Podcast appearances and mentions of allan mcdougall

Allan McDougall, the first director of the USW Emergency Response Team, learned firsthand the importance of healing and the need for long-lasting support from unions more than thirty years ago while working in a mine in Canada. After witnessing multiple co-workers' deaths and suffering in silence with alcoholism, Allan took control of his life and health, and brought that experience to the groundbreaking USW program.  Listen to the latest episode of Solidarity Works to learn more about how the Emergency Response Team was created, how it serves members in their most vulnerable moments, and how you can get involved. (Music from this episode is by Ketsa.)

Born and raised in poverty on a dairy farm in Ontario, Canada, Allan McDougall spent more than twenty years underground as a miner in the mineral-rich Sudbury Basin. Numerous challenges and abuses led him down a self-destructive path into alcohol abuse. In a moment of truth, he pulled himself out of his downward spiral and today his focus is, as he says, "Not to see through people, but to see people through." Drawing from his real-life experiences, Allan is a unique voice among public speakers, one capable of influencing, motivating, educating, and inspiring audiences to take the actions required to change their lives for the better. Allan has authored Breaking Through: Discovering the Riches Within, an insightful account of his triumphant and inspiring story. Allan McDougall is a 50-year retired member of United Steelworkers. His continued mission is serving as Client Relations Coordinator for Provost Umphrey Law Firm. Known for his visionary and strategic leadership, Allan also facilitated Educational Programs for unions on a local, national and international level, implemented and conducted accredited courses for members in the United States and Canada. Allan provides powerfully dynamic strategies, proven to work, into personalized programs. He asserts his own life experiences, energy and influences to capture, educate and inspire audiences to take the necessary actions required to change their lives for the better. He uses those traits as a speaker for Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and is a volunteer member on their Victim's Impact Panel. In this episode we cover: * "not seeing through people but seeing people through" * How to travel the longest highway in the world- the 18" inches from your head back to your heart *Allan shares his acronym HOW: Honesty, Open-minded, Willingness * A powerful tool to access your emotional body and much more Contact Allan McDougall @ AllanMcdougallLive.com

Your Path To Empowerment Four internationally renowned motivational speakers share rewarding insights. These speakers are from the Les Brown platinum speakers. Dr. Lou Corleto, Mr. Wade Randolph, Mr. Allen McDougall, and Dr. Richard Busch. Allan McDougall starts us off and shares his expertise around loss and grief. He addresses the longest highway in the world- 18 inches- from our head to our heart. The five stages of grief: 1) denial 2) anger 3) the bargaining stage 4) depression 5) acceptance. Mr. Wade Randolph starts with the acronym BEST. Be- believe yourself. E- embrace your uniqueness S- service. It has been said that the service is the rent we pay for our time on Earth. Are you behind on your rent? T- stands for time How are you using the TIC TOCs of your life? Who do you count on in your life and who do you need To count out of your life? Boundaries. People either want a hand up or a handout Dr. Rick Bush shares the success formula. 1) willingness to take a risk. Without risk, there's no gain. Do you see obstacles or opportunities 2) initiative until you start nothing happens 3) commitment to be unstoppable for your goals. 4) persevere, keep moving in the right direction. Wrapping up, Allan McDougall reminds us of Og Mandino 1) know yourself 2) count your blessings. 3) go another mile. 4) Use wisely your power of choice Contact: Allan McDougall http://www.ampublicspeaking.com/  WADE RANDOLPH https://randolphunlimited.net/  Dr. Rick Busch https://buschchiropractic.com/  Dr. Lou Corelto https://www.loucorleto.com/ 

Author and Public Speaker Allan McDougall takes you into the life of an alcoholic with unforgiving detail. It leads you down the tortured path that brought him to the brink of suicide by alcohol and back from that hell into the light of a productive life again.  McDougall's book, Breaking Through: Discovering the Riches Within, is the memoir of a hard life, yet one that, more than 20 years after Allan's critical moment on the brink, continues to be fully redeemed. “My intention”, says Allan “is never to see through people but to see people through. This book is a dream I have carried with me for twenty-four years.” He lives these words daily as head of the United Steelworkers Union's Emergency Response Team, reaching out as a crisis counselor to the families of workers killed on the job. “Every day for 22 years I went thousands of feet under the ground and fought Mother Earth in sweltering heat for her mineral wealth. But, however far inside the earth I went, the riches I discovered when I went deep within myself, the 18 inches from my head to my heart, have proven much more valuable. Those 18 inches were the hardest distance I have ever traveled, yet, after more than twenty years, I am still mining that vein, and I am convinced that it is a bottomless source of personal riches.” Many is the book we can't put down, but rare is the story we take with us. Breaking Through is such a story.

This week Joe is joined by very special guest, author, Allan McDougall. Joe and Allan have a conversation that is very dear to him. Allan’s book “Breaking Through, Discovering the Riches Within,” can be found at Green Door Books or online on all big bookstore sites. If you’d like to know more about Allan and what he does you can also go to http://www.ampublicspeaking.com/  Call the voicemail line and leave a message. We would love to hear your thoughts. 1-812-963-4727 Remember to Subscribe and Share.

Small Biz Matters – a half hour program each week where you can work ON your business rather than IN it.with Alexi Boyd from Boyd Office Management ServicesDate: 15 August 2017 Engaging in business naturally means you take on risk. Not everyone you engage with is going to be trustworthy and if they’re likely to take risks, they might take you along for the ride. But covering yourself legally is expensive, right? Maybe, sure lawyers earn more per hour that we do. But what MORE expensive is going to court and if you don’t have the right compliant contracts in place that’s where you could be heading. Who best to sk than an expert in Commercial Law we welcome to the show Allan McDougall from Key Point Law Firm. Welcome to the show Allan. Topics we’ll be covering: Q: “When do you typically need ‘Engagement Contracts in Business?”   A: You typically need contracts in business when you supply products or services over time, or on-line.   In other words performing the transaction  isn’t instantaneous, like paying to have your someone mow your lawn, unless of course it’s a repeating arrangement (but maybe not even then) Also the product or service you provide is complicated or required to be of a certain standard eg painting the inside of a house   Business Terms & Conditions So, if you are selling products or services, whether from a physical or digital/online presence, you will need to have a well-drafted set of business terms and conditions.   These standard Ts&Cs can even be displayed on your website. Some large businesses may display not just standard sales terms, but also standard purchase terms as well.   If you provide services you will need a “client agreement” Client Agreements set out the services you provide your client and on what terms.   This agreement will include information on your obligations, your client’s obligations, as well as standard provisions to limit your liability (risk) and protect your legal interests   If sell products (things) you will need a set of sales terms & conditions. A set of sales Ts&Cs covers similar things to a Client Agreement, as well as your delivery, repair and exchange policies.   The sales Ts&Cs should also ensure that, as a supplier of goods you are complaint with product quality laws   (Talk about the Australian Consumer Law and recent “B2B unfair contract” amendments)   Online market place term and conditions If your website allows parties to buy and sell products, services or even information you will need a set of Ts&Cs to facilitate transactions on your marketplace/website platform. Website marketplace Ts&Cs need to be a little more comprehensive than the other two sets of business Ts&Cs, because they must protect your website platform as well 2.              Contract with employee or contractor Yu should always have a written contract of employment with all award employees, and probably management employees as well. For the sake of good order probably casual employees too, although the contract will most likely be briefer These agreements will set out things like the role of the worker, their remuneration and benefits, any leave entitlements, and what expectations you have of them And for the award employees a written document is a way of proving to the Fair Work Ombudsman for example that you are observing the conditions of the award, should that ever become necessary As regards a contractor you will need to make clear their independence of the cso that you are not responsible for his on-costs, and that he/she is a genuinely independent agent   3.              Shareholders Agreement If your business is in a company and you have shareholders other than immediate family then hopefully you have Shareholders Agreement in place. Sets out what each shareholder’s role in the company is, what their duties and obligations are, how profits are divided, how a shareholder can exit, and generally what happens if something goes wrong A kind of a business “pre-nup”    4.              Buying or Selling a business   If you engage a lawyer this will generally cost a lot. Sometimes you will think the final amount is out of proportion to the sale price.  I often say the more you’re paying or getting the better it is to engage a lawyer. Even if it’s for a small sum you at least get peace of mind with a lawyer being involved. To save money involve your accountant from the word go, and negotiate as much as you can with the person buying or selling. Really get all the commercial details settled, including doing a “due diligence if you are the buyer There is a standard form contract, similar to the real estate version, but I think it’s a waste of time, except perhaps for the smallest business.   5.              How detailed do theses contacts need to be? Their level of detail depends on how complicated your products and services are. Generally one A4 page, with two columns of small type size should suffice. Note though that the font cannot now be too minute otherwise the contact may be deemed to be unfair, under the new laws     Why is it better to seek advice rather that downloading from the internet?   You take a risk that anything on the internet might not be truly suitable for your purposes. Also I notice that many of the ‘free” documents on the internet are from American of UK law firms which are quite different from what we use over here and are sometimes alarmingly uncomplete. Very much a case of buyer beware Also from the internet you can buy contracts and legal documents for various purposes but you still take a risk that you know what you are doing. I see that from some sources you can pay substantially extra for legal interpretation and advice to accompany the purchased document. From what I can tell the advice is Ok, but I only know that because I’m a lawyer! I think you are better off delegating this task. Your time is better spent working on or in your business   7.              If you engage with a commercial lawyer like me, how can you expect the meeting to go. Well, firstly it is my practice to give you the first hour free so you can explain your needs and try to give you an estimate of what it will cost. Maybe I will need to go away and think about it, then get back to you, but an estimate you will get. If you like how the meeting went and the number I come up with then I will send you a fees agreement setting out that estimate. If you are happy with that you tell me and we can proceed. At the beginning of the show Alexi you mentioned that we lawyers charge by time at hourly rates. That’s usually the case where we can’t control the amount of time we spend. For example, in a court case, a dispute situation or where we have to negotiate with another lawyer. For myself, about all I can do is keep you fully informed in those circumstances. Court matters are particularly h problematic.   8.              When is the best time to engage a lawyer? When  you’ve agreed all the important bits with the other party and you’ve personally resolved to go forward. Also you’ve been talking to your accountant in detail and you know the numbers look OK.   9.              How can you minimise the costs? Do your homework: if selling, be realistic about what you are letting go and what you want in return if buying, do you DD early and thoroughly.   Allan McDougall Principal Keypoint Law To find out more go to their website:  http://www.keypointlaw.com.au/

Allan McDougall endured a brutal childhood in southwestern Ontario as the son of a down-on-his-luck farmer and emotionally abusive mother. Frail from asthma, fearful from bullies' taunts, and self-conscious from a persistent stutter, McDougall earned the nickname "Wimpy." In his teens, he turned to drinking to find solace, and began a 22-year dependency. As with many alcoholics, alcohol wasn't his problem - merely the answer to a deeper problem. At age 19,with an alcohol-induced sense of bravado, McDougall began work as a miner in Northern Ontario - a career he remained in for 22 years, but that became a metaphor for the dark, desolate underworld where his alcohol-fueled existence led.In unflinching detail, Breaking Through exposes the hideous underbelly of addiction. Despite the pain inflicted on his family, the loss of his marriage, and the toll on his health, McDougall only hit rock bottom when his body finallyRebelled. The day came when he couldn't take a sip of alcohol without throwing up. He contemplated suicide, but fortunately turned instead to his United Steel Workers (USW) union's Employee Assistance Program for help. So began McDougall's struggle to claw his way out of his personal cave-in to a new life of sobriety and hope. In a compelling story that interweaves humor, reflection, and unwavering honesty, he portrays the rollercoaster of emotions - from anger to humility to elation - experienced while reclaiming a ravaged life. He transforms from childish, or self-centered, to childlike, or other-centered, as he learns to re-engage with and delight in other people and the world of possibilities surrounding him. McDougall's inspirational quest to become a motivational speaker, through both intention and serendipity, is instructive for anyone at a crossroads trying to change their lives. Now a sought-after speaker and international coordinator ofUSW's emergency response team, McDougall spreads his message of hope, while also infusing real ty mined from his personal depths of despair.McDougall describes:•When dealing with addicts, it’s important to hate the addiction but love the person•The paradox that strength only comes from admitting one's weakness•Why those seeking change find that help magically appears once you're sober•How AA's "Promises" serve as inspiration for change With Breaking Through, McDougall sheds light on the tortured path of the alcoholic and, through his own instructive and inspirational story, how it is possible to climb out of the darkness into the light.

Allan McDougall worked in underground mines for 22 years before emerging to assist in his union's EAP office, where his experience helping others deal with situations spiraling out of their control led him to head the International Steelworkers Emergency Response Team. He holds a Master of Labor Administration from the University of Massachusetts. His new book, Breaking Through: Discovering the Riches Within (AM Publishing), is his inspiring memoir, offering a moving example of how to leave addiction and pain behind for a life of sobriety and vision Renate Reimann, Ph.D, is founder of FreshLife Coaching. Her recently released book, Beyond Procrastination: How to Stop Postponing Your Life (FreshLife Coaching 2015) offers concrete steps to move individuals past problematic behaviors to achievement and success Kirby Heyborne accomplished Actor, Narrator, Musician, and Comedian, Kirby Heyborne wows audiences on the silver screen, in their headphones, and in his live performances. Kirby is an experienced, professional actor and comedian, an award winning audiobook narrator, a loved and sought-after motivational speaker, and the performer of his own original, uplifting and heartwarming music. Kirby is a tireless, creative Entrepreneur! For more information go to MoneyForLunch.com. Connect with Bert Martinez on Facebook. Connect with Bert Martinez on Twitter. Need help with your business? Contact Bert Martinez. Have Bert Martinez speak at your event!

Allan McDougall worked in underground mines for 22 years before emerging to assist in his union's EAP office, where his experience helping others deal with situations spiraling out of their control led him to head the International Steelworkers Emergency Response Team. He holds a Master of Labor Administration from the University of Massachusetts. His new book, Breaking Through: Discovering the Riches Within (AM Publishing), is his inspiring memoir, offering a moving example of how to leave addiction and pain behind for a life of sobriety and vision Renate Reimann, Ph.D, is founder of FreshLife Coaching. Her recently released book, Beyond Procrastination: How to Stop Postponing Your Life (FreshLife Coaching 2015) offers concrete steps to move individuals past problematic behaviors to achievement and success Kirby Heyborne accomplished Actor, Narrator, Musician, and Comedian, Kirby Heyborne wows audiences on the silver screen, in their headphones, and in his live performances. Kirby is an experienced, professional actor and comedian, an award winning audiobook narrator, a loved and sought-after motivational speaker, and the performer of his own original, uplifting and heartwarming music. Kirby is a tireless, creative Entrepreneur! For more information go to MoneyForLunch.com. Connect with Bert Martinez on Facebook. Connect with Bert Martinez on Twitter. Need help with your business? Contact Bert Martinez. Have Bert Martinez speak at your event!

Today on the Experience Pros Radio Show, Angel and Eric speak with Allan McDougall about discovering the riches within yourself. New author Kim DeCoste shares her book, "Get Real Ladies", and Gail Harris explains why your gut trumps your intellect so often.

Today on the Experience Pros Radio Show, Angel and Eric speak with Allan McDougall about discovering the riches within yourself. New author Kim DeCoste shares her book, "Get Real Ladies", and Gail Harris explains why your gut trumps your intellect so often.