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Steal the Show is back for Season 5!

Steal the Show with Michael Port - May 30, 2023 10:00 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 254 ratings
Steal the Show is back with a new season just in time for summer listening! We hope you’ll take us with you in your ears as you kick back on the beach, in the mountains, or wherever you take a summer pause. Learn what’s coming in this short season trailer from Michael. New episodes begin June 6....

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Good Grief Relief - January 11, 2023 20:05 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Live your best life right up to your last breath. And all the messy bits in between cradle to grave journey. We grieve much in life, anticipation, our letting go of life, loss of someone we love, a divorce, changing careers, friendships lost. Grief is complicated and unpredictable. I know know...

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S4E10 Keeping More of What You Make

Steal the Show with Michael Port - April 26, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 254 ratings
On our Season Four finale, we’ve saved the best for last. (Well, not necessarily, but that’s a thing people still say, right?) Either way, this episode is a big one. On this episode, we get into the weeds on how you can keep more of your money—period. That means breaking down and clarifying some...

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S4E9 Keeping Your Income, Your Family, and Your Estate Safe and Sound

Steal the Show with Michael Port - April 19, 2022 11:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 254 ratings
You work hard. Very hard. You strive to grow your business and build wealth so that you can create financial stability not just for yourself, but your loved ones.   On this episode, we talk about what it takes to protect the results of all your hard work—and to keep safe the things that matter...

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S4E8 Asset Allocation

Steal the Show with Michael Port - April 12, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 254 ratings
On this episode, Michael and Matt explore the concept of portfolio asset allocation—and how to take emotion out of your investment decisions.  If you’re someone who’s interested in maximizing gains and minimizing losses in the stock market, this episode is for you. Michael and Matt cover what ...

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S4E7 Money Advisors: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Steal the Show with Michael Port - April 05, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 254 ratings
At times, the world of business and finance can seem like the wild west—and when it comes to money advisors, things are no different. You’ve got your white hats, your black hats, and a whole mess of ugliness in between. On this episode, Michael and Matt saddle up and ride out into the rugged w...

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S4E6 What To Do With Additional Savings?

Steal the Show with Michael Port - March 29, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 254 ratings
On this episode, Michael and Matt break out their magnifying glasses and plaid Sherlock Holmes caps as they launch a live investigation into how speakers and entrepreneurs like you should think about additional savings. This is one of those drinking-water-out-of-a-firehose episodes that’ll mak...

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It Doesn’t Matter What You Did Before (Michael's Soapbox)

Steal the Show with Michael Port - March 25, 2022 16:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 254 ratings
Whoa, what’s this? A bonus episode? Huh? Wha? That’s right. Welcome to the very first episode of Steal the Show: Michael’s Soapbox, our brand new bonus episode series. On this episode, Michael takes on one of the biggest questions that most aspiring speakers grapple with early in their careers: ...

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S4E5 Turning Your Business Into Your Own Family Bank

Steal the Show with Michael Port - March 22, 2022 11:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 254 ratings
On this episode, we investigate an innovative way to think about your business: as your own, personal family bank. Any business owner or aspiring entrepreneur can benefit from thinking of their business in these terms. We discuss what that shift in perspective means and the implications it can...

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S4E4 Increasing Cash Flow Through Savings and Efficiency. (Plus, Debt!)

Steal the Show with Michael Port - March 15, 2022 12:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 254 ratings
Uh oh. There’s that word. “Debt.” It’s a little scary, isn’t it? Well, go ahead and tap the play button, anyway—this episode will help put your mind at ease. On this episode, we talk about things that you and your business can do right now to start increasing cash flow. (And who doesn’t want t...

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S4E3 Setting up Your Business Operations, Personal Operations, and Bookkeeping for Financial Success

Steal the Show with Michael Port - March 08, 2022 12:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 254 ratings
On this episode, we take a hard look at a tricky question: “How should I set up my business?”   As speakers and entrepreneurs, we want to make sure we’re doing everything we can to set our businesses up for success. But that doesn’t mean we’re not susceptible to confusion, bad habits, outdat...

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S4E2 How to Speak the Secret Language of Business Jargon

Steal the Show with Michael Port - March 01, 2022 12:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 254 ratings
On this episode, we decode the previously impenetrable ancient language known as “business jargon.” Like your own personal Rosetta Stone, we plunge headfirst into the deliberately confusing language of business and break it down for you piece by piece. Click here for the transcript and other e...

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S4E1 Introduction to Speakers with Money

Steal the Show with Michael Port - February 22, 2022 12:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 254 ratings
Welcome to Steal the Show Season 4: Speakers with Money. On this introductory episode, we’re joined by season-long guest co-host Matt Rzepka, founder and owner of specialized financial services firm Valley Oak. Now, maybe you’re thinking, “Hmm. Business? Finance? Specialized services firm? Is ...

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Old Irish Proverb and Visualization

Good Grief Relief - February 21, 2022 19:03 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
There is an old Irish proverb that says, joy and sorrow are linked like day and night. You can not experience one without the other.   And I know now that so often, things are not always what they seem, that there is more to our experience and more to this life that what appears at first gla...

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Joy and Sorrow are linked like day and night, you can not experence one without the other

Good Grief Relief - February 21, 2022 19:03 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
There is an old Irish proverb that says, joy and sorrow are linked like day and night. You can not experience one without the other.   And I know now that so often, things are not always what they seem, that there is more to our experience and more to this life that what appears at first gla...

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Season 4 Teaser

Steal the Show with Michael Port - February 18, 2022 12:00 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 254 ratings
New ideas. New discussions. New intro music. (Featuring an absolutely screamin’ saxophone.) Steal the Show is BACK. Check out this teaser episode for a sneak preview of all the good things to come.

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I think I may hurt a little longer

Good Grief Relief - February 11, 2022 21:24 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
I think I will hurt a little longer. I may need to cry that ocean of tears before I am fully healed. But I wanted to share a beautiful meditation with you this morning. Meditation has many values: offering us new perspective on stressful situations It is a life skill for reducing stress. A...

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How can we feel ok, after the wave of Grief can knock us sideways... again

Good Grief Relief - February 11, 2022 21:24 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
I think I will hurt a little longer. I may need to cry that ocean of tears before I am fully healed. But I wanted to share a beautiful meditation with you this morning. Meditation has many values: offering us new perspective on stressful situations It is a life skill for reducing stress. A...

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Grief is like a deep cut

Good Grief Relief - February 03, 2022 19:46 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
When someone we love dies, grief is unavoidable, unpredictable, and possibly like having a deep cut that even when you tear the band aide off, it still weeps and is rather raw when touched. NOTE: this podcast contains a meditation, so never listen this a meditation when you are operating a mov...

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How can we put into words our deepest sorrow, grief may be like a deep cut

Good Grief Relief - February 03, 2022 19:46 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
How many times will we be asked, how are you? And then end up consoling the consoler <3. How many times? Many many many times... so maybe we get better at it as we find the words to explain our feelings. How can we put into words one of the deepest and most profound losses we may ever experien...

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Epictetus

Good Grief Relief - January 25, 2022 14:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
The Greek Philosopher Epictetus knew suffering. He was brought to Marcus Aurelius’ Rome as a slave, then rose through the ranks to become one of histories greatest teacher, before suffering once more in exile. We can only imagine the hardship of 50 AD for one who lived in slavery and one, Epic...

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Epictetus knew suffering and how his words may help us today

Good Grief Relief - January 25, 2022 14:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
The Greek Philosopher Epictetus knew suffering. He was brought to Marcus Aurelius’ Rome as a slave, then rose through the ranks to become one of histories greatest teacher, before suffering once more in exile. We can only imagine the hardship of 50 AD for one who lived in slavery and one, Epic...

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The Diagnosis Journey may feel like climbing Mount Everest

Good Grief Relief - January 18, 2022 23:03 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
It is amazing how life can change on a dime. Every part of our life can change and yet we can feel static. Because if we move, we must at some level of our existence accept this unwanted change. Need to talk? And so, we may feel at times like life is moving around us, like a raging river mo...

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Anticipatory grief enters at diagnosis.

Good Grief Relief - January 18, 2022 23:03 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
It is amazing how life can change on a dime. Every part of our life can change and yet we can feel static. Because if we move, we must at some level of our existence accept this unwanted change. Need to talk? And so, we may feel at times like life is moving around us, like a raging river mo...

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Soul excitement, does the soul within, desire transition

Good Grief Relief - January 06, 2022 20:49 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
New Years is a time to stop and reflect on the past. Hillary Swank in the movie, New Years Eve, reminds us that possibly, we get another chance to do more, love more, let go of what was and embrace what is or what will be. And what if we are dying? Can our soul also be excited to return home, ...

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As the clock strikes midnight

Good Grief Relief - January 06, 2022 20:49 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
New Years is a time to stop and reflect on the past. Hillary Swank in the movie, New Years Eve, reminds us that possibly, we get another chance to do more, love more, let go of what was and embrace what is or what will be. New Years is often thought of as a celebration. I could not bear to w...

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One Breath at a Time

Good Grief Relief - December 27, 2021 20:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
A mountaineer once said, you can climb any mountain, if you simply take one short upward step at a time. Possibly, we can think about life as, one breath at a time. And we can get through anything. Seems simple enough but being awareness of breath may be the most unconscious and wonderous th...

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One Breath at a Time, may be one step to overcoming grief

Good Grief Relief - December 27, 2021 20:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
A mountaineer once said, you can climb any mountain, if you simply take one short upward step at a time. Possibly, we can think about life as, one breath at a time. And we can get through anything. Seems simple enough but being awareness of breath may be the most unconscious and wonderous th...

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We may not always get what we want

Good Grief Relief - December 20, 2021 21:07 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
My suitcase was packed, tickets, and plans carefully laid in place. I had said from the get-go that I was not doing Christmas. Last year, Christmas was painful enough, wondering if it would be our last, and still not believing that was even possible. But lasts often lead to firsts. I despe...

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Grief is the price we pay for great love

Good Grief Relief - December 06, 2021 20:08 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Eric Clapton song tears in heaven often could make me cry. I used to love the melody as Garth Brooks sang; I could have missed the pain, but then I would have had to miss the dance. We can touch the surface of raw emotion, watching a show, listening to lyrics, but nothing prepared us for the a...