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"Whatever you do, or whatever your talent or profession is, you will do much better if you deploy your assets in the right configuration." John Vespacian There are many reasons why history matters, and when history is perceived from a biographical point of view, the stories start to be more relatable and the lessons more applicable at an individual level. Our guest today, John Vespacian, approaches history from this very interesting angle and enables people to see historical patterns that enhance their understanding and insights on how to solve the problems they presently face.   John Vespasian is the author of eleven books about rational living, including "When everything fails, try this" https://amzn.to/3xVdAbM (2009), "Rationality is the way to happiness" https://amzn.to/3spQbOL (2009), "The philosophy of builders" https://amzn.to/3CSBoRq (2010), "The 10 principles of rational living" https://amzn.to/3iOlI9P (2012), "Rational living, rational working" https://amzn.to/3xSJWUS (2013), "Consistency: The key to permanent stress relief" https://amzn.to/3z7TGfr (2014), "On becoming unbreakable" https://amzn.to/3iOKk2i (2015), "Thriving in difficult times" https://amzn.to/3xW55NP (2016), "Sequentiality: The amazing power of finding the right sequence of steps" https://amzn.to/3iSZ1kN (2017), "Undisrupted: How highly-effective people deal with disruptions" https://amzn.to/3k06ldZ (2019), and "Asymmetry: The shortcut to success when success seems impossible" https://amzn.to/3iPwEnM (2020). Vespasian has lived in Germany, Italy, France, Spain, and The Netherlands. His books combine his passion for history, investing, and personal development, reflecting his philosophy of rational living, productiveness, and respect for the individual. The purpose of Vespacian's work is to draw practical lessons from history and believes that if a person wants to make good decisions, they have to look at the big picture and learn from the wisdom accumulated in centuries of human experience. He argues that knowledge is the only valid response to stress, the only formula that can make a person more effective. His books contain the wisdom he has accumulated in decades of research, and he believes that it is all about learning from other people's successes and mistakes and figuring out how to apply those principles to your own life. In every book, Vespacian goes through biographies and historical events with the goal of extracting from them lessons that people can use right now. In this episode, our guest will tell us more about his approach to history and how he uses the lessons to educate people on handling present situations. He will also highlight a few of the biographies in his book and the lessons derived from them.   Listen in! Social media handles https://sites.google.com/view/assymetry/home   https://www.facebook.com/john.vespasian https://twitter.com/JohnVespasian   http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00IP34FJQ   http://johnvespasian.blogspot.com/ https://sites.google.com/view/asymmetry-detailed-info/home   What I do is combine my history with personal development. [2:58] Each of my books contains the essence of short biographies of people from different professions, centuries, and countries. [3:03] I try to extract the patterns of success and the patterns of failure by analyzing real stories from real people, which I consider to be a very practical approach to history. [3:13] I look at history as a major teacher of thinking patterns of behavior of human nature where if you don't learn from history, you are likely to repeat the same mistakes that people made centuries ago. [3:40] Unfortunately, the history we learn at school is usually presented in a very useless way, which makes people very frustrated with it. [3:55] I am trying to change this pattern in my books by having a perspective of history that is super practical and entertaining because I try to extract from each biography key points that people can use today in their daily lives. [4:07] My latest book titled asymmetry contains the message that to be successful in life and get something done, it is much easier to do it if you take an asymmetric approach giving the example of Mozart, a very famous musician. [4:46] A lesson from the book is that whatever you do or whatever your talent or profession is, you will do much better if you deploy your assets in the right configuration. [7:44] In the book, I analyze in great detail, how Hannibal who was a general, fought against the Roman Empire very successfully for almost 20 years with fewer soldiers in a foreign territory. [7:57] A very important lesson from history is that you should not get discouraged because you have fewer resources, are less experienced, or have fewer contacts than other people. If you deploy what you have in the right configuration, you can multiply your effectiveness. [9:06] Another lesson from the book is from using chess players to compare their actual lives with their way of playing chess. [ 9:55] There is a great component of personal style when you play chess, as it is a game that allows people to deploy their personalities. [10:12] It is very interesting to see from the great masters how they manage to win when they're playing chess, especially when they had everything against them. [10:22] In the book Asymmetry, I recount the story of Alekhine, who was a grandmaster or world champion, in the 1920s and 1930s, before the Second World War. [10:34] The biography is fascinating because one of the things you learn from his personal life and his way of playing is that you will have situations in life where you can't figure out the right strategy because you don't have all the elements or the situation is too complex. Still, you will eventually find an opening and win the battle by taking small initiatives and testing the waters. [10:56] Commercial Break. [12:54] It is very important that in life, you get the right perspective, and for most people, this is going to be 85 years to try to see progress in perspective, because otherwise, it's very easy to go crazy, it's very easy to become desperate if you take a very short-term perspective. [14:15] If you take this perspective, you will see your problems from a different perspective as long as you keep using your time effectively and try to improve the situation little by little; after a few years, you will not even remember. [15:13] One thing that I am very skeptical about in my books is positive thinking in the way that most people understand it. [16:42] People don't realize that positive thinking is very dangerous unless coupled with rational and consistent action because it makes people super anxious. [17:18] It is much better to have a low-key approach to try to come up first with a solid plan and objective you can pursue, and then you will have plenty of time to become enthusiastic. [18:02] The results of the analysis are that most successful careers are asymmetric. This is very important to understand because when you analyze the lives of successful people in history, you see that many of them became successful after failures. [19:24] When you look at the biographies in detail, you will see the enormous amount of failure and distress. It is only by doing asymmetric strategies, trying different things, and focusing on what works that people will emerge successful and happy. [21:32] Another aspect that I often underline in my books is that you have to find sustainable ways to take care of your health before you become sick. [22:29] I spend a lot of time researching Ancient Medicine, especially herbal medicine and ancient Greek medicine. I have to tell you that the principles of maintaining your health have been known since ancient Greek and haven't changed a lot despite new technology. [23:14] When you go to Ancient Greece and see that people lived fairly long and were able to stay healthy with very few resources, there are important lessons to draw. [23:39] One of the good habits I think everybody should acquire because it's very inexpensive and beneficial is to get used to drinking herbal tea such as chamomile, mint, sage. [23:52] Whatever business you do, wherever your profession or career, you have to find a way by looking at your processes, dedication, and time allocation to develop asymmetric advantages. [25:59] You have to spend time identifying the steps that add most of the value to what you're doing and try to focus and optimize on those. [26:26] I have the biography of Velasquez, a very famous artist in the 17th century, and he made a fortune just because he changed his procedure. [27:17] It would be best to spend some time per month, maybe a couple of hours, trying to read some history or something that you find interesting to gain some perspective. [30:25] It is a very good investment which will make you much more logical in your thinking and much more relaxed because you will get the perspective of the centuries [30:58] ….………...……… Thank you to our January sponsor!  KukuaBiz can provide dedicated and affordable talent from Kenya to help you grow and scale your business. Virtual employees are skilled in administrative functions, sales, podcast management, video editing, marketing, social media marketing, website design and management, and more. Learn more: https://www.kukuabiz.com    

Please join us on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. PST for a live interview with host Denise Messenger. Our returning guest is John Vespasian. He is a fabulous historian, researcher and author of many published books and he will be sharing his newest book with us.

JOHN VESPASIAN is the author of eleven books about rational living, including "When everything fails, try this" (2009), "Rationality is the way to happiness" (2009), "The philosophy of builders" (2010), "The 10 principles of rational living" (2012), "Rational living, rational working" (2013), "Consistency: The key to permanent stress relief" (2014), "On becoming unbreakable" (2015), "Thriving in difficult times" (2016), "Sequentiality: The amazing power of finding the right sequence of steps" (2017), "Undisrupted: How highly-effective people deal with disruptions" (2019), and "Asymmetry: The shortcut to success when success seems impossible" (2020). SHOW LESS

Offering an alternative to positive thinking, John Vespasian has created a genre of books around rational living. Vespasian is the author of 11 books and has lived in Germany, Italy, France, Spain and The Netherlands. He has turned his international background and his interest in history into a breed of personal-development books that emphasize rationality, resilience, and learning from real-life examples. His books contain the wisdom he has accumulated through decades of research.  “It's all about learning from other people's successes and mistakes, and figuring out how to apply those principles to your own life. In every book, I go through biographies and historical events with the goal of extracting from them lessons we can use right now." His books include “When everything fails, try this” (2009), “Rationality is the way to happiness” (2009), “The philosophy of builders” (2010), “The 10 principles of rational living” (2012), “Rational living, rational working” (2013), “Consistency: The key to permanent stress relief” (2014), “On becoming unbreakable” (2015), “Thriving in difficult times” (2016), “Sequentiality: The amazing power of finding the right sequence of steps” (2017), “Undisrupted: How highly-effective people deal with disruptions” (2019), and "Asymmetry: The shortcut to success when success seems impossible" (2020). Find his books here: http://bit.ly/JohnVespasianBooksFresh Blood - John Vespa[00:00:00] Hello, and welcome to Fresh Blood, a podcast about killing it in the age of age-ism, where we prove that new blood does not necessarily equal young blood here to discuss what it takes to have continued success through life. I'll be your host Jolie downs. With over 20 years of executive recruiting experience, I've learned how much we can grow and be inspired by other people's stories.[00:00:25] I'm excited to share that with you. Here on fresh blood.[00:00:32] Thank you for joining us today on fresh blood today, we are speaking with John . He is the author of 11 books about rational living. He has turned his international background and his personal interest in history into a breed of personal development books that emphasize rationality, resilience and learning from real life examples.[00:00:54] His latest book was recently published "Asymmetry, the Shortcut to Success. [00:01:00] When Success Seems Impossible", John, thank you so much for joining us on fresh blood. Please tell us a little bit more about your path to becoming a published author. I'd love to hear how you ended up becoming a writer and then, how you found success in this field.[00:01:15] And it's a very interesting story I have to say because the reason why I started to write, it was now 11 years ago, was out of pure frustration. I have to say that I'm a voracious reader in areas  like history, personal development, psychology marketing, personal finance, where I read a lot and at a certain point I cannot find the kind of books I wanted to read.[00:01:41]Especially on personal development. I wanted to find books that are very practical, very factual very low key. I'm not so much in favor of this positive thinking fashion we have now. So I started to write the kind of books I could not find. And I have been doing now this for 11 [00:02:00] years.[00:02:00]My books are useful in the sense that they reflect my passion for history, my passion for personal development. So what I try to do in in each book is to go through really that history and of biographies of different people in different centuries, different countries, different professions to try to extract practical lessons.[00:02:22] That we can use today in the 21st century. So this is what I've been doing for the last 11 years. And I have to tel

In today’s episode of “Healing From Within” host Sheryl Glick author of The Living Spirit: Answers for Healing and Infinite Love which share stories of spiritual awakening communication healing energies miracles and ways to use intuition and inner guidance to navigate the world making better choices and decisions welcomes, once again, John Vespasian author of […] The post HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE DEAL WITH “DISRUPTION” IN UNIQUE WAYS appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

In today’s episode of “Healing From Within” host Sheryl Glick author of The Living Spirit: Answers for Healing and Infinite Love which share stories of spiritual awakening communication healing energies miracles and ways to use intuition and inner guidance to navigate the world making better choices and decisions welcomes, once again, John Vespasian author of […] The post HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE DEAL WITH “DISRUPTION” IN UNIQUE WAYS appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

In today’s episode of “Healing From Within” host Sheryl Glick author of The Living Spirit: Answers for Healing and Infinite Love which share stories of spiritual awakening communication healing energies miracles and ways to use intuition and inner guidance to navigate the world making better choices and decisions welcomes, once again, John Vespasian author of […] The post HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE DEAL WITH “DISRUPTION” IN UNIQUE WAYS appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

In today’s episode of “Healing From Within” host Sheryl Glick author of The Living Spirit: Answers for Healing and Infinite Love which share stories of spiritual awakening communication healing energies miracles and ways to use intuition and inner guidance to navigate the world making better choices and decisions welcomes, once again, John Vespasian author of […] The post HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE DEAL WITH “DISRUPTION” IN UNIQUE WAYS appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Sheryl Glick host of Healing From Within Interviews once again, John Vespasian author of Undisrupted helps us develop a sound plan and strategy to determine if life is running smoothly, always filled with success and happiness, or are we sometimes faced with disruptions and periods of chaos, where we need strategies to help make the best choices for success. John helps prepare readers for challenges we may face at some point in our lives. John wrote, “Individuals who thought themselves blessed by fortune will unexpectedly suffer road accidents, get fired from their job, go bankrupt and lose their health, get divorced or get sued in court by friends, business partners or third parties, others will lose their savings in catastrophic investments.Learn more about Sheryl here: http://www.sherylglick.com/

Post by Skyler J. Collins (Editor). Episode 437 welcomes John Vespasian to the podcast to chat with Skyler on the following topics: living all over Europe; the worldwide COVID-19 moment; the abundance of irrationality in the world today; the timeless commonplace of information manipulation; remaining rational in the face of extreme opposition; defining rationality (logical conclusions from relevant facts); developing a rational mentality; never accepting a single point of view or opinion; everyone has their blind spots and biases; the problem with positive thinking; among his many published books is 10 Principles of Rational Living, including: Think Like an Entrepreneur, not a Crusader, Accept the Inevitable Hassles of Life, and Acquire Effective Habits; the importance of keeping a lifetime perspective when making decisions; and more.

JOHN VESPASIAN is the author of eleven books about rational living, including "When everything fails, try this" (2009), "Rationality is the way to happiness" (2009), "The philosophy of builders" (2010), "The 10 principles of rational living" (2012), "Rational living, rational working" (2013), "Consistency: The key to permanent stress relief" (2014), "On becoming unbreakable" (2015), "Thriving in difficult times" (2016), "Sequentiality: The amazing power of finding the right sequence of steps" (2017), "Undisrupted: How highly-effective people deal with disruptions" (2019), and "Asymmetry: The shortcut to success when success seems impossible" (2020).

A conversation with John Vespasian -  philosopher, author, investor and more.  I took this opportunity to learn about him before finding out about his work.  A very interesting conversation and he offers really fascinating perspectives and tools for anxiety and life, many of which through amazing, true stories from history.  http://johnvespasian.blogspot.com/ About Me I’ve found there is a great need for those facing anxiety and depression.  As a School Counselor, I see many students look for help in these areas but it can be hard finding the right help, and even then the process ain’t easy.  I myself have experienced severe panic attacks and depersonalization disorder.  After getting through what felt hopeless at times, I’m here to provide stories of recovery and connect with you.    Email me at support@anxietyhelpwithwes.com  Rate the pod!  

JOHN VESPASIAN is the author of ten books about rational living, including "When everything fails, try this" (2009), "Rationality is the way to happiness" (2009), "The philosophy of builders" (2010), "The 10 principles of rational living" (2012), "Rational living, rational working" (2013), "Consistency: The key to permanent stress relief" (2014), "On becoming unbreakable" (2015), "Thriving in difficult times" (2016), "Sequentiality: The amazing power of finding the right sequence of steps" (2017), and "Undisrupted: How highly-effective people deal with disruptions" (2019). Vespasian has lived in Germany, Italy, France, Spain and The Netherlands. His books combine his passion for history, investing, and personal development, reflecting his philosophy of rational living, productiveness, and respect for the individual. "The purpose of my work is to draw practical lessons from history," he explains. "If you want to make good decisions, you have to look at the big picture, and learn from the wisdom accumulated in centuries of human experience." "Knowledge is the only valid response to stress, the only formula that can make you more effective," Vespasian argues. "My books contain the wisdom I have accumulated in decades of research. It's all about learning from other people's successes and mistakes, and figuring out how to apply those principles to your own life. In every book, I go through biographies and historical events with the goal of extracting from them lessons we can use right now."

We discuss his 11 th book Asymmetry. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gina-bengtson/support

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Author John Vespasian returns with his latest book “Assymetry-The Short Cut to Success When Success Seems Impossible” and talks about with asymmetry means and how it applies to daily living including during the current pandemic crisis! John is also the author of 10 books on rational living and explains the meaning of rational living in today's society! Check out all his books and more on Amazon today! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/themikewagnershow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themikewagnershow/support

Author John Vespasian returns with his latest book “Assymetry-The Short Cut to Success When Success Seems Impossible” and talks about with asymmetry means and how it applies to daily living including during the current pandemic crisis! John is also the author of 10 books on rational living and explains the meaning of rational living in today's society! Check out all his books and more on Amazon today!

John Vespasian is the author of eleven books about "Rational Living."  John has studied history and is here to share with us some of the things he has discovered and offer some of his tips for "Rational Living."

Knowing and Choosing with Ambassador Arikana Chihombori-Quao and John Vespasian on Thriving Entrepreneur hosted by Steve Kidd We need to know the truth in order to then make the choice. Without the complete information we are never really empowered to choose or decide. The problem is when we know then we are responsible to do something effective and impactful with what we have learn Ambassador Arikana Chihombori-Quao shares her International Best Selling Book “Africa 101” and helps us see the historical as well as current history of Africa. Once we learn the gross injustices inflicted upon the African nations, what are we going to choose to do about it? This is a question each of us must decide The John Vespasian Shares his book “ Asymetry: The shortcut to success when success seems impossible”. In his book he empowers us with knowledge of how we an can in the worst of circumstances find success, even find a shortcut to it, even in the most impossible situations Listen in to these 2 amazing best selling authors and be empowered with knowledge, but then choose to do something with that knowledge so you can live as a Thriving Entrepreneur

We need to know the truth in order to then make the choice. Without the complete information we are never really empowered to choose or decide. The problem is when we know then we are responsible to do something effective and impactful with what we have learn   Ambassador Arikana Chihombori-Quao shares her International Best Selling Book “Africa 101” and helps us see the historical as well as current history of Africa. Once we learn the gross injustices inflicted upon the African nations, what are we going to choose to do about it? This is a question each of us must decide   The John Vespasian Shares his book “ Asymetry: The shortcut to success when success seems impossible”. In his book he empowers us with knowledge of how we an can in the worst of circumstances find success, even find a shortcut to it, even in the most impossible situations   Listen in to these 2 amazing best selling authors and be empowered with knowledge, but then choose to do something with that knowledge so you can live as a Thriving Entrepreneur

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Please join us today, July 1, 2020 for a live show with host Denise Messenger at 4:00 p.m. California time.  Our returning guest is John Vespasian.  He is an amazing author.  His newest book is "Asymmetry" which has life lessons.  He explores historical figures and what made them succeed in life, and or the failures that helped them move on to do amazing things.  You asked for it and we deliver.

JOHN VESPASIAN is the author of eleven books about rational living including this latest one, Asymmetry: The shortcut to success when success seems impossible. Vespasian has lived in Germany, Italy, France, Spain and The Netherlands. His books combine his passion for history, investing, and personal development, reflecting his philosophy of rational living, productiveness, and respect for the individual. "The purpose of my work is to draw practical lessons from history," he explains. "If you want to make good decisions, you have to look at the big picture, and learn from the wisdom accumulated in centuries of human experience."

JOHN VESPASIAN is the author of eleven books about rational living including this latest one, Asymmetry: The shortcut to success when success seems impossible. Vespasian has lived in Germany, Italy, France, Spain and The Netherlands. His books combine his passion for history, investing, and personal development, reflecting his philosophy of rational living, productiveness, and respect for the individual. "The purpose of my work is to draw practical lessons from history," he explains. "If you want to make good decisions, you have to look at the big picture, and learn from the wisdom accumulated in centuries of human experience."

JOHN VESPASIAN is the author of eleven books about rational living, including “When everything fails, try this” (2009), “Rationality is the way to happiness” (2009), “The philosophy of builders” (2010), “The 10 principles of rational living” (2012), “Rational living, rational working” (2013), “Consistency: The key to permanent stress relief” (2014), “On becoming unbreakable” (2015), “Thriving in difficult times” (2016), “Sequentiality: The amazing power of finding the right sequence of steps” (2017), “Undisrupted: How highly-effective people deal with disruptions” (2019), and "Asymmetry: The shortcut to success when success seems impossible" (2020). Vespasian has lived in Germany, Italy, France, Spain, and The Netherlands. His books combine his passion for history, investing, and personal development, reflecting his philosophy of rational living, productiveness, and respect for the individual. "The purpose of my work is to draw practical lessons from history," he explains. "If you want to make good decisions, you have to look at the big picture, and learn from the wisdom accumulated in centuries of human experience." "Knowledge is the only valid response to stress, the only formula that can make you more effective," Vespasian argues. "My books contain the wisdom I have accumulated in decades of research. It's all about learning from other people's successes and mistakes, and figuring out how to apply those principles to your own life. In every book, I go through biographies and historical events with the goal of extracting from them lessons we can use right now." If you want to learn more about John you can find him at: https://johnvespasian.blogspot.com https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00IP34FJQ www.facebook.com/john.vespasian and @JohnVespasian on Twitter. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pressplayinspired/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pressplayinspired/support

JOHN VESPASIAN is the author of eleven books about rational living including this latest one, Asymmetry: The shortcut to success when success seems impossible. Vespasian has lived in Germany, Italy, France, Spain and The Netherlands. His books combine his passion for history, investing, and personal development, reflecting his philosophy of rational living, productiveness, and respect for the individual. "The purpose of my work is to draw practical lessons from history," he explains. "If you want to make good decisions, you have to look at the big picture, and learn from the wisdom accumulated in centuries of human experience."

JOHN VESPASIAN is the author of eleven books about rational living including this latest one, Asymmetry: The shortcut to success when success seems impossible. Vespasian has lived in Germany, Italy, France, Spain and The Netherlands. His books combine his passion for history, investing, and personal development, reflecting his philosophy of rational living, productiveness, and respect for the individual. "The purpose of my work is to draw practical lessons from history," he explains. "If you want to make good decisions, you have to look at the big picture, and learn from the wisdom accumulated in centuries of human experience."

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Sheryl Glick host of Healing From Within Interviews once again, John Vespasian author of Undisrupted helps us develop a sound plan and strategy to determine if life is running smoothly, always filled with success and happiness, or are we sometimes faced with disruptions and periods of chaos, where we need strategies to help make the best choices for success. We will begin to discover the keys to dealing with disruption and times of crisis, as John Vespasian shows us to rely on what we already know and employ skills and assets gathered in the past that we know and trust.Learn more about Sheryl here: http://www.sherylglick.com/

Hi all, Welcome back to another episode on MindCep Podcast and in today's episode we have a very special guest named John Vespasian joining us today. This episode is brought to you by Radioguestlist.com, the #1 free radio, guest, podcast, and talk show guest expert interview booking service. JOHN VESPASIAN is the author of eleven books about rational living, including “When everything fails, try this” (2009), “Rationality is the way to happiness” (2009), “The philosophy of builders” (2010), “The 10 principles of rational living” (2012), “Rational living, rational working” (2013), “Consistency: The key to permanent stress relief” (2014), “On becoming unbreakable” (2015), “Thriving in difficult times” (2016), “Sequentiality: The amazing power of finding the right sequence of steps” (2017), “Undisrupted: How highly-effective people deal with disruptions” (2019), and "Asymmetry: The shortcut to success when success seems impossible" (2020). Vespasian has lived in Germany, Italy, France, Spain and The Netherlands. His books combine his passion for history, investing, and personal development, reflecting his philosophy of rational living, productiveness, and respect for the individual. "The purpose of my work is to draw practical lessons from history," he explains. "If you want to make good decisions, you have to look at the big picture, and learn from the wisdom accumulated in centuries of human experience." "Knowledge is the only valid response to stress, the only formula that can make you more effective," Vespasian argues. "My books contain the wisdom I have accumulated in decades of research. It's all about learning from other people's successes and mistakes, and figuring out how to apply those principles to your own life. In every book, I go through biographies and historical events with the goal of extracting from them lessons we can use right now." SOCIAL MEDIA & WEBSITE Website: Blog: https://johnvespasian.blogspot.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/john.vespasian Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnvespasian Content Schedule: Podcast Episodes- Mon each week Cheers, Alex Blog: https://alexandermuir.com/blog/ Podcast: https://anchor.fm/alex-muir757 Find Me on Social: https://www.facebook.com/Alex-Muir-Marketing-521328441531919/ https://www.instagram.com/a.muir757/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-muir-b55a44149/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkW1z-RObDp8VPJ0NWego-Q?view_as=subscriber DISCLAIMER: All information provided by Alex Muir is of a general nature and is spoken from Alex Muir's personal experiences, and personal opinions on the topics related to fitness, health, and education only. No information is to be taken as medical or other health advice pertaining to any specific health or medical condition. You agree that use of this information is at your own risk and hold Alex Muir harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, injuries, or damages resulting from any and all claims.

Our guest is John Vespasian, author of Undisrupted: How highly-effective people deal with disruptionsWe discuss how historical examples of people having career success and persevering to find their passion can serve as lessons today for us to find our own success.  We also focus on personal finance as well and emphasize the importance of reading and understanding investments to allow yourself the most freedom possible to pursue the things you want to pursue.For more information about John, visit https://johnvespasian.blogspot.com/ Visit www.suburbanfolk.com for more information.Suburban Folk is part of the Pod All the Time podcast network.

Disruption and success can be synonymous to thriving and how you have made a positive mark in this world. In this episode, Rodney Flowers interviews John Vespasian about his philosophy on resilience and life as it relates to history. As the author of nine books which includes On Becoming Unbreakable, Thriving in Difficult Times and […]

Disruption and success can be synonymous to thriving and how you have made a positive mark in this world. In this episode, Rodney Flowers interviews John Vespasian about his philosophy on resilience and life as it relates to history. As the author of nine books which includes On Becoming Unbreakable, Thriving in Difficult Times and Sequentiality: The Amazing Power of Finding the Right Sequence of Steps, John reveals his patterns for writing books and his way of researching each of them. He shares some wonderful life lessons that you can gain from his masterpieces, as well as some examples that will enlighten you about what it takes to be successful in the end. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Game Changer Mentality Community today:rodneyflowers.comGame Changer Mentality FacebookGame Changer Mentality InstagramGame Changer Mentality LinkedInGame Changer Mentality TwitterGame Changer Mentality YouTube

John Vespasian is an international author who writes about rational philosophy, psychology, and personal development. His works include Undisrupted: How Highly-Effective People Deal with Disruptions, Sequentiality: The Amazing Power of Finding the Right Sequence of Steps, Thriving in Difficult Times, On Becoming Unbreakable, Consistency: The Key to Permanent Stress Relief, and the novel, When Everything Fails, Try This. He has appeared on several shows and interviews, including The Mike Wagner Show and Changing World. John joins me today to discuss the keys to rational living. He explains what it means to be rational and highlights the importance of learning from history. He reveals why he uses anecdotes and stories rather than statistics and psychological theory when writing his books. He shares the stories of historical figures like John Paxton and illustrates how we should work towards personal development. He also shares strategies to make us more resilient as well as reveals the main drivers of success.   “When you have to make crucial decisions, look through the perspective of a lifetime. It helps you make better decisions and become more rational.” - John Vespasian   Today on the #SpohnTrained Personal Development Podcast: Why John started writing books on personal development and makes use of history instead of psychological theory The meaning of rationality The definition, and the different kinds of, disruption The life of John Paxton and the importance of taking small steps towards innovation and personal development How Émile Coué realized the power of positive thinking Perspectives and strategies for resiliency in life How society’s view of instantaneous success and instant gratification fuel depression The importance of learning from history How “systematic fragmentation” drives successful peoples’ careers The causes of, and how to deal with, indecisiveness How goal-setting can help you deal with disruptions How to reduce risks while making important decisions   Connect with John Vespasian: John Vespasian John Vespasian on Twitter John Vespasian on Facebook Book: Undisrupted: How Highly-Effective People Deal with Disruptions Book: Sequentiality: The Amazing Power of Finding the Right Sequence of Steps Book: Thriving in Difficult Times Book: On Becoming Unbreakable Book: Consistency: The Key to Permanent Stress Relief Book: When Everything Fails, Try This   Get More #SpohnTraining Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of the #SpohnTrained Personal Development Podcast! If you enjoyed this episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave an honest review. Don’t forget to visit our website and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube for even more content and inspiration. Share your favorite episodes with your friends and colleagues to help us inspire and motivate more people to create positive change in their lives.

John Vespasian is the author of seven books about rational living, including “When Everything Fails, Try This“, “Rationality Is the Way to Happiness“, and “The 10 Principles of Rational Living.” Favorite Success Quote “A small dose of rationality is worth a large amount of positive thinking” Key Points 1. Rationality, not Positivity is the Way to Success We live in an era of positive thinking, where people value a good attitude over rational thought. If you want to be successful, you have to approach all of your endeavors with a rational mind. Base your assumptions off of history and practice, not off of positive psychology. 2. Be an Entrepreneur Not a Crusader One of the biggest mistakes many would-be prolific entrepreneurs and business owners made is that they allowed their mission to become a crusade. Instead of simply working on growing their business and their profit, they focused on forcing their message down other people’s throats instead of allowing their success to speak for itself. 3. Focus on Achieving Success Not Converting Haters  If you do anything big in the world of business (or the world in general) you are going to have haters. This is simply a fact of life. But instead of focusing on converting your haters into fans through debate and argument, ignore them and allow your success to speak for itself. 4. You Have to Test Everything  No matter how good an idea works in one niche or market, there is no guarantee that you will have repeat success when you try again in a new market or environment. You have to learn to test everything. For example, if you have a sales letter that made you $10,000 in a day with one of your email lists, there is no guarantee that the same letter will work with a list targeted at a different demographic. Test first before you invest time and money into something that may or may not work in the new environment. 5. Accept the Inevitable Hassles in Life  Life can be a hassle, there is no way around it. There are things that you will have to do that will suck, there are things you are going to experience that will not be fun and will not be enjoyable. Instead of pretending that positive thinking can make these problems disappear, accept them as a part of life with a rational mind and simply grin and bear it.

This week Mike speaks with Tracey Maxfield about the bullying epidemic, mental health and her book, Escaping The Rabbit Hole. For more detail, Mike & Tracey’s chat begins with Tracey’s recounting her journey through nursing and what led her to her nervous breakdown, this leads onto Tracey’s book Escaping The Rabbit Hole and her journey through acute depression, this is followed by Tracey speaking about her time talking at schools before a discussion on the seriousness of bullying in both school & the workplace and how severely it can affect someone’s mental health, the social stigmas that continue to persist victims of bullying, Tracey’s motto of “Engage | Educate | Empower”, potential causes of school shootings, the definition of “bullycide” and many more things are discussed! Tracey will be launching her own podcast called Engage, Educate & Empower, which is due for release March 19th 2020 – keep up-to-date with Tracey & her upcoming podcast using the below links. Tracey’s site – Tracey's blog - Tracey's YouTube channel In case you missed last week, Mike spoke with John Vespasian; author, avid historian and endorser of “rational living” about a great many things, including how having future goals that are too specific can be damaging, followed by John’s view on how people should approach career changes, John’s definition of disruptions and how they are presented in his new book, some of John’s travels, his favourite period in history, his stance on immigration & much more is all discussed! STAR WARS FANS: check out Mike’s collaboration with Scott, Chris & Dave of the 20th Century Geek, Comics In Motion & VHS Strikes Back podcasts a full review of The Rise Of Skywalker which can be found on Comics In Motion’s feed (episode 108)! Plus there are several other Star Wars collaboration episodes on GCC, 20th Century Geek and Comics In Motion’s feeds, so check those out too! Promo by The Brave Files Genuine Chit-Chat is a part of the Brit Pod Scene, so be sure to check out the other members of the family as well as the BPS podcast – www.britpodscene.com Instagram – Twitter – Facebook – YouTube – Stitcher - Podbean - Spotify You can also email us at GenuineChitChat@outlook.com with any reviews, comments or suggestions.

This week brings a chat between Mike and John Vespasian; an author, avid historian and endorser of “rational living” – definitely a chat for anyone wanting to improve their life, achieve their goals or anyone with an interest in history! The chat begins with John explaining rational living using the example of Howard Carter & his discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb before delving into how having future goals that are too specific can be damaging, followed by John’s view on how people should approach career changes (especially when later in life), John’s definition of disruptions and how they are presented in his new book (link below), why John started writing, some of John’s travels, John’s favourite period in history, his stance on immigration, his recommendation for everyone to learn a second language & much more is all discussed! John’s Website - Find John’s latest book “Undisrupted” on Amazon (Link to UK but available elsewhere) In case you missed last week, Mike spoke with Janine Mercer of the ODDentity podcast, where they spoke about many weird & wonderful things, including collecting artefacts, paranormal experiences, fears & phobias, pandemics & germs, health & finite living, dealing with the deaths of people you know in different ways, passing down stories, urban legends & folklore as well as horror movies and so much more! STAR WARS FANS: check out Mike’s collaboration with Scott, Chris & Dave of the 20th Century Geek, Comics In Motion & VHS Strikes Back podcasts a full review of The Rise Of Skywalker which can be found on Comics In Motion’s feed (episode 108)! Plus there are several other Star Wars collaboration episodes on GCC, 20th Century Geek and Comics In Motion’s feeds, so check those out too! Promo by The One Where Show Genuine Chit-Chat is a part of the Brit Pod Scene, so be sure to check out the other members of the family as well as the BPS podcast – www.britpodscene.com Instagram – Twitter – Facebook – YouTube – Stitcher - Podbean - Spotify You can also email us at GenuineChitChat@outlook.com with any reviews, comments or suggestions.

Today’s guest John Vespasian is an expert on rational living. In fact, he’s written ten books on the subject. Judy and John talk about what rational living is, dealing with personal disruption and why distractions are timeless and why you should stay out of areas you know nothing about. They also have an enlightening discussion on the psychological differences between men and women and the origins of positive thinking. Read John's blog at http://johnvespasian.blogspot.com/

Welcome to “Healing From Within” with host Sheryl Glick author of The Living Spirit which shares stories of spiritual awakening communication and finding ways to empower yourself using intuition as a tool to making better choices for health happiness and success. Sheryl is delighted to welcome John Vespasian author of his newest books Rationality is the Way to Happiness and … Read more about this episode...

This is the last part of "Become extraordinary self-confident". On this episode, John and I talked about how to take advantage of our looks and background to be your most advantage of becoming extraordinary self-confident. We also mentioned about how to be what books to read in order to step up our confidence and thinking to overcome any kind of problem.

Today on Leafy Podcast, we sit down with John Vespasian, author of Undisrupted: How highly-effective people deal with disruptions, to learn how to prevent disruptions and periods of chaos in life. John has traveled around the world and visited with numerous experts to create his effective steps on adopting habits that are immune to distractions. He tells us that over time disruptions have changed (in the middle-ages there were many religions forming, causing distraction and disruption, in the 1900s there were many newspapers and stories that were distracting, and now we have smartphones and social media) but the power to overcome these obstacles has philosophically remained the same.  To be successful, adopt a number of habits, including positive thinking, become laser-focused on your goals, studying the habits of other successful people and mimic them. John presents real-life lessons that massively increase your ability to succeed in the face of disruptions.Find John’s book, at https://www.amazon.com/Undisrupted-highly-effective-people-deal-disruptions/dp/1795283122/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1549056033&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=undisrupted

Today on The Mike Wagner Show...International Author John Vespasian talks about his 10 books available on Amazon.com on rational living and answers the question…What is rational living? Plus talks about the major influencers in today's world and how we can learn from the past! Find out what this amazing author has to say on The Mike Wagner Show! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/themikewagnershow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themikewagnershow/support

As part of a well-functioning BCM/DR program, we should be learning from our mistakes and ensuring we can adapt and learn from the events of the past. History has allot to teach us if we just pay attention. Returning once again, we speak with business expert and author John Vespasian who will talk to use about his latest book Undisrupted: How Highly Effective People Deal with Disruption. We'll hear examples of how people and incidents from history teach us how we can deal with disruptions and ensure success moving forward, even after we've experienced a crisis. We'll learn how the Knight Templar dissolved due to a lack of leadership or how Abbot Suger helped design some early Project Management and Risk Management techniques. It's a very enlightening show; don't miss it.

On the latest episode I bring you an interview, which I haven't done for a while with John Vespasian, he just published a new book and on today's episode he talks all about it. I really like talking with John because his books are all about history and how we can take the lessons of the past and make our lives better today. I mean that is really why we have a memory and history to not repeat what does not work and repeat what does. Check out his new book titled “Undisrupted, How highly-effective people deal with disruptions.” Check out my new video series I am doing on youtube about my mini urban homestead. Check it out here! If you are getting value out of this podcast, hopefully you are, you can now give some back! Give back by: Supporting me on Patreon. Joining my email list so you don't miss anything and by the way you get the first chapter of my book "The four Pillars of Health" and other great stuff absolutely free. buying my book "The 4 pillars of Health"

As part of a well-functioning BCM/DR program, we should be learning from our mistakes and ensuring we can adapt and learn from the events of the past. For most, the assumption is we will learn from only our mistakes and not the mistakes of others or the past. We speak with business expert and author John Vespasian who will provide us insights on business continuity and how history can teach us about planning and lessons learned to improve our BCM/DR thinking and efforts. We'll talk about that by not validating conditions caused problems for Berblinger; how some groups were able to survive the Black Death; how Ancient Greece was able to survive using good planning over the mighty Persian Empire and even how risk assessments ensured the survival of an Antarctic expedition. It's quite an enlightening and eye-opening episode chock full of interesting perspectives.

In order to improve your life, you don't need to place your hopes on a lottery ticket or wait for the world to grant you the perfect opportunity. There is a better way and it is condensed in the principles of rational living, principles such as "think like an entrepreneur, not like a crusader," "ignore the noise and focus on results," "stay away from high-risk situations," "find people who share your values," and "develop strong long-term passions."JOHN VESPASIAN is the author of nine books about rational living, including "When everything fails, try this" (2009), "Rationality is the way to happiness" (2009), "The philosophy of builders" (2010), "The 10 principles of rational living" (2012), "Rational living, rational working" (2013), "Consistency: The key to permanent stress relief" (2014), "On becoming unbreakable" (2015), "Thriving in difficult times" (2016), and "Sequentiality: The amazing power of finding the right sequence of steps" (2017).Support the Show.

In order to improve your life, you don't need to place your hopes on a lottery ticket or wait for the world to grant you the perfect opportunity. There is a better way and it is condensed in the principles of rational living, principles such as "think like an entrepreneur, not like a crusader," "ignore the noise and focus on results," "stay away from high-risk situations," "find people who share your values," and "develop strong long-term passions." JOHN VESPASIAN is the author of nine books about rational living, including "When everything fails, try this" (2009), "Rationality is the way to happiness" (2009), "The philosophy of builders" (2010), "The 10 principles of rational living" (2012), "Rational living, rational working" (2013), "Consistency: The key to permanent stress relief" (2014), "On becoming unbreakable" (2015), "Thriving in difficult times" (2016), and "Sequentiality: The amazing power of finding the right sequence of steps" (2017).

In this episode of The Career Confidante, host Marie Zimenoff interviews John Vespasian, the author of several books on the subject of rational living. Using as examples a number of historical characters, John discusses some of the patterns found in successful people, including their abilities to build on their assets, to innovate when the market is ready for their contributions, and to have sufficient patience to wait for the right opportunities. He points out the importance of looking at the big picture with a long-term vision, as well as the value of being proactive. For an interesting and informative discussion and some valuable insights on charting your own course to success, tune in to this episode of The Career Confidante.

On todays episode, I bring back John Vespasian for the 3rd time. I just love chatting with John because he brings history into what he does. He provides examples of history to help show us the way. We can take that history, learn from it and build a better future and live a beautiful present. Today we talk about his latest book Sequentiality: The amazing power of finding the right sequence of steps. We talk about the importance of taking the first step and than the next and than the next. This life is about steps and we can only take them one at a time. Not only that but we need to take them in the right order and in his new book he helps us understand just how to do that. Enjoy and share this episode! You can get his new book here. Get to know more about John here. Comments and questions send them to pastosverdesfarm@gmail.com Get my book by clicking here!!!! Lets grow this community to be the best community to find wellness. Thanks for all the help and support! I totally appreciate it more then you know.

In this fast paced time of "instant gratification" we can sometimes feel like we are on a roller coaster. John Vespasian reminds us how to live rationally in order to move forward with grace and ease. He has studied some of the worlds most famous people and shares how they steadily moved in the direction of their dreams, even against seemingly insurmountable odds.