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How One Artist Took Her Love For Art and Turned It into a Successful Business In this episode of the Millionaire University Podcast, host Brien Gearin talks with Ashton Rodenhiser, the owner of Minds Eye Creative, about the innovative business of sketchnoting. Ashton shares her journey from childhood creativity through the challenges of choosing a career path. She discusses the ups and downs of being a creative entrepreneur and how she translates complex words into art. Ashton also touches on aspects of personal growth, marketing, and the importance of pricing confidence in the success of a creative business.   What we talked about with Ashton: + Creative Path: From Childhood to Entrepreneurship + The Birth of a Business: Embracing Graphic Facilitation + The Impact of Sketchnoting in Various Industries + Navigating Business Challenges and Opportunities + Adapting to a Hybrid Model: The COVID-19 Pivot + The Art of Live Illustration: Techniques and Preferences + Embracing Technology: The Shift from Paper to Digital + The Lean Startup Approach to Creative Business + Overcoming Introversion: Strategies for Creative Entrepreneurs + Navigating Industry Challenges and Peer Pressure + Mentorship and Self-Reliance in Building a Business + Sketchnoting: A Gateway to Visual Thinking and Note-Taking + The Business of Creativity: Pricing, Value, and Growth   Thank you, Ashton! A BIG Thank you to Ashton and Minds Eye Creative for sponsoring today's episode and for sharing so much value! To check out Ashton's book Beginner's Guide to Sketchnoting and learn more about Minds Eye Creative go here.   To get exclusive offers mentioned in this episode and to support the show, visit millionaireuniversity.com/sponsors.   Sign up for our FREE Millionaire University Business Course - Understand the 7 Phases of A business, so you know where you are now and where you need to go next! Go to https://www.millionaireuniversity.com/training.   Wanna get social? Click on any of the links below to connect with us. Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, TikTok and LinkedIn. We'd love to hear from you!   And if you want us to answer your business questions on an upcoming episode, drop us a line at support@millioinaireuniversity.com.     To get exclusive offers mentioned in this episode and to support the show, visit millionaireuniversity.com/sponsors.

How One Artist Took Her Love For Art and Turned It into a Successful Business In this episode of the Millionaire University Podcast, host Brien Gearin talks with Ashton Rodenhiser, the owner of Minds Eye Creative, about the innovative business of sketchnoting. Ashton shares her journey from childhood creativity through the challenges of choosing a career path. She discusses the ups and downs of being a creative entrepreneur and how she translates complex words into art. Ashton also touches on aspects of personal growth, marketing, and the importance of pricing confidence in the success of a creative business. What we talked about with Ashton: + Creative Path: From Childhood to Entrepreneurship + The Birth of a Business: Embracing Graphic Facilitation + The Impact of Sketchnoting in Various Industries + Navigating Business Challenges and Opportunities + Adapting to a Hybrid Model: The COVID-19 Pivot + The Art of Live Illustration: Techniques and Preferences + Embracing Technology: The Shift from Paper to Digital + The Lean Startup Approach to Creative Business + Overcoming Introversion: Strategies for Creative Entrepreneurs + Navigating Industry Challenges and Peer Pressure + Mentorship and Self-Reliance in Building a Business + Sketchnoting: A Gateway to Visual Thinking and Note-Taking + The Business of Creativity: Pricing, Value, and Growth Thank you, Ashton! A BIG Thank you to Ashton and Minds Eye Creative for sponsoring today's episode and for sharing so much value! To check out Ashton's book Beginner's Guide to Sketchnoting and learn more about Minds Eye Creative go here. To get exclusive offers mentioned in this episode and to support the show, visit millionaireuniversity.com/sponsors. Sign up for our FREE Millionaire University Business Course - Understand the 7 Phases of A business, so you know where you are now and where you need to go next! Go to https://www.millionaireuniversity.com/training. Wanna get social? Click on any of the links below to connect with us. Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, TikTok and LinkedIn. We'd love to hear from you! And if you want us to answer your business questions on an upcoming episode, drop us a line at support@millioinaireuniversity.com. To get exclusive offers mentioned in this episode and to support the show, visit millionaireuniversity.com/sponsors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why it was selected for "CBNation Architects": In this episode of IAMCEO podcast, Adam Markel, shares his insights. Adam's mission is to inspire leaders to build long-term resilience, even amidst massive disruption. His recently published book, “Change Proof: Leveraging the Power of Uncertainty to Build Long-Term Resilience,” comprehensively discusses this topic. Previously Adam worked as a lawyer for 18 years before making a career switch, leading to the publishing of his previous book “Pivot: The Art & Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life”, a #1 bestseller in several publications like the Wall Street Journal and USA Today. He is also the CEO of More Love Media. Lessons shared by Adam in the podcast include: CEO Story: His previous career as a lawyer, his transition, and how the concept of resilience, which is extensively covered in his book "Pivot", resonates significantly, especially after the onset of the pandemic. Business Service: His work involves helping organizations and individuals understand the concept of resilience and navigate through challenging life situations. Secret Sauce: Adam developed a resilience software designed to help leaders and individuals bolster their overall resilience. CEO Hack: He speaks about the "Toggle Principle", which encourages leaders to consciously unplug from their daily operations to recharge. CEO Nugget: Adam believes that resilience breeds resilience. When leaders exemplify it, it permeates through the organization's culture, fostering a supportive atmosphere. CEO Defined: Adam views being a CEO as a form of parentage, leadership that extends beyond oneself, introducing the notion of servant leadership. Check out our CEO Hack Buzz Newsletter--our premium newsletter with hacks and nuggets to level up your organization. Sign up HERE.  I AM CEO Handbook Volume 3 is HERE and it's FREE. Get your copy here: http://cbnation.co/iamceo3. Get the 100+ things that you can learn from 1600 business podcasts we recorded. Hear Gresh's story, learn the 16 business pillars from the podcast, find out about CBNation Architects and why you might be one and so much more. Did we mention it was FREE? Download it today!   Previous Episode: https://iamceo.co/2022/05/20/iam1376-author-inspires-individuals-to-create-a-greater-resilience/

On this episode, Jessie sits down with her friend, Charity Baroni Litzenberg. Charity is a dancer and choreographer, best known for her time spent touring with Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift. Part 1 of this 3 part series tells her brave story of how she made it onto some of the biggest stages in the world. Charity also pulls back the curtain to let us see the behind-the-scenes details of that lifestyle. We so appreciate her honesty and vulnerability as her mountaintop moments were simultaneous with experiencing trama. Her story is unique and one you don't want to miss. For more, follow @jessielatorre aand @charitybaroni on instagram ||||||| We also are excited to highlight 'This Belongs To' on this episode! They created a really rad buy-one-give-one model. That's right! For every bag you purchase, they're making sure a bag ends up in the hands of a child in foster care. Each bag has a blank space on it, which means that each child can write their own name on the bag! How rad is that?!!! At checkout use the promo code BRAVE to receive an additional 20% off your entire purchase! Go to www.thisbelongsto.shop ||||||| Sonic Stories is a one-stop music production company led by CEO Adam Agin. (Adam & his team curate my podcast) Adam's music has been featured on over 70 networks with some of the world's biggest brands. He and his team can handle anything your throw at them! So here's some cool news, tell him Brave Wrk sent you and get 20% off on your first project with Sonic Stories. Start your next project by going to sonicstories.

“You can't pivot by looking backward.” - Adam Markel, Pivot: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life. Change is bound to happen, and facing it forward instead of looking back will drive you forward. But how should you face change? It's with resilience. Adam Markel, the author of Change Proof: Leveraging the Power of Uncertainty to Build Long-Term Resilience, dives into the dynamics of change and how you can create the mindset that embraces it fully. He provides value on regeneration and time off, discusses the myths surrounding resiliency, and the best approaches to addressing burnout. Don't miss this inspiring episode! Want more of Adam Markel? Head into these links!· Adam also invites everyone to take his free resilience assessment to determine where your mindset currently stands: http://resiliencerank.com/ · Get the newest Change Proof Podcast episodes delivered directly to you – subscribe here. And, if you're enjoying the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on iTunes! For instructions click here. · DOING THIS for 10 Seconds Can Change Your Life! Click here to watch Adam's Inspiring TEDx Talk! Show Notes: 0:32 One year of Change Proof3:34 What makes Change Proof relevant today5:35 Creating pivot-ability7:25 Navigating the rip tide of change10:01 A business memoir11:32 Kernels of wisdom14:50 Change Proof reviews18:35 Marketing Change Proof21:20 Modeling resilience

As a successful entrepreneur, Adam Markel knows the challenges that come with starting a business. He is the co-founder of More Love Media. He has also invested in a variety of organizations and founded multiple successful businesses like a multi-million dollar law firm. He empowers high achievers and inspires his audience to reinvent themselves. His approach is rooted in a belief in never-ending self-development and leading from his heart. He is the author of the bestseller Pivot: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life. He introduces his pivot principles which provide a guide for entrepreneurs and corporate professionals for developing skills and capabilities to achieve success in their work life and private life. Here's What We Cover in This Episode Being an entrepreneur provides for freedom There are no straight lines in the universe Always have a place where you can go to cultivate hope Failure and mistakes create humility Relationships are the most important ship we ever sail The root of resilience is about recovery Code of conduct Pause, ask, choose Adam's Book Recommendation https://www.amazon.com/dp/B010MHA6E0/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 (Pivot: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life by Adam Markel) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1728238749/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=successascent-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1728238749&linkId=d938ee9d7187091c781d956e9d79b087 (The I Love My Life Challenge: The Art & Science of Reconnecting with Your Life: A Breakthrough Guide to Spark Joy, Innovation, and Growth by Adam Markel) Connect with Adam https://adammarkel.com/ (Website) https://www.linkedin.com/in/adammarkel/ (LinkedIn) https://twitter.com/adammarkel?lang=en (Twitter)

My guest today is someone really special to me. In 2015 he inspired me to be better version of my self and really helped me reignite the fire when I was going through some challenges in my business. I attended his 3 day intense personal development event in Sydney. This was one of the best 3 days spent on myself and today 5 years later I'm privileged to have him as a guest on this show to help inspire you to be better too! He is #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of ​the book https://www.amazon.com.au/Pivot-Science-Reinventing-Your-Career/dp/1476779473 (Pivot: The Art & Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life.​) As sought-after top international keynote speaker, emcee and workshop facilitator, he has reached tens of thousands worldwide with his message of Resilience as the competitive edge in the face of today's complex markets. An attorney, entrepreneur, transformational trainer and executive mentor, he is a business culture catalyst who inspires, empowers and guides organizations and individuals to create sustainable, high performance strategies. His latest workbook, the http://ilovemylifechallenge.com/ (​I LOVE MY LIFE CHALLENGE) i,​s available for pre-order. Inspired by his viral TEDx Talk the workbook includes tangible, repeatable prompts and exercises that readers can use personally and professionally to center themselves for better performance in the face of change. Special Offer:Get $5 off for http://ilovemylifechallenge.com/ (The I Love My Life Challenge) using promo code SUCCESS5 Links & mentions:https://adammarkel.com (adammarkel.com) http://ilovemylifechallenge.com/ (ilovemylifechallenge.com) - Get the I Love my life challenge - 28 day workbook http://your.resilienceculture.com/ (your.resilienceculture.com) - Find your resilience score Book recommendation 1 - https://www.amazon.com.au/Pivot-Science-Reinventing-Your-Career/dp/1476779473 (Pivot: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life) Book recommendation 2 - https://www.amazon.com.au/Presence-Process-Journey-Present-Awareness-ebook/dp/B005MRAT2K (Michael Brown 'The Presence Process') Highlights:(00:00:28) - Introduction of my guest today (00:03:49) - We talk about importance of resilience (00:10:30) - Find out what your resilience score is (00:14:44) - Adam talks about his mid lifecalling and anxiety attack that kicked of his big career transition from being a lawyer (00:20:39) - Don't live in the past when you're trying to move foward (00:24:43) - What other people think of you is none of your business (00:26:21) - What if you decided to love your life? No matter what (00:32:56) - Take the I love my life Challenge (00:41:02) - Where do you start to find that first domino? (00:49:00) - Don't tear down the first bridge until you've got the second one built. (00:55:32) - What was that journey like for Adam to become a public speaker (01:07:17) - Mine and Adam's morning rituals we recommend to you Subscribe So You Don't Miss Out:Subscribe to SIP mailing list to get regular updates https://forms.aweber.com/form/16/1748098216.htm (by clicking here)   Listen Success Inspired On Your Favourite Platform:https://bit.ly/successinspired_official (Listen on Success Inspired Podcast Official)  https://bit.ly/successinspiredpodcast (Listen on Apple Podcasts) https://bit.ly/successinspiredpodcast_spotify (Listen on Spotify) https://bit.ly/successinspiredpodcast_stitcher (Listen on Stitcher) https://bit.ly/successinspiredpodcast_google (Listen on Google Podcasts) https://bit.ly/successinspiredpodcast_overcast (Listen on Overcast) https://bit.ly/successinspiredpodcast_pocketcasts (Listen on Pocket Casts) Support This Show:Rate on https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/success-inspired-1177780 (Podchaser) Rate & Review on https://bit.ly/successinspiredpodcast (iTunes) & Google Podcast Donate https://auphonic.com/donate_credits?user=successinspired...

In this episode, we have an exciting guest and is truly mesmerizing. Adam Markel is a top international speaker, he wrote an incredible book called Pivot: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life. Adam is the guru when it comes to resiliency. He helps people take any situation and come through it stronger and more resourceful. Tim and Adam are having a heartfelt conversation on what resilience really means and its value. Adam also shares excellent strategies on how to create resilience as you go through challenges in your life, personally or professionally.  Tune in now and get free access to Adam’s Resilience Assessment Tool and learn his strategies in developing resilience and come out a successful leader. Quotes: “You can continue forward when you don't have complete visibility, when there isn't even certainty.” - Adam Markel “The quality of our lives equal the quality of those choices we've made so far.” - Adam Markel    Mentions: https://www.facebook.com/TimShurr https://mesmerizingleadership.com/  https://www.survivingtothriving.me/   Pivot, book by Adam Markel Man’s Search For Meaning, book by Viktor Frankl Resilience Assessment Tool, by Adam Markel https://adammarkel.com/    Show Notes: [00:37] Greetings and introduction of Adam Markel [01:25] Adam’s secret to his success [07:06] One step leads to the next [08:34] Your abilities can continue to increase [10:58] Creating rituals for recovery [14:51] Resilience is probably the most important skill today [17:02] Reframing: Pause, Ask, Choose [24:15] The importance of assessing your resilience [31:42] Increasing your level of capacity by not wearing yourself out [36:41] The mission to share what it means to create resilience [40:08] Worrying is not useful    Make Your Day Mesmerizing!!

Adam Markel shares how to create more moments for rest and build your resilience in the face of burnout. — YOU'LL LEARN — 1) The most valuable skill for any professional 2) The massive costs of burnout culture 3) Quick recovery tactics to boost your resilience Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep595 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT ADAM — Bestselling author, keynote speaker and resilience expert Adam Markel inspires leaders to tap the power of resilience to meet the challenges of massive disruption — for themselves and their organizations. Adam is author of the #1 Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, and Publisher's Weekly bestseller, Pivot: The Art & Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life. • Adam's book: Pivot: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life • Resilience Assessment: Your.ResilienceCulture.com • Adam's TEDx Talk: “DOING THIS for 10 Seconds Can Change Your Life! | TEDxSouthLakeTahoe” — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • App: Calm • Book: The Presence Process: A Journey Into Present Moment Awareness by Michael Brown See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

There's a danger of herd mentality that will keep you from seeing opportunities that are laid out waiting for you to take. Adam Markel rejoins Adam and Naresh to discuss the 3 step wake up process he uses, the most important ritual you can create, and the key traits you need to successfully pivot in your life. Being able to grasp the abundance mindset will help you overcome fears and move toward a new vision of your life that's better than you could have imagined. Adam is the former CEO of North America's largest personal development company Peak Potentials, which has trained thousands of people around the world to find new jobs, careers, and directions; New York Times' bestselling author of Pivot: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life and Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling co-author with Master Dr. Zhi Gang Sha of Soul Over Matter: Ancient and Modern Wisdom and Practical Techniques to Create Unlimited Abundance. Website: www.AdamMarkel.com Featured Photo by Aziz Acharki on Unsplash www.WorkFromHomeShow.com

The pandemic has shown companies that people can thrive in non-traditional work environments. This has led to some professions examining the mindsets they currently have and whether it's still applicable in this new world. Adam Markel, former CEO of Peak Potentials and bestselling author of Pivot: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life, joins Adam and Naresh to discuss how to cultivate resilience in a healthy way both as an individual and organization, as well as the importance of ediging away from the familiar and how work will continue to evolve. Adam is the former CEO of North America's largest personal development company Peak Potentials, which has trained thousands of people around the world to find new jobs, careers, and directions; New York Times' bestselling author of Pivot: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life and Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling co-author with Master Dr. Zhi Gang Sha of Soul Over Matter: Ancient and Modern Wisdom and Practical Techniques to Create Unlimited Abundance. Website: www.AdamMarkel.com Featured Photo by Alyssa Ledesma on Unsplash www.WorkFromHomeShow.com

Adam Markel has helped thousands of people reinvent their life and career through his keynote speaking and coaching. Today on Life Masters Adam opens up about how and why he left his life as a very successful lawyer to the life he knew was his true calling. The ups the downs and how today he speaks in front of thousands people changing lives everyday. Adam is the author of the bestselling book PIVOT: The Art and Science of ReinventingYour Career and Life. He also hosts The Conscious PIVOT podcast, where he shares his insights on pivoting in today’s fast paced market and interviews experts, innovators and influencers to share their stories and wisdom in the areas of business and life.

Adam Markel has helped thousands of people reinvent their life and career through his keynote speaking and coaching. Today on Life Masters Adam opens up about how and why he left his life as a very successful lawyer to the life he knew was his true calling. The ups the downs and how today he speaks in front of thousands people changing lives everyday. Adam is the author of the bestselling book PIVOT: The Art and Science of ReinventingYour Career and Life. He also hosts The Conscious PIVOT podcast, where he shares his insights on pivoting in today’s fast paced market and interviews experts, innovators and influencers to share their stories and wisdom in the areas of business and life.

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour , Sam welcomes International Speaker, Bestselling Author and Executive Business Mentor, *Adam Markel*. After building a multi-million dollar law firm, Adam reinvented his own career path to become CEO of one of the largest business and personal growth training companies in the world. Adam credits much of his success to the principles he learned as a Jones Beach lifeguard in New York. *Adam* ( http://www.adammarkel.com/ ) is currently the CEO of More Love Media, Inc., a company that works with individuals and organizations to build work cultures of greater unity, resilience and connection. Adam's latest book is the bestselling *PIVOT: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life* ( https://amzn.to/2RwFwB1 ). Adam also hosts The Conscious PIVOT Podcast , where he shares his insights on pivoting in today's fast paced marketplace. Tune in for this transformational discussion at *TalkRadio.nyc* ( https://nyc.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ce3d48d5d4f99dc79629e214a&id=eaf3b8938c&e=b0b9d6b583 ) or watch the *Facebook Livestream by clicking here* ( https://www.facebook.com/InspiredThoughtsWithSam/videos/179494969938078/ ). *Segment 1* Sam starts off with his quotes of the day, first from The Universe, where he discusses how you can always make more of anything you may have lost. Then he covers the quote from Abraham, about how we create through our energy and our feelings. Sam then introduces his guest, Adam Markel, CEO of More Lvoe Media, Inc. *Segment 2* Adam opens this segment by giving the audience a brief description of his background in prior careers. He talks about his career as a lifeguard. He shares a memorable story of how him and other lifeguards had to search for a missing swimmer. After that experience, he remembers what his boss told him; “no one goes down on our watch”. That lesson stuck with him for the rest of his life. He was happy that he had a work environment like that. He went on to become a lawyer, and he saw his career as he was “guarding” his clients. He also talks about how he was “guarding” his finances and his family. He speaks of the moment when he realized his life was not going the way he planned; he was working too much and missing out on his family time. Adam and his wife eventually worked out a plan for their family. Instead of quitting his job, he just shifted his life a bit; and soon wrote the book, PIVOT: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life. He ends the segment by reassuring the audience how you don't have to quit; you can pivot your life to make things better.. *Segment 3* Adams begins this segment by talking about his experience doing a TEDx talk. Sam has Adam talk about the dynamics and principals that have changed in society since he did his life pivot versus now. Adam talks about people's biggest challenges when trying to pivot today. He believes that the mindset is the universal challenge. People are fearful of change. He believes people are addicted to safety. Adam talks about how our mindset was adopted at an early age. We were all taught that mistakes/failure are bad things. *Segment 4* Adam give his opinion on a statement that Sam made earlier, about focusing on what we want versus what we don't want. He talks about how there are certain technology companies that urges mistakes. This happens, so they can save money instead of continuing to produce a project that's going to eventually fail. Adam says that kind of work environment and mindset creates resilience. Adam talks about how to build resilience. He says we train/build it like a muscle. He says the first way to build resilience is to look at a situation differently; reframe the situation. He says to look for what the creative opportunity is within that situation. He goes on by giving a few more tips on how to build resilience. The show ends with the guys talking about how mental recovery is a major factor in resilience as well. He shares a no-cost resilience assessment tool that you can find at www.client.ResilienceCulture.com ( http://www.client.ResilienceCulture.com ) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-conscious-consultant-hour8505/donations

Adam Markel, bestselling author of PIVOT: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life. Markel hosts The Conscious PIVOT Podcast, where he shares insights on pivoting in today's fast-paced marketplace; and he is CEO of More Love Media, Inc. Adam Markel is an international speaker, bestselling author and executive business mentor who works with organizations and individuals to create high-performance strategies and resilient work cultures that lead teams forward in times of change.After building a multi-million dollar law firm, Markel reinvented his own career path, becoming CEO of one of the largest business and personal growth training companies in the world, Peak Potentials, overseeing more than $100 million in sales and training thousands of people to find new jobs, careers, and directions. As a transformational speaker, his unique style combines practical business strategies with personal development insights to create a learning environment with lasting impact.Markel's latest book is the bestselling PIVOT: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life. His previous bestseller is Soul Over Matter: Ancient and Modern Wisdom and Practical Techniques to Create Unlimited Abundance, which he co-wrote with legendary soul healer, Zhi Gang Sha. Adam also hosts The Conscious PIVOT Podcast, where he shares his insights on pivoting in today's fast-paced marketplace. He's been interviewed by many outlets, including Fox News, Entrepreneur, INC., and The Wall Street Journal.Adam is currently the chief executive officer of More Love Media, Inc., a company that works with individuals and organizations to build work cultures of greater inspiration, resilience, and connection.Learn more:  https://adammarkel.com/

In this week's episode, we explore the idea of lawyer resilience. Adam Markel, a practicing lawyer for 18 years on the East Coast and now the author of “Pivot: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life,” talks with Heather Nevitt, editor-in-chief of Law.com affiliates Corporate Counsel and Global Leaders in Law. Markel, who spends a lot of his time on the speaker circuit talking to business groups on the topic of resilience, says it is not about endurance. Instead, it involves taking care of ourselves physically, spiritually and intellectually. Markel will be the keynote speaker at Corporate Counsel’s General Counsel Conference in New York going on Sept. 25 and 26. Click here for more information. Legal Speak is brought to you by Econ One, offering economic expertise, consulting and dispute resolution, and data analytics.

It's easy to "go with the flow" during our often busy lives. When things are going well this is great, but when our lives are less satisfying inertia can be a powerful enemy. To get out of a rut, we need to learn how to "pivot" in order to make the big changes that can point us in the right direction. If you feel that it might be time for a change, this is the episode for you. Our gust today is Adam Markel. Adam is the author of Pivot: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life. He’s given a popular TED talk, has been interviewed by the Wall Street Journal, Fox News, and Forbes, and is the host of the Conscious Pivot podcast. If you would like to learn more about Dr. Hanson's new online program Neurodharma, follow this link! Use the code BEINGWELL for 10% off the purchase price. Timestamps: 01:04:Two pivots from Adam's life. 06:20: What were some of the things that contributed to your pivot? 08:03: What helps people when a pivot is shocking or surprising? 14:07: What are the enduring and stable attributes of people that enable them to be resilient, or pivot well? 18:07: How do we know when a pivot is good for us? 22:09: How can people who are less resourced internally call upon allies in their life? 28:44: If you could back in time and tell a younger version of yourself anything, what would you say?

Adam Markel is a speaker, author and entrepreneur, who inspires, empowers and guides people to achieve massive and lasting personal and professional growth. A recognized expert in the integration of business and personal development, Adam speaks and mentors around the globe in the areas of business, entrepreneurship, leadership, and transformation. His latest book is the best selling PIVOT: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life . Adam also hosts The Conscious PIVOT podcast, where he shares his insights on pivoting in today's fast paced market and interviews experts, innovators and influencers to share their stories and wisdom in the areas of business and life. Adam is CEO of More Love Media, a company dedicated to empowering individuals and businesses to re-imagine, refocus, and capitalize on change in order to thrive in a world where constant disruption is the "new normal”. He has diverse and extensive experience in business, leadership, law, mentoring, and facilitation. As a result, Adam knows what it takes to thrive as an entrepreneur, business owner, and corporate leader. “to learn how to follow your heart is not something we are necessarily born knowing how to do, it's not necessarily something we've been trained to do but it is a choice. So to trust in your heart, to trust your instincts, to trust your gut I think is something that never leads us astray doesn't leaders far astray. And I have come to regard that as the most important advice I can give is to follow your heart”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-6RF

So many parents believe that if they were simply consistent with their children that everything would be perfect. But parenting coach Dana Hirt wants us to contemplate a different idea--one founded in a Judaism that builds compassionate, resilient, good human beings. Dana Hirt is the founder of Dana Hirt Parenting, a parenting education and coaching service that offers parents, both new and experienced, concrete skills and personalized guidance and support. She holds a Master’s Degree in Education in Human Development and Learning from DePaul University and The Institute for Psychoanalysis, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Education and Psychology from Brown University. She brings 28 years of experience in the field of educational psychology in clinical, school and private practice settings, and the wisdom of 24 years of parenting to her parent coaching work. Dana has taught in the classroom, consulted with parents, worked one on one with students in private practice, partnered with therapists and other allied professionals, advocated in schools, and led parent workshops. She writes a parenting blog which you can find on her website, http://danahirtparenting.com, and contributes to Huffington Post online. Dana is actively involved in the Jewish community in Chicago serving as the Partnership Together Chair for The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, as a trustee of The Jewish Women’s Foundation, and a member of the Board of Trustees for the Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School. She is the grateful and proud mother of three adult children, ages 24, 21 and 19.

Artists on Art presents the interview with Tina Brown & Rose Sellery, the founders and organizers of Pivot Fashion Show. The event is September 22, 2018, at the Old Wrigley Building. PIVOT: The Art of Fashion presents Hall of Fashion – A Runway Show in collaboration with the R. Blitzer Gallery Saturday, September 22, 2018 […] The post Pivot Fashion Show with Tina Brown & Rose Sellery appeared first on Artist on Art.

Aired Friday, 24 August 2018, 7:00 PM ETCounterintuitive Ways to Create a Life You Love and DeserveThe Autoimmune Hour welcomes Adam Markel and Roberta Mittman, both thought-leaders in change.First up is Adam Markel, a speaker, author, and entrepreneur, who inspires, empowers and guides people to achieve massive and lasting growth. A recognized expert in the integration of business and personal development, Adam will share the powerful techniques from his latest book best selling PIVOT: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life.Then Roberta Mittman licensed acupuncturist, author, and health and wellness coach will share great ways to stay on target and simple ways to implement success strategies including her ground-breaking Recognize, Reframe and Reclaim method to get clear, gain momentum and take consistent action. Roberta specializes in guiding people to quickly and elegantly feel vital, so they have more time and energy to spend finding happiness, love, and abundance. Her magic: the perfect, holistic blend of Eastern and Western knowledge.Together we will discover:~ How to recover when you are caught off guard or ‘didn't see that coming' ~ Simple ways to set new intentions and design your future ~ How to embrace change and enjoy the transformation ~ Powerful rituals that make any change quick and ‘sticky' ~ Techniques to reframe any situation for positive outcomes ~ Plus so much more…Learn more about Adam Markel and get his free gift at: www.StartMyPivot.comAnd discover more about Roberta Mittman at www.RobertaMittman.com then tune-in to this life-changing episode August 24th at 7PM ET.

The Autoimmune Hour welcomes Adam Markel and Roberta Mittman, both thought-leaders in change. First up is Adam Markel, a speaker, author, and entrepreneur, who inspires, empowers and guides people to achieve massive and lasting growth. A recognized expert in the integration of business and personal development, Adam will share the powerful techniques from his latest book best selling PIVOT: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life. Then Roberta Mittman licensed acupuncturist, author, and health and wellness coach will share great ways to stay on target and simple ways to implement success strategies including her ground-breaking Recognize, Reframe and Reclaim method to get clear, gain momentum and take consistent action. Roberta specializes in guiding people to quickly and elegantly feel vital, so they have more time and energy to spend finding happiness, love, and abundance. Her magic: the perfect, holistic blend of Eastern and Western knowledge.Together we will discover:• How to recover when you are caught off guard or 'didn't see that coming' • Simple ways to set new intentions and design your future• How to embrace change and enjoy the transformation • Powerful rituals that make any change quick and ‘sticky'• Techniques to reframe any situation for positive outcomesPlus so much more...Learn more about Adam Markel and get his free gift at www.StartMyPivot.comAnd discover more about Roberta Mittman at www.RobertaMittman.com then tune-in to this life-changing episode August 24th at 7PM ET at www.UnderstandingAutoimmune.com/Reinvent

We’re living in an age of disruption and transformation. If you’re not innovating ahead of that change, you end up like a lot of famous or once famous companies that don’t exist anymore. Adam Markel, bestselling author of Pivot: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life, serves a community of business leaders and entrepreneurs by helping them reinvent their business landscape as well as anything they like to change in their lives. His main goal is to create a culture of empowerment where people feel emotionally safe to be creative and innovative. Listen to the podcast: The Science Of Pivot with Adam Markel Pivot: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life We’re operating remote in Tampa, Florida at (https://www.amazon.com/Pivot-Science-Reinventing-Your-Career/dp/1476779473) . I’ve read the book personally and I’ve given it to both of my kids. If you haven’t read it, I would recommend that you put it on your reading list. He was picked up by Huffington Post last year as one of the top speakers that you must see. Welcome to the show, Adam. Thanks for taking the time. Thank you, Bob. It’s a pleasure to be here. Tell me a little bit about your business and who you serve. Our company is called More Love Media. We serve a community of people who are business leaders, people that are some entrepreneurs and others that are running larger organizations, some quite large organizations who are reinventing. When I say reinventing, you are right, the book Pivot is the art and science of reinventing aspects of your business and your personal life as well. It’s not a term that says things are wrong necessarily and we’ve got to change them because I’m desperate for a change. We’ve got people, whether it’s their health or something in their relationships, either business or personal relationships that they are urgent about making a change, that’s for sure, but we’ve got a lot of people that are simply looking at the landscape ahead and seeing what’s happening right now, which is that we’re living in an age of disruption and an age of transformation. If you’re not innovating ahead of that change or that disruption, you end up like a lot of famous or once famous companies that don’t exist anymore. I think about the CEO that’s in this. There’s a show on TV about Fortune Fire where they take a piece of metal and turn it into something useful, and then you pound that thing out and you have tempered steel at some point. I think the CEO’s nowadays feel like they’ve been tempered a lot. In that timeframe, you work with organizations and try to develop a culture inside the organization that’s heart-centered. Let’s talk about that for a bit. We call it heart space in the workplace, which is interesting when I sit down with a CEO and talk about that, but this is really about a culture of empowerment, of creating a culture where people are more free and feel emotionally safe to be creative, to be innovative. It’s important that a company these days remain ahead of that cycle of change and not manage the change, but utilize it and look ahead at where it is that you can innovate. You have to have a culture that promotes that. You have to have compensation that rewards that behavior. In many companies, there are structures and other things, the culture that’s set up, does not reward innovation even though it’s part of the company’s mission. The things that are pronounced from the top down that they want to see the company innovate and be agile, be flexible, and yet the structures of the company are anything but that. I think about for that for the listener out there that’s running a company and go, “I feel the need to innovate and I’ve been told I should innovate, but I haven’t got a clue. I’m so busy in my day

A lot of people are unhappy with what they do to earn for a living. Speaker, author, and entrepreneur Adam Markel says he money and success aren’t enough and don’t provide fulfillment, and success without fulfillment feels like failure. Adam’s latest book is the bestselling PIVOT: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and […]

A lot of people are unhappy with what they do to earn for a living. Speaker, author, and entrepreneur Adam Markel says he money and success aren’t enough and don’t provide fulfillment, and success without fulfillment feels like failure. Adam’s latest book is the bestselling PIVOT: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life. He also hosts The Conscious PIVOT podcast, where he shares his insights on pivoting in today’s fast paced market and interviews experts, innovators and influencers to share their stories and wisdom in the areas of business and life. For Adam, to pivot means to evolve. It means growth and the small changes we make that creates some larger change over time, even transformation, because in the end, life isn’t happening to you, but you are actually creating life as you go. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the Game Changer Mentality Community today: rodneyflowers.com Game Changer Mentality Facebook Game Changer Mentality Instagram Game Changer Mentality LinkedIn Game Changer Mentality Twitter Game Changer Mentality YouTube

Adam Markel                 Use Rituals to Support Resiliency as a Leader  Have you ever had a moment when you realized that everything you’d been taught growing up wasn’t working for you? We’re taught to go to school, get a ‘good job,’ and to work hard.  There’s nothing wrong with any of that, and in fact, it can be good advice.  Sometimes, however, we find ourselves in jobs that, when we wake up in the morning, we feel we can’t go another day.  Overcome the horror of being stuck by creating rituals that support your life and career and allow you to pivot.  The quality of your life depends upon consciously selected habits, or ‘rituals.’  Select the rituals that support the life you love.  None of us is promised tomorrow, so make the most of today through supportive rituals and learn to pivot in your career and life.    To learn more about Adam Markel and his work, you can visit here.  To start your pivot and download the Kickstart Guide, click here.   Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development            Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)    

Adam Markel is a bestselling author, international speaker, entrepreneur, and transformational trainer who understands the value of changing your life. Being a workaholic used to be a badge of honor. Now, it’s becoming clearer and clearer that working 80, 90, or even more hours a week is a problem, not a point of pride. If you’re going through that, or still feel like the path to success is being the first one into the office and the last one out, it’s time that you make a pivot in your life. Find Out More About Adam Here: Adam Markel Adam Markel on Facebook @adammarkel on Twitter Adam Markel on LinkedIn   In This Episode: [01:37] - Adam starts things off by talking about his recent book Pivot: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life and explaining what inspired him to write it. [05:41] - Even before the book, Adam had a calling to reach a larger audience. How did he end up speaking to thousands of people on stages? [09:07] - We hear the story of a low point of Adam’s life, when he asked his wife to drive him to the hospital. He then explains how this was his starting point on his current road. [13:03] - Adam talks about what he did after getting out of the hospital. [15:22] - Before going into the hospital, had Adam taken personal development courses or read personal development books? [16:01] - What did Adam start doing differently after he left the hospital and felt he had a new lease on life? [19:11] - Adam discusses whether he got a handle on his workaholism as he started his new venture and got it up and running. [20:51] - How much of Adam’s time does he spend on the road? [24:22] - Stephan mentions telepresence robots and how they can function, then points out that Tony Robbins is doing some holographic speaking these days. [26:15] - Adam goes into more detail about his PIVOT Incubator program. [30:57] - If you’ve had a wakeup call and gone through a catalyst for change, and want to go through a system for managing that change, what are the steps in the process? In his response, Adam relates the process to a line of dominos. [37:26] - In the second half of the process, Adam starts with baby steps and small things that you can take action on. [40:44] - Stephan tells the story of Airbnb’s humble beginnings, relating it to the process Adam has been talking about. Adam then explains that Airbnb’s first night was the birth of what he calls a pivot. [42:54] - Adam talks more about unbelieving and what it means to him. He and Stephan then discuss empowering and disempowering beliefs. [46:13] - Adam reveals that there’s a particular process that he uses in the “letting go” section of his system. [50:10] - Can listeners be involved in the community Adam has been talking about even if they aren’t part of the PIVOT Incubator? [52:33] - Does Adam ever take on private clients?   Links and Resources: Adam Markel Adam Markel on Facebook @adammarkel on Twitter Adam Markel on LinkedIn Pivot: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life The Road Less Traveled by Scott Peck Zoom Telepresence robotsTony Robbins PIVOT Incubator Airbnb Byron Katie on the Optimized Geek

Feeling like you might be at a pivot point in your life? Been feeling stuck, like it may be time to make a change? Or maybe you're a leader, and you're sensing disruption in the marketplace, so it's time for your company to pivot in some way. If any of this rings true, you're going to love this episode of The Better Life/Better Business Podcast as Shawn Ellis, Founder of The Speakers Group, is joined by Adam Markel, author of Pivot: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life.

Do you really love your present job or career? Statistics reveal more than 78% of people are not in their ideal career or job, more than 50% are ‘aspirational’ for entrepreneurship, 50% plus are looking for new job, and basically, they hate their jobs. Adam Markel spent 18 years as a full time lawyer but 5 to 6 years into it, he noticed it was all anxiousness, dread, anger, and difficulty sleeping at night. After all those years, he now teaches pivoting, reinventing, changing, and helping people transition in their personal and professional lives. He is one incredible human being who has not only made a massive impact in my own life but, also in the lives of millions of people over the last several years to fulfill a grandiose mission, and for this episode, Adam joins the, A Desire to Inspire with Manny Patrick show. In This Episode You Will Learn: Who is Adam Markel and the evolution of his life to where he is today, how he started, the ups and downs, the goods, the bads and the uglies. Symptoms of where a change (Pivot) is needed in one’s life Do you have to hit a rock bottom point in life first before you realize it’s time for a pivot A great way to transform the fear we have into the faith which could be a vehicle to push somebody forward A great way for somebody to start to know themselves and remove self imposed boundaries that are putting them into fear based thinking. 3 steps to wake up every morning Strategy to get back when something wrong happens that takes you off course Message of inspiration for listeners   About the Guest: Adam Markel is a transformational teacher who inspires, empowers and guides people to live authentically, purposefully and, powerfully from their hearts. Through his Pivot based teaching principle, and book.. Pivot: The Art and Science of Reinventing your career and life, he’s trained thousands of people from Singapore, Europe, Canada, Malaysia, Vietnam, Australia and all across the United States. Adam uniquely bridges the worlds of business, psychology and spirituality, to facilitate MASSIVE and LASTING personal and professional transformation.

Adam Markel is a transformational teacher who inspires, empowers and guides people to live authentically, purposefully and powerfully from their hearts. He’s trained thousands of people from Singapore, Europe, Canada, Malaysia, Vietnam, Australia and all across the United States. Adam uniquely bridges the worlds of business, psychology and spirituality, to facilitate MASSIVE and LASTING personal and professional transformation. In this ground-breaking book on personal and professional reinvention, Adam reveals his top strategies and tools to creating a new path towards your ultimate happiness and fulfillment. Adam shares life-changing exercises and declarations, so you can start taking action, release negative patterns and replace them with powerful intentions and rituals that will produce MASSIVE TRANSFORMATION in your life overtime. This interview is about giving leaders tools for making a successful pivot. Here's the transcript: Hugh Ballou: Greetings, this is Hugh Ballou. My guest on this session is Adam Markel, an amazing guy. I have seen Adam over the years, and we have had some conversations about things. Last time we met, we had some real resonance in transformational leadership and the programs he’s got that are really helpful. I love watching Adam’s keynotes. I love listening to his podcast. So I said, “Adam, why don’t we share some of these things with my audience who are orchestrating success and converting passion to profit?” Adam, welcome to this podcast. Adam: Hugh, thank you so much for inviting me. I couldn’t think of any place I’d rather be right at this moment. Hugh: Great. I am in the mountains of southwest Virginia, and you are way down in San Diego, where it’s always disgustingly nice. Adam: Disgustingly nice is the way I would put it. Hugh: There are maybe a couple of people in this audience who don’t know Adam Markel. I like to start out by asking people to share a little bit about yourself. What is the background? You have written a book, you do programs, you give keynotes on this thing you are calling pivot, which I think is a profound paradigm. What is your journey here, and what is pivot all about? Adam: Hugh, thank you for asking me that. First and foremost, what I want people to know about me is I am a daddy. I have four healthy kids, the most incredible beings, and I feel so blessed that we were able to have four kids who are great contributors in the world today. My wife and I got married 28 years ago in two weeks’ time. I feel very blessed to be a daddy and husband for that length of time. I have also been an entrepreneur since I was 15 years old. I started off selling baseball cards. I was a teacher. Just before the interview, you and I were reminiscing about our teaching careers. I spent two years teaching junior high school English, way back when. I had a short stint in publishing. I was a lifeguard. I learned a lot of great lessons from all those things: teaching, my little bit of space and time in the publishing field, and then being in service as a lifeguard and swimming instructor taught me a lot about life, including some things I have written about in the book I wrote many years later. I spent 18 years as a practicing full-time attorney. I am a recovering lawyer. Hugh: Oh my. Adam: I had a lot of hair before I started practicing law. You’re listening to a guy who has no hair. I am totally bald. By choice is what all bald guys say. I lost my hair primarily because I spent so many years doing work that I totally despised. I went into the practice of law because I wanted to provide a better life financially for my family. My wife Randi and I met in college. We got married a couple years later, and we had kids. I realized pretty quickly that kids are expensive. I wanted to provide a good life, have a house. I grew up and didn’t have very much financially. I shared the room a size of a closet with my brother in an apartment. I vowed that things would be different when I became a dad myself. I wanted them to have a house. I wanted them to have an in-ground pool and a vacation home and those things. So I worked my tail off. First it was 40 hours a week, then it was 50, then it was 60. At a certain point, 10 years into the practice of law, I was routinely working 70-80 hours a week. It is a disturbing tidbit of my experience back then, but I used to sometimes sleep in the office. I didn’t get the work done. I had a big case or something to catch up on, so I would sleep in the office on occasion. I think there should be an online support group for people who do that kind of thing because it is a little disturbing. I guess you could say I was a workaholic. It wouldn’t have been so bad to be a workaholic, except for the fact that I did not gain a lot of fulfillment from my work. It was not purpose-driven work. I was doing it for the money. That is my dirty secret. I used to say that was my dirty little secret, but it’s not a little secret at all. I think the statistics, many of the surveys have found that more than 60% of people are working these days in a job that they do not love. When asked, they hate their job and are looking for a change in job or a change in career. That was no different for me. I got to a certain point when I was waking up in the morning and feeling pretty rough to start the day. What do I mean by rough? I mean anxiety to begin the day. I put my feet on the floor, and my first thoughts as I would greet the new day in the dark—it was early in the morning, my wife was sleeping, my kids were sleeping—and I would feel dread, angst, anxiety, and even anger about what it was that I was doing today, which was trade my time and my life energy- The only true resource or asset that any of us have is our time. I would give my time away for money, doing something that I didn’t love or believe in because I was a litigation attorney, which meant that I would represent people in litigation, in lawsuits, either between individuals or between corporations. A lot of the time, what I was seeing and experiencing were people at their worst. I needed to pivot. I needed to change. That is the term I use for change is pivot. How is it that you can elegantly, gracefully, artfully make changes in your life, embrace change, embody change even, versus being in fear of it? I think a lot of people stuck in a job or in a life they do not love, the reason that they stay in it and continue down that path even if they know it is eroding their soul or eroding their heart, which is how I felt, is because they are fearful. I had fear. I had a great deal of fear. Ultimately, my path led me to make some changes, and that is what the book is about. That is what I am able to teach people all over the world. People who are not familiar with me, I wrote this book Pivot: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life. It’s been a bestseller all over. It’s been very well-received, which was a blessing. I have also run one of the world’s largest personal development companies, and I ran that company for more than six years. As a result of those things, I have gotten to travel and speak on stages to vast numbers of people from divergent cultures, political persuasions, ethnicities. What I find is that we are all commonly looking for similar things. That is what I love to speak about and teach about, and why I believe I am a guest on your show today, which is exciting. Hugh: I have been present when you have been a presenter. I notice people want time with you. You give them your undivided attention. That is an incredible thing. Instead of just blowing people off, you value people and you value what they’re doing. When you are presenting, you are very present. You do tell lots of personal stories, which I think is a great transparency on your part. You talk about things that didn’t go well, and you reveal what you have learned there. I guess it’s important to your story to have that side because it’s a story of pivot for yourself. What I have experienced is there is authenticity in your story. It’s a real story, and it’s a pivot you personally have done. When I hear you, there is a reason for me to pay attention because there is not only that transparency and authenticity of who you are, but there is also integrity in that process. When I have observed you, not just when you and I have been talking, but in presenting and doing your thing, so to speak, but also the follow-up of talking to people, I am quite impressed with how sincerely interested in people you are and how your listening is really in-depth, active listening. I am real honored to have you here because there is lots of value you bring. You and I have had numerous careers. Teaching middle school and junior high was part of our learning experience and our gift to society. We have done other things, which now equips us in a very unique way to do what we are doing right now. Pivot is a really good word. I am here, and I need to go here. Why is that pivot essential to success? Adam: I think personally it is one of these skills that is a life skill that would be great if we learned it when we were very young, even kindergarten age. How do we manage change? If you swap the word pivot, which is a fairly—and I didn’t invent the word so I can say this with humility—sophisticated word. In many ways, the context for the word is about companies changing direction. When I first heard the word, it was really applied to Silicon Valley, start-up languaging around when a model isn’t working. I’ll give you an example: YouTube. Many people don’t know or aren’t aware that YouTube started out as a video dating site. That was the initial concept. Hugh: Wow. Adam: Think about that. You could find few companies more successful than YouTube. Arguably, nobody in that space yet, even though Facebook is certainly vying to be, among the other accolades you could say about them, they want to be the next YouTube and then some, but YouTube is the A player in this space. They began with a model that wasn’t going to work. They realized at a certain point it wasn’t going to work. So what did they do? I am obviously oversimplifying, but they dropped the dating piece and kept the video piece. They pivoted in other words. A part of it is a lot of people don’t understand what the process is of changing direction in life. To me, if you could learn that in grade school, in elementary, in middle, in high school, in college, in grad school, it would serve you so well because all throughout your life you are going to meet changes. It could be that you are not happy with your job or career, or the job or career has changed since the time you got involved with it. Look, I didn’t hate being a lawyer when I began. In the first five years, I was pretty much excited by it. It was an interesting challenge, and I was on my growth edge. At a certain point, what I realized was this was not my legacy. This is not the work I want to be known for when I come to the end of my days. Looking at the people around me who had been in the profession for a long period of time, I said to myself, “That’s not where I want to end up.” It was the same when I was a middle school teacher. I looked at the people who were in the teachers’ lounge, which ironically were some of the people who had taught me because I ended up teaching for a short while at a school I had attended as a student many years earlier. Incredible, right? I thought, Jeez, that is not the model for where I want to be either. I’d been looking always at where the road ahead leads. What I was missing was a process for being able to make change happen. There are two types of change. I will break off for a second to say this. We will change because we are forced to change, or we internally know it is in our best interest to change. One is a change by design. Another is a change by default. By default could mean that you go to a doctor and you get a diagnosis. They tell you that if you don’t stop eating foods with sugar, you will die. Or that you get a diagnosis and you have some disease inside you and you have to do something to eradicate that, whether it’s prescribed medicine or they tell you, not so frequently but more importantly, to change your lifestyle: to change your eating habits, to exercise, things like that. That is by default. It could be that your relationships could be in crisis, like somebody leaves you because they choose to leave or because they pass away or something. It could be that your business goes bankrupt, or the market changes so the business that was once thriving is now struggling. Those are more default pivots, where you have to make a change because some mackerel event is forcing you to do it. A pivot by design is more like where Henry David Thoreau said that “Most men lead lives of quiet desperation.” The reason why people live lives of quiet desperation everywhere is because people tolerate mediocrity everywhere, starting inside of themselves. For me, when I woke up morning after morning, putting my feet on the floor, feeling dread every day, walking into the bathroom and looking into the mirror and seeing my hairline disappear, feeling like I didn’t even know the person staring back at me, that literally felt as though my soul, my heart, was shriveling up on the inside. Coming home late one night, missing my kids go to bed for the umpteenth time and walking in the door and having my wife say to me, “How was your day?” and my response to her being, “If I continue to do what I’m doing, you’re going to be a widow.” I knew right then that I had to change something. That process of designing the next phase or stage of your personal or professional life is really what we’re talking about. That process of change management and change utilization. Hugh: I guess it begins with an awareness of that there is something that needs to change, would you say? Adam: For sure. Hugh: I’m sure you have met people who are stuck in the rut, the old pattern, that need a pivot. There is no self-awareness, so they are continuing to make something work. It was Einstein who says, “One of the definitions of insanity is doing the same thing over and over yet expecting different results.” Adam: Exactly. The thing is, you can get either the feather, the gentle feather, it’s like something that is whispering you, gently touching you every day. There is a change necessary. Something must change. I am not in joy. I don’t love my life. I am anxious. I have trouble sleeping. I have the symptoms of what I call divine discontent. If you don’t pay attention to the feather, you ignore those signs and symptoms, at some point the universe will send you a brick to get your attention. Hugh: As James Allen says in his little book As a Man Thinketh, I will paraphrase, if people want to change their circumstances, yet are unwilling to change themselves, they therefore remain bound. There is an awareness and a willingness. People can read your book and say that’s not for me, and they aren’t people you can help. But if they say they are sick and tired of this… Let’s go back to something you slipped in there. Adam: By the way, that’s the lawyer in me. I am always just slipping things in there. Hugh: I’m listening. I’m a musician. I have these ears here. You say, “People tolerate mediocrity everywhere,” and that is so true. It’s very well put. You also talked about the forced pivot—you didn’t say it exactly like this—but we can choose to pivot or circumstances force us. And that happens on a corporate level. At one point in my life, I was a merchant. I bought a little camera store near the beach in Florida that was doing $12,000 a year. In the next ten years, I took it to $1.5 million. That is a lot when you talk about $20 cameras and $5 rolls of film and five-cent postcards. But I started selling into the commercial market with professional photographers and people in other walks of life. It was me looking for where the need is and growing it. I had five distinctly different Kodak dealerships. At that time, Kodak dominated the imaging market worldwide. They didn’t pay attention to the digital revolution. They didn’t pay attention to Fuji Film when they came into the American market. They just said, “No, we’re Kodak.” There was this lack of awareness, and years later, they are filing for bankruptcy because they can’t keep the doors open. There is this corporate attitude, a denial piece, but I have also seen very successful people who stay in denial and ride that ship to the bottom of the ocean because they aren’t willing to make the pivot. Go back to this forced pivot and a chosen pivot. How do we as leaders equip ourselves to be on the cutting edge of awareness here? Adam: That is such a brilliant question, Hugh. It’s really about innovation. When I think about pivoting, it’s a word that you can replace with change. Things that don’t change die. I want to repeat that. Things that do not evolve perish. That is the natural order of the universe. We are either growing or dying. Take a look at Polaroid. You say Kodak, I say Polaroid. I lost some money on Polaroid stock for the same reason, going back many years ago. I recently had done some research on the topic you are bringing up, which is how companies adapt and evolve and change, in other words pivot, so they can maintain their relevance in the future. I came across this statistic, which is pretty cool. In 1955, the Fortune 500 list was created. I’ll joke and say, “How many companies do you think were on that list?” People are looking around. “It’s not a trick question. There were 500 companies in the Fortune 500. How many do you think there are today?” I make another joke and say, “There are still 500 companies in the Fortune 500 list today, except they are not the same 500 companies. 88% of the companies in 1955 don’t exist anymore. That is not to say the products and the industries don’t exist, but the companies that would have been thought to be the most successful and the most likely to be long-standing, have longevity, of those companies, 88% of them did not evolve, did not change, did not pivot, and therefore, no longer exist. They perished.” To answer your question, it is fundamentally a core competency for a company to be able to utilize change, not just to manage change. When I think about managing, in management and consulting terms, when you are doing organizational work, people think about change management. Even though that is necessary, the problem is that it’s sort of after the fact. You’re managing change that has already occurred. That means you are dealing with what’s on your plate, versus where I think Apple or the companies that will be around- If you could pick a company that you would expect to be around for 100 years, it’s a company, not one that manages change but actually is utilizing change. It’s seeking to see where the market is going. Where is it headed? Where will we be? The question I will ask people, and this is a question that is very relevant for your audience here and for people who are involved in more formal corporate structures, is: What is the business you are in today? Answer that question. Hopefully people don’t have too much difficulty answering that question. Then the question becomes: What is the business you are going to be in in five years? That is where you get the blank stares and the pregnant pause in the room because that is a difficult question to answer. I get some people who will be very honest and say they don’t have an answer to that, which is wonderful. I will come back in just a second to why that is wonderful. Then I will get people who’ll say, “I’ll be in the same business I’m in because we are equipped to be here in five years.” They think it’s going to be almost like a test of will, that they will be around. The truth of the matter is you don’t know whether you will be around in five years if you are working the same model you are currently working today. The one thing that we know that is more prevalent today than ever before is the rate of disruption. The rate of change in the marketplace is so great. The speed at which disruption and change is occurring is so much greater. It gets exponentially greater every day is my theory, which means you have to become a master at pivoting. You have to become a master at looking at the field ahead and being able to anticipate and utilize what you’re anticipating to be things that will happen in the future. What most people do is play it safe. They will play for the status quo, and that is why mediocrity is so prevalent. In essence, mediocrity is born out of the desire to be safe, the desire not to make mistakes. If you are playing the game of business in particular to make the fewest mistakes, to me, you will be one of those dinosaurs, who will be around as long as grace will allow you to be. Planning for a longer, more profitable future will not have to do with playing it safe or making mistakes. In fact, it will have to do with making mistakes with greater frequency. Not making the same mistakes over and over again hopefully, but making new mistakes so you can learn what you need to learn from testing things and then making changes, adapting and utilizing that change to be able to move forward. Hugh: I have reframed mistakes into learning opportunities because I have made plenty of them. I have done everything. Therefore, I have been able to create a curriculum out of what went wrong, not only in the lives of people that I work with, but also in my own life. I was thinking of some synergies in Ken Courtright’s interview, and some of the same messages that he is sending are exactly what you are talking about, and it’s a crisis. It’s a crisis. We are asleep to some of these signals that come our way. It’s a leader’s duty and delight to stay on top of what’s going on. As a matter of fact, followers live in the past, and leaders live in the future. We are looking at what should be happening. We see the future, and we influence people to move there. It’s a different paradigm shift. This whole awareness piece, the statistics you quoted are alarming. The only thing that doesn’t change is change itself. It’s rapid. It’s so rapid that it’s hard for us to get our head around it. Leaders live out on that front edge. We do influence cultures, companies, customers, donors. We influence other people. That is my place for leadership. It’s a position of influence, which means we must equip ourselves. We spoke a little about the paradigm of showing up in a middle school classroom. You asked me what I learned there, and I gave you some lessons. I learned that if I’m anxious, it’s contagious. You spoke about paying attention and watching what’s going on, but if I was not aware of what was going on in the room, then I would be lost. So staying focused and engaged and present. I had to pivot many times because a lesson plan I had written wasn’t going to work that day because the moon was in a different place when I wrote it and these kids weren’t playing. I knew where I was going, so I had to pivot my approach. As I am listening to you, there is a profound awareness that people must have. I am looking at your bookcase behind you. That red book behind you, is that Pivot? Can they go to adammarkel.com and find it? Adam: They can, but they will get it faster, easier, and cheaper on Amazon. They will find a chapter in the book in audio form, so if they just wanted to check a snippet out on audio, they can do that. They can also find a podcast there as well. We do some pretty exciting interviews of people who have pivoted. That is the most remarkable thing to me. You just described an instance of a pivot. In a hostile audience, in a hostile territory, with 30+ 12 or 13-year-olds in your presence, you needed to change your lesson plan. Truthfully, it put you on your growth edge. In that moment, you could shrink and stick to the old lesson plan and push it by them and deal with the fact that it was no longer relevant information or inaccurate at the moment, or you could make a change on the fly. That is a skill that is—and this is a part I really want people to hear—it’s not necessarily something we have learned. My belief is that we have ben taught not to think that way. You are nodding your head up and down so I assume you agree with that, right? Hugh: Yeah. Adam: We have been taught from the moment we were very young that we have to play things as straight as possible, make as few mistakes as possible, stick to the plan as often as possible. It’s a road that leads often to a place of frustration and even personal despair. I was unhappy and unfulfilled, and I was no longer willing to tolerate it. The question for me was: How long are you willing to tolerate things not really being the way you want them to be? If you are willing to answer that question honestly and say, “Yes, I’m willing to do something about it,” then what you are needing are skills and tools you didn’t have from your parents, didn’t learn in school. It’s not been taught. That was the reason why I wrote the book. I was inspired to provide this information to my kids. We wanted them to be equipped to do something that isn’t all that common. Pivoting is a process; it’s not a plan. People that want a plan are seeking that shiny penny I can chase, that strategy, that plan for my marketing, the plan of how to grow or scale a business. That ‘s great. You should get your plan in place. To me, it has to come after a process that enables you to discover how to change not once but continually and not when you get the brick in the head, but as you are guided to change through a softer, easier, more graceful process. Hugh: Absolutely. It means being anchored. That is a wealth of information. As you are speaking about what we have inherited, that really is a benefit. However, we don’t load it in like a hard drive. We don’t load the software in and go on automatic pilot. The software is there to help us make better decisions, so getting a feel from who we are from the family of origin and then pivoting to how we can be the person that we were created to be. It’s about managing self and learning how to differentiate ourselves. The studies and the whole methodology created by Murray Bowen is based on managing self and knowing self from your family of origin. I think there are a lot of things implanted that we are blind to in ourselves that need to pivot. Being aware of self, I’d like to know how you do this. What I am hearing you say is that your book provides tools and thinking and systems and processes because it doesn’t happen overnight for us to move where we want to be. It’s a process. Wouldn’t you agree? Adam: It does. Because you asked me to take it down, I am showing you. The book is divided up into two parts. The first part is about developing clarity. Clarity is why you think the way you think and why you believe what you believe at the core. There are six steps to that. The second part is what it takes to get into momentum. Once you decide there is a pivot that is going to be required in your life—it could be in a business context, a job or career context, or a personal context—once you have gained the clarity that a pivot is coming, and for most people, that pivot has shown signs already. I get two kinds of people who will read the book and become students of ours because we will deliver a program called the Pivot Launch Formula where we help people through an online process to get themselves into their pivot. The first part is they either have been called to a pivot because something isn’t working, or it’s the second part that you said earlier: they haven’t been paying attention or have ignored things, and now they are forced to pivot because they got a diagnosis or a job or business ahs gone bust, etc. The first piece is to become aware of the beliefs that have supported the things you have done already and why things have happened, and the second part is what you must do to change your behaviors so that you can get into momentum, so you can make a change, pivot, and keep the momentum toward a new destination. It’s that process. Again, twelve steps to the whole thing. It’s that process that helps people to move and not to stay stuck. I’d like to say that it was a quick, easy thing, or that you can do it in a day. You can make a powerful decision quickly, I believe. In fact, I know it to be true for myself. But to make sustainable, lasting, meaningful, positive change in your life is a process. It takes time. You pointed it out. Much of that process is an exploration of yourself, which is why when we are talking about finding clarity, you have to look at what you see your life being at the end of your life. What is the purpose of your being? If you can’t answer that question with clarity, if you don’t know why it is you were born and what your work here is on this earth to do—I am not saying your work doesn’t change because it does. There are things that change as you grow older, as you gain wisdom. You are called to new things. But if you are not answering those calls, if you are not asking to be guided to the call, how on earth do you expect it to be right at the end? I will sometimes ask people: I get that you want to maintain a certain level of safety, so you stay in a job because it’s guaranteeing a certain income and there is a retirement offer in the future. That is a safe approach. But if you get to the end of your days and you got there safely, you safely got dead, is that the goal you are looking for? Most people, when they are being honest about it, say, “No, that is not my goal. I am not looking to get to the end of my days safely. I am looking to get to the end of my days knowing that I spent myself properly in a worthy way. I was in my right livelihood. I loved my life.” I wake up every morning now—I have been in business for myself for a lot of years. I pivoted out of the law almost ten years ago. I have challenges. We all do. Yet I wake up every single morning, and I put my feet on the floor, and what I feel about the day is love, love for my life, love for the blessing and gift of that day. I don’t take those things for granted anymore. That is a pivot of a kind that you cannot quantify in money. I can’t quantify it, other than to say that it’s changed everything. Financially. It’s changed everything in my relationships. It’s changed everything in my health for the better. It’s what you said. It’s the work you do on the outside. It’s that inner work that produces things in the outer space. If you ask me what the most fundamental pivot is, it’s the pivot of how you think and how you manage your thoughts and your feelings. That is the ultimate pivot. Hugh: That is so true. When you are not doing podcast interviews and speaking on stage, what does Adam Markel do in real life? Adam: I spend time with my family. You said a lot there. Our oldest daughter is involved in my business, as is my wife, and we have a team of people who I absolutely adore being around. We love to travel and vacation. I surf and swim. I know it’s going to sound a little strange perhaps, but I try to spend time loving and accepting myself. Hugh: Oh no, that’s key. Everything else. I thought you were using the word “hokey” there for a minute. The first time you and I met, you used hokey, and I said, “I’m from Blacksburg, Virginia.” There is a hokey meaning here. I’m not one of them, but that word is tossed around with a different meaning. We have learned about who the Adam Markel is. That’s you. That’s your life. You live it to abundance. Let’s celebrate that. You have people working in the business. What is your business? Adam: We have a transformational training company, which means we assist people wherever they are in their personal or business life. We mentor and coach them through their pivots. We have an online course and training, and we have live master classes to help people engage this process. What is the change that is showing up in their life at that moment? Most of the time, it’s a business change. It’s a change in their job, career, or entrepreneurial pursuits. But when we dive into that well, a lot of times the business or the job isn’t going well is that there is deep personal work they have not yet explored within themselves. What’s beautiful is that I have had this blessing of being in the training space for almost ten years. I have traveled around the world and trained thousands upon thousands of people in different countries and languages, communist countries and countries all over, as well as in North America. What I have gained from that experience is that people are people. How we are made up is the same. What we want out of life is identical, whether I am in Vietnam or Australia or Minnesota. It really doesn’t mater. At that root level, because of my experience, I am able to help to assist people in navigating the terrain of their pivot, both personally and professionally. We coach and mentor them. We have an incredible online program and incredible live trainings. That is full-time work. We work with thousands of people. Our team is mighty and are very active all the time. We are learning more and more how to reach people on social media, which is our big focus now. Our business has pivoted. That may be the next question. I was doing 100 live events a year, and now we do a handful. We have pivoted because we want to meet people where they are. Most of what they are consuming from a content standpoint is through their phone or laptop. That is where we want to meet them. That is why the podcasting and the livestreaming and the online programming that we are doing is in essence with the hope that our business in five years is assisting an exponentially greater number of people. It used to be that I could train 20-30,000 a year doing 80-90-100 live events. Now what we really believe is we can be impacting millions of people every year through the online arena, this different paradigm for delivering transformational opportunities. Hugh: That is powerful. You got your act together, and you have a real focus on where you fit. As we wrap up, I would like you to think about what you want to leave people with. I’m making notes on things I have to get done, paradigm shifts and pivots that I need to make. If anybody benefited from this interview, I did. So thank you for that. I would want you to summarize what you want people to take away, and what is one thing that will impact their life to make people do the pivot? Adam Markel’s book is called Pivot, and you can find it on Amazon. You can also go to adammarkel.com and find out more about Adam Markel. This whole paradigm shift that you are talking about is so essential for us to stay on top of our game. As we are summing up and ending this podcast, what are some closing thoughts you want to leave with people? Adam: Thank you. Two things. I want to call out something that I think is super important to everybody. Wherever you are in life right now, the most important thing is that you have resilience. We have social and economic issues that are around. We all feel them. We see them. We interpret them differently. We have opinions about them. All of that is true. Something that is a common denominator for everybody is that you have to be resilient. Regardless of where you sit opinion-wise about anything going on in the world, I think that it’s powerfully important that you are resilient. The key to resilience is that you take care of yourself. We have a three-part system that we teach in Pivot. Of course, I would love for people to go and buy the book, especially if anything we have spoken about has intrigued you, if you are in a pivot, if your pivot is on the horizon, or you don’t know what to do about it. For example, if you can’t answer that question of what my business will be doing in five years, the book may be intriguing as well, as the commentary and the formula that I lay out for being resilient. For now, I would recommend that everybody every day do an act of self-care, of self-love. Whether you truly love yourself or you think you deserve to love yourself or any of that, the first act that I can give you that you can start tomorrow and put into process every day, as it is so easy, for the next 21 days, if it sticks after 21 days, is to wake up in the morning. You have to wake up. I hope everybody is willing to wake up. I mean that physically and metaphorically, that you wake yourself up, you wake up your own consciousness and awareness a little more tomorrow than it is today. In the moment that you have that waking breath, taking that first breath of the morning, you are in gratitude. That breath is sacred. The fact of the matter is there are people all over this Earth, as you are taking your first waking, conscious breath, they may be taking their last breath. Your breath is a gift. It’s a blessing. And it is sacred. In that moment of being awake and grateful, if you are so inclined to say these words and try them on for size, “I love my life.” That is how I wake up every day. I say those words. It will change some things for you that you may not even be able to predict. 21 days, you wake up, you’re grateful, and you say, “I love my life.” That is a practice for resilience because it is an act of self-care and self-love. That is the first thing. The second is I would like to give these folks who have been listening to us and hopefully loving what we have been talking about a gift, and that gift is six questions. It’s a process, an exercise. If you have been involved in any personal development work or seminars or workshops, then you’d be familiar with this. If you have never done that, this will be exciting and new for you. There are six powerful questions you can answer. Find out whether or not you are in a pivot and to what extent you are in that process of change. What does the change look like? Where does it require management? Where is the opportunity for utilization? To get those six questions, go to startmypivot.com. It’s absolutely free. We’re not asking you for anything in exchange for it. There is no ethical bribe. It’s not set up to be a tripwire or a lead magnet or anything like that for a marketing perspective. You just go to startmypivot.com. There you will be able to download those six questions and from there, if you’d love to be in our community and participate, you can do that at your choosing. That is what I’d like to leave folks with: an offering, a gift. Hugh: I’ve gotten to know you to be a very generous person. And again here you are being generous. Thank you for sharing your time and your wisdom and giving us a pathway forward. I encourage people to get Pivot. People who are ahead of the curve, top leaders in their field, are always reading and working on self. Pivot is essential for anyone’s library, I think. Adam, thank you so much for being on the interview today. Adam: Thank you so much for having me. It’s been a pleasure.

New York Times Best Selling Author, Kristine Carlson invites you to practice Don't Sweat wisdom to achieve greater mental health, and better communication with your family, friends, and co-workers. Learn how to live with more peace and happiness and rediscover your joy, passion, and self-compassion, to awaken your most vibrant life. www.KristineCarlson.com Kris shares a rich conversation with Adam Markel in how to foster resilience as you pivot through change. Adam Markel is a best-selling author, CEO, attorney, international speaker, entrepreneur, transformational trainer, program designer, and business leader who inspires, empowers and guides people to achieve massive and lasting personal and professional growth.  A recognized expert in the integration of business and personal development, Adam has led programs for more than 100,000 people around the globe in the areas of business and entrepreneurship, finances, health, spirituality, and relationships. His latest book is the best-selling PIVOT: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life. Known as one of the most charismatic speakers you'll ever see, Adam has shared the stage with superstars such as Tony Robbins and Stedman Graham. He's admired for his refreshing, powerful, practical, and inspiring impact on entrepreneurs, creative thinkers, and leaders. Adam began his career teaching public school and went on to found a successful international seminar and performance development coaching company, a commercial real estate investment firm, a title insurance company and a multi-state law practice. In this episode, Adam shares how Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff about Money helped him build resilience and presence as he did his own pivot turn and changed careers to live a life he now loves.

Adam Markel is the author of, "Pivot: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Life and Career."

What does it take to transform from slave to master of your life? Adam Markel did it. His growth from unhappy stressed out lawyer to CEO of one of the top personal development companies in the world will entertain you, touch you, and inspire you to live into your full potential. BOOKS in this podcast: Pivot: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life by Adam Markel The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck The Seven Day Mental Diet by Emmet Fox The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle The New Earth by Eckhart Tolle Stillness Speaks by Eckhart Tolle The Seven spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill A Course in Miracles by Helen Schucman A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson WEBSITES www.AdamMarkel.com (http://adammarkel.com/) www.NewPeaks.com (http://newpeaks.com/) www.PIVOTbook.com (http://www.pivotbook.com/) Tell us what you think and feel. Let your voice be heard.

Is it time for a change in your life? Can you feel it but aren't sure what it is or what life would look like on the other side of this shift? Maybe change is needed, or maybe it's simply time for an adjustment that will allow greater flow and ease. You may very well be at a pivot point. Today we're discussing how to pivot effectively: when it's time to change things up, what it means, and how to pivot gracefully. Adam Markel is the CEO of New Peaks, formerly known as Peak Potentials and the author of Pivot: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life. An international training firm, New Peaks has delivered world-class educational and transformational programs to more than 1.5 million people in over 104 countries through more than 100 events a year. New Peaks is one of the largest integrated and personal transformation companies in the world. Prior to his position as CEO, Adam was a senior trainer with Peak and has personally trained more than 100,000 people. Adam spent 17 years building his law firm specializing in finance, commercial and employment litigation until his own pivot point which led him to a place of purpose, passion, and pure energy.  Highlights - Recognizing when to pivot Embracing your fears Six steps to clarity Creating a 10X mindset 5-step plan for gaining momentum Resources Grammarly Getting your point across in business can be tricky. Grammarly uses a browser extension to check your text for spelling and grammatical errors anytime you write something online to help you avoid mistakes in comments, tweets, and status updates. Get access to your own personal editor 24/7!  Free Webinar: I'll be sharing how to leverage your creative side and use it as an advantage in business. Join me for my free webinar, How To Succeed In Business Marketing Yourself and Your Talent. Register go to cwwebinar.com or text warrior to number 33444 to unleash your creative thinking to propel your business forward.  Guest Contact - Website  Twitter  Facebook  LinkedIn Book Pivot: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life    Mentions - NOTE: QUOTES DO NOT GET LINKED ONLY THE PERSON'S NAME “Know Thyself” Socrates  "All suffering comes from attachment." Buddha  Top Gun with Tom Cruz   Gift: Are YOU a Creative Warrior? Find out and take the Creative Warrior Assessment for FREE ($10 Value) 

Pivot: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Life Adam Markel is the CEO of New Peaks and a Master Trainer in the areas of personal and business development. Adam is also a key-note speaker, entrepreneur, attorney, and author. Adam has now trained Peak Potentials & New Peaks courses and camps for thousands and thousands of students in Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Australia, Europe, Canada and the United States. One of the most charismatic speakers you will ever see, Adam trains from his heart, believing that honesty and support bring out the best in people. Some items discussed on the show… 18 Years practicing Law. Basketball. Simon & Schuster. Wife and Kids. Legacy. Clarity. Momentum. 21-Day action plan. Rituals. 21-day Pivot journal. Habit. Dirt or Mud on the Windshield. Advanced Praise. “Think and Grow Rich for the 21st century” – Berny Dohrmann. Happy. Sleeping in the office. “Success without fulfillment feels like failure” – Tony Robbins. Swimmer. Lifeguard. Surfer. Tenacious. Mindset. Heartset. Skillset. The Untethered Soul – Michael Singer. Return to Love – Marianne Williamson. “Environment is stronger than will” – Buckminster Fuller. From Journal to Transcriptionist. Multiple editors and lots of changes. All writing is rewriting. Surround yourself with a great team. Champagne. Start of the day ritual. I Love My Life. Couples Retreat. Click to Pre-Order Hardcopy book and receive bonus tickets Click for Audible pre-order (Free for first time users)   Books referenced on this episode