My Wakeup Call with Dr. Mark Goulston
I’m Dr. Mark Goulston, and this is My Wakeup Call. Everybody has personal wakeup calls, but not everybody wakes up. In this podcast, we speak to people who did. In fact, they not only woke up, but their wakeup calls changed their lives, often helped them discover their purpose and then changed how they would spend the rest of their life. In most cases, the wakeup call was not pleasant, sought-after, and often shook people to the core of their being. But in every case, it made our guests more authentic, better at life, better in life and better human beings. I hope you will listen in and become as inspired as I am from every episode. I also hope it will help you persevere if you are going through a wakeup call and haven’t yet gotten through the pain of it, or landed in your future as the better person you’re meant to be, with the better life that you’re meant to have.
DISCLAIMER: Any information or advice I give is purely based on my own experience. Comments made are as a coach- this is not medical or psychiatry advice. There is no guarantee as there are many variables that will impact outcomes. Everything stated should be taken as opinion.
Latest episodes
Jan 12, 2023 • 48min
Ep 454 - Chris Do
In this episode I speak with Chris Do, Founder and CEO of https://blind.com/studio/people/chris-do/ whose wakeup call was noticing certain teachers who were the exception at inspiring their students and wanting to follow in their tracks.
Jan 10, 2023 • 1h 2min
Ep 453 - Abby Davisson
n this episode I speak with Abby Davisson, co-author of, "Money and Love: An Intelligent Roadmap for Life's Biggest Decisions" and former corporate executive and president of the GAP foundation, whose wakeup call was being inspired by her teacher, mentor, former Stanford professor and now co-author, Myra Strober, on how to approach the most difficult decisions in life with a clear multi-step process. https://www.abbydavisson.com
Jan 9, 2023 • 56min
Ep 452 - Aren Bahia
In this episode I speak with Aren Bahia, former gang member and drug addict/dealer, entrepreneur coach, whose wakeup call was having a motorcycle accident and being humbled by all the people who spontaneously stepped in to help him which turned is mind and life into "learn and serve" which he has now been doing around the world. https://arenbahia.com/
Jan 6, 2023 • 42min
Ep 451 - Alex Wills
In this episode I speak to Alex Wills, M.D., Board Certified Psychiatrist, author of, "Give a F*ck," and creator of Radical Emotional Acceptance and whose wakeup call was realizing that feeling your emotions and accepting them, but not acting on them was more effective than not giving a f*ck. https://independentdocsid.com/alex-wills-md/
Jan 5, 2023 • 54min
Ep 450 - Leslie Reyes
In this episode I speak with Leslie Reyes, author of, "The Zen of Learning to Ride a Motorcycle," psychiatric and chemical dependency nurse, yoga teacher and motorcycle enthusiast whose wakeup call was facing her fears and developing a calm mindfulness and learning many other practical lessons while learning to ride a motorcycle. https://www.lesliereyesauthor.com/
Jan 3, 2023 • 40min
Ep 449 - Jason Feifer
In this episode I speak with Jason Feifer, Editor in Chief, "Entrepreneur Magazine," author of, "Build for Tomorrow," and host, "Build for Tomorrow" podcast whose wakeup call was realizing that after many years of reports on others that he had ideas of his own to share and needed a platform to do it. https://www.jasonfeifer.com/
Jan 2, 2023 • 53min
Ep 448 - Alexandra Wyman
In this episode I speak with Alexandra Wyman, advocate and public speaker for resources in the aftermath of suicide and author, "The Suicide Club: What To Do When Someone You Love Chooses Death," After she lost her husband to suicide in August of 2020, Alexandra found a need to change the rhetoric around suicide. https://www.forwardtojoy.com/
Dec 30, 2022 • 1h 5min
Ep 447 - Michael Clinton
In this episode I speak with Michael Clinton, author of, "ROAR into the second half of you life," who is a former senior media advisor to the CEO of Hearst, president of marketing and publishing director of Hearst Magazines and a member of the board of directors of Hearst Corporation whose wakeup call was being inspired by loving working class parents who introduced he and his five siblings to the world of words and books and caused him to become positive, optimistic and have a love of learning. https://roarbymichaelclinton.com/
Dec 29, 2022 • 50min
Ep 446 - Michael McFall
In this episode I speak to Michael McFall, co-CEO of BIGGBY COFFEE and author of, "Grind: A No-bullsh*t Approach to Take Your Business from Concept to Cash Flow," whose wakeup call was seeing and then seizing the opportunity to create and give the best quality coffee to the common man - and woman - as opposed to only upscale coffee houses. https://biggby.com/b-involved/
Dec 28, 2022 • 53min
Ep 445 - Jeremy Delk
In this episode I interview Jeremy Delk, author of, "Without a Plan: A Memoir of Unbound Action and Failing My Way to Success," serial entrepreneur with a passion for disrupting industries. Born and raised in a small-town, blue-collar household, he jumped into entrepreneurial ventures with the naivety of a child and the tenacity of a tycoon and whose wakeup call was realizing that as long as you keep picking yourself up and moving forward, you don't need to a plan to succeed. https://jeremydelk.com/
