It's All About The Questions

Hello Gorgeous! No we are not channeling Barbra Streisand here. What we are channeling is how my guest is turning how cancer looks on its head and changing lives one makeover at a time. Kim Becker closed her successful salon and founded a national non-profit to make it safe for cancer patients to get salon services and pamper them at the same time. What started as a fully-loaded salon-on-wheels developed into a national certification program that trains salons to take care of cancer patients and provides them with all they need to pamper one nominated cancer patient a month for a surprise Queen-for-a-Day makeover experience. How does she do it? How can you get get your hair done, get a facial and a mani-pedi if there is no Hello Gorgeous! certified salon near you? Kim shares what you need to ask your salon to be safe and how her life has been transformed once cancer patient at a time. Kim Becker is a dynamic speaker, an award-winning author and the Founder of Hello Gorgeous! of HOPE, Inc.,  a non-profit organ

Why does stress seem to affect us all differently? Is there stress that is good or does it all end up being bad? Is it possible to defeat the catch-22 of stress that keeps us going in an endless cycle of stress as we stress over how to stop being so stressed?  Can we eliminate stress and be STRESS FREE? My guests on this episode are stress experts and they share with me immediate actions you can take to reduce stress in the moment and what it takes to maintain it. Caution part way in. Dr. Bob leads, for the first-time on radio and podcast, an exercise he created to reduce stress and shift the body's response to stress so DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST REPLAY WHEN DRIVING OR OPERATING EQUIPMENT OR DOING ANYTHING THAT COULD CAUSE YOU HARM IF YOU BECOME RELAXED WHILE LISTENING! Stress burnout is a real thing. I have it and it is not fun. Listen and learn some techniques to heal and prevent stress from taking over your life and your physical health.  Dr. Bob Wright, The Stress Relief Doctor and Success Coach Chris

Keeping a business going for 32 years is no easy feat no matter what the business but to keep a business going that relies on tech and the ever changing methods of product delivery is rare. My guest today shares his secrets to success for his company, his life and his clients and how he has seen profits rise each year while focusing on the kind of clients he prefers to do business with, heart-centered entrepreneurs and organizations! On this episode Joe Foley shares his daily practice, or as he calls it, his morning ritual, how he knows what is the next big thing to focus his company towards and how he gets all of those word-of-mouth referrals from his clients. Joe Foley is the CEO (Client Experience Officer) at Corporate Disk Company, a 32 year old business specializing in media, print, and packaging fulfillment.  The Information Marketing Industry considers his team to be the trusted authority in the niche.  They are known to most people as Disk.com their URL acquired in 1995. Joe's abundant future mindset

My guest today wanted to find out what kind of woman would make the best U.S. President after he voted for President Obama and realized he was not who he thought he was. What Stanford Erickson discovered was the traits associated with being a Mama's boy or girl or Daddy's boy or girl made a difference in how you approached things. So he went and looked at 8 female world stage leaders including Hillary Rodham Clinton, Angela Merkel, Carly Fiorina, Elizabeth Warren, Eleanor Roosevelt, Golda Meir, Margaret Thatcher and Edith Bolling Galt Wilson.  When you look at these powerful woman and use the filter of mama's girl or daddy's girl, not from a negative perspective but from a leadership trait, it is interesting to see why they have been successful or not as successful as they could be. Stanford's current book, The Kind of Women who Can Be President of the United States is more a book about leadership and leadership styles than a book about why women are not be elected to the highest office in this country versus

It is easy to get published these days. All you need is the internet, a "book" you've written and some basic knowledge to upload it to Amazon. But is that really all you need? Is a book a book? What does it take to be a success as an author?  My guest on this episode is a longtime literary agent, resource for publishers and authors alike and has even started her own publishing house. For over 30 years she has guided authors to success and been a major success herself. Listen as she shares, the biggest mistake authors make, what 3 questions writers need to ask themselves what help and support for author's is out there. She even shares the theory of 1000 fans and why what you are being told about having a huge following is not really true. After years as a business owner engaged in sales and marketing, Cricket Freeman redirected her creativity toward the writing business, freelancing for magazines (more adventure than money) and business clients (more money than adventure). For too long a time she slaved as the

I am a space geek and have read just about every book written about the subject and have had the honor of meeting and talking with the head of NASA, before I had my radio show, and an Apollo astronaut. No book has ever been written about the Space race in America by a woman nor by a contractor. Up until recently Kennedy Space Center did not even acknowledge at the Cape the 400,000 contractors that were instrumental to the success of the moon landings and for that matter the entire U.S. space effort. That is until now.   My guest shares what it was like to be a woman working at Kennedy Space Center when all of America was joined together to support one common goal; to land a man on the moon and return him safely. And you won't want to miss what happened when she was declared a "safety hazard"!   Martha Lemasters is a Floridian, born and raised in Ft. Lauderdale. After escaping from an unhappy marriage, Martha pursued a career in writing and she knew exactly what she wanted to write about, the Apollo program. 

It doesn't matter what others think of you what matters is what you think about yourself. True or False? Patricia Noll, author of Good With Me says it is true and she has been helping people for over 30 years stop their Comparanoia and achieve real happiness.  We discuss the two types of esteem, and I am not referring to low and high esteem here, and how how they manifest in business and what you can do to thrive. Patricia reveals the surprising source of impostor syndrome and how you can reduce or remove it from your thinking. One of my favorites is our conversation about why it is important to take care of yourself first and how it makes the team stronger. Something I struggle with every day caring for my mom while building a business. Patricia Noll specializes in teaching people to experience long-lasting real happiness from the inside out by teaching them how to feel good about themselves for real just because… and to define their value by who they are instead of what they have done or not done and what t

Going on walk has new meaning for David Ralph these days as he can do it anytime of the day or week he likes ever since he left corporate life to take on the world as one if its top podcasters. How did he go from having a show with just a few listeners to one of the top podcasters in the world with over 4 million downloads and counting in under two years? What lessons did he learn, what questions did he ask himself and how can you learn to setup your day for success? Listen in as I ask David questions, laugh a bit and learn a lot about his show, Join Up Dots and how he is taking on the world, and succeeding, all while doing it his way.  David Ralph is the host of the phenomenally successful online chat show "Join Up Dots" almost 4 million downloads and counting!  In the true spirit of the Apple founder's famous speech, David interviews inspiring individuals and encourages them to 'join the dots' backwards to make sense of the journey that has taken them to fulfillment and success. He releases a new show four

The keys of Leadership are not what you think. With the Go-Giver, Bob Burg and John David Mann created a conversation and turned all that we thought we new about business out the window. The Go-Giver Leader creates a new manifesto that every business owner needs to be reading and living. In this episode John David Mann shares with us the 5 keys of legendary leadership, how to work in collaboration, his advice for leaders and what he stands for. John David Mann has been writing about business, leadership, and the laws of success for more than thirty years. As a high school student, he led a group of friends in creating their own successful high school. After establishing himself as a concert cellist and prizewinning composer, he built a multimillion-dollar sales organization of more than a hundred thousand people before turning to writing and publishing. In addition to coauthoring the Go-Giver books with Bob Burg, John is also coauthor of the New York Times bestsellers Flash Foresight (with Daniel Burrus) and

I connect people and I see connections when I meet people and walk into businesses. I get all these ideas on how they can partner with other people, groups and businesses to increase their exposure and businesses. I never thought of it as a business for myself until I was introduced to Sohail Khan by Steve Olsher (I interviewed him as well on a previous episode of It's All About the Questions). Sohail lets you see behind curtain to the wizard behind and teaches us how we can make money connecting people and businesses together and what the 3 steps are to put together a successful Joint venture or strategic partnership.   Sohail Khan is founder of The Joint Venture Group. Prior to starting The Joint Venture Group, Sohail has had over 15 years of sales, joint venture marketing and business experience. Having previously built a multi-million dollar internet training business which he started with just $1,000 in 2000, he then sold a majority stake to a $150M IT company in 2006. In 2008 the IT company went bust an

My guest today had her life changed in an instant and could no longer work or pretty much even take care of herself. Six months into a new marriage she had to stop working and try to get her health back after a diagnosis of M.E. and Fibromyalgia left her virtually bedridden. Fast forward several years. Healing unfolds with a move from the U.K. to Turkey and all that an ancient way of living in a land filled with mystery and simplicity can only do. The lessons learned include: setting boundaries, embracing quiet, eating for healing, writing life and letting go. Join me as I interview Miriam McGuirk about her journey, how we can all have our own healing and her wonderful book, Shattered Dreams & Scorpions at Midnight.  Miriam McGuirk's career in the restaurant, hospitality, and health and fitness service industry ended abruptly with the diagnosis of M.E eighteen years ago. Miriam took the chance to build a new life spending up to 5 months of the year in the South West mountains of Turkey. In this healing, p

Intellectual property is valuable but how do you protect yours? How do you know if you should protect it or skip it? Can you do it yourself? What is the difference between a trademark, a patent and a copyright? Does your copyright cover you all over the world? Is a copyright implied when you post on social media? What happens if someone violates your IP? How do you license your IP? Do you register your patent, trademark or copyright in your name or your business name? Know the answers to those questions? If you don't, or even if you think you do, listen in as IP attorney Jason Webb answers those questions and more. Jason Webb is an intellectual property attorney and the founder of JP Webb.  He has a Bachelors of Science degree in Applied Physics and Computational Modeling from Brigham Young University where he assisted in experimental laser physics and cancer research.  Mr. Webb has deep experience in patent, trademark, and copyright law.  He has successfully negotiated licensing agreements and settlement agr

I fist met Patricia (Pat) Draper at the cardiac catheterization lab at Indian River Medical Center. She was the ARNP in charge and my mom, and later my husband at the time, had to undergo a few heart procedures. Little did I know that we would become fast friends and would help save my mom's life years later. I wanted to have her on the show because Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) is a frightening diagnosis and places fear and confusion in the hearts and minds of patients and caregivers alike. Yet it does not have to. With a few simple strategies in place, CHF patients can live a long and good life and so can their caregivers. Along the way I learned that Pat began running triathlons at 53 and was winning her age group, or coming close, pretty soon after she started training.  How does she balance a high-pressure career running the CHF clinic at the hospital and working at the cardiac cath lab? What has she learned from accepting the fears participating in triathlons and ironman competitions? What can you lear

If you are an author, musician, blogger or other creative the last thing you probably want to do with your day is marketing. You want to write books, create and record songs or more. You don't want to be in front of a computer figuring out which social media platform to use, wonder when you should post and what you should post. So how can you use social media to create revenue without coming off salesy? How do you figure out which platform is for you? How do you make the biggest impact with your social media activities? Enter Ken Herron. Social Media Guru or as I prefer to call him, my personal social media Yoda! Ken answers 9 question and actually a few more to help you make the most of social media WITHOUT becoming overwhelmed by it. Popular author, speaker, and radio show host Ken Herron’s “day job” as Unified Inbox's Chief Marketing Officer is helping authors and other people around the world to use new technologies to develop stronger emotional connections online between their brands and their target aud

Are you connected with what is happening in your internal vs external world? Want to learn how to heal your life? Wonder how come you cannot seem to get well or the same patterns keep repeating themselves. Tried it all? My guest today has traveled the world and has lived a life filled with curiosity. She quickly realized how each step on her journey added a new tool in her toolbox that enables her to help those in need of healing. From a career as an RN to a 30 year career as a complementary and alternative healer, my guest believes being aware of the inner you allows transformation to happen and healing to begin. Learn how curiosity led my guest to an amazing life that I believe saved mine a few times over when I was unable to find out what was wrong and I was told, "you are sick because you are depressed because you are not with a man."  Sue is a Holistic Nurse Clinician with more than 30 years experience in the study and use of complementary therapies. Prior to her work in the alternative fields, she taugh

What if literally you held the future in the palm of your hands. According to my guest you do and it is a science to understand what your hands were made to tell you.This is not palmistry. This is like having a Meyers Briggs personality profile but you cannot scam it. Forty years of research led to the development of Scientific Hand Analysis and my guest is an expert in unlocking the secrets you were born with right in the palm of your hand and your fingers! Listen as Jayne Sanders shares some insights on what those lines on your palm are telling you. Make sure you are not driving because you will want to look at your hands as she is talking!  About Jayne Sanders: After an MBA and over 25 years in the corporate world, Jayne Sanders began a search for more meaningful, joyful work by helping people in deeper ways. She found Scientific Hand Analysis, and her life hasn't been the same since! It went from great to fabulous, and she now wakes up every day inspired about her life and work. Jayne's passion is to help

How do you turn your vision of entrepreneurial success into reality while making sure your family life doesn't fall apart? Is it even possible? You can have it all. At least that is what we keep being told but is that really possible? According to my guest, Daniel T. Ruke, more commonly known as Ruke, it is but it requires planning, communication and clarity on what you want to achieve, what it will take to achieve it and agreement on specifics that may have to be alternated by everyone directly or indirectly involved. Taking lessons he learned building multiple successful brands of his own and helping other corporations like Disney, Marvel and Chico's make their brands even more effective, Ruke has developed an online program that includes an Entrepreneurial Commitment Contract.  He is graciously giving it free to all of you, my listeners! On this episode of It's All About the Questions, Ruke shares four questions you can ask yourself and one you can ask others to help you unlock and design your destiny so t

I had always heard names had power and there are a lot of experts out there who use numerology, astrology and many other "ologies" to tell us who we are. I have explored many to understand who I am and why I am here on this planet. When I got divorced I wondered, "is Laura Steward the same person as Laura Atchison?" I wondered, what will happen when I go back to my maiden name? Will anyone even notice? Have you ever noticed how sometimes you get introduced to someone and you say to yourself, "that name fits them, or it doesn't fit them?" Or met someone and felt you must get away or you don't trust them and have no idea why? My guest today is the Founder of Neimology ® Science and she is going to share with us how your name tells the world all about you and how you can use that to have an incredible life. And she also shares with us certain letter patterns in people's names that can indicate we are not safe around them. Sharón Lynn Wyeth is recognized internationally as a name expert as she can determine one's

How does one go from not being able to walk well to a pro-wrestler to Pastor? To decide to go in a ring against a man significantly taller and stronger, The Undertaker, and then write a book about a vigilante/wrestler/pastor? Well if you are my guest today you just ask yourself a few questions and take the next steps on faith! Chris Whaley performed as The Saint on the pro wrestling stage while going to seminary to become a Baptist minister. He learned many lessons along the way including that" as long as you fall forward you are closer to your goals." LOVE that! His current book, The Masked Saint, is based on his own story and is a major motion picture. Chris has been married to his high school sweetheart for 40 years.  He has two daughters:  Alyson and Kacie.  Both girls were high school valedictorians.  Alyson has four children and Kacie has one. He graduated from Auburndale High School; Palm Beach Atlantic University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He wrestled professionally from 1978-1988.

WWW. Three letters that signify the one thing that has transformed the way we do business and find resources to change our lives more than anything else in the last few decades. In just one decade we have gone from paying $25,000 or more to design websites to DIY with WordPress and WIX and a web guy on every other corner of the world offering to design your website and get your business found on the web. Just because you can do it yourself, should you? If you do hire someone, how do you know if they know what they are doing? What questions should you ask, before, during and after to make sure your site is effective? We look for the FAQ(Frequently Asked Questions) section of a website to get answers others are asking yet my guest and I recommend you look for an SAQ (Should Ask Questions) page. And to get you started on knowing what you SHOULD be asking take a listen to today's show. Tweet your questions to @TheLauraSteward and @VegasGreg if you think of a new one or just need an answer to your web question aft