Garin Hess, (today's guest - #25) hails from the lovely state of Utah. As it turns out, Garin is the 3rd guest on Living Your Passion (Nate Bagley and Cara Heuser being the other two). Utah FTW! Garin and I connected when he sent me a "let's talk" email through LinkedIn. Love it. Garin's … [Read more...]
Some Thoughts on Rediscovering Your Passion
The original title to this blog post was: A Pretty Darn Good Hint At What I'm Announcing On November 3rd, 2014 But then I thought that title would be too long ... and too ... well ... too something. Ha! So anyway ... If you've been following along on this blog for the past few months, … [Read more...]
Mitch Jackson on Helping People Become Remarkable Communicators
When I asked Mitch Jackson (today's guest - #24) how he was doing, he said, "if I was any better it would be illegal." Boom. And that's how we began today's conversation. And yet ANOTHER Tim McDonald introduction. Not to take anything away from this episode, but you have to check out the … [Read more...]
You Write. I Write. Everybody Writes.
Dear Mom: Communication -- specifically writing -- is the single most important skill a business person must have to be successful.* I've done a boatload of writing in my (almost) 39 years on this planet - one published book, hundreds of blog posts/articles, thousands of social media … [Read more...]
Alina Mihai on Helping People Find Their POWER
Today's episode (#23) features Alina Mihai. Born and raised in Romania, Alina has a background in psychology, education, language therapy/communication disorders, energy work, and spiritual development. Dang. Right? As you'll hear (and as I professionally borrowed from her about page), … [Read more...]
My (Not So Secret) Secrets Of How I Manage My Inbox
I love email. (weird, I know) I love getting emails. I love sending emails. I love using email to connect other human beings. Email. Email. Email. Email. I realize I'm in the minority here. Most people do not love email. Most people cringe at the thought of opening their inbox only to … [Read more...]
Ilma Nausedaite on Traveling
Lots of firsts in today's episode, #22. Ilma Nausedaite is the show's first guest from Lithuiania (but second guest I've interviewed from the Baltic States). Additionally, this was Ilma's first time recording a podcast (she was great!). Like many past guests, Ilma has a few passions … [Read more...]
Sarah Dvorak on Cheese
The story about how I met today's guest (Episode 21), Sarah Dvorak, is quite unique. You'll have to listen to the show to learn more, but suffice to say, this email was a big part of it. I had the unique opportunity to record this episode at Sarah's house in San Francisco. SO. MUCH. FUN. I … [Read more...]
Dorothea Bozicolona-Volpe on Music
I met today's guest (#20), Dorothea Bozicolona-Volpe, at the bar in Miami. To be clear, I was at the bar with another guy - at a conference - and she approached us. Ha! Dorothea (pronounced Dor-a-TAY-a) loves culture, food, art, and skateboarding, but what underlies everything in her life is … [Read more...]
Sara Davidson on Creating a World of Unstoppable Women
Sara "sans H" Davidson is today's guest for episode #19. Sara is the CEO and co-founder of Hello Fearless, the school for female entrepreneurs. We connected thanks to this tweet from Living Your Passion listener Brandi Neloms followed by an email introduction from another listener, Bethany … [Read more...]