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
Nov 25, 2021 • 50min
Ep - 264 Jay Steinfeld
In this episode I speak with Jay Steinfeld, author of: "Lead from the Core" and founder and CEO of Global Custom Commerce the #1 online window coverings retailer which was bought by Home Depot whose wakeup call was the untimely deaths of his mother and wife when three of his children were young and his journey moving through and past that and become the man and leader he is today. http://jaysteinfeld.com
Nov 23, 2021 • 48min
Ep - 263 Peter Bregman and Howie Jacobson
In this episode I speak with Peter Bregman and Howie Jacobson, executive coaches and authors of, "You Can Change Other People," whose wakeup calls were wanting to help people change and being frustrated when their prior efforts didn't result in that. https://bregmanpartners.com/
Nov 21, 2021 • 56min
Ep - 262 Addison Brasil
In this episode I speak with Addison Brasil, co-founder, COO of Tethr, a peer driven community for men to deal with their mental health challenges, whose wakeup calls included getting through the PTSD and suicidal depression following the suicide of his father, death from cancer of his brother, death of best friend in traffic accident in which he survived. https://www.tethr.men/content/tethrd-tmz-live-new-years-eve-full-interview-with-co-founder-addison-brasil-harvey-levin-and-charles-latibeaudiere
Nov 18, 2021 • 35min
Ep - 261 CJ McClanahan
In todays I speak to CJ McClanahan, author of, "The Overachiever's Dilemma," whose wakeup call was and continues to be dealing with stress and depression by totally focusing on the needs of others. https://cjmcclanahan.com/
Nov 16, 2021 • 46min
Ep - 260 Stephan Spencer
In this episode I speak with uber SEO thought leader, Stephan Spencer, whose wakeup call was surviving unharmed from a car accident that should have killed him and more recently turning to his higher power and say, "Give me a job to do on Earth to make a difference." https://www.stephanspencer.com/
Nov 14, 2021 • 51min
Ep - 259 Scot McKay
In this episode I speak with dating and relationship coach and host of the Mountain Top Podcast, Scot McKay, whose wakeup call was getting out of a horrendous first marriage to figuring out what makes for the best relationships and how to have men have one AND realizing how important freedom is as he has traveled the globe worldschooling his kids. https://mountaintoppodcast.com/
Nov 11, 2021 • 48min
Ep - 258 Todd Cherches
In this episode I speak with Todd Cherches, Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coach, author of "VisuaLeadership: Leveraging the Power of Visual Thinking in Leadership and Life," and CEO/co-founder of BigBlueGumball, whose wakeup call was working for so many toxic bosses and knowing there was a better way to lead and also discovering the power of visual thinking. http://www.bigbluegumball.com/
Nov 9, 2021 • 49min
Ep - 257 Simon Mainwaring
In this episode I speak with return guest, Simon Mainwaring, CEO of We First and author of the new book. "Lead with We," whose wakeup call was seeing how companies were paying lip service to having a stakeholder company that wouldn't happen until leaders stepped up and would lead with we. https://www.leadwithwe.com
Nov 7, 2021 • 37min
Ep - 256 Jenn Lim
In this episode I speak with Jenn Lim, author of, "Beyond Happiness: How Authentic Leaders Prioritize Purpose and People for Growth and Impact," and CEO of Delivering Happiness whose wake up calls included the death of her dad twenty years ago and recently of her close friend and partner, Tony Hsieh (former CEO of Zappos) which resulted in her needing to discover HER purpose and core values. https://jennlim.com/
Nov 3, 2021 • 40min
Ep - 255 Shari Foos
In this episode I speak to Shari Foos, Marriage and Family Therapist and founder of The Narrative Method, whose wakeup call was realizing how people could use fictional stories to overcome adverse childhoods and also how that can be applied to help healthcare workers suffering from burnout using Narrative Medicine. https://www.thenarrativemethod.org/
