As We Get Older

Winston Churchill once said - There is nothing like the outside of a horse, for the inside of a man. Not bad for a Brit. My next guest is a cowboy and knew he wanted to be one when he was 16 years old. For the last 30 years, Scott DePaolo has run the 3,600 acre Butte Creek ranch in Oregon for the Boy Scouts where he teaches horsemanship and lifemanship. He can quote Maslow, or Beecham, or the Scouting law and apply them in the appropriate dose to help just about anyone live a little better. And he has that cowboy drawl that's so easy on the ears. In this episode we explore life from the back of a horse and see what riding one can do for the inside of a man. You can find out more about Scott, horsemanship, and lifemanship at https://www.scottdepaolohorsemanship.com/

On this show I talk with Marc Miller who spent 22 years at IBM, moved on to start several thriving tech companies, did a painful stint as a high school teacher, and had a near fatal bicycle accident that changed his perspective forever.   He is the author of Repurpose Your Career: A Practical Guide for Baby Boomers. He teaches people how to find what can really fulfill them, how to chart a course to greater contentment. He has taught people from all walks of life and all kinds of fields of work in 35 countries. Join us for a talk about how to reinvent yourself and build a new future from your past.

Over the last 30 years, Daniel Goodenough has taught thousands of students (including a few billionaires) how to discover their unique and authentic path in life and how to make your mission your reality.    Daniel wrote The Caravan of Remembering - A Road Map for Experiencing the Awakening of Your Life Mission and is a co-founder of The Way of the Heart, an international program for self-development.    He works with people from all walks of life, from all over the globe, and with entrepreneurs and companies who want to succeed in business with integrity, purpose, and heart. In this episode we talk about how you can discover your life mission and make it last.

In this episode we talk about tools to develop your identity and purpose, how to think better and handle stress, anger, vulnerability, and relationships over time.    My guest is Michael Soto, a former United States Marine and an active volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician in his home town.    He holds  a Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling, certifications in Critical Incident Stress Management, is a Certified Trauma Professional, and a Certified Family Trauma Professional.   He works with individuals, couples, and families and is an expert on the topics of stress, trauma, and mental toughness. He is dedicated to helping others improve their lives through education, insight, and change.   He loves music, martial arts, and his Harley motorcycle (which he has not had out for a ride in over 3 years - he's been working too hard).   This interview is packed with ideas and tools and was especially fun for me since I am a former firefighter.

In this episode I talk with Dr. John Schinnerer, an executive coach and organizational consultant who helps people make the most of their personal and professional potential.   John is a U.C. Berkeley-trained coach with a Ph.D. in educational psychology who has distilled the very best of research-based tools and methods to help clients overcome anxiety, and anger, and move towards a happy, contented, and purposeful life.    Some of the topics we discuss are vulnerability, awareness, mindfulness, old school vs new school, and why we need more intelligence, kindness, empathy, and communication skills.   If you don't know what is going on in your own head, you have no chance to change it. John thinks too many of us go through life half awake, operating from habit and unconscious thinking. We talk about how to figure some of this out.

After my heart surgery a friend of mine said "keep moving Bob, just keep moving and everything will work out." He was right, and Dr. Ben Reuter would agree with him on that idea. Ben stood on a balance board for our interview about movement and what it can do for you. He believes movement should be treated as a lifestyle, not just an activity, because movement is part of what makes life complete. Want to be happy, healthy, and live a more positive life? Make movement part of your lifestyle! Find out more in this interview.

Have a little stress or anxiety in your life? This installment is about how to deal with that and more. Peggy Sealfon is an internationally-known expert on dealing with stress, fear and anxiety and helps people improve their health, relationships, and find their life’s purpose. She wrote the best-selling book Escape from Anxiety - Supercharge Your Life With Powerful Strategies from A to Z, and is co-author of The Change--Insights Into Self-Empowerment, with Jim Britt (who was Tony Robbins' first mentor). She was a journalist in New York City, Peggy and has written articles for publications around the world, including the New York Times and Newsweek International. She blends eastern and western traditions from mindfulness and spirituality to functional medicine, modern psychology, nutrition and the neurosciences. She also teaches sports performance workshops and works with a lot of male clients. She has a PhD in reinventing herself from the University of Hard Knocks and now helps others deal with the world a bit better and find their path to purpose. She is a fun person.

In this episode Dr. Stephen Schrimpff talks about how to live a healthy life so you can live longer and live better. Stephen was the CEO of the University of Maryland Medical Center, a professor of medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, a professor of public policy at the University of Maryland, College Park, and had a medical practice for over 40 years focused on internal medicine. Busy guy. Stephen is the author of Longevity Decoded - The Seven Keys to Healthy Aging (and 5 other books) and has some great ideas, advice, and information about lifestyle choices, exercise, what we eat, and more. Find out more about what he calls the Big 4.

In this episode, I talk with my friend and financial advisor Jon Gerhardt about how to manage money as we get older. He has been around the block. He flew helicopters for the Navy, has a Masters degree in Finance and Marketing, has taken a technology company public, and suffered through the lows of the dot-com bust. He has seen a lot and shares his unique perspective on money and how to handle it.