Secrets of Success
357 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 13 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHost Bill Horan helps listeners uncover hidden talents to maximize individual success.
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Jennie Potter - Self Sabotage No More
April 22, 2024 19:30 - 27 minutes - 38.4 MBBill Horan talks with Jennie Potter, author of SELF SABOTAGE NO MORE. Jennie will discuss how we fly on auto pilot most of the time, how these automatic reactions sabotage our desires, what are the roles of the conscious and subconscious and what are sabotage anchors.
Lucinda Halpern - Get Signed
April 15, 2024 19:30 - 28 minutes - 38.9 MBBill Horan talks with Lucinda Halpern, author of GET SIGNED. Lucinda will discuss how to evaluate a literary agent, how an agent helps pick the right title for a book, what are some of the myths about agents and getting a book published, and what should an author expect an agent to do.
Bill Furlong - The Character Compass
April 08, 2024 17:25 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBBill Horan talks with Bill Furlong, author of THE CHARACTER COMPASS. Bill will discuss how to define character, do people still care about character, what are some character myths and what is "character contagion."
Hughes Norton - Rainmaker
April 01, 2024 16:45 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBBill Horan talks with Hughes Norton, author of RAINMAKER. Hughes will discuss what a Rainmaker is, what skills are required to be a good sports agent, why being an agent is a 24 hour a day job and what are some of the things that an agent must do for a client.
Eliza Van Cort - A Woman's Guide To Claiming Space
March 25, 2024 19:30 - 28 minutes - 26 MBBill Horan talks with Eliza Van Cort, author of A WOMAN'S GUIDE TO CLAIMING SPACE. Eliza will discuss what she means by "claiming space", why she was going to title the book "conversations in the bathroom", how we become invisible if we don't claim our space and why people treat you the way they perceive you.
Harvey Deutschendorf - The Other Kind of Smart
March 18, 2024 19:30 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBBill Horan talks with Harvey Deutschendorf, author of THE OTHER KIND OF SMART. Harvey will discuss what Emotional Intelligence (EI) is, can a person increase their level of EI, what is the role of impulse control and are men or women better at emotional intelligence?
Toni King - Maze of Medicare - Part 2
March 11, 2024 19:30 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBBill Horan talks with Toni King, author of MAZE OF MEDICARE. Toni will discuss what parts A, B, C and D cover, what we should ask our doctor before getting a supplemental policy, what are some of the myths about Medicare and why the words "inpatient" and "outpatient" are so important.
Toni King - Maze of Medicare - Part 1
March 04, 2024 18:10 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBBill Horan talks with Toni King, author of MAZE OF MEDICARE. Toni will discuss when to enroll with Medicare, what is the cost, why receiving social security is the key to Medicare and what happens if we forget to enroll.
Moshik Temkin - Warriors, Rebels and Saints
February 26, 2024 20:30 - 27 minutes - 26.1 MBBill Horan talks with Moshik Temkin, author of WARRIORS REBELS AND SAINTS. Moshik will discuss what are the qualities required of leaders, why he says we can sometimes learn more from failure than from success, do morality and honesty still matter in judging a leader and what is the role of media in picking a leader.
Malissa Clark - Never Not Working
February 12, 2024 20:30 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBBill Horan talks with Malissa Clark author of NEVER NOT WORKING. Malissa will discuss why our relationship with work is becoming increasingly unhealthy, why workaholism is reinforced and encouraged, why it is a myth that workaholics are ideal workers and what are the risks of being a workaholic.
Lisa Geraci Rigoni - 17 Spatulas And The Man Who Fried An Egg
February 05, 2024 20:30 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBBill Horan talks with Lisa Geraci Rigoni, author of 17 SPATULAS AND THE MAN WHO FRIED AN EGG. Lisa will discuss what the title of the book means, what LITL means, what are the 4 rules of LITL and what are some of her most memorable success stories with clients.
Susan Ford Collins - Blur
January 29, 2024 20:30 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBBill Horan talks with Susan Ford Collins, author of BLUR: CLEAR THE WAY AHEAD. Susan will discuss what is BLUR, how most of us deal with this, why our past and future memories are important and what is the role of our reticular activating system.
Roger Firestien - Solve The Right Problem
January 22, 2024 20:30 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBBill Horan talks with Roger Firestien, author of SOLVE THE RIGHT PROBLEM. Roger will discuss why 99% of the time what we think is the problem is actually not the problem, why a problem is not a bad thing, what is the 1st instinct fallacy and what are the 3 types of questions we should ask?
Mary Morrissey - Brave Thinking
January 15, 2024 20:00 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBBill Horan talks with Mary Morrissey, author of BRAVE THINKING. Mary will discuss why she says you should notice what you are noticing, why everything is created twice, how we create our life either by design or by default, and how to use the words "up until now" as a power tool.
Tom Wheelwright - Tax Free Wealth
January 08, 2024 17:45 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBBill Horan talks with Tom Wheelwright, author of TAX FREE WEALTH. Tom will discuss how a person can reduce the 30% to 50% of their income they pay in taxes, what he means when he says "to change your tax, change your facts," how everything you do increases or reduces your taxes and what the difference is between a tax preparer and a tax advisor.
Anthony Iannarino - The Negativity Fast
December 18, 2023 20:30 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBBill Horan talks with Anthony Iannarino, author of THE NEGATIVITY FAST. Anthony will discuss why 5 of our 7 dominant emotions are negative, what are the 4 components of negativity bias, how technology makes us more negative and what the theory of radical acceptance is.
Morra Aarons-Mele - The Anxious Achiever
December 11, 2023 20:15 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBBill Horan talks with Morra Aarons-Mele, author of THE ANXIOUS ACHIEVER. Morra will discuss why anxiety is the world's most common mental health problem, why we must manage, not avoid, anxiety, what is the difference between fear and anxiety and why we must ask anxiety, "What are you trying to tell me?"
Steve Cockram - The Communications Code
December 04, 2023 20:30 - 4 minutes - 4.01 MBBill Horan talks to Steve Cockram, author of THE COMMUNICATION CODE. Steve will discuss why healthy communication is the exception , not the norm, why relationship soft skills are the hardest to learn, why we must do unto others as they would want to be done to them and what are the steps to breaking the code and working together.
Yonas Hagos - From Scrappy To Self-Made
November 27, 2023 20:30 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBBill Horan talks with Yonas Hagos, author of FROM SCRAPPY TO SELF-MADE. Yonas will discuss why immigrants have an advantage as entrepreneurs, how we can attack problems before they emerge, why the customer is always right, and how a "no" can lead to a solution.
Damon Lembi - The Learn-It-All Leader
November 20, 2023 20:30 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBBill Horan talks with Damon Lembi, author of THE LEARN-IT-ALL LEADER. Damon will discuss what hard and soft skills people will need now and in the future, why leaders must be "information extractors," what he means by the term "purposeful awfulizing," and how vision differentiates leaders from operators.
Penny Tremblay - Sandbox Strategies For The New Workplace
November 13, 2023 17:05 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBBill Horan talks with Penny Tremblay, author of SANDBOX STRATEGIES FOR THE NEW WORKPLACE. Penny will discuss what sandbox strategies are, why conflict is linked to our past, how to change negative habits and how to position ourselves for success.
Polina Marinova Pompliano - Hidden Genius
November 06, 2023 20:30 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBBill Horan talks with Polina Marinova Pompliano, author of HIDDEN GENIUS. Polina will discuss why she says a persons life is never linear, why idolizing a person traps you into imitating perfect versions of imperfect people, how creative acts often appear to be massive failures and what is "creative incubation."
Kimberly Stark - The Flourish Consultancy
October 30, 2023 19:30 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBBill Horan talks with Kimberly Stark, founder of The Flourish Consultancy. Kimberly will discuss how The Flourish Consultancy came about, why she says there is a gap between what we learn when we are young and what we need to know, why the word "agency" is so important to her success and why we must get outside of our comfort zone if we want to be successful.
Julia DiGangi - Energy Rising
October 23, 2023 19:30 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBBill Horan talks with Julia DiGangi, author of ENERGY RISING. Julia will discuss what emotional powe is, why emotional pain is the path to empowerment, why she says avoiding negative feelings wears us down and what are the 2 types of emotions.
Huijin Kong - Positive Influence
October 16, 2023 19:30 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBBill Horan talks with Huijin Kong, author of POSITIVE INFLUENCE. Huijin wll discuss why we are all either influencers or the influenced, why logic alone does not work, what are the 3 mindsets of positive influence and how we can assess our ability to influence others.
Beverly A. Williams - Your GPS To Employment Success
October 09, 2023 19:30 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBBill Horan talks with Beverly A. Williams, author of YOUR GPS TO EMPLOYMENT SUCCESS. Beverly will discuss how to know when you have the right job fit, how to identify organizations that are right for you, what it means to manage your mindset and why it is advantageous to embrace change.
Brian Smith - Positive Influence
October 02, 2023 19:30 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBBill Horan talks with Brian Smith, author of POSITIVE INFLUENCE. Brian will discuss why he says we should be the "I" in Team, how the "butterfly effect" relates to the concept of influence, how knowing what influences us helps us become better leaders and why you don't have to be a person of influence to be influential.
Adam Bryant - The Leap To Leader
September 25, 2023 19:30 - 28 minutes - 26 MBBill Horan talks with Adam Bryant, author of THE LEAP TO LEADERT. Adam will discuss what are "stoplight" moments, why leaders should ask themselves, "Who are you as a leader?", why authenticity is so important and why leaders must give credit to others for success and take the blame when things go wrong.
Steve Chou - The Family First Entrepreneur
September 18, 2023 19:30 - 28 minutes - 26 MBBill Horan talks with Steve Chou, author of THE FAMILY FIRST ENTREPRENEUR. Steve will discuss why too much success can kill you, how to tone down a growing business, how his business affected his family and what the "entrepreneur trap" is.
Yasmin Nguyen - The Game Of Joy
September 11, 2023 19:30 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBBill Horan talks with Yasmin Nguyen, author of THE GAME OF JOY. Yasmin will discuss how joy impacts our lives, why joyful people are more likely to have more meaningful relationships, how money follows joy and why he says we don't find joy - we create it.
Bill Humbert - Expect Success
August 28, 2023 20:30 - 27 minutes - 25 MBBill Horan talks with Bill Humbert, author of EXPECT SUCCESS. Bill will discuss why job candidates must understand how others think, how we can fight fear with action, how workers 50 years old and older have a significant advantage over younger workers and how to network for your next job.
Rebecca Heiss - Instinct
August 21, 2023 20:17 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBBill Horan talks with Rebecca Heiss author of INSTINCT. Rebecca will discuss why are brains are not built for this world, why we live 95-99% of our lives in a subconscious state, why we must learn to "bend time" and why it is important to seek novelty.
Olivia Smith - Write A New Story
August 14, 2023 19:30 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBBill Horan talks with Olivia Smith, founder of WRITE A NEW STORY Olivia will discuss how she founded WRITE A NEW STORY, how her company is different from other consultants, why "who you are " is so important in running a company and why each new client must take a behavioral assessment.
Laura Gassner Otting - Wonderhell
August 07, 2023 19:30 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBBill Horan talks with Laura Gassner Otting, author of WONDERHELL. Laura will discuss what is Wonderhell, why success is like an amusement park, why success isn't an endpoint but a portal to all you can become, and why she says if you aren't failing, you are not trying.
Gary Sirak - How To Retire and Not Die
July 31, 2023 19:30 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBBill Horan talks with Gary Sirak, author of HOW TO RETIRE AND NOT DIE. Gary will discuss why retirement is not one size fits all, why retirement is a marathon not a sprint, how our work determines how we see the world and what a 'work funeral' is.
Dr. Virgie Bright Ellington - Crush Medical Debt
July 24, 2023 19:30 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBBill Horan talks with Dr. Virgie Bright Ellington, author of CRUSH MEDICAL DEBT. Dr. Ellington will discuss why 60% of bankruptcies in America are caused by medical debt, why she warns us that patients who don't have medical insurancepay retail, why we should never sign a payment agreement or plan without seeing the actual bill and how 90% of medical bills contain errors.
Mustafa Ammar - Time To Move On
July 17, 2023 19:36 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBBill Horan will interview Mustafa Ammar, author of TIME TO MOVE ON. Mustafa will discuss how your future depends on you, why you should consider your life as a project, what are the 7 career myths and what you must do to be a "career shapeshifter."
Captain Brett Grozier - Surf When You Can
July 10, 2023 19:30 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBBill Horan talks with Captain Brett Crozier, author of SURF WHEN YOU CAN. Brett will discuss why we should never turn down espresso, what it means to "be in the bubble," why we should learn like we will live forever and why naval officers carry around a 'Green Book.'
Stefan Falk - Intrinsic Motivation
June 26, 2023 19:30 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBBill Horan talks with Stefan Falk, author of INTRINSIC MOTIVATION. Stefan will discuss why we must love what we do to be successful, why it is important to focus on exciting outcomes, why we must always challenge ourselves and never be satisfied and why we should keep a detailed calendar and not a check list.
Larry Jacobson - Insta-Trust
June 19, 2023 19:30 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBBill Horan talks with Larry Jacobson, author of INSTA-TRUST. Larry will discuss why trust this so important today, how virtual meetings affects how we decide who to trust, what is "active listing" and why we should never use the words "trust me."
Cindy Watson - The Art of Female Negotiation
June 12, 2023 19:30 - 28 minutes - 26 MBBill Horan talks with Cindy Watson, author of THE ART OF FEMININE NEGOTIATION. Cindy will discuss why all of life is a negotiation, why being female can be seen as a weakness, why the first negotiation is with yourself and what the 7 deadly sins of negotiation are.
Will Russell - Launch In 5
June 05, 2023 19:30 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBBill Horan talks with Will Russell, author of LAUNCH IN 5. Will discusses why he says entrepreneurship is for the risk adverse, why those who quit their day job and go "all in" are most likely to fail, what are the 5 core steps to a successful launch, and why validation is the key to success.
Michael Banissy - Touch Matters
May 22, 2023 19:30 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBBill Horan talks with Michael Banissy, author of TOUCH MATTERS. Michael will discuss how touch affects our health, happiness and relationships, what is "touch hunger", why we crave touching and why he calls touching "social glue."
Stuart Lichtman - Make Your Life A 10
May 15, 2023 19:30 - 27 minutes - 24.7 MBBill Horan talks with Stuart Lichtman, author of MAKE YOUR LIFE A 10. Stuart will discuss what percent of our decisions are unconscious decisions, why our conscious mind will always fail us, how our conscious mind runs the show and how "blockers" hold us back.
Peggy McColl - Your Darkest Moments Reveal Your Greatest Gifts
May 08, 2023 19:30 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBBill Horan talks with Peggy McColl, who will explain how your darkest moments can reveal your greatest gifts. Peggy will discuss what is a "power life script," why discipline requires constant repetition, what are the habits of successful people that make them successful and why some people fail to achieve their goals.
Mike Sullivan - The Voice of the Underdog
May 01, 2023 19:30 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBBill Horan talks with Mike Sullivan, author of THE VOICE OF THE UNDERDOG. Mike will discuss what a challenger brand is, why the brands with the best culture win, why challengers must be willing and able to do something the competition can't or won't do, and why the key to success is to know your audience.
Cross & Dillon - The Microstress Effect
April 24, 2023 19:30 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBBill Horan talks with Rob Cross and Karen Dillon, authors of THE MICROSTRESS EFFECT. Rob and Karen will discuss what microstress is, how microstress is stealing our lives, why we can't eliminate microstress but we can reduce its volume and how microstress can actually add 104 calories to each meal which equals an additional 11 pounds per year.
Gloria Mark - Attention Span
April 17, 2023 19:30 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBBill Horan talks with Gloria Mark, author of ATTENTION SPAN. Gloria will discuss how attention and focus are different, what the role of artificial intelligence in the attention process is, what the myths about distraction are, and why multitasking depletes are attention.
Jennifer Cohen - Bigger Better Bolder
April 10, 2023 19:30 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBBill Horan talks with Jennifer Cohen, author of BIGGER BETTER BOLDER. Jennifer will discuss how to live the life you want - not the life you get, why we should ask ourselves what we want most in life and why we don't have it, why happiness is a destination but boldness is a direction and what the "George Costanza" effect is.
Shai Tubali - Complete Book of Meditation
April 03, 2023 19:30 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBBill Horan talks with Shai Tubali, author of THE COMPLETE BOOK OF MEDITATION. Shai will discuss how meditation shifts you to a perspective that changes everything, why he calls meditation a "vacation from the world," what the common misconceptions about meditation are, and where, when and how to meditate.