A Book and a Chat with Todd Brockdorf

“A Book and a Chat” starts off 2014 with Todd Brockdorf as my guest.

Todd Brockdorf is NOT an astronaut, a professional athlete, or a reality TV star (yet), he simply is a regular guy who discovered how to excel beyond the ordinary and find what moves him in life.

While in college, Todd thought he knew everything about running a student organization. Was he ever wrong! After his Executive Board nearly resigned, he learned important lessons in leadership, effectively communicating his vision, and building a change-ready organization. One year later, membership had increased about 300%. Todd was taking the first steps in learning about being “better than average”.

After years of studying companies and life, Todd now the best-selling author of Better than Average: Excelling in a Mediocre World, he is a frequent speaker leading programs and training for corporations, non-profit associations, and colleges and universities who want to be Better than Average in order to stand out from the crowd.

About “Better than Average”: (taken from authors web site)

Better than Average: Excelling in a Mediocre World is a business book by Todd Brockdorf designed for professionals who want to stand out from the crowd.

Leave that old concept of growing up, getting an education, and obtaining a steady job behind. That’s Average. If you’ve ever dreamed of wanting more, desired to stand out from the crowd, or wanted to reach a higher level of your potential, Better than Average is your guide.

This step-by-step road-map to your Better than Average lifestyle, leadership, and company teaches:

·    How to distinguish yourself from the crowd
·    How to apply the 8-step Better than Average process to your personal, social, and professional lives
·    How to emulate the 8 habits of today’s Better than Average leaders
·    How to let your creativity flourish while remaining in the fold
·    How to build on your existing talents to give you a step up on Average
·    That it doesn’t have to be grand to be glorious

While there have been many authors in the Self Help / Personal Improvement category on the show, most of them either relate to business management, or share steps that are in many ways beyond the normal reader.  This book provides a  clear explanation of his concepts, peppered with humor and specific examples from the authors own  experience that can relate to all aspects of life as well as being helpful for all ages.

So listen now and share an interesting, and entertaining show as I chat with my special guest today on A Book and a Chat with Todd Brockdorf

Barry
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A Book and a Chat with Thomas Laresca

The show today showed that one does not have to write a might tome to share with the reader important and helpful information that can only help those reading the finished product.

Thomas Laresca a high school and college athlete with a career professional career as a stock trader was living his American dream in Boca Raton, Florida with a wife, family and beautiful home when his world was shattered.

He was as we heard during the program wrongly arrested and abused by the police right outside his own house in a gated community. An event that not only left him, in intensive care, due mainly to being maced for thirty minutes while being pinned down, handcuffed and hogtied, but as we heard he actually died and started on the trip towards the light.

While recovering from this incident and fighting for justice Thomas was diagnosed with with cancer in three parts of his body. The next step was to go on a course of Chemo, however upon his first visit, he was told his blood count was too low, and the therapy could not continue, giving him just a possible three months to live.

His faith which had previously been severely tested now was tested once again, Thomas however not only found the strength from his often quiet praying and reading the New Testament, but his body started to self heal enough that the therapy was able to continue and he is now cancer free.

This though with all the issues was enough to start Thomas on the slippery slide into depression, something that again, with his faith and inner strength he was able to overcome.

Now in his book “I Want To Help: My Story About Cancer, Depression and God” he is able to share his own experiences and thoughts with many other who are facing their own issues.

The book is not a large book, but is one that will help and aid many readers.

As Thomas says…

“If reading it can help just one person, I’ll be happy.”

So listen now and share an interesting, and entertaining show as I chat with my special guest today on A Book and a Chat with Thomas Laresca

Barry

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A Book and a Chat with Erica A. Murray

Today’s guest on “A Book and a Chat" is entrepreneur, mentor, educator and public speaker and now author is Erica A. Murray.

Erica for the past 18 years she has worked diligently consummating many business transactions and establishing an impressive clientele, as a mortgage broker, real estate broker, real estate developer, garment manufacturer and international business consultant. As Erica shared with us, one of her main mentors along the way was Donald Trump, from whom she I learned as much as possible, reading every book that he wrote and attending seminars where she knew he would be present, even if it meant traveling thousands of miles.

From this Erica has become a highly successful Global Business Consultant who finds great pleasure in assisting entrepreneurs and business owners to expand their boundaries to the global platform. She now shares this knowledge in her debut book “CEO to the POWER of YOU”

About CEO to the POWER of YOU:

This is more than just another philosophical disconnected self-help book that fails to connect with the audience, but a captivating guide that will catapult the reader into uncharted territories of productivity and self-fulfillment. This global blueprint of success will challenge and transcend your thinking beyond innovation and cutting-edge, to a revolutionary and unfathomable dimension that you never could have imagined existed. Not only will you implement relevant CEO concepts, but you will be able to transition the theoretical information into practical, which will yield you a holistic life.

No matter your profession, industry, enterprise, skill-set or educational achievement, you have the authority to unleash the POWER of the CEO that resides within you! Her amazing power to tap into the psyche of the reader s conscious and sub-conscious mind is immeasurable and this literary work will NOT disappoint! She is clear, concise, and consistent providing detailed instructions for achieving growth beyond measure.

Erica A. Murray is inviting you into the Executive Boardroom of your life, for the most important meeting of the century! Are you READY to become CEO of the MOST POWERFUL corporation in the WORLD?

It is a book written in a way that sets it apart from other “self help” type of books, putting it in a language that all can understand, with a touch of humor, which shares Erica’s wish to enlighten business owners and entrepreneurs alike to the global world of business. It is not just for those highflyers but is something that we can all use to help us in our lives.

So listen now and share an interesting and entertaining show as I spend thirty minutes sharing "A Book and a Chat with Erica A. Murray

Barry

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A Book and a Chat with Tamara Elizabeth

It was good to be back on “A Book and a Chat” chat tonight after the affects of hurricane or was it tropical storm “Irene” her in Connecticut. Surviving the storm for many has been a learning curb, the rush for “D” batteries was unbelievable and the purchasing of generators since the storm has gone up by 1000’s. Surviving and learning is something my guest on today’s show knows about.

Tamara Elizabeth is a speaker, author, self love coach, radio host, a master motivator of women in transition, conductress of motivational seminars, professional photographer, small space designer, lover of social media, mother of 5, and a fabulously loveable woman who after her first 50 years is determined to create a revolution of women.

She is a woman who has been down the path of low self esteem and no self love. She has walked a similar journey as they have ventured from. I know their pain and have felt their frustration and fears.

Her own experience in seeking help through a self love coach enabled Tamara to develop a fabulous 10 step program to help women to discover their perfectly authentic lovable selves. I coach them into their own empowerment and help them to build their "House Of The Lovable You."

She created the word -Moximize and have defined it as - "To overcome hardship with sass, courage, spunk, valor and attitude." I respect the trailblazing women of the 20's. They had moxie in everything they did. They had the courage to stand up to their challenges and they had the sass and spunk to defy society's norms.

The women and their stories of the twenties are are the source of inspiration for my coaching practice and I enjoy motivating my clients to becoming "Moximized."

Tamara decided to take the experiences of her own journey along life’s rocky road and help others succeed like she herself has. The result is the wonderful book – Fabulously Fifty and Reflecting It! – Discovering My Loveable Me.

The book covers her past, present and future reflections with the hope that each essay will inspire the women or indeed men who read it to work on the worksheets that accompany each story, with the result of each reader finding a way to follow their journey without giving up.

So listen now and share an interesting and entertaining show as I spend thirty minutes sharing "A Book and a Chat with Tamara Elizabeth".

Barry

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A Book and a Chat with Lorene Burkhart

If you have ever thought about writing a book yourself, then my guest on todays "A Book and a Chat" shows it's never too late to start writing.

Lorene Burkhart finally wrote her first book when she was seventy, since that time she has completed six books, covering her life growing up on a farm, children’s stories and the book we mainly chatted about today ”Sick of Doctors? Then Do Something About It”.

Let’s face it, we are all patients from the time we’re born until the time we die. The question is: How do we as patients become empowered in a medical culture that historically leaves us doing what the doctor says?

In this groundbreaking book, Lorene challenges each of us to enter the era of empowered patients by letting go of past practices and embracing outcome-based medical services. Being accountable for one's own body and health is a huge step toward improved medical relationships. She rejects the old authoritarian system of "handing it over" to a doctor as one that is no longer appropriate or wise, and that made its exit when the Internet made its entrance. Using a variety of resources as a guide, she encourages patients to be their own medical advocates with the ultimate reward being their own good health.

Items like items to prepare before visiting your doctor, questions to be asked, even remembering to say thank you were discussed fascinating show.

Though in her mid seventies, Lorene I’m sure will be continue producing books for all ages, from the young to the not so young.

So sit back and enjoy toady’s “A Book and a Chat with Lorene Burkhart”

Barry

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A Book and a Chat with Tinisha Nicole Johnson

My guest on tonight’s “A Book and a Chat” is Author/Writer/Poet “Tinisha Nicole Johnson”.

Tinisha has come a long way since at the age of eleven she started writing poetry, keeping several journals of these poems, some of which were published in books poetry collection books.

While poetry is still Tinisha’s first love she has produced novels and short stories across many different realms of writing from her first novel “Searchable Whereabouts” A mystery novel about a woman is trying to unravel the mysterious death of her beloved uncle. To her latest production “Lessons Learned: Loving Yourself as a Black Woman”

During the show Tinisha shared with us how “Lessons Learned” came about, the inspiration behind the writing and the hope she has that this book will help others.

A self help book, “Lessons Learned” addresses ten life lessons into a woman’s most intimate and professional life, while emphasizing the importance of self-love. The book touches on issues of happiness, self-love, a woman’s worth, family and more. Although the book caters mostly towards women of color, it is a book that any woman can benefit from. With powerful tips, messages, and suggestions it is, as Tinisha hopes a book that can help many.

During the show many area of Tinisha’s writing and work were discussed including what she is currently working on. So why not sit back and enjoy today’s “A Book and a Chat with Tinisha Nicole Johnson” or else download the mp3 and listen at your leisure.

Barry

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