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Joe Battista led Penn State hockey to 6 ACHA national titles, then helped Penn State build an $88 million arena and join Big Ten hockey. A master of leadership and teamwork, his book Pragmatic Passion shows you how to “Dream big, keep it real, and make a plan.” I met Joe Battista at Culver Academies (Indiana) in the fall of 1986, when we were both assistant hockey coaches for the legendary Al Clark. Over lunch one day I asked him what he wanted to do after Culver. He said, “Go back to Penn State, become the head hockey coach, win some national titles, go varsity, and build a new rink.”This dream was crazy, since the Penn State hockey position hadn't even opened up. Yet, on October 11, 2013 – 27 years after that conversation – I watched from the glass as Battista, who had won six ACHA national titles as Penn State's head hockey coach, walked onto the ice at Penn State's brand new Pegula Arena, and dropped the puck for the ceremonial first faceoff before Penn State's varsity team played its first game in the Big Ten. It was hard not to get choked up, because I was watching a friend achieve every crazy dream he'd told me about 27 years earlier.Battista has funneled the wisdom he's gained about leadership, teamwork, and simply getting hard things done into a book, “Pragmatic Passion: 7 Common Sense Principles for Achieving Personal and Professional Success,” and a robust speaking career.We talk about all of that and more in today's podcast. For info about the book or this podcast please visit our website:http://www.letthemleadbybacon.comhttp://www.johnubacon.comYou can connect with John via these platforms:https://www.facebook.com/johnubaconhttps://twitter.com/Johnubacon
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Leadership can be daunting, and it can feel like we need to have years of leadership training and study under our belts to feel confident. The truth is, sometimes leadership is made out to be more complex than it really is. What we often really need is to exercise some simple common sense. In this episode, I look at some common sense leadership principles you can apply to your leadership, because sometimes it just ain't that complicated. Book Your Discovery Coaching Session I invite you to a Discovery Coaching Session, where we will: Get clear on your most important goals and what is most important to you Identify blockers and limiting beliefs that are holding you back; and Develop key actions you can take to move forward and make progress. You will leave the Discovery Coaching Session with a sense of clarity, purpose and practical steps to move you forward.
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We have Joe Battista, professional speaker and author of The Power of Pragmatic Passion: 7 Common Sense Principles for Achieving Personal and Professional Success. back for a SECOND interview!In this interview Joe and I talk about a chapter in his book titled "Nurture" as in "Nurture Your Dreams by Learning to Nurture Your Money". POWERFUL lessons for young and old, student or executive, for anyone who wants to live comfortably with peace of mind.Business leaders share this with everyone in your organization, parents share with your children, coaches share with your teams!You can learn more about Joe Battista at pragmaticpassion.com. You can also find him on Linkedin at https://www.linkedin.com/in/joebattista/Planning a meeting or conference in 2020 and 2021? Book Joe Battista for your next education or corporate event. pragmaticpassion.comContact me with your comments about this show or any Business Builders Shows at marty@martywolffbusinesssolutions.com , call or text me at 570 815 1626. My website is marty wolff business solutions.comThanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Joe Battista, a former NHL team executive, 6-time ACHA National Championship Hockey Coach, Professional Speaker, Success Coach and Owner of Pragmatic Passion Consulting joins the Business Builders Show for two interviews. Here is part one.We discuss Joe's book The Power of Pragmatic Passion, 7 Common Sense Principles for Achieving Personal & Professional Success. Learn more about how you can Dream Big. Keep it Real. Get it Done! Learn more about Joe at pragmaticpassion.comWhy two separate interviews? Too much valuable information to share in just one show. Teaser- our next interview focuses on "financial literacy' and why that topic is so important to achieve personal and professional success.In addition to his website, pragmaticpassion.com, you can also find Joe on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/joebattista/I welcome your questions and comments. You can reach me at marty wolff business solutions.com or you can call or text me at 570 815 1626. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Joe Battista is a former American ice hockey coach and sports executive. He is the author of “The Power of Pragmatic Passion - 7 Common Sense Principles for Achieving Personal and Professional Success.” From 2013 to 2015 he served as the Vice President of Hockey and Business Administration for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL) after 26 years at Penn State University. Since 2016 he has been the owner of Pragmatic Passion LLC consulting focusing on Keynote and Motivational Speaking, Success Coaching, and Business Development. Battista graduated from Penn State University Smeal College of Business in 1983 with a degree in marketing. He has a total of 30 years coaching experience, with 512 wins and six ACHA national titles. Battista also coached Team USA in the 2003 World University Games. He is a member of the American Collegiate Hockey Association Hall of Fame, Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame, Penn State Hockey Hall of Fame, and the Penn Hills Hall of Fame. Battista has also worked in a variety of sports marketing and management positions with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Culver Military Academy. After his coaching days at Penn State, Battista served as Executive Director of the Nittany Lion Club for the University from 2006-2009. He was awarded the Division of Development and Alumni Relations "Ridge Riley Lion's Pride Award". Later, he became Director of Major Gifts at Smeal College of Business. During his administrative time at Penn State, Battista was instrumental in securing the largest donation in the university's history, an $88 million gift from Terry & Kim Pegula for a new ice facility and to have Penn State Hockey become a Division I team. Battista, serving as Associate Athletic Director for Ice Arena and Hockey Operations, oversaw the building of the new double sheet Pegula Ice Arena and the development of the new Division I Men's and Women's programs. After his successful years at Penn State, he was hired by the Buffalo Sabres, which is owned by Terry & Kim Pegula to become Vice President of Hockey and Business Administration. After 2 years with the Sabres, he left to become a private sports and fundraising consultant. In 2016, Battista would become Executive Director and Chief Development Officer for the Lock Haven University Foundation. Battista left the Lock Haven University Foundation to focus on his own business, Pragmatic Passion, LLC as a Motivational Speaker and Private Consultant. He also serves as the Vice President of Business Development for the National Athletic and Professional Success Academy (NAPSA) https://www.napsacademy.org
In this episode of The Ready Room, I sit down with Joe Battista. Joe is a coach, mentor, motivational speaker, and author of "The Power of Pragmatic Passion: 7 Common Sense Principles for Achieving Personal & Professional Success” We discuss what it means to follow your heart, and whether it's possible to do so without severing all ties, and leaving yourself and family in financial straits. We ask the question: What truly defines happiness? We talk about why it is that two-thirds of American workers feel disengaged at their job. We discuss why civil discourse is so hard to find nowadays, and what we can do as individuals to improve that. We talk golf, old friends, new beginnings, and how you can follow your heart's desire with the right plan, the right people, and a healthy dose of pragmatism.
Joe Battista is back for Round 2!Joe is the author of “The Power of Pragmatic Passion - 7 Common Sense Principles for Achieving Personal and Professional Success.” From 2013 to 2015 he served as the Vice President of Hockey and Business Administration for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL) after 26 years at Penn State University. [1] He has a total of 30 years coaching experience, with 512 wins and six ACHA national titles.He is a member of the American Collegiate Hockey Association Hall of Fame, Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame, Penn State Hockey Hall of Fame, and the Penn Hills Hall of Fame. During his administrative time at Penn State, Battista was instrumental in securing the largest donation in the university's history, an $88 million gift from Terry & Kim Pegula for a new ice facility and to have Penn State Hockey become a Division I team. After his successful years at Penn State, he was hired by the Buffalo Sabres, which is owned by Terry & Kim Pegula to become Vice President of Hockey and Business Administration. After 2 years with the Sabres, he left to become a private sports and fundraising consultant. Since 2016 he has been the owner of Pragmatic Passion LLC consulting focusing on Keynote and Motivational Speaking, Success Coaching, and Business Development.LLC as a Motivational Speaker and Private Consultant. [2] He also serves as the Vice President of Business Development for the National Athletic and Professional Success Academy (NAPSA) https://www.napsacademy.org.Shoutout to the sponsors of the podcast:DDP Yoga www.DDPYoga.comLHTA Wellness Center @ (814) 471-6871All music on this episode is from the amazing JAKE OVER. Find him on Facebook.Listen to the show on Spotify @ https://goo.gl/RPCjD6iTunes: https://goo.gl/3gMfeiStitcher: https://goo.gl/e4fFfqPippa: https://goo.gl/BYNdVwAlso find me on Google Play & iHeartRadio by searching ‘Rob Z Radio’You can call me directly @ (814) 799-0064Please give me a rating on iTunes. It would help the podcast tremendously.How can I make more $$$ for you and/or your business?Message me with "Fix My Social" on any of my platformsTwitter & Snapchat @RobZyoFacebook, Instagram & LinkedIn @RobZRadioYouTube @RobZShowwww.RobZRadio.comMy mission is to help businesses and individuals stand out through their social media networks. I like to describe it as taking a brick and mortar business and turning it into a personality that people can identify with. Giving businesses an identity. Call me (814) 799-0064More about DDP Yoga:Diamond Dallas Page originally developed DDP YOGA for athletes like himself who had suffered years of injuries due to high-impact sports. For the first 42 years of his life, Dallas was a guy who "wouldn't be caught dead" doing yoga, or anything like it.When he ruptured his L4 and L5 spinal discs during the height of his professional wrestling career, he was so desperate to keep his childhood dream alive, he was willing to try anything. So he tried yoga for the first time in his life.Because Dallas (DDP) had so much experience in many other areas of fitness, he quickly started mixing elements of yoga with his rehab and traditional calisthenics. For almost a decade, DDP has refined his program and has become a master at teaching it to others, as well as motivating individuals to believe that anything is possible with dedication and hard work.Along the way, Dallas learned that very deconditioned men and women could do DDP YOGA as well -- he was amazed to see stories of people doing DDP YOGA losing literally hundreds of pounds! As Dallas puts it, "weight loss just happens to be a really AWESOME side effect of DDP YOGA!"DDP Yoga combines the very best of yoga, old-school calisthenics, sports rehabilitation therapy and dynamic resistance to create one of the most effective fitness plans in existence today. It allows anyone to:Get a kick-ass cardio workoutIncrease flexibilityStrengthen core musclesExperience almost no joint impactWhat Makes DDPY Different Than Traditional Yoga and Other Fitness Programs?What separates DDP Yoga from all other kinds of yoga is not just that it is fronted by a celebrity, or that the program combines yoga positions and calisthenics with physical therapy principles, or even that it has an interactive app that lets its users do the workouts from anywhere, but that DDPY is something that anybody at any age or skill level can do. Unlike traditional yoga, DDP Yoga isn't just stretching, it's stretching and strengthening your muscles, ligaments, and tendons.DDP Yoga may have a strong celebrity following (e.g. Darius Rucker, Chris Jericho, A.J. Styles, Gabriel Iglesias), but the program is rooted in adaptability and “making it your own.” Finding the motivation to start doing DDPY is often the major hurdle for people, as it may entail trying things that were not originally part of their lifestyle. In addition to steadily completing the workouts, followers of DDPY are encouraged to reconsider their diets and overall attitude. When following all of these concepts, results are nearly guaranteed. Just ask military veteran Arthur Boorman , who previously walked with crutches and leg braces, or Jared Mollenkopf, who lost around 300 pounds in a little over a year. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Joe Battista, Vice President of the National Athletic and Professional Success Academy and recent PA Sports Hall of Fame Inductee, joins host Dr. Dawn Graham to discuss his book "The Power of Pragmatic Passion: 7 Common Sense Principles for Achieving Personal and Professional Success" on Career Talk. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Joe Battista is the author of “The Power of Pragmatic Passion - 7 Common Sense Principles for Achieving Personal and Professional Success.” From 2013 to 2015 he served as the Vice President of Hockey and Business Administration for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL) after 26 years at Penn State University. [1] He has a total of 30 years coaching experience, with 512 wins and six ACHA national titles. He is a member of the American Collegiate Hockey Association Hall of Fame, Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame, Penn State Hockey Hall of Fame, and the Penn Hills Hall of Fame. During his administrative time at Penn State, Battista was instrumental in securing the largest donation in the university's history, an $88 million gift from Terry & Kim Pegula for a new ice facility and to have Penn State Hockey become a Division I team. After his successful years at Penn State, he was hired by the Buffalo Sabres, which is owned by Terry & Kim Pegula to become Vice President of Hockey and Business Administration. After 2 years with the Sabres, he left to become a private sports and fundraising consultant. Since 2016 he has been the owner of Pragmatic Passion LLC consulting focusing on Keynote and Motivational Speaking, Success Coaching, and Business Development.LLC as a Motivational Speaker and Private Consultant. [2] He also serves as the Vice President of Business Development for the National Athletic and Professional Success Academy (NAPSA) https://www.napsacademy.org.Shoutout to the sponsors of the podcast:DDP Yoga www.DDPYoga.comLHTA Wellness Center @ (814) 471-6871All music on this episode is from the amazing JAKE OVER. Find him on Facebook.Listen to the show on Spotify @ https://goo.gl/RPCjD6iTunes: https://goo.gl/3gMfeiStitcher: https://goo.gl/e4fFfqPippa: https://goo.gl/BYNdVwAlso find me on Google Play & iHeartRadio by searching ‘Rob Z Radio’You can call me directly @ (814) 799-0064Please give me a rating on iTunes. It would help the podcast tremendously.How can I make more $$$ for you and/or your business?Message me with "Fix My Social" on any of my platformsTwitter & Snapchat @RobZyoFacebook, Instagram & LinkedIn @RobZRadioYouTube @RobZShowwww.RobZRadio.comMy mission is to help businesses and individuals stand out through their social media networks. I like to describe it as taking a brick and mortar business and turning it into a personality that people can identify with. Giving businesses an identity. Call me (814) 799-0064More about DDP Yoga:Diamond Dallas Page originally developed DDP YOGA for athletes like himself who had suffered years of injuries due to high-impact sports. For the first 42 years of his life, Dallas was a guy who "wouldn't be caught dead" doing yoga, or anything like it.When he ruptured his L4 and L5 spinal discs during the height of his professional wrestling career, he was so desperate to keep his childhood dream alive, he was willing to try anything. So he tried yoga for the first time in his life.Because Dallas (DDP) had so much experience in many other areas of fitness, he quickly started mixing elements of yoga with his rehab and traditional calisthenics. For almost a decade, DDP has refined his program and has become a master at teaching it to others, as well as motivating individuals to believe that anything is possible with dedication and hard work.Along the way, Dallas learned that very deconditioned men and women could do DDP YOGA as well -- he was amazed to see stories of people doing DDP YOGA losing literally hundreds of pounds! As Dallas puts it, "weight loss just happens to be a really AWESOME side effect of DDP YOGA!"DDP Yoga combines the very best of yoga, old-school calisthenics, sports rehabilitation therapy and dynamic resistance to create one of the most effective fitness plans in existence today. It allows anyone to:Get a kick-ass cardio workoutIncrease flexibilityStrengthen core musclesExperience almost no joint impactWhat Makes DDPY Different Than Traditional Yoga and Other Fitness Programs?What separates DDP Yoga from all other kinds of yoga is not just that it is fronted by a celebrity, or that the program combines yoga positions and calisthenics with physical therapy principles, or even that it has an interactive app that lets its users do the workouts from anywhere, but that DDPY is something that anybody at any age or skill level can do. Unlike traditional yoga, DDP Yoga isn't just stretching, it's stretching and strengthening your muscles, ligaments, and tendons.DDP Yoga may have a strong celebrity following (e.g. Darius Rucker, Chris Jericho, A.J. Styles, Gabriel Iglesias), but the program is rooted in adaptability and “making it your own.” Finding the motivation to start doing DDPY is often the major hurdle for people, as it may entail trying things that were not originally part of their lifestyle. In addition to steadily completing the workouts, followers of DDPY are encouraged to reconsider their diets and overall attitude. When following all of these concepts, results are nearly guaranteed. Just ask military veteran Arthur Boorman , who previously walked with crutches and leg braces, or Jared Mollenkopf, who lost around 300 pounds in a little over a year. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.