Overcoming Graduation

Ep 215 A Look Behind the Curtain - Improving Your Public Speaking Working with clients of all ages, backgrounds, and experience levels has given me a great deal of insight into how people think about public speaking. After years of study, practice, and speaking across the country and learning from one of the greatest speakers of all-time in Sean Stephenson has helped me to learn some incredible tricks that can help even highly-experienced pros take their speaking to the next level. If you are ready to take your speaking further than it has ever gone, check out today's episode!  If you know you are ready to dive deep and would like to discuss my coaching or consulting services, reach out to me at Brian@OvercomingGraduation.com.  OVERCOMING GRADUATION SHOW NOTES:  To subscribe to the podcast, search for "Overcoming Graduation" on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or Google Play. You can also click here to be taken to the iTunes page! If this episode was of value to you, please like, share, give a rating, and provide feedback on the show. This will help me understand how I can better serve you and reach even more people! To provide a rating click here, click the "View in iTunes" button under the podcast art, click "Rating and Reviews" to the right of the podcast art, and then leave me your feedback, I'd love to hear what you think and how I can better serve you! To learn more about the OCG Community, check out the Overcoming Graduation website or check out the OCG  Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram pages. To contact me directly for interview recommendations, to provide feedback on the show, or to contact me for speaking engagements / book signings, reach out to me at Brian@OvercomingGraduation.com

Ep 214 RPM - Goal Setting That Works Motivation is great, ambition is wonderful, but how do we capture the energy and direct it consciously to get a result?  I have spent years testing different goal-setting / organizational tools and recently was introduced to Tony Robbins' RPM goal-setting process.  It is one of the best overall goal-setting methodologies I have ever seen and includes a key item that I have never seen in any other goal-setting tool (that is a game-changer).  Today I break down what it is and how you can get started using it today!    OVERCOMING GRADUATION SHOW NOTES:  To subscribe to the podcast, search for "Overcoming Graduation" on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or Google Play. You can also click here to be taken to the iTunes page! If this episode was of value to you, please like, share, give a rating, and provide feedback on the show. This will help me understand how I can better serve you and reach even more people! To provide a rating click here, click the "View in iTunes" button under the podcast art, click "Rating and Reviews" to the right of the podcast art, and then leave me your feedback, I'd love to hear what you think and how I can better serve you! To learn more about the OCG Community, check out the Overcoming Graduation website or check out the OCG  Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram pages. To contact me directly for interview recommendations, to provide feedback on the show, or to contact me for speaking engagements / book signings, reach out to me at Brian@OvercomingGraduation.com

Ep 213 Change It Up (Notes on Habit Change) If you have ever tried to change a habit and failed time and time again, you know the frustration and resilience it takes to try again.  This isn't just for habits. Think of all the areas in your life that you have tried again and again and keep getting the same result.  Sometimes, it is not more effort, but a different approach we need to get a new result. Today, I share a recent example from my own life on how a small tweak has been giving me massively different results in a key area in my life, and how you can too.    OVERCOMING GRADUATION SHOW NOTES:  To subscribe to the podcast, search for "Overcoming Graduation" on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or Google Play. You can also click here to be taken to the iTunes page! If this episode was of value to you, please like, share, give a rating, and provide feedback on the show. This will help me understand how I can better serve you and reach even more people! To provide a rating click here, click the "View in iTunes" button under the podcast art, click "Rating and Reviews" to the right of the podcast art, and then leave me your feedback, I'd love to hear what you think and how I can better serve you! To learn more about the OCG Community, check out the Overcoming Graduation website or check out the OCG  Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram pages. To contact me directly for interview recommendations, to provide feedback on the show, or to contact me for speaking engagements / book signings, reach out to me at Brian@OvercomingGraduation.com

Ep 212 Borrow My Motivation Today Many days, when I first get up out of bed, the voices in my head are not positive.  So what can we do when our internal dialogue isn't automatically positive?  Borrow the motivation from someone else. Borrow someone else's words until you can create your own.  For anyone who needs it today, I've got your motivation ready to go. Just throw in your earbuds and listen in. Its time!    OVERCOMING GRADUATION SHOW NOTES:  To subscribe to the podcast, search for "Overcoming Graduation" on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or Google Play. You can also click here to be taken to the iTunes page! If this episode was of value to you, please like, share, give a rating, and provide feedback on the show. This will help me understand how I can better serve you and reach even more people! To provide a rating click here, click the "View in iTunes" button under the podcast art, click "Rating and Reviews" to the right of the podcast art, and then leave me your feedback, I'd love to hear what you think and how I can better serve you! To learn more about the OCG Community, check out the Overcoming Graduation website or check out the OCG  Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram pages. To contact me directly for interview recommendations, to provide feedback on the show, or to contact me for speaking engagements / book signings, reach out to me at Brian@OvercomingGraduation.com  

Ep 211 Purpose to Your Pain A friend once asked me, "Brian, do you think everything happens for a reason?" I thought about it for a minute and said to her, "Honestly... I don't know. But I choose to believe it all does."  In today's episode I share a perspective on the purpose to our brain.  Developing the skill of reframing is one of the most consistent traits I have seen in high-performing people.  Today, I share one way to apply that skill day-to-day.  Enjoy! OVERCOMING GRADUATION SHOW NOTES:  To subscribe to the podcast, search for "Overcoming Graduation" on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or Google Play. You can also click here to be taken to the iTunes page! If this episode was of value to you, please like, share, give a rating, and provide feedback on the show. This will help me understand how I can better serve you and reach even more people! To provide a rating click here, click the "View in iTunes" button under the podcast art, click "Rating and Reviews" to the right of the podcast art, and then leave me your feedback, I'd love to hear what you think and how I can better serve you! To learn more about the OCG Community, check out the Overcoming Graduation website or check out the OCG  Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram pages. To contact me directly for interview recommendations, to provide feedback on the show, or to contact me for speaking engagements / book signings, reach out to me at Brian@OvercomingGraduation.com

Ep 210 Gifts Wrapped in Sandpaper How do you respond when something terrible happens?  Career troubles, relationship falling apart, health challenges, life has a way of keeping us guessing. What's important to realize is that we have a choice. We have a choice how we perceive the "negative" things that happen in our lives. In today's episode, I share one of the biggest lessons I learned from one of my mentors about the hardest lessons in life. What he taught me, changed my life and the way I perceived life's challenges forever.  I hope you enjoy it!  OVERCOMING GRADUATION SHOW NOTES:  To subscribe to the podcast, search for "Overcoming Graduation" on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or Google Play. You can also click here to be taken to the iTunes page! If this episode was of value to you, please like, share, give a rating, and provide feedback on the show. This will help me understand how I can better serve you and reach even more people! To provide a rating click here, click the "View in iTunes" button under the podcast art, click "Rating and Reviews" to the right of the podcast art, and then leave me your feedback, I'd love to hear what you think and how I can better serve you! To learn more about the OCG Community, check out the Overcoming Graduation website or check out the OCG  Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram pages. To contact me directly for interview recommendations, to provide feedback on the show, or to contact me for speaking engagements / book signings, reach out to me at Brian@OvercomingGraduation.com

Ep 209 First Open Mat in 7 Years What have you been telling yourself you would start back up but years have passed? For me, martial arts have always been something I loved but it has been SEVEN YEARS since I got on the mat.  It is interesting is when we look at what stops us from doing what we love. Today, we will talk about why and how to overcome the resistance that has been holding you back.    OVERCOMING GRADUATION SHOW NOTES:  To subscribe to the podcast, search for "Overcoming Graduation" on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or Google Play. You can also click here to be taken to the iTunes page! If this episode was of value to you, please like, share, give a rating, and provide feedback on the show. This will help me understand how I can better serve you and reach even more people! To provide a rating click here, click the "View in iTunes" button under the podcast art, click "Rating and Reviews" to the right of the podcast art, and then leave me your feedback, I'd love to hear what you think and how I can better serve you! To learn more about the OCG Community, check out the Overcoming Graduation website or check out the OCG  Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram pages. To contact me directly for interview recommendations, to provide feedback on the show, or to contact me for speaking engagements / book signings, reach out to me at Brian@OvercomingGraduation.com

Ep 208 The Blessings in the Bad Days Sometimes when bad things happen, things we didn't plan for, it can seem like things are falling apart. When our perfectly organized plan doesn't come together, it may feel like we'll never be able to succeed at achieving our goals. But what if those bad days had a purpose? What if learning to manage the bad days was just as important as learning to celebrate the good? How can we do that when we feel stuck? In today's episode I will discuss some strategies to do all that and more! Tune in today to find out how.    OVERCOMING GRADUATION SHOW NOTES:  To subscribe to the podcast, search for "Overcoming Graduation" on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or Google Play. You can also click here to be taken to the iTunes page! If this episode was of value to you, please like, share, give a rating, and provide feedback on the show. This will help me understand how I can better serve you and reach even more people! To provide a rating click here, click the "View in iTunes" button under the podcast art, click "Rating and Reviews" to the right of the podcast art, and then leave me your feedback, I'd love to hear what you think and how I can better serve you! To learn more about the OCG Community, check out the Overcoming Graduation website or check out the OCG  Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram pages. To contact me directly for interview recommendations, to provide feedback on the show, or to contact me for speaking engagements / book signings, reach out to me at Brian@OvercomingGraduation.com

Ep 207 They're Counting on You What's very interesting is the dichotomy we face when we want to help people.  We can simultaneously crave success, crave growth, crave to be making an impact, and at the same time be afraid to have people counting on us.  We can go from celebrating a growing audience to resenting the audience for "expecting so much" of us.  In today's episode, I will share one of the greatest secrets I have learned about this and how to get through some of the darkest times in our lives.  Tune in today to find out more about it!   OVERCOMING GRADUATION SHOW NOTES:  To subscribe to the podcast, search for "Overcoming Graduation" on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or Google Play. You can also click here to be taken to the iTunes page! If this episode was of value to you, please like, share, give a rating, and provide feedback on the show. This will help me understand how I can better serve you and reach even more people! To provide a rating click here, click the "View in iTunes" button under the podcast art, click "Rating and Reviews" to the right of the podcast art, and then leave me your feedback, I'd love to hear what you think and how I can better serve you! To learn more about the OCG Community, check out the Overcoming Graduation website or check out the OCG  Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram pages. To contact me directly for interview recommendations, to provide feedback on the show, or to contact me for speaking engagements / book signings, reach out to me at Brian@OvercomingGraduation.com

Ep 206 Waiting for Motivation If you have ever found yourself waiting for motivation to strike before you get started, you know how I've been feeling recently.  When we find ourselves sitting on the couch saying, "I'll get started as soon as the energy shows up," then we watch an entire day blow by and have nothing to show for it, it can get pretty demoralizing.  Today, I share some things it took me years to learn from some of the best coaches out there to help you CREATE motivation instead of waiting for it.  You got this!    OVERCOMING GRADUATION SHOW NOTES:  To subscribe to the podcast, search for "Overcoming Graduation" on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or Google Play. You can also click here to be taken to the iTunes page! If this episode was of value to you, please like, share, give a rating, and provide feedback on the show. This will help me understand how I can better serve you and reach even more people! To provide a rating click here, click the "View in iTunes" button under the podcast art, click "Rating and Reviews" to the right of the podcast art, and then leave me your feedback, I'd love to hear what you think and how I can better serve you! To learn more about the OCG Community, check out the Overcoming Graduation website or check out the OCG  Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram pages. To contact me directly for interview recommendations, to provide feedback on the show, or to contact me for speaking engagements / book signings, reach out to me at Brian@OvercomingGraduation.com

Ep 205 Hard Choices, Easy Life / Easy Choices, Hard Life We've all been there where we have an idea bouncing around our heads, but can't seem to get up off the couch.  We want to get up early and get a jump on the day, but the bed is just TOO comfortable.  We want to start eating better, but the idea of eating an entire steaming hot pizza just sounds SO good.  I love the quote, "We become what we do habitually," and although it may seem like these small, isolated decisions aren't that important, when taken together they become everything. Today, we'll talk about why its so important to have up to challenges and how to get started today.    OVERCOMING GRADUATION SHOW NOTES:  To subscribe to the podcast, search for "Overcoming Graduation" on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or Google Play. You can also click here to be taken to the iTunes page! If this episode was of value to you, please like, share, give a rating, and provide feedback on the show. This will help me understand how I can better serve you and reach even more people! To provide a rating click here, click the "View in iTunes" button under the podcast art, click "Rating and Reviews" to the right of the podcast art, and then leave me your feedback, I'd love to hear what you think and how I can better serve you! To learn more about the OCG Community, check out the Overcoming Graduation website or check out the OCG  Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram pages. To contact me directly for interview recommendations, to provide feedback on the show, or to contact me for speaking engagements / book signings, reach out to me at Brian@OvercomingGraduation.com  

Ep 204 Complain or Fix I saw a quote while scrolling around Instagram that said, "If you have told more than three people, you aren't looking for a solution, you are looking to complain."  And it hit me hard.  It was what I sometimes call a "Mirror Moment," a moment when you are forced to look in the mirror.  As tough as it is to face up to our mistakes at times, it is the only way we will ever work through them.  Today, I share some realizations I had and some ways to work through getting caught in a cycle of complaining and not acting.    OVERCOMING GRADUATION SHOW NOTES:  To subscribe to the podcast, search for "Overcoming Graduation" on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or Google Play. You can also click here to be taken to the iTunes page! If this episode was of value to you, please like, share, give a rating, and provide feedback on the show. This will help me understand how I can better serve you and reach even more people! To provide a rating click here, click the "View in iTunes" button under the podcast art, click "Rating and Reviews" to the right of the podcast art, and then leave me your feedback, I'd love to hear what you think and how I can better serve you! To learn more about the OCG Community, check out the Overcoming Graduation website or check out the OCG  Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram pages. To contact me directly for interview recommendations, to provide feedback on the show, or to contact me for speaking engagements / book signings, reach out to me at Brian@OvercomingGraduation.com

Ep 203 The Formula That Works We decide we are finally go do it. We are going to start the diet, get back to the gym, overcome depression, start a podcast, you name it. We do some research, struggle for a bit, then find something that works. Not only does it work, it starts to deliver consistent results!  Finally we reach our goal and.... we stop. Why?  Tune in today to hear more about why this happens and what we can do to change it.    OVERCOMING GRADUATION SHOW NOTES:  To subscribe to the podcast, search for "Overcoming Graduation" on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or Google Play. You can also click here to be taken to the iTunes page! If this episode was of value to you, please like, share, give a rating, and provide feedback on the show. This will help me understand how I can better serve you and reach even more people! To provide a rating click here, click the "View in iTunes" button under the podcast art, click "Rating and Reviews" to the right of the podcast art, and then leave me your feedback, I'd love to hear what you think and how I can better serve you! To learn more about the OCG Community, check out the Overcoming Graduation website or check out the OCG  Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram pages. To contact me directly for interview recommendations, to provide feedback on the show, or to contact me for speaking engagements / book signings, reach out to me at Brian@OvercomingGraduation.com

Ep 202 No One is Coming to Save You This is simultaneously the most terrifying and liberating thing to know at your core. When you know no one is coming to save you, you realize you don't need someone else to save you.  You've got this, you have the ability to find the answers and pull yourself out.  But where do you even begin?  In today's episode, we will talk about how to own this and embody it!    OVERCOMING GRADUATION SHOW NOTES:  To subscribe to the podcast, search for "Overcoming Graduation" on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or Google Play. You can also click here to be taken to the iTunes page! If this episode was of value to you, please like, share, give a rating, and provide feedback on the show. This will help me understand how I can better serve you and reach even more people! To provide a rating click here, click the "View in iTunes" button under the podcast art, click "Rating and Reviews" to the right of the podcast art, and then leave me your feedback, I'd love to hear what you think and how I can better serve you! To learn more about the OCG Community, check out the Overcoming Graduation website or check out the OCG  Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram pages. To contact me directly for interview recommendations, to provide feedback on the show, or to contact me for speaking engagements / book signings, reach out to me at Brian@OvercomingGraduation.com

Ep 201 Too Much to Do to Much Time We've all heard the phrase, "Too much to do, too little time," but what I have found is very often, people have much more time than they think.  So what do you do when you have a huge list of goals and priorities that feels overwhelming, and a whole bunch of time to get it done?  In today's episode we'll talk about how to get started, create momentum, and keep moving forward towards your dreams!    OVERCOMING GRADUATION SHOW NOTES:  To subscribe to the podcast, search for "Overcoming Graduation" on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or Google Play. You can also click here to be taken to the iTunes page! If this episode was of value to you, please like, share, give a rating, and provide feedback on the show. This will help me understand how I can better serve you and reach even more people! To provide a rating click here, click the "View in iTunes" button under the podcast art, click "Rating and Reviews" to the right of the podcast art, and then leave me your feedback, I'd love to hear what you think and how I can better serve you! To learn more about the OCG Community, check out the Overcoming Graduation website or check out the OCG  Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram pages. To contact me directly for interview recommendations, to provide feedback on the show, or to contact me for speaking engagements / book signings, reach out to me at Brian@OvercomingGraduation.com

Ep 199 Comfortable Complacency I heard a quote that said, "Most people are eternally mediocre," and that really hit me.  Most people don't even get started, those that do, often give up after a couple tries.  Even fewer, continue to a level of proficiency, and the smallest portion will continue to hone their craft to the point of mastery or becoming world class.  So how do we keep ourselves from getting stuck in comfortable complacency?  Tune in today to find out!    OVERCOMING GRADUATION SHOW NOTES:  To subscribe to the podcast, search for "Overcoming Graduation" on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or Google Play. You can also click here to be taken to the iTunes page! If this episode was of value to you, please like, share, give a rating, and provide feedback on the show. This will help me understand how I can better serve you and reach even more people! To provide a rating click here, click the "View in iTunes" button under the podcast art, click "Rating and Reviews" to the right of the podcast art, and then leave me your feedback, I'd love to hear what you think and how I can better serve you! To learn more about the OCG Community, check out the Overcoming Graduation website or check out the OCG  Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram pages. To contact me directly for interview recommendations, to provide feedback on the show, or to contact me for speaking engagements / book signings, reach out to me at Brian@OvercomingGraduation.com

Ep 198 Things Coming Together Sometimes it feels like we are taking step after step but not making any real progress. When we have our heads down, and we only see one step after another, it can often feel like there is nothing really changing. But if we keep moving and keep taking steps forward, when we look up, we can often shock ourselves with how far we've come.  Today, I share some amazing examples of things coming together for me after in some cases years of work and how you can do it too.  OVERCOMING GRADUATION SHOW NOTES:  To subscribe to the podcast, search for "Overcoming Graduation" on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or Google Play. You can also click here to be taken to the iTunes page! If this episode was of value to you, please like, share, give a rating, and provide feedback on the show. This will help me understand how I can better serve you and reach even more people! To provide a rating click here, click the "View in iTunes" button under the podcast art, click "Rating and Reviews" to the right of the podcast art, and then leave me your feedback, I'd love to hear what you think and how I can better serve you! To learn more about the OCG Community, check out the Overcoming Graduation website or check out the OCG  Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram pages. To contact me directly for interview recommendations, to provide feedback on the show, or to contact me for speaking engagements / book signings, reach out to me at Brian@OvercomingGraduation.com

Ep 197 Time Well Spent My definition of "time well spent" or a "day well spent" has drastically changed from what it used to be in my 20's.  I realized that my life was largely defined by pursuing achievement for validation of my worth in my 20's, but many times that led to constant pursuit and feelings of guilt when I wasn't working. Now at 31 I am celebrating and engaging life more, having more fun, meeting more people, having new experiences, and life feels more full (even when I am not "crushing it" with getting things done on the To-Do list.  Why is that?  Today, I'll share some reflections on why and how you can use them to experience more joy in your day-to-day life too.    OVERCOMING GRADUATION SHOW NOTES:  To subscribe to the podcast, search for "Overcoming Graduation" on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or Google Play. You can also click here to be taken to the iTunes page! If this episode was of value to you, please like, share, give a rating, and provide feedback on the show. This will help me understand how I can better serve you and reach even more people! To provide a rating click here, click the "View in iTunes" button under the podcast art, click "Rating and Reviews" to the right of the podcast art, and then leave me your feedback, I'd love to hear what you think and how I can better serve you! To learn more about the OCG Community, check out the Overcoming Graduation website or check out the OCG  Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram pages. To contact me directly for interview recommendations, to provide feedback on the show, or to contact me for speaking engagements / book signings, reach out to me at Brian@OvercomingGraduation.com

Ep 196 One Shot, One Opportunity There are true once in a lifetime opportunities that come in our lives where we may never see them again. But far more often, we tell ourselves that an event was once in a lifetime because we aren't willing to find / create another moment like it.  What if we could make more opportunities to do and see amazing things in our lives? Today, we'll talk about how to do just that.  OVERCOMING GRADUATION SHOW NOTES:  To subscribe to the podcast, search for "Overcoming Graduation" on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or Google Play. You can also click here to be taken to the iTunes page! If this episode was of value to you, please like, share, give a rating, and provide feedback on the show. This will help me understand how I can better serve you and reach even more people! To provide a rating click here, click the "View in iTunes" button under the podcast art, click "Rating and Reviews" to the right of the podcast art, and then leave me your feedback, I'd love to hear what you think and how I can better serve you! To learn more about the OCG Community, check out the Overcoming Graduation website or check out the OCG  Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram pages. To contact me directly for interview recommendations, to provide feedback on the show, or to contact me for speaking engagements / book signings, reach out to me at Brian@OvercomingGraduation.com

Ep 195 Will Anyone Care? We can often doubt our ability to make an impact on people. When we are in our darkest moments, we convince ourselves that our art, our creation, won't matter. Why create a video, write a book, launch a video, start that business when we might find out that no one cares?  We often are missing some very crucial things when we think this way. And we can convince ourselves that our negative voices are truth, and our positive voices are non-sense.  In today's video, I'll share some lessons I have learned to help get past it when your mind seems to be winning the battle and telling your work won't matter.  Because believe me, your work, your voice, your art, your message matters and the world needs it.    OVERCOMING GRADUATION SHOW NOTES:  To subscribe to the podcast, search for "Overcoming Graduation" on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or Google Play. You can also click here to be taken to the iTunes page! If this episode was of value to you, please like, share, give a rating, and provide feedback on the show. This will help me understand how I can better serve you and reach even more people! To provide a rating click here, click the "View in iTunes" button under the podcast art, click "Rating and Reviews" to the right of the podcast art, and then leave me your feedback, I'd love to hear what you think and how I can better serve you! To learn more about the OCG Community, check out the Overcoming Graduation website or check out the OCG  Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram pages. To contact me directly for interview recommendations, to provide feedback on the show, or to contact me for speaking engagements / book signings, reach out to me at Brian@OvercomingGraduation.com