E28: Meaning and Performance Part 2
Renaissance man Kent Keith boosts our performance by honing in on what truly matters.
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E27: Meaning and Performance Part 1
Poet, businessman, and author Kent Keith tells us how not having a date made him famous and explains his mistaken identity with Mother Theresa in an episode about finding meaning in your work and life.
E26: Confidence: Legal Legend Lynne Liberato Helps us Get in Over our Heads
Super-lawyer Lynne Liberato asks us to believe our own cooking. Listen and then go forth and conquer.
E25: Unwinding Stress: No Edibles Required with Cindi and Geoff
What if we are thinking about stress all wrong? Cindi and Geoff help us get straight in an episode sure to lower your blood pressure and focus your thinking.
E24: Strong Families: Superguru Larry Allman Blows up the Wall between Work and Home
Uber-therapist Larry Allman lays down strong truths about what really matters at home and work. Tune in for a proper head-ringing from the master.
E23: Risk: Moonshots and Smart Gambles with Space Cowboy Joe Guzman
Learn when to hold ‘em and when to fold ‘em in a lively episode with space entrepreneur, rocket scientist, crawfish slayer, and two-stepper Joe Guzman.
E22: Ideas: Good Idea Machine Dan Schmisseur Helps us Create New Things
Dan Schmisseur has more workable ideas before 9am than most people have all day. The Muse asked for his idea-formation secrets and boy did he deliver.
E21: Habits: Cindi and Geoff Help us Dump Bad Habits like a Nasty Ex
Cindi and Geoff blast away at myths of behavior change and blind us with the new science of habit formation.
E20: Work-Life Balance: Pacing Ourselves with CEO and Triathlete Jon Calvin
Meet Jon Calvin, the CEO of a large and complicated business and dad to two boys. Somehow, Jon managed to swim for three miles this morning and compete in a triathlon last weekend. Jon shares his strategies for keeping it all together with the Muse.
E19: Nonverbal Communication: Stop Staring at my Moustache with Darrin Griffin
Scholar, leader, and academic handyman Darrin Griffin drops by the Muse to help us put our game face on and show up better at work and home.
E18: Resilience Part Two: Building Bouncy People
Our goal is to be bouncy like the Chumbawamba song: we get knocked down and then get up again, and you’re never going to keep us down. How we make this happen is the subject of resilience, part two.
E17: Resilience Part One: The Art and Science of Getting the Dings Out
What do you, me, and your momma have in common? Answer: Stuff happens to all of us and how we get through adversity makes an enormous difference. Cindi and Geoff swap momma stories on this episode of the Muse.
S1 E16: Mini Episode: What Do Tom Cruise and the King of Jordan have in Common? with Jefferson Howell
Retired General Jefferson Howell talks about when Tom Cruise came over for dinner, lunch with the King of Jordan, and other stories. About Jefferson Howell: Retired Marine Corps Lieutenant General, Former Johnson Space Center Director, amazing storyteller, and native Texan.
S1 E15: Mini Episode: Thoughts on American Healthcare with Rhonda Mundhenk
Healthcare sage Rhonda Mundhenk drops wisdom about the state of American healthcare on anyone willing to listen. About Rhonda Mundhenk: Healthcare CEO, turnaround guru, and racquetball goddess Rhonda Mundhenk serves up kill shots and more on the Muse.
S1 E14: Mini Episode: The Tooth Fairy Entrepreneur with Nate Self
War hero and daddy extraordinaire Nate Self keeps us rolling with his story about the tooth fairy getting busted. Note: Not recommended for kids who still believe. About Nate Self: West Point Honor Grad, author, coach, businessman, and war hero Nate Self lights up the Muse with his signature warmth and wisdom.
S1 E13: Mini Episode: Inequality in Healthcare with Welela Tereffe
The Chief Medical Executive of UT’s MD Anderson Cancer Center shares her thoughts about inequality in U.S healthcare. About Welela Tereffe: CME at M.D. Anderson, physician, adopted sister, and graduate of Brown, NYU, and Harvard.
S1 E12: Turnarounds: Rhonda Mundhenk Tells us to Run with the Wildebeest
Turnarounds often produce managerial migraines, but done correctly, they can be transformative. We talk to a true turnaround savant to gather her wisdom. About Rhonda Mundhenk: Healthcare CEO, turnaround guru, and racquetball goddess Rhonda Mundhenk serves up kill shots and more on the Muse.
S1 E11: Organizational Change: Solutions in the Dumpster
What if thinking about your company like a trash can could make you a better manager and a calmer person? Better listen up, sanitation engineers!
S1 E10: Deception: Can Lying be Good? Matt McGlone Makes the Case
Why everyone is lying to you…and that’s often a good thing. From the man who wrote the book on it. About Matt McGlone: UT Austin professor and all-around good guy Matt McGlone swings by the Muse to talk deception at work.
S1 E9: Incentives: Dodging Carrots
What do a slot machine, a cynical worker, and quirky management paper all have in common? Tune in to find out.