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SF #226 – We Are Who We Are

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On this episode of Success Freaks, we open with one topic and organically change direction to another.  We SF #226 - We Are Who We Are - ALBUM ART-ARlearn about Mordant’s visit with IRUSA, and that ‘People are people’ (♫ so, why should it beeeeee… ♫).  Our conversation uses a different group of people to show similarity.  In the Level Up, we discuss ‘acceptance vs tolerance’.  And in On Beyond, we  argue about owning our behavior vs. the consideration of all.

What begins as a show about team building, quickly morphs into a frank discussion about Mordant’s experience at the Islamic Relief USA offices, the similarities in people different from us, diversity, racism, and moving from prejudice to tolerance and onto acceptance.  Join the Success Freaks as they take a look at some of the difficulty inherent in moving out from your comfort zone of knowing only people who are familiar to you to having new friends with different backgrounds.
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SF #220 – Do Your Duty

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SF#220 FB WallMordant & McFall tackle controversy in their usual Success-Freaky way by talking about what’s going on in Kentucky and how to hold onto your beliefs while doing your job….  Or, get the hell out of the way while maintaining who you hold yourself to be.

In this episode of Success Freaks, the guys open with Birthdays, Weekend Adventures, and discuss how Belief is related to doing your Duty.  Mordant brings a Star Trek quote into the discussion of Belief coming into contrast with your J.O.B.  We’ll answer the question: Belief vs. Job Possibilities?  In the Level Up, Charles suggests that you should Understand your Choices and Mordant encourages you to set yourself & others up to succeed and remove yourself from a job that infringes on your belief.  And, in On Beyond, they tackle what Sacrifice can mean in a heated and very entertaining way! [Read more…]

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SF 208 – “Communication Lies in the Response You Get”

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In the light of the decisions made by the Supreme Court recently, the need for better communication has made itself readily apparent.  Mordant & McFall discuss interactions they had as a result miscommunication about these decisions.  They then chat about how to get the results you desire by communicating better.  Things even get a little heated towards the end in the On Beyond section.

On this episode of Success Freaks, Mordant & McFall address the decisions made by the Supreme Court of the United States and how that affects communication.  They discuss the meaning of the show as well as Charles’ controversial Facebook post.  Charles covers the “Why?” of the controversy and Mordant explains “Echo Chambers.”  In the Level Up section we tell you to take responsibility for your message and that you need more controversy in your life.  And in On Beyond, it gets heated, educational, and very fun. [Read more…]

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SF #191 – Revisiting TOSOL #21 Death Happens

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Mordant is tied up with student days this week so we decided to revisit one of our favorite shows.  Thanks for nominating us in the 2015 Podcast awards and remember voting will start soon.  New live episodes return next week 3-10-2015.

This episode of The Other Side of LIVE! began as being titled “Dating Done Right.”  However, due to a series of life events and our guest being waylaid with a migraine, Mordant & Charles switch tracks to discuss how “Death is Hard on the Living.” [Read more…]

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SF #170 – A Proactive Helping Hand

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What does it mean to lend a helping hand…and when, exactly, are you supposed to do that?  When you see them struggling in need?  Or should you wait for them to ask for your help?  Wouldn’t it be considered nosy…butting in…rude for you to “come to the rescue” uninvited?

Having been faced with situations similar to these recently, Mordant & McFall launch headlong into the show, discussing what it means to lend a Proactive Helping Hand.  The conversation ebbs and flows, winding through differing layers of making yourself available and being of service to others.  Discover when to wait to be asked for aid and when to jump in, how much might be too much, as well as the good and bad of interventions.  With lots of laughter all ‘round, your Success Freaks show you how being Proactive – Willing, Ready, and Swift – works best when it comes to Lending a Helping Hand. [Read more…]

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TOSOL #55 – Down With O.P.P. (Other People’s Perceptions)?

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Why do we allow Other People’s Perceptions to affect us?  Why do we put so much “stock” in what other people think of us?  Can we change from a person constantly brought down by other people’s opinions to one with a positive sense of self-worth?  On the flip-side, how should one deal with overly positive feedback?

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In this episode, our You’re-Not-the-Boss-of-Me hosts, Mordant & McFall, discuss how the words, actions, and opinions of others can negatively affect us.  We further learn how to overcome these obstacles by realizing:

>>It’s none of your business what others think of you.

>>Only you can decide what your life is about – what’s important and   what’s not important.

>>Remember, they are as “afraid” of you as you are of them.

>>When it comes to your life, you are responsible – yours is the opinion that matters.

Highlights:

***TOSOL #54 – “Ass In Chair”

***Mordant’s Blog – Down With O.P.P. (Other People’s Perceptions)?

***Chick-fil-a

***Renaissance Outfitters

***Catherine Lanigan

***Romancing the Stone

***Jewel of the Nile

***Jack Canfield

***Landmark Forum

***7th Row Center

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TOSOL #21 Death Happens…OR…the Strangest Dating Episode Ever!

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This episode of The Other Side of LIVE! began as being titled “Dating Done Right.”  However, due to a series of life events and our guest being waylaid with a migraine, Mordant & Charles switch tracks to discuss how “Death is Hard on the Living.”

Highlights:

 

  • **A Death in the Family
  • **Don Juan & Miguel
  • **Dealing with a death is more than just going to a funeral

 

  • **Charles Speaking about Gay Marriage to his Preacher Poppa
  • **Every Path is Holy
  • **Not Tolerance – Acceptance

 

  • **Shadoe42 relates hearing about his grandfather’s death while on a music gig
  • **Charles tells how he heard of his Uncle’s death
  • **Schrodinger’s Cat

 

  • **Mordant Chats about his mother’s death
  • **Visualization, Concentration, and Stirring the Quantum Soup
  • **Time spent with those still here
  • **Charles speaks about time spent with his Grandfather before his death
  • **The Pearl Harbor story
  • **Mordant’s Father and Alzheimer’s

 

 

 

  • **Shadoe42 Calls In with his “death story”
  • **Bear Crawling Nation Live #249
  • **“Defying Gravity”
  • **Alex “Da Movie Guy”/”7the Row Center” Autrey calls in and chats about his Father’s passing
  • **7th Row Center

 

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