Episodes

There are so many philosophies when it comes to business. However, when science gets involved and the numbers start demonstrating that that in reality just a few primary components leads to success that’s a game changer. We have all heard of Soft Soap, but did you know that the reality is that liquid soup was patented in the 1800’s, but it wasn’t until 1980 that it was finally being used. So by now the patent had run out. What do you do to keep other people from entering the liquid soap market o...

You may be thinking to yourself, I am to young to retire. Wait! Perhaps right now you are not thinking about retiring. But regardless of your age you should think about it. Most of us have dreams of one day stop working and do the things we want to do. Maybe it’s traveling, playing more golf, spending more time with a hobby, volunteering, serve full time in missions or the ministry. Sure you think about the financial needs it may take to retire, but how about your emotions. Have you thought abou...

We all want to achieve success in our life. And we all have probably sought advice on how to achieve it. Most of the time we will hear phrases as “just work harder”, or, “focus on the details”, or, “get clearer on your goals”. All of that sounds great, but what if there is another way. What if it wasn’t about working harder? What if success could be achieved with less stress? Sure, we have to put in the work, but what if success could be achieved through changing your brain, and thinking, changi...

Dr. Joseph Luciani Best Selling Author Unlearning Anxiety and Depression on A New Direction When it comes to anxiety and depression the one thing is for certain, they can be paralyzing to the people who experience it. And the truth is at one time or another we will all experience both during our lifetime. But what if I told you that Anxiety and Depression (at least the mild to moderate forms) were a habit? A learned thought pattern and set of behaviors that are more like reactions to control the...

Jason Romano Spectrum Sports – Former ESPN Producer There are so many around us who have lived a life with an alcoholic and abusive parent, or spouse. Perhaps you have been the abuser, maybe you are still living a life of abuse. Abuse does not have to be physical. Sometimes the abuse is verbal. A mean spirited lashing out. But the truth is abuse can be in many forms and those who are being abused can fall into a victim mentality. How do you move forward? How do you heal? The fact is the anger an...

Maj. Jason Van Camp, Green Beret (ret’d) When it comes to Special Operating Forces there is a phrase commonly used, “embrace the suck”. The idea that you are in the midst of horrible circumstances you have to decide if you are going to make through this adversity, you have to sit in the middle of this discomfort so that you can come through it in the end. Now let me ask you this, if you want to be Leadership and be successful will you deliberately choose discomfort? Or are you trying to find a w...

Have you ever said, things like “If I were only….” then I could achieve success? Well, the truth is you would not be alone. As a matter of fact there is an epidemic of a lack of self worth that exists in our world. So many people today are looking for so many artificial ways to be significant and try to look as if they have success. The truth is you are already significant, and success is available to you, but like so many people we can be blind to our own significance. Gina Gardiner knows this ...

How many times have I been asked, “how can I motivate my people”? It is question that is asked of every coach. As a coach we typically do not give an answer because we know you are not ready to hear the truth. And even if we were to tell it to you, you not only have a reluctance to believe it, but you also get angry with us when we say it. And that is what Dr. Tara Peters and Dr. Cathy Bush have answered that question in their book “The Demotivated Employee“. Here is the answer that they so bril...

You may have seen the movie “Black Hawk Down” at the very least you may have heard of it. Did you know that the fire fight lasted for 18 hours making it the longest fight since the Vietnam war? Did you or do you know someone who actually fought in that battle? Well you will in this episode of A New Direction. You will get to know and meet Command Sergeant Major (retired) Tom Satterly who was part of the Special Operations Delta Force a.k.a. “The Unit” secretive special operators who was caught i...

We have all had to deal with “difficult people”. You know those people who have certain behaviors that can just annoy, unnerve, or even anger us. We are talking about those people you just can’t stand. And they show up in a variety of ways. Sometimes they come directly at us with explosive anger (the “Tank”) and then as soon as the blasting is over, it is over. Or maybe it’s the person who while you are giving a presentation out of no where give you that snide, sarcastic remark (the “Sniper”). P...

Change is inevitable, but in today’s world change comes at us at an accelerated pace. This means that businesses and organizations must be able to transform. How does a business do that? Well it starts with the leader. There must a leader that first must transform before he business can transform. If I were to ask you the question do you want to be a better leader, your response will probably be “yes”…but what does a better leader look like? Well it really starts by understanding what “leader ty...

Let’s be honest we have all come in contact with someone in our family or career who we just did not want to be around. Perhaps it is the whiner who lets you know about all the doom and gloom and that the world is in unfair and it is all crashing down around them. Maybe it is the martyr, you know, the one who feels as if after they have done so many things for you that your response back to them is not enough, and they believe you just don’t care. Maybe it’s that person in the office who waits f...