows on us all, however, it is the set of the sail that makes all the difference!"  When the wind blows on us all, we need to "Control the Controllable's" and about the own thing we can control is our mind.  The three keys to developing your own Mindset, Vision, and Habits comes by controlling the 3 things you can control.  1.  What you Read 2.  What you Listen to and 3.  What you watch!  By controlling the intake of these 3 things, we can begin to overwrite the Neurological Super Highways of our own minds and replace negative self-talk and habits.   Connect with Bob Beardon via email at:  Bob.Bearden@gmail.comListen to all Episodes at Why Not You.Com or these favorite providers: Itunes:Spotify:Iheart Radio:Podcast Addict:YOU TUBE: Connect with Glade:FacebookLinkedInTwitterInstagram

And as you work with editors you realize they're your friend and they're gonna help you, and they know what they're doing. Hopefully you'll hire people who are well recommended and know what they're doing and who are professionals, and not just someone who studied English once. Yes, I've had editors do things that I didn't like. The wonderful thing about it is that as the author, you have final say, if you're not working with a giant publishing house, you have final say as to what is actually said. In the end, you can take an editor's view with a grain of salt. You don't have to incorporate it into your book. The other thing that's wonderful about the editing process is it's an education, and the more books you have edited and the more feedback you've seen on your own writing, the more your writing will improve.I think it's easy to get over any sense of rejection by just remembering that, oh, I'm so relieved that this one person caught all those mistakes, rather than a million readers. Right.  And as you work with editors, you realize they're your friend and they're gonna help you, and they know what they're doing. Learn, Book, and Connect with Author, Publisher, Illustrator, Speaker, and Teacher Karl Beckstrand on any of these links:https://PremioBooks.comhttps://karlbeckstrandblog.wordpress.com/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1860785.Karl_Beckstrandhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS_WqfTukm1Xj7xMijSX4fQhttps://www.facebook.com/KarlBeckstrand.AuthorSpeaker/https://www.facebook.com/PremioBooks/http://www.amazon.com/KarlBeckstrand/e/B001K8ZACY/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1http://www.linkedin.com/in/karlbeckstrandhttps://twitter.com/karlbeckstrandhttps://twitter.com/PremioBooksAUTHOR AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW, SPEAKING, & CONSULTATION:Karl@PremioBooks.com 801-953-3793Listen to all Episodes at Why Not You.Com or these favorite providers: Itunes:Spotify:Iheart Radio:Podcast Addict:YOU TUBE: Connect with Glade:FacebookLinkedInTwitterInstagram

This weeks guest, Jason Criddle, a millennial business leader, who shares his thoughts on the mindset that "everything we could possibly ever want to  accomplish takes just a little bit more energy than making a living.  It is not really as far away, out of reach, or impossible as we think.  One of the main reasons is because, through my experience, I've realized that all of the struggles that I've gone through were just in my head.  Every single time I thought I was having a bad day, it was just in my head!  Every single time that I thought that I was going through the worst possible thing that I could ever go through in my entire life, it ended up being one of the biggest blessings that God brought to me at the time. I just wasn't ready to see it yet."Jason talks about how he has lost over 150 lbs, three different times in his life, built million dollar businesses, been featured on Fox, CNN WIRE, Forbes, and others, and his personal journey with loss of loved ones and depression.   Listen in and perhaps there is a pearl of wisdom, tactic, or principle that will help you on your personal journey!  Connect with Jason through his website:    https://jasoncriddle.com/Listen to all Episodes at Why Not You.Com or these favorite providers: Itunes:Spotify:Iheart Radio:Podcast Addict:YOU TUBE: Connect with Glade:FacebookLinkedInTwitterInstagram

So that's a hard question.  Not because I don't know the answer, but because sometimes these are hard to share, right? One of the biggest things I struggle with, I have a special needs child and he's high functioning.  He's gonna live at life just fine, but he's got several learning disabilities.  He's the reason I homeschool one of those kids who's super brilliant outside the box, but you put him in a classroom and he completely fails. And I've learned how to work with him, how to teach him in the way that he actually understands and works with.  I've had a child with an addiction that I've had to work through. That was a lot of hard years.  There was a lot of years of struggle in the beginning of my writing with self-worth as a singer.  I was super, super visible. This is not something I like to necessarily tell a lot of people. The ugly part, which is when you're getting to the  raw part. Glade Poulsen: (24:43)We all have something or multiple things!! Laura Pattillo: (24:53)Exactly.Glade Poulsen: (24:53)And I think this is really good for people to understand.  It hurts.Laura Pattillo: (25:00)It does. Shifting into the being a full-time stay-at-home mom and being a writer actually was a really hard transition for me as a singer. I was super visible and I was at a soloist. I wasn't someone just in the choir. And so I would go places and have people stop me and say, I saw you sing at this, you know? And when you're home with four toddlers and you're changing diapers on three of them all day long, that's not a visible thing. Right. And it's really easy to get lost in that and it's really easy to feel like nobody notices what I do. But I'm working harder at being a mom than I ever worked at being an opera singer and transitioning into authorship and being a writer gave me an outlet. But it's not necessarily something that's super visible either, which is fine, I've gotten past that.Listen to all Episodes at Why Not You.Com or these favorite providers: Itunes:Spotify:Iheart Radio:Podcast Addict:YOU TUBE: Connect with Glade:FacebookLinkedInTwitterInstagram

I knew I had a problem but I wasn't quite sure how to address it. It's a really embarrassing thing, you know, even more taboo than drugs and alcohol. You introduce yourself by saying, hi, my name is Eric, I'm a sexaholic and I'm powerless over porn. And then you go on to describe some of the worst behaviors you've had. And that is totally, completely opposite of what I'm learning in personal development. And it was so hard for me, it really messed me up. But I was committed to “Professionals”, and they said I needed to go to these meetings. And so I went to Sexual Compulsive Anonymous and Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous. I went to Alcoholics Anonymous, even though I'm not alcoholic. I went to all these different 12 step meetings. I became a professional 12 stepper. And all along I'm saying I'm powerless, I'm powerless over this. And the idea just for people that aren't familiar is you say you're powerless over it and you turn it over to God.I'm a very spiritual person. But there's also a thing that says God helps those who help themselves. You know, so it may work for some people, but the whole powerlessness thing wasn't working for me. So finally after going to these meetings for years and still not being very successful in quitting, I just said there's gotta be another way. And so I had looked at all different things online. I found this little app that used the science of mindfulness to break addictions. And just that app no longer exists unfortunately. But I just, on a whim I was creating my login and password and I decided, you know, I'm gonna put in powerful Eric as my login. And in that moment, pitiful, powerless, porn addicted, Eric died and,  POWERFUL ERIC  was born. I don't call myself Powerful Eric out of ego. That's out of having called myself a piece of crap and powerless for all those years.Reach Eric Zuzack at Powerful Erick     Click Here:  Get Eric's FREE Audio Book    Click Here:Get a Free Copy of The Amazon Best Selling Book "THINK BIG"  Click Here!Listen to all Episodes at Why Not You.Com or these favorite providers: Itunes:Spotify:Iheart Radio:Podcast Addict:YOU TUBE: Connect with Glade:FacebookLinkedInTwitterInstagram

Realizing Randy was not in control, after being told his store was closing and they would no longer need his services, He realized  that he wasn't in control!   "I wanted to know why?   I wanted to know why all that effort basically was just being blown away really. I didn't understand why I was working so hard and getting very little out of it. Once again, I had a great family, my kids were doing fine, we lived in a nice home, everything was okay, but it wasn't the experience that I was looking for.  When I realized that I was not in control, I was trying to figure out what I could do to get that back. And the only thing I could think of to do was to go to the library to seek answers. And the ironic part is that, as I've mentioned, I didn't enjoy school. I'm not a great reader, but I knew or I just had a feeling that was going be the place where I would find the answer to these questions that I was having at that point."Listen to all Episodes at Why Not You.Com or these favorite providers: Itunes:Spotify:Iheart Radio:Podcast Addict:YOU TUBE: Connect with Glade:FacebookLinkedInTwitterInstagram

Coaches like Kevin Eastman have such a difficult job as they work for billionaire owners, have players in their 20s making 9 figures, and also have to deal with fans and the media who often are critiquing their every move or decision.  Wow, what a test of patience and humility. Kevin walked in those shoes and has consistently passed the test. He remains humble and has a deep desire to learn and always be growing and improving!  Kevin Eastman is a powerful speaker, NBA Champion coach and the bestselling author of Why the Best are the Best, 25 Powerful Words That Impact and Define Champions.Kevin spent 13 years coaching in the NBA (winning a championship with the Celtics in 2008) and 22 years coaching in college.In this episode, we discuss a few of the "WORDS" from his book!   Purchase Kevin's Book:   "Why the Best are the Best"  Here

BEN ANDREWS was born in to a modest hard-working middle-class family. A rising star and one of the top milers in the United States, Ben was set to join the storied University of Oregon Track and Field team. But as quickly as Ben's star began to rise, its brilliance quickly faded.After graduating from Portland's Parkrose High School in 1992, Ben was one of the top high school milers in the United States and was set to embark on a collegiate career with the Oregon Ducks. Ben had to return for a dreaded 5th year of high school after a transcript debacle stopped him dead in his tracks. As the University of Oregon Track and Field program awaited Ben's arrival, Ben faced allegations, arrest and was facing a 5-15 year sentence inside the cold concrete walls inside the Oregon State Penitentiary.   You'll want to hear the entire episode

Yeah. I think the old adage "sticks and stones may hurt my bones, but words can never harm me" is absolutely false. Words do hurt words, go deep. I mean, those guys could have hit me with sticks and stones and I probably wouldn't remember that, but I still remember the words, the words dig deep, the words can hurt. The words can harm, but words can help and they can heal if we use them properly.  And I think from that time, as you asked, yes, it was, it was a tragedy. It was definitely a pain in my life. It was a struggle. But in time I learned that, you know, struggles can become our strengths. Tragedies can become our triumphs and our pain can actually become a passion. I mean, think about a little boy who can't even hardly speak and has spoken now to hundreds, thousands, thousands of people over the course of the last well, since I've been alive. 

 Hello everyone. And thank you for listening. Our objective at why not you is to provide powerful stories that hopefully inspire and empower you today is certainly no different. My good friend of more than 30 years has joined us today. And the insight and principles that Susan is going to share will have an impact. Since 1987, Susan Hyland  has thrived as a sales trainer extraordinaire building her own brand Highland academy within the home building industry for 11 plus years, she was the national sales trainer for toll brothers homes, and she crisscrossed America working in the largest markets, teaching the teachers, Susan. Welcome, and thank you for taking a few minutes with us today. Oh my gosh. Well, I grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. I am one of eight children, the oldest girl, I'm number two in the family. And my parents had eight kids within 10 years. Go figure. But anyway,  outside of that, I learned how to work really hard being that so-called second mommy, when all these babies came along. So that was it. It was interesting life growing up. My mother was a stay at home mother. My father was a door to door salesperson, and that's how he raised eight kids. So I learned the so-called personality or behavior that it took to sell product, let along door to door. 

Hello everyone. And welcome to our show. As a bit of an introduction, I'll give you a 30,000 foot view of Ryan, and then we will dig in and get to know him a little bit more. For over 25 years, he's worked with thousands of entrepreneurs and leaders across the United States, assisting them in growing their influence and their profitability. He's given hundreds of keynote speeches on leadership team building high performance, entrepreneurship, and politics. Ryan's also been featured on TEDx and authored five books. The last book that Ryan co-authored titled think big is an international bestseller achieving 25. Number one categories on Amazon, Ryan. Welcome, and thanks for sharing a little bit of time with us today.

Hello everyone, I'm Glade Poulsen from Idaho. I know…I know…what in the world can somepotato seed from Idaho possibly share that might prove beneficial? Well…let me tell you a little about myself and we'll find out.My upbringing was pretty traditional for a farm kid. Early on I learned the value of hard work and tenacity. My mother died when I was young, so I was raised by my father, sisters, and brothers.I'm not an expert about life…relationships…sales…or anything else (although totally biasedsources tell me I'm a world-class grandpa). I'm not trying to tell you anything. What I want to do is share my experiences with you…explain what has worked for me…point out some of theditches I've wandered into…and maybe - just maybe - help you along the path of your life.If you are listening because you are in search of “the secret” - if you are looking for the magic pill - this is not the podcast for you. I will not be giving you a secret formula. Finding your guiding principles isn't very hard - anyone can do it. Sticking to them requires a lifetime of dedication, focus, and work. Success is not an entitlement. I believe the only thing life owes you and me is a chance.Get your free digital copy of the Amazon Best Selling Book, "THINK BIG", by going to Whynotyou.com and scrolling to the bottom of home page and fill out the form!  This book received 25 Best Selling Awards with Iconic Authors like, Bob Beaudine, Brian Tracy, Kyle Wilson, and 35+ others.