Success Made to Last Legends

When Barry Hoffner lost his wife Jackie in a sudden tragedy, his grief was a black hole that consumed everything. But amid the quiet wreckage of loss, something unexpected stirred: the call to move, to reconnect, join a community and to live again. What you will hear today is a remarkable recovery and an audacious mission visit to all 193 countries on Earth. Listen to the incredible story tied to Belonging to the World, a deeply felt memoir of healing from grief, finding resilience, and forging human, emotional connection across the globe.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

TrulySignificant.com kicks off Valentine's Day week with Dr. Shannon Poach, Founder of TheRightOne.net doing a fun, couples Q&A. Hear this robust conversation that covers: How to say emotionally connected when work, stress and life takes over.Why do we keep having the same argument even though we think we understand each other's point of view?How and why do past relationships and life experiences keep shaping the way? How can couples support each other's individual growth without drifting apart? What positive patterns exist with couples that have been married over 30 years? How can long standing atomic habits change or evolve? Of note, TheRightOne.net is a relationship platform that uses psychology-driven insight to connect you emotionally, creating relationships built to last. When emotional insights connect with your authentic self, you create the future path towards your right one.Dr. Poach created The Right One after 25 years of working as a psychologist, helping individuals and couples navigate the challenges of building lasting relationships. Over and over, he saw the same pattern: people weren’t failing at love—the systems they were using were failing them.Traditional dating apps often reduce connection to swipes, photos, and surface-level attraction. They treat love like a game, leaving people frustrated, unseen, and still searching for something deeper.That’s why Dr. Poach designed The Right One to be different. Our platform combines psychological science, advanced AI, and a human touch to understand who you are at your core—your values, your personality, your vision for life. We don’t just help you “find a match.” We help you discover real alignment.Dr. Poach believes everyone deserves the chance to find a relationship that feels authentic, supportive, and lasting. That’s the heart of The Right One—to connect people on the level where love truly thrives.  Visit www.therightone.net today.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

TrulySignificant.com honors Texas legendary musician and author Bob Livingston. Bob Livingston’s true significance isn’t just that he’s an Austin “legendary guitarist.” It’s that he quietly helped define the soul of Texas music while never chasing the spotlight—and then spent decades using music as a bridge between cultures. Here’s why Bob Livingston truly matters: A Founding Voice of the Austin Sound Bob Livingston was part of the original Austin progressive country / cosmic cowboy movement in the late ’60s and ’70s—before Austin was branded as the Live Music Capital of the World.He co-founded Lost Gonzo Band, which became the house band at the Armadillo World Headquarters, ground zero for Willie Nelson, Jerry Jeff Walker, and the outlaw-country revolution.Livingston wasn’t a sideman chasing trends; he was helping invent the sound that blurred folk, country, rock, and storytelling.If Willie Nelson opened the door, Livingston helped build the room. ✍️ A Songwriter’s Songwriter Bob’s songwriting is deceptively simple—honest, literate, and emotionally precise.His songs have been recorded by artists like Jerry Jeff Walker and Gary P. Nunn.He writes with a novelist’s eye: place, character, regret, hope—all without flash.In Austin terms: Bob Livingston is the guy musicians listen to after the gig.  A Cultural Bridge, not just a Musician. What elevates Livingston beyond “local legend” is what he did after Austin fame was available to him.He became deeply connected to Mexico and Latin American music, blending Texan folk with regional Mexican styles.Bob Livingston used music as soft power—a way to humanize people across borders through shared stories and rhythms. Integrity Over Industry Livingston consistently chose:Artistic authenticity over commercial packagingCommunity over celebrityLong-term influence over short-term applauseThat choice is why he’s revered rather than merely remembered. In a town known for ego and excess, Bob Livingston became a symbol of quiet excellence. The True Significance (If You Strip It All Down) Bob Livingston represents something increasingly rare: A life where talent, humility, curiosity, and service stayed aligned. He helped shape Austin’s musical identity, then spent the rest of his career proving that music is not about fame—it’s about connection, belonging, and shared humanity. Remember this from Dare of an Angel- We did it simply to do it. We did it to be tender, yet tough, We did it for the beauty of music. Isn't that explanation enough.Visit www.BobLivingstonMusic.com to buy Gypsi Alibi- A Gonzo Memoir and all of Bob's music.  WEBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

TrulySignificant.com and TheRightOne.net unpacks Neuro-Giving with author and subject matter expert Cherian Koshy. What is the neuroscience behind giving and generosity? Learn the definition of Neuro-giving beyond the traditional ideas of charity and altruism. Cherian explores meaningful giving as nourishment and a core operating feature. Listen to how you can move giving from transactional to transformational....thinking about who we are becoming as people. How does your brain make decisions? identity, cost-benefits analysis. why do you hand over money to a cause...there is no requirement and often only a "warm glow" in return.  Generosity triggers agency and purpose.To raise funds, find core people that are already bought into the purpose. If you have heard all of your life about caring for orphans, those big hearted people are more likely to engage and donate. And hear Cherian's definition of significance- giving to something bigger than yourself, creating hope for others. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

TrulySignificant.com honors Natalie Bruce, U.S. record holder in free-diving. There are places the noise cannot follow you. Not the noise of headlines or deadlines.Not the noise of self-doubt or self-importance.Not even the noise of fear—at least not for long. One of those places lies a hundred meters below the surface of the ocean. And Natalie Bruce goes there on a single breath. She is a U.S. record holder in freediving—one of the very few humans on Earth who routinely descends into crushing pressure with nothing but lungs, training, and trust. But to call Natalie Bruce merely an athlete would be like calling the ocean “wet.” It is accurate—and it misses the point. What Natalie practices, what she embodies, is not escapism.It is engagement at its purest form. She enters what psychologists call FLOW state—a condition first studied by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, describing moments when action and awareness merge, time dissolves, and the self stops narrating long enough to let life speak. Natalie does not flirt with FLOW. She stakes her life on it. Enjoy this rare conversation with the one and only Natalie Bruce.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

The TrulySignificant.com series continues on TheRightOne.net with Dr. Shannon Poach. Learn about his boyhood days, time with YoungLife and his quest to help individuals find their right one. When emotional insights connect with your authentic self, you create the future path towards your right one.I created The Right One after years of working as a psychologist, helping individuals and couples navigate the challenges of building lasting relationships. Over and over, I saw the same pattern: people weren’t failing at love—the systems they were using were failing them.Traditional dating apps often reduce connection to swipes, photos, and surface-level attraction. They treat love like a game, leaving people frustrated, unseen, and still searching for something deeper.That’s why I designed The Right One to be different. Our platform combines psychological science, advanced AI, and a human touch to understand who you are at your core—your values, your personality, your vision for life. We don’t just help you “find a match.” We help you discover real alignment.I believe everyone deserves the chance to find a relationship that feels authentic, supportive, and lasting. That’s the heart of The Right One—to connect people on the level where love truly thrives.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

At TrulySignificant.com, we are narrowing our focus to topics that truly matter to others. Across our lifetime, the subject of loneliness has never gone away. Covid heightened the amount of loneliness. Unsuccessful technology (failed dating apps) only adds to the dis-ease.We have found a legit, authentic authority on the topic of relationships, dating and emotional intelligence with clinical psychologist Dr. Shannon Poach.Take a deep dive into the life of Dr. Shannon Poach, co-founder of TheRightOne.net....changing the experience of dating through emotional connectivity. Dr. Poach takes a very personal approach in this show. "When emotional insights connect with your authentic self, you create the future path towards your right one.I created The Right One after years of working as a psychologist, helping individuals and couples navigate the challenges of building lasting relationships. Over and over, I saw the same pattern: people weren’t failing at love—the systems they were using were failing them.Traditional dating apps often reduce connection to swipes, photos, and surface-level attraction. They treat love like a game, leaving people frustrated, unseen, and still searching for something deeper.That’s why I designed The Right One to be different. Our platform combines psychological science, advanced AI, and a human touch to understand who you are at your core—your values, your personality, your vision for life. We don’t just help you “find a match.” We help you discover real alignment.I believe everyone deserves the chance to find a relationship that feels authentic, supportive, and lasting. That’s the heart of The Right One—to connect people on the level where love truly thrives."Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

TrulySignificant.com celebrates the one and only Daniel Cubillo. He shares this insider knowledge in his book The Creative Mastermind Mind: From Roadrunner to Showrunner. This is the ultimate field guide for creators, storytellers and entertainment professionals navigating today's chaotic content landscape. Daniel's incredible career spans 2000+ hours of produced content ranging from Top Chef to Fear Factor and Real Housewives to Real Madrid matches. This creative storyteller shares industry insight, riffs about the ethics in entertainment, and mentors the listener to find their own unique voices. This show was presented by www.theRightOne.net, a dating app focused on matching people through emotional connectivity and EQ. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

TrulySignificant.com honor author Chris Deaver riffing on Brave Together.  Chris helped shape leadership and creative culture at Apple and Disney, working on initiatives behind the iPhone, AirPods, Star Wars, and Marvel. It's a lived experience from inside organizations where creativity had to survive scale, pressure, and speed. Chris speaks to why modern leadership feels so heavy, why creativity gets harder as teams grow, and how co-creation/collaboration changes both performance and how work of significance actually feels.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

Welcome to Truly Significant—the podcast that explores what really matters in life through conversations with big-hearted people. This show is presented by TheRightOne.net, the site created to intersect singles through emotional connectivity. Today’s guest is someone who’s been waking up America for three decades. You know him as the smiling, trusted face of the weather on The Today Show—but there’s so much more to Al Roker than the forecast.This year marks Al’s 30th anniversary on Today, an extraordinary milestone built on consistency, credibility, and connection. In this conversation, we go beyond the green screen and Doppler radar to talk about the things that truly shape a meaningful life—family vacations that turn into lifelong memories, the joys and lessons of fatherhood, and how weather, much like life, teaches us to prepare, adapt, and stay hopeful.Al reminds us that while storms come and go, it’s the people we love and the moments we share that anchor us. This is a conversation full of warmth, wisdom, laughter—and yes, a little weather talk too. So grab a cup of coffee, settle in, and join me for a truly significant conversation with my friend, Al Roker Visit www.trulysignificant.com and share your heroes in life that lifted you up.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

The Right One.net sponsors this Truly Significant episode featuring author Andy Freed who penned Lead Like The Boss: The Bruce Springsteen Framework to Elevating Your Leadership. Andy is a veteran strategist, communication advisor, CEO and lifetime fan of Bruce Springsteen.In his book, he channels The Boss's timeless lessons on purpose, connection and perseverance in the modern workplace. After seeing Bruce 90...that NINETY times in concert, Andy conveys that great leadership isn't about ego or title, it's about building a band, not an entourage. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

TrulySignificant.com riffs with Adrian Kelly, author of The Success Complex. What you will hear: How has the definition of success evolved from his early days as a criminal defense attorney to his modern day role as author and futurist?      2. What does "no country to die for" mean to you?      3. Why do we need to create "a place for faciitators to grow and hope, respect and tolerate?"       4. What is the missing ingredient between achievement and happiness?       5. Explore the 7 listeners on an FBI truck.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

TheRightOne.net sponsors this Truly Significant podcast with special guest Jay Conner, author and private money authority. His book has valuable insights that makes a must read- Where to Get the Money Now. Jay isn't just about self promotion. He offers practical strategies for buying properties without using your own money, getting multiple big checks on every deal, and utlizing self directed IRA/retirement accounts for funding. From a True Significance perspective, Jay embodies his teachings, utilizing his extensive experience and Christian grounding to close, on the average, three deals a month. He has raised over $8 million in Private Money.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

TrulySignificant.com and TheRightOne.net presents author, Statesman, and Soldier Dr. Dan Gerstein.  Having reported directly to General Wesley Clark, teaching professor at George Mason, and now a full time author, Dan explores machines potentially making decisions that could start a global conflict. In War Without Humanity, Dan combines a fact based narrative into an engaging, science fiction story. Dan has been on both sides of diplomacy and defense. No one is better qualified to write this timely story on robot's cognition and moral judgement. Will war remain a fundamentally human experience? The battlefield is no longer human territory alone. Pre-order War Without Humanity today on Amazon. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

Commissioner Sid Miller and his wife Debra are honored on this special, bonus section to the Truly Significant chapter featuring their journey. Enjoy hearing about their journey of serving others and how this rancher means more to us Texans, especially in 2026. Here's our original tribute to him ....God made a Rancher.And on the eighth day… God looked down on His planned paradise and said,“I need a caretaker.” So God created a rancher. God said, “I need somebody willing to get up before daylight,check the fences, tend the cattle, then put on a clean shirt and go fight for folks who’ll never know his name.” So God created a rancher. God said, “I need somebody strong enough to ride out droughts and floods, stubborn enough to stand his ground, and humble enough to know the land doesn’t belong to him—he belongs to it.”So God created a rancher. God said, “I need somebody who knows the smell of fresh hay,the weight of responsibility,and the meaning of a handshake that still counts as a contract.” So God created a rancher. God said, “I need somebody who’ll love Texas not just for its size,but for its soil… its people…and the generations who work the land long after the cameras are gone.” So God created Sid Miller. A man who wears a cowboy hat not as a costume,but as a testimony. A man who understands agriculture isn’t a policy debate—it’s breakfast on a school tray, livelihoods on family farms, and dignity for rural communities.God said, “I need somebody who’ll stand up for farmers when it’s unpopular,push back when Washington forgets where food comes from,and remind folks that common sense is still a virtue.” So God created a rancher who would becomeTexas Commissioner of Agriculture. But not a politician who visited ranches—a rancher who went to Austin.God said, “I need somebody who knows that leadership isn’t about polish—it’s about purpose. That significance isn’t found in titles,but in lifting others up.” So God created a rancher. One who believes faith belongs in everyday work,that freedom is worth defending, and that feeding people well is a moral responsibility. God said, “I need somebody who’ll tell the truth plainly, stand tall when criticized,and go home at night knowing he did right by Texas.” So God created Sid Miller. And while the rest of the world argues about trends,this rancher keeps his boots on the ground, his eyes on the horizon,and his heart set on service. Because long before the votes were counted,before the office doors opened,before the speeches were written— God already knew. Texas needed a rancher.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

TrulySignificant.com honors Liz Galloway-McQuitter. Liz's love affair with basketball began in the fifth grade in Rockdale, Texas. Liz made a significant difference as one of the first women to play in the WBL (forerunner of the WNBA) and was inducted into Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018. Her true significance is felt in Liz's advocacy for equality in sports for 46+ years.Enjoy this important conversation that includes insight on the very first women's professional basketball league, Title IX trailblazing, AND coaching at Texas A&M as well as influencing the next generation at Rockdale High School- Rockdale, Texas. Learn that equality IS dignity. How did Liz overcome gender and race bias? And the highlight of the show.....celebrating Liz's Mom who said...you can do anything! Edna was the glue of the family. She was known for your baking, cooking. and for being a fighter! Edna was Liz's first history teacher, providing perspective, wisdom and an appreciation for music and the arts. Contribute TODAY to Legends of Ball, Inc. that educates youth about the contributions of the WBL and Title IX. Visit https://legendsoftheballinc.org   Pass it on.....and pay it forward.And thanks to Vince Gennaro, Dean of NYU Lab for Transformative Leadership for making this introduction to the one and only Liz Galloway-McQuitter. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

TheRightOne.net presents this truly significant story from author Jen Braaksma about Betsy Pauly. Befriending Betsy was known in her Missouri community as the woman who never turned away a creature in need. She rescued more than 100 cats, at least 10 dogs, a blind pigeon, and countless strays who would not have survived without human care. Hear the story of adopting an older dog and Betsy's spur of the moment decision to make a leash out of her panty hose. Betsy's adoption moments were generally not convenient, but all were LOVE IN ACTION. Learn how acts of empathy were a matter of principle. Consider your significance to our four legged friends. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

TrulySignificant.com presents Bob Campana, author of Don't Look Down!Learn the inside story on this entrepreneur, Dad, Grand Dad and Great Grand Dad. Hear about his lessons in life, his resilience, grit, and how he emerged from adversity. Be inspired by Bob's humility, humor and perspective on a life lived significantly. Purchase Don't Look Down! on Amazon, B&N, BAM and whereever you shop for great books.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

Dr. Natalie Pickering, is a TEDx speaker, organizational psychologist and author of Leading Becomes You: A Real-World Framework for Leading from Inside Out.Enjoy this illuminating conversation. Learn how to resist fear and shame. It's time to revist your personal, self imposed rules. Reshape your habits. Consider that true leadership is how you may others feel and motivate them to optimize performance while unleashing their full potential! Buy Leading Becomes You: A Real-World Framework for Leading from Inside Out on Amazon, B&N, BAM and where ever you purchase your books.   And tell us your thoughts about Natalie's podcast by email rick@trulysignificant.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

TrulySignificant.com presents Dr. Melissa Robinson, author of The Empathic Leader: How EQ via Empathy Transforms Leadership for Better Profit, Productivity and Innovation. Enjoy this conversation centered around emotional intelligence and how modern day leadership should take EQ into a required set of skills to function.  Hear about actionable empathy and how it can work for you.Ponder Dr. Robinson's key message.....Empathy is in the feeling, but compassion is what you do.Learn the meaning of SOCIAL LUBRICATION. Walk away with a new perspective on warm hearts and cool heads. Purchase The Empathic Leader at B&N, Amazon and where ever you buy your books.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.