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The 7th Inning Stretch

The 7th Inning Stretch

By Todd Miller

A Podcast for midlifers...Here to help midlifers get the most out of the years remaining. How do you get the most out of yourself? How do you do the most for your family? How do you make the biggest impact in your community? How do you use your work to transform the world?
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The 7th Inning StretchApr 14, 2019

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Sense of Adventure

Sense of Adventure

Have we lost our sense of Adventure? Are we so afraid of dying that we are no longer willing to live?
Sep 08, 202007:30
2020 - A Lesson For Us All

2020 - A Lesson For Us All

With the craziness that is 2020, is there a lesson for us all? Is it trying to teach us all something about life? Should we continue to live in fear or should we live life to the fullest?
Aug 31, 202009:28
Give Up or Get Up

Give Up or Get Up

Today I’m talking about hitting the curveballs that life throws at you.
Nov 04, 201909:02
Stop Overreacting

Stop Overreacting

If we spent half as much thought and energy initiating change as we spend reacting to bullshit, we would probably have ended world hunger a long time ago...solved all economic crises...and even ended pollution...but it’s easier to react than to initiate so on and on it goes.
Sep 23, 201910:04
Who Is Going To Stop You

Who Is Going To Stop You

My parents used to ask me this question all the time growing up and I used to think “what a dumb question?” Because the answer was simple, nobody. Turns out they just had a dumb student because the answer isn’t that simple. It’s much more complex.
Sep 16, 201910:01
Being The Best Is Hard Work

Being The Best Is Hard Work

In this episode, I’m talking about a new book that I’ve been reading and working through along with where I am on my journey to my dreams. Where are you going?
Sep 09, 201910:24
Work The Plan

Work The Plan

Sometimes it’s hard for us to really keep on the path to our dreams because we aren’t seeing the progress we hoped for. It’s slow moving and even seems motionless at times but keep moving. Don’t stop. Don’t quit. Work The Plan.
Aug 19, 201910:32
We Are NOT Meant to Be Alone

We Are NOT Meant to Be Alone

We have fallen for a myth in our culture that we don’t need others. We don’t need a partner. We don’t need a community. We don’t need a team. We are all we need. And it’s total BULLSHIT!
Aug 12, 201909:60
Why America Is Getting Fat

Why America Is Getting Fat

Taking about food and diet and eating and it’s probably not what you think.
Aug 05, 201910:18
The Journey of 1000 Miles...

The Journey of 1000 Miles...

Still dreading Mondays? What are you doing about it? Today I talk about the book “Do It Scared.” I talked about how you need to define your fear before you can face it. This book helps you do that. It did that for me and now I’m working through it. I have a plan to beat that fear.
Jul 29, 201910:48
Know Thyself...Living Healthy

Know Thyself...Living Healthy

I’m talking about living healthy. I know. It sounds crazy from me but some old dogs learn new tricks. The first step in living healthy is knowing yourself. Who are you? What’s your body type? How should you eat? What workout will work best for you?
Jul 22, 201910:26
Stress Kills

Stress Kills

Men. Talking about stress and health and the many issues that stress can cause. Just because you don’t “feel” stress doesn’t mean you aren’t stressed. Pay attention to your body and take care of yourself.
Jul 14, 201909:25
Coming Out!

Coming Out!

It starts with saying your going to do it. The first step is making that commitment. Today I’m making that commitment to make my dream a reality and I’m going to take you in the journey with me. I’m going to share the ups and downs. The wins and losses. The steps I take. The emotions I feel and the final victory when I can say I’m “living the dream.”
Jul 08, 201910:19
Christmas in July

Christmas in July

The year is half over. What are you doing with the rest of 2019?
Jul 01, 201910:24
Problems vs. Solutions

Problems vs. Solutions

The Coach coming to you in straight talk Saturday discussing our macabre desire to create problems instead of solutions.
Jun 29, 201910:34
Home Field Advantage - Putting Advice To Work

Home Field Advantage - Putting Advice To Work

Advice comes at us from all directions. Some of it is terrible advice and should not even be listened to other than to know what not to do. But, a lot of good advice comes at us too. The issue is how to put that good advice to work for you in a dynamic relationship. Your not fixing a car window that comes with step by step instructions, so you can't just run with it. Be smart.

Jun 28, 201908:26
Grow Into Your Dreams

Grow Into Your Dreams

Still talking about taking action to make Monday the best day of the week. Comparing the pursuit of your dreams to growing a bonsai. Yeah. My brain is kind of crazy.
Jun 24, 201910:32
Dugout Discussion with Rob Blomstrom - Real Genius Part Two

Dugout Discussion with Rob Blomstrom - Real Genius Part Two

In this episode of Dugout Discussions, I'm talking tech. Rob has started his own tech business to help people build a "future proof" house and get the most out of your tech. We talk about wires. We talk about wireless. We talk about bandwidth and servers and phones and streaming video and everything you can imagine with preparing your home for the 21st century.

Jun 23, 201901:06:33
Home Field Advantage - Bad Advisors

Home Field Advantage - Bad Advisors

Who do you talk to for relationship advice? So many of us go to the wrong advisors. We talk to our broke friends about money. We talk to chronic employees about becoming an entrepreneur. We talk to people who've never led about leadership, and we talk to our crazy aunt whose been divorced 6 times about relationships. Stop that shit. It's stupid.

Jun 22, 201905:21
Time Flies When You’re Having Fun

Time Flies When You’re Having Fun

Today I’m talking about the time vortex that seems to exist around fun, around the things you love to do, around the people you love to hang out with, around your passions. I encourage you to find that thing and pursue it.
Jun 17, 201909:00
Dugout Discussions with Ed Hamilton - Business, Bourbon, and Bullshit

Dugout Discussions with Ed Hamilton - Business, Bourbon, and Bullshit

In this episode of Dugout Discussions, I'm talking with serial entrepreneur Ed Hamilton. We talk about his many adventures in business. We talk about sales. We talk about women. We talk about bugs. We talk about dads. And we even bullshit some.

Jun 15, 201959:25
Home Field Advantage - The Perfect Age

Home Field Advantage - The Perfect Age

As someone who has been to Disney World about 15 times, I always get asked what the perfect age is to bring your kids. Well, I answer that question right here. Turns out that it might not be about what your kids remember as much as it is about what you remember.

Jun 14, 201910:30
Kickass Monday

Kickass Monday

No more Mondays. This is the day you change your life. You no longer dread Mondays. Instead you look forward to them because it’s another week that you get to make your dreams a reality. Today you plant the seed for your future.
Jun 10, 201910:41
Home Field Advantage - In The Beginning

Home Field Advantage - In The Beginning

Welcome to my new segment, The Home Field Advantage. In this segment of The 7th Inning Stretch, I'll be talking family. I have one, so I must be an expert. Actually, I've been married for over 25 years to my high school sweetheart. We have three children who are mostly grown at this point, and all looking forward to chasing their dreams. This original episode features Albert Hernandez as we talk about being a dad with a business and teaching his daughter the ropes.
I hope this new segment is helpful to families both young and old as I cover marriage, raising kids, extended family, and a friend who is closer than a brother.
Future episodes of The Home Field Advantage will only be available on YouTube.
May 31, 201921:17
Dugout Discussions with Maria Perez - The Salsa Queen

Dugout Discussions with Maria Perez - The Salsa Queen

In this episode of Dugout Discussions, I'm talking with Maria Perez, The Salsa Queen. We are talking about how she got into the salsa business, and some of the challenges of building a food based business and a brand. While she doesn't share the family recipe (and it is good), she does share a secret that anyone chasing big dreams needs to hear.
May 24, 201926:14
The Circle of Life

The Circle of Life

Today I’m talking about new beginnings. Life comes at us pretty quick and changes even quicker. But eventually we get to a point where changes are no longer “happening.” We have to make them happen or we kind of die while we’re still alive.
May 22, 201911:56
Help Someone If You Can

Help Someone If You Can

I recently had two neighbors help me tremendously. It may not seem like a big deal to them or even to others but for me it’s a big deal. Particularly because they offered to help. So help someone if you can. You don’t know what kind of difference it will make in their life.
May 20, 201910:49
Dugout Discussion with Jim Coates - Waynes World Meets Youngstown

Dugout Discussion with Jim Coates - Waynes World Meets Youngstown

In this episode of Dugout Discussions, I am talking with long time family friend, who just happens to be from the same town in Ohio as me. He talk about all kinds of stuff including changes in small town America, college, student loans, and the fact that the reason politicians seem to flock to Twitter is because no politician has ever had a thought requiring more than 280 characters to express.

May 19, 201901:13:17
Enjoy The Journey

Enjoy The Journey

Fun is not out there somewhere waiting for you to go find it. Fun is something you either have or do not have. So I encourage you to have some fun and learn to enjoy the journey.
May 17, 201909:18
Why This...Why Now

Why This...Why Now

Life changes can come at us fast and from many directions. Sometimes change is forced upon us and sometimes we make it happen. But we either evolve or become extinct.
May 15, 201910:12
The Secret...

The Secret...

Yes. I’ve said many times that there is no secret to success and as you probably have suspected, I’ve been lying to you. Today I’m going to share that secret.
May 13, 201910:06
Dugout Discussion with Rosalind Broome - Making of a CEO

Dugout Discussion with Rosalind Broome - Making of a CEO

In episdoe 6 of Dugout Discussiont with the Coach, I'm talking to Rosalind Broome. Ros was one of my very first professional coaching experiments...uh experiences...She was born to be in charge. She made the permanent transition a few years ago to full time business leader and now investor. We talk about her experiences in making that transition.

May 12, 201901:09:30
The Art of Communication

The Art of Communication

Today my daily desk calendar had a wonderful quote about choosing your words economically. It was saying that communicating your message in the best way possible is often the shortest way possible.
May 10, 201910:18
Find the Nuggets

Find the Nuggets

Too often we go looking for a gold mine only to find out that it requires a lot of investment when what we need to be looking for is those Nuggets of Information just waiting to be picked up.
May 08, 201910:23
It’s Your Life...Live It

It’s Your Life...Live It

Fear comes at us from all directions and attacks us at our weakest point...our ego. We don’t do things we want to do, wish we could do, or even know we should do because we are scared of what someone else might think.
May 06, 201910:30
Dugout Discussion with Kevin Wolff - A Real Life Tony Stark

Dugout Discussion with Kevin Wolff - A Real Life Tony Stark

In episode 5 of Dugout Discussions, I'm talking with long time friend Kevin Wolff. He is the founder & owner of Wolff Engineering. We talk about his time in the Army, his time in corproate America, his hardest time, and his most recent success. We talk about what led to a "huge" win on the day of the interview when he hired his first employee. A guy who 2 years ago had almost no income is now providing income for another family. God Bless the entrepreneurs.

May 05, 201958:19
Macro vs Micro...We Are All Alike

Macro vs Micro...We Are All Alike

We have more in common with each other than we think or believe. If we look to our similarities as bridge builders, then we can look to our differences as strength builders.
May 04, 201911:28
CELEBRATE Your Wins

CELEBRATE Your Wins

Today I’m celebrating the release of my new book and the 50th episode of the 7th Inning Stretch. Celebrate Your Wins. It encourages you to win again and to win bigger. So take some time with each win big or small and celebrate it. Then watch the Wins pile up.
May 01, 201911:27
REST!!

REST!!

It’s easy to get caught up in the grind. If we aren’t careful though, the grind will chew us up. We need rest. We need to take a break. Listen to your mind and your body and rest when it tells you.
Apr 29, 201911:03
Dugout Discussions with Gary Dennis - Data Breach

Dugout Discussions with Gary Dennis - Data Breach

In episode 4 of Dugout Discussions with The Coach, I'm talking with Gary Dennis. He recently started a Management Consulting business specializing in digital marketing and data analysis. We talk about the challenges of starting a business from scratch with a young family. We talk business. We talk faith, and we talk data bias.

Apr 28, 201952:35
Lose and Learn

Lose and Learn

We are conditioned from a very early age to avoid failure, yet failure is the best teacher. Losing teaches you way more than winning. It’s impossible to know what hot means until you get burned.
Apr 26, 201910:51
Finding Purpose

Finding Purpose

Too often we get stuck in a rut of just doing stuff. We lose sight of why we do stuff and we end up living a life without purpose. Purpose drives us. It gives us a reason to keep going, to fight, to live. Purpose matters. Find yours.
Apr 24, 201910:17
Get Moving...

Get Moving...

If you have ever driven a car without power steering, you know how much easier it is to turn it while it’s in motion than when it’s come to a complete stop. The same is true with life. It’s so much easier to Get Moving and make course corrections as necessary than it is to just sit and wait for the perfect direction to head.
Apr 22, 201909:15
Dugout Discussions with The Coach Episode 3 - Dorann Jackson

Dugout Discussions with The Coach Episode 3 - Dorann Jackson

In episode 3, I am talking with Dorann Jackson. We cover a wide area of topics including identity and the identity crisis. We talk about mental health. We talk about life changes that are unplanned, and I theorize...A LOT!

Apr 21, 201901:01:22
Servant Leaders Go Last

Servant Leaders Go Last

This is one of the hardest things about being a leader. Putting the needs of others ahead of yourself.
Apr 19, 201909:50
Servant Leaders Equip People

Servant Leaders Equip People

As a leader, it’s up to us to ensure that people have the right tools to get the job done. Sometimes our resources determine the tools we have to use so our expectations need to be adjusted accordingly.
Apr 17, 201909:46
Servant Leaders Advocate for People

Servant Leaders Advocate for People

Servant Leaders fight for people. Putting people first means providing them a safe place to work and live. It means doing what’s right for people regardless of the cost or backlash.
Apr 15, 201910:15
Dugout Discussions with The Coach Episode 2 - The Neumanns

Dugout Discussions with The Coach Episode 2 - The Neumanns

In this episode, I'm chatting with an old friend and her husband about real life drama. Marriage...Running a law firm together...TRIPLETS! Join us as, we discuss real life, real problems, and real love. 

Apr 14, 201901:04:13
Servant Leaders Prepare People

Servant Leaders Prepare People

Servant Leaders ensure that people are getting the training, coaching and other development resources that they need. They ensure that people are ready to do the tasks ahead of them and prepared to win. I love the way the US Marines put it “The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in battle.”
Apr 12, 201910:53
Servant Leaders Provide Counsel

Servant Leaders Provide Counsel

If you’re going to put People First, then sometimes you have to deal with people problems. People will need Counsel and yes as a leader you need to provide it. It’s what we do.
Apr 10, 201910:57