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
Feb 27, 2022 • 51min
Ep - 304 Larry Livingston
In this episode I speak with Larry Livingston, Chair, USC Conducting Department, whose through line has been a life involved in music as a conductor, director, educator and all the left and right angle turns he had taken in a highly distinguished career. https://music.usc.edu/larry-j-livingston/
Feb 24, 2022 • 53min
Ep - 303 Alok Appadurai
In the episode I speak with Alok Appadurai, author of "Maximum Impact Potential," and founder and CEO of Uplift Millions, whose wakeup call was hitting bottom six years ago and having a young son causing him to put his ego aside, reach out for help, be given an opportunity and never giving up. https://upliftmillions.com/
Feb 22, 2022 • 50min
Ep - 302 Mitch Russo
In this episode I speak with Mitch Russo, former partner to Tony Robbins and the late Chet Holmes, author of , "Power Tribes: How Certification Can Explode Your Business," and founder of the coaching platform, ClientFol.io whose wakeup call was nearly avoiding a drug overdose as a teenager band member and turning his life around. https://MitchRusso.com
Feb 20, 2022 • 45min
Ep - 301 Dr. Gary Crotaz
In this episode I speak with Dr. Gary Crotaz, Gallup Certified Coach and author of, "IDEA Mindset: Figure Out What You Want from Work and How to Get It In 6 Weeks," whose wakeup call was completing a long medical training and a PhD only to discover that it was not the career he was meant to do. https://garycrotaz.com/
Feb 17, 2022 • 59min
Ep - 300 Robert Glazer
In this episode i speak with Robert Glazer, Founder and past CEO of Acceleration Partners, Robert Glazer, author of the Friday Forward newsletter, host of The Elevate Podcast and WSJ best selling author of four books whose wakeup call was realizing that his lifelong ADHD was a gift instead of a curse. https://www.robertglazer.com/
Feb 15, 2022 • 40min
Ep - 299 Michele Rosenthal
In this episode I speak to PTSD survivor, Trauma Recovery Specialist and Mental Health Advocate, Michele Rosenthal, whose wakeup calls included a prolonged near death trauma at age 13 and then an eating disorder several years later and discovering a path to healing that she now shares worldwide. https://www.mytraumacoach.com/
Feb 13, 2022 • 38min
Ep - 298 Chief Eli Vera
In this episode I interview 32 year veteran of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department and candidate for Sheriff, Chief Eli Vera, who wakeup call was being inspired by the selflessness of his single mom and also by seeing and experience law enforcement officers protecting and caring for the people in his community. https://www.vera4sheriff.com/
Feb 10, 2022 • 45min
Ep - 297 Lt. Col Michael Abrams
In this episode I speak with Lt. Col. Michael Abrams (USMC), President of http://fourblock.org whose wakeup call was leaving active duty and realizing how much help returning military needs to reintegrate themselves back into civilian life and the civilian work force. https://fourblock.org/team/board/michael-abrams
Feb 8, 2022 • 48min
Ep - 296 Gayle Kirshenbaum
In this episode I speak with return guest, Emmy-winning filmmaker, photographer, Gayle Kirshenbaum, who wakeup call following her documentary, "Look at Us Now, Mother!" and TEDx talk, "No More Drama with Mama," has been to teach her 7 steps to forgiveness to the world through her talks, writing and podcast appearances. https://www.gaylekirschenbaum.com/
Feb 6, 2022 • 46min
Ep - 295 Joel Bines
Joel Bines In this episode I interview Joel Bines, co-head of the Global Retail Practice at the business consulting firm, AlixPartners, and the author of: The METAIL Economy, whose wakeup call was realizing that you have no choice but to be customer centered, when they can go wherever they want so easily in the digital economy. https://www.alixpartners.com/our-professionals/jbines
