A New Direction

A Pathway to Dealing with Mistakes that Will Lead to Success Be honest. How does your business deal with mistakes? Do you punish people for making mistakes? Do you take them behind the verbal woodshed and berate them for their error? If you are like most businesses, there is no room for mistakes. You calculate mistakes as costly. They eat your profits. They cannot be tolerated. And the only corrective measure is to punish them. There is a better and more productive way. And that is embracing mistakes. Because mistakes can be the greatest gift you have to finding a new and better solution, create more productivity, more honesty, and ultimately more profitability. How you ask? Well on this episode of A New Direction Consultant and Author Mark Graban takes us through how mistakes can be your greatest gift toward success. Mark Graban takes on a journey through his book "The Mistakes that Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation". The book is a culmination of his many interviews with leaders at different levels and how they handled the mistakes of others as well as their own in a way that was productive and led to more successful outcomes. The book has several themes:  First, punishing mistakes does not work.  And yet for some reason we continue to do it. Second, creating a culture of "psychological safety" gives people the freedom to make mistakes.  This allows the company to correct them. Third, making mistakes and learning from them will lead to more success, then avoiding them, hiding them, or punishing them. The book is backed by a myriad of examples from large and small companies.  It is also backed by a plethora of research from some of the leading researchers on the subject. This can be a business changing book, and even a life changing book if people are willing to be open and have a growth mindset.  Because mistakes when handled correctly can lead to much greater success for any industry or person. Please say thank you to the sponsors of A New Direction! EPIC Physical Therapy – from nutrition and conditioning, to everyday aches and pains, to professional athletes. T he certified PT professionals and EPIC Physical Therapy have the latest techniques and cutting edge equipment to making you the EPIC person you were intended to be. Are you ready for your EPIC Relief.  EPIC Recovery.  EPIC Results.  Contact the professionals at EPIC Physical Therapy.  www.EPICpt.com and Linda Craft Team, REALTORS they have literally helped thousands of clients with the sale and purchase of homes. And many of those clients return over and over again to get access to what they are known for around the world…” Legendary Customer Service”. It has been Linda’s culture for more than 38 years, and they are continuing to find ways to improve it every single day. Learn more about the legends of customer service, and how they can help you from selling or buying a home to commercial real estate.  Just click on over to www.LindaCraft.com Look, if you are feeling stuck in life, or stuck in your business a coach can help you by taking a drone’s eye view of the situation and give you clarity. Perhaps you have a team who is in need of a direction, I can help there too. I have a successful track record with individuals, business teams and sports teams in developing a growth mindset, and help business sales teams in discovering methods to increase sales and more! So if you are feeling that you need a different direction, or perhaps you have a team that is in need of a different direction, then let’s talk. The first call is free and we can find out if I will be a good fit for you and your team. My business is Coaching Mavericks, because there is a Maverick in all of us that when we find our way with our own unique gifts, talents and abilities, we will be the most successful.  Find me at www.coachingmavericks.com

From Worrier to Warrior We all face challenges in life. Some are personal and some are professional. Whether you are facing a divorce, death of a loved one, a financial crisis, or your business is flailing and failing. Life can confront us with challenges. How do you handle challenges? Are you a nuclear reactor that explodes and blows up everyone around you? Or perhaps you ignore it and hope it goes away? Or do you have another plan? In this episode of A New Direction Serial Entrepreneur and Coach Martin Salama joins to help us move from Worrier to Warrior. Martin will share with us his 7 step process to uncover the Warrior within each of us and L.I.F.E. (Live Incredibly Full Everyday) Martin Salama's book, "Worrier To Warrior: 7 Steps to UNCOVER The Warrior Within and Live Incredibly Full Everyday" is a fun, practical, insightful book that will help you become the person you were meant to be. Worrier to Warrior starts with taking a deep dive into you.  The fact is we don't know ourselves as well as we think we do.  And sometimes we don't want to look at ourselves because we don't want to deal with our own stuff. And there are times we don't want to look at ourselves because it also means looking at our past.  Dealing with our past hurts, traumas, and pain.  But as Martin demonstrates is when we look at our past that we can reveal our warrior future. The book is easy to read.  It is filled with acronyms that make the learning process easy.  The practical tips are not difficult in concept, but as Martin points out they are going to be challenging fo you to carry out.  It will take work. Are you ready to move from "Worrier to Warrior"?  Are you ready to live a life of positivity and abundance rather than lack?  Then this book is for you! Please thank the sponsors of A New Direction for their financial support by LIKING their business pages and or send them a note of appreciation.  Of course the best way thank them is to use their services and tell them you heard them on A New Direction. Epic Physical Therapy, certified, and with cutting edge technology and therapeutic equipment. They treat you as a whole person helping you reach the goals you have to be the best physical person you can be. Whether it is everyday aches and pains, to surgery recovery, to professional athletes, Epic Physical Therapy provides, EPIC relief.  EPIC recovery.  and EPIC Results!  Check them out by clicking on over to www.EPICpt.com Linda Craft Team, Realtors, fully locally owned and operated, and unaffiliated with an national brand. For more than 38 years Linda Craft Team has developed relationships with the world's best real estate professionals to help people like you have an amazing experience when it come to selling their home or buying a new one. If you are looking to connect with the best person in your area…why not start with Linda Craft & Team, Realtors drive on over to www.LindaCraft.com Look, if you are feeling stuck in life, or stuck in your business a coach can help you by taking a drone’s eye view of the situation and give you clarity. Or perhaps you have a team who is in need of a direction, I can help there too.  I work with individuals, business teams and sports teams in developing a growth mindset, and help business sales teams in discovering methods to increase sales and more! So if you are feeling that you need a different direction, or perhaps you have a team that is in need of a different direction, then let’s talk. The first call is free and we can find out if I will be a good fit for you and your team. My business is Coaching Mavericks, because there is a Maverick in all of us that when we find our way with our own unique gifts, talents and abilities, we will be the most successful.  Find me at www.coachingmavericks.com

10 Life Strategies to Make Every Day the Best Day Ever There is one thing that affects your work more than any other thing. Do you know what that is? If you answered your boss, you would be incorrect. If you answered your job, you would be incorrect. The one that affects your work positively or negatively is...wait for it...YOU! The fact of the matter is YOU have the power to change your environments, your job, and how you go into everyday problems professionally or personally. But how do we do that? In this episode of A New Direction CEO and Author Scott White a.k.a. "The Life is Too Short Guy" joins us. Scott will give us strategies for our mind, will, emotions, and behavior that will change the way you see the world, interact with the world. These strategies will make the world a better place not only for yourself but for others as well. Scott's book, The Life Is Too Short Guy: Strategies to Make Every Day the Best Day Ever is a book that will truly help you live your life with positivity and greater enjoyment.  The book uses 10 timeless principles to help you reset your mind.  Reframe your thinking and start living your life with positivity and a smile. The best part of the book is that we all have control over these 10 principles that will lead to a better life. The life is Too Short Guy book however is not just about you and I.  The emphasis on the book is that by living a more joyous and happy life we will impact the world around us. And this is the critical part of the book.  The life that we lead is the life others see.  We live in a world of so much negativity.  Isn't it time we turn the tables on the news media and the negativity around us so that we can live our best live ever. Please thank the sponsors of A New Direction:   EPIC Physical Therapy, injury, post surgery, nagging aches and pains, gym rats, to professional athletes, the highly skilled and certified staff at EPIC Physical Therapy is there to get you back to where you want to be. They understand that every body is different, so they design a custom treatment for you using the latest technology and knowledge. EPIC Relief.  EPIC Recovery. EPIC Results!  That is EPIC Physical Therapy, check them out at www.EPICpt.com and Linda Craft Team, Realtors, for more than 38 years they have created relationships that last a life time. That is why when it comes to real estate they are known as the “legends of customer service”. The know that your home is personal.  It is part of your legacy of life.  And they want to get to know you so that they can sell your home in the way it should be sold, and help you buy the home to start your next chapter of life.  Why not click on over to www.LindaCraft.com Have you been wondering if you a coach is right for you?  You may have heard of coaching, but maybe not sure if it is right for you, or maybe you don’t completely understand how it works. Business or Life Are You Ready for Your Coach? Look, if you are feeling stuck in life, or stuck in your business a coach can help you by taking a drone’s eye view of the situation and give you clarity. Or perhaps you have a team who is in need of a direction, I can help there too.  I work with individuals, business teams and sports teams in developing a growth mindset, and help business sales teams in discovering methods to increase sales and more! So if you are feeling that you need a different direction, or perhaps you have a team that is in need of a different direction, then let’s talk. The first call is free and we can find out if I will be a good fit for you and your team. My business is Coaching Mavericks, because there is a Maverick in all of us that when we find our way with our own unique gifts, talents and abilities, we will be the most successful.  Find me at www.coachingmavericks.com

How to Communicate with People That Don't Agree with YOU or Who Don't Think Like YOU Whether in business or your personal life, it doesn't take long to realize you are going to come in contact with people who don't think like you do. And when that happens issues are most likely will occur. The fact of the matter is none of us think exactly the same. And sometimes the differences in our thinking can cause conflict and sometimes even rebellion. The question then becomes: Is there a way to have different thinking and still be able to communicate effectively without losing productivity or worse yet lose the relationship. On this episode of A New Direction award winning leadership coach Denise Blanc returns to discuss how communicate effectively and improve your emotional intelligence that leads to greater leadership and stronger relationships. Denise Blanc's book "Riverlogic: Tools to Transform Resistance and Create Flow in all of our Relationships" is an excellent resource on how we can communicate more effectively in our business and personal relationships. Using the analogy of the river rapids she helps us navigate the tricky waters of trying to communicate in situations where both parties are not on the same page, but also may be completely at odds with one another. RiverLogic takes us through understanding ourselves.  Literally getting outside of ourselves, changing our binary mindset, sit in the gray areas, and moving to understanding of others as we continue to understand ourselves. The tips and techniques that Denise Blanc employs are well researched and will not only improve your ability to communicate, but also help make your relationships more productive and successful over the long term. Denise has a special offer for those who would like to sample the book for free themselves.  Just Click on this Link: riverlogictools.com/book-excerpts Please reach out to the sponsors of A New Direction and tell them thank you! EPIC Physical Therapy. When you want to change the way you look, or maybe you are recovering from surgery or injury,  and to improve. No matter who you are, whether you are a Jane Doe or John Doe or you are a recognized professional athlete, EPIC Physical Therapy has the certified staff  for you. They also have the  latest cutting edge equipment to reach your goals and get you back to the high level you are accustomed to being. EPIC Relief.  EPIC Results.  EPIC Recovery. Learn more by going to www.EPICpt.com Linda Craft  Team, REALTORS for more than 38 years they have helped people transition in life. You may say, "transition!  I thought they were a real estate company"? They are, but think about this, every place you have ever lived is a transition in life.  And Linda Craft Team has helped make that transition just a little smoother by taking the stress out buying and selling homes. Are you ready for reduced stress life transition.  Then don't look any further just click on over to the transition experts...Linda Craft Team, Realtors.  www.LindaCraft.com Have you been wondering if you a coach is right for you?  You may have heard of coaching, but maybe not sure if it is right for you, or maybe you don’t completely understand how it works. Look, if you are feeling stuck in life, or stuck in your business a coach can help you by taking a drone’s eye view of the situation and give you clarity. Or perhaps you have a team who is in need of a direction, I can help there too.  I work with individuals, business teams and sports teams in developing a growth mindset, and help business sales teams in discovering methods to increase sales and more! So if you are feeling that you need a different direction, or perhaps you have a team that is in need of a different direction, then let’s talk. The first call is free and we can find out if I will be a good fit for you and your team. My business is Coaching Mavericks,

Feeling Stuck Maybe It's Time to Think Like an Archeologist and Jump Start Your Career What do an archeologist and finding your career have in common? Turns out quite a bit. Like an archaeologist you are going to have to have a vision for your career. You are going to have to create your own map. You are going to have to dig and find artifacts (like your strengths, interests, gifts, and abilities) that you can make sense of what you have and where you may be going. You have to have a sense of faith of believing that there is something there that no one else can see. And then one shovel at time you will have to discover a career that will bring you greater fulfillment. In this episode of A New Direction, career expert and author Chris Fontanella joins us to talk about how you need to be a bit of an archaeologist that can discover the career you have been looking for that you may not see yet. Chris Fontanella's book "Jump-Start Your Career: Ten Tips to Get You Going" is a quick power packed book for those looking to do something about their career. The book starts by introducing us to Archeologist Dr. Kent Weeks who worked his way up the ladder and took a risk on a piece of land in Egypt that no one was interested in only to discover what is believed to be the tomb of Ramses II. Chris Fontanella then uses the analogy of finding your career to that of an archaeology discovery.  The fact is it is going to take some digging to find your calling.  And that is the point of the book. Finding your calling or purpose will require you to make a map, have ambition, overcome obstacles, deal with the mundane, have perseverance as well as other tips. It is an excellent read for anyone who is starting their career, or is stuck looking for their next career.  I highly recommend Jump-Start Your Career, make sure you get yourself a copy or give one to a friend who is looking. Please reach out to the sponsors of A New Direction and tell them thank you! EPIC Physical Therapy. When you want to change the way you look, or maybe you are recovering from surgery or injury, whether you are a Jane Doe or John Doe or you are a recognized professional athlete. EPIC Physical Therapy has the certified staff and the latest cutting edge equipment to reach your goals and get you back to the high level you are accustomed to being.  EPIC Relief.  EPIC Results.  EPIC Recovery. Learn more by going to www.EPICpt.com Linda Craft Team, REALTORS for more than 38 years they have helped people world wide sell their home or buy their home. They are completely unaffiliated with any nationally branded real estate company and can refer you to the best expert in real estate regardless of their affiliation. What is more because they are located in the Greater Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Research Triangle Park area they help major companies with their move, because they know the area. Stop in 7300 Six Forks Road in Raleigh North Carolina and find out why people talk about their culture of “legendary customer service”.   Or just drive on over to www.LindaCraft.com Have you been wondering if you a coach is right for you?  You may have heard of coaching, but maybe not sure if it is right for you, or maybe you don’t completely understand how it works. Look, if you are feeling stuck in life, or stuck in your business a coach can help you by taking a drone’s eye view of the situation and give you clarity. Or perhaps you have a team who is in need of a direction, I can help there too.  I work with individuals, business teams and sports teams in developing a growth mindset, and help business sales teams in discovering methods to increase sales and more! So if you are feeling that you need a different direction, or perhaps you have a team that is in need of a different direction, then let’s talk.  The first call is free and we can find out if I will be a good fit for you and your team.

How is Leadership When You are in a Crisis? At some point or another ever business will find themselves in a crisis. Whether that is from inside the organization, such as a leadership change or mismanagement.  Other times it can be a surprise, where all of a sudden an outside circumstance such as COVID puts pressure on the business to make changes to survive. And sometimes mergers can happen that shift the culture so dramatically that create confusion, uncertainty and volatility. What is the role of leadership. What type of leader do you need to be when faced with these challenges? In this episode of A New Direction Glenn Parker returns with his most recent co-authored book, Positive Influence; Leadership in a Time of Crisis. Based on his research of different leaders from a variety of industries, you will get insights into what the best leaders did, and some of the miscalculations they made. Glenn Parkers latest book is entitled, "Positive Influence: Leadership in a Time of Crisis" is a book that interviewed 50 different businesses from a variety of industries to discover how leaders handled the COVID-19 Pandemic. The book utilizes the four leadership types previously established in his previous book, "The Positive Influence Leader: Helping People Become Their Best Self", which we also did on a previous episode of A New Direction (You can listen here). The four leadership styles, The Supportive Positive Influence Leader, The Teacher Positive Influence Leader, The Motivator Positive Influence Leader, and The Role Model Positive Influence Leader all have strengths during a crisis. What Glenn has found in his reasearch when it comes to leadership, is that largerly most people in leadership are ill prepared for crisis.  Leadership had to become agile, learn how to communicate and communicate clearly, and with different modalities. Leadership also had to empower people, because the decision making needed to be done on the fly.  The typical beauracracy and political rhetoric were thrown away for decisions to be made those who were in the middle of the crisis. While the events may change the fact is that anyone in leadership can learn the applications in this book.  And while you may have a tendency toward one or two styles of leadership, the fact is you need to be adaptable to the situation. Glenn has offered if you want to start working on your crisis leadership he will tell you how to start now before the crisis starts by emailing him personally at glenn@thepositiveinfluenceleader.com Please reach out to our sponsors by supporting their pages and let them know you heard them on A New Direction! and Linda Craft Team, REALTORS, for more than 38 EPIC Physical Therapy.  Whether you just need some guidance to get in better shape, you have an injury or recent surgery, or you are an elite athlete getting yourself back into the game, the certified experts coupled with the latest start of the art equipment will help you get you where you want to be.  EPIC relief.  EPIC recovery.  EPIC results.  That is EPIC Physical Therapy.  Head on over to www.EPICpt.com and learn more! years they have helped thousands of people all or the world make a life transition.  Look,when itve comes to buying and selling real estate every place you move is a life transition. Linda Craft Team has worked with 1000's of people helping make the transition smoothly, professionally, and reduces your stress in the process. Completely locally owned and unaffiliated Linda and her expert team can help you find the best expert in real estate regardless of what company they work for.  Give them a call!  Click on over to www.LindaCraft.com Have you been wondering if you a coach is right for you?  You may have heard of coaching, but maybe not sure if it is right for you, or maybe you don’t completely understand how it works. Look, if you are feeling stuck in life,

The Family Flywheel: The Secret Business Principles Successful Families Use to Create Sustained Wealth and Happiness I have read and heard it said, "there are no business problems, there are only personal problems that infiltrate your business." Stop and think about it for a moment. As I have come to learn from personal experience and through coaching many clients..."if your life's a mess you limit your success." Can you apply business principles to your life and family and visa versa? The answer is "yes". Consider that every business needs to have structure, culture, and strategy to be successful. Your family does too. If any one of those things is not in order you have a poor business model and will probably not be successful. In this episode of A New Direction Aaron Shelly joins us to help you live a life and create a family that will not only make you successful with your family, but more successful in you business life. Aaron Shelley's book, "The Family Flywheel: The Secret Business Principles Successful Families Use to Create Sustained Wealth and Happiness" is an insightful look at how the family structure, strategy, and culture resemble a business. The Family Flywheel makes a strong case that while we think we can compartmentalize our family life from our business life, the fact is we truly cannot.  If our family life is dysfunctional than we are probably not going to be successful as we could be. Aaron Shelley points out extensively that there are many different types of family structures from being single with or without children to being married and many types in between. And in each case their can be success, but there you are going to have to use your resources in the right way to be successful.  The biggest problem that most people face is that they do have resources, but many times they do not use them wisely or they not sure exactly how to use them. The Family Flywheel is going to challenge you.  It is going to cause you to think and rethink your core values, your strategy, structure, and culture, and how you are either taking advantage of the resources you have or not. I would really appreciate if, if you would thank the sponsors of A New Direction: EPIC Physical Therapy from every day aches and pains, to injuries to keeping elite athletes at the top of their game. EPIC pt has the cutting edge equipment and the certified staff to create an individualized treatment program specifically for you. They are my physical therapists and I think they should be yours too.  So if you want EPIC Relief, EPIC Recovery, and EPIC Results.  Start by contacting the great people at EPIC Physical Therapy….www.EPICpt.com Linda Craft Team, Realtors for more than 38 years they have been known for having “Legendary Customer Service”. Unaffiliated and independently owned and operated they can recommend the best real estate professional to help you sell your home or buy your next home anywhere in the world. That is because they are not attached to a company they are attached to what is in your best interest.  So before you buy or sell start with the “Legends” at Linda Craft Team.  Just click on over to www.LindaCraft.com Have you been wondering if you a coach is right for you?  You may have heard of coaching, but maybe not sure if it is right for you, or maybe you don’t completely understand how it works. Look, if you are feeling stuck in life, or stuck in your business a coach can help you by taking a drone’s eye view of the situation and give you clarity. Or perhaps you have a team who is in need of a direction, I can help there too.  I work with sports teams in mindset, business sales teams in discovering methods to increase sales and more! So if you are feeling that you need a different direction, or perhaps you have a team that is in need of a different direction, then let’s talk.  The first call is free and we can find out if I will be a good fit for you and your...

4 Types of Leaders and Becoming a Positive Influence Leader Let's be honest. Success does not happen in isolation. In fact, if we look back there has been someone or many people that have had a positive influence on where you are today. It could have been a parent, teacher, coach, consultant, manager, supervisor, or perhaps a rale model you have never met that you took on some qualities and intertwined them with your own personality to help get you where you are today. Those people are Positive Influence Leaders. And in this episode of A New Direction we discover what types of positive leaders have made the most influence on us and what kind of positive influence leader you may be. Co-author Glenn Parker joins us and breaks down his latest book "Positive Influence: The Leader Who Helps People Become Their Best Self". The book "Positive Influence : The Leader Who Helps People Become Their Best Self" is incredibly powerful about this book, not only will this book describe the 4 different leaders: The Supportive Positive Leader, The Teacher, The Motivator, and The Role Model, but there is also an assessment in the book to help you identify which type you are most dominant in. Join Us for Positively Influential show! Positive Influence is a phenomenal insightful read. It not only describes the 4 types of leader styles, and then it helps us identify which one or two or three types we may have and what we need to do to become all balanced in all for to become a Positive Influence. The fact is we all have some natural tendency for how we demonstrate ourselves to others as a leader. Perhaps you lead as a Positive Influence Supportive Leader who is ready with a helping hand. Or Maybe your are more of a Positive Influence Teacher Leader giving the wise practical insights to help your people move forward.. Perhaps you are the inspiring and motivating Positive Influence Motivational Leader helping them find their "true north" and their "core purpose". Then again, you could be the Role Model Positive Influence Type where your example is one that others gravitate to. As Glenn points out in this episode the goal is to develop all 4 of these areas in your life to become the true Positive Influence Leader that people are looking for and they ultimately need.  Get your copy by clicking here! Special Offer from the Author Glenn Parker! Glenn Parker has made a special offer to only those who listen to A New Direction and here it is. The first 5 people that purchase Positive Influence and give it to someone they know, if you will email Glenn at Glenn@thepositiveinfluenceleader.com he will send you a signed replacement copy! Please go to our sponsor web pages and just say thank you for their financial support of  A New Direction: EPIC Physical Therapy. When you want to change the way you look, or maybe you are recovering from surgery or injury, whether you are a Jane Doe or John Doe or you are a recognized professional athlete, EPIC Physical Therapy has the certified staff and the latest cutting edge equipment to reach your goals and get you back to the high level you are accustomed to being.  EPIC Relief.  EPIC Results.  EPIC Recovery. Learn more by going to www.EPICpt.com and Linda Craft  Team, REALTORS for more than 38 years they have helped people world wide sell their home or buy their home. How? because they are completely unaffiliated with any real estate franchise, and because of that they can refer you to the best expert in real estate regardless of their affiliation. What is more because they are located in the Greater Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Research Triangle Park area they help major companies with their move, because they know the area. Stop in 7300 Six Forks Road in Raleigh North Carolina and find out why their clients  call them the  “legends of customer service”.   Just drive on over to www.LindaCraft.com

The Fastest Way to Profitability is Pricing Pricing your product or service can be a challenge. Often times businesses will spend tremendous amounts of money trying to price right only to go with a gut feeling about the right price. What is more most of the research on right pricing focuses on learning from their current customers and fails to address the question or the answer as to why prospective customers are not buying. Sure, there are pricing formulas that are espoused in business schools when it comes to pricing, but sadly most of the textbook formulas are theoretical more than practical as the vast majority of the authors have never actually run or owned a business. In this episode of A New Direction one of the top 50 global thought leaders and influencers on sales and Forbes Business Council Thought Leader Per Sjofors a.k.a. the Price Whisperer joins us to keep us from leaving money on the table because of pricing and at the same time keep customers from leaving the table all together. Per's book, "The Price Whisperer: A Holistic Approach to Pricing Power" is one of the most comprehensive books on pricing that I have read to date.  The Price Whisperer makes a strong case that price is the fastest way to profitability.  But to get there is going to take some work and effort. The Price Whisperer also clues us in that there are behavioral economics that come into play when it comes to pricing.  The fact is that all purchasing decisions whether B2B or B2C are actually emotional.  We want to believe as buyers that we make logical purchases, but the fact is our brain and emotions dictate the triggers that cause us to buy. Why is this so important?  Because when you understand how the buyer buys and you understand the value proposition of your product or service then pricig becomes the fastest way to profitability.  And yet we often think of buyers as acting rationally which is not supported by the research Per offers in his book. So then how do we arrive at the right price?  Per takes us through a variety of research scenarios whether you are B2B or B2C that you can apply to help you find the right price for you product or service.  And if you are a small business...listen in to the show, because The Price Whisperer helps you do low cost research that will help you get there. Thank you to our sponsors of A New Direction! EPIC Physical Therapy is are newest sponsor, and when it comes to physical therapy they are the premier therapists and have a premier facility. Whether you have that nagging injury from gardening, just want to be in better shape, or you are an elite athlete that needs to get back to your sport.  EPIC Physical Therapy will help you meet your goals.  EPIC Relief.  EPIC Recovery.  EPIC Physical Therapy.  YOU can learn more by going to www.EPICpt.com and Linda Craft Team, REALTORS…for more than 38 years they have given thousands of clients from all over the world legendary customer service.  Always finding ways to serve their clients and community better Linda Craft Team, REALTORS use the latest technology to help home sellers and home buyers with their goals. Located in the Greater Raleigh Research Triangle Park of North Carolina they can help you where ever you live.  Click on over to www.LindaCraft.com Find out why they are known as the “Legends of Customer Service”.  There is a reason why 1000’s of people from all over the world choose Linda Craft Team and keep coming back for all their home selling and buying needs and investments. They are the locally owned, unaffiliated company that is world renown.  Learn more by going to www.LindaCraft.com Have you been wondering if you a coach is right for you?  You may have heard of coaching, but maybe not sure if it is right for you, or maybe you don’t completely understand how it works. Look, if you are feeling stuck in life, or stuck in your business a coach can help you by taking a drone’s...

Raising Your Conflict-IQ and Making a Bigger Impact on Your Business. Conflict is all around us. You don't have to look for it, because it will find you. And successful leaders today are going to have to skills to deal with it. If you don't have very good skills in conflict your company will not achieve success, lose productivity and instead it will implode because of it. We have all heard of IQ, also known as the intelligence quotient. Some of you may have heard of the more psychologically related acronym EQ or Emotional Quotient, but now get ready for Conflict-IQ(tm). In this episode of A New Direction mediator, professor, and author Yvette Durazo joins to help us understand how we can develop the skills and raise our Conflict-IQ!  This show is powerful.  If you are a conflict avoider it is time to develop the skills and raise your conflict-IQ. Yvette Durazo's book Conflict Intelligence Quotient - Conflict-IQ (R) : The Missing Piece to Turbocharge Conscious Leaders’ and Organizations’ Emotional Intelligence is a powerful book that will take you into the depths of understanding how to deal with conflict and raise your conflict-IQ. The book challenges the reader to understand that conflict is everywhere, and in order to be a great leader you must be skilled in dealing with it.  And what we often overlook is that conflict affects us physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. The essential element of the Conflict-IQ(tm) system is awareness.  And that awareness starts with yourself.  What is your relationship with conflict?  Are you an avoider?  Do you handle it with a heavy hand?  Do you ignore it?  And how aware are you of the personalities of others?  What is their conflict style and personality?  What is there backgrounds?  What are they bringing into the conflict? She then proceeds to unravel for leaders the skills and behaviors that leaders need to be great at conflict negotiations.  And even discusses how our educational system has failed helping us deal with it.  Further, how HR departments are ill-equipped to deal with conflict without punishment. This is a truly powerful, insightful book.  Go to Yvette's website and discover many of her free tools that you can use to raise your Conflict-IQ.  Just click on over to Unitive Consulting.  Yvette also offers Free Live Coaching/Microlearning: Made Simple Conflict-IQ® Bites - Yvette Durazo (unitiveconsulting.com) Please, thank our sponsors for their financial support of A New Direction! From non-athletes to professional athletes EPIC PT has the best certified therapists along with cutting edge technology to help anyone reach their physical goals.  Even if you want to just get in better condition or need a better diet plan. EPIC Physical Therapy can help you get back to work or play.  So if you want to be EPIC then get EPIC results from EPIC Physical Therapy.  Give them a call or click on over to www.EPICpt.com and Linda Craft Team, REALTORS for more than 38 years Linda Craft Team Realtors has been going strong.   And during that time they have been helping people with their life transition.  Every place you have lived has been a transition in life, and they take the stress out of the home selling and homing buying process. Find out why they are known as the "Legends of Customer Service".  There is a reason why 1000’s of people from all over the world choose Linda Craft Team and keep coming back for all their home selling and buying needs and investments.  They are the locally owned, unaffiliated company that is world renown.  Learn more by going to www.LindaCraft.com Have you been wondering if you a coach is right for you?  You may have heard of coaching, but maybe not sure if it is right for you, or maybe you don’t completely understand how it works.  Look, if you are feeling stuck in life, or stuck in your business a coach can help you by taking a drone’s eye view of the situation and give you clarity.

Are You in a Rut in Your Life and Work? Are you going through the motions of life? Have you been checking all the boxes you were told to achieve? Do find it seems so meaningless? Does it seem that what you thought looked like financial freedom and bliss has become a job jail, bound by golden handcuffs? How's your family life? Or do you even have one? How about your fitness? Finances? How's your future? Is it a blur? And have you lost faith? If any of this sounds like you, please know you are not alone. Millions of people are living a life of struggle. The pressure mounts, with no end in sight. You need a change. But how do we get there. It's time to get beyond the rut. And in this episode of A New Direction author, entrepreneur, coach and show host Jerry Dugan walks us through his latest book "Beyond the Rut". Join us right here for some very important life change. Jerry Dugan's book "Beyond the Rut: Create a Life Worth Living in Your Faith, Family, and Career" is a quick read, but is a straight forward look at what many of us experience..."the rut". Beyond the Rut dives into what is the rut, and the lies that we tell ourselves that keep us in the rut of life.  It exposes the truth about what the rut really is and that the rut is not as deep as we believe. Beyond the Rut also takes a look at how since we have been children we have been conditioned to be in the rut.  And how over time that conditioning has created a number of problems. Jerry also exposes us to the 5 F's where our rut takes a toll, Faith, Family Fitness, Finances, and our Future.  And how when we are in "the rut" we are not as healthy in any of these areas as we need to be. The book provides a number of positive examples of those who have made the decision to get out of the rut.  The mindset that it took to get there and the freedom they feel.  Jerry provides a number of ways you can move beyond the rut and move to a life of success. Enjoy the show! Please Reach OUT and Thank our sponsors who support A New Direction EPIC Physical Therapy.   There are a number of physical therapy places.  And I have been to several, but I have yet to find one where both the professional athlete and the people like you and I can go and get the best treatment plan that will get us back doing before our injury. EPIC PT is the only place I will go.  It is because they have everything from rehabilitation after major surgery to working with better nutrition.  They have the latest in cutting edge equipment and their certified staff of therapists are second to none.  Epic Recovery.  Epic results.  Check out EPIC Physical Therapy at www.EPICpt.com AND Linda Craft  Team, Realtors is located at 7300 Six Forks Road in Raleigh North Carolina, they have been serving the Research Triangle Park area for more than 38 years.  In that time Linda created a culture of “Legendary Customer Service”. It is not a slogan it is part of their DNA.  And in that time they have developed relationships with the world’s leading real estate professionals to help you find the best professional to help you sell your home or buy your next one no matter where you  live in the world.  When you are ready to start your home journey start with the  “Legends of Customer Service” when it comes to real estate, start with Linda Craft Team, REALTORS www.LindaCraft.com Have you been wondering if you a coach is right for you?  You may have heard of coaching, but maybe not sure if it is right for you, or maybe you don’t completely understand how it works.  Look, if you are feeling stuck in life, or stuck in your business a coach can help you by taking a drone’s eye view of the situation and give you clarity. Or perhaps you have a team who is in need of a direction, I can help there too.  I work with sports teams in mindset, business sales teams in discovering methods to increase sales and more! So if you are feeling that you need a different direction,

Sales is a Mindset, And that Mindset Starts with What You Believe About Yourself and the Taking the Right Actions If you are interested in sales or consider yourself a veteran of the profession, the question of being successful is ever illusive. The fact is you are only as good as your last sale, and no matter how many sales you close yesterday has no guarantees if you will sell anything today or tomorrow. Sales is not an easy profession. In fact, no other professional will hear the word "no" than the sales professional. So what does it take to be a successful in this profession? What does your mindset need to be in order to meet the demands of the sales profession? How do you get or stay motivated? What should you sell? How does your physical self play a role in your success or failure? What do the best sales professionals know mentally, physically, and emotionally that most people do not? Well these questions and more are the subject of this episode of A New Direction as Success Sales Expert and Consultant Bryan Charleau joins me to talk about his book "Pitching Sales! A Complete Guide to Becoming A Sales Professional: Outwork, Outperfrom, and Outsell. Join us! Bryan Charleau's book, "Pitching Sales!: A Complete Guide to Becoming a Sales Professional" is not your typical sales book about "hacks".  It is part biography, but is also a book on the mindset and behaviors that are going to be required of you personally to be successful in the professional. The book starts with a clear statement of saying that all kinds of people can be successful in sales, but it really starts with your own authenticity.  You simply have to be you.  Anything other than bringing your true self to the sales conversation will be met with failure. The topics are vast such as "What keeps you from being successful", "How can you can excel", 'Re-motivating yourself" and many more.  Dig in and get your copy by clicking right here! Please reach out and thank the sponsors of A New Direction: Epic Physical Therapy, certified, and with cutting edge technology and therapeutic equipment.  They treat you as a whole person helping you reach the goals you have to be the best physical person you can be from every day aches and pains, to surgery recovery, to professional athletes, Epic Physical Therapy provides, EPIC relief.  EPIC recovery.  and EPIC Results!  Check them out by clicking on over to www.EPICpt.com Linda Craft & Team, Realtors, fully locally owned and operated, and unaffiliated with an national brand for more than 38 years has developed relationships with the worlds best real estate professionals. And they help people like you have an amazing experience when it come to selling their home or buying a new one.  So if you are looking to connect with the best person in your area…why not start with Linda Craft & Team, Realtors drive on over to www.LindaCraft.com Have you been wondering if you a coach is right for you?  You may have heard of coaching, but maybe not sure if it is right for you, or maybe you don't completely understand how it works.  Look, if you are feeling stuck in life, or stuck in your business a coach can help you by taking a drone’s eye view of the situation and give you clarity. Or perhaps you have a team who is in need of a direction, I can help there too.  I work with sports teams in mindset, business sales teams in discovering methods to increase sales and more! So if you are feeling that you need a different direction, or perhaps you have a team that is in need of a different direction, then let's talk.  The first call is free and we can find out if I will be a good fit for you and your team.  My business is Coaching Mavericks, because there is a Maverick in all of us that when we find our way with our own unique gifts, talents and abilities, we will be the most successful.  Find me at www.coachingmavericks.com

How to Develop Your Brand and Become a Brand Renegade In today's fast-paced and competitive business landscape, establishing a strong brand has become more crucial than ever before. It serves as the foundation upon which a company's success is built. Whether you're launching a startup, a small business, or an entrepreneurial venture, understanding the power of branding can be the key to unlocking remarkable achievements. In this, episode of A New Direction, “The Tattooed Millionaire”  Sean Dowdell and I  delve into the transformative impact that effective branding can have on a new business and explore essential strategies to help you craft a compelling brand identity. Sean makes that case for building a brand, “To be a brand renegade, you have to take those standard views of your own business or industry and disrupt them to create a new brand identity. You have to both disrupt your industry and elevate your brand. Sean also helps us understand the importance of partnerships and mentorship when it comes to building your business and brand.  Listen in and tell your friends. Sean and Thora Dowdell  have written Brand Renegades which is not only a phenomenal story of success when it comes to entrepreneurship, but also weaves great practical wisdom that any business can use to build their brand and grow their business, take on partnerships, and utilize mentors. Upon request from several listeners we spend a great deal of time talking about how to have the right business partner, and avoid the wrong business partner.  We also dig into the customer perception and developing your niche and passion. Brand Renegades is a book that you will want to have on your shelf.  It will be a great reference tool and also it will inspire you to know that in your ups and downs of being an entrepreneur you are not alone.  You can learn more about them and their business model by going to Club Tattoo. Please Reach OUT and Thank our sponsors who support A New Direction EPIC Physical Therapy.   There are a number of physical therapy places.  And I have been to several, but I have yet to find one where both the professional athlete and the people like you and I can go and get the best treatment plan that will get us back doing before our injury. EPIC PT is the only place I will go.  It is because they have everything from rehabilitation after major surgery to working with better nutrition.  They have the latest in cutting edge equipment and their certified staff of therapists are second to none.  Epic Recovery.  Epic results.  Check out EPIC Physical Therapy at www.EPICpt.com Linda Craft Team, Realtors For more than 38 years Linda Craft Team Realtors having serving the world and helping them make a life transition.  I know your thinking, "but they are a real estate company how do they help with life transition?" Well consider this...every place you have ever lived has been a transition in life.  And having served thousands of people they understand how to reduce the stress in the home selling and buying process.  They have the experience and the knowledge to understand to to make your next transition as smooth as possible. So when you are ready to make your next life transition and need the help tosell your home or buy your next one.  Head on over to  Linda Craft  Team, REALTORS www.LindaCraft.com Have you considered coaching?  You may have heard of it, but maybe not sure if it is right for you.  If you are feeling stuck in life, or stuck in your business a coach can help you by taking a drone's eye view of the situation and give you clarity. If you are feeling like you don't know your purpose the right coach can help you discover your purpose, by helping you see your natural gifts, talents and abilities and how you can use them, and perhaps even get paid for them so that you can a life fulfilled. Maybe you just need a little course direction.  A great coach can help you find your way.

Building a Team is Not Easy, and It Must Be Intentional If you have ever tried to build a team from the ground up, then you know first hand the difficulties and challenges you can face.  And in today's business environment building a team can even be more challenging as more and more teams are some combination of remote and in office a "hybrid" if you will.  What are the principles when trying to build a new team? On this episode of A New Direction Chief Potential Officer of Kevin Eikenberry group, Kevin Eikenberry is listed as one of the Top 30 Leadership Professionals by Global Gurus joins us, as well as co-author Wayne Turmel cofounder of the Remote Leadership Institute.  Kevin and Wayne help us understand that there are many components and questions that you should be asking before you build a team. For example: Have you considered the culture?  What is that going to look like for the team?  What does bringing on a new team member do to the team?  How do you get everyone to buy in?  How are you going to execute your plan?  What about communication?  Collaboration?  Cohesion?  How is that going to look?  There simply is more to the story than just building a team. Then you may have to ask yourself, what if you have an existing team and you want to alter the culture?  Maybe you have new leadership?  Maybe it's a merger?  Now what do you do?  What questions should you be asking?  What are the roles of leadership?  What role does everyone else play in creating this new culture? Clearly attempting to create a new team is not going to be easy in a hybrid world.  But Kevin and Wayne will help us sort it out.  If you would like to have the questions that Kevin and Wayne ask to help you design your team you can click on over to https://longdistanceteambook.com/questions A Book that Can Help Design or Redesign Any Team in Any Industry Kevin Eikenberry and Wayne Turmel's book "The Long-Distance Team: Designing Your Team for Everyone's Success" is a guide, and practical tool kit for anyone who wants to build a new team, or having to redesign an existing team.   The questions that the author's ask in each section of the book are thought provoking and really help those in leadership and beyond come to grips with those areas in building a team that are often overlooked and ignored. The Long Distance Team has been written certainly with the remote/hybrid in mind.  But after I read and outlined the book, I have found that the practical principles are so sound and solid, that these questions and suggestions can be applied to any team regardless of remote or in the office. I really enjoyed this book and have taken to heart the lessons and will be applying them to my current work in redesigning a current team that will be going through a leadership transition. Special Thanks to our sponsors of A New Direction…Please reach out to them and say thank you! EPIC Physical Therapy, they not only have the latest technology, they are certified and trained to have the latest therapeutic techniques.  Regardless if you just need to move a little better, are recovering from an injury or surgery, a weekend warrior, or a professional athlete.  EPIC PT will provide you with a customized treatment specifically designed for you.  Are you ready for EPIC Relief, EPIC Recovery and EPIC Results?  Then head on over to EPIC Physical Therapy.  www.EPICpt.com Linda Craft Team, Realtors they literally are a locally owned independent real estate company,  that serves the world.   How can a small company serve the world?  They have created relationships with the best real estate experts in the world to help you regardless of where you live get the best person possible.   Head on over to www.LindaCraft.com

Using Better Communication to Overcome Conflict in Every Area of Our Life and Business We live in a world of a communication divide. Just turn on or read the news and we read how there is conflict. One side says something they believe in the other side digs in their heels and shout back what they believe in. No matter where we turn what we really here is "they are wrong" and "we are right". There is very little civility in differences of opinion. Even with those who work in government will resort to "eye rolls" and "call names", and these "adults" can justify their reasons for doing so. And at the end of the day nothing gets solved. We just dig in a little deeper depending on the side you are on. The business world is not different. CEO's demand their way. Rather than communicating with empathy they simply dictate what will be and how it will be. The employee too makes demands. They see things differently and in retaliation quietly quit, move on, or simply just ghost their jobs. Conflict is everywhere. Is there a solution? Yes, there is and it comes from the analogy of the river. And on this episode of A New Direction, Mediator, Coach, Professor, Leadership Trainer Denise Blanc gives helps us navigate the dangerous rough waters of conflict through effective communication. From her book "Riverlogic" Denise Blanc's Book "Riverlogic: Tools to Transform Resistance and Create Flow in all of our Relationships" is an amazing, insightful book that will challenge everyone who is honest enough to look at themselves and realize that they have work to do when it comes to communication.  The book's true first question is really not on the one's we communicate with, but focuses on what the one part of the conversation we can actually control...and that is ourselves.   The truth is who "present" are we in every conversation?  Are we really listening?  Are we listening beyond what the other person is saying and getting their emotional communications too? Then comes the questions in conflict.  What is our attitude?  Is it, win at all costs?  Do we feel have to be right?  Do we feel if we show vulnerability that somehow we may lose?  Or maybe we feel that we are somehow compromising ourselves if we openly listen to the opinions of others without responding? The fact is our communication in conflict doesn't have to be either or.  Or communication in conflict can be simply listen and not respond.  Putting our emotional attachment to our arguments aside and simply listen without compromising our values. Riverlogic is for everyone for sure.  But for those in leadership, consultants, coaches, CEO's, salespeople and more.  Riverlogic will help your communication skills and be able to reduce conflict and build and strengthen your relationships.  Get your copy! Please reach out and thank the sponsors of A New Direction: EPIC Physical Therapy  Whether you just need some guidance to get in better shape, you have an injury or recent surgery, or you are an elite athlete getting yourself back into the game, the certified experts coupled with the latest start of the art equipment will help you get you where you want to be.  EPIC relief.  EPIC recovery.  EPIC results.  That is EPIC Physical Therapy.  Head on over to www.EPICpt.com and learn more! Linda Craft Team, REALTORS, for more than 38 years they have helped thousands of people all over the world transition in life.  And lets face it when it comes to buying and selling real estate it is a life transition. Completely locally owned and unaffiliated Linda and her expert team can help you find the best expert in real estate regardless of what company they work for.  Just one more reason why for more than 38  years they have the world wide reputation as the “legends of customer service”.  Give them a call!  Click on over to www.LindaCraft.com

Leave Your Job and Create a Career with Purpose You are at a party or event on a Sunday afternoon. You are enjoying the company around you. It is filled with laughter and enjoyment. Then the party starts to wind down. People are leaving and then it hits you... You have work on Monday. But the truth is you are dreading Monday. Sure, you are good at your job. The money is good, but you really don't want to go back to that job.  Money is the only reason you are going to work, and even the money has lost it's appeal. You hate it there.  You cannot find your purpose or your why. Your boss is a tyrant, overbearing, overzealous, non-feeling, uncompassionate, non-caring, individual, who makes your life miserable. What do you do? Well for many people, they stay in the job. They work, get their money, but live in misery. No hope, life, no purpose. They take their misery home. And as much as they would like to believe they compartmentalize it, the fact is that it affects every relationship you have...including the one you have with yourself. It's time for a change. And in this episode of A New Direction entrepreneur Zaundra Wimberley faced a similar situation and she found a way to build a business that she dreamed of, one that gave her purpose, one that she is excited to do every moment of her life. She doesn't go to work, she goes to what she enjoys. Shouldn't we all? Join us right here as Zaundra gives us the story and the practical wisdom on how to transition from the job you dread to building the business of your dreams and fulfill your purpose. Zaundra's book "From Bossed To Boss: It's Never Too Late To Reclaim Your Dreams And Live In Purpose".  The book not only tells Zaundra's journey to discovering her purpose, but she also provides truly applicable, practical insights to help you make that leap as well. You will learn how to emotionally and psychologically take the steps necessary to move beyond where you are right now to finding the career and purpose you have dreamed of.  She will also dig into the personality traits that can inhibit you from achieving the success you hope for.  This and many more practical sound advice that you will be able to use to make your career and purpose come to life. Please Thank the sponsors of A New Direction.  It is their financial gifts that keep us on the air and keep us going!  And we could not be more grateful. EPIC Physical Therapy.   There are a number of physical therapy places.  And I have been to several, but I have yet to find one where both the professional athlete and the people like you and I can go and get the best treatment plan that will get us back doing before our injury. EPIC PT is the only place I will go.  It is because they have everything from rehabilitation after major surgery to working with better nutrition.  They have the latest in cutting edge equipment and their certified staff of therapists are second to none.  Epic Recovery.  Epic results.  Check out EPIC Physical Therapy at www.EPICpt.com AND Linda Craft Team, REALTORS located at 7300 Six Forks Road in Raleigh North Carolina, they have been serving the world for more than 38 years. In that time The Linda Craft Team have helped people make their life transition and  created a culture of “Legendary Customer Service”. It is not a slogan it is part of their DNA.  And in that time they have developed relationships with the world’s leading real estate professionals to help you find the best professional to help make your life transition when you sell your home or buy your next one.  Why not head on over to the “Legends” Linda Craft Team, REALTORS www.LindaCraft.com

How to Get Real Accountability in Your Teams: Conscious Accountability We all say we want accountability. But the truth is the way that accountability is practiced is more transactional that relational. We often use power and threats to ensure accountability. Hold on. Stop. Think for a second is that really accountability or is that some form of external rewards and punishments for getting people what we want them to do? Now let's think about this. In your closest relationships, I mean with the people you really trust, don't you have accountability? Do you have to coerce them to be accountable? Of course not! The fact is that the deeper our connections with each other accountability is part of the relationship. In fact, in our closest relationships don't we want to be held accountable? We have a desire for our relationships to have trust and with that accountability. Now imagine if you could bring that process into the workplace. Would it not be better if we could connect at a deeper level, build greater trust, remove the psychological pressure and people could were willing to hold themselves accountable to the team or group they belonged to? Well then you are on the road to "Conscious Accountability"! And on this episode of A New Direction, David C. Tate co-author of "Conscious Accountability" helps us understand the CONNECT framework so that you can get greater performance from your team or in any relationship Co-author David C. Tate Book "Conscious Accountability: Deepen Connections, Elevate Results" is an eye-opening and well researched book on truly how to understand accountability in teams and organizations that will create loyalty, create innovation, and have your people take an "all in" mindset.  The book gets it's backbone through the CONNECT framework or practices. This book is not for the faint of heart.  It will take work.  It will take intentionality.  But mostly it will require you to have greater awareness of what you are doing and awareness of your people.  Attached to each practice of the CONNECT framework are the necessary mindsets needed to make each practice work for you and your team. Imagine that you could have a team that desires to hold themselves accountable.  This is where this book is going to be a diamond for your business and organization.  This book will improve your communication skills, help you to remove the egos from the room, and allow true open feedback that will generate better and clearer ideas. Are you ready for your accountability transformation?  It really comes down to rethinking the process.  Instead of pointing fingers at who is responsible for the problem, you change that to, who is responsible for the solution.  We no longer operate from a punishment paradigm, but a paradigm shift where people are in a psychologically safe place where they are reinforced and want to take responsibility. Please say thank you to the sponsors of A New Direction! EPIC Physical Therapy – from nutrition and conditioning, to everyday aches and pains, to professional athletes the certified PT professionals and EPIC Physical Therapy have the latest techniques and cutting edge equipment to making you the EPIC person you were intended to be.  EPIC Relief.  EPIC Recovery.  EPIC Results.  Contact the professionals at EPIC Physical Therapy.  www.EPICpt.com and Linda Craft Team, REALTORS they have literally helped thousands of clients transition in life.  Every place you have ever lived has been a transition in life and they want to make that part of your life transtion as smooth as possible. And for more than 38 years many of those clients return over and over again to get access to what they are known for around the world…”Legendary Customer Service” in their life tranistion.    Just click on over to www.LindaCraft.com

Making Remote Work Really Work In the Workplace Remote work is here to stay. More and more employees have a desire to WFH (Work From Home) since the pandemic practically forced employers to at the very least have had to adopt at the very least hybrid remote work conditions. Still, many employers have struggled with the idea of remote work and was more some have difficulty in making remote work...work. The biggest issue for many employers is how do you manage remote work employees. Questions like, "how do I ensure they are getting the work done?", or "how do I create team chemistry?" and "how do I build trust with remote work employees?" are all legitimate questions. Well, in this episode of A New Direction co-author and co-founder of Remote Works Tamara Sanderson joins us to dispel many of the myths and help you create the environment that will help your remote work employees thrive and keep you profitable. It's going to be a powerfully insightful show no matter where you watch us...remotely. Tam Sanderson & Ali Greene's Book "Remote Works: Managing for Freedom, Flexibility, and Focus" is absolutely one of the most powerful insightful books on how to truly manage and be successful in a remote work environment. The book is filled with "how to's", "Exercises", and suggestions that you can use right now to build a more powerful and connected remote work force.  The book is also examines the psychology of remote work and how you as a leader can overcome some of the challenges and dismiss he myths.  This is one you will not only want to read, but have your entire remote team read as well. Please Thank Our Sponsors of A New Direction by LIKING Their Pages on Social Media EPIC physical therapy, they are my physical therapists and I believe they should be yours too.   They are going to design a customized treatment program specifically for you, and they care enough to make certain you follow through with it.  When you are ready for EPIC relief, EPIC recovery, and EPIC results go to EPIC physical Therapy. www.EPICpt.com Linda Craft & Team, Realtors, for more than 38 years they have been helping people all over the world protect their dreams and make new ones.  Let’s be honest, most people will never think about the price of the home they purchased and sold…but we all will think about the memories that were made in that home.  the Linda Craft Team continue the tradition of being the “memory makers”.  When you are ready for your memory head on over to www.LindaCraft.com Have you ever thought about hiring a coach?  Some people wonder why they might hire a coach? I like to try to help people think of it this way.  Every professional athlete has at least one coach.  They have a head coach, they have a coordinator coach, they have a position coach, and they have a coach who is personal to help them work on their mental game.  The last one is the type of coach I am. Whether you are a CEO, CFO, VP, Entrepreneur, Business Owner, or Salesperson, we all need a coach to help us see what we cannot.   Sometimes we just get stuck in our life and business and we need another perspective.  I can help you with that.  Other times we are just struggling to now what the next step should be and you need an unbiased and yet unfiltered person to help you navigate those waters.  I do that too. Sometimes life is just challenging and you need to feel like you have a partner that can help you get a better perspective and inspire a better mindset.  And I also do that and more.  So, if you have not considered a business or life coach before, send me an email and I would be happy to talk to you to see if I am a good fit for you.  Just click on over to coach Jay at Coaching Mavericks.

Relationships are difficult, but they don't have to be as difficult as we make them. It doesn't matter what type of relationship you are in.  Personal relationships, business relationships, they all get complicated from time to time.  And for most of us we get confused as to why.  What is more we seem to get stuck and we cannot seem to find a way to undo the tangled relationship mess that we are not even sure how we got into in the first place. As if relationships were not hard enough, then through in the dynamic of men and women and changing social roles, well the already complex subject just became even more complicated.  So what is the answer to these complicated and complex relationships?  Well, fortunately for us the worlds #1 best selling author on relationships Dr. John Gray (you may recall his book "Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus") joins us on A New Direction to shed some light and some wisdom to help make those complex relationships just a little easier. Dr Grays book "Beyond Mars and Venus: Relationship Skills for Today's Complex World" is a true relationship game changer.  Dr. Gray will help us understand how we got here, and what we can do to help make those relationships become more solid, more meaningful, and more healthy.  His sage advice has applications to our personal and business relationships as well.  So get your note pads and pens, buckle up, because we are going "Beyond Mars and Venus". I would really appreciate if, if you would thank the sponsors of A New Direction: EPIC Physical Therapy from every day aches and pains, to injuries to keeping elite athletes at the top of their game, EPIC pt has the cutting edge equipment and the certified staff to create an individualized treatment program specifically for you.  They are my physical therapists and I think they should be yours too.  So if you want EPIC Relief, EPIC Recovery, and EPIC Results.  Start by contacting the great people at EPIC Physical Therapy….www.EPICpt.com Linda Craft Team, Realtors for 35 years they have been known for having “Legendary Customer Service”.  Unaffiliated and independently owned and operated they can recommend the best real estate professional to help you sell your home or buy your next home anywhere in the world.  That is because they are not attached to a company they are attached to what is in your best interest.  So before you buy or sell start with the “Legends” at Linda Craft Team.  Just click on over to www.LindaCraft.com

Are You Looking for a New Career?  Ready. Set. Get Hired! If you take a look at what is reported you would think getting a career position is easy. Well if you are one of those searching to get hired, you and I both know that it isn't as easy as the statistics want to make it out to be. The fact is since the pandemic hiring has been more selective and tricky. But also more business are also now cutting back on hiring especially for the most desirable and well paying positions. So what is the answer to getting hired in our current marketplace. On this episode of A New Direction co-author Dr. Kevin Gazzara joins me to talk about Ready, Set, Get Hired. What is it going to take for you to get hired in your next position? How do you need to think? What do you need to do with your emotions? What action steps should you be taking? Ready to take some notes...and get hired? Rita Reed and Dr. Kevin Gazzara's book "Ready Set Get Hired: How to Land a Great Job in Times of Uncertainty"  is a powerful book that is the prescription for getting hired in today's world.  The book has exercises and a timeline for you to build the right connections that lead to the right referrals that will lead to your next career job.  The book also deals with the mental, emotional and spiritual issues that we all deal with when we have been laid off and are struggling to find that next career position. Would you like to get a FREE copy of the book?  Or perhaps gift it to someone you know that is looking to get hired?  Then Rita and Dr. Gazzara will gift you the listeners and viewers of A New Direction with a FREE PDF copy of the book by going to www.magnaleader.co/J Please go to our sponsor web pages and just say thank you for their financial support of  A New Direction: EPIC Physical Therapy. When you want to change the way you look, or maybe you are recovering from surgery or injury, whether you are a Jane Doe or John Doe or you are a recognized professional athlete, EPIC Physical Therapy has the certified staff and the latest cutting edge equipment to reach your goals and get you back to the high level you are accustomed to being.  EPIC Relief.  EPIC Results.  EPIC Recovery. Learn more by going to www.EPICpt.com and Linda Craft & Team, REALTORS for more than 38 years they have helped people transition in life world wide.  How? Whenever you sell your home or buy your home you make a life transition.  They take the stress out of that transition because of their experience and expert knowledge of helping thousands of people just like you! And because they are completely unaffiliated with any real estate company, no matter where you live, they can refer you to the best expert in real estate regardless of their affiliation.  What is more because they are located in the Greater Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Research Triangle Park area they help major companies with their move, because they know the area.  Stop in 7300 Six Forks Road in Raleigh North Carolina and find out why people talk about their culture of “legendary customer service”.   Just drive on over to www.LindaCraft.com