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Danielle LaPorte

Koren — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:31:38 +0000

Former think-tank exec, business strategist, publicist, and one of the most popular and original personal development and career-advice writers online, Danielle LaPorte is back with us today. She is reframing popular self-help and success concepts in her apathy-kicking, integrity-infusing guide to defining success on your own terms in her new book The Fire Starter Sessions.

We talk about:

what she does and how she makes a living
putting yourself in the driver seat of your life
feelings
being real
suckage

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Pamela Slim

Koren — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:51:13 +0000

“Get out of your way.” That’s what Pamela Slim told me at one point when I was starting my business. I did not know I was in my own way but ohhh she was so right! Once I got out of my way, I was able to build my business and really create the way I want to help people.

Pamela Slim is a seasoned business coach, author, and professional speaker who helps frustrated employees in corporate jobs break out and start their own business. Her blog, Escape from Cubicle Nation, is one of the top career and marketing blogs on the web. A former corporate manager and entrepreneur herself for more than a decade, she deeply understands the concerns faced by first-time entrepreneurs. Her experience teaching martial arts for 10 years to thousands of students has helped her clients deal with fear head-on. Her book Escape from Cubicle Nation: From Corporate Prisoner to Thriving Entrepreneur was named Best Small Business/Entrepreneur Book of 2009 by 800CEORead.

Pam is here to talk about how entrepreneurs get in their own way and ways for them to get out of their way and build their business.

Ways in which entrepreneurs get in their own way.
What are your top three wishes you could inject into every would-be entrepreneurs brain?
Stories of clients who were in their way and removed road blocks and built their business.
Two takeaways – two things listeners can do to get out of their way.

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Elizabeth Potts Weinstein

Koren — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:50:22 +0000

Elizabeth Potts Weinstein is a writer, teacher and a coach. A former lawyer who left law practice to start her road of entrepreneurship first as an estate/financial planner to author, speaker and now to helping people. She helps people Live their Truth. She talks about her truth and how she lives it each day.

Live Your Truth – what does that mean?
Career transformation
Understanding intellectually and implementing it in your life.
Two takeaways

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Tameron Keyes

Koren — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:27:37 +0000

Were you brought up to believe that women are equal to men. After all the women’s movement has been going on for forty years. Tameron Keyes experienced otherwise. Her fourteen years as a stockbroker at Smith Barney was an epic battle against old beliefs and prejudices that she, like so many women, thought were long gone. She sued her firm over gender discrimination and won.

We discuss:

her journey
what women can do
why these cases are so hard to win

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Adelaide Lancaster & Amy Abrams

Koren — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:43:26 +0000

Adelaide and Amy are co-founders of In Good Company, a community business learning center and co-working space for woman entrepreneurs in Manhattan. They are also the co-authors of THE BIG ENOUGH COMPANY: CREATING A BUSINESS THAT WORKS FOR YOU.

We discuss:

what women entrepreneurship is really like?
women entrepreneurship and 2nd class?
pitfalls of entrepreneurship
how you know when you are successful
two takeaways

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Lisa Bloom

Koren — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 21:42:52 +0000

Lisa Bloom is an attorney, author, and TV legal analyst who is regularly featured on The Early Show, CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, CNN, HLN, and The Dr. Phil Show.

Her book, THINK: Straight Talk for Women to Stay Smart in a Dumbed-Down World is a real eye-opener. She discusses how women and girls are being conditioned to the celebrity-ism of media and pursuing that versus intelligence.

We discuss:

the problem
the cause of women dumbing themselves down
media influence
role models
parenting

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Danielle Laporte

Koren — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:57:58 +0000

Danielle LaPorte, writer, speaker, business advisor. You may know her blog “white hot truth” and also know that she does not like that word — “blog” that is. She is the lead-author of Style Statement: Live by Your Own Design and her upcoming book The Fire Starter Sessions comes out with Random House in the new year.

She first self-published the Fire Starter Sessions online, now called The Spark Kit making $250,000 and was able to create a 6 figure book deal for the new version with her publisher. Danielle knows about the possibilities and will share her journey with us today.

We discuss:

Danielle’s background: pre-white hot truth
possibilities
obstacles/fear/doubt
Takeaway

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Dan Pink

Koren — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:26:00 +0000

Daniel Pink is the author of four provocative books about changing the world of work including the New York Times best sellers, A Whole New Mind and Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. Dan was last here discussing a changing work world and the new rules in an outsourced, automated age.

In this interview we be discuss how the old school belief of “paying people (more) money to achieve better results is actually a detriment and how goals can narrow focus. Dan tells us how we can motivate people, employees, kids, and volunteers.

Motivation – Intrinsic and Extrinsic
Money/Rewards as motivation
Goal – Performance versus Learning
Two takeaways

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Another interview with Dan Pink

Changing work force and what you can do in this new environment.

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Ryan Jones

Koren — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:53:15 +0000

What’s it like to be a super star athlete?

What did the parents do to have such a stand out athlete?

At 10 years old Ryan Jones had spent a few years breaking records, qualifying for All-Star teams, and was a “living legend” in his town, Davis.

At 31 he still holds many records, some are 23 years old. He was part of many successful high school water polo and swim teams and then left Davis for a scholarship to the University of California.

We discuss:

What’s it like to be a successful youth sport athlete?
What does it take to be so successful?
Waht did his parents really do to help him?

Success at a young age (9).

Relay at Far Western Championships in 1989.

After overcoming struggles in his swimming career, Jones qualifyied for the Junior Nationals in the 100 backstroke (14).

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Guy Kawasaki

Koren — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:20:40 +0000

A UCD law school drop out who went on to be a part of the Silicon Valley business world for over three decades.

Guy is the co-founder of Alltop.com, an “online magazine rack” of popular topics on the web, a founding partner at Garage Technology Ventures, former chief evangelist of Apple.

Guy is a speaker and author of ten books including his latest Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions.

We discuss:

Enchantment
Enchantment versus Pandering
Dark Side of Enchantment
Key to Success – The Grind

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Stuart Diamond

Koren — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 20:23:52 +0000

Stuart Diamond, author of Getting More: How To Negotiate to Achieve Your Goals in the Real World is one of the world’s foremost experts on negotiation. He taught these skills to his MBA students at The Wharton Business School for the past 20 years. Stuart is here to discuss how to use these tools in your everyday life.

We discuss:

Keys to effective negotiation
Questions to ask in negotiation
Conflict model versus Collaboration model
Neogitation in our day to day lives
Why our children are great teachers of negotiation
The Takeaways

Have you tried some of Stuart’s negotiating tools. What results di did you get?

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Martha Beck

Koren — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 16:39:47 +0000

Best selling author, Martha Beck returns to the show. Her books include: Expecting Adam, Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live and Steering by Starlight and you can also find her monthly column in O, The Oprah Magazine. We discuss her journey to the life she has created and how you can learn to deserve a life you want to create.

We discuss:

Success
Goals & Money
Deserving the life you want to create
Moving forward on your journey
The Takeaway

Connect with Martha

books: Expecting Adam, Finding Your Own Star, Steering by Starlight, The 4 Day Win, Leaving the Saints, The Joy Diet
O, The Oprah Magazine
website
facebook
twitter

After listening to the interview with Martha, what would you do today if you were not afraid of anything?

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What dieting really does to your body (and the story of Martha Beck’s career)

Feeling stuck, uncertain and blocked. Try Steering by Starlight.

Creating the Life You Want

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Simon Sinek

Koren — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 18:03:09 +0000

Simon Sinek is known to inspire people to do the things that inspire them. Simon’s book Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action. During the interview Simon shows the process of discovering one’s why.

why he does what he does
Simon takes us through the process of WHY
how you can make an impact in your workplace regardless of rank/title

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After listening to the interview with Simon, what is your why? How did the Simon’s process work for you? Do you have more questions for Simon?

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Vicki Abeles – Race to Nowhere

Koren — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 23:11:16 +0000

We believe we are well intentioned parents. We want the best for our children. Educators, coaches and institutions are trying to inform us so that we can provide the best opportunities for our children. But where is that leading our children. Vicki Abeles is the film director and producer of RACE TO NOWHERE.

Vicki and I talk about what our children are going through in this high achievement era and how best we can help them. Listen as we discuss:

how do we provide our children with opportunities
can kids make mistakes and still later become successful or is it now doomed failure
short term gain versus long term results

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website

facebook

twitter

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Amy Lewis

Koren — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:34:16 +0000

Amy traded in her 6 figure salary as the youngest member of Howard University’s executive team to become an accupuncturist 6 years ago. As a single mother with responsibilities her ephiphany had to be realistic to support herself and her son. Find out why Amy walked away from a well paying job and how she had the guts to do it.

Why make job change – “career suicide”
employee to entrepreneur – steps she took and what she recomends
real job issues
entrepreneurship in this economy
The Takeaway – two things listeners can do

USA Today article

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website

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Peter Walsh

Koren — Thu, 27 May 2010 22:04:26 +0000

You have seen him on Oprah, on the covers of his New York Times bestselling books. He will soon have his own show on OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network. Listen as discuss why are some people successful? Chosen one or a journey for all? What questions to ask yourself? And how did Peter get so lucky?

Peter on facebook

Find Peter on twitter

Peter’s website

Peter’s books

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More interviews with Peter

Peter’s personal journey

Overcoming Overwhelm

Does Money Equal Happiness?

Ariane deBonvoisin

Koren — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:29:26 +0000

Ariane de Bonvoisin author of the First 30 days: Your Guide to Any Change and her website www.first30days.com has information to help you change. Ariane is a change expert who has personally ived it to teach it. She had climbed a very tall successful ladder as a Stanford MBA grad working for Time in New York and controlled a $500 million digital media venture capital fund. Realizing she was not lined up with her inner wisdom, Ariane leapt to become an author and create an inspirational website to help people change in their own life. Listen as we discuss:

Changing jobs in this economy
Feelings
Ask yourself how you are feeling each morning
Where does that story come from
Two takeaways

Follow Ariane on twitter

Find Ariane on facebook

Ariane’s website

Ariane’s book

After listening to Ariane and Koren. How do you feel about change?

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More interviews with Ariane

Ariane’s journey & how to handle change in this economy

Change – how to make changes

Hiro Boga

Koren — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:24:13 +0000

Intuitive healer Hiro Boga helps people create a flourishing business with practical steps. Hiro is able to help her clients work through their resistance of self-doubt, inertia, fear, indecision. Have any of those stopped you from pursuing your dream. Listen as Hiro and I discuss how to Overcome Stuckness to Create Your Life & Business:

intuitive healing
overcoming stuckness and reaching potential
creating a thriving business
The Takeaway

Follow Hiro on twitter

Find Hiro on facebook

Hiro’s website

After listening to Hiro how is your relationship with your self?

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Daniel Coyle

Koren — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:56:09 +0000

Author Daniel Coyle returns to discuss talent. Winter Olympian Apollo Ohno states “Daniel Coyle digs deep into the core of the insatiable desire to become ‘better.’ An amazing read with many practical applications for everday life.” Listen as we discuss:

How the brain is connected with talent
What is really possible for our kids in school, music, sports
Can adults build talent? Listen to Dan discuss his experience.
The Takeaway – two things the listeners can do

Follow Dan on twitter

Find Dan on facebook

The Talent Code

Dan’s website

After listenting to Daniel Coyle, what are your thoughts about talent? Did this open an awareness or change your insight?

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Another interview with Dan Coyle

Interview 1 – background and how talent is really created

Alice Schroeder

Koren — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:40:19 +0000

Alice Schroeder, NY Times bestselling author of TheSnowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life, returns to talk about Warren Buffett’s mindset and what we can learn from him. Listen as we discuss:

clean thinking and how this effective practice helped Buffett’s success
Buffett’s mindset
Two takeways – how we can learn from Buffett and apply it to our own lives

Find Alice on facebook

Alice’s website

Alice’s previous interview

After listening to Alice discuss Buffett, what did you take away that is applicable in your life?

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Peter Walsh

Koren — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:47:45 +0000

Peter Walsh is a regular contributor on The Oprah Winfrey Show and is a New York Times bestselling author and has a new dvd out called It’s All Too Much! Listen as we discuss:

overcomming overwhelm
two important words to change your relationship with your stuff & your life
creating luck
two takeaways to help your improve your life

Peter on facebook

Peter’s website

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More interviews with Peter

Peter’s personal journey

Success

Does Money Equal Happiness?

Marianna Olszewski

Koren — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:06:50 +0000

Marianna is a CEO of a fianancial management firm and author of Live It, Love It, Earn It. She knows what it is like to be stressed out by money, careers and life. She worked hard to gain career and financial success and is here to share her journey with you and also steps for you to regain control of your life. Listen as we discuss:

her personal journey and how she was able to overcome
overcoming your fear
how to make changes to create the life you really want
2 takeaways to implement in your life today

Marianna on Twitter

Marianna’s website

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Koren Motekaitis

Koren — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:00:32 +0000

2009 – what I learned this year. And how you can use the tools that I learned to help you find answers to your possibilities and put them into action. Listen here:

our thoughts and circumstances
limiting beliefs
do you have talent
3 types of business

Koren on Twitter

Work with Koren to help you find your possibilities.

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Alice Schroeder

Koren — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:29:16 +0000

Alice Schroeder is a journalist and author of The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life. Alice, a former research anaylst spent five years researching his life. Listen to our discussion about how one of the richest men in the world became so successful and how you can use his keys for your own journey!

keys to his success
being different
clarity and focus

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Martha Beck

Koren — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:21:34 +0000

Martha Beck returns! Author of Finding Your Own North Star, Steering by Starlight, and Expecting Adam to name a few, Martha is also a columnist for O Magazine and a life coach and my mentor teacher. Listen to the interview as we discuss Creating the Life You Want!

the possibilities
what stops some from creating the life they want
why are some people able to create their lives
how to create your life

Listen to more interviews with Martha Beck

What dieting really does to your body (and the story of Martha Beck’s career)

Feeling stuck, uncertain and blocked. Try Steering by Starlight.

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Jim Horan

Koren — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:00:48 +0000

From a very tall ladder in Corporate America to becoming an entrepreneur and author of The One Page Business Plan, Jim Horan discusses entrepreneurship and how you can be a successful entrepreneur.

first step for starting a business
asking for help
key elements for successful entrepreneurship

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Judith Williamson

Koren — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:00:02 +0000

Judith Williamson is the Director of the Napoleon Hill World Learning Center. Judy is the author of several books, her latest book is Daily Inspiration for Everyday Women. Listen as we discuss:

Napoleon Hill’s success principles for women
the four most important success principles
the importance of believing
implementing success principles into our daily lives

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Koren Motekaitis

Koren — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:00:21 +0000

Where does talent come from?

Here are the interviews with Daniel Coyle, The Talent Code and Dr. Carol Dweck, Mindset.

Don Green

Koren — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:00:20 +0000

From coal miner’s son to CEO of the Napoleon Hill Foundation. Don Green is one of the great leaders in the personal development field committing professional guidance to the betterment of others. The Napoleon Hill Foundation’s latest book is Three Feet from Gold.

Listen as we discuss:

Don’s key to his journey of success
What to say to yourself on your own journey
Who the most important conversations are with

Koren was invited to write a guest column for the Napoleon Hill Foundation Ezine.

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Libby Gill

Koren — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:00:01 +0000

Her latest book is YOU UNSTUCK: Mastering the New Rules of Risk-Taking in Work & Life. Listen as Libby Gill shares with us how to create the business we want by having the clarity of our purpose.

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Kathy Kolbe

Koren — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:00:39 +0000

How can understanding your conative strengths (instinctive patterns) can help you live a successful life. Kathy Kolbe discusses the Kolbe Index and we break down what the different styles are and how each of us is unique in our own way with our own set of values to contribute to the world.

What is your MO? I am a Quick Start.

Here is an article Martha Beck wrote in O Magazine about the Kolbe Index.

Liz Lynch

Koren — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:00:55 +0000

Are you the reluctant networker unsure of how to get started and with more than a few fears to overcome? Liz Lynch of SmartNetworking.com and author of Smart Networking:Attracting a Following in Person and Online. She too was once a relunctant networker who ran out of a networking event andnow she teaches people how to be smart networkers.

Listen to our interview as we discuss:

from reluctant to effective networker
your elevator pitch
value
social media
and what to do when your boss requests to friend you on facebook

Daniel Coyle

Koren — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:00:49 +0000

Is my child talented? This is the question I am asked most often? In fact this has been a subject I have been passionate about for years. Talent? Who has it? Why do some appear to have more talent than others? Is it possible to increase talent? Or is it just plain dumb luck? Daniel Coyle is author of The Talent Code: Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Grown. Listen to my interview with Dan as we discuss the answers to so many of your questions and mine.

How has Daniel Coyle’s book affected how you think about TALENT?

Another interview with Dan Coyle

Interview 2 – More in depth about our brains and how we can build talent

Kris Radish

Koren — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:00:33 +0000

With almost a million copies of her novels in print, bestselling author Kris Radish latest book is The Shortest Distance Between Two Women. We discuss her wonderful struggle and journey to become all that she was meant to be. Kris was a prize winning journalist who left her career behind to raise her kids, later got divorced and then when she finally sold her book her agent stole her money. Listen to her candid interview as Kris discusses how she pulled herself through and how life is on the other side of this journey.

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Kathryn Magendie

Koren — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:00:12 +0000

Do you often dream of becoming a writer? What is your vision of a writer’s life? Listen to up and coming writer Kathryn Magendiediscuss her first novel Tender Graces, her experiences in the publishing world and advice for new authors.

Ryan D’Agostino

Koren — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:00:20 +0000

Do you ever wonder who lives in those big homes? Well I do and so does Ryan D’Agostino author of Rich Like Them. D’Agostino knocked on the doors of the wealthiest zip codes in the United States and asked them how they created their life to live in their amazing homes. Listen as we discuss:

mindset of the weathy
keys to success
the economy now

Don Peri

Koren — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:00:43 +0000

The magical kingdom. Disney is everywhere these days. When we think of Disney, we think of theme parks, cruise ships, clothing, Hannah Montanta and of course good old Mickey Mouse. But prior to the gigantic corporation and branding machine there was a man and many artists that built the foundation that Disney exists on today. My guest is local author, Don Peri. Don’s Disney passion began in childhood, and he was able to continue with it to this day. He is the author of Working with Walt: Interviews with Disney Artists. Listen as we discuss:

Walt Disney – the visionary
Working for Walt Disney
The Disney Tribe

Dr. Paul Salitsky

Koren — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:00:51 +0000

Our children and sports. The school year has ended along with the mass juggling of different sports teams, activities and school. Now summer has begun with other activities, camps and more sports. Often I am asked what do you think of my child? Do they have talent? What do you think of their ability? Listen as Dr. Paul returns to our show to discuss youth and sports.

future planning – where is my child heading????
parent’s role with youth & sports
talent identification

Libby Gill

Koren — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:00:42 +0000

An entertainment industry veteran heading public relations and corporate communications at Universal Studios, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Turner Broadcasting. Libby was the branding brain behind the launch of the Dr. Phil Show. She is an internationally respected executive coach, speaker and bestselling author. Libby’s third book, YOU UNSTUCK: Mastering the New Rules of Risk-Taking in Work & Life. Listen to the interview as Libby discusses:

small business opportunities in this economic environment
developing a brand
social networking

Ramit Sethi

Koren — Fri, 15 May 2009 17:00:08 +0000

Author of NY Times bestseller I Will Teach You To Be Rich and blog of the same title. Rich…do you want to be rich? Do you think it is possible for you or only those born with silver spoons/ Ivy League grads? During the interview Ramit discusses

how he learned how to be rich
how you can become rich
how to negotiate

Michael Port

Koren — Mon, 11 May 2009 12:05:40 +0000

Think Big! Michael Port is starting a revolution with his latest book The Think Big Manifesto: Think You Can’t Change Your Life (And The World)? Think Again. Listen to the interview with Michael as we discuss:

The Think Big Manifesto
The Think Big Revolution
Thinking Big vs small thoughts
Figuring out what you stand for
Collaboration

Carol Dweck

Koren — Mon, 11 May 2009 12:00:56 +0000

Stanford psychologist Professor Carol Dweck research has focused on why people succeed and how to foster success. In her book Mindset, Professor Dweck states “how you think of yourself can determine the outcomes of your life.”

Listen to the interview as Professor Dweck explains:

Growth & Fixed Mindset
Mindset vs talent
Self – esteem & Mindset
Children & Mindset
Changing Mindset

Following the interview I asked Professor Dweck “What is the relationship between possessing a growth mindset and success as an entrepreneur.” Professor Dweck responded:

“…in my book I have a chapter on business and leadership in which I analyze the characteristics of successful leaders: the desire to take on challenges (as opposed to the desire to feed one’s ego), the desire for honest feedback (as opposed to the flattering feedback), the ability to face problems and setbacks and remain effective (as opposed to denying problems or blaming them on others), the desire to have great people on your team (as opposed to being threatened by others’ talents). These qualities are especially important in times like these, and each is a characteristic of the growth mindset. Recent research has examined this directly, examining business people who had breakout results with a new idea or product. The major thing they shared was a growth mindset.”

Women’s Empowerment

Koren — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:00:44 +0000

With the news of Sacramento’s homeless population reaching across the country, there are organizations that are achieving measurable results in tackling this crisis. Women’s Empowerment has an 84% success rate of getting homeless women into homes and an outstanding 68% success rate of helping them achieve financial independence even in this economy.

Listen to what this non-profit organization does to help women improve their lives. And the Point West Rotary hosted an event to benefit Women’s Empowerment last weekend Festa di Vino.

Linda Hollander

Koren — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:00:10 +0000

Small Business Success for Women. Linda Hollander is the founder of the Women’s Small Business Expo. Hollander is also known as the Wealthy Bag Lady, and author of Bags to Riches: 7 Success Secrets for Women in Business.

In this interview Linda and Koren talk about:

Linda’s incredible journey from being lost to a successful entrepreneur
Success teams
Following your passion
Sponsorships