O'talkin' with Dave
Join Dave for positive and humorous insights into increasing your personal productivity, where he blends the art of storytelling, humor, and clever analogies to make the pursuit of productivity an enjoyable experience. Each episode is approximately an hour-long casserole of laughter and learning, as we navigate the world of to-do lists, time management, and conflict management, and taking out the mental trash with a jovial twist.
Episodes
Have you ever been around someone that blames everyone else for their lack of PEACE? Yeah, me too...
· "If your motives aren’t pure, your gains will vanish as quickly as they came.
· If your aim is to hurt, you will feel the pain.
· When selfishness outweighs empathy, peace is not possible."
Join Dave for some PEACEFUL words about:
- The Three Challenges That Drive Peace Away
- The Fourth Enemy:...
Have you ever been good at something, not done it for a while, then realized you're not good at it anymore? Yeah, me too...
I ignored my should problems so long I learned a new term - FROZEN...
Join Dave for some MOVING chat about:
- Types of Atrophy with Examples
- How Atrophy Sneaks Into Daily Life
- 5 Signs of Atrophy in Yourself
- How to Notice Atrophy in Friends
- Impact of Atrophy if Left Unchecked
- Prevention & Reve...
Have you ever been in a situation when someone said something that was blatantly and factually wrong? Yeah, me too...
Sometimes the healthiest thing you can do, for yourself and them, is just let them be wrong.
Join Dave for some CORRECTIVE thoughts around:
- Where the Need to Correct Comes From
- The Destructive Side (Even if Meant to Help)
- Who’s Impacted?
- Ways to Resist the Temptation
- Possible Alternatives
- When You Just C...
Have you ever "phoned it in", "went through the motions", or put a task or event on "auto-pilot"? Yeah, me too...
COMPLACENCY is a SILENT THREAT and also a warning signal!
Join Dave for some VIGILANT discussion around:
- Recognizing Complacency
- The Benefits of Ridding Yourself of Complacency
- Five Ways to Stay Focused with Urgency
- Choosing VIGILANCE
- Choosing URGENCY
- Choosing GROWTH
“Compl...
Remember back in school and the tests were either True/False, Discussion, or MULTIPLE CHOICE? Yeah, me too...
We never stop taking tests and a lot of them are "pop quizes"!!!
Join Dave for some TESTY talk about:
- The Tests of Life
- The Psychology of Choice
- Freedom, Clarity, and Resolve in Choice
- 5 Steps to Recognize a Choice in Front of You
- 5 Steps to Making Better Choices
- Choices at Home, Work, and Play
- Actions t...
Have you ever driven somewhere and when you arrived, you didn't remember the last 5 or 10 minutes of the trip? Yeah, me too...
Freedom, Clarity, and Resolve — The Unstoppable Trio
Join Dave for some CLARITY around:
- Freedom — The Power of Choice - How to Seek, Achieve, and Keep It
- Clarity — The Power of Vision - How to Seek, Achieve, and Keep It
- Resolve — The Power of Staying the Course - How to Seek, Achieve, and...
Have you ever questioned "why me, why this, whey now?!?!?!" Yeah, me too...
There’s a big difference between having questions and questioning.
- Having questions means you’re curious, open, and ready to learn.
- Questioning is second-guessing, doubting, or poking holes in something that’s already in motion.
Join Dave for some ANSWERS around:
- Five reasons why questioning is more frustrating
- Reasons to &qu...
Have you ever been in a situation when "what if..." hits you and you panic? Yeah, me too...
Having FAIL-SAFES so you FEEL-SAFE, or at least as SAFE as possible is a way to do what you're doing without being crippled with fear.
Join Dave for some SAFE talk about:
- The Stakes - Life Without FAIL-SAFES
- Where FAIL-SAFES Matter Most
- Emotional FAIL-SAFES
- 5 Reasons We Don’t Place FAIL-SAFES
- 5 Ways to Start Settin...
Have you ever heard someone who had every reason to complain or be down, say something inspiring? Yeah, me too...
My Waffle House evangelist did this a couple of weeks ago. Working three jobs, managing family challenges, and lifting people up all around her...including me!
Join Dave for some uplifting talk around:
- How do you handle a BAD DAY?
- How do you START NOW?
- You never ARRIVE, you keep on going
- You never QUIT, yo...
I have you wondered how you can make your days better? Yeah, me too...
I think one way is to simplify every day into one "DO" and one "DON'T".
DO - Decide what MATTERS and make decisions about that
DON'T - Argue with REALITY
Join Dave for a helpful One-Two Punch:
- We make 35,000 decisions a day
- Decide what MATTERS
- Don't argue with REALITY
- Why these TWO THINGS work
- Examples at HOME, WORK, ...
Have you ever been in a situation where you need to be forgiven or forgive someone else? Yeah, me too...
FORGIVE and FORGET - easier said than done, right?
Join Dave and FORGIVE him for some thoughts on:
- How we are so OFFENDED in today's society
- 10 things that are the most difficult to FORGIVE
- Personality types that find it difficult to FORGIVE
- Steps toward seeking FORGIVENESS
- Steps toward FORGIVENESS
Give othe...
Aren't you getting a little tired of people being CANCELLED by the WOKE movement? Yeah, me too...
Well, I have good news - WOKE is being CANCELLED!!!
I'm not being political, just observational and I have history, statistics, and truth on my side.
Join Dave for some TRUTH on the topic:
- How HYSTERIA has a shelf life
- How HISTORY COPIES itself
- How CULTURE uses WEAPONS
- How COMMON SENSE isn't COMMON
- Celebrity...
Have you ever reacted in a way that surprised even you? Snapped at someone for no reason, shut down when things got tense, or laughed something off that actually hurt? Yeah. Me too...
I love the line Ben Stein said in the move "The Mask". "Yes Wendy, we all wear masks, metaphorically speaking."
Join Dave for some UNMASKING:
- Why do we wear MASKS?
- What emotions or feelings are we MASKING?
- What do we...
Have you ever heard or said, "Life's not fair!!!" Yeah, me too...
I don't like that phrase. When I think of FAIR, I think of food, rides, dirty faces from the cotton candy, and how tired I am afterward...broke, too.
Join Dave for some chastisements for some around:
- Complaints of the LAZY
- FAIRNESS is an emotional proclamation
- DECK of CARDS analogy
- 5 DOOABLE Action Steps
- WIN out of SPITE
“Stop ask...
Don't you just love a good celebration? Yeah, me too...
Celebrations are times which usually involve a group of people acknowledging and lifting up an accomplishment, a person, or something that brings joy.
Join Dave for some celebratory words on:
- What does it take to CELEBRATE?
- What FEELINGS to you have to overcome?
- What FEELINGS should you embrace?
- What QUALIFIES for CELEBRATION?
- What is the difference between RI...
Have you ever been is a situation, state of mind, or just momentary situation where you thought, I'm kinda HAPPY right now? Yeah, me too...
HAPPINESS is a choice, but sometimes it has to be intentional with ACTION.
Join Dave for some HAPPY thoughts around:
- What HAPPINESS is
- What HAPPINESS isn't
- How HAPPINESS is a CHOICE
- 10 Real, Doable Things You Can Do Today to Be HAPPIER
- HAPPINESS stats don't lie
- 3 DECIS...
Have you ever seen a child misbehaving in public and their PARENTS are either paying no attention or letting the behavior just happen? Yeah, me too...
WEAK PARENTS are the reason for misguided or misbehavior in children or youth. Eventually, they grow up to be WEAK PARENTS and history repeats.
Join Dave for some ranting about:
- It's not the KIDS fault
- Why it's HAPPENING
- How it SHOWS UP later
- At WORK
- In REL...
Have you ever got to the end of a busy day and thought, "Why am I doing all of this stuff that doesn't really matter? Yeah, me too...
People who have a PURPOSE live and average of 10 years longer and live happier lives.
Join Dave for some PURPOSEFUL talkin' about:
- Why it is important to have a PURPOSE
- How a PURPOSE can be short-term or long term
- How a PURPOSE can reveal itself
- How clues about your PURPOS...
Have you ever been stuck in a situation where you needed a different result than what you were getting? Yeah, me too...
The question, "What Have You TRIED That Hasn't Worked?", has been a game changer in my career, my homelife, my "me time", and in any situation where action is necessary. With any challenge - ACTION IS NECESSARY!!!
Join Dave for some talkin' about:
- It's an honest ...
Do you ever get nostalgic and think about the neighborhood you grew up in as a kid? Yeah, me too...
The CIRCLE I grew up in was in Sheffield, Alabama and it was glorious. It was a fishbowl where I could see everything from my front porch. People of all ages, vocations, routines, and everyone new everyone's name, history, and tendencies.
Join Dave for a trip down memory lane with a few lessons on:
- How the CIRC...
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