On the Bounce

Have you ever imagined how much stronger your relationship could be if you simply worked together to build each other up?

Effective communication is the foundational principle that holds all relationships together.
In this episode of On The Bounce, we will be showered with wisdom by another empowered woman, Tammy Dunnett. Tammy is a keynote speaker, coach, and educator. She helps leaders and employees, just like you, master courageous conversations so you can create a career where you are respected, appreciated, and empowered. Establishing and maintaining strong relationships through clear and healthy communication is critical. Good relationships allow for open and honest discussion and the exchange of ideas and feedback. When done correctly, communication builds trust, which is key to a successful relationship. So, if you need some help in this department, this episode is for you!

As a caregiver, where do you need to draw the line and say, “I can do this much and no more”?
Caring for a loved one can be challenging - and often isolating.  In this episode of On The Bounce, Debbie Weiss, a Certified Caregiver Facilitator and Founder of Caregiver Support Squad will share her formidable caregiving journey of over 40 years. Tune in to learn more deeply about the complexities and struggles of caregiving for a parent, a spouse, or a child with autism and ADHD and also the value of self-care. If you're a mom or a caregiver who needs the tools to help you regain your life's purpose, this episode is for you. Remember, you have the power in you.

So, what do you need to become a great salesman? In this episode of On the Bounce, Jon Sansone a.k.a. "The Sales Warrior" will walk us through his inspiring journey of success as a salesman for decades. His warrior way shows you how to go from zero to hero in sales by employing a revolutionary system of techniques. But really, it's more than just the usual technique in selling-and-earning that makes Jon excel in his field and that is what he wants to teach to the world of aspiring salespeople. Jon emphasized the value of creating genuine relationships with people. You need to keep in mind that the best salesman is the one who listens the most and empathizes best with the needs of others. 

Sometimes, hope is what we all need, and this was the message that Kellan wanted to share with our audience. In this episode of On The Bounce, Kellan Fluckiger shares his extraordinary story of redemption. It's a story of a man who has had a difficult past battling depression, addictions, and life-threatening illnesses but who ultimately found his way back to the right path. He also talks about forgiveness, gratitude, and finding purpose in life after discovering he has so much to live for. Listen and witness this story that will inspire you to believe in the power of second chances. After turning his life around, Kellan now serves as a catalyst for change as a coach and keynote speaker. He helps people move past their old life, overcome their limiting beliefs, and embrace their new life with meaning and authenticity.

Today, we often associate disability with limitations, but when we talk about disability, we don't just refer to limitations: we also use the word to refer to a sense of belonging, a sense of community and a sense of shared identity. In this episode of On the Bounce, Anthony Frisina shares his powerful journey of overcoming life's greatest obstacles being a person with a disability. From his experience, we'll understand that diversity, inclusion, and equality are key values in ensuring that our employees and customers from all backgrounds and identities feel welcome and secure. Now is the time that all sectors of the community must commit to creating an environment where people with disabilities can contribute and excel. 

In this episode of On the Bounce, Vitality Coach Ashly shares her wonderful journey of learning how to manage a fulfilling life while wearing many hats and being the best. We already know that life is short and demanding. Even the most dedicated among us find ourselves unable to do everything we want to do. Finding the time and space to be fully present for our loved ones is difficult enough, never mind doing so when our energy and well-being are at stake. But what if achieving success and fulfillment wasn’t about working harder or longer, but about working smarter? Here, we discuss living a life of optimism and gratitude and how Ashly helps individuals have access to tools that will address their greatest struggle in mindset,  emotional balance, and sabotaging behaviors through her program called "Armor Up". Listen and get ready to bring your life to the next level! 

You can find more resources on her website: https://www.ashlytorian.com/

You can also find her on social media: 

https://www.facebook.com/mind.n.body.fit

https://www.youtube.com/user/AshlysBodyBalance/videos

https://twitter.com/agewithgrace

In this episode of On the Bounce, I had an empowering discussion with Rachael Poffenroth. Rachel is a personal coach who has been working with various clients on their path to a life of transformation and freedom. She is best at helping people find their spiritual alignment as to who they are and what they really want to be the best versions of themselves. Oftentimes, we shrink ourselves to meet the standards of the society, the linear culture we were taught as we were growing up but in truth, we find no fulfillment in doing so. We have to realize that there's no better way to live life than with honesty and truth. The moment you understand your truth is the day you become empowered and you'll know that your value is the impact you bring to the people around you. 

You can find more resources on her website: https://rachaelpoffenroth.mylearnworlds.com/

You can also find her on social media:

https://www.facebook.com/Rachael-Poffenroth-109106743887409

https://www.instagram.com/rachaelpoffenroth/

https://www.youtube.com/c/RachaelPoffenroth

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachaelpoffenroth/?originalSubdomain=ca

In this episode of On the Bounce, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Chris Friesen, who specializes in Performance Neuropsychology. His expertise in competitive sports sent a spark of curiosity, which led us to discuss his impressive educational journey in health studies and finding his passion in psychology and clinical neuropsychology. We discussed what drives your ability to keep your motivation and optimize your productivity. When you understand how and why things happen, you have the ability to focus on you and have the clarity of who you are and how you can drive change and success. 

In this episode of On the Bounce, Bruce Thomas shares his journey of growth from lessons learned in the Military and the private sector, and some common factors which influence your personal and professional culture. Bruce speaks about how true leadership starts with yourself and having the ability to lead yourself! We all experience challenging times, some more difficult than others, but the truth is that we all have the power to choose, the power to choose your attitude to determine your mindset on how you overcome those challenges.

Bruce’s values are summarized in his “G.A.M.E.P.L.A.N." for a victorious life:

Groom self and others for greatness!

Aligned life mission, purpose, values, and ambitions.

Manage a balanced life…embrace the day!

Excellence and integrity as a way of life.

Power of attitude is contagious.

Love and care for people.

Adversity creates opportunity…seize it.

Nurture and cherish relationship with God and people.

Bruce Thomas, ICF ACC

Mobile: 703-350-9710

In the Bounce would love to welcome Dr. Tim Rose, the founder of Productivity Consultants & Career Support Services (PCCSS), a transformative workforce development firm that informs the public about workforce development issues, attitudes, and trends. When developing any program, there must be planning, research, and understanding of the market to ensure success, especially when targeting a diverse population. On the episode, Dr. Rose shares his journey and his research to understand military transition and career choices. Dr. Rose discusses which factors and considerations are the most important to understand, the problems you are solving for in the workforce, how to target your population, how know what your competitors are doing, and how to leverage that information to ensure long term success. Some organizations develop and create great ideas, but fail to generate a sustainable plan because they lack data and research prior to starting – Dr. Rose fills that gap!

Tim Rose, Ph.D.

Mobile: 404-518-2441

Darrell Williams brings his extensive experience as a master certified life coach and a member of the Federal Coaching Network to On the Bounce!!

We enjoy a walk down memory lane with Darrell in his unique career working in the White House with some of the world’s most powerful men and women. Darrell shared how important being resilient was and ensuring he was able to show up ready and prepared to handle challenging situations.

Darrell’s experience has led him to find a common denominator in his many successes throughout his career: Leadership and Relationships.

Going further, he shares how at times we lock ourselves in our own bubble during difficult times, thinking we need to get through this by ourselves. But the truth is, that’s not true! Don’t let your pride get in the way of resources or a connection which can be the thing that gets you out of a challenging time quicker and faster so you can get back to living your life!!

Darrell Williams, MCLC, HOF

Many of you may recognize Nick Mann’s name, he was On the Bounce's very first guest way back in Nov 2020, so who better than Nick to share and talk about growth, lessons learned, and what we will take into 2022. When we spoke to Nick last time, he had talked about launching his global online platform TeacherFit. Nick’s passion for wellness and mental health has evolved his platform into what it is today, an action-based platform that discusses, teaches, and identifies students who require help with mental health.

Nick also shares about mindset and realizing own power you have in your life. You can make your own story as exciting as you want! Make it something someone will want to read!! So go do what you always wanted to do, because once the book closes that’s it!

Nick hosts his own podcasts, and I urge you to give them a listen:

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/teacherfit-podcast/id1459465159

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hu mans-of-education/id1536974017

You can also find Nick at the following:

TeacherFit Information: schools.TeacherFit.com

StudentFit Info: StudentFit.fit

Corporate Wellness: WorkingWell.app

Instagram: nick_mann33 and TeacherFit_

Twitter: TeacherFit_

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On The Bounce is glad to introduce Sarry Ibrahim, a financial professional and member of the Bank on Yourself Organization. Sarry has helped real estate investors, business owners, and full time employees create their own sources of financing while also growing safe and predictable wealth. Sarry is an advocate of pursuing purposeful investment strategies that minimize risk and maximize the value of a clients’ portfolio to meet their evolving financial needs.

Sarry speaks about tapping into the right mindset to be able to develop the right behaviors to establish the right habits to make better financial decisions. Sarry challenges us all to find ways to develop your own underwriting criteria. What are the rules you will implement for yourself so you can save better and consistently make better financial decisions.

Frank Estrada is an active duty senior leader with extensive knowledge and experience in the Cyber industry! As a leader, it is imperative that we take the time to understand your strengths and weaknesses, and how it impacts your leadership style. Frank serves in positions where he trains and leads new Soldiers entering the Army, providing them with leadership while they embark on a new career and extraordinary challenges! Frank had to confront and overcome his biases and recognize how it limited his ability to be effective. Once he applied emotional intelligence and became intentional in understanding the value of the generational gap, he was able to truly add value and have positive impact on the future generation.

Life has a way of throwing curveballs. It’s in these moments you will need to look deep within and decide what is going to be your next step! On today’s podcast, Dr. Byron Williams joins us and shares with us his rollercoaster journey and the personal, medical, and professional challenges he had to overcome. He shares that at times he had to find that one thing that gave him the energy to keep going! Although it wasn’t easy, he was able to connect to his Why. Dr. Williams has learned through the power of love, family support, and his deep spiritual connection how to find and maintain a passion to help and inspire others around him, and to help them hold onto the one thing that will give them the joy of life!

Separating from the Military can create many unknowns, but a sense of confidence is one thing that nearly all veterans carry with them. Although confidence is a skill needed to maintain resilience, being overconfident can have a negative impact on your overall success. Michael Quinn talks about his transition from the military and many of the challenges he had to overcome, one was being overly confident in his accomplishments from the military and how his skills and experience would directly translate to corporate America. After many trials and errors, failures and lessons learned, Michael discovered how he had to change, shift his focus, and put more intentional efforts in his approach to achieve success.

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On this episode, On the Bounce welcomes Art Rios, he is a lawyer, author, and motivational speaker! Art brings his energy and sprit by talking about the power of communication! His book, Let’s Talk, challenges us to have the needed conversations to invoke the positive change we need in our lives! We talk about #Happyhour and how to be deliberate about taking time for yourself and with your loved ones – how to cherish and be present! Art’s vision and thoughts will want you to be his friend!

Art Rios: attorney and author of Let's Talk

Our guest of honor on the podcast On the Bounce is Shilo Harris.  On February 19, 2007, Harris’ armored vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device (IED). The explosion injured the driver and ended the lives of three of his fellow soldiers. Shilo survived but with severe third degree burns on 35% of his body. The severity of the burns meant the loss of Shilo’s ears, the tip of his nose and three fingers. The crushing explosion fractured his left collarbone and C-7 vertebrae. During this emotionally inspirationally episode Shilo share his journey and how he used faith, grit and resilience to over come the many challenges he and his family had to overcome. Shilo shares how he had to overcome survivors’ guilt and channel that energy to help other veterans to overcome adversity and the heart felt moment he looked at himself and the challenge he had to accept who he is now. Shilo is a true hero and inspires other through his motivational speaking, books, and upcoming movie.

Join me in this heart-pounding episode as we talk to Keni Thomas! Keni is one of the team members who fought and survived the battle of Mogadishu, which many have come to know from the great movie “Black Hawk down”. Having Keni walk through chaotic moments will have you amazed and leave you speechless! We also discuss the journeys that Keni has had throughout the years! Despite the chaos and fatalities, Keni has learned and shared life lessons that came from those challenging moments. Keni sheds light on the value of teamwork, the challenges with communication frustrations, trusting your team to do what is needed. This all has led to Keni and his team creating the Down Range Experience, which challenges team members to step out of their comfort zone to accomplish a goal. Keni is passionate about building communities by challenging norms and forcing people to have difficult, but sorely needed conversations! He is a father and husband, and is committed to his faith! This episode will have you motivated to be part of the solution.

https://kenithomas.com/

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In this episode, Emily Dawn is our special guest. Emily is a Business Goal Coach, helping service-based entrepreneurs and coaches use the power of social media to generate qualified leads and turn those leads into paying clients so you can reach your monthly income goals. We discussed her journey from a lifestyle coach to a Business Goal Coach, and the challenges that entrepreneurs have with developing and following through with goals.

Emily hosts a six week program to help entrepreneurs with marketing, creating and achieving goals, and selling and closing deals. I encourage every business owner or anyone considering starting a business to check out her website - www.emilyatdawn.com

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In this episode, we discuss living a life of meaning by developing resilience, creating deep connections with ourselves, and connecting with your past, present, and future.  A life of meaning does not come overnight, but is instead created by hard work, developing good habits, and cultivating a growth mindset. There are four primary factors that, upon fulfillment, lead to an increased sense of meaning in life: Finding one's purpose in life; developing strong values that can act as a moral compass; developing self-efficacy, or working on believing in your ability to succeed; and developing self-worth by identifying your worth as a person. 

So, when you are shopping online this year, or in store waiting to purchase your items, deciding what your holiday menu will be, where you will take your holiday photos, or take your next trip; take a moment and reflect, does this make you happy and what meaning does this provide to you. Discovering meaning for life will allow you to have hope, enjoy and love the life you live while being resilient.

To learn more about living a life of meaning, check out these great resources: