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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
230 episodes
UNOBVIOUSLY FUNNY
Have you ever noticed that something you do or witness as part of your normal life strikes you as FUNNY? Yeah, me too...Some of the funniest things in life aren’t stand-up comedy, punchlines, memes, or viral videos of raccoons stea...
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WRESTLIN’ With PIGS
Have you ever had a person in your life that seemed to get away with everything...no apparent Karma at all? Yeah, me too...There’s an old saying: “Never wrestle with pigs. You both get dirty, and the pig likes it.”The frustr...
The ELECTRONIC LEASH
Have you ever looked around while in public and noticed that most people have their faces buried in their phones? Yeah, me too...The phone was supposed to make life easier.Instead, many of us now carry around a glowing emoti...
What I'd Tell 30 Year Old ME...
Have you ever wished you could give advice to your younger self to make things easier? Yeah, me too...Your 30s feel like you’re finally getting traction and at the exact same time, like the ground is moving under your fe...
LOVE or HATE - You DECIDE...
Have you ever known someone who was either full of LOVE or full of HATE? Yeah, me too...They are both pretty tough to take at time...There’s a hard truth about human nature that most people never realize: We usually find wha...
YOUR MUSIC SUCKS!!!
Have you ever had someone hear or talk about a musical style that you like and make a negative comment about it? Yeah, me too...You ever notice, music is the only thing where people will judge your entire character based on what yo...
MISTAKE vs DECISION
Have you ever known someone to claim something they did or said was a MISTAKE, when you know it was really a DECISION? Yeah, me too...Everybody makes mistakes. That’s not the issue.The issue is what we call things after they...
MAN, THAT FEELS GOOD!!!
Have you ever had a moment when you thought, "MAN, THAT FEELS GOOD"?!?! Yeah, me too...There’s a difference between life happening...and life landing.Most people are moving so fast they don’t notice when something hits just ...
You're NOT BEHIND
Have you ever found yourself in a funk or maybe just felt a little BEHIND where you think you should be? Yeah, me too...There’s a group of people out there right now, maybe you’re one of them, who are battling something, questionin...
FRIENDLY FIRE
Have you ever had someone close to you betray you? Yeah, me too...The worst part of getting stabbed in the back is turning around and seeing who was holding the knife.Join Dave for some incoming talk about:The 5 ...
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...
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...