Life with Great Friends. You, yes you can make Great Friends. The World yearns for someone to be brave and ask someone for a journey to make Great Friends. Learn how to make friends in a busy world
Summary: There is amazing evidence that Great Friends are a benefit in tangible ways. Yet, why is it so hard? Many people have a wrong idea about how Great Friends are made. This podcast gives you the steps necessary to make friends, how to overcome your own fears, the number one thing that stops us, and more.
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There you are at another conference with that awful feeling that you are alone and everyone else is somehow connected or connecting. Wouldn’t it be cool to have a magic wand that would get you instantly connected and known with everyone. I haven’t found a magic wand. Instead, I have found that the same skills that connect […]
I know I am supposed to call my friends, yet I can let it slip down the priority level and go months without calling. Christmas is a SUPER time for me to call my friends and yours. (Not for me to call your friends, but for you to call your friends.) Why? Why Phone Calls […]
This past Sunday, we hosted one of our top 5 parties ever. (No this wasn’t our 5th party, more like our 50th plus.) The results: There were 26 people that laughed a ton and left closer. No there wasn’t large quantity alcohol involved with people embarrassing themselves. The 16 kids adopted nicknames. They are plotting […]
Gerry Duffy felt helpless around chocolate bars. He rarely, like never exercised. When did his life change? So, how did he end up competing in 10 triathlons in 10 days? It started after he had a picture taken with legendary golfer, Seve Ballasterso. As Duffy looked at the photo, he was shocked how chubby he […]
Can you imagine living out of your car for months, while you use the Truck Stop for your bathroom and the community center for your showers? When it got too cold you would have to start the car up and turn the heater on. That is Sutton Parks story. Sutton lived a normal mid-class life, […]
Many people say they want to great friends, yet very few start the journey to get there. Find out what is stopping you by answering these 7 questions.
Okay. Our respect for Michael Hyatt shot through the roof with this interview! Michael Hyatt, former CEO for Thomas Nelson Publishing, which is the 7th largest publisher in America, now has one of the largest audiences on the web through his blog and podcast. Why do I respect Michael so highly? For one thing, he […]
Ever been at a stale boring dinner? You can host a lively dinner with this technique.
Andy Traub is the founder of the Take Permission Network. He wrote a great book, The Early To Rise Experience. I now place my alarm clock across the room forcing myself to get up early in order to write before the day really gets rolling. It has revolutionized my productivity.
Have you ever had that experience where you are stuck in a conflict? You think you know how you got there, yet you don’t know how to get out, and you surely don’t know how to quench the fire that is raging! I, Doug, am a master at getting myself stuck. Yet, even I have […]
Have you ever felt stuck in a friendship, because you had an unpleasant conflict and didn’t know what to do about it? Here is the method that has, and is, helping millions learn how to have those difficult conversations. One of the key ingredients in this method is to believe that we wrongly interpret the […]
Can you imagine hosting 500 people in one year around your backyard table? Sarah from the Neighbor's Table did it. She shares her experience in reaching that goal and practical tips on how to connect with others.
Have you ever had this experience when you met someone? You say, “Hello, John, how are you?” John replies, “Busy. Crazy busy. You know with all the stuff of life. But it sure beats the option of being bored.” You reply, “Yeah. Life is busy. I am super busy and tonight we have 3 activities to juggle. Good chatting.” How often do we check email? Do you ever check your email on your phone right before you go to sleep? Don’t we expect people to answer our email in less than 4 hours? How do we get off the busyness merry go round?
It is amazing how much my emotions can swing from joy to sorrow and back again based on small life events or interactions. In this interview with Cliff Ravenscraft, he reminds me what my life is about. When I get this correct, so much goes right inside me. This interview is about how to connect with others. Near the end of the interview, Cliff shares strong and needed words on how to remember other's names and facts about them. He gives both practical tips and general concepts on how to connect with others.
Once there was a man who walked down to the corner store every morning to get his newspaper. He found the people on the walk to be grumpy and rude. The kids at the bus stop never said “hi.” The lady, who walked her dog at the same time, never even looked his way. The […]