Wasn’t it just a couple years ago you were sitting on the beach at spring break in Ft. Lauderdale – listening to the Pet Shop Boys, U2, and Def Leppard - with your entire life ahead of you? Now you’re looking back 30 plus years and wondering what the hell happened. Not that it’s been all bad. Of course, there’ve been highs and lows. And today, everything’s fine. It’s just fine. That’s the problem. You don’t really feel like you have anything to complain about. Lots of people might envy what ...
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Welcome to The Teamwork Advantage, a Gregg Gregory Podcast. Informal and insightful conversations with professionals and experts in the TLC arena - Teamwork, Leadership, Culture. A must-listen program, where we take you inside the mind's of these experts to discover actionable insights to be a stronger team member, a more effective leader, and enrich your team's culture.
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Are you looking for something to spark amazing changes in your life and in the lives of those around you? Do you want to learn how to become more content, healthier and, well, just, happier? If so, great news...you’ll have to look no further than The Gratitude Spark Podcast. Join us as we witness how real gratitude shows up for real people, and how it became a spark that ignited incredible change in their lives and in the lives of those around them. Through the stories of amazing and inspiri ...
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190. Study That Which You Desire To Become with John Morris
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45:06Being an outsider can be challenging – but it can also be your absolute superpower! We all come into the world as a blank slate with the opportunity to form and grow organically. Taking in the world as you find it before being tethered to a rigid or strongly defined set of predetermined beliefs set for you by others. John Morris started out that wa…
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189. When Closure Is Actually A New Opening with Jill Valdez
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46:12Have you been moving through life feeling like there’s something else out there? You can’t put your finger on it. Even though nothing outwardly seems off, there’s more to the story than you’ve been told or that you can see. Something’s not adding up, but how do you make 2+2=4? For Jill Valdez, this crept up on her in a hundred small ways. Although …
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188. Change Is Great (When It Happens To Others) with Suzanne Hopson
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44:16What if… one of your core values that should be empowering turned out to be something that held you back? It’s meant to build confidence to try things. But it becomes a sort of low-key vicious cycle that subconsciously holds you back and curbs your ability to change. That silent boomerang would be ironic for a professional change agent, but that sa…
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So, you think you have it all. A great career, a nice apartment, an 800 credit score. You're officially a grown-up with the adult job. The world looks at you and says, "wow, everything's going your way". It seems like everything's fine. What else could you ask for? But it's not fine. You look around and know something's missing. Maybe you mutter so…
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186. The Beatles Changed My Life with Flip Brown
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47:05Have you ever found yourself spending a crazy amount of time and energy trying to figure out why things happen in life? Wondering what you did to attract it? Desperately seeking answers right now, and coming up frustrated when you can't make sense of it. But what if the whole plan is like a puzzle that doesn't form a picture until you've been given…
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185. Permission to Pause - Why Rest Isn’t Weak: A Special Episode with Lori
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27:28We’ve been conditioned to believe that rest is optional—like guacamole on your burrito. You can have it, but you’ll have to pay extra. Let’s zoom out for a second and look at where this belief came from. The hustle mindset didn’t just show up one day because Gary Vee started yelling about it. It’s deeply rooted in industrial-age values—when your pr…
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184. Everybody Has A Story with Steve Fales
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45:33In his 2023 report "Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation", the US Surgeon General at the time, Dr. Vivek Murthy, declared loneliness and social isolation a public health epidemic. Aside from feelings of ennui and lacking support structure, loneliness can trigger or increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, dementia, stroke, depression, anxie…
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Perfectionism is something that gets beat into a lot of us. Sometimes literally, as you’ll find out from my guest. Imposter syndrome goes hand-in-hand with perfectionism. You see, when you’re programmed to hold yourself to extremely high standards, nothing you do seems like it’s good enough. You’re not enough. And what if someone finds out? Now ima…
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The Courage Inside: Finding Strength in Everyday Challenges
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41:56In this captivating episode of The Teamwork Advantage podcast, host Gregg Gregory welcomes Louis Katz, founder of The Courage Inside, for an inspiring conversation about everyday courage and its profound impact on personal and professional life. With a unique background spanning IT entrepreneurship, speaking, and even stand-up comedy, Louis shares …
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182. Who's On Your Board of Directors? with Suresh Bhagchandani
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46:33Do you sometimes feel like you’re mailing it in? Sure, you’re achieving your goals, hitting your numbers, and getting boxes checked on your to-do list. On paper, you’re a success. But it still feels empty, like something’s missing and you’re not really succeeding. How do you know for sure? Who’s there to help you figure it out? And what example are…
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181. 36 Years in Prison for a Crime She Didn’t Commit with Judy Henderson
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1:06:20Battered Woman Syndrome is a commonly misunderstood condition that results from domestic or intimate partner violence. Maybe you’ve known someone in such a situation. Or you’ve at least heard stories about it. And you’ve probably thought, Why do you stay there and take it? Why don’t you leave? There are support networks and shelters who can take yo…
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180. Hell In The Hallway with Kristy Busija
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41:06Does it sometimes feel like no good deed goes unpunished? What if I told you that no scandal, setback, or stumbling block goes unrewarded, if you’re willing to take the time to solve the puzzle? As a puzzle-solver programmed to challenge the status quo, ask questions, and lean into her natural curiosity, Kristy Busija (BYOO-SEE-YA) learned both of …
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179. What’s the Price of Doing the Right Thing with Idy Marcus
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57:03Situations involving stalking can be a gray area. Does the person mean well but are just awkward in their approach? Are you reading too much into it? Let’s not jump to conclusions and end up smearing an innocent person. We should give the benefit of a doubt until we have our facts straight. All of these are very natural impulses, rooted in solid va…
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178. Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It: A Special Episode with Lori
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20:01Tomorrow, February 14th, is Valentine’s Day. For some, it’s a joyous celebration of our connection with our spouse, companion, partner, and loved one. For others, it raises questions about why we need a holiday to mark something that’s central to our life and our True North. And there are those for whom it’s a source of grief or pain for various re…
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177. You’re Not A Tree - You Can Move Anytime with Tabatha Jones
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45:24Always finish what you start. Don’t give up a good thing; you’re good at it and make a lot of money at it. The voice in your head is always right. All this sounds like good advice, yes? But what if one day you found out you had been slowly dying of this advice? I mean, literally, your health was deteriorating and you were wasting away? Tabatha Jone…
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176. You Don’t Need A Permission Slip to Be Yourself with Shari Begun
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45:51In our society, we don’t know how to talk about a lot of super important things. We don’t learn, because we’re not taught. And that’s due to longstanding beliefs that we’re supposed to handle things a certain way. Think about what happens if your spouse or life partner dies. You’re expected to have a period of enforced mourning. You look weird at b…
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175. I Gave The Reaper The Finger 6 Times with Keith McNally
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56:21Before we begin, let me alert you that the content of this episode includes conversation about mental health struggles and suicide, which can be distressing for some people. Don’t worry, we don’t go into too much detail, but if you are uncomfortable about that kind of thing, you may want to avoid this episode. Imagine it’s 3:00 AM, and your life is…
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174. Lessons From My Grandfathers with Frank Favaro
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44:14“Life is short” is one of those cliches that gets thrown around with the idea that you should let things roll off your shoulders or not spend time analyzing the past. The truth is, though, that life is longer than you realize because... A person lives on in the memories of those who knew them, are familiar with their stories, and share these storie…
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173. Fear Is A 4-Letter Word, Too with Katie Carty Tierney
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41:23In the written description of my podcast, Fine Is a 4-Letter Word, I begin by asking: “Wasn’t it just a couple years ago you were sitting on the beach at spring break in Ft. Lauderdale – listening to the Pet Shop Boys, U2, and Def Leppard - with your entire life ahead of you? Now you’re looking back 30-plus years and wondering what the hell happene…
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172. Slamming My Hand In The Door Changed My Life with Susan Jackson Lee
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43:47Remember that time you slammed your hand in the door? I heard you screaming obscenities for days. And depending on how it happened, it might have stung for a minute or caused you pain for a week. But imagine your hand didn’t heal. Instead, it revealed you were slowly being ambushed by a silent killer. Act One to a new story you never saw coming. Th…
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171. Goodbye 2024. Here’s To a Transformational 2025: A Special Episode with Lori
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27:212024 has been quite a year. I spent most of the year as a nomad, traveling throughout the Southeast United States moving from town to town, housesitting for a lot of awesome cats (and a few awesome dogs). It was an amazing adventure that led me to see lots of new places, meet people in real life I’d only known online, and discover a few things abou…
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170. Not Lost in Translation with Robin Ayoub
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44:21Growing up in the United States, I was fortunate to not know what it’s like to go through a day with bombs falling around me and my dad fighting in the war. For Robin Ayoub, this was his daily reality, and as he would eventually discover, getting away from it was how he found his way home. Imagine being eleven years old and given 24 hours to learn …
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169. Hope That Won’t Die: A COVID Survivor’s Story with Craig Andrews
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1:01:35You’ve probably experienced sleep paralysis at some point – that weird “twilight zone” where you’re caught between the conscious world and the world of dreams, aware of your surroundings but noticing they have weird shapes. Usually you can break out of sleep paralysis within a few seconds and after catching your breath, you’re fully aware you’re aw…
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168. Your Power Is In Your Vulnerability with Lilah Jones
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43:02Can you feel the sense of dread just thinking about that time in your life when something went horribly wrong and everything you had planned was totally shot to hell? And what’s worse? The fear of criticism and rebuke from those you count on to be part of your support network or their well-intentioned comments that don’t do a damned thing to help a…
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167. A Powerful New Perspective on Gratitude: A Special Episode with Lori
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23:15When I was a kid, I remember having Thanksgiving with my grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. As an adult, there have been years where my husband and I spent Thanksgiving with just my mom or with a small group of friends. In the most recent past years, before last year, it’s been having dinner with just one or two friends. My point is, not eve…
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166. You Can’t Buy Back Time with Todd Bertsch
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48:31When it feels like success and fulfillment continue to elude you even when you think you’re doing all the right things and making the right moves, it can be a real mindf*ck. What’s holding you back? What’s the block? Why is it always one step forward, two steps back? Todd Bertsch wrestled with this question for years. He grew up in the 1970s and 19…
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As humans, we’re designed for interdependence – we cannot go it alone. We’re designed to be part of networks and complement each other’s journeys. The title of this episode is one of the reasons I started this podcast – to help listeners know they’re not alone in their feelings and life journey. But what happens when, due to your levels of sensitiv…
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164. Glass Ceilings and Sticky Floors with Erica Anderson Rooney
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43:27In a world where women are told to have it all, do it all, and be it all, the reality they face while actually trying to do these things is far more complex. The pay gap looms large – over the span of a career, it takes 132 years to close – while the confidence gap, the leadership gap, and the broken rung in the corporate ladder persist. Erica Ande…
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163. The Silver Lyming of Falling Ill with Anne Desjardins
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48:57Imagine you’re less than 30 years old, and so tired you’re afraid to drive because you might fall asleep at the wheel and cause an accident. Picture the frustration of seeing doctor after doctor after doctor, only to be told you’re not sick, just depressed. Then, after getting so many wrong answers, you conclude you have a brain tumor, because that…
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162. Understanding Fears and Their Roots with Constantin Morun
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45:38Fear often holds you back, even if it doesn’t make sense to be afraid. You can have everything you ever wanted – a fantastic career, creature comforts, money to afford anything you need, plus “f*ck-you money” in the bank that gives you the freedom to not have to do anything you don’t want to. And even with all that, you can still have an empty, nag…
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161. This Won’t Last Forever with Helen Fanucci
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43:49You know the saying: your network is your net worth. You can intentionally engineer the results by curating your circle of influence over time, keeping in touch, and being on the alert for subtle connections the casual observer might miss. And then you might unintentionally end up on a flight with the CEO of your former employer, take your chance o…
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From Bomb Detection to Leadership: Embracing Vulnerability and Authenticity with Morgan Watt
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50:31In this powerful episode of The Teamwork Advantage, host Gregg Gregory interviews Morgan Watt, a retired Air Force veteran and leadership expert. Morgan shares his incredible journey from military service to civilian life, overcoming personal struggles with PTSD and chronic pain to become an inspiring speaker and advocate for mental health awarenes…
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When you work in sales, you of course want to build trust with your prospects and make them feel like you have their best interests at heart and aren’t simply selling them something just to earn a commission. Resilience, adaptability, and continuous learning are as important to your success as empathy, patience, and effective communication. Then th…
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159. I’m Not Going to Tolerate This with Jennifer Frye
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45:02It’s called “continuous growth” for a reason. When you cut down a tree, or a tree snaps and falls, the rings you’ll see reveal more than the age of the tree based on how many rings there are. Each ring will be a different width, a different color or shade. Each of these rings tells a story about how changes in the environment impacted its growth an…
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158. If It’s Meant For You, It Will Find You with Brian Fink
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50:47Living through the pandemic changed all of our lives, in one way or another. For some, it was coming to a realization that you didn’t feel like your business or your career was your true calling, in which case it’s possible you may have encountered someone like today’s guest during your journey toward finding something more aligned with your life’s…
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Building a Culture of Excellence: Leadership Lessons with Brigham Dallas
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49:20Join host Gregg Gregory as he sits down with Brigham Dallas, the innovative founder of HelloSugar, a thriving waxing and hair removal franchise. In this insightful episode of The Teamwork Advantage, Brigham shares how he built a $30 million enterprise with over 90 locations in just three years by focusing on culture, leadership, and teamwork. You'l…
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157. Pursuing Passion and Finding Work-Life Integration with Rick Herrmann
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42:22Do you think you’ve got it made? Today’s situation is remarkable for the sheer amount of disruption, rapid change, and even chaos that seems to spin faster and faster with each passing moment. Just in the past few years, the world has been turned upside down, stood back up, spun around, and sent into the rapids by a pandemic that has become endemic…
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The Power of Mindfulness at Work with Lori Saitz
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49:27In this enlightening episode of The Teamwork Advantage podcast, Gregg Gregory sits down with Lori Saitz, CEO of ZenRabbit and leading expert on workplace well-being. Discover how simple mindfulness practices like meditation and deep breathing can transform your productivity, focus, and leadership abilities. Lori shares practical tips for incorporat…
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156. The More You Say No, The More You Grow with Michelle Charpentier
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44:12Self-reliance. Determination and grit. Treating others the way you want to be treated. These are some of the most noble traits our society says we can possibly have, attributing people who exude them as being the product of a good upbringing and the kind of person we should aspire to be. These are also the traits than can bite you in the ass and f*…
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155. Pain To Purpose: The Power of Drumming with Dori Staehle
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47:38Imagine going about your day, following your routine, when out of the blue something comes along and knocks you to the ground, ending the life you’ve known up until that moment. In the movies, things can go into slow motion, or you hear the “needle scratch” that ends the background music as everything comes to a shuttering halt and you fall to the …
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154. Living and Thriving on the Autism Spectrum with Daniel Keith Austin
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35:10What do Anthony Hopkins, Dan Aykroyd, Courtney Love, Daryl Hannah, Jerry Seinfeld, Albert Einstein, Heather Kuzmich, Elon Musk, Lionel Messi, Eminem, and Satoshi Tajiri have in common? Celebrity? Creativity? Fame? Fortune? Yes, all of them have these things to varying degrees. Each and every one of them also has (or in Einstein’s case, had) autism.…
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153. The Real Purpose of Pets with Maribeth Decker
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39:02In conversations with friends and through my own experiences, I know our animals who’ve crossed the rainbow bridge can still communicate with us. My kitty girls show up in my dreams from time to time. My guest today is Maribeth Decker. And when she started receiving messages from her dogs after they passed away, it led her to her current vocation. …
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Unlocking Employee Engagement: Insider's Guide to Thriving Teams with Rich Salon
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46:54Ready to revolutionize your workplace? Tune in to this powerful episode of The Teamwork Advantage as we unpack the secrets of employee engagement with Rich Salon (AKA "Rich The HR Guy"), the HR guru with 25 years of corporate experience. Rich breaks down how leaders and team members can supercharge engagement, creating a ripple effect of satisfacti…
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152. Not Coming Out... But Going To with Kevin O’Connor
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48:30As a Gen-Xer, I remember when the prevalent view about being gay was that it was something you’d be afraid for people to find out about. It’s also been our generation that started to change that. We’ve come a long way in the past couple decades, but it can still be a frightening prospect if your family and community are predominantly heteronormativ…
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While it's difficult to track how many people with cancer do not seek treatment, the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB) conducted a study a few years ago that indicated about 9.2% of patients receive no first course of treatment. This could be for many reasons, including fear or disbelief in traditional or corporate medicine, alternative treatments t…
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Unlock the Secrets of Effective Communication and Fierce Civility with Joe Weston
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43:43In this riveting episode of The Teamwork Advantage, we have the pleasure of hosting Joe Weston, a renowned figure in the world of communication, teamwork, and collaboration. With a career spanning over three decades in conflict prevention, leadership, stress management, and communication, Joe brings a wealth of knowledge to the table. As a sought-a…
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150. The Power of Meditation and A Major Milestone: A Special Episode with Lori
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25:28First of all, I’d like to take a moment to acknowledge and celebrate all the work that’s gone into getting to this milestone of 150 episodes of Fine is a 4-Letter Word. In past solos, I’ve talked about courage, doing what others won’t do, energy, and making decisions. If you’re not familiar with what I do outside of this show, I work with business …
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This meditation is designed to clear stress and anxiety so you can feel grounded and safe in this moment. Sometimes anxiety can spin you into a frenzy. Worrisome thoughts get stuck playing on an endless loop through your mind. It doesn’t feel good and it doesn’t serve you in any useful way. Use this one to bring yourself back to tranquility, sereni…
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149. Failing Doesn’t Make You A Failure with Christina Robinson Race
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48:04In almost all of my episodes on Fine is a 4-Letter Word, I deal in varying degrees with the circles of life. In two of the themes I explore with my guests – the values and beliefs they were raised with, and the moment in their life when they realized or found out that everything wasn’t “fine” – we see how these themes come together. And see where s…
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148. Someday Is Not a Day On the Calendar with Noemi Beres
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41:27Your life is a collage of all the experiences you have, people you meet, and what you learn along the way. Like many collages, even if they begin with a concept or a plan, as you bring them together they may take directions you hadn’t anticipated and show you things even more interesting than what you originally expected. This was the case for Noem…
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