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
Oct 16, 2022 • 39min
Ep 404 - Morag Barrett
In this episode I speak with Morag Barrett, CEO of Skyeteam and co-author of YOU, ME, WE. Why We All Need a Friend at Work (and How to Show Up as One) whose wakeup call was realizing the power and even necessity to have "friendships" at work to have the best culture and maximize productivity. https://skyeteam.com/morag-barrett
Oct 13, 2022 • 42min
Ep 403 - Michaela Renee Johnson
In this episode I interview Michaela Renee Johnson, licensed psychotherapist, author of, "Growth Mindset Workbook for Adults," and creator of the "Be You, Find Happy," workshops whose wakeup call was watching her dad pivot to a gritty never give up life after the construction industry cratered in the 1980's. https://www.michaelarenee.com/
Oct 11, 2022 • 35min
Ep 402 - Richard Lackey
In this episode I interview Richard Lackey, CEO and Chairman of the World Food Bank whose wakeup call was watching a newscast video of a young lady who left a child behind in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan in 2013 because there wasn't enough food for both of her children and her. https://worldfoodbank.org/about/our-team/
Oct 9, 2022 • 34min
Ep 401 - Aron Ezra
In this episode I speak with Aron Ezra, Chairman of Plan A Technologies, serial innovator and entrepreneur whose through line was going through many career changes from writer/journalist, to crisis/turnaround consultant all of which he was successful at but he felt something was missing. What was missing was discovering his passion for building things and helping people and companies realize their vision. https://www.linkedin.com/in/aronezra/
Oct 6, 2022 • 38min
Ep 400 - Marc Pollick
In this episode I speak with Marc Pollick, Founder and President of the Giving Back Fund which help celebrities start and manage foundations they are passionate and whose wakeup call was hating injustice wherever he saw it and dedicating his life to correcting it. http://givingback.org
Oct 4, 2022 • 47min
Ep 399 - Jevon McCormick
In this episode I interview returning guest, Jevon McCormick, CEO of Scribe Media, and author of "Modern Leader," whose wakeup call was realizing that leaders don't follow a playbook, they create a new playbook that must fit with the modern world of rapid change, hybrid teams and needing to be both agile and centered as a leader and to work with your people towards success. https://jevonmccormick.com/
Oct 2, 2022 • 45min
Ep 398 - David Marquet
In this episode I speak with L. David Marquet, former nuclear submarine commander, author of, "Turn the Ship Around" and "Language is Leadership," whose wakeup call was realizing that a top down and command and control approach to leadership was not working. https://intentbasedleadership.com
Sep 29, 2022 • 44min
Ep 397 - Simon Alexander Ong
In this episode I speak with Simon Alexander Ong, keynote speaker, entrepreneur and author of, "Energize: Make the Most of Every Moment," whose wakeup call was having his structured life come to a crashing halt when after working at Lehman Bros for a short while the financial crisis hit and he needed to reevaluate everything. https://getenergizebook.com/
Sep 27, 2022 • 43min
Ep 396 - Satya Doyle Byock
In this episode I speak with Satya Doyle Byock, author of, "Quarterlife: The Search for Self in Early Adulthood," Director of The Salome Institute of Jungian Studies and licensed psychotherapist whose through line and wakeup call was realizing how people ages 16 - 36 have been underserved and essentially abandoned to deal with an overwhelming and at times traumatizing world. https://satyabyock.com/
Sep 25, 2022 • 45min
Ep 395 - Darryl Stickel
In this mesmerizing episode I speak with Darryl Stickel, founder of Trust Unlimited and author of: "Building Trust: Exceptional Leadership in an Uncertain World," whose through line was coming from a small community in Canada where everyone trusted and cooperated with each other and discovering how absent that was in the wider world. https://www.trustunlimited.com/
