Secrets of Success

Secrets of Success

Host Bill Horan helps listeners uncover hidden talents to maximize individual success.

Episodes

June 9, 2025 27 mins
Bill Horan talks with George Horrigan, author of WORK LESS, MAKE MORE AND HAVE MORE FUN IN YOUR BUSINESS. George will discuss what is his structure of success, what is the most common problem in business today, what most businesses do wrong and why a vision is so important.
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Bill Horan talks with Dr. Jo Brown, author of SEE YOUR ELEPHANT.  Dr. Jo will discuss what is an "elephant", why she calls herself an "elephant hunter", why self awareness is so important, and what are 'triggers?"
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Bill Horan talks with Kishanna Palmer, author of BUSY IS A FOUR LETTER WORD.  Kishanna will discuss why she says busy is a four letter word, how to do less to achieve more, why multitasking is a myth and what are 4 strategies to get out of the busy trap.
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May 12, 2025 27 mins
Bill Horan talks with Todd Patkin, author of FINDING HAPPINESS.  Todd will discuss why it is important to follow his 12 steps in numerical order, why he puts exercise first, what he means when he says to be a lamplighter and how to avoid negative people.
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Bill Horan talks with Becky Heidesch, author of THE CAREER MASTERCLASS FOR WOMEN.  Becky will discuss why she says "my hindsight is your 20/20," how you can design your future on your terms, how to answer the question "Is it who you know or what you know?", and why she wants you to keep a career journal.
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April 28, 2025 28 mins
Bill Horan talks with Shanna Adamic, author of AUDACIOUS OPTIMISM.  Shanna will discuss what health challenges she had to overcome, how hope and confidence come before optimism, why the words "I will" are so important and how our choices mirror our true selves.
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April 21, 2025 28 mins
Bill Horan talks with Elizabeth Willetts, author of FLEX.  Elizabeth will discuss if we really knowwhat we are good at doing, how we can find out what our strengths are, what she means by "skill stacking," and why we must find out "what winds me up."
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April 14, 2025 27 mins
Bill Horan talks with Stefaan van Hooydonk, author of CURIOSITY.  Stefaan will discuss what the Global Curiosity Institute is all about, why curiosity is the biggest predictor of executive success, how conformity is the biggest enemy of curiosity and why the real power of curiosity lies in its collective power.
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Bill Horan talks with Mark C. Fava, author of LESSONS FROM THE ADMIRAL.  Mark will discuss why it is important to observe the leaders we work for, why he calls himself an "active learner", why bosses measure your performance by how you meet their expectations and why the key is to know what bosses want, not what is important.
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Bill Horan talks with Manar Sweillam Morales, author of THE FLEXIBILITY PARADIGM.  Manar will discuss how to define flexibility, why employees consider flexibility the most important non salary benefit, commons misconceptions about flexibility and why flexibility is not a policy but a companywide culture change.
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March 24, 2025 27 mins
Bill Horan talks with Caroline Adams Miller, author of BIG GOALS.  Caroline will discuss how goal setting is a science, what are the 3 basic needs of Self Determination Theory, how smart phones and social media affect goal setting, and how goal setting has an impact on both conscious and unconscious behavior.
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March 17, 2025 28 mins
Bill Horan talks with Sandra Matz author of MINDMASTERS.  Sandra will discuss what psychological targeting is, why she says it all comes down to power, how data is the window into our psychology, and how much we can learn about a person from their social media posts.
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Bill Horan talks with Manny Skevofilax, author of ULTIMATE PROFIT MANAGEMENT.  Manny will discuss how to fund a new business, how to find investors, what type of return do investors expect and what type of goals should be set.
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March 3, 2025 27 mins
Bill Horan talks with Cynthia Kane, author of THE PAUSE PRINCIPLE. Cynthia will discuss why it is getting more and more difficult to "keep it together" in difficult conversations, how failure to pause diminishes your role as a leader, how communication is a mind body practice and how 6 practices, known as the SOFTEN practices, can help.
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February 24, 2025 27 mins
Bill Horan talks with Stu Crum, author of AIM FOR THE UPRIGHTS. Stu will discuss what the difference between goals and intentions is, why it is important to define your intentions, why we should always ask "why," and why so many people live their lives on automatic.
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Bill Horan talks with Deborah Mallow, author of 6 STEPS TO FEWER DAYS THAT SUCK.  Deborah will discuss why we should start with the 3 words "yes I can", how we let fear decide our destiny, how we can tailor our inner dialogue and why the brain likes patterns and what that means to us.

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Bill Horan talks with Dr. Winifred Bragg  author of HOW TO CREATE YOUR BRAGG BOOK FOR A COMPETITIVE JOB MARKET.  Dr. Bragg will discuss why the words character, commitment, and courage are so important, what is a "brag buddy", why we should stop using words like "just" and "only" when we describe our accomplishments, and what are the 6 steps to be comfortable with bragging?
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January 27, 2025 28 mins
Bill Horan talks with Emily Crookston author of UNWRITTEN. Emily will discuss why her title is THE OWNER AND DECIDER OF ALL THINGS at her company, THE POCKET PhD.  She will also talk about why people want to write a book, what is the cost of publishing your book and what must an author do to position, publish and promote a book.
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Bill Horan talks with Dr. Stephen Sideroff, author of THE 9 PILLARS OF RESILIENCE.  Stephen will discuss what is resilience, why peak performers do not get stuck on one way of thinking,  what are the "Laws of life" and why we should aim to live in the moment.
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Bill Horan talks with Dr. Robert Lufkin, author of LIES I TAUGHT IN MEDICAL SCHOOL. Dr. Lufkin will discuss what the title of his book means, who is responsible for these lies, why counting calories is not the way to fight obesity and what is the true role of insulin in fighting diabetes.
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