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O'talkin' with Dave
Join Dave for positive and humorous insights into increasing your personal productivity, where he blends the art of storytelling, humor, and clever analogies to make the pursuit of productivity an enjoyable experience.
Each episode is approximately an hour-long casserole of laughter and learning, as we navigate the world of to-do lists, time management, and conflict management, and taking out the mental trash with a jovial twist.
Episodes
220 episodes
The FREAKIN' FIVE!!!
Have you ever been doing something really important, but you were distracted and didn't have the experience you had hoped? Yeah, me too...You’ve got the training. You’ve got the experience. You’ve got the tools, the contacts, the p...
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LUNCH $$$ THIEVES...
Have you ever been BULLIED as an adult? Yeah, me too...Let’s just say it clean. We didn’t outgrow bullies...we just gave them calendars, credentials, and a way to expense lunch.Join Dave for some PAYBACK talk about:<...
WORTH the WAIT
Have you ever WAITED on something or someone and you wondered if they ever would show up? Yeah, me to...Let’s just say it out loud - Waiting is brutal.Because waiting lives in that uncomfortable space between where you are a...
EVERYTHING Is NEGOTIABLE
Have you ever just accepted something that you didn't know was NEGOTIABLE? Yeah, me too...Negotiation isn’t a boardroom skill - It’s a life skill.It shows up when you’re deciding where to eat, when a company tries to rewrite...
The LIFECYCLE Of FRIENDSHIP
Does someone in particular pop in your head when you hear the word FRIEND? Yeah, me too...Let’s start with a little truth that might sting. We’ve cheapened the word friend.You shared a ride once? Friend. &n...
GIVERS and TAKERS
Have you ever known someone who is always TAKING and never GIVING anything back to a relationship? Yeah, me too...Givers are the people who show up early, stay late, help someone move, listen to your problems, bring soup when you’r...
BITTER Makes It BETTER
Have you ever tasted something that was so BITTER, that you couldn't stand it? Yeah, me too...Some things in life are flat-out bitter. Not “kind of unpleasant.” Not “a little uncomfortable.” I’m talking about the kind of bitter tha...
ENERGY WINS!!!
Have you ever met someone with less talent, less intelligence, or even less charisma, but there was just something about their ENERGY? Yeah, me too...High energy beats low energy every time. Not today. Not always loudly.But eve...
...but SERIOUSLY...
Have you ever had something to share, but were not taken SERIOUSLY when you shared it? Yeah, me too...There is a strange and unfortunate thing that happens in life. Some people have something valuable to say, but nobody is listenin...
4 NOT 2
Have you every had an event or challenge in your life and asked, "Why is this happening TO me?" Yeah, me too...Most people walk through life like it’s happening to them. A smaller group walks through life like it’s hap...
QUALITY vs QUANTITY
Have you ever lived by the philosophy "more is better"? Yeah, me too...More is not better. Better is better.Somewhere along the way, we got sold on the idea that more time, more stuff, more reps, more options equals a better...
Permission GRANTED
Have you ever heard someone complain about their woes, concerns, or challenges and they blame others? Yeah, me too...We become very talented at identifying external villains.Yet there’s a quiet truth that most people don’t l...
First World PROBLEMS
Have you ever heard someone complain about something that really hit you as "if that is all you have to complain about, you've got it pretty good?" Yeah, me too...Americans complain. A lot.We complain about traffic, Wi-Fi, w...
BARKING DUCKS
Have you ever found yourself disturbed by someone's behavior when it is absolutely predictable and expected? Yeah, me too...There’s a strange little trap we fall into as human beings. We get frustrated, angry, jealous, hurt, disapp...
LIVE the VICTORY, NOT the BATTLES...
Have you ever known someone who has made it through a BATTLE and WON, but talks about the tough times more than the VICTORY? Yeah, me too...Why do so many people fight like hell to win…and then live like they lost?If you’re ...
I Just Feel Like Something Good Is About to Happen
Have you ever just had the feeling like something good is about to happen? Yeah, me too...Have you ever said that to yourself? Not because anything specific happened.Not because you got the call, the deal, the opportunity, o...
The POWER of FOCUS
Have you ever noticed that what we FOCUS on IMPROVES? Yeah, me too...Not because the universe is magical. Because the human brain is obedient.Join Dave for some FOCUS on:Why focus works - Human nature and focus
Who's DRIVING THIS THING!?!?!?
Have you ever felt like EVENTS are controlling you instead of the other way around? Yeah, me too...Stress isn’t just about what happens to you. It’s about who’s in charge when it happens.Join Dave for some STR...
MINDSET Sets The CEILING
Do you believe that whether you think you CAN or CAN'T, you're right? Yeah, me too...You can have the plan. You can have the skills. You can execute cleanly. And still fall short.Join Dave for some MINDFUL talk about:
PICKING FIGHTS With MYSELF!!!
Have you ever caught yourself thinking or doing something that you know is gonna piss you off? Yeah, me to...Your mood is not just a feeling. It’s a feedback system.When you repeatedly feed it junk inputs, you don’t get “mor...
CATS in the RAFTERS - The 1st and Still Most Requested O'talk!!!
Do you ever feel like the world is hammering you with taxes, college funds, 401Ks, retirement, demand after demand and your like, "Come on man, I'm just trying to get through TODAY!!!"Join Dave to walk through ways to Plan, Prepare, and...
200th Episode - 5 THINGS for 2026
Have you ever INTENDED to do something, but didn't DECIDE to do it? Yeah, me too...This is the 200th Podcast of O'talkin' with Dave. We are downloaded in 53 Countries, 413 cities around the world, and to me that is unfreakinb...
PROGRESS
Have you ever confused CHANGE with PROGRESS? Yeah, me too...Progress is one of those words everyone nods at and almost no one defines. We confuse it with change, movement, and activity. But those aren’t the same thing.Join Dave fo...