Dreams ARE Real

Dreams ARE Real

Powerful conversations with incredible Entrepreneurs and Creatives all around the world will empower you to dispel the emotions of fear, worry, or self-doubt and know that, whatever your goals, you’ve got this! Why? Because Dreams ARE Real. Dan McPherson, International Speaker and Founder of Leaders Must Lead is on a mission to help you overcome the momentum of zero and own your story on the way to building your ideal life.

Episodes

April 27, 2023 99 mins

What you do is what you become. This understanding challenges us to look differently at the future our current daily activities are creating.

AI Futurist Garik Tate has been looking to the future since he was little. Growing up, he was encouraged to learn and question everything. This led to an early passion for technology and neuroscience.

Later, moving from the U.S. to the Philippines all...

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Create a life you’re proud to call your legacy.

Teena Ryan is an Intuitive Coach who has stepped into her own light and legacy after escaping a life and marriage where she felt limited and trapped despite the appearance of freedom.

Her story of divorce and recovery after a long marriage will speak to your soul and her 7 round battle with IVF and passion as a mother will warm your heart. Wha...

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There’s always a way to find a way.

As the 2nd of 15 children who grew up in a family of sharecroppers under segregation, lost a promising career in the air force due to alcohol, and lived homeless in Colorado, Frank Sinclair understands struggle. Thankfully his story didn’t end there. In fact, these painful experiences led Frank to both his success and his purpose.

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You can become anything you want regardless of where you come from if you step back and learn to write the story of you.

Carole Kelly’s story is one of resilience and inspiration, from how she survived drinking kerosene on a dare, made the Olympic Trials as an 11 year old but had to drop out after becoming pregnant via sexual assault, worked to become a doctor before changed rules ended her career before...

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Find the scary stuff in life that isn’t a gun or a lion and move intentionally toward it.

Eli Harrell, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer for Valhalla.team accepts this challenge.

Whether as an eldest child in a large, entrepreneurial family, a homeschooler in the 70s, working jobs such as flooring, a horse farm or network marketing, successfully founding a variety of companies, or moving ...

You are so much more than anyone has ever let you know.

Peter Walker, Author and Creator of The Village, has learned to step beyond societal norms, give up all that many would hold dear, and yet live in an incredibly expansive manner.

Peter shares so much including his successful career in radio, a battle with alcohol, the decision to and learnings from leaving everything and everyone behin...

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Podcasting consistently is a big commitment. Much bigger than I may have imagined 200 episodes ago. It also provides value beyond measure and is so very worth every bit of effort.

This is the story of our podcast and its impact upon my life and business and the lives and business of so many who have shared and listened. I’ll share what has changed, what I’ve learned, and, best I can, where we go next.

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Stop apologizing for who you are and instead discover what’s worth celebrating about yourself.

After being a fashion designer and losing everything, Soochen Low entered the corporate world and worked her way up. She then built a business with her family before being asked to leave and experiencing her personal rock bottom. This process revealed her true path.

Soochen is an author, speaker, ...

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The experience of something is far more important than the result. This is why failing at insane, unrealistic goals is often more powerful than succeeding at challenging, realistic ones.

Guillaume Sauve, Co-Founder of Trillion Doller Impact has lived this example by taking a year off school at 15 to write his first book, becoming a successful erotica writer, embracing insane challenges like living in dar...

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Not many would guess a stubborn child from Mauritius who struggled to pay attention and was kicked out of school would earn multiple degrees and become a successful Intuitive Counselor and Holistic Life Coach. Once you meet Kirtideva Peruman, however, it all makes sense.

As an Author, Speaker, Counselor, and Coach Deva helps many to embrace and be grateful for both their shadow and their light and move b...

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Losing streaks are brutal and often have a powerful and disproportionate impact upon our emotions and lives.

How do we deal when the losses start piling up and we’ve exhausted our resiliency? How do we get back to a good place without doing more damage? Should we even talk about failure in the first place?

If these questions hit close to home, you’re in the right place. I’ve got you.

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Our experiences create the treasure map of our lives. As a life adventure guide and veteran who served with the 75th Ranger Regiment, Nick Devlin’s journey is proof positive.

Nick’s story is one of big dreams, false starts, and new beginnings. Though impacted by deep personal loss and damaging addiction, he’s done the work of recovery and shines as a light of hope.

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Becoming more curious is the #1 skill we can develop but asking more and better questions isn’t always easy. Answers can be tough to hear and feedback, while helpful, is often hard.

I’ve been asking my friends one of those tough questions recently. It’s been scary, but also powerful. That question is why we’re here having this conversation. It inspired a broader discussion about curiosity that includes a...

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When our tears break through, we often do as well.

We all experience tough moments in life. The past few weeks of mine have been filled with difficult endings, new beginnings, and powerful realizations, but also of light and hope.

Through my recent separation and divorce after a marriage of 25 years, ongoing health issues, and my first move in more than 13 years, I’ve experienced more than ...

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In any situation in life, you can choose to be a victim or a victor. In every situation we get to choose our role.

Topics for Pt. 2 of my conversation with Business Strategist, Coach, and Author Chad Nedland include: Chad’s philosophy of service and faith, his truly inspirational response to the loss of his 10-month-old son, impact for the homeless, incredible provision from unexpected abundance, and the...

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Everything you do must be in alignment with your identity. It’s a simple statement with powerful ramifications. Do you know who you are? Do you know who you need to be?

Chad Nedland, Business strategist and coach and author of the Book on Being Better does and he’s here to help.

Some stories in part 1 include: Chad’s school challenges, his time in the army, living as an enforcer for a drug ...

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The biggest barriers to our success are the stories we believe about ourselves. Many fail or never even try because they can’t see what is possible. Not Kym Hamer.

After being bedridden for 4 years as a kid, committing as a young adult to be financially independent, and leaving a successful career to pursue a lifestyle of personal freedom, she’s custom-fit for this.

With Building Brand You,...

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Courtland Tyler, Founder of UEP Studios, grew up rough. Hard enough that I’m sure many others gave him little chance of success. They were wildly wrong.

Despite not meeting his father until his late 20s and spending 10+ years in group homes and foster care because his mother was very ill before eventually passing way, Courtland has never given up. In fact, encouraged by his professor, he’s become an entr...

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Sandra Bargman is a walking Venn Diagram and the Creator of the Edge of Everyday. She explains that her true ‘know thyself’ core lies at the center of her worlds as an actor and singer, interfaith minister, and presentation coach.

After finding success in show business, but not being content with one track to follow, Sandra went to school to become a minister and dove deep into the world of coaching befo...

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I LOVE my guests and the relationships we build. This must be why I had the crazy idea to allow any of them who were eager for it to take over the show and ask me anything they like with nothing off limits.

Episode 96 guest Emi Kirschner, CEO of Empress Enterprises, is the most recent guest to jump in the driver’s seat and we cover a lot of ground from the power of curiosity and eagerness to my thoughts ...

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