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 2, 2021 • 40min
Ep - 254 Dave Stewart
In this episode I speak to Dave Stewart, founder and the face of AGEIST and host of the Superage Podcast, whose wakeup call was discovering that little was being said about the modern 50+ and highly influential demographic and so he jumped in and became one of its leading authorities. https://www.weareageist.com/
Oct 31, 2021 • 47min
Ep - 253 Fred Joyal
Fred Joyal In this episode I speak with Fred Joyal, founder of the leading referral company, 1-800-DENTIST and author of, "Superbold: From Under-confident to Charismatic in 90 Days," whose wakeup call was his determination to overcome being shy because of realizing how much it caused him to miss out on things. https://fredjoyal.com/
Oct 28, 2021 • 40min
Ep - 252 Rhett Power
In this episode I speak with entrepreneur turned #1 Thought Leader on Entrepreneurship, Rhett Power, whose wakeup call was "quitting" various successful ventures when he felt finished with them and they were no longer aligned with his purpose. https://rhettpower.com/
Oct 26, 2021 • 1h 1min
Ep - 251 Amanda Slavin
In this episode, that is one of my all-time favorites, I speak with the highly accomplished, Amanda Slavin, Co-founder of CatalystCreativ and author of the best selling book, "The Seventh Level," whose wakeup call was marrying someone who was good for her by being good to her and also becoming a mom in her journey to feel like a whole and wholly at peace person. https://www.catalystcreativ.com/
Oct 24, 2021 • 57min
Ep - 250 Mark C. Thompson
In this episode I speak with Mark C. Thompson, Chairman of the Chief Executive Alliance and the World's #1 CEO Coach according to Thinkers50 whose wakeup call was more of a through line in his life realizing he could help the most powerful leaders achieve epic goals that could change the world and future. https://www.markcthompson.com/
Oct 21, 2021 • 54min
Ep - 249 Steve Mosko
In this episode I spoke with Steve Mosko, CEO of Village Roadshow Entertainment (VREG), who brought us "Joker" and "The Matrix Resurrections," whose wakeup calls included being told he should go to trade school in high school, being hacked while at Sony Entertainment and keeping VREG viable through the pandemic. https://vreg.com/senior-management/
Oct 19, 2021 • 51min
Ep - 248 Liz Wiseman
In this episode I speak with Liz Wiseman, multi-NY Times best selling author of her recent book: "Impact Players," focused on identifying and growing your best people and whose wakeup call was being able to separate people's intent from their behavior and using that to avoid conflicts with some of the most challenging leaders in the corporate world and to maximize HER impact. https://thewisemangroup.com/
Oct 17, 2021 • 57min
Ep - 247 Lisa Earle McLeod
In this episode I speak with Lisa Earle McLeod, author of "Selling with Noble Purpose," whose wakeup call came when she heard the tributes to her school teach mother at her funeral, when Lisa was 29 and pregnant and was moved to ask herself what her own purpose might be. https://www.mcleodandmore.com/
Oct 14, 2021 • 54min
Ep - 246 Marilyn Gist
In this episode I speak with Marilyn Gist, author of "The Extraordinary Power of Leader Humility," and the importance of respecting people's dignity, whose wakeup call was discovering that a former subordinate became much more productive and successful after being praised and supported than being criticized which Marilyn had done. https://www.marilyngist.com/
Oct 12, 2021 • 1h 2min
Ep - 245 Deborah Westphal
In this episode I speak with Deborah Westphal, former CEO of Toffler Associates, and author of "Convergence," whose wakeup call was coming from an engineering background and realizing the importance of considering people in planning for the future. https://deborahwestphal.com/
