A Swift Kick In The Ass (self help)

Life long childhood friends Tom Stewart and John Curren discuss the one habit that will refocus your life...Choice. How can choice become a habit? Some solid principles for good decision making. Scientific method applied to decision making using the observation phase, classification phase and definition phase.

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Life long childhood friends Tom Stewart and John Curren discuss The Seven Deadly Sins Of Personal Development.

Pride

Greed

Anger

Envy

Lust

Sloth

Gluttony

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Life long childhood friends Tom Stewart and John Curren discuss how to be unpopular in a grown up world. What does it mean to be an adult? What is adulting? Why does Tom think it means swinging with the neighbors wife? 

Tom and John raise questions about growing up and becoming responsible for your self and your own actions. Why do some people refuse to grow up and become dependent on others to make decisions for them. They cover reaching sexual maturity and mental maturity and how they differ. Rights of passage for becoming independent and finding yourself.

 

 

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Lifelong childhood friends Tom Stewart and John Curren discuss FEAR. What is fear? How is it classified in regards to a psychological model. The 5 types of fear. How to embrace fear and how to vanquish fear. Why it is OK to experience fear. Techniques such as meditation and breathing to relieve physical and mental symptoms of anxiety. 

Tom and John recount several childhood experiences dealing with fear and how those experiences have shaped them in their adult lives. How modern society deals with the effects of fear when we do not have to fight to survive. Paralyzed while sleeping when waking abruptly. Dealing with a serial killer in your community and trying to maintain life as normal. News reports about terrorism and threats that cause people to not want to leave their homes.

 

 

 

 

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Lifelong childhood friends Tom Stewart and John Curren discuss how Rock 'n' Roll can change your life. They cover some influential classic rock songs and lyrics on the journey to self discovery. 

Songs from Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Tom Petty, Supertramp, Creed, Collective Soul, Aerosmith, Blue Oyster Cult and 4 Non Blondes are broken down and analyzed.

This is a fun episode which will provide insight into how music can affect your lifestyle choices and build character. 

 

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Life long childhood friends Tom Stewart and John Curren talk about Street Smarts and how having them are essential to survival and success. Situational awareness, posture, savvy, confidence, wisdom, experience and skepticism are just some of the traits of having street smarts.

John and Tom discuss getting taken advantage of years ago and how that experience has strengthened their ability to spot a scam. John talks about a bait and switch that happened to his father with diamond earrings and Tom talks about getting scammed into buying counterfeit speakers.

Phone scams and email scams designed to steal your money. How to handle yourself in a new neighborhood and tips to avoid becoming a victim. Dressing to blend in, carrying yourself with confidence, avoiding eye contact and conversations with strangers in an unknown environment.

Self defense with a gun and choosing the right martial art that will be effective on the street. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, MMA, Krav Maga, Muay Thai, Wrestling and Boxing are some of the arts discussed.


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Life long childhood friends Tom Stewart and John Curren talk about how to deal with losing your job. Companies do what they have to do to stay viable which sometimes means cutting staff. How not to live in fear and anxiety of losing a job. Creating new skills to keep yourself viable.
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Life long childhood friends Tom Stewart and John Curren discuss Robert Greenes best selling book The 48 Laws Of Power. This episode introduces the concepts of the book applied to popular zombie TV show The Walking Dead.

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Childhood friends Tom Stewart and John Curren discuss the takeaways from The Lifestyle Design Summit held on Oct 16th – 17th in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at the Broward County Convention Center. The summit was produced by The Morning Coach podcaster JB Glossinger and featured 2 days of sessions with some of today’s leading authorities in the online and personal development space. This episode covers part 2 of the key takeaways from the summit.
http://www.lifestyledesignsummit.com/
http://www.randygage.com/
http://www.billcortright.com/
The summit break down
Day 1
THINK DIFFERENT / RESIDUAL / PASSIVE INCOME
9 – 10 | JB Glossinger
FINDING YOUR PASSION
10 – 10:30 | JB Glossinger – Panel
BREAK
10:30- 11:00
WRITING A BOOK IS EASIER THAN YOU THINK (AND IN 2015 IT’S DUMB NOT TO HAVE ONE)
11:00 – 12 | Sean Platt
LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)
12 – 1:30
HOW ELMO SAVED MY LIFE: GOING FROM BANKRUPT TO POWER SELLER
1:30 – 2:30 | John Lawson
HOT SEATS (*VIP ONLY)
2:30 – 3:00
BREAK
3-3:15
BUILDING YOUR PUBLISHING EMPIRE
3:15- 4:00 | JB Glossinger / Sean Platt
Q&A – OPEN MIC
4 – 5
Day 2
Special Guest Randy Gage
9 – 10 | JB Glossinger
CHANNEL YOUR INNER ROCK STAR
10 – 11 | Matt Kramer
BREAK
11 – 11:15
HOT SEATS (*VIP ONLY)
12 – 1:30 Noon
TRIBAL LEADERSHIP
1:30 -2:30 | Graeme Edwards
ONLINE SUMMIT FORMULA
2:30 – 3:00 | George Shepherd
BREAK
3 – 3:15
UNDERSTAND SOCIAL CURRENCY
3:15 – 4:00 | Panel
Bill Cortright Ending Procratination
4:00 – 5:00
JB GLOSSINGER
J.B. Glossinger, MBA, Ph.D., is the founder of Lifestyle Design Summit and is an internationally known motivational speaker, author, coach and consultant. He is also a syndicated columnist with Business Journals. This 43-paper network stretches across the US and reaches decision makers, business owners and people serious about doing business with over 40 million page views each month.
J.B.’s energizing podcast reached number one in the iTunes Health category after just three weeks of broadcasting and has been rated among the top 20 in the world. He currently has more than 200,000 people following his different social media accounts, and he is an authority on the new world of social currency.
He is one of only a few people to hold both an MBA and PhD in Metaphysics, and is an internationally known visionary, motivational speaker, author, coach, and consultant who can help you manifest your vision for your business or organization.
OTHER PRESENTERS
MATT KRAMER
Matt is the original lead singer of the platinum rock group Saigon Kick. Signed by Atlantic Records, he achieved a Top 10 Billboard hit and a #1 MTV music countdown video for the smash hit “Love is on the Way.” Matt Kramer is one of the rare teachers who also does. A master vocal coach, he is also a platinum selling recording artist and performer.
In addition to vocal coaching, Matt offers a 360 – degree artist development ranging from demo and album recording, performance coaching, to helping artists to prepare to record an album or go on tour.
Matt has toured the world numerous times with such as artists as Ozzy Osbourne, The Ramones, Cheap Trick, Extreme, Kings X, Ratt and Skid Row.
SEANLAI COCHRANE
Seanlai Cochrane is The Retention Expert. Her mission is to help people grow their people, process and profits. Her proven strategies fix the problem that most everyone has of letting all that profit walk out the door with all that talent.
As an award winning CEO and serial entrepreneur Seanlai has led many organizations to include a multi-million dollar national provider of professional construction services, As a female CEO in a male dominated field Seanlai led one of her companies to become a player in the government market obtaining the coveted 8(a) certification, more than quadrupling the company revenue and expanding its service offering and geographic reach.
You may recognize Seanlai’s from the April 2014 issue of Forbes Magazine. Also an INC.500 honoree ranking #27 in construction firms, Seanlai’s service and leadership have been rewarded by many more accolades. She feels it’s most important to give back and knows that the way to serve is to surround yourself with powerful leaders. She’s made it her mission to help executives retain their talent and couples keep their sanity. Retention isn’t just for the corporate world, and she’s out to blow up that model.
GEORGE SHEPHERD
George has been marketing online since 2001. An avid “domainer”, George has invested in a portfolio of thousands of world class domains. Aside from online content, he is the publisher of the Survivalist Magazine found on newsstands nationwide. George’s publishing company also has 30+ books on Amazon’s Kindle platform.
Recently adding Network Marketer to his list of achievements, George has reached the rank of Diamond distributor in essential oils company doTERRA totally online using funnels and automated systems. Marketer, drummer, web developer, publisher, consultant, networker, producer, author and laid back dude.
SEAN PLATT
Sean Platt is the founder of the Sterling & Stone Story Studio, and has written and published more than five-million words. After having written everything from million dollar launch copy, to autoresponders with a 90%+ stick rate, Sean now write’s page turning fiction. His recent nonfiction book, Write. Publish. Repeat. beat Malcolm Gladwell and Gary Vaynerchuck’s books long enough to leave him with a smile.
JOHN LAWSON
John Lawson is the “The #1 Social Commerce Edutainer in the World”, he is an authority when it comes to social selling success in the Digital Age. John is one of the most sought after speakers in the industry and his schedule proves it. He has traveled to 5 continents, toured more than two dozen countries and addressed tens of thousands of business leaders and entrepreneurs. Not only is he the brains behind the #1 best-selling e-commerce marketing book on Amazon, “Kick Ass Social Commerce for Epreneurs,” but he is also a multiple award-winning business strategist, ?ber successful digital entrepreneur.
As CEO of his own lucrative online urban accessories entity and Chief Creative Officer for ColderICE Media, John has proven to be more than a “talking head” when it comes to paving the path to online and real-world business success.
GRAEME EDWARDS
Graeme Edwards, 35, was born in Nanaimo, Canada. Graeme started playing golf at the young age of 13 and went on to win a Golf Scholarship to Western NM University.
Graeme is an entrepreneur owning a successful worldwide marketing company. Graeme is also a business coach, avid golfer and hockey fan. Graeme is a member of Grand Oaks Golf club, for the winters in Florida, and a member of the Nanaimo Country Club, for the summers in Canada.
SHARE ROSS
When you think of a rockstar from the decadent and wildly amoral 80’s the last thing you’d expect is an outrageously positive personality. Share Ross loves to give you the unexpected. As The Rock N Roll Life Coach, she inspires her clients to take quantum leaps in their lives and businesses while still playing gigs to thousands of rock fans.
Best known as the bassist in platinum-selling all-female 80’s rock band Vixen she plays dates all over the globe with Ozzy Osbourne, KISS, Bon Jovi, Deep Purple, The Scorpions and more. Share also plays bass for Joe Elliott’s (singer for Def Leppard) side project, The Down n Outz.
She surprised rock fans when she took up knitting and 2 years later published a knitting book, Punk Knits with a major publisher.
Share believes in creating your own luck. She never let 2 bankruptcies, divorce or a myriad of unsuccessful business ideas stop her. She’s a walking testament that you gotta live in the now and let your inner rockstar guide you towards your true path.
Adventure and creativity are her life force and guiding light.
This TEDx speaker finds that the more you open your heart, the more you can receive. “It’s never been about owning things. It was never about becoming a rockstar so I could own a big fancy house. It was always about creating a feeling. I love to experience life and to inspire others to do the same.”
Call it freedom. Call it your life purpose. Call it pursuing your dreams.
Share calls it living with intention.
Special Guest Randy Gage
Randy Gage is a thought-provoking critical thinker who will make you approach your business — and your life — in a whole new way. Randy is the author of nine books translated into 25 languages, including the New York Times bestseller, Risky Is the New Safe. He has spoken to more than 2 million people across more than 50 countries, and is a member of the Speakers Hall of Fame. When he is not prowling the podium or locked in his lonely writer’s garret, you’ll probably find him playing 3rd base for a softball team somewhere. He was born in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Find out more on http://www.aswiftkickintheass.com
https://www.facebook.com/aswiftkickintheass
https://twitter.com/AKickintheass
https://www.pinterest.com/akickintheass/
—-Listen to the podcast on iTunes—
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a-swift-kick-in-the-ass/id928326346

Direct download: ASKITA042_Takeaways_From_The_Lifestyle_Design_Summit_p2.mp3
Category:self help -- posted at: 7:35am EDT
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Childhood friends Tom Stewart and John Curren discuss the takeaways from The Lifestyle Design Summit held on Oct 16th - 17th in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at the Broward County Convention Center. The summit was produced by The Morning Coach podcaster JB Glossinger and featured 2 days of sessions with some of today's leading authorities in the online and personal development space. This episode covers part 1 of the key takeaways from the summit.

http://www.lifestyledesignsummit.com/

http://www.randygage.com/

http://www.billcortright.com/

 The summit break down

Day 1

THINK DIFFERENT / RESIDUAL / PASSIVE INCOME
9 – 10 | JB Glossinger

FINDING YOUR PASSION
10 – 10:30 | JB Glossinger – Panel

BREAK
10:30- 11:00

WRITING A BOOK IS EASIER THAN YOU THINK (AND IN 2015 IT’S DUMB NOT TO HAVE ONE)
11:00 – 12 | Sean Platt

LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)
12 – 1:30

HOW ELMO SAVED MY LIFE: GOING FROM BANKRUPT TO POWER SELLER
1:30 – 2:30 | John Lawson

HOT SEATS (*VIP ONLY)
2:30 – 3:00

BREAK
3-3:15

BUILDING YOUR PUBLISHING EMPIRE
3:15- 4:00 | JB Glossinger / Sean Platt

Q&A – OPEN MIC
4 – 5

Day 2

Special Guest Randy Gage
9 – 10 | JB Glossinger

CHANNEL YOUR INNER ROCK STAR
10 – 11 | Matt Kramer

BREAK
11 – 11:15

HOT SEATS (*VIP ONLY)
12 – 1:30 Noon

TRIBAL LEADERSHIP
1:30 -2:30 | Graeme Edwards

ONLINE SUMMIT FORMULA
2:30 – 3:00 | George Shepherd

BREAK
3 – 3:15

UNDERSTAND SOCIAL CURRENCY
3:15 – 4:00 | Panel

Bill Cortright Ending Procratination
4:00 – 5:00

JB GLOSSINGER
J.B. Glossinger, MBA, Ph.D., is the founder of Lifestyle Design Summit and is an internationally known motivational speaker, author, coach and consultant. He is also a syndicated columnist with Business Journals. This 43-paper network stretches across the US and reaches decision makers, business owners and people serious about doing business with over 40 million page views each month.
J.B.’s energizing podcast reached number one in the iTunes Health category after just three weeks of broadcasting and has been rated among the top 20 in the world. He currently has more than 200,000 people following his different social media accounts, and he is an authority on the new world of social currency.

He is one of only a few people to hold both an MBA and PhD in Metaphysics, and is an internationally known visionary, motivational speaker, author, coach, and consultant who can help you manifest your vision for your business or organization.

OTHER PRESENTERS

MATT KRAMER

Matt is the original lead singer of the platinum rock group Saigon Kick. Signed by Atlantic Records, he achieved a Top 10 Billboard hit and a #1 MTV music countdown video for the smash hit “Love is on the Way.” Matt Kramer is one of the rare teachers who also does. A master vocal coach, he is also a platinum selling recording artist and performer.
In addition to vocal coaching, Matt offers a 360 – degree artist development ranging from demo and album recording, performance coaching, to helping artists to prepare to record an album or go on tour.

Matt has toured the world numerous times with such as artists as Ozzy Osbourne, The Ramones, Cheap Trick, Extreme, Kings X, Ratt and Skid Row.

SEANLAI COCHRANE
Seanlai Cochrane is The Retention Expert. Her mission is to help people grow their people, process and profits. Her proven strategies fix the problem that most everyone has of letting all that profit walk out the door with all that talent.

As an award winning CEO and serial entrepreneur Seanlai has led many organizations to include a multi-million dollar national provider of professional construction services, As a female CEO in a male dominated field Seanlai led one of her companies to become a player in the government market obtaining the coveted 8(a) certification, more than quadrupling the company revenue and expanding its service offering and geographic reach.

You may recognize Seanlai’s from the April 2014 issue of Forbes Magazine. Also an INC.500 honoree ranking #27 in construction firms, Seanlai’s service and leadership have been rewarded by many more accolades. She feels it’s most important to give back and knows that the way to serve is to surround yourself with powerful leaders. She’s made it her mission to help executives retain their talent and couples keep their sanity. Retention isn’t just for the corporate world, and she’s out to blow up that model.


GEORGE SHEPHERD

George has been marketing online since 2001. An avid “domainer”, George has invested in a portfolio of thousands of world class domains. Aside from online content, he is the publisher of the Survivalist Magazine found on newsstands nationwide. George’s publishing company also has 30+ books on Amazon’s Kindle platform.
Recently adding Network Marketer to his list of achievements, George has reached the rank of Diamond distributor in essential oils company doTERRA totally online using funnels and automated systems. Marketer, drummer, web developer, publisher, consultant, networker, producer, author and laid back dude.

SEAN PLATT

Sean Platt is the founder of the Sterling & Stone Story Studio, and has written and published more than five-million words. After having written everything from million dollar launch copy, to autoresponders with a 90%+ stick rate, Sean now write’s page turning fiction. His recent nonfiction book, Write. Publish. Repeat. beat Malcolm Gladwell and Gary Vaynerchuck’s books long enough to leave him with a smile.

JOHN LAWSON

John Lawson is the “The #1 Social Commerce Edutainer in the World”, he is an authority when it comes to social selling success in the Digital Age. John is one of the most sought after speakers in the industry and his schedule proves it. He has traveled to 5 continents, toured more than two dozen countries and addressed tens of thousands of business leaders and entrepreneurs. Not only is he the brains behind the #1 best-selling e-commerce marketing book on Amazon, “Kick Ass Social Commerce for Epreneurs,” but he is also a multiple award-winning business strategist, űber successful digital entrepreneur.
As CEO of his own lucrative online urban accessories entity and Chief Creative Officer for ColderICE Media, John has proven to be more than a “talking head” when it comes to paving the path to online and real-world business success.


GRAEME EDWARDS
Graeme Edwards, 35, was born in Nanaimo, Canada. Graeme started playing golf at the young age of 13 and went on to win a Golf Scholarship to Western NM University.

Graeme is an entrepreneur owning a successful worldwide marketing company. Graeme is also a business coach, avid golfer and hockey fan. Graeme is a member of Grand Oaks Golf club, for the winters in Florida, and a member of the Nanaimo Country Club, for the summers in Canada.


SHARE ROSS
When you think of a rockstar from the decadent and wildly amoral 80’s the last thing you’d expect is an outrageously positive personality. Share Ross loves to give you the unexpected. As The Rock N Roll Life Coach, she inspires her clients to take quantum leaps in their lives and businesses while still playing gigs to thousands of rock fans.

Best known as the bassist in platinum-selling all-female 80’s rock band Vixen she plays dates all over the globe with Ozzy Osbourne, KISS, Bon Jovi, Deep Purple, The Scorpions and more. Share also plays bass for Joe Elliott’s (singer for Def Leppard) side project, The Down n Outz.

She surprised rock fans when she took up knitting and 2 years later published a knitting book, Punk Knits with a major publisher.

Share believes in creating your own luck. She never let 2 bankruptcies, divorce or a myriad of unsuccessful business ideas stop her. She’s a walking testament that you gotta live in the now and let your inner rockstar guide you towards your true path.

Adventure and creativity are her life force and guiding light.

This TEDx speaker finds that the more you open your heart, the more you can receive. “It’s never been about owning things. It was never about becoming a rockstar so I could own a big fancy house. It was always about creating a feeling. I love to experience life and to inspire others to do the same.”

Call it freedom. Call it your life purpose. Call it pursuing your dreams.

Share calls it living with intention.

Special Guest Randy Gage

Randy Gage is a thought-provoking critical thinker who will make you approach your business — and your life — in a whole new way. Randy is the author of nine books translated into 25 languages, including the New York Times bestseller, Risky Is the New Safe. He has spoken to more than 2 million people across more than 50 countries, and is a member of the Speakers Hall of Fame. When he is not prowling the podium or locked in his lonely writer’s garret, you’ll probably find him playing 3rd base for a softball team somewhere. He was born in Madison, Wisconsin.


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Find out more on http://www.aswiftkickintheass.com
https://www.facebook.com/aswiftkickintheass
https://twitter.com/AKickintheass
https://www.pinterest.com/akickintheass/

—-Listen to the podcast on iTunes—
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a-swift-kick-in-the-ass/id928326346

Direct download: ASKITA041_Takeaways_From_The_Lifestyle_Design_Summit_p1.mp3
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