
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

May 19, 2021 • 46min
Ep - 194 Ram Charan
In this episode I speak with Ram Charan, global CEO advisor, Harvard Business School faculty author of 30+ books with his newest book, Rethinking Competitive Advantage, and whose wakeup call was learning about the importance of customers and cash flow as a 10 year old selling shoes from his parents' store in India. https://ram-charan.com/

May 16, 2021 • 52min
Ep - 193 Cameron Herold
In this episode I speak with Cameron Herold, business growth guru, best selling author of 5 books and founder of the COO Alliance whose wakeup call was realizing that his lifelong ADD and bipolar tendencies were a gift and key to his success more than a hindrance, even in spite of the downsides. Invest In Your Leaders Course https://InvestinYourLeaders.com/

May 12, 2021 • 40min
Ep - 192 Scott Jeffery Miller
In this episode I speak with Scott Jeffrey Miller, author of Marketing Mess to Brand Success, and former Chief Marketing Officer for Franklin Covey, whose wakeup call was realizing how much more she learned from mistakes than successes.

May 9, 2021 • 1h 8min
Ep - 191 Jordan Peterson
In this episode I speak with Jordan Peterson, one of the world's most influential public intellectuals and author of "Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life," the sequel to his mega best selling, "12 Rules for Life," whose wakeup call was deciding to speak the truth during his twenties when he was disappointed in himself for not being honest. https://www.jordanbpeterson.com/

May 5, 2021 • 46min
Ep - 190 Adrian Gostick
In this episode I speak with Adrian Gostick, co-author with Chester Elton of "Anxiety at Work: 8 Strategies to Help Teams Build Resilience, Handle Uncertainty and Get Stuff Done." whose wakeup call was realizing how pervasive and disruptive anxiety at work is and wanting to do something to help that. https://www.thecultureworks.com/keynotes/

May 2, 2021 • 58min
Ep - 189 Todd Miller
In this episode I speak to Todd Miller, author of "ENRICH: Create Wealth in Time, Money and Meaning" whose wakeup call was seeing how dangerous it was to be too invested in your job at the expense of your life.

Apr 28, 2021 • 53min
Ep - 188 Oscar Chavez
In this episode I speak with Oscar Chavez, international keynote speaker and mentor to 600 startups and entrepreneurs whose wake up call was waking up to realize that his drive for power was more ego driven and that he wanted to be of service to the world. https://www.oscar-chavez.com/dominate

Apr 25, 2021 • 49min
Ep - 187 Tim Davis
In this episode I speak with Tim Davis, President of the UPS Store, whose wakeup call was having the role and responsibility of leadership thrust upon him and his seizing the opportunity to become it.

Apr 21, 2021 • 46min
Ep - 186 Stacey Freedenthal
In this episode I speak with Stacey Freedenthal, who went from suicidal to suicidologist and is the author of, "Helping the Suicidal Person: Tips and Techniques for Professionals." https://www.speakingofsuicide.com/

Apr 18, 2021 • 1h 4min
Ep - 185 Steven Kotler
In this episode I speak with Steven Kotler, multi New York Times best selling author and author of new book, The Art of Impossible, whose wakeup call was discovering the components that lead to flow and the neurobiology to explain it. https://www.flowresearchcollective.com/