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 3, 2022 • 46min
Ep - 294 Thayer Willis
In this episode I speak to Thayer Cheatham Willis, on of the inheritors of the Georgia Pacific company and author of, "Navigating the Dark Side of Wealth" and "Beyond Gold: True Wealth for Inheritors," whose wakeup call was realizing she was a "spoiled brat" after her life fell apart in her twenties and meeting a special teacher that called her on it and helped her find her purpose. http://thayerwillis.com
Feb 1, 2022 • 58min
Ep - 293 Justin Sandler
In this episode I speak with musician, actor, creator and star of his solo show, "Embrace Love Free," Justin Sandler whose wakeup call was recovering and about to thrive after the trauma from his early life, when in 2017 he came down with cancer and how he "embraced" it and then did the same with the chemotherapy to treat it. https://www.justinsandler.com/about
Jan 30, 2022 • 52min
Ep - 292 Joy Chen
In this episode I speak with Joy Chen, CEO of Joyous, a career coaching and leadership development firm for Asian Americans, whose wakeup call was realizing that although Asian Americans are highly sought out as new hires for their work ethic, competence and focus, they rarely move up in an organization to the higher levels that depend more on interpersonal skills but their plight is often overlooked by DEI initiatives. https://www.getjoyous.net/.
Jan 27, 2022 • 42min
Ep - 291 Brad Blanton
In this episode I speak with Brad Blanton, the father and originator of "Radical Honesty," whose wakeup call was having to take care of his younger brother and going from a safe childhood up until age 5 and then having to make his way through an alcoholic stepfather effect on his family. https://www.radicalhonesty.com/brad
Jan 25, 2022 • 53min
Ep - 290 Scott Yenor
In this episode I speak with Scott Yenor, Professor of Political Science at Boise State University and author of: "The Recovery of Family Life: Exposing the Limits of Modern Ideologies," whose wakeup call was realizing the importance and centrality of the family and how so many forces seem to undermine it from all directions. http://scottyenor.com/
Jan 23, 2022 • 41min
Ep - 289 Mary Olson-Menzel
In this episode I speak with Mary Olson-Menzel, Founder and CEO of MVP Executive Search and Development, whose wakeup call(s) were developing breast cancer and then several years later a concussion from a car accident which finally woke her up to her life. https://mvpexec.com/meet-the-founder/
Jan 20, 2022 • 57min
Ep - 288 Dr. John DeMartini
In this episode I speak with Dr. John Demartini, founder of the Demartini Institute and recipient of the IAOTP Top Human Behavior Specialist of the Year Award from the International Association of Top Professionals whose wakeup call was overcoming reading and learning issues and being told by the world that he wouldn't amount to anything and then have a special teacher tell him otherwise. https://drdemartini.com
Jan 18, 2022 • 41min
Ep - 287 Howard Prager
In this episode I speak with Howard Prager, President of Advance Learning Group and author of, "Make Someone’s Day: Becoming a Memorable Leader in Work and Life," whose wakeup call was realizing how little it takes to make someone's day and how powerful that can be to both the other person and you. https://howardhprager.com/about/
Jan 16, 2022 • 38min
Ep - 286 Dr. Ruth Gotian
In this episode I speak with Dr. Ruth Gotian, the #1 emerging management thinker in the world bridging theory and practice according to Thinkers50 and author of, "The Success Factor," whose wakeup call was focusing on the what makes high performers successful and being inspired to do so by a mentor who saw that she could do something important instead of merely interesting. https://www.ruthgotian.com/
Jan 13, 2022 • 47min
Ep – 285 Peter Winick
In this episode I speak with Peter Winick, Founder and CEO of Thought Leadership Leverage whose wakeup call was the suicide of an uncle when he was a teenager and his realizing how anything could happen in life and you'd do well to take charge of what you can and let go what you can't AND towards the end he shares a brilliantly cogent summary of what thought leadership leverage is in the digital age. http://thoughtleadershipleverage.com
