“I bargained with Life for a penny,And Life would pay no more,However, I begged at eveningWhen I counted my scanty store; For Life is just an employer,He gives you what you ask,But once you have set the wages,Why, you must bear the task. I worked for a menial’s hire,Only to learn, dismayed,That any wage I […]
Ep 046 Failure Part Two: 30 Reasons Why We Fail
“Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.” -Napoleon Hill The most famous inventors and innovators are often tinkerers. That’s a cute way to say, finding enjoyment doing things that might not work. In some ways, a life well-lived can be like this. However, if we […]
Ep 045 Failure Part One: 30 Reasons Why We Fail
“To be a star, you must shine your own light, follow your own path, and don’t worry about darkness, for that is when the stars shine brightest.” -Napoleon Hill Life is what you make of it. Many of us have heard this and thought, yeah right, I didn’t win the genetic lottery and wasn’t born […]
Ep 044 Random Show: Training, Thoreau, Media, & Margin
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” -H.D. Thoreau Sometimes controlled randomness is what EVERYONE needs right now. […]
Ep 043 Interview: Chris Long
“If you’re going to tell me that nothing you do matters, then stay inside.” –Chris Long Our mission at the WFO Life Podcast is to provide valuable content to our listeners. We reach out to many unique and diverse people to accomplish this mission. Episode 43 undoubtedly advances our mission to provide valuable content and […]
Ep 042 Interview: Lieutenant Colonel Nick Lozar on Leadership
Early in the morning…Collect your thoughts and don’t be scared of silence from time to time… –LtCol Nick Lozar Continuing on the theme from Episode 41: Tribes, we reached into our own Tribe for this week’s episode. We are fortunate to have someone in our personal Tribe who is an Iraq and Afghanistan Combat Veteran, […]
Ep 041 Tribes
NOW this is the Law of the Jungle — as old and as true as the sky;And the Wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the Wolf that shall break it must die. As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk the Law runneth forward and back —For the strength of the Pack is the […]
Ep 040 Interview: Rex Houze, Attitude: The Difference Maker
We have met the enemy and he is us. Walt Kelly, Pogo Comic Strip Our guest today is Rex Houze. Rex is the author of six leadership books, and probably more impressively, he has been married for 53 years and given over 3,000 presentations to leaders all around the country. We discussed his most recent […]
Ep 039 Random Show: Growth Mindset & Man’s Search for Meaning
Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get. Forest Gump This week your hosts offer up a random show. We enjoy sharing these episodes because they are some of our most fun, organic conversations. We hope you find today’s episode thought provoking and inspiring! Topics Covered Introductions COVID 19 […]
Bonus Ep 003: Covid 19 Update, Easing Restrictions
“The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.” ― H. Jackson Brown Jr. Topics Covered Medial insights to consider moving to more relaxed social distancing High Risk individuals Things you can do and should consider even after major bans restrictions are lifted Connect with us! Did you like this topic? Leave a comment by […]