My Wakeup Call with Dr. Mark Goulston
602 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 163 ratingsI’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.
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Episodes
Ep 374 - Rupal Patel
August 07, 2022 13:03 - 48 minutes - 38.4 MBIn this episode I speak with Rupal Patel, author of, "From CIA to CEO: Unconventional Life Lessons for Thinking Bigger, Leading Better and Being Bolder," whose through line has been learning and sharing and who was inspired by her immigrant parents who became leading physicians in NYC and whose wakeup call was what she learned in the CIA that can be immediately transferred to the real world of leadership and beyond. https://www.entreprenora.co.uk/
Ep 373- Garry Meier
August 04, 2022 10:30 - 57 minutes - 45.9 MBIn this episode I speak with long time top Chicago radio host, Garry Meier, and host of the Garry Meier Show Podcast whose wakeup call has always speaking up and out about the b.s. in the world and making it topical and funny and thought provoking. http://garrymeier.com/podcast/
Ep 372 - Ellen Meister
August 02, 2022 15:06 - 41 minutes - 33.4 MBIn this episode I speak with Ellen Meister, author of eight novels whose most recent is, "Take My Husband," whose wakeup call was a friend getting sick with cancer and her realizing at age 40, that she needed to jump into writing novels or risk regretting it at the end of her life. https://ellenmeister.com/
Ep 371 - Rachel and Jesse Kove
July 31, 2022 17:11 - 41 minutes - 33.1 MBIn this episode I speak with Rachel Kove and Jesse Kove, who along with their father Martin Kove (star of Cobra Kai) host the "Kicking It with the Koves" podcast and whose wakeup calls include overcoming several mental health and addiction challenges in their own lives. https://www.podcastone.com/pd/Kicking-It-With-The-Koves
Ep 370 - Chris Kolenda
July 28, 2022 16:22 - 48 minutes - 38.5 MBIn this episode I speak with returning guest, Retired Colonel Chris Kolenda, Founder of the http://strategicleadersacademy.com, and author of, Book of the Year recipient, "Zero-Sum Victory: What We're Getting Wrong About War," whose through line is helping leaders, veterans and their families achieve their dreams and correcting everything that leadership is doing wrong. https://www.amazon.com/Zero-Sum-Victory-Getting-Wrong-About/dp/0813152763/
Ep 369 - Cory Pesaturo
July 26, 2022 15:25 - 34 minutes - 28 MBIn this episode I speak with Cory Pesaturo, multiple world champion accordion player whose wakeup call was discovering his unique talent with the accordion and then discovering jazz and what he could do with an electric instrument. I hope you'll be as mesmerized by this episode as I was. https://www.cpezmusic.com/
Ep 368 - Sarah Hiner
July 24, 2022 14:44 - 46 minutes - 37.2 MBIn this episode I speak with Sarah Hiner, creator and author of "The Chemistry of Happiness," whose wakeup call was having a medical condition 25 years ago that traditional medicine could not help and then discovering the natural biochemical connection between their actions, thoughts and bodies and using that to heal and cure many conditions. Use code SH50 and get 50% off of the first month when you purchase her Chemistry of Happiness Program at https://soaak.com/21-day-programs/
Ep 367- Sterling Hawkins
July 21, 2022 14:46 - 42 minutes - 34.1 MBIn this episode I speak with Sterling Hawkins, author of, "Hunting Discomfort: How to Get Breakthrough Results in Life and Business No Matter What," CEO of the Sterling Hawkins Group whose wakeup call was having a $500 million business go bankrupt during crash of 2009 and being inspired by his mother to discover the way out is the way through. https://www.sterlinghawkins.com/
Ep 366 - Anita Stubenrauch
July 19, 2022 16:52 - 43 minutes - 35.2 MBIn this episode I speak with Anita Stubenrauch, Founder and Principal of Cause Effect Creative, whose wakeup call was reaching the point when she knew she was burned out after being very successful and working her way up at Apple and realizing she needed to return to her core passions of creativity, poetry and artistry. https://www.causeeffectcreative.com/
Ep 365 - Katherine Twells
July 17, 2022 16:17 - 41 minutes - 32.9 MBIn this episode I speak with Kathy Twells, Sr. VP Customer Excellence, host of the Coca Cola Compassion Lab podcast and women's empowerment advocate whose wakeup call was nearly dying from a serious illness at age 29 from which she healed herself through a mind-body-spirit approach and awakened her to the power of consciousness. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-coca-cola-cmo-leadership-summit-podcast/id1420268358
Ep 364 - Victoria Labalme
July 14, 2022 16:47 - 40 minutes - 32.1 MBIn this episode I speak with Victoria Labalme, Founder of Risk Forward and Rock the Room and author of, Risk Forward: Embrace the Unknown and Unlock Your Hidden Genius, whose through line has been bringing out the genius and courage in others to express it and whose wakeup call was being in Manhattan on 9/11 which coincided with the terminal illness of her mom. https://www.victorialabalme.com/
Ep 364 - Victoria Labalme
July 14, 2022 16:47 - 40 minutes - 32.1 MBIn this episode I speak with Victoria Labalme, Founder of Risk Forward and Rock the Room and author of, Risk Forward: Embrace the Unknown and Unlock Your Hidden Genius, whose through line has been bringing out the genius and courage in others to express it and whose wakeup call was being in Manhattan on 9/11 which coincided with the terminal illness of her mom. https://www.victorialabalme.com/
Ep 363 - Randal D. Pinkett, Ph.D and Jeffrey A. Robinson, Ph.D
July 12, 2022 17:19 - 44 minutes - 35.8 MBIn this episode I speak with Randal D. Pinkett, Ph.D, MBA and Jeffrey A. Robinson, Ph.D, co-authors of, "Black Faces in High Places: 10 Strategic Actions for Black Professionals to Reach the Top and Stay There," whose through lines and wakeup calls have been what specific actions Black Americans can do and what the responsibilities of organizations are to help all minority communities to survive, thrive and succeed in the business world. https://www.randalpinkett.com/ https://www.business.ru...
Ep 363 - Randal D. Pinkett, Ph.D and Jeffrey A. Robinson, Ph.D
July 12, 2022 17:19 - 44 minutes - 35.8 MBOn this episode I speak with Randal D. Pinkett, Ph.D, MBA and Jeffrey A. Robinson, Ph.D, co-authors of, "Black Faces in High Places: 10 Strategic Actions for Black Professionals to Reach the Top and Stay There," whose through lines and wakeup calls have been what specific actions Black Americans can do and what the responsibilities of organizations are to help all minority communities to survive, thrive and succeed in the business world. https://www.randalpinkett.com/ https://www.business.ru...
Ep 362 - Connie Zweig
July 10, 2022 16:50 - 45 minutes - 36.2 MBIn this episode I speak with Connie Zweig, PhD, author of "The Inner Work of Age: Shifting From Role to Soul," whose wakeup call was shifting from a life of spiritual exploration and doing therapy to focusing on the inner transformation of people as they age past their career life. https://conniezweig.com/
Ep 361 - Renee Fraser
July 07, 2022 12:43 - 47 minutes - 37.8 MBIn this episode I speak with Renee Fraser, PhD Psychologist turned long time successful ad agency Founder and CEO and host of KABC AM's Renee Fraser, Why Women show whose wakeup call was as a child being concerned about the inequities of women of color, becoming highly successful in her career and then rediscovering her concern when her advertising industry dad was dying and asked her what became of those concerns and who now helps women of color to get board seats. https://www.frasercommuni...
Ep 360 - Adam Mendler
July 05, 2022 20:40 - 48 minutes - 39 MBIn this episode I speak with Adam Mendler, CEO of the Veloz Group, nationally recognized authority on leadership and host of "Thirty Minute Mentors" leadership podcast whose wakuep call was realizing it was more important to help people become the best version of themselves than it was to merely focus on material success. https://www.adammendler.com/
Ep 359 - Nataly Kogan
July 03, 2022 16:54 - 41 minutes - 33.2 MBIn this episode I speak to Nataly Kogan, CEO of Happier, host of the "Awesome Human Podcast," and author of "The Awesome Human Project," whose wakeup call was being driven as a Russian refugee to succeed and becoming successful in the corporate world only to discover that she was burned out. https://natalykogan.com/
Ep 358 - Edward Sullivan
June 30, 2022 10:30 - 46 minutes - 37.3 MBIn this episode I speak with Edward Sullivan, CEO & President of the renowned executive coaching consultancy Velocity and co-author of, "Leading with Heart: 5 conversations that unlock creativity, purpose and results," whose wakeup call was realizing he could use empathy in service of himself or others and discovering he was ashamed of the self-serving side of his personality. https://velocitycoaching.com/team
Ep 357 - Myra Fordham
June 28, 2022 16:45 - 42 minutes - 34.2 MBIn this episode I speak with Myra Fordham, Australia's #1 Trauma Coach for Women whose wakeup call was surviving a physical assault by and ex-partner that left her with Traumatic Brain Injury and her recovery from that and how that led her to becoming a trauma coach. https://bit.ly/Coachmyra
Ep 356 - Gretchen Rubin
June 26, 2022 13:35 - 36 minutes - 29 MBIn this episode I speak with 5 time NY Times best selling author, Gretchen Rubin, and host of "Happier with Gretchen Rubin," podcast whose through line has been loving to read and her passion for understanding the human condition and whose wakeup call was leaving a legal career to become a full time writer and speaker. https://gretchenrubin.com/
Ep 355 - Daniel Goleman
June 25, 2022 15:44 - 41 minutes - 33.2 MBIn this episode I speak to Daniel Goleman, internationally known psychologist, NY Times reporter and author of the iconic, game-changing 1995 book, "Emotional Intelligence," whose wakeup call was returning to Harvard after visiting India and exploring meditation and other practices and deciding to introduce that to Western thinking, way before it was ready to accept it. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/first-person-plural-ei-beyond/id1538498597 https://www.danielgoleman.info/
Ep 354 - Jefferson Rogers
June 23, 2022 16:55 - 43 minutes - 35.1 MBIn this episode I interview Jefferson Rogers, failed entrepreneur turned alcoholic, drug addict who turned around his life in 2018 by going "All In," and now helps others to do the same with his "All In," book, podcast and coaching/training. https://jeffersonkrogers.com/
Ep 353 - Pauline Victoria
June 21, 2022 15:19 - 48 minutes - 38.6 MBIn this episode I speak with Pauline Victoria, a woman who was born without arms or legs and whose spirit is so inspirational it hurts. I believe she is a future TED (not TEDx) speaker in the making. Please join me in helping to make that happen. http://paulinevictoria.com
Ep 352 - Bill Flynn
June 19, 2022 14:21 - 39 minutes - 31.5 MBIn this episode I speak with Bill Flynn, Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coaches coach, NeuroLeadership Certificate Holder, advisor to hundreds of companies whose wakeup call was realizing that it was much more impactful to empower others in their decision making than to tell them what to do. https://catalystgrowthadvisors.com/catalyst-growth-advisors/about-2/
Ep 351 - Billy Samoa Saleebey
June 16, 2022 12:21 - 33 minutes - 26.6 MBIn this episode I speak with Billy Samoa Saleebey, Co-Founder of Podify, and host of the "Insight Out " and "For Love of Podcast" podcasts whose through line has always been being focused on creating entertaining and rewarding experiences for others. https://billysamoa.com/
Ep 350 - Genevieve Piturro
June 14, 2022 16:01 - 41 minutes - 33.2 MBIn this episode I speak with Genevieve Piturro, founder of the non-profit, Pajama Program, and author of, "Purpose, Passion and Pajamas," whose wakeup call occurred in the middle of a successful entertainment executive career when she met a 6 year old in a protective shelter whose simple question, "What are pajamas?" blew her away and changed the rest of her life.
Ep 350 - Genevieve Piturro
June 14, 2022 16:01 - 41 minutes - 33.2 MBIn this episode I speak with Genevieve Piturro, founder of the non-profit, Pajama Program, and author of, "Purpose, Passion and Pajamas," whose wakeup call occurred in the middle of a successful entertainment executive career when she met a 6 year old in a protective shelter whose simple statement blew her away and changed the rest of her life.
Ep 349 - David Leighton
June 12, 2022 10:30 - 41 minutes - 32.9 MBIn this episode I speak with David Leighton, Co-Founder, President and Chairman of WITI (Women in Technology International) whose wakeup call was being inspired and informed by his mother, Carolyn Leighton, the other Co-Founder of WITI, about how the talent of women was being underutilized and their potential unrealized and wanting to create a community to change that. https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidleighton/
Ep 348 - Tom Vaugh
June 09, 2022 15:12 - 42 minutes - 34.4 MBIn this episode I speak with former "king of the London party scene" turned everyman philosopher and author of, "Hope...And the Hedgehog," Tom Vaughan, whose wakeup call was pondering the meaning of life and coming up with a question we must all answer for ourselves. https://www.amazon.com/Hope-Hedgehog-Death-personal-quest/dp/1789632900/
Ep 348 - Tom Vaughan
June 09, 2022 15:12 - 42 minutes - 34.4 MBIn this episode I speak with former "king of the London party scene" turned everyman philosopher and author of, "Hope...And the Hedgehog," Tom Vaughan, whose wakeup call was pondering the meaning of life and coming up with a question we must all answer for ourselves. https://www.amazon.com/Hope-Hedgehog-Death-personal-quest/dp/1789632900/
Ep 347 - Michael Slepian
June 07, 2022 15:11 - 51 minutes - 41.1 MBIn this episode I speak with Michael Slepian, Associate Professor of Leadership and Ethics at Columbia University and author of: "THE SECRET LIFE OF SECRETS: How Our Inner Worlds Shape Well-Being, Relationships, and Who We Are" whose wakeup call was learning the secret that he and his brother's father, was not their biological father which coincided with research he was already doing on the top. http://www.columbia.edu/~ms4992/
Ep 346 - Andy Norman
June 05, 2022 14:36 - 52 minutes - 42.4 MBIn this episode I speak with Andy Norman, public philosopher and author of, "Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think," whose through line and wakeup call was going into philosophy because he was fascinated about the difference between human wisdom and foolishness. https://andynorman.org/mental-immunity
Ep 345 - John Bates
June 02, 2022 16:29 - 47 minutes - 38.4 MBIn this episode I speak with John Bates, Founder of Executive Speaking Success, and author of, "Your Amazing Itty Bitty Guide to Being TED-Worthy," whose wake up call was a life threatening illness and financial disaster that caused him to turn his life into giving value to others. https://executivespeakingsuccess.com/
Ep 344 - Marci Glidden Savage
May 31, 2022 15:05 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBMarci Glidden Savage In this episode I speak with Marci Glidden Savage, author of "And No One Saw It Coming," whose wakeup call(s) were the suicides of her two husbands and how that has made her a fierce advocate for mental health and breaking the stigma. https://marcisavage.com/
Ep 343 - Cynthia Johnson
May 29, 2022 16:55 - 39 minutes - 32 MBIn this episode I speak with Cynthia Johnson, entrepreneur, Co-Founder, Bell+Ivy, personal and employee branding firm and author of: "Platform: The Art and Science of Personal Branding," whose wakeup up call was being home schooled and developing a laser focus on what is most important and identify trends many years before their time. https://www.bellivy.com/our-team/cynthia-johnson
Ep 342 - Dr. Randall Stutman
May 26, 2022 17:12 - 55 minutes - 44.3 MBIn this episode I speak with the Founder of the Admired Leadership Institute, Dr. Randall Stutman, whose wakeup call was learning the singular quality of the best leaders is how widely they are admired. https://admiredleadership.com/
Ep 341 - Ken Sterling
May 24, 2022 17:23 - 46 minutes - 37.2 MBIn this episode I speak to Ken Sterling, Executive VP at BigSpeak whose wakeup call was to go from being homeless with his mother as a young child and to be appreciative of and practice kindness in the world. https://www.bigspeak.com/team/sterling-ken/
Ep 340 - Thomas Vozzo
May 22, 2022 15:35 - 51 minutes - 41.2 MBIn this episode I speak to former CEO of a billion dollar company, Thomas Vozzos, author of: "The Homeboy Way: A Radical Approach to Business and Life," who became Homeboy Industries first-ever CEO in 2012 whose wakeup call was realizing how little corporate America truly cared about anyone other than shareholders and thinking there must be something more fulfilling and discovering the magic that is Homeboy Industries, the largest and most successful gang intervention, rehabilitation and re-...
Ep 339 - Justin Zorn and Leigh Marz
May 20, 2022 16:01 - 1 hour - 50.2 MBIn this episode I speak with Justin Zorn and Leigh Marz, co-authors of, "GOLDEN: The Power of Silence in a World of Noise," whose wakeup calls were discovering the power of mindfulness, meditation and silence to break through logjams and obstacles that pedal to the metal energy never did. https://www.amazon.com/Golden-Power-Silence-World-Noise-ebook/dp/B09CPZZSPS
Ep 338 - Brian Elliott and Sheela Subramanian
May 17, 2022 14:09 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MBIn this episode I speak with Brian Elliott, Executive Leader, and Sheela Subramanian, Vice President and Co-founder of Future Forum and co-authors of: "How The Future Works: Leading Flexible Teams to Do the Best Work of Their Lives," whose wakeup call was realizing how leaders need to adapt to the needs of their people if they want to win the battle for talent and succeed in their future. https://futureforum.com/
Ep 337 - Lara Hodgson
May 15, 2022 15:07 - 40 minutes - 32.7 MBLara Hodgson is President and CEO of NOW Corp, and has served as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Harvard Business School and is the co-author with Stacey Abrams of, "LEVEL UP: Rise Above the Hidden Forces Holding Your Business Back," whose through line and wakeup call was realizing she had a near unicorn blend of being an aeronautical engineer and excellent people skills which she has combined to become a highly successful AND credible entrepreneur. https://nowcorp.com/
Ep 336 - Janice Perkins
May 12, 2022 14:39 - 38 minutes - 31 MBIn this episode I speak with Janice Perkins, a leadership warrior, founder of Capacity who liberates infinite capacity for individuals, teams and organizations and whose wakeup call was learning to be strong in overcoming health issues in her children and herself and learning to balance that with connecting with people. https://www.ihavecapacity.com/about-2
Ep 335 - Mikhaila Peterson
May 10, 2022 12:53 - 48 minutes - 38.9 MBIn this episode I speak with influencer, Mikhaila Peterson, host of the Mikhaila Peterson Podcast whose through line and wakeup call have been diverging from conventional pure science based remedies for her health challenges to discovering alternative approaches that worked. https://mikhailapeterson.com/
Ep 334 - Susan Cain
May 08, 2022 14:29 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBIn this episode I speak with Susan Cain, NY Times #1 best selling author of: "Quiet" and her recent book, "Bittersweet," whose wakeup call was being passed over for partner in her law firm and realizing that she always wanted to be a writer and also discovering that some things in life that the world views negatively, can often be the source of creativity AND happiness. https://susancain.net/
Ep 333 - Brian Bogert
May 05, 2022 14:50 - 50 minutes - 40.1 MBIn this episode I speak with Brian Bogert who has been helping the world turn pain into strength and commitment and whose wakeup call was having his torn off left arm be reattached at age 7 and his journey to heal physically and psychologically from that. https://brianbogert.com/
Ep 332 - Robert Waldinger M.D
May 03, 2022 15:16 - 39 minutes - 31.9 MBIn this episode I speak with psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, Harvard Medical School Professor, Director of their Study of Adult Development and Zen priest, Robert Waldinger, M.D. whose through line has been a lifelong fascination with the human psyche and what makes for a happy and fulfilling life. https://www.lifespanresearch.org/
Ep 331 - Whitney Johnson
May 01, 2022 13:24 - 54 minutes - 43.6 MBIn this episode I speak with Whitney Johnson, CEO, Disruption Advisors and author of, "Smart Growth: How to Grow Your People to Grow Your Company," whose wakeup call was to always progress in life and help others do the same after being born to an unmarried couple. https://whitneyjohnson.com/
Ep 330 - Scott Keller
April 28, 2022 16:17 - 52 minutes - 42.4 MBIn this episode I speak with Scott Keller, Senior Partner at McKinsey, and co-author with Carolyn Dewar and Vikram Malhotra of "CEO Excellence," whose wakeup call was personally, the birth of his second child with severe brain damage and his single minded dedication to his development and professionally, his research and realization that CEO excellence came down to six mindsets. https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/scott-keller
Ep 329 - Tommie Breedlove
April 26, 2022 15:11 - 56 minutes - 45.6 MBIn this episode I speak with Tommie Breedlove, transformational coach, speaker, and best selling author of, "Legendary," whose wakeup calls was going to prison after a violent youth and then again discovering the emptiness of becoming highly successful and almost destroying his life. https://tommybreedlove.com/