Hello, and welcome to The M.A.P. Maker Podcast! A complement to my main blog, these podcasts are created from my interviews with M.A.P. Makers, people who have successfully created a life of meaning, abundance, & passion.
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Brought to you by Curt Rosengren, Passion Catalyst.
Based on everything he saw around him as an inner city kid in Pittsburgh, Bill Strickland's prospects looked pretty bleak. But then a teacher came along and planted the seed that a different path is possible.
That seed grew, and eventually Bill founded an organization that has changed the lives of hundreds of people, replanting that seed of hope and possibility over and over again.
Bill Strickland is the President & CEO of Manchester Bidwell Corporation, an organization that includes a multi-disciplined arts learning center for inner city youth, a vocational training center, and a grammy-winning jazz recording label.
He is the author of the book, Make the Impossible Possible, the recipient of a MacArthur Foundation Genius award, and a presidential appointee as a Council Member of the National Endowment for the Arts.
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These days, more and more people are coming face-to-face with adversity. In this installment of The M.A.P. Maker Podcast, you'll hear from Erik Weihenmayer, a man who has turned dealing with adversity into an art form.
Back in 2001, Weihenmayer made big news by becoming the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest. It was one stop along the way to climbing the highest peak on each of the seven continents.
His autobiography, Touch the Top of the World: A Blind Man's Journey to Climb Farther Than the Eye Can See was a best-seller. His most recent book, The Adversity Advantage: Turning Everyday Struggles Into Everyday Greatness, written together with Paul Stolz, offers the tools to use adversity to help you thrive.
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Length: 29:30
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This podcast is the second of two installments featuring Howard Behar, former President of Starbucks International and Starbucks North America and author of the book, It's Not About the Coffee.
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As I read Howard Behar's new book, It's Not About the Coffee, I found myself thinking, "Hey! What's he been doing inside my brain?" So many of the ideas he talks about align directly with the ideas I focus on in my work, my blog, and this podcast.
When Behar joined Starbucks in 1989, it was a small regional company with only 28 stores. Today, there are thousands of stores worldwide. While coffee obviously plays an important role in the company, for Behar it has always been about the people. And his single-minded commitment to making it about the people provided a key ingredient in Starbucks' growth and success.
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This is the first of two podcast featuring Behar. In the next podcast, he talks about:
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Want a peek behind the scenes at a book publishing company that's out to make the world a better place, one book at a time? Well here's a podcast for you.
If you find yourself drawn to books about ways to improve your life, your work, and the world at large, chances are you have some books published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers on your bookshelf. Berrett-Koehler is an independent publishing company whose books promote positive change on an individual, organizational, and societal level.
I paid a visit to Steve Piersanti, Berrett-Koehler's founder, President and Publisher, on a recent trip to San Francisco. While I was there, I had a chance to get a glimpse of an "author day," when the author of a soon-to-be-launched book comes in to the office for a day of connecting with all those involved, from book design to marketing.
I was really impressed with both the company's philosophy of business and the way Piersanti's values have been such a strong beacon in his career path.
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The true test of a person is not that you will help someone who can help you. It’s that you will help someone who cannot help you.
~ Guy Kawasaki
If you have any entrepreneurial leanings whatsoever, you're probably familiar with today's show's guest, Guy Kawasaki. The author of the best-selling The Art of the Start, founder of Garage Technology Ventures, and most recently, founder of the news sites Alltop and Truemors, has become synonymous with no-nonsense entrepreneurship.
On top of all that, Guy is one of the top bloggers in the blogosphere. When I checked this morning, his blog, How to Change the World, was ranked number 60 on Technorati.
Whether you're a budding entrepreneur or not, this podcast has something for you on your M.A.P. Making journey. Listen and discover:
I caught up with Guy in the clubhouse of Ice Oasis, the ice rink in Redwood City, California where he plays hockey five days a week if he's in town.
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I’m not anti-news. I think it’s really important to be informed. I just think it’s also important to be inspired.
~ Daryn Kagan
In her twelve-year tenure as an anchor on CNN, Daryn Kagan had the opportunity to cover the news from a wide variety of angles. From war to the Oscars to professional sports to traveling Africa with Bono, her TV news career gave her an incredible opportunity to get up close and personal with the headlines.
When she left CNN, she decided it was time for a change. The result was DarynKagan.com, the home base for a media company dedicated to positive, inspiring news. Since the site launched in November 2006, it has become a daily destination for thousands of people looking for real life stories that inspire them.
The site also inspired Kagan's upcoming book, coming out in April, titled, What’s Possible! Fifty True Stories of Real People Who Dared to Dream They Could Make a Difference.
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...one of the nicest comments that John and I would get
when we sent the manuscript out to a lot of business leaders to get
their comments and critique was, thank you Bob and John for
sharing something that successful people already know, but that most
people will never accept.
~ Bob Burg, co-author, The Go-Giver
Within three weeks of being published, The Go-Giver
hit number six on the Wall Street Journal Business Bestseller list. The
book has won praises from thought leaders like Michael Gerber, Stephen
Covey, and Seth Godin.
In this podcast, co-author Bob Burg (who wrote The Go-Giver together with John David Mann) offers an overview of the "Five Laws of Stratospheric Success" outlined in the book.
He also shares choice insights like:
No stranger to success even before The Go-Giver became a bestseller, Burg is also the author of the book Endless Referrals, which has sold over 175,000 copies. As a speaker he has shared the stage with people like Zig Ziglar, Larry King, Brian Tracy, and President Gerald Ford.
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Length: 27:19
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When you truly go inside [yourself], and you bring the business idea out,
that's social entrepreneurialism. Because I think when we're operating from
that perspective, it's very, very difficult not to want to do something that
benefits humanity, and that really serves the world, and that is for something
bigger than just yourself.
~ Brian Johnson
When Brian Johnson
founded Zaadz, a social networking site for people who want to change the world,
it was an outgrowth of his dual nature as a philosopher and an entrepreneur.
As an entrepreneur,
he loves finding a need and building a business to fill that need. But for
Brian, that's not the whole picture. The opportunity also has to speak to his
heart.
As a philosopher,
Brian loves delving into the wisdom of the great thinkers. But he isn't just
interested in thinking grand thoughts. What he really wants to know is, how do
I apply this to my life? How do these ideas play out in the real world?
By the time Zaadz was bought by Gaiam in August 2007, the site had reached 85,000 members. Today, Brian is applying both his philosophical and entrepreneurial sides to a new company, thinkArete.com.
Want to discover Brian's secret to navigating the transition from lost and floundering early on in his career to thriving in the midst of his bliss? How about how he maximizes the energy he has to put towards achieving success? You'll hear that and more in this podcast!
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The M.A.P. Maker Podcast: Brian Johnson
Length: 25:39
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Interview
any CEO who is retired - I've interviewed many - and ask them a
question. What are you proud of? None of them ever told me how big
their office was. All they ever talk about is the people they helped.
~ Marshall Goldsmith
Where do the hyper-successful turn when they want to make positive changes? For many CEOs of multi-billion dollar companies and those just a step away, the answer is Marshall Goldsmith.
As an executive coach, author, and speaker, for the last 30 years Goldsmith has focused on helping successful people get even more successful. The latest of the 23 books he has written, What Got You Here Won't Get You There, was a New York Times best-seller and ranked the #1 selling business book by The Wall Street Journal.
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The M.A.P. Maker Podcast: Marshall Goldsmith
Length: 16:50
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