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In this special Father's Day episode of Secret 2 My Success, hosts Allen Bornstein and Dawn Tatrault introduce their brand-new podcast: I Am Your Dad… and I'm a Dummy. This heartfelt and humorous new series will feature real conversations with dads, sons, and daughters, sharing both touching moments and laugh-out-loud stories from their family lives.To kick things off, Allen and Dawn welcome guests Mic McGann and Tim Reever from Legends Radio. As a surprise bonus, Tim's son happened to be in the studio—and Allen couldn't resist pulling him into the conversation to get the real scoop on his dad. It's a fun and genuine episode full of warmth, laughter, and the perfect way to celebrate Father's Day.Support the show

Send us a textOn this episode of ‘For the Love of Chiropractic- Keys of My Success' I get to speak with a chiropractor who seems to effortlessly “do it all” and with great success. As you'll hear in this episode, in addition to his hugely successful practice, he also actively participates in training,  as well as consulting.  Dr. Southwick's easy and comfortable tone caries an enthusiasm and clarity that obviously plays a part in his huge success. I hope you enjoy this interview with Dr. Mike Southwick.

Send us a textHave you ever wondered how quickly a huge successful practice could be built? On this episode of ‘For the Love of Chiropractic - Keys of My Success' I get to interview an amazing Chiropractor who has done what many thought was only a dream. Dr. Tony Rhodes took a new practice from zero and built it into a multimillion dollar practice in only 3 years. This practice has multiple associate doctors and massage therapists who all work together with the rest of the amazing team to create a phenomenal patient experience while achieving great out comes and optimum health. I hope you enjoy this interview with Dr. Tony Rhodes. 

Send us a textIn this episode of Teachers in Transition, Vanessa Jackson takes a fun dive into the 1987 movie The Secret of My Success, starring Michael J. Fox. Although it's an 80s classic with some retro charm, the movie holds valuable lessons on networking, standing out, and navigating the grind of job hunting—lessons that can resonate deeply with teachers transitioning into new careers. Listen in as Vanessa breaks down key themes from the movie and offers insights on how they can help you as you move forward in your career transition. Get ready for a combination of movie magic and practical career advice!The Grind of Job Hunting: Frustration and persistence in applying for jobs, even when it feels like you're not quite there yet.Standing Out in the Job Market: The importance of doing something simple but memorable to stand out, like Brantley Foster's Xeroxed face business card.Networking: The power of networking, and how Brantley Foster's success is tied to his aunt's connections. Don't be afraid to ask for help and make those connections!Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: Why women tend to hesitate when applying for jobs and how to overcome that fear, using transferable skills that you've already developed as a teacher.Confidence in Transferable Skills: The skills you've developed in education—communication, leadership, problem-solving—are highly valued in other industries.Resources & Links:Teachers in Transition – Your resource for career transition support.Watch Brantley get turned down at interviewsThe 5Ps Framework – Not sure whether it's time to leave teaching? Check out the framework at the top of the Teachers in Transition homepage to get clarity.Amazon Rental – The Secret of My Success – If you haven't seen the movie yet or want to revisit it, you can find it available for rental for under $4 on Amazon. Connect with VanessaVanessa@TeachersinTransition.comLeave a voicemail or text at 512-640-9099Connect with Vanessa on LinkedIn!Schedule a free Discovery Session with Vanessa hereFollow Vanessa on Bluesky @beyondteaching.bsky.socialVisit the homepage at TeachersinTransition.com to learn more! Help Grow the Podcast!Please share this podcast with someone that you think might like what it has to say – many teachers are aching to find a way to a new career.  You can help them. People find new podcasts mostly because they've been recommended by someone they know.    

Send us a textOn this episode of ‘For the Love of Chiropractic - Keys of My Success' I get tot speak with an another amazing chiropractor. This doctor not only has a large practice, specializing in upper cervical, but he also has a way of relating to his patients, from early on, that he expects them to participate in  life time care. I found him to be an amazing man, who utilizes his  3 keys of success (which he shares on this episode) to a beautifully balanced life. 

Join us LIVE for "Wake Up Legendary" as we discuss “I'm Quitting Because of My Success.” Hear why Luke from the Outdoor Boys is able to stop making new videos. Explore how success shapes our values and life decisions. Don't miss this opportunity to reflect on true fulfillment!

Send us a textOn this episode of ‘For the Love of Chiropractic - Keys of My Success', I had the amazing opportunity to speak with a doctor who is committed to excellence. He cares and focuses on excellence  for  himself, his office , his clients and, in fact,  it's his goal and hope for our entire profession. He focuses on systems and procedures to help create predictable outcomes. He is a huge believer in MENTORING - both getting one and being one. These are the keys that run his businesses, and this helps him to be the huge success that he is. I hope you enjoy this interview with Dr. Josh Paxton.

Send us a textOn this episode of ‘For the love of Chiropractic - Keys of My Success' I get to speak with another amazing doctor. This female chiropractor would probably call herself the accidental chiropractor.  Personally don't believe in these types of accidents - because this wonderful doctor went from knowing nothing about the profession as she entered school,  then. Realized she didn't know enough about business…to becoming one of the most successful doctors I know. Tune in, listen and enjoy my interview with Dr. Shannon Black. 

Send us a textThis episode is something special to hear and you are going to want to listen closely. On this episode of ‘For the Love of Chiropractic - Keys of My Success'  I had the opportunity to sit down and speak with a doctor who, of course provides great care to his patients, but in the process he became progressively fed up with the third party reimbursement system. Many of us know how frustrating that system can be and so, just call it “the insurance game”. Well, my guest this week took his very successful practice and decided enough is enough - and converted to a cash practice. I invite you to listen and hear how  he approached it, how the transition went and how it's going now. I hope you enjoy this episode with Dr. Amyas Kabir.

What are the best jobs for moms? You have so many things to juggle, so you need to know what will actually work for working from home and homeschooling. You want to bring in extra income because you need to buy curriculum. You don't really want to dive down the rabbit hole of an MLM, is it possible to work and school on your own terms? How do you actually find the best jobs for moms. Show notes and links: https://lifeunboxed.blog/best-jobs-for-moms/ Find your tribe. Join the online community: Rebel Moms Club for Working Homeschool Mom:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/rebelmomsclub Grab your guide today! The Momtrepreneur's Guide to Homeschool Curriculum: https://lifeunboxed.blog/homeschool-curriculum/ RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW:MLM: https://youtu.be/8YVrgLYWkAkWork from Home Mom Jobs: https://youtu.be/XTo2xQKcBc8Secret to My Success: https://youtu.be/hOl4iw89sYIMom to Virtual Assistant: https://youtu.be/dnNjh1E3v80Start a Virtual Assistant Business: https://youtu.be/tO2vpdjH9FAFreelancer Contract: https://youtu.be/KhrIAkTLc40You Don't Need a Certification to be a VA: https://youtu.be/KcL-KsgIneIvHow to Get Clients: https://youtu.be/mvH9NF_Q_boWhy Integrity is Important: https://youtu.be/YCeIYRK_Rq8Skillshare: https://skillshare.eqcm.net/rAPMdRover:  https://www.rover.com/become-a-sitter/Amazon Flex Delivery Driver: https://hiring.amazon.com/job-opportunities/flex-driver-jobsJournals and Notebooks for Mom + Homeschool Resources: https://geni.us/Jodiethemom~~~REBEL MOM CHECKLIST: A NO NONSENSE GUIDE TO WORKING FROM HOME AND HOMESCHOOLINGhttps://lifeunboxed.blog/homeschool-and-work-from-home/To learn more about Life Unboxed blog, visit: https://lifeunboxed.blog/about-the-blog-working-from-home-with-kids/ FOLLOW JODIE:Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/LifeUnboxedFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/LifeunboxedblogInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifeunboxedblog/Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-647543YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lifeunboxedblogMusic for the intro/outro is Like it Hot by Tenoaxe http://teknoaxe.com/Link_Code_3.php?q=1579Disclaimer: This video and description contain affiliate links. If you purchase using one of these links, I make a small commission at no additional cost to you. This helps me keeps things free for you, and who doesn't love free stuff.Support the show

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Send us a textOn this episode of ‘For the Love of Chiropractic - Keys of My Success', I sat down with a long time friend who has a highly successful Chiropractic practice. In his office they provide all the usual services like full spine adjusting, electric stimulation, traction, decompression, and laser therapy. Obviously, not every patients gets all these services because that is determined on a case by case basis. What every patient does get , on every visit, is the attention they need  and the great care they deserve without wasting a bunch of the patients time. Dr. Wallace has darn near perfected his systems for his high volume family practice and yet he still works to make it even better. He also works with 2 amazing associates and the vast majority of the patients will see any of the doctors because they know they will be receiving great care in their office. 

Send us a textOn this episode of ‘For the Love of Chiropractic- Keys of My Success', I have the opportunity to sit down and interview a doctor that has been in the profession for over 30 years and has served chiropractic in multiple ways over all those years. Not only did he have a very successful practice but he also opened multiple offices, has been a sought after speaker, consultant and author. He was kind enough to share his thoughts and action steps so you  can become more successful as well.  I hope you enjoy my interview with Dr. Jay LaGuardia.

Send us a textOn this episode of ‘For the Love of Chiropractic”- Keys of My Success, I have the opportunity to sit down and chat with Dr. Austin Cohen. He is a very special doctor and practice owner - not only is he a very successful practitioner, with multiple associates and over a dozen offices, but he also teaches business seminars and coaches. As you will hear in this episode , he looks at and analyzes business with a unique perspective that very few others even consider as they look to improve their own practices or businesses.I hope you enjoy this episode while you learn and then apply his principles to create the practice and life of your dreams. As always, if you are enjoying this series, please share the show with a friend, subscribe or leave a 5 star review. 

Parade of Techniques: 1. The Secret of My Success from an agent who made $188,000 last year calling expired listings. 2. What can happen when you bring a problem to your team, get their advice and take it. Ask The Experts: 1. My #1 goal is to overcome call reluctance. How do I start? 2. My #1 goal is to decide if I want a bunch of listings in an 8-condo building with a broken HOA, and one fsbo, two of my own listings, and three more possible.

Happy New Year! While I know not everyone makes new year resolutions, at the end of every year I personally like to reflect on the previous year and, more importantly, correct course and find ways to succeed in the future. On this week's episode I have picked four movies in which regular people just like you and me are presented with unique opportunities and are able to seize the day. If the characters in these films can find success, so can you!First up is UHF (1989), starring Weird Al Yankovic. In UHF, George Newman (Yankovic) accepts a job as the station manager of Channel 62, a mostly forgotten UHF TV station that only broadcasts moldy reruns. Soon, Newman and his ragtag group of friends including roving reporter Pamela Finkelstein (Fran Drescher), janitor Stanley Spudowski (Michael Richards) and many others other lunatics, put together a series of original programs that appeal to viewers. While Newman's overactive imagination originally costs him his job and nearly his relationship with his girlfriend Teri (Victoria Jackson), it becomes an asset as Newman and his pals take Channel 62 to the top of the charts.Next up is The Secret of My Success (1987) starring Michael J. Fox and Helen Hunt. After his dream job in the big city falls through, Brantley Foster (Fox) is offered a job working in the mailroom of his uncle's mega-corporation. Before long, he takes over an empty office among the executives and adopted an alias, working two jobs at the same time. Things are complicated when Brantley pursues fellow executive Christy Wills (Hunt), who is sleeping with the boss (Brantley's uncle) while his wife, Brantley's Aunt Vera, can't keep her eyes (or hands) off of Brantley. Eventually, all of Brantley's hard work in the boardroom — and bedroom — pay off in this wacky comedy.My third pick is Better Off Dead (1985). After Lane Meyer's girlfriend Beth dumps him, he can barely find a reason to live. Meyer's friend Charles points out that Beth's new boyfriend Roy is an excellent skier, and if Lane could best him on the treacherous K12 course, he might be able to win her back. Meyer's twisty path to the slopes will teach him who he is, and more importantly, who is important to him. My final pick of the week is Revenge of the Nerds (1984). In this film, a group of nerds attending Adams College spend half the movie defending themselves from the jocks from Alpha Beta (who kicked the freshmen nerds out of their dorms after burning down their own frat house) but soon go on the offense after accepting who they are and celebrating their strengths… something we could all stand to do.In each of these films, regular people find themselves in unusual situations and, after looking inward, discover who they are and what they are made of. I hope that in 2025 you are able to do the same. Happy New Year from all of us at the Video Store Podcast! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.videostorepodcast.com

Join us as we dive into the ultimate '80s feel-good comedy, The Secret of My Success! Directed by Herbert Ross and starring Michael J. Fox at the height of his powers, this film perfectly captures the charm, ambition, and outrageous humour of the era. Follow the story of Brantley Foster (Fox), a small-town guy with big dreams who moves to New York City to climb the corporate ladder. But when life doesn't go as planned, Brantley finds himself juggling two identities—a lowly mailroom clerk by day and a rising executive by… well, also day. From hilarious mix-ups to heartfelt moments, this movie blends comedy, romance, and a killer soundtrack, including the classic hit “The Secret of My Success” by Night Ranger. We'll revisit the plot, explore what made this movie such a staple of the 1980s, and discuss its legacy as one of Michael J. Fox's most underrated roles. If you love ambitious underdogs, outrageous '80s fashion, and a good laugh, this is the episode for you! #TheSecretOfMySuccess #MichaelJFox #80sMovies #RetroMovies #MoviePodcast #80sComedy #FeelGoodFilms #ClassicCinema #PodcastEpisode

In this episode of the Agile Mentors Podcast, Brian Milner and Mike Cohn reveal the keys to achieving lasting success with Agile methodologies. From embracing experimentation and fostering a culture of continuous improvement to improving communication with consistent vocabulary, they offer practical, relatable insights for Agile practitioners at all levels. Overview Brian and Mike discuss the essential ingredients to Agile success, touching on the power of experimentation, the need for flexible coaching, and building a culture of continuous improvement. The conversation dives deep into the importance of effective communication within teams, especially through user stories and consistent vocabulary, ensuring that Agile teams stay aligned. With personal anecdotes and actionable tips, this episode provides a roadmap for anyone looking to excel with Agile. References and resources mentioned in the show: Mike Cohn Essential Scrum by Ken Rubin Agile & Scrum Glossary #85: Effectively Managing Dependencies with Ken Rubin Dependencies Are Killing Your Agile Flow at Scale by Ken Rubin Creating a Software Engineering Culture by Karl Wiegers Private Scrum & Agile Training Agile For Leaders Working on a Scrum Team Classes Story Writing Workshop Join the Agile Mentors Community Subscribe to the Agile Mentors Podcast Want to get involved? This show is designed for you, and we’d love your input. Enjoyed what you heard today? Please leave a rating and a review. It really helps, and we read every single one. Got an Agile subject you’d like us to discuss or a question that needs an answer? Share your thoughts with us at podcast@mountaingoatsoftware.com This episode’s presenters are: Brian Milner is SVP of coaching and training at Mountain Goat Software. He's passionate about making a difference in people's day-to-day work, influenced by his own experience of transitioning to Scrum and seeing improvements in work/life balance, honesty, respect, and the quality of work. Mike Cohn, CEO of Mountain Goat Software, is a passionate advocate for agile methodologies. Co-founder of Agile Alliance and Scrum Alliance, he thrives on helping companies succeed with Agile and witnessing its transformative impact on individuals' careers. Mike resides in Northern Idaho with his family, two Havanese dogs, and an impressive hot sauce collection. Auto-generated Transcript: Brian (00:00) Welcome in Agile Mentors. We're back for another episode of the Agile Mentors Podcast. I'm with you as always, Brian Milner. And today we have our favorite back with us, Mike Cohn is here. Welcome back, Mike. Mike (00:12) Thanks, Brian. It's good to be here. Hi, everybody. Brian (00:15) So happy when Mike can make time and be with us here on the show. Obviously Mike has a lot of wisdom and experience to share with us. So we wanted to bring him in because we were talking about doing an episode titled The Secret Staggile Success. I remember back in the day in the 80s, was a movie called The Secret to My Success. There was a really obscure movie. was Michael J. Fox. Yes, it was Michael J. Fox. Mike (00:37) Michael J. Fox? Yeah, so it's not that obscure. Brian (00:41) But I still hear that theme song in my head. when we talked about this title, that's what I thought about. But we wanted to talk about maybe some hidden things or things that aren't as immediately apparent to people that are crucial to being successful when you go agile or if your teams are working in an agile way. So let's just open things up, Mike. What's one of the things you had thought about when we talked about this? Mike (01:10) think the number one secret to Agile success for me is being willing to experiment, to try new things. And if you think back, Agile itself, Scrum itself, began as experiments. They were probably teams going, know, this waterfall stuff we've been doing doesn't work. Let's try something different. Somebody else went, yeah, let's do something unusual, and let's try iterating or something. And so Agile itself began as experiments. And yet I see teams kind of get stuck in the mud and not willing to experiment. And I think that's to their detriment. We want to try things out. And silly, trivial examples, try different sprint links. Don't do a one -week sprint link and go, Agile doesn't work. It's not for us. No. Brian (01:52) Yeah. Mike (01:59) Maybe one week sprints are for you. Try a three week iteration or I try something different. And I think the the idea of experimentation is how we come up with new ideas. It's how we learn. It's how we get better. And so if you're going to succeed, you better have that that focus on experimentation. Brian (02:19) Yeah, there's a surprising number of Scrum Masters I've encountered that I'll hear stories about how they run the same exact retrospective, every single retrospective. And I just think, what are you doing? How can you be trying to communicate this and teach the team that this whole thing is based on doing little small experiments and seeing what the result is, when you're not willing to try something new in just how you run a retrospective? So yeah, I completely agree. I think the key there for me is demonstrate it. If you want them to pick up on that, then do it yourself. Mike (02:56) worked with a company years ago that fired their scrum master for basically for being too rigid. He had read something in Ken Schwaber's second book, and I don't want to pick on Ken's book, but he has this wacky sentence in there, and there are wacky sentences in my books, right? So somebody can go find those, and I mean, I get it. But anyway, Ken wrote that the daily scrum must be conducted left to right, starting with the person on the left of the scrum master. And it's like, what? Why is this mandatory? It must be left to right. Anyway, this guy read that in the book and insisted that the Daily Scrum be left to right, starting with the person on left of the Scrum Master. And his team knew that was insane, right? It's just nuts. And so they would mess with him. They would do things like he would call on the person to his left and the person on the right would start talking. he would point to the person on the left to start and they were standing in a semi -circle. They would move, right? So the person on the left was no longer on the left. And they were just messing with him over this. And he would just get mad and insisted it had to be left right because the book said so. And I don't know what it was with him, but he was just stuck on this. Ultimately ended up getting fired for it. Yeah, I heard this story because I ran into him at a conference and I saw him there and he Brian (04:14) Wow. Mike (04:20) looked a little down. It's like, you know, said his name and how are you doing? And he told me this story. And he said, you know, he'd gotten better since then. But, you know, don't get stuck on things. It's just not the it's just not a very agile mindset. Brian (04:34) Yeah. I mean, if you can't, no matter what it is too, I think that if you can't point to what you hope to achieve from doing it that way, or what's the purpose behind us doing it that way, that's questionable part of your process to just say, I can't point to any reason why this, any good that this thing does going left to right person by person, but. Ken said we should do it. I guess, no, I mean, if there's no reason, if you don't see the benefit in it, why would we do that? Mike (05:07) Knowing Ken, I think he was just trying to make it easier for people. Here's one less thing you got to think about. Start on your left and go around the room. But the way it's written and the way this guy interpreted it was like, shalt go left to right. It's like you've got to be willing to, I think, out the way that a known proven way start out that way. So yeah, go ahead and start left to right. It says so. I don't know any different. Might as well go this way. Brian (05:17) You Mike (05:35) But then experiment, learn, figure it out for yourselves. I I can't think of a successful company or team that I've worked with that ever quoted this Scrum Guide at me, right? You know, they may start out exactly the way a Scrum Guide says, or my favorite is Ken Rubin's Essential Scrum Book, start out in a known proven way, but then experiment, make agile your own. Don't throw away the important stuff, and that's why you have to start in a known proven way, but as you get experience, experiment, throw things out. Brian (05:46) Yeah. I love that. Yeah, I think that's a really good one. So a good one to start us off. Thanks for that. Mike (06:12) Yeah, that's, that's what I'm buying. Brian, can I ask you for one of your secrets to agile success? Brian (06:17) Sure. Well, and this one I know it's going to be a little, know, boy, it'd be nice if I could do that, but I, you know, we can't do that. And I understand that this is not going to be for everyone, but one of the things that I think is important is to have some kind of a coaching presence. Now, just to be clear about this, this doesn't mean that you have to, you know, fight tooth and nail to hire some outside consultant or anything like that. I understand budgets are tight and there may not be an ability to do that. But I think if I, you know, if you're a scrum master, then I think that having the ability to continue your learning journey and grow is really important and, and having someone you can go and bounce things off of. So if you can't have someone, if you, if you can't have someone on staff or someone there that's an outside consultant that can help you and coach you through the early stages, I think that could be really, really helpful. And to me, it's an accelerator. I think that kind of thing is something that can really, yes, we will go through training. We understand kind of the basics, but then the coach is sort of like pouring gasoline on that fire to say, now we're going to go from zero to 60 and I'm going to help you get there because I know the pitfalls to look out for and I know how to get you there. But if you don't have that ability, I think it's important to maintain some of those mentorship relationships that you can find through different community groups. Mike (07:18) Mm Brian (07:44) Maybe you'd find some kind of a weekly meetup or a monthly meetup or something that you could go to. Even if it's just a meetup of peers, right? There's not someone that you would say, that person's been in this for 10 years. No, we're all kind of in the same place. But if we can meet up in their network of my peers and let's talk about what's going on at your place, I'll talk about what's going on at my place, and we can share with each other and... help each other find the best solutions. Even that level, I think of coaching is really imperative and can really make an impact on how successful your implementation is. Mike (08:25) I think you're right. I think back to the earliest days of Agile, and at least of Agile training. And I'm thinking back to when I was teaching public courses on Agile in 2003, 2004, 2000, actually, the early days. One of the big benefits of the class, beyond whatever learning somebody had in the class, one of the big benefits was just feeling like you weren't alone in the world. And I remember people describing a problem, whatever it was. Like, my bosses aren't on board with this. and somebody would describe a problem and then somebody else in the class would just merely sympathize. Right. Yeah, mine too. I'm struggling with that too. That was like one level of support that was awesome. It was even better if there was somebody in the class who said something like, yeah, we had that problem and here's what we did. Right. But these were not people who were any smarter than each other. It wasn't like the person who'd worked through the problem was that much smarter. They probably just had a six month head start and Having that ability to go into a class and hear that you weren't alone and that your problems were not that unique was extremely valuable for people even way back then when there were not a lot of people doing this. Brian (09:32) Yeah, and I've said this before, and I probably said this to you, Mike, but one of the things I think people love the most when they come to the advanced classes that we offer is really being able to get sympathy from others, the camaraderie of talking to somebody else and saying, yeah, I've gone through that. It's not, I tell people at beginning of the class, it's Mike (09:48) Mm -hmm. Brian (09:59) likely not going to be a teaching point that sticks with you as much as it's going to be hearing from your peers and actually getting to learn from each other that's going to stick with you as much through those classes. to me, I think that's one of the reasons why those classes are so much fun is because I learned from the people who come to them. Mike (10:20) absolutely, absolutely. Some of what you're describing is why we set up our Agile mentors community years ago. Agile mentors community, not just the podcast, is a community we have where people who take one of our courses get a free membership. I hired a consultant to kind of give me advice on some business stuff years ago. he used the try. And I asked him, hey, we're thinking about starting this community. What do you think? I don't remember if he said do it or don't, but I do remember a term he used. He called it a continuity program. And it was a way to continue a relationship with people who taken our courses. And like I said, we give it away free to people who take classes because we know that a class isn't enough to get people successful, but it's a start. It gets people over some hurdles. It gives them the foundations of the education they need. But they're going to have ongoing questions. And our community has been wonderful because we have so many good people in there who helped each other out. And again, they're often somebody who's just six months ahead in their journey, helping somebody who's right behind them or, you know, there's somebody just in a similar industry and can sympathize or give advice on how they worked through a problem. Brian (11:29) Yeah, that's awesome. So we talked about experimentation, we talked about coaching. Mike, what was another one that was on your list? Mike (11:36) One for me is to focus more on practices than frameworks. The frameworks get all the attention. Should we do Scrum or should we do Kanban? Should we do extreme programming, going back a little bit more when that was extremely popular, still around, but not as popular? Should we do safe? And so people focus on their frameworks because they're these big, visible things. And I think what we want to do more is pick the right practices for us. Now, that's not to diminish frameworks. I think the frameworks are good. They're a good starting point. But I've said for years, if I have a team and they start with Scrum or if they start with Kanban, if they're doing the good old inspect and adapt thing, they're going to end up in the same place. They're going to invent the right Agile for them. And very likely, that's going to be some elements of Scrum, some elements of Kanban, perhaps some elements of Safe if it's big. I don't think it matters all that much where you start. I think it's worthy of some consideration. But if you're inspecting and adapting, you're going to end up in the same place. And that means that Agile needs to be thought of more as a set of practices rather than we do Scrum or we do Kanban. Brian (12:49) Yeah. Yeah, I love that. And, and, you know, we've talked about the kind of that concept before of, you know, trying to fit the right practices in place. I know when even on this podcast, when we talked about scaling and then couple of those episodes, we talked about how, you know, it may be better for you to, to, find the unique collection of practices that fits your situation. because, know, a lot of these frameworks, they're designed to handle everything. They're designed to handle any possible scenario and. Mike (13:14) Mm -hmm. Brian (13:18) You're not going to encounter every possible scenario. You're going to encounter the ones that are only particular to you. Yeah. Mike (13:24) Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, I've thought that there's I don't want to do this. I've never taken the time to really run this as an initiative. But I felt like there are a core set of practices that kind of everybody should do be iterative, right? know, inspect and adapt, right? Those type of things. But then there's a set of practices that are good for startups, let's say there's another set of practices that are good for people in the banking industry. Right. And that everybody in the banking industry should be doing a certain set of practices, and those will differ a little bit than perhaps every company in the game industry. And so there's these set of practices out there that can be grouped, but they do also need to be kind of tailored and hand -chosen for your particular organization. Brian (14:11) Yeah, yeah, I like that kind of the idea like a template, right? I mean, like when you use the template on a software program, that's a starting place, but you're expected to kind of customize it a little bit to your specific needs. Yeah, I like that. Mike (14:25) Yeah, wouldn't it be great if you're a startup and somebody said, here are the 20 practices you really got to do if you're to be successful as a startup. Here are the 10 you should think about, and then the rest, see if you like them. Same thing, bank. the bank, might have 30 practices you start with. Ivar Jakobson, who's the inventor of use cases, part of the unified method back with Bucin Rumba. He's had an initiative going on the last handful of years where he talks about method prisons and that the practices are all kind of locked up in these methodology prisons like Scrum and Kanban and everything else. And he talks about like free the practices, right? Let the practices loose of these method prisons and let people just more readily select the set of practices that are best for them. Brian (15:15) Love it. Yeah, I love it. That's a great concept. Mike (15:17) Yeah, I think it's a great, it's a great approach. It's got some traction, but it's something that more people need to hear and do. Brian (15:22) Yeah, I think that there's also maybe some stuff mixed in there with what you were saying that I've heard from the heart of Agile people. There's a lot of good stuff that's overlapped there as well. So that's awesome. Mike (15:32) Absolutely. What's another secret you can reveal Brian? Brian (15:37) Sure. Now, this is a big one, but what I would say is maybe moving in a different direction, the idea of how important the culture is and just setting the right culture even more so than trying to get things like time boxes correct. I was talking with a friend of mine at a conference recently and one of the things we kind of discussed was that whole inspect and adapt process, how important that just getting that ingrained into the DNA of what the team does. And Mike, like you said earlier, if they have that inspect and adapt built into who they are, then the practices come. The practices will actually kind of coincide with those because they'll find the right things to do. Like you said, they'll end up at the same place, right? They'll end up at the things that really are important to them. But I've seen lots of places where they go straight to the rule book and want to implement all the rules as quickly and possibly as they can. If the teams don't understand, when something goes wrong, when something does not happen the way that we thought it should, then that's a target to inspect. and dig in and find out why it happened that way, and then find a new way of doing it. I've told the story in classes before that I've encountered multiple situations, scenarios where I've worked with teams where they'll be doing something that they've identified as a problem. They've said, hey, yeah, this is wrong, this doesn't work. well, that's what I'm saying. Mike (17:26) Why are they doing it then? Brian (17:32) They'll identify something and say, yeah, that's not good. We need to do something else. But then they'll stop and say, all right, so let's really, we want to find the right thing to do to replace that with. So let's take the next two months and really investigate, find, and then we'll come back and we'll change in two months over this new thing. And my advice to them is always, so you're gonna just intentionally do the wrong thing for two months? Right. Mike (17:59) for two more months. Brian (18:01) You know, like you should try one of the other possibilities because you could get lucky and that could be the first thing you try. You know, and oftentimes it is something that is better because your gut instinct is usually pretty good about that kind of stuff. So yeah, try it. Something's not going well, all right? Then we're not doing that again, right? We're gonna try something new, whatever that is, and we're gonna try something new and then we'll do the same thing at the end of the next sprint. Mike (18:27) Mm -hmm. Yep. One of my favorite comedians, this guy named Bob Newhart died early, he was earlier this year. And he has this one comedy routine that he does where he's a psychiatrist and somebody walks into his office and she describes some problem he has. And he's like, okay, I'm going to give you the advice. It boils down to two words. And she goes like, should I take notes? Should I write the two words down? It's like, nope, you'll remember them. And he just looks her really like stern in the eye and says, stop it. Brian (18:54) you You Mike (18:59) She has a phone question. He's like, just stop it, right? Whatever you're doing, just stop it. And which is like just hilarious, right? Imagining, you know, some psychiatrist or therapist giving the advice of just stop doing whatever it is you're doing. But it's so reminiscent of what I've seen with agile teams, right? And with what you're describing here, you know, we're doing the wrong thing. We need to change, but we're going to stall looking for the perfect answer instead of just stopping and figuring out something, right? Just try something different. Brian (19:28) Yeah. And if our culture is a culture of always inspecting and adapting, then like you said, we'll end up at the right place because when something's wrong, we'll change it. And we won't just sit on something that we, I don't know how many times I've seen the organizations where you talk to people and take them out for a beer and they'll say, well, here's the real problems. everyone knows what the problems are. So why not fix it? Why not change it? Mike (19:41) Mm -hmm. Yeah. It's hard. It's hard in a lot of organizations. You and I both do sessions where we'll talk to executives, right? And to me, it's a really fun, like 90 minute training session that we have because the way we deliberately set that up was to talk about the benefits of agile. So we get people kind of interested, right? you know, those benefits. But then we tell them why it's going to be hard and what they're as executives, what was leaders, what they're going to have to change. And what I find is when we do that, if the leader starts arguing with me, because I tell them, look, here's going be hard. You're going to have to change this. You're going have to stop doing this. If they start arguing with me, we'll change that behavior if we get those benefits, then we know we've got them hooked and they want to be agile. But if I say agile's great, here are hard things you're going to have to change personally. And they're like, yeah, that'd be hard. We probably wouldn't make those changes. I don't want to go anywhere near working with that company. They're not going to succeed. They don't have a culture that's going to make those changes. And so I love doing those executive sessions because we hear it's just so instant, it's instant feedback on whether this company has a chance of being successful or not. Brian (21:06) Love him. Is there another one on from your list, Mike (21:10) One that I want to add is a little bit more about not just having one team be successful, but if you're working to get a set of teams, your department, your group, something like that. I think it's really important to have a consistent vocabulary across teams. Because we're talking about this idea of continuous improvement. And if your team and my team are using words differently, how do we share ideas back and forth? And that sharing of ideas is really important. if we don't have a consistent vocabulary, think it's hard to do. I worked with a team a couple years ago. I worked with this team, and I'm there for like two or three days. I think I'm there on the second day. And they've been using the words sprint and iteration interchangeably, just both words. And I'm sure you've encountered that. It's kind of normal. I think it kind of depends on if you grew up in the Scrum world, you call them sprints. If you grew up more generically agile, you call them iterations. They're using both words. And the second day I'm in a meeting and somebody says, well, yeah, that's how we do it in a sprint, but it's totally different when we're in an iteration. And I'm like, huh? What's the difference? And the guy had a really great answer. He said, a sprint is when we're working overtime and iteration is when we're going at a sustainable pace. That actually, there's a lot of logic to that. It's kind of a cool idea. I could see that. Brian (22:17) Ha ha ha. Mike (22:37) But I could tell by looking around the room that others were surprised as well. They'd been using the words interchangeably too. They didn't know there was this specific meaning that, I don't know, three Algel coaches had decided three years ago, this is how we use the words. But it wasn't part of, to your word, moment ago, culture. It wasn't part of their culture. And so some teams were calling them sprints, some teams were calling them iterations, and it was just creating a lot of confusion. when we found out that there were different meanings and different rules for whether you were in a sprint or iteration. So. Brian (23:08) Yeah. It reminds me of a Dilbert cartoon I saw a while ago, or it's been several years now, it was about, were talking to their big dumb boss, right? And they were saying, yeah, we're in the middle of a project and we're about halfway through, but we need, you know, six more months to complete this. All right. What's the project you're working on? We're taking all of our website addresses and we are transforming them into URLs. Right. Yeah. It's yeah. Okay. Yeah. Obviously, the boss didn't know the difference, right? Mike (23:37) That's a nice project, right? That's my assignment next month. Yeah, the vocabulary just creates confusion. like how Ken Rubin, I mentioned him earlier, the author of Essential Scrum, my favorite book on Scrum. You've had him as a guest before. I love how he writes his books. He starts out, I just start out, I just plunge in. just like, just start writing. And I have an outline, but I just start writing. Ken sits down for seriously months, I think it is. Brian (23:39) Right. Right. Mike (24:07) and defines a glossary, right? Here's how I'm gonna use certain words. then he, man, if he says a word means a certain thing, he uses it that way every single time. And he has a wonderful, agile glossary on his website, inolution .com. And so he's like defined every kind of agile word you could look for. He's got it defined there. But that's how he starts, right? So he defines all these words. And then if he writes a book and he... Brian (24:10) Wow. Mike (24:33) wants to use the term sprint, he knows exactly how he's going to use it. That's an easy one, but he will define all those words so they're clear up front. We do these working on a Scrum team classes for companies, which is a of a private whole team training class. And some of the feedback we get is that it really helped them get their vocabulary consistent. It allowed them to talk about ways to improve that were challenging until they had a common vocabulary. What is a Scrum master? What are the responsibilities of a Scrum Master? And that's not just defining the word sprint, but it's defining a more complex word and saying, what does it really mean? But if you don't have agreement on what a Scrum Master is or who is on the team or things like that, it's really hard to talk about that across a larger group. And so that, to me, is one of the secrets to Agile success is that consistent vocabulary. Brian (25:25) Yeah, I'm glad you mentioned that class because one of the things that that that we do periodically when we are not here every time. One of things that we do when we have one of those classes is I'll meet with their with a company in advance and have a conversation about what is it that you really want to get out of this. And one of the most consistent things that I hear over and over again from companies that come to us is we want consistent vocabulary. We want a consistent language that people use across this so that When we say something, means the same thing across all our teams. Mike (25:58) I think it's become more of an issue the last, I don't know, five, 10 years or whatever it is because we've got so many people that know Agile by now, right? But of course, they were trained by different people. They were trained in different ways. And so they'll be coming to it and using terms slightly differently. I'm going give a little example here. Velocity, right? Velocity can really mean two different things to people. Velocity can mean the amount of forward progress you made. in a sprint, right? How much forward progress did we get? Instead, velocity could mean capacity to do work. How much work did we get done in the last sprint? And forward progress, capacity to do work are slightly different things, right? And if we don't have agreement on that term, we're going to get into those fights about, bugs count towards velocity, right? Well, if you're using velocity to mean capacity to do work, yeah, bugs should count. If you're using velocity to mean forward progress, no. Bugs shouldn't count. And defining velocity, having that conversation with the team, once you get that figured out, a whole set of problems go away. All those discussions about what gets points, they all go away instantly. But most teams don't think to have that conversation. And they will have some team members using velocity one way, others another way. Important to get that defined. It's not hard, but it's important to get that consistency. Brian, do you have another secret, or have we revealed all the secrets? Brian (27:24) Yeah, I got one more. I got one more. you might, you know, if you're listening this far, you may notice that I have a sickness. I picked all C words. I don't know why, but that's just what I had to do. But my last C word was communicate. And really just the idea here was, you know, if you've ever gone to see a youth sports team, you know, a kid's soccer, kids basketball, whatever, right? If you ever go to see any of those things, one of the things that you will hear over and over screamed from the sideline from the coaches is, talk to each other. And it's a really important part of learning how to play that sport is, hey, I've got a call for the ball. I've got to let everyone else know, hey, here's what I need. And I think that's an important part of Scrum as well. Scrum is a team sport. It's a... Mike (28:02) Haha. Brian (28:19) You know, I apologize to people in classes and say, apologize for the sports analogy, but scrum is a sports analogy. You know, it comes from rugby and, it's, it's intentionally there as a team sports so that people can, can recognize and look at that and say, yeah, we're not, we're not playing golf, right? We're, we're, playing this as a team altogether at the same time with the same goal. And so you got to talk to each other. You got to have communication. I know, you know, Mike (28:24) Yeah, itself, Brian (28:47) One of the main ways that we try to help that here at Mountain Goat is when we talk about things like user stories. That's a main tool that the teams will use in their communication back and forth between the business and the developers. And I know in your Better User Stories course, we go in detail about that. And we also have this thing that we do occasionally called a story writing workshop that's kind of more coaching, where we'll sit down with people and kind of Mike (29:01) Mm -hmm. Brian (29:17) actually work through stories that they're writing to help them effectively communicate what they're trying to get across to the developers. Any communication takes practice. Any relationship, the communication grows and gets better the more you do it. Mike (29:36) I think it's a good point about using user stories as an example, because one of the user story mistakes people make is to think that user stories exist to document an agreement. They don't. They exist to facilitate a conversation. And then the conversation is where we're going to figure out the specific needs and things like that. Yeah, maybe we could document that. It's got to be documented for various reasons. in many organizations, but the story itself is there's a reminder to have a conversation, right? It's not there to document an agreement, which is different from things that came before, like a use case or IEEE 830 document, right? Those did document agreements. User stories, they're there to make sure we talk. Brian (30:13) Right, right. Those were in essence contracts, right? I mean, they were, you shall do this, the system shall and whatever. But yeah, user stories, not that. I love the way that you put that and I've said that for years as well. It's a placeholder for the conversation. Mike (30:28) Well, let's add one more C then. didn't realize you were on a C theme here. So let's add one more secret to Agile success with a C. Crack the whip, right? Yell at your team, make them work harder, right? That's the secret to Agile success. I shouldn't say that because you'll pull that out as a little clip. crack the whip on your Agile team. That's how you get them successful, right? Brian (30:30) Hahaha! Hahaha. I can guarantee you that's gonna be the cold open here for our show. It's Mike Cone saying, the secret is cracking the whip. I love it. Well. Mike (30:59) So there was a great book by a guy named Carl Weigers on culture. is like creating a software engineering culture. And he has these little gray boxes in there. There are things not to do, right? Don't do this. But the boxes don't say don't do this, right? You have to have read like the intro to like, hey, don't do the things in the gray boxes. But he also has like anti -patterns in there. And I just remember being a, a, I think it was a director, VP at the company. And I showed it to one of the directors. I'm like, man, look at this. He's got guys highlighted all the things to do in the boxes here. And he was like, really? We should do that? Okay. And he was like, ready to go do these things. I was like, no, no, no, these are the things not to do. So you gotta be careful with things like crack the whip, right? It's, you know, a direct quote. It sounds pretty horrible. It's a joke. It's like, hopefully people understand. So. Brian (31:42) That's hilarious. Yeah, yeah, I think everyone who's, you know, listening to this would understand that, right? Would understand that that's a joke, but and just in case. Mike (31:56) As a guy who had the whip cracked on me as a young developer, I've always been a very much do not crack the whip. I'd rather I'm always after people's energy rather than their time. Right. It's kind of like we do four day work weeks, right? I'd rather have energy than time. And so, don't think cracking the whip is the way to succeed. Brian (32:15) Yeah, I'm in the same boat. remember having a boss once that used to take me into the server room to yell at me because he could raise his voice in there and nobody would hear it. So, that was fun. Right, right. Well, this has been great, Mike. I really appreciate you making time for this. And I think everyone's going to get a of good tips out of this. Mike (32:23) You I gotta remember that. Great, thanks for having me, Brian. Bye.

On this week's episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by award-winning television and film actor, bestselling author, and champion of Parkinson's Research, Michael J. Fox. You know Michael from his notable roles as Alex P. Keaton on the sitcom Family Ties, Marty McFly in Back to the Future, and more… The Secret of My Success, Doc Hollywood, Casualties of War, and The American President. Michael returned to television in his award-winning lead role in Spin City, and also appeared in Rescue Me, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and The Good Wife. His many awards include five Emmys, four Golden Globes, one Grammy, two Screen Actors Guild awards, the People's Choice award, and GQ Man of the Year. In 2000, Michael launched the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, which is now the leading Parkinson's organization in the world. He is the author of four New York Times bestselling books: Lucky Man, Always Looking Up, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future, and No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality. Our dear friend Nelle Fortenberry also joins the conversation to talk about her longtime work with Michael as his producer and creative partner. Nelle is on the board of directors for the Michael J. Fox Foundation and won an Emmy as the Executive Producer of Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ep 096: We are back! After taking a little bit of a break here in 2024 we are excited to have a new episode to share. Our firm has been growing and as businesses grow, you resource up, and we've been just working on that a lot. Thank you to those who have just stayed with us and are tuning in again today after our little hiatus. We promise we're back. We've got some really great guests that we're lining up here. For today's show, seeing as it's been a bit, one of the things that we want to talk about is that as we've been hiring people and as people hire us, we've been getting these questions of, "Okay, well who is this Guidance Point, and what do you guys stand for? Aren't all investment advisors the same?" We've been thinking about that a little bit internally, so much so that we put together a little bit of a thing that we call our Culture Code. The Culture Code is really who we are, what makes us different, and then why, so we want to walk you through that today by just spending a little bit of time on our firm and what makes us different, so today that's exactly what this episode is about!              Chapters: What is The Culture Code? [2:50] Rule #1 Make it Simple. [9:12] Rule #2 Earn Your Business. [11:50] Rule #3 Solve for My Success. [12:35] Rule #4 Treating People Like a Person, not a Persona. [13:45] Rule #5 Owning Your Screw Ups. [16:19] Rule #6 Don't Block the Exit. [19:39] Rule #7 I Don't Mind Paying, But I Do Mind Being Played. [21:36] Rule #8 Do the Right Thing, Even When It's Hard. [22:54]

Welcome back to the Lifestyle U podcast! I'm thrilled to share with you a two-part episode that celebrates my fifth anniversary of entrepreneurship. In this episode, we'll journey together through my experience of pursuing my passion and transitioning from a full-time server to running a successful online coaching business and becoming a business mentor. Let's reflect on the profound impact of letting go of security in pursuit of our dreams and the invaluable lessons I've learned in five years of business. Stay tuned for next week's episode, where we'll continue to be inspired in part two!   What I discuss: [00:00] Celebrating 5 Years of Entrepreneurship [02:32] From Server to Full-Time Entrepreneur [07:29] The Power of Belief and Transformation [12:55] Building a Dream Team: The Key to My Success [18:59] Investing in Growth [24:40] Reflections and Gratitude     Want more from me? Follow me on Instagram: @laceeiskk We have helped over 800 women transform their mind and body and become the best version of themselves. Want to be next? Click Here to Apply! - https://form.typeform.com/to/WKxPkc If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us by liking, subscribing and leaving a review. Your feedback helps us grow and reach more people. Thank you!

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The Power of Humor in Suicide Prevention: An Enlightening Conversation with Frank King   This episode of the Suicide Zen Forgiveness podcast features Frank King, a renowned speaker on suicide prevention, former Tonight Show writer, and TEDx trainer. Hosted by Elaine Lindsay, the discussion delves into Frank's journey from comedy to suicide prevention, highlighting his personal experiences with suicidal ideation and how humor can offer a rare comfort and connection to those struggling with similar issues. Frank shares powerful anecdotes illustrating the profound impact of openly discussing mental health and suicide, emphasizing the importance of language, empathy, and understanding mental health nuances. The conversation also touches on the significance of pets in providing a sense of responsibility and preventing suicide. Additionally, Frank's work, including his upcoming book and his remarkable record of delivering TEDx talks, is discussed, showcasing his dedication to breaking the stigma surrounding mental health and suicide through comedy and heartfelt storytelling.   00:00 Breaking the Stigma: Humor, Healing, and Hope 01:31 Introducing the Suicide Zen Forgiveness Podcast 02:03 Personal Journeys and the Power of Sharing 05:04 Frank King's Impact and the Importance of Talking About Suicide 09:28 The Stigma Around Mental Health and Suicide 10:04 Using Humor to Address Serious Topics 15:56 Frank King's Career Highlights and Contributions 19:07 The Evolution and Importance of Audiobooks 23:52 Navigating the Quirks of Pronunciation 25:28 The Impact of Generational Language Shifts 26:54 Exploring Regional Dialects and Mispronunciations 28:20 The Evolution of Language and Communication 29:29 The Value of Education and Personal Growth 35:16 The Importance of Pets in Developing Empathy 37:20 Addressing Mental Health with Humor and Hope 45:00 Wrapping Up with Gratitude and Humor   About Frank  "You can make a difference. You can save a life. I can show you how." ~Frank King  Now  with 12 TEDx under his belt, Frank King has a new one coming in Nov this year. In 2016 Frank King began coaching potential TEDx Talkers, when a number of his speaker coaching clients approached him and asked if he would coach them on scoring a TEDx Talk opportunity. Since then, those half-dozen clients have all done their first TEDx Talk, one of those is scheduled to do her second early in 2019, and four of them are also in the second round of auditions for Duke TEDx!   Frank King was a writer for the Tonight Show for 20 years, and he holds the record for the longest non-stop comedy club road trip ever. Beginning the day after Christmas in 1985, he and his wife (who must have the patience of Job) were on the road 2,629 nights in a row, comedy club to comedy club and cheap motel room to cheap motel room, with no home, just a PO Box and voice mail.   Along the way he worked with Jerry Seinfeld, Jeff Foxworthy, Ron White, Adam Sandler, Dennis Miller, Ellen DeGeneres, Rosie O'Donnell, Kevin Nealon, Bill Engval, Dr. Ken Joeng, Rita Sirleaf and Kevin James among others.   Socials Links etc   858.405.5653   http://www.TheMentalHealthComedian.com http://www.YourTEDxCoach.com    http://www.facebook.com/thementalhealthcomedian http://www.instagram.com/mentalhealthcomedian http://www.twitter.com/theMHcomedian https://www.youtube.com/thementalhealthcomedian https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankkingthemhcomedian   Born to Be Funny https://youtu.be/mugOzr6ItFk Mental With Benefits https://youtu.be/mCnsHSdAn48 A Matter of Laugh or Death https://youtu.be/IeMg6OFYfU0 Suicide, The Secret of My Success https://youtu.be/3D4m33DXtsI Suicide-ality.. Its always an option for issues large and small

“Please God, help me get out of this. I swear I'll go all over the world telling people not to screw the boss's wife.”    This week the boys celebrate 100 episodes by going back to where it all started with 1987's The Secret of My Success.  In early 2020 Darren and Matt sat down to record a pilot that was never released. Now they go back to that very film with a much different format than the pilot and many, many films under their belt.  Starring the great Michael J. Fox and Helen Slater this comedy from 1987 is a classic for the boys so strap in and see what they have to say about this one.  As always feel free to get in touch on the links below.  Here is to another 100… Cheersy!  Follow 80s Adventure on facebook   facebook.com/80sadventure   Check out the website   80sadventure.com   Email 80s Adventure   podcast@80sadventure.com   Support 80s Adventure on Patreon   patreon.com/80sadventure   Buy the boys a beerko-fi.com/80sadventure  

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Welcome to The Secret to My Success, an inspiring journey into the minds and experiences of those who've made it. This is where curiosity meets wisdom, brought to you by The Hartford Small Business Insurance. We dive deep with creative business owners, unlocking the stories behind their road to success. It's about sharing, learning and inspiring. So whether you're dreaming of launching your own venture or seeking a spark to push you further, check out these candid conversation, insights and strategies that transformed passion into profit with real life tales from the owners themselves.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to The Secret to My Success, an inspiring journey into the minds and experiences of those who've made it. This is where curiosity meets wisdom, brought to you by The Hartford Small Business Insurance. We dive deep with creative business owners, unlocking the stories behind their road to success. It's about sharing, learning and inspiring. So whether you're dreaming of launching your own venture or seeking a spark to push you further, check out these candid conversation, insights and strategies that transformed passion into profit with real life tales from the owners themselves.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to The Secret to My Success, an inspiring journey into the minds and experiences of those who've made it. This is where curiosity meets wisdom, brought to you by The Hartford Small Business Insurance. We dive deep with creative business owners, unlocking the stories behind their road to success. It's about sharing, learning and inspiring. So whether you're dreaming of launching your own venture or seeking a spark to push you further, check out these candid conversation, insights and strategies that transformed passion into profit with real life tales from the owners themselves.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Episode Originally Aired | April 5, 2023The Rachel Hollis Podcast: Secrets to My Success and Embracing ChangeIn this episode of The Rachel Hollis Podcast, Rachel delves into the personal philosophies and practices that have shaped her success. She emphasizes the significance of maintaining a singular focus while diversifying revenue streams and highlights how embracing failures has played a pivotal role in her growth. Drawing from her varied career, Rachel discusses the importance of evolving creatively, constantly seeking knowledge as a perpetual student, and setting substantial goals. Rachel's narrative weaves through personal anecdotes, touching on everything from managing health signals like cold sores to culminating her tenth book. This episode is a comprehensive reflection on achieving success on one's terms, underscored by Rachel's journey from a food blogger to a multifaceted entrepreneur, author, and podcaster.00:00 The Power of Consistency in Storytelling and Revenue Streams00:57 Introducing the Rachel Hollis Podcast: Life, Work, and Wellness01:43 Embracing the Unexpected: A Cold Sore and a Book Completion02:40 The Importance of Listening to Your Body and Self-Care05:18 Rediscovering Meditation: The Journey Back to Self-Alignment05:57 The Danger of Falling Out of Habit: A Personal Reflection10:48 Secrets to Success: Beyond the Financial Aspect15:32 Defining Success on Your Own Terms19:31 Acknowledging Privilege in the Path to Success23:03 Setting Big Goals and the Power of Belief27:12 Unlocking the Power of Small Habits27:29 The Magic of Consistency in Personal Goals28:27 Introducing the Start Today Journal29:35 Harnessing the Power of Goals for Success32:43 Financial Independence Through Multiple Revenue Streams39:12 Embracing Failure as a Stepping Stone to Success43:32 The Importance of Evolving Creatively48:06 Lifelong Learning: The Key to Continuous Growth51:56 Conclusion and Call to ActionGet the Start Today Journal - https://starttoday.com/products/start-today-journalHave a question you want Rach to answer? An idea for a podcast episode??Call the podcast hotline and leave a voicemail! Call (737) 400-4626Sign up for Rachel's weekly email: https://msrachelhollis.com/insider/Watch the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RachelHollisMotivation/videosFollow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/MsRachelHollis/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices.  

Patrick and Adam Riske need that money. Download this episode here. (48.1 MB) Listen to F This Movie! on Apple Podcasts. Also discussed this episode: Birth (2004), Welcome to Mooseport (2004), Troy (2004), Taking Lives (2004), Dune Part 2 (2024), Drive Away Dolls (2024), Kuffs (1992), The Secret of My Success (1987), Heaven and Earth (1993), 

Happiness Solved with Sandee Sgarlata. In this episode, Sandee interviews Sean Kanan. Sean Kanan's career encompasses many facets of the entertainment world including actor, author, comedian, and producer. Early in his career, Kanan was chosen at an open call by Oscar-winning Director, John Avildsen from over 2000 hopefuls for the role of Mike Barnes in the Karate Kid III. He went on to create two iconic characters, AJ QUARTERMAINE (GH) and DEACON SHARP (B&B/Y&R). Kanan's popularity as DEACON in Italy and ability to speak fluent Italian landed him on the Italian version of the popular show Dancing with the Stars where he lasted 9 weeks. On the comedy stage, Kanan has performed at some of the countries leading clubs including the Laugh Factory, the Comedy Store, Dangerfield's, the Brokerage, Uncle Vinny's and other venues. On the theater stage, he has performed in Sam Shepard's True West twice, once at the Zephyr theater and once at the Palm Canyon Theater. Sean penned The Modern Gentleman; Cooking and Entertaining with Sean Kanan (Dunham Books) and Secret of My Success. Kanan co-hosted a celebrity parenting radio talk show called Kanan's Rules, available for download on iTunes podcast. Sean Kanan spends his free time studying martial arts, writing scripts, cooking, performing his stand-up routine and further pursuing the study of the Italian, French, Mandarin, Russian and Japanese language. Sean also dedicates much of his time to numerous charitable and nonprofit endeavors including ASPCA, anti-bullying and the Red Cross. Sign up for the Happiness Solved Plus Exclusive Membership Site: http://HappinessSolved.Supercast.com Follow him on Instagram @sean.kanan and Twitter @seankanan   Connect with Sandee www.sandeesgarlata.com Podcast: www.happinesssolved.com www.facebook.com/coachsandeesgarlata www.twitter.com/sandeesgarlata www.instagram.com/coachsandeesgarlata  

Looking for movie night inspo? We've got covered. Not only does Amber review the movie SALTBURN, she'll give you the ultimate guide to the best Old Money Movies. From common tropes and recurring themes, these movie & book recommendations are perfect to get you in an Old Money mindset. -------------------------In today's episode, we cover the following:What makes a movie "old money" (1:10)Review on Saltburn (4:42)The best Old Money movies (14:40)Movie #1: The Royal Tenenbaums (14:53)Movie #2: The Talented Mr. Ripley (16:53)Movie #3: Cruel Intentions (19:50)Movie #4: Midnight in Paris (22:55)Movie #5: The Secret of My Success (26:28)Movie #6: Crazy Rich Asians (30:36)Old Money Movie Honorable Mentions (34:39)Old Money Book Recommendations (38:20)----------------------------Connect with the Old Money Podcast:Web: OldMoneyPodcast.comEmail: OldMoneyPodcast@gmail.comInstagram: @OldMoneyPodcastTikTok: @OldMoneyPodcast----------------------------Copyright (c) Old Money 2023. The content presented in this podcast is intended to entertain, educate, inspire and support listeners in their personal and professional development and does not constitute business, financial, or legal advice. Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services for which individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services related to the episode. Produced by AFMEDIA, a division of AFMKTG

Welcome back to another episode of the Success + Money + Mindset Podcast! Before we dig in... Have you heard about my newest free training: The Inbound Leads Masterclass? In 2021-2022, I did over $350k of revenue from my financial planning business while working TWO days a week and ONLY working with inbound leads (yes you read that right!). And I'm finally going to reveal to you exactly HOW I did that. Join me LIVE on January 30th for The Inbound Leads Masterclass where you'll discover the framework for how advisors & insurance agents are generating inbound leads, getting fully booked calendars, and hitting $25k/mo consistently without working harder. Excited? I am. ⁠ Click here to secure your spot ⁠ and be sure to show up LIVE for additional bonuses that are NOT available unless you're live! Onto the Episode!

What do you get when you cross a grown up with a love for comedy with someone who wouldn't quit their night job? Why, Steve Rosen of course! This long-time writer and actor spills the beans on what it was like bringing Dracula A Comedy of Terrors to life (no pun intended), why he's haunted by children, and why he can't stand horror movies. Steve is the Co-Author of the show and has previously collaborated with Gordon Greenberg on The Secret of My Success (co-book, Jefferson Award nomination), the plays Crime and Punishment - a Comedy, Ebenezer Scrooge's BIG San Diego Christmas Show (both at The Old Globe, San Diego) and podcasts “Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors” and “Rolling Calls” (Broadway Podcast Network). He has also co-written/composed (with David Rossmer) the musicals The Other Josh Cohen (Westside Theatre) and Griswolds' Broadway Vacation (Seattle's 5th Ave). With Dan Lipton, Rossmer and Sarah Saltzberg he also co-created the improv-variety show Don't Quit Your Night Job. For his work Off-Broadway he's been nominated for (and lost) five Drama Desks and two Lucille Lortel awards. Education: NYU/Tisch. Associate artist: The Civilians. He is also an actor. @stevierosen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ashley is hanging our favorite bartender, Wells Adams! And he's pouring some strong drinks while we get all the behind the scenes secrets from this season of Bachelor in Paradise! Wells shares his unique insight on the guys this season, and we find out who's there for the right reasons and who is “power hungry”. Plus… could we see a “Golden” Bachelor in Paradise?? Wells might have more bartending work coming up!   Join Ashley and Wells for "The Secret of My Success"! Tickets HereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former writer for the Tonight Show for 20 years and comedian who has close enough to Suicide that I know what the barrel of my gun tastes like. Spoiler Alert: I didn't pull the trigger.  ⁠ http://www.TheMentalHealthComedian.com⁠ ⁠http://www.facebook.com/thementalhealthcomedian⁠ ⁠http://www.instagram.com/mentalhealthcomedian⁠ ⁠http://www.twitter.com/theMHcomedian⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/thementalhealthcomedian⁠ ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankkingthemhcomedian⁠ ⁠⁠Born to Be Funny ⁠https://youtu.be/mugOzr6ItFk⁠⁠⁠Mental With Benefits ⁠https://youtu.be/mCnsHSdAn48⁠ A Matter of Laugh or Death ⁠https://youtu.be/IeMg6OFYfU0⁠ Suicide, The Secret of My Success ⁠https://youtu.be/3D4m33DXtsI --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/new-mind-creator/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/new-mind-creator/support

Mick is discussing the current SAG/AFTRA & WGA Strike happening right now.Snob's Movie Summer School is now in session, this week: Suspension of DisbeliefThen a new "Did I Just Fix"....This week's movie is The Secret of My Success. Chosen this week by Mick!My guests tonight are Chris Lumzer from The Long Coat Mafia Podcast, check them out here: https://linktr.ee/lcmpodcastCheck out more from Wilfredo 'Wize' Otero: stuckinmymind2020.comWatch Live on our a Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/TheSceneSnobsGo to SnobsMerch.com and use Promo Code "Snobs" for 10% Off your order!Get More Snobs: linktr.ee/thescenesnobsHelp us keep the lights on: Entertainment Earth - https://ee.toys/scenesnob Use our link for 10% off any in-stock purchase. Also free domestic shipping on orders $59+TheSceneSnobs.comThe Scene Snobs Podcast is LIVE every Tuesday at 7PM EST on our YouTube and available on all our YouTube Channel & Podcast Platforms afterwards.Mental Health Resources:For finding a therapist in your area: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapistsTips to Find Affordable Therapy Resources: https://www.psycom.net/how-to-find-affordable-therapyhttps://www.goodrx.com/insurance/low-cost-free-healthcare/free-mental-health-support-groupsSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline

Welcome back to Rule of Two! Today, Marc and I have the privilege of interviewing Paul Hirsch, academy award winning editor for many films you may know! Some of which are Star Wars A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Carrie, Mission Impossible, The Secret of My Success, Footloose, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and many more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A cross-generational excursion to see The Dare, checking out Alex Cameron at the Cara, worried that the Jokermen guys think Ben's a coke fiend, Ione sees The Secret of My Success for the first time and considers whether housewives still take Black Beauties to clean their house. We also ponder why everyone on The Ultimatum is drinking from Silver Goblets while we enjoy season 3 of "I Think You Should Leave". Ione recalls nursing a pigeon during June Gloom.The song at the end is HERE by Radnor & Leehttps://open.spotify.com/album/0oVUMRsFuUIB5fkIfiLIRe?si=Gg5Mk9afQwyMr0p6ezmDyg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode I finish up "The Five Secrets to My Success" series with my fifth and final secret to my success; take care of people and do what you say you're going to do.

  Listener Request month comes to a close on the main feed with The Secret of My Success! How much porno was launched with this movie? How dang charming is Michael J. Fox? What is going on with this boss? All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Looking for episode #243? Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!

Oprah Winfrey is someone who truly needs no introduction. She's a legend of daytime television, a warm and charismatic juggernaut who steam-rolled her way to the very apex of media success. Now, an extraordinarily wealthy woman, she's busy with philanthropy and helping others manifest their inner light so as to truly Be in this world.Certainly, in a category apart from IDW knuckleheads or bottom-feeding YouTube types, Oprah is nevertheless a self-help and spiritual guru in the truest sense of the word; both in the eyes of her audience and by her own lights. In the interview we cover, she talks frankly about her own philosophy of life and gives advice to others that they might emulate some portion of success. Inevitably not discussed are various controversies around her promotion of pseudoscience, endorsing self-help gurus like James Arthur Ray, anti-vaxxers like Jenny McCarthy and giving a massive leg-up to noted internet doctors, Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz. "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne, which promotes the Law of Attraction, is not explicitly mentioned, but Chris detects hints of it vibrating throughout the conversation.So join Matt and Chris as they conclusively demonstrate why they remained the perpetual block-sucking kids at the nursery, while Oprah rode her self-actualised rocket past the first grade to become a billionaire media mogul.Also on this week's episode discover whether Oprah earns a place on Guru island, if the intro segments will be tightly edited, how Chris prepares for job interviews, and just how many of Matt's enemies are Nazis!LinksOprah Winfrey: The Secret of My Success. Stanford Graduate School of Business.Kurzgesagt's video on their funding and POV.PBS Space TimeDr Sam Gregson, the Bad Boy of Science

Today With Shauna Lynn Simon: Welcome to Window Treatments for Profit. We have my good friend Shauna Lynn Simon with us today. She is an award-winning home staging industry expert and business strategist, and she's also one of the co-authors of my second book, A Well-Designed Business, The Power Talk Friday Experts.  Shauna Lynn is seriously committed to helping aspiring entrepreneurs achieve success in their businesses. She is dedicated to creating educational content that builds successful relationships between like-minded professionals. Today she'll tell us about how to build a business that can run without you. More About Shauna Lynn Simon: Shauna Lynn Simon is an award-winning industry influencer, business strategist and author, fiercely committed to guiding aspiring entrepreneurs to achieve success in all facets of their business. Dedicated to creating educational content that builds successful relationships among like-minded business professionals, Shauna Lynn partners with CEOs, executives and solo-preneurs to grow their personal and professional brands, one-to-one, providing real-world insights and actionable tips for building the business of their dreams. Founder and Lead Instructor for SLS Academy, and CEO of Shauna Lynn Coaching, Shauna Lynn is an expert in business, motivation, empowerment, and branding, drawing on her first-hand experience in running a successful home staging, design, and renovation business with her background from her previous analyst career. This honest, passionate, “glass half-full”, out-of-the-box designer has been delighting audiences at live events across North America, television appearances, webinars, podcasts, and more. Connect with Shauna Lynn Simon About Shauna Lynn! SLS Academy Shauna Lynn Coaching Instagram 30-minute coaching call for free! What's new with LuAnn Nigara luannuniversity.com http://www.luannnigara.com/cob Get The Goodies! For checklists, resources, and extra goodies from A Well-Designed Business sign up for free here. To Get on LuAnn's Email List, text the word designbiz to 444999! Purchase LuAnn's Books Here: Book 1: The Making of A Well – Designed Business: Turn Inspiration into Action Audiobook: The Making of A Well – Designed Business: Turn Inspiration into Action Book 2: A Well-Designed Business – The Power Talk Friday Experts Pre-Order Book 3: A Well-Designed Business – The Power Talk Friday Experts Volume 2 Connect with LuAnn Nigara LuAnn's Website LuAnn's Blog Power Talk Friday Like Us: Facebook | Tweet Us: Twitter | Follow Us: Instagram | Listen Here: Podcast Other Shows Mentioned: #499: Power Talk Friday: Shauna Lynn Simon: Passion, Purpose, and Pink Hair – The Secret to My Success #102: Power Talk Friday- Shauna Lynn Simon- Part 2- How to Host A Successful Consumer Event For Your Community #84: Shauna Lynn Simon- How to Host a Successful Interior Design Consumer Event in Your Community #76: Shauna Lynn Simon- Home Staging is not Interior Design and Here's Why Other Resources Mentioned: Clockwork: Design Your Business to Run Itself by Mike Michalowicz Clockwork Bootcamp Trello Kolbe Assesment The Predictive Index WCAA

Get ready for a powerful episode of Warriors Unmasked! Today Chuck sits down with professional speaker and comedian, Mr. Frank King. Born in North Carolina, Frank has always had a talent for making people laugh and he's using that talent to raise awareness about mental health. With his journey from telling jokes in fourth grade to becoming an eight-time TEDx speaker, former writer for the Tonight Show, and mental health advocate, Frank's story is one you won't want to miss. Frank is passionate about promoting mental health and helping prevent suicide, which he believes is the most preventable Mental health issues. He'll share a look into his most popular TEDx talks, how to overcome the darkest of days, how to tell your loved ones you're struggling, a practical daily health routine and so much more!  Frank's journey is a testament to the power of laughter and the role it can play in our mental health. He also shares his experience dealing with suppressed memories and the importance of giving your power to things you can control. Frank's message is clear: mental health is just as important as physical health and should be treated with the same level of care and attention. In this episode, Frank also explores the idea that mental health issues could actually be physical issues and how depression can be passed down from generation to generation. He provides practical tips for maintaining a better mental state, including the importance of self-care routines and seeking professional help when needed. So hit play, get comfy, and join us for this inspiring episode of Warriors Unmasked with Mr. Frank King! You'll laugh, you may cry, and you'll come away with a deeper understanding of the importance of mental health. Get ready to be inspired!    More Of What's Inside: Why suicide is the most preventable health issue A look at Frank's most popular Tedx Talks  How to overcome the darkest of days  When a loved one dies by suicide   Frank's experience dealing with suppressed memories Giving your power to things you can control How to tell your loved ones you are snuggling  Could your mental issues actually be physical issues? Understanding your DNA and generational depression Things we can all do to have a better mental state  The process of finding someone who died by suicide   And much more!   GUEST LINKS: www.TheMentalHealthComedian.com www.YourTEDxCoach.com The Mental Health Comedian www.instagram.com/mentalhealthcomedian Twitter: theMHcomedian The Mental Health Comedian www.linkedin.com/in/frankkingthemhcomedian Born to Be Funny: Born to Be Funny: The Mental Health Comedian Mental With Benefits: The Evolutionary Advantages of Mental Illness A Matter of Laugh or Death: A matter of laugh or death Suicide, The Secret of My Success: Suicide, The Secret of My Success; Dead Man Talking | Frank King LINKS: malarchuk.com/book  malarchuk.com  www.thecompassionateconnection.com www.warriorsunmasked.com  Follow us on Instagram Like us on Facebook Subscribe To Our YouTube My Community Contact   Episode Minute By Minute: 0:02 What's inside today's episode  1:36 Thank you to today's sponsors 2:56 Let's start our conversation with a laugh 3:56 What life was like for Frank growing up 7:40 When Frank became the “mental health comedian.” 12:42 Reliving traumatic childhood events 21:00 Why Frank wanted to write mental health for men 31:20 How to Frank stays in a good mental state 39:40 How Frank's weaknesses are now his biggest strength  46:55 Franks tips anyone struggling today

Trigger Warning - Suicide discussed. Join Lorraine Nilon and Frank King, Suicide Prevention Speaker and a writer for The Tonight Show for 20 years as the have a conversation about breaking the silence and debunking the stigma of suicide. He's fought a lifetime battle with Depression and Chronic Suicidality, turning that long dark journey into 8 TEDx Talks and insights on Mental Health Awareness (the only other person who has that many TEDx Talks is...Bill Gates). Depression and suicide run in his family. He's thought about killing himself more times than he can count. He's come close enough to ending his life that he can tell you what the barrel. of his gun tastes like. He uses his life lessons to start the conversation giving people permission to give voice to their feelings and experiences. He believes that where there is humor there is hope, where there is laughter there is life, nobody dies laughing. Australia: If you're in crisis or feeling unsafe, please call 000 or Lifeline on 13 11 14. https://www.beyondblue.org.au/ Beyond blue counsellor service 1300 224636 USA: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Frank's Books: https://geni.us/gutsgrit (Amazon) Guts, Grit & The Grind: A MENtal Mechanics MANual: 10 Tools to Troubleshoot Mens Mental Health Challenges: Sally Spencer-Thomas | Frank King | Sarah Gaer https://geni.us/SzrpX (Amazon) Guts, Grit & The Grind: A MENtal Mechanics MANual: Basic Mechanics: Sally Spencer-Thomas | Sarah Gaer | Frank King Four of Frank King 8 TEDx Talks (no other person on the planet has that many) Born to Be Funny. https://youtu.be/mugOzr6ItFk Mental With Benefits. https://youtu.be/mCnsHSdAn48 A Matter of Laugh or Death. https://youtu.be/IeMg6OFYfU0 Suicide, The Secret of My Success. https://youtu.be/3D4m33DXtsI Never miss out on the announcements of the next episodes: https://www.facebook.com/LorraineNilon https://www.instagram.com/lorraine_nilon/ Check out Gems of Wisdom from Episode 016 Frank King - Use theses quotes as journal prompts, contemplation points or conversation starters. https://www.facebook.com/LorraineNilon A special WORDS OF WISDOM form for reviews - https://form.jotform.com/Insight.../words-of-wisdom-reviews- We would love to hear your Aha moments!! Thought-Provoking videos and Frank King's Flip the Book - https://youtube.com/@lorrainenilon You'll be surprised at what a session with me reveals. I take on a limited number of clients and improvement in self-awareness is inevitable after a session. I pride myself on my ability to help you understand yourself better. Book a personal session with Lorraine https://calendly.com/lorrainenilon/60min More information about Lorraine @ Lorrainenilon.com.au Lorraine spends a lot of hours producing the content for you to enjoy! Support the continuation of the podcast - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/LorraineNilon Music by Joystock - https://www.joystock.org

On this episode, we travel back to 1984, and the days when a "young adult" novel included lots of drugs and partying and absolutely no sparkly vampires or dystopian warrior girls. We're talking about Jay McInerney's groundbreaking novel, Bright Lights, Big City, and its 1988 film version starring Michael J. Fox and Keifer Sutherland. ----more---- Hello, and welcome to The 80s Movies Podcast. I am your host, Edward Havens. Thank you for listening today. The original 1984 front cover for Jay McInerney's Bright Lights, Big City If you were a young adult in the late 1980s, there's a very good chance that you started reading more adult-y books thanks to an imprint called Vintage Contemporaries. Quality books at an affordable paperback price point, with their uniform and intrinsically 80s designed covers, bold cover and spine fonts, and mix of first-time writers and cult authors who never quite broke through to the mainstream, the Vintage Contemporary series would be an immediate hit when it was first launched in September 1984. The first set of releases would include such novels as Raymond Carver's Cathedral and Thomas McGuane's The Bushwhacked Piano, but the one that would set the bar for the entire series was the first novel by a twenty-nine year old former fact checker at the New Yorker magazine. The writer was Jay McInerney, and his novel was Bright Lights, Big City. The original 1984 front cover for Raymond Carver's Cathedral Bright Lights, Big City would set a template for twenty something writers in the 1980s. A protagonist not unlike the writer themselves, with a not-so-secret drug addiction, and often written in the second person, You, which was not a usual literary choice at the time. The nameless protagonist, You, is a divorced twenty-four year old wannabe writer who works as fact-checker at a major upscale magazine in New York City, for which he once dreamed of writing for. You is recently divorced from Amanda, an aspiring model he had met while going to school in Kansas City. You would move to New York City earlier in the year with her when her modeling career was starting to talk off. While in Paris for Fashion Week, Amanda called You to inform him their marriage was over, and that she was leaving him for another man. You continues to hope Amanda will return to him, and when it's clear she won't, he not only becomes obsessed with everything about her that left in their apartment, he begins to slide into reckless abandon at the clubs they used to frequent, and becoming heavily addicted to cocaine, which then affects his performance at work. A chance encounter with Amanda at an event in the city leads You to a public humiliation, which makes him starts to realize that his behavior is not because his wife left him, but a manifestation of the grief he still feels over his mother's passing the previous year. You had gotten married to a woman he hardly knew because he wanted to make his mother happy before she died, and he was still unconsciously grieving when his wife's leaving him triggered his downward spiral. Bright Lights, Big City was an immediate hit, one of the few paperback-only books to ever hit the New York Times best-seller chart. Within two years, the novel had sold more than 300,000 copies, and spawned a tidal wave of like-minded twentysomething writers becoming published. Bret Easton Ellis might have been able to get his first novel Less Than Zero published somewhere down the line, but it was McInerney's success that would cause Simon and Schuster to try and duplicate Vintage's success, which they would. Same with Tana Janowitz, whose 1986 novel Slaves of New York was picked up by Crown Publishers looking to replicate the success of McInerney and Ellis, despite her previous novel, 1981's American Dad, being completely ignored by the book buying public at that time. While the book took moments from his life, it wasn't necessarily autobiographical. For example, McInerney had been married to a fashion model in the early 1980s, but they would meet while he attended Syracuse University in the late 1970s. And yes, McInerney would do a lot of blow during his divorce from his wife, and yes, he would get fired from The New Yorker because of the effects of his drug addiction. Yes, he was partying pretty hard during the times that preceded the writing of his first novel. And yes, he would meet a young woman who would kinda rescue him and get him on the right path.  But there were a number of details about McInerney's life that were not used for the book. Like how the author studied writing with none other than Raymond Carver while studying creative writing at Syracuse, or how his family connections would allow him to submit blind stories to someone like George Plimpton at the Paris Review, and not only get the story read but published. And, naturally, any literary success was going to become a movie at some point. For Bright Lights, it would happen almost as soon as the novel was published. Robert Lawrence, a vice president at Columbia Pictures in his early thirties, had read the book nearly cover to cover in a single sitting, and envisioned a film that could be “The Graduate” of his generation, with maybe a bit of “Lost Weekend” thrown in. But the older executives at the studio balked at the idea, which they felt would be subversive and unconventional. They would, however, buy in when Lawrence was able to get mega-producer Jerry Weintraub to be a producer on the film, who in turn was able to get Joel Schumacher, who had just finished filming St. Elmo's Fire for the studio, to direct, and get Tom Cruise, who was still two years away from Top Gun and megastardom, to play the main character. McInerney was hired to write the script, and he and Schumacher and Cruise would even go on club crawls in New York City to help inform all of the atmosphere they were trying to capture with the film. In 1985, Weintraub would be hired by United Artists to become their new chief executive, and Bright Lights would be one of the properties he would be allowed to take with him to his new home. But since he was now an executive, Weintraub would need to hire a new producer to take the reigns on the picture. Enter Sydney Pollack. By 1985, Sydney Pollack was one of the biggest directors in Hollywood. With films like They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, Jeremiah Johnson, Three Days of the Condor, The Electric Horseman and Tootsie under his belt, Pollock could get a film made, and get it seen by audiences. At least, as a director. At this point in his career, he had only ever produced one movie, Alan Rudolph's 1984 musical drama Songwriter, which despite being based on the life of Willie Nelson, and starring Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Rip Torn, barely grossed a tenth of its $8m budget. And Pollock at that moment was busy putting the finishing touches on his newest film, an African-based drama featuring Meryl Streep and longtime Pollock collaborator Robert Redford. That film, Out of Africa, would win seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director, in March 1986, which would keep Pollock and his producing partner Mark Rosenberg's attention away from Bright Lights for several months. Once the hype on Out of Africa died down, Pollock and Rosenberg got to work getting Bright Lights, Big City made. Starting with hiring a new screenwriter, a new director, and a new leading actor. McInerney, Schumacher and Cruise had gotten tired of waiting. Ironically, Cruise would call on Pollock to direct another movie he was waiting to make, also based at United Artists, that he was going to star in alongside Dustin Hoffman. That movie, of course, is Rain Man, and we'll dive into that movie another time. Also ironically, Weintraub would not last long as the CEO of United Artists. Just five months after becoming the head of the studio, Weintraub would tire of the antics of Kirk Kerkorian, the owner of United Artists and its sister company, MGM, and step down. Kerkorian would not let Weintraub take any of the properties he brought from Columbia to his new home, the eponymously named mini-major he'd form with backing from Columbia. With a new studio head in place, Pollock started to look for a new director. He would discover that director in Joyce Chopra, who, after twenty years of making documentaries, made her first dramatic narrative in 1985. Smooth Talk was an incredible coming of age drama, based on a story by Joyce Carol Oates, that would make a star out of then seventeen-year-old Laura Dern. UA would not only hire her to direct the film but hire her husband, Tom Cole, who brilliantly adapted the Oates story that was the basis for Smooth Talk, to co-write the screenplay with his wife. While Cole was working on the script, Chopra would have her agent send a copy of McInerney's book to Michael J. Fox. This wasn't just some random decision. Chopra knew she needed a star for this movie, and Fox's agent just happened to be Chopra's agent. That'd be two commissions for the agent if it came together, and a copy of the book was delivered to Fox's dressing room on the Family Ties soundstage that very day. Fox loved the book, and agreed to do the film. After Alex P. Keaton and Marty McFly and other characters he had played that highlighted his good looks and pleasant demeanor, he was ready to play a darker, more morally ambiguous character. Since the production was scheduled around Fox's summer hiatus from the hit TV show, he was in. For Pollock and United Artists, this was a major coup, landing one of the biggest stars in Hollywood. But the project was originally going to be Toronto standing in for New York City for less than $7m with a lesser known cast. Now, it was going to be a $15m with not only Michael J. Fox but also Keifer Sutherland, who was cast as Tad, the best friend of the formerly named You, who would now known as Jamie Conway, and would be shot on location in New York City. The film would also feature Phoebe Cates as Jamie's model ex-wife, William Hickey, Kelly Lynch. But there was a major catch. The production would only have ten weeks to shoot with Fox, as he was due back in Los Angeles to begin production on the sixth season of Family Ties.  He wasn't going to do that thing he did making a movie and a television show at the same time like he did with Back to the Future and Family Ties in 1984 and 1985. Ten weeks and not a day more. Production on the film would begin on April 13th, 1987, to get as much of the film shot while Fox was still finishing Family Ties in Los Angeles. He would be joining the production at the end of the month. But Fox never get the chance to shoot with Chopra. After three weeks of production, Chopra, her husband, and her cinematographer James Glennon, who had also shot Smooth Talk, were dismissed from the film. The suits at United Artists were not happy with the Fox-less footage that was coming out of New York, and were not happy with the direction of the film. Cole and Chopra had removed much of the nightlife and drug life storyline, and focused more on the development of Jamie as a writer. Apparently, no one at the studio had read the final draft of the script before shooting began. Cole, the screenwriter, says it was Pollock, the producer, who requested the changes, but in the end, it would be not the Oscar-winning filmmaker producing the movie that would be released but the trio of newer creatives. Second unit footage would continue to shoot around New York City while the studio looked for a new director. Ironically, days after Chopra was fired, the Directors Guild of America had announced that if they were not able to sign a new agreement with the Producers Guild before the end of the current contract on June 30th, the directors were going on strike. So now United Artists were really under the gun. After considering such filmmakers as Belgian director Ulu Grosbard, who had directed Meryl Streep and Robert De Niro in Falling in Love, and Australian director Bruce Beresford, whose films had included Breaker Morant and Tender Mercies, they would find their new director in James Bridges, whose filmography included such critical and financial success as The Paper Chase, The China Syndrome and Urban Cowboy, but had two bombs in a row in 1984's Mike's Murder and 1985's Perfect. He needed a hit, and this was the first solid directing offer in three years. He'd spend the weekend after his hiring doing some minor recasting, including bringing in John Houseman, who won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in The Paper Chase, as well as Swoosie Kurtz, Oscar-winning actors Jason Robards and Dianne Weist, and Tracy Pollan, Fox's co-star on Family Ties, who would shortly after the filming of Bright Lights become Mrs. Michael J. Fox, although in the film, she would be cast not as a love interest to her real-life boyfriend's character but as the wife of Keifer Sutherland's character. After a week of rewriting McInerney's original draft of the screenplay from the Schumacher days, principal photography re-commenced on the film. And since Bridges would be working with famed cinematographer Gordon Willis, who had shot three previous movies with Bridges as well as the first two Godfather movies and every Woody Allen movie from Annie Hall to The Purple Rose of Cairo, it was also decided that none of Chopra's footage would be used. Everything would start back on square one. And because of the impending Directors Guild strike, he'd have only thirty-six days, a tad over five weeks, to film everything. One of the lobby cards from the movie version of Bright Lights, Big City And they were able to get it all done, thanks to some ingenious measures. One location, the Palladium concert hall on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, would double as three different nightclubs, two discotheques and a dinner club. Instead of finding six different locations, which would loading cameras and lights from one location to another, moving hundreds of people as well, and then setting the lights and props again, over and over, all they would have to do is re-decorate the area to become the next thing they needed. Bridges would complete the film that day before the Directors Guild strike deadline, but the strike would never happen. But there would be some issue with the final writing credits. While Bridges had used McInerney's original screenplay as a jumping off point, the writer/director had really latched on to the mother's death as the emotional center of the movie. Bridges' own grandmother had passed away in 1986, and he found writing those scenes to be cathartic for his own unresolved issues. But despite the changes Bridges would make to the script, including adding such filmmaking tropes as flashbacks and voiceovers, and having the movie broken up into sections by the use of chapter titles being typed out on screen, the Writers Guild would give sole screenwriting credit to Jay McInerney. As post-production continued throughout the fall, the one topic no one involved in the production wanted to talk about or even acknowledge was the movie version of Bret Easton Ellis's Less Than Zero that rival studio 20th Century Fox had been making in Los Angeles. It had a smaller budget, a lesser known filmmaker, a lesser known cast lead by Andrew McCarthy and Jami Gertz, and a budget half the size. If their film was a hit, that could be good for this one. And if their film wasn't a hit? Well, Bright Lights was the trendsetter. It was the one that sold more copies. The one that saw its author featured in more magazines and television news shows. How well did Less Than Zero do when it was released into theatres on November 6th, 1987? Well, you're just going to have to wait until next week's episode. Unless you're listening months or years after they were published, and are listening to episodes in reverse order. Then you already know how it did, but let's just say it wasn't a hit but it wasn't really a dud either. Bridges would spend nearly six months putting his film together, most of which he would find enjoyable, but he would have trouble deciding which of two endings he shot would be used. His preferred ending saw Jamie wandering through the streets of New York City early one morning, after a long night of partying that included a confrontation with his ex-wife, where he decides that was the day he was going to get his life back on track but not knowing what he was going to do, but the studio asked for an alternative ending, one that features Jamie one year in the future, putting the finishing touches on his first novel, which we see is titled… wait for it… Bright Lights, Big City, while his new girlfriend stands behind him giving her approval. After several audience test screenings, the studio would decide to let Bridges have his ending. United Artists would an April 1st, 1988 release date, and would spend months gearing up the publicity machine. Fox and Pollan were busy finishing the final episodes of that season's Family Ties, and weren't as widely available for the publicity circuit outside of those based in Los Angeles. The studio wasn't too worried, though. Michael J. Fox's last movie, The Secret of My Success, had been released in April 1987, and had grossed $67m without his doing a lot of publicity for that one, either. Opening on 1196 screens, the film would only manage to gross $5.13m, putting it in third place behind the previous week's #1 film, Biloxi Blues with Matthew Broderick, and the Tim Burton comedy Beetlejuice, which despite opening on nearly 200 fewer screens would gross nearly $3m more. But the reviews were not great. Decent. Respectful. But not great. The New York-based critics, like David Ansen of Newsweek and Janet Maslin of the Times, would be kinder than most other critics, maybe because they didn't want to be seen knocking a film shot in their backyard. But one person would actually would praise the film and Michael J. Fox as an actor was Roger Ebert. But it wouldn't save the film. In its second week, the film would fall to fifth place, with $3.09m worth of tickets sold, and it would drop all the way to tenth place in its third week with just under $1.9m in ticket sales. Week four would see it fall to 16th place with only $862k worth of ticket sales. After that, United Artists would stop reporting grosses. The $17m film had grossed just $16.1m. Bright Lights, Big City was a milestone book for me, in large part because it made me a reader. Before Bright Lights, I read occasionally, mainly John Irving, preferring to spend most of my free time voraciously consuming every movie I could. After Bright Lights, I picked up every Vintage Contemporary book I could get my hands on. One of the checklists of Vintage Contemporary books listed in the back of a Vintage Contemporary book. And one thing that really helped out was the literal checklist of other books available from that imprint in the back of each book. Without those distinct covers, I don't know if I would have discovered some of my favorite authors like Raymond Carver and Don DeLillo and Richard Ford and Richard Russo. Even after the Vintage Contemporary line shut down years later, I continued to read. I still read today, although not as much as I would prefer. I have a podcast to work on. I remember when the movie came out that I wasn't all that thrilled with it, and it would be nearly 35 years before I revisited it again, for this episode. I can't say it's the 80s as I remember it, because I had never been to New York City by that point in my life, I had never, and still never have, done anything like cocaine. And I had only ever had like two relationships that could be considered anything of substance, let alone marriage and a divorce. But I am certain it's an 80s that I'm glad I didn't know. Mainly because Jamie's 80s seemed rather boring and inconsequential. Fox does the best he can with the material, but he is not the right person for the role. As I watched it again, I couldn't help but wonder what if the roles were reversed. What if Keifer Sutherland played Jamie and Michael J. Fox played the friend? That might have been a more interesting movie, but Sutherland was not yet at that level of stardom. Thank you for joining us. We'll talk again next week, when Episode 95, on the novel and movie version of Less Than Zero is released. Remember to visit this episode's page on our website, The80sMoviePodcast.com, for extra materials about Bright Lights, Big City, both the book and the movie, as well as other titles in the Vintage Contemporary book series. The full cover, back and front, of Richard Ford's 1986 The Sportswriter, which would be the first of four novels about Frank Bascombe, a failed novelist who becomes a sportswriter. The second book in the series, 1995's Independence Day, would win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, as well as the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, the first of only two times the same book would win both awards the same year. The 80s Movies Podcast has been researched, written, narrated and edited by Edward Havens for Idiosyncratic Entertainment. Thank you again. Good night.  

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