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Bold Encounters: Get Unstuck. Lead Life's Work!

Bold Encounters: Get Unstuck. Lead Life's Work!

By: Mark Spencer Cook
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Find your future through world-class guests:
• Top Shark Tank winner
• Mother Teresa’s coworker
• $8-million CEO
• Inventor of the cell phone
• A founding Swiftie
• creator of GPS Experience fast-paced pivots to hone your purpose.
Be sharper, more focused, and ready to lead impact. Get beyond paychecks to pivot work life into life’s work with new courage, direction, and steps to what matters most. Host, Mark S. Cook, a NYT–bestseller and CEO has led: • elite five-year plans
• startup and turnarounds • the largest-ever studies of award-winning pivots • 4000+ client wins. Watch & listen now!Mark Spencer Cook Career Success Economics
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  • Stroke to Success: Curer of Burnout, Guru of Progress, Jeff Wetherhold
    Aug 14 2025

    Are you looking to make a change in your life, but don't know how to do it? Look no further than Jeffrey Wetherhold! Jeff is a "change manager," which means that he knows how to help teams develop evidence-based tactics to change their course successfully. 88% of organizational change efforts fail to produce lasting results. But with Jeffrey's help, you can join the ranks of the top 12!Take note of Jeffrey's wise words about the nature of change..."Think of change as ambivalence.""Become comfortable with reflection.""Balance your conversations."See more at: MarkSpencerCook.com/Podcast/Links for Mark S. Cook: MarkSpencerCook.com | WindfallPartners.comLinkedIn for Mark S. Cook: LinkedIn.com/in/@MarkSpencerCookOther Social Media: @MarkSpencerCookQuestions Explored in this Discussion:• How to rehabilitate after a stroke?• How to change minds?• How to become a better listener?• How to become a solopreneur?• How to successfully change?• How to prevent burnout?Lessons Learned:• Find your niche• The importance of trial and error• Ask fewer questions• Relinquish control in your conversations• Nobody changes to feel worse about themselves• Understand what you can control• The importance of baby stepsRecruit Jeffrey to help build your business's path to change:https://www.jeffwetherhold.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/wetherhold/0:00 Introduction4:04 Childhood8:40 Joining the workforce11:30 Surviving a stroke19:45 Rehabilitating your life22:45 Starting a business33:16 Change management37:55 Burnout41:45 Conversations46:48 Changing minds54:15 Motivational interviewing, 1:02:11 Advice

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Life Design Genius: Employed, a Book, and Big Ideas, Kason Morris
    Aug 7 2025

    Join Kason Morris, a genius in designing your life's work to fit your needs. Born in the Bronx, Kason defied statistics and built his own corporate ladder to climb up for twenty years. Today, he helps individuals leverage their own talent to build a better work life for themselves.For Kason, there is no work/life balance; it's about your work's life.Take notes on some of Kason's incredible lessons:"What is good enough for now?""Find out how your organization makes money."Questions Explored:• How to find success in lower-income communities?• How to get over familial expectations?• How to design your life's work?• How to balance work and family?• What to do when you're starting out?Lessons Learned:• Finding confidence in COVID• Designing your own path forward• Do what's not expected• Use reliable tools around you• Set the bar low• Make friends with executivesLinks:https://lifeworkdesign.co/https://kasonmorris.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/kason-morris/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJFWGBMW?See more at: MarkSpencerCook.com/Podcast/Links for Mark S. Cook: MarkSpencerCook.com | WindfallPartners.comLinkedIn for Mark S. Cook: LinkedIn.com/in/@MarkSpencerCookOther Social Media: @MarkSpencerCook0:00 Introduction3:03 Lower-income childhood11:35 Designing your life's work19:48 Large companies23:40 Building Networks28:03 Confidence in COVID38:40 Tools41:18 Family46:12 Advice54:16 where to findKeywords:Work/life balance, fatherhood, family, tools, seasonality, low-income, career

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    59 mins
  • Entrepreneur MD? Journey to Private Practice with Over 4,000 Patients, Dr. Heather Skeens, MD
    Jul 31 2025

    Join Dr. Heather Skeens, author of Unshackled (brilliant title and at https://a.co/d/0xRnW7a), who just hit the bestseller list. She took on massive debt like most medical students risk, after an incredible journey, she's crafted her own success as a caregiver, author, and private practitioner who sees more than fifty patients every day! In healthcare, and itching to craft your own success with your own extended team? Unlike most doctors, Heather doesn't just write up prescriptions for her clients. She digs down past their symptoms to diagnose the root problem. Hear how she went against the medical world to blaze her own trail as the ultimate caregiver.Learn how Heather created a thriving practice with these principles..."Remember the 80:20 rule""Create a strong network""Seek mentors"Keep up with Dr. Heather Skeens' private practice:https://bellasee.com/Read her groundbreaking book about medical science:https://a.co/d/0xRnW7a orhttps://www.amazon.com/Unshackled-Medicine-Failing-Doctors-Patients/dp/1953183972See more at: MarkSpencerCook.com/Podcast/Links for Mark S. Cook: MarkSpencerCook.com | WindfallPartners.comLinkedIn for Mark S. Cook: LinkedIn.com/in/@MarkSpencerCookOther Social Media: @MarkSpencerCookQuestions Explored in this Discussion:• Why should doctors start private practices?• How to keep customers?• How to build a trusting team?• How to create a network of people?• How to become a doctor?Lessons Learned:• Take a leap of faith• Trust instincts, not institutions• Take care of the internal to strengthen the external• Never lose touch with contacts• Foster positive energy• Combat the root of a problem, not its symptoms• Learn business0:00 Introduction2:30 Origins6:45 Caregiving14:35 Starting in Medicine20:00 Med School29:50 Private Practice35:15 Getting Patients42:45 A Trusting Team44:35 Skill vs Relations48:14 Remember the 80:20 Rule51:55 Create a network58:58 Mentorship59:22 Find Heather1:02:20 Patient InsuranceKeywords:Caregivers, doctors, eye care, private practice, hospital, medicine, prescription, networks, mentorship, mental health, med school

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    1 hr and 6 mins
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