
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

Oct 20, 2019 • 52min
EP - 48 Tim Brown
In this interview I speak with Tim Brown, Chair of the great design and innovation company, IDEO, about how taking a Design Thinking approach to life can wake you up and keep you awake.

Oct 13, 2019 • 44min
EP - 47 Barbara Daoust
- In this episode I speak to Barbara Daoust, author of, "True Love, True Self: A Journey to Self-Love," about losing the love her life husband Patrick abruptly after twenty-five years of marriage and bottoming out and then self-loving herself back to health and now helping others do the same.

Oct 6, 2019 • 48min
EP - 46 Scott Miller
In this episode listen in as I speak with Scott Miller, Executive Vice President of Thought Leadership at Franklin Covey, podcast host and author of "Management Mess to Leadership Success," on the power and relief from admitting and learning from our mistakes.

Sep 29, 2019 • 39min
Ep - 45 Tyler Wagner
Tyler Wagner - In this episode I speak with Tyler Wagner, founder of Authorsunite.com who talks about everything from dropping out of school to creating a successful business and to truly committing himself to a making family and friends most important to him.

Sep 22, 2019 • 42min
Ep - 44 Paul Meier
In this episode I speak with Dr. Paul Meier, widely regarded as one of the fathers of Christian psychology and you will appreciate how his spiritual approach works for everyone.

Sep 15, 2019 • 29min
Ep- 43 Erik Oberholtzer
Erik Oberholtzer, In this episode I speak with Tender Greens Co-founder Erik Oberholtzer on his journey and wakeup calls in going from a chef to a restauranteur and staying true to his values.

Sep 8, 2019 • 43min
Ep - 42 Dan Wise
Dan Wise, In this episode I speak with former White Collar Prisoner turned Federal Prison Consultant, Dan Wise, on his wakeup call and chance to straighten out his life and who now works with indicted criminals before they're sentenced.

Sep 1, 2019 • 42min
Ep - 41 Mark Unger
In this episode I speak with Mark Unger, author of First Survivor, about his child who had "Zero Chance of Survival" and how together as family they never gave up hope and his story may help you through a rough period.

Aug 25, 2019 • 37min
Ep. - 40 Deke Copehaver
Deke Copehaver: A leader you can trust have confidence in and respect is not a unicorn. In this episode you'll hear from former three term Augusta, GA Mayor, Deke Copenhaver, author of The Changemaker: The Art of Building Better Leaders and you'll discover exactly what I mean.

Aug 18, 2019 • 33min
Ep. - 39 Denise Gosnell
In this episode I speak with driven, successful entrepreneur and attorney Denise Gosnell, who created the Vacation Effect and turned a 70-80 hr work week into a 3 day work week and learn how you can do the same.