by Mark Bradford | Mar 24, 2019 | Conversation, Podcasts
Collette Gee took time out from her busy schedule to chat with me. We discuss her initial beginnings as a nurse and how she because a Certified Healthy Relationship Expert, Violence Prevention Specialist, and Author. Information about Collette, her book and...
by Mark Bradford | Mar 17, 2019 | Balance Wisdom, Podcasts
Happy Sunday. I have some interesting updates for you, some insider information, and a reminder about how you just need ten minutes to make next week suck less. http://www.alchemyfor.life/podcasts/reminder.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe:...
by Mark Bradford | Mar 3, 2019 | Conversation, Podcasts
Mark Concannon is a four-time Emmy-award-winning storyteller. He’s connected with audiences through video his entire career – previously as a decorated journalist. He grew up in Philadelphia doing sportscasting, and came to Milwaukee in 1987 to join the...
by Mark Bradford | Feb 24, 2019 | Podcasts, The Status Game
Want a free 202 page book that explains how we connect with other people, why they choose you over someone else, and even why you stay at a job you hate? I made The Status Game II kindle version free this weekend (feb 23rd & 24th) for anyone that wants it. If...
by Mark Bradford | Feb 22, 2019 | Podcasts, The Status Game
Sometimes guests approach me for the podcast, and sometimes I reach out. I’ve had excellent luck with reaching out to guests – they are almost always cordial, timely and respectful. I ask for less than an hour, allow them to talk about (for the most part)...
by Mark Bradford | Feb 14, 2019 | Conversation, Podcasts, The Status Game
Sophie Personne is a dating coach from the UK. Her newest book, The Other Half is out now. We talk about dating, relationships, what “your other half” actually means, and “Feather, brick, truck.” Check her out and subscribe to her talks for her...
by Mark Bradford | Feb 14, 2019 | Conversation, Podcasts
Author and columnist Lisa De Pasquale joins me for a chat about her book – The Social Justice Warrior Handbook, #1 in political humor on amazon. We also chat about her three other books including her romance novel. We cover things from outrage mobs to...
by Mark Bradford | Feb 10, 2019 | Podcasts
The last podcast was about keeping the resolution to write that book. As it so happens at that same time I published my third book – hopefully showing you that I might actually be making sense. 🙂 Today I want to be a bit different and talk about the new book, my...
by Mark Bradford | Feb 3, 2019 | Balance Wisdom, Podcasts
The Alchemy For Life, Life Management system can help you navigate and understand what it is you actually want. And it can help you see where all your time, energy and resources are going. If you have a goal in mind it will clarify why you want it, how you can attain...
by Mark Bradford | Jan 27, 2019 | Conversation, Podcasts
Have questions about what it’s like to be a talent agent? Want to know what they actually look for? How about Opera, or being in a band in Milwaukee? In my continuing series on Milwaukee I sit down and have a lovely chat. Cynthia Starich takes a moment out of...
by Mark Bradford | Jan 20, 2019 | Balance Wisdom, Podcasts
Since it’s still the beginning of 2019, I thought I’d restate my mission in this podcast, and give you an unusual way to look at things. The Anti-Coach Coaching is a pretty amazing thing – it’s part mentor, part teacher, part motivator, part...
by Mark Bradford | Jan 13, 2019 | Balance Wisdom, Conversation, Podcasts
Today I speak with The Amazing Lucas. Calling him a “youtube commentator” is a disservice; he’s much more than that – a bodybuilder, researcher, artist and lover of all things spiderman. We discuss the origin of the phrase he uses to start each...
by Mark Bradford | Jan 6, 2019 | Balance Wisdom, Podcasts
Did you make resulutions? I hope not. I tell people every year not to make resolutions. Not that there’s anything wrong with resolutions, but if you don’t make it a system rather than an orphaned goal nothing is going to happen. Beginning your year with a...
by Mark Bradford | Dec 30, 2018 | Podcasts
Happy New year… almost. I am sure that you are being bombarded by posts, articles and information about your New years, your new years Resolutions and achieving goals in general. Everywhere you look – LinkedIn, Twitter, FaceBook, Instagram, Pinterest...
by Mark Bradford | Dec 24, 2018 | Podcasts
The poem, The Night before Christmas (also known as Twas The Night Before Christmas) was originally published anonymously. It was later claimed as a work by both Clement Clarke Moore and Henry Livingston Jr. Here is my reading of this famous poem, I hope you enjoy it...
by Mark Bradford | Dec 23, 2018 | Balance Wisdom, Podcasts
Charging a battery We all own devices that run on batteries – iphones, androids, laptops, macbooks, ipads, apple watches, wireless headphones. Charging them sometimes becomes a sport in which we actually change our behaviour based on how much time we can get...
by Mark Bradford | Dec 9, 2018 | Balance Wisdom, Podcasts
In The Zone Have you ever been “in the zone?” Have you ever heard someone say “I’m in the zone, don’t bother me?” If you have then you know what I am talking about. If you’ve never really been in the zone...
by Mark Bradford | Dec 2, 2018 | Balance Wisdom, Podcasts
The Absurdity Filter Do you have an absurdity filter? Of course you do. But are you using it correctly? Do you keep messing with the sensitivity depending on who you point it to? Of course you are. Does this have to do with status? Yep. Listen to gain an...
by Mark Bradford | Nov 18, 2018 | Balance Wisdom, Podcasts
Can positivity be bad? Can positivity be as bad as negativity? How much is too much positivity? Why would there be a limit to how positive you can be? What happens? Listen to the latest AFL podcast for answers to these questions. The keyword to most of these...
by Mark Bradford | Nov 11, 2018 | Balance Wisdom, Podcasts
Time, Energy and Resources This podcast started out as a podcast on Time, Energy and Resources – as a reflection of the Alchemy for Life coaching. So today we take a look back on how you spent last week expending your precious resources. What did you spend it...
by Mark Bradford | Nov 4, 2018 | Balance Wisdom, Podcasts
Time It’s Daylight Savings Time in most of the US (and some other countries). If that’s true for you then you “fell back” this morning. You probably don’t even realize you did it, as by design it happens at 2am. Homework and fun We talk...
by Mark Bradford | Oct 28, 2018 | Balance Wisdom, Podcasts
As I said in the Dread podcast, I read a lot of articles on productivity, personal development and all that jazz. The result is invariably the same – there’s a huge build up of hopes and expectations and then they are dashed on the rocks below. Great...
by Mark Bradford | Oct 14, 2018 | Balance Wisdom, Podcasts
I read a lot of articles on productivity, personal development and all that jazz. More accurately, I naively see a great title, start to read the article, and then find its the same thing over and over. I’ve learned that the more the title promises, the more...
by Mark Bradford | Oct 7, 2018 | Balance Wisdom, Podcasts
Cutting the grass and sump pump hoses My son came by for the weekend and like a good dad I put him to work. He cut the grass for me, and as he was cutting it I moved the sump pump hose out of the way into a position that was temporary. – temporary because...
by Mark Bradford | Sep 23, 2018 | Balance Wisdom, Podcasts
If you’re like me – and why wouldn’t you be – then you have a healthy level of suspicion over really short phrases that are supposed to make all the difference in the world if you Just Do It. Life isn’t that simple, because we have big...
by Mark Bradford | Sep 16, 2018 | Balance Wisdom, Podcasts
They are all wrong Are you one of them? Then you’re going to be offended. You’re going to say just how wrong I am, you’re going to become very defensive and you’re going to attempt to cite examples. Then you’ll read further and your...
by Mark Bradford | Sep 9, 2018 | Balance Wisdom
Stolen Validation In The Status Game II there’s a whole chapter dedicated to validation – it is indeed a powerful thing. How powerful? Read the book and find out. Listen to the podcast to find out how we validate ourselves, how that helps us to complete...
by Mark Bradford | Aug 26, 2018 | Podcasts, The Status Game
The Tinder Trap – Public Humiliation of Men I was recently made aware of a video called The Tinder Trap in which an Instagram model supposedly tricked hundreds of men on Tinder into meeting her at union square in New York. She and her crew did this by using...
by Mark Bradford | Aug 19, 2018 | Balance Wisdom, Podcasts
You will? Oh, I’ll wait. If you are connecting, interacting and responding on a business social media site such as LinkedIn, what tense do you operate in? What do I mean by that? Well, unlike my podcast on Why Do You Live Here, I’m not talking about...
by Mark Bradford | Aug 12, 2018 | Balance Wisdom, Conversation, Podcasts
Tsufit started out life as an attorney, then had four kids in four years, soon after she had what she calls a Peggy Lee moment. She went into music and started going to comedy clubs with her guitar. She had a dream of being an actress, comedian, and did indeed go on...
by Mark Bradford | Aug 5, 2018 | Balance Wisdom, Podcasts
Do you ever get a 3:00am wakeup call? Maybe it’s at 3:30am, maybe it’s at 4:00am, maybe it’s at 2:30am. Regardless its really early in the morning when you get this call. Who is this call from? Why, your brain of course. This happened to you more...
by Mark Bradford | Jul 29, 2018 | Balance Wisdom, Podcasts
The Status Game This podcast is normally about time, energy and resources as well as fascinating interviews with amazing people. I interrupt your regularly scheduled program to introduce you to two books, a card game and a concept that has been for the most part...
by Mark Bradford | Jul 22, 2018 | Conversation, Podcasts
Daniel and I have a fun chat about running a business out of the business lounge of a hotel he wasn’t actually staying in, being a parent, his grandfather, retiring at 31, stress and what it really means, trying to convince me that he’s not a handsome guy,...
by Mark Bradford | Jul 15, 2018 | Balance Wisdom, Podcasts
Thanos and balance Anyone who knows me well knows two things about me: I’m a big Marvel fan, especially the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) I find the mad rush to make pop culture reference metaphors out of everything really annoying, so I never do that So,...
by Mark Bradford | Jul 8, 2018 | Balance Wisdom, Conversation, Podcasts
Today I have a wonderfully informative chat with Phil Gerbyshak, as part of my connectors series. Phil is a very involved Digital Selling Strategist who is not about buzzwords but instead is much more involved with his client and social media. He talks about...
by Mark Bradford | Jul 1, 2018 | Balance Wisdom, Conversation, Podcasts
Born and raised in Germany, Mario Lanzarotti took a plane to the US shortly after graduating – literally after just a few days. He met the founder of a shoe company at a trunk show. Ever the entrepreneur (and with an eye for shoes thanks to advice from his mom)...
by Mark Bradford | Jun 24, 2018 | Balance Wisdom, Conversation, Podcasts
I’m joined by Mark Metry, host of the Humans 2.0 podcast, Mark chats with CEOs, entrepreneurs, authors, and many other inspiring individuals. In addition, he founded VU Dream a innovative virtual and augmented reality marketing & advertising agency based in...
by Mark Bradford | Jun 17, 2018 | Conversation, Podcasts
Anastasia – who speaks three languages and reads an additional two – chats about how she teaches healers though a certification program she created. As a sort of healer business consultant she helps them to not only heal but to run a business. In...
by Mark Bradford | Jun 10, 2018 | Conversation, Podcasts
Jonathan Pritchard, author of Think Like A Mind Reader who has worked with the likes of Chris Angel joins me for a very positive and high energy discussion. He’s a mentalist who has learned to use this skill to help others. It’s a lot of fun discussing...
by Mark Bradford | Jun 3, 2018 | Balance Wisdom, Conversation, Podcasts
Cress has been working with children for over 25 years, with a focus on autism. She’s a hands on person, and has a wonderful awareness of how things can give and take energy. As always you can listen and see the connections to previous podcasts and articles. ...
