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Jeff Ditzenberger
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Dec 16, 2024

The holidays bring us bright lights and presents under the tree, but this is also the time when depression and suicide rates increase.

Jeff "Ditz" Ditzenberger is back with a special holiday message. Nearly 30 years ago, Ditz survived his own suicide attempt. In 2015, he founded TUGS to promote mental wellness in rural communities. Today, he is a certified mental health life coach and peer specialist in mental health and addiction recovery and is a qualified Question Persuade Refer (QPR) instructor. 

Jeff Ditzenberger
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Dec 9, 2024
Jeff “Ditz” Ditzenberger has been a member of the agricultural community his entire life. A Navy veteran and former corn and soybean farmer, he brings a vast array of life and professional experiences to his work. 

Nearly 30 years ago, Ditz survived his own suicide attempt. In 2015, he founded TUGS to promote mental wellness in rural communities. TUGS (Talking, Understanding, Growing, Supporting) is a community nonprofit dedicated to promoting mental wellness and ending the stigma around seeking help for suicidal ideation. Working directly with individuals and in partnership with other community groups, TUGS emphasizes peer connection and support — particularly for those who find it most difficult to accept and express their personal struggles and professional frustrations. It’s Okay to not be Okay.
Michael Hoffman
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Dec 2, 2024
Michael Hoffman of Igniting Performance shares how to be an Agent of Joy! Michael believes we all need a little education and encouragement to feel and be more joyful. 
Michael Hoffman
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Nov 25, 2024
Are you setting clear meaningful goals? Are you creating those mental alignments? Are you paying attention to those things that are self-sabotaging and where they come from?

Michael Hoffman of Igniting Performance shares a personal revelation about his physical health and strategic tips on aligning your subconscious thoughts with your goals. As Michael says, setting clear goals and certain targets wakes up your subconscious, creating mental alignment. There has to be harmony between the conscious mind and the subconscious mind.


 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Nov 18, 2024
The importance of social and community participation cannot be overstated. Tom Thibodeau shares why joining a community serves as a solution for the overall well-being and sustainability of individuals. Being a part of you community fosters a sense of belonging, enhances personal well-being and is a place where we all should feel protected, respected and connected.
 
Morgan Ekovich
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Nov 11, 2024
This week's PDP Podcast, personal trainer, nutrition and accountability coach Morgan Ekovich explores the importance of what we put into our bodies and how to make healthier choices, starting today. Learn simple, practical steps for improving your nutrition, from understanding portion sizes to choosing whole, nutrient-dense foods. I’ll break down where to start on your journey to better eating habits and why fueling your body with the right foods is crucial for both short-term energy and long-term health. Perfect for anyone looking to build a sustainable, healthy lifestyle.
 
EmpowerHer Wellness Podcast with Morgan Ekovich: https://empowerherwellness.buzzsprout.com
 
FREE Facebook Community for Support & Accountability: https://www.facebook.com/groups/getfitwithmecommunity
 
Connect & Ask Her Questions: https://www.getfitwithme-morganekovich.com/about
 
 
Morgan Ekovich
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Nov 4, 2024

In this episode, personal trainer, nutrition and accountability coach Morgan Ekovich dives into the far-reaching benefits of intentional movement beyond the physical. Learn how daily movement strengthens your body and boosts mental clarity, emotional well-being, and stress relief. I’ll share practical ways to incorporate movement into your busy life, helping you improve overall health and balance. Whether you're a fitness enthusiast or just getting started, this episode will inspire you to embrace movement as a powerful tool for holistic wellness.

Morgan Ekovich
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Oct 28, 2024
This podcast is perfect for anyone looking to break free from negative cycles and embrace a healthier, stronger version of your self. 
Morgan Ekovich, owner of Get Fit with ME and host of the EmpowerHer Wellness podcast explores the transformative power of adopting a gain mindset for your health. Learn how shifting your focus from what you lack (gap mindset) to celebrating progress can boost your motivation and results. Morgan shares practical tips for reframing self-talk, highlighting how it impacts your wellness journey. Listen as we discover how to create lasting change through positive mindset shifts.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Oct 21, 2024
Tom Thibodeau is back with a special message about the American farmer. It is the farm economy that keeps this nation strong, and we praise every farmers' effort to provide the food and nutrition we need every day. 
Michael Hoffman
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Oct 14, 2024
What is your morning routine and how are you setting yourself up for daily success? Michael Hoffman of Igniting Performance is back on the PDP podcast with more tools and ideas relating to our morning routines; and important steps to help us take on the day! 

 
Linda Swindling
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Sept 16, 2024
Negotiation expert Linda Swindling is back to discuss the importance of preparation in managing unexpected situations in relationships or business scenarios. Linda shares the importance for active listening, seeking clarification, and verifying information to avoid assumptions and misunderstandings.
Linda Swindling
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Sept 9, 2024
Linda Swindling discusses effective strategies for negotiating and feeling confident in your request. She encourages us to make big requests and practice asking outside of our comfort zone in safe situations, such as asking for an additional item at a restaurant or bargaining at a garage sale, whether positive or negative!
 
Linda Swindling
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Sept 2, 2024
Not getting what you really want can be very draining. As we hear from negotation expert Linda Swindling, you miss out when you don't ask! Listen as Linda shares how you are granted to ask permission to get what you really want.
Bruce Vincent
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Aug 26, 2024
Bruce Vincent shares the importance of why we should build bridges and relationships with people outside our industry.
Bruce Vincent
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Aug 19, 2024
Bruce Vincent returns to the PDP Podcast to share a glaring example of living in faith.
Bruce Vincent
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Aug 12, 2024
Bruce Vincent returns with an important message about why it is ok to be a dairy producer, a logger, or any job you grew up in, trained for and accepted as a career. 
Bruce Vincent
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Aug 5, 2024
Bruce Vincent returns to the PDP Podcast with a remarkable story of when he visited the White House and met President George W. Bush.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jul 29, 2024
What are the solutions to the many problems we face today? Servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau shares his insights.
 
Bruce Vincent
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jul 22, 2024

Bruce Vincent returns to share his perspective on the life-shattering events that took place in Butler, Pennsylvania. He emphasizes that the real strength of our nation lies in us, the people.

Bruce Vincent
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jul 15, 2024
This week we welcome a new voice to the PDP Podcast. Meet Bruce Vincent, a third-generation logger from Libby, Montana, and co-owner of the community outreach firm Environomics. Learn more about Bruce at http://brucevincentspeaking.com/.
 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jul 8, 2024
This week's PDP Podcast is all about building releationships. As we hear from Tom Thibodeau, strong relationships focus on what matters most! Those who prioritize relationships plan their day around people - the people we see every single day.
 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jul 1, 2024
Summertime and the living is easy. We all have memories from past summers. Many families and individuals slow down and enjoy picnics, activities and family gatherings during the warm summer months. This week's podcast, servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau reflects on what it is like to have an exceptional summer! 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jun 17, 2024
Turning on the news can be a negative experience. As we hear in this week's PDP Podcast, servant leadership trainier Tom Thibodeu shares some good news! Tom believes it is important to share the good more than the bad and provides some insight to kick off another week in our lives. 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jun 10, 2024
Stories capture the essence and spirit of all that we know. This week's podcast, servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau shares the importance of listening to someone when they share a story. Becasuse to forget what has happened to us is to forget our own humanity. 
Shelly O'Leary
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jun 3, 2024
People are often driven to have more stuff in their lives. Whether it is material items or learning a new talent, these desires can lead to a self-serving mindset. As we hear from PDP's Shelly O' Leary, the act of kindness can bring you more gifts that can ever be imagined and could even save a life!
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
May 27, 2024
Tom Thibodeau is an ambassador of goodness and has been teaching servant leadership for decades. This week's PDP Podcast, Tom shares his observations on the "special stuff" in our lives. 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
May 13, 2024
The Brain needs beauty! This week's PDP Podcast, servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau shares how art should be a big part of our lives.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
May 6, 2024
Human beings are social animals that love to communicate with each other. Social interaction is more important today than ever before. We underestimate how others want to share and talk, but yet we've built a culture where that doesn't happen! Servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau shares the importance of listening and sharing stories. 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Apr 29, 2024
Routines are an important daily part of our lives because they give us structure. But what’s really important are rituals - like birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, and the beginning and end of life. Servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau shares why these rituals can have so much impact by revealing who we really are. 

 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Apr 22, 2024
The recently completed Men's and Women's College Basketball Championships and Master's Golf Tournament was more than just competition and acheiving the win. As we hear from servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau, sports is also about respect, having a playful attitude and being a good sport!
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Apr 15, 2024
How important and significant it is to be a life-long learner. This week’s podcast, Tom Thibodeau shares some things we can learn as we all navigate this world to try and age gracefully.
 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Apr 8, 2024
How many people in our country today are living by themselves? How many of us have nobody to cook a meal for or to have fun with? Today's podcast with Tom Thibodeau  focuses on a gift that we can give to each other every day. The option to go out of our comfort zone and realize that we have more in common with fellow humans than what devides us. This is the upflifting news that we need to hear on this week's PDP Podcast. 
 
Monica McConkey
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Apr 1, 2024
This week we feature a new contributor to the PDP Podcast. Monica Kramer McConkey is a Rural Behavioral Health Counselor & Consultant with Eyes on the Horizon.
Monica discusses the choices we make when change is inevitable. Change can bring fear and a sense of loss because we are comfortable with the known and uncomfortable with the unknown. Listen as Monica shares how to overcome the difficulty of change. 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Mar 18, 2024
"Good work, hard work, noble work," is a phrase that Tom Thibodeau has been saying for years. This week, Tom shares the importance of being a volunteer, because volunteering is love made visible. 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Mar 11, 2024
This week, servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau shares his thoughts on what it means to live like a monk, and how it can change your life.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Feb 26, 2024
There is one skill that lies in the heart of any healthy person. Whether it be in family, school, a community organization or society in general, it is the ability to see another person and make them feel valued. As we hear from servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau, that is at the heart of being a good person! Listen as Tom explains why connecting with fellow humans is the ultimate gift to give yourself and others.  
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jan 8, 2024
We're constantly told in Western culture to age gracefully. Servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau disagrees! Listen as Tom shares how we should live our lives with the sounds of laughter and mischief to remain forever young.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jan 1, 2024
Happy New Year! This is a time for friends and family. A time for reflection and a time for new beginnings. Servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau reflects on how he has changed his thoughts and beliefs through the years compared to the perspective he believed once "back in the day."
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Dec 25, 2023
Merry Christmas! This week, Tom Thibodeau shares the message of generosity. 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Dec 18, 2023
"Angels we have heard on high" is a Christmas carol we are all familiar with this time of year. Specifically the scene outside Bethlehem in which shepherds encounter a multitude of angels singing and praising the newborn child. Our guest this week is Hank Wagner, who shares his own experience of the angels in his life.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Dec 11, 2023
As we look ahead to December 25, we focus on sharing the goodness in our lives. Here Is Tom Thibodeau with a special Christmas message.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Dec 4, 2023
What would you like for Christmas that money can't buy? For some, it's a loving family. This week, Tom Thibodeau shares a timely message on the importance of family, and how we can gain a better appreciation for ourselves and others when we recognize that we come from different backgrounds and traditions. As we listen to Tom's message, may we all find a place in someone else's heart where we are welcomed and loved. 
 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Nov 27, 2023
There is always something to be thankful for! Just ask our guest Hank Wagner, who shares why there is no better time to stop and reflect on the good around us. Incorporating gratitude into our lives and daily stream of consciousness can have a positive impact on our health and relationships. 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Nov 20, 2023
Thank you is one of the most important phrases of our lives. This week, Tom Thibodeau reminds us to have an attitude of gratitude as we celebrate and give thanks!
Shelly O'Leary
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Nov 13, 2023
We've all experienced difficult times in our lives that have shaped us into who we are today. As we hear from Shelly O'Leary, difficulties are like diamonds in the rough. Through resiliency during difficult times, you can find the value in the diamonds. 
Holly Green
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Oct 23, 2023
Holly Green of the Human Factor joins us again for part two of her episode on resiliency. As we hear from Holly, you have the ability to control your brain and refocus when you need it most. Listen in for tips on how to build and live a resilient life!
Holly Green
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Oct 16, 2023
Shock, denial, anger and depression are some of the emotions that exhaust us, but as we hear from Holly Green of the Human Factor, you have control of your brain and the ability to refocus the aspects of unexpected change. Listen as Holly shares five factors of building and living a resilient life.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Oct 9, 2023
Are there natural-born leaders, or do each of us have to learn the craft of effective leadership? We first learn about leadership at a young age in our families, then we learn from other community members, and finally our bosses and supervisors. This week, Tom Thibodeau is diving into how leaders are made by asking us two important questions: 1) how are we bringing in the next generation of leaders, and 2) who is shaping our goals?
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Oct 2, 2023
Our PDPW Podcast guest speaker this week is Hank Wagner, a multi-generational dairy farmer and leadership training coach. This week, Hank shares six points to consider on how we can find value in lifting and encouraging those in our lives. 
Michael Hoffman
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Sept 25, 2023
This week's PDPW Podcast focuses on the voice in your head. That little voice is tremendously important when it comes to your outcome in life. Michael Hoffman reminds us that how we approach life and our attitude impacts how we think and create that voice in our head. 
Shelly O'Leary
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Sept 18, 2023
Music plays an important part in our lives. It can rev us up or settle us down and be a great reminder of where we have been and a motivator for where we are going. As we hear from Shelly O'Leary, there is something about the power of music that shapes the playlist of our lives. 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Sept 11, 2023
As we enter a new week, let's take a moment to think about the significant event that shook our lives on September 11th, 2001. Servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau reflects on a day we should never forget. 
Shelly O'Leary
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Sept 4, 2023
Names have been an integral part of who we are since the beginning of time. History has proven that names are essential to our identity, so why are they so hard to remember? This week, PDPW’s Shelly O’Leary shares tips on remembering the names of those we meet. 
Becky Stewart-Gross
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Aug 28, 2023
The generation we are born into shapes how we view the world and others around us. In this week's PDPW Podcast, learn how we can establish positive relationships with those of all generations.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Aug 21, 2023
A positive attitude is a powerful force that can spread like wildfire. Not only can positivity make another person's day, but it can make us all feel good. This week, Hank Wagner encourages us to pay closer attention to our thoughts and words, as a few small actions can change someone's day.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Aug 14, 2023
It's summertime and the living is easy. Take some time to think back on your favorite summer memory as servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau reflects on the shared experience and joy we have during summer.
 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Aug 7, 2023
The most effective leaders are the ones that serve. "Good work, hard work, noble work." You may have heard those words before from our friend and servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau. Tom has been sharing about servant leadership for years, but today is the most important time to step up and serve!
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jul 31, 2023
It seems there are more "Help Wanted" signs now than ever before. As we hear from Tom Thibodeau, work is a definition of who you are. When we recognize that work is an act of service, we realize it is part of our identity and an expression of our true selves.
 
Shelly O'Leary
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jul 24, 2023
You may have heard the phrase, you’re a product of your own environment. We become like the people we spend most of our time with. That’s why we are spending time with our long-time friend in the PDPW family, Shelly O’Leary, outreach specialist at Professional Dairy Producers. Listen as Shelly shares why it’s important to be aware of the company we keep. 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jul 10, 2023
Remember a time in your life when somebody or something gave you hope? Did it help you endure or push you further? Hope can be the difference between hanging on and giving up. In this week's podcast, Hank Wagner points out how hope is needed in our world today and why we should all consider being "dealers of hope."
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jul 3, 2023
The power of setting goals is essential, particularly when it comes to relationships. In this week's PDPW Podcast, Hank Wagner shares how we can improve our relationships by improving our vision. 

 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jun 26, 2023
Questioning your purpose in life? Tune in for this week's podcast with Hank Wagner as he shares powerful insight into understanding the most important responsibility in life and encourages others not to define their identity by temporary circumstances and feelings.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jun 19, 2023
Servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau shares his Gramma's legacy; and why it's important to continue striving to become a better version of yourself. 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jun 12, 2023
Dairy farmer and leadership training coach Hank Wagner joins us this week on the PDPW Podcast to share how we can lift and encourage everyone in our lives by telling people what they want to hear, need to hear, or perhaps are not caring to hear. 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jun 5, 2023
Every cloud has a silver lining. Two wrongs don’t make a right. Actions speak louder than words. These and many other common phrases have been around for thousands of years helping us navigate life. Servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau shares why keeping these short wisdom-filled phrases, or proverbs, in our hearts and minds is essential in today's world.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
May 29, 2023
Rituals arise from the various ages and stages of life, and this week, Tom Thibodeau shares the importance of rituals. Listen as he explains how traditions and celebrations help transform the ordinary into the holy.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
May 22, 2023
Sometimes it is challenging to block out the negative news, but as we hear from Hank Wagner, there is no better time to stop and reflect on the good around us. Incorporating gratitude into our lives and daily stream of consciousness can have a positive impact on our health and relationships.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
May 15, 2023
If you've listened to Tom Thibodeau's previous podcasts, you know he has a passion for helping others. Listen as Tom shares how sometimes in life, we simply need to go with the flow because being in the flow is knowing how to help yourself and others.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
May 8, 2023
How many of us feel we live ordinary lives? Servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau explains how it's okay to live an ordinary life, for ordinary people can do extraordinary work. 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
May 1, 2023
This week on the PDPW Podcast, Hank Wagner joins us for a look at the expectations we set in our lives. Each day is filled with new and unprecedented expectations that we set for ourselves and others, but how often do we take the time to step outside the daily grind to look forward and set expectations for the future?
 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Apr 24, 2023
Hank Wagner joins us again this week for part two of his podcast from down under, but instead of Hank sharing what he's doing, he wants to know what you're up to. He's "all ears" for anyone willing to share their story.  
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Apr 17, 2023
This week we begin a two-part series from down under. Hank Wagner recently traveled with a group of PDPW enthusiasts to Australia, but instead of focusing on kangaroos and koala bears, Hank wants to talk about you! 

 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Apr 10, 2023
Are you looking for happiness? Then listen as dairy farmer, author and leadership coach Hank Wagner shares his secret to abundant happiness. Tune in to hear how making one intentional change can help you become a happier person.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Apr 3, 2023
Tom Thibodeau is a popular professor, a talented public speaker and an extremely active community member who lives the values of servant leadership. This week on the PDPW Podcast, he shares the importance of being a neighborly friend by using the power of goodness.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Mar 27, 2023
This week's PDPW Podcast is all about being awesome. Hank Wagner shares a story, a question and a challenge of how truly awesome you can be today! 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Mar 13, 2023
Servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau joins us this week on the PDPW Podcast to discuss the ordinary people in our lives that are doing extraordinary things!
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Mar 6, 2023
Servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau loves to listen and share stories. Storytelling is woven into the fabric of human interaction and connects us with others while shaping who we become. This week, listen as Tom reminds us of the importance of telling stories and sharing life’s memories with those around us. 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Feb 27, 2023
This week we hear from fourth-generation dairy farmer Hank Wagner, who reflects on the season of life. Hank reminds us that we were born with seeds of greatness, and now is the time for many of us to celebrate. Listen as Hank shares the importance of reflection during the second half of his life. 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Feb 20, 2023
Another Valentine's Day has come and gone, but as we hear from servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau, every day should be Valentine's Day!
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Feb 13, 2023
On this week's PDPW Podcast with Hank Wagner, hear how the people we encounter can provide us with lifelong insight and wisdom. In this episode, Hank shares a story from his youth that led to a lesson he has carried with him throughout life and reminds us to be more aware of our actions.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Feb 6, 2023
This week’s PDPW Podcast is all about trust. As we hear from servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau, trust is the secret sauce in all of our relationships. One of Tom’s mantras he uses when teaching leadership is, “If you tell the truth, people will respect you, and if they respect you, they will trust you.” 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jan 30, 2023
If you previously listened to Hank Wagner, you know he has a passion for communicating, and on this week's podcast, he has us looking at how we can better shape our relationships. Studies have shown only seven percent of what we say is heard from the words themselves. The other 93 percent is our tone and body language. Listen as Hank shares tools to help shape our words and lead to long-lasting, loving relationships.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jan 16, 2023
One thing that has remained consistent these past few years is change. As we hear from Tom Thibodeau, we are all capable of meeting unexpected change head-on because of the community we come from.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jan 9, 2023
As we enter 2023, Hank Wagner shares five steps we can take to experience something great this new year. Challenge yourself, and see if you can use these steps to gain more opportunities in your life - not just today but every day.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Dec 26, 2022
Merry Christmas! As we celebrate the holidays, we’re joined by Tom Thibodeau who reminds us of the reason for the season. In this week's podcast, Tom shares how it's time to come together, sing and share the blessings in our lives. 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Dec 19, 2022
'Tis the season to be generous. Servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau never regrets giving to others. Listen as he explains how a charitable person understands they're blessed with opportunity, second chances, education, and sometimes just good luck, which in turn can help us all become more generous.

 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Dec 12, 2022
In this week's PDPW Podcast, Hank Wagner provides us with a free tool that he's hoping you don't leave it in the toolbox for very long. Not only is this a different type of tool, but it is one that rewards failures. Listen as Hank provides four steps to turning something bad into something good!
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Dec 5, 2022
The power of setting goals is essential, particularly when it comes to relationships. In this week's PDPW Podcast, Hank Wagner shares how we can improve our relationships by improving our vision. 



 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Nov 28, 2022
On the heels of Thanksgiving, servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau joins us again to share the power of gratitude. As we hear from Tom, gratitude is an emotional muscle to help us remember how great life really is.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Nov 21, 2022
As we approach Thanksgiving, it's a great time to focus on what we are thankful for. Our guest this week, Tom Thibodeau, shares with us a story of having an attitude of gratitude - even if it means eating potato salad out of a shoehorn. 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Nov 14, 2022
This week, we focus on two words that go hand-in-hand - relationships and communication. If you've heard Hank Wagner before, you know that he values relationships. Most importantly, the relationship with his wife, Pam. Listen as Hank explains a crucial part of building a healthy, strong relationship.  
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Nov 7, 2022
You may have heard the phrase, "If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there." This week, Hank Wagner asks listeners to think about the road map of their life. He shares how you may take unexpected roads, but as long as you are headed in the right direction, you will still make it to your final destination.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Oct 31, 2022
Being a great leader means being a great listener. Servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau joins us this week to share the importance of letting someone else talk. 
 
Michael Hoffman
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Oct 24, 2022
Working as a team is as crucial for the success of many farms and businesses. But how do you get your team to work together seamlessly? Michael Hoffman with Igniting Performance shares on this week's PDPW Podcast tips and tricks to create a unified team.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Oct 17, 2022
Some say it is no fun growing old, but servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau disagrees! In this week's PDPW Podcast, listen as he shares how we should be aging playfully rather than gracefully and how good smothers evil when embracing the inevitability of growing old. 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Oct 9, 2022
Our PDPW Podcast guest speaker this week is Hank Wagner, a multi-generational dairy farmer and leadership training coach. This week, Hank shares how we can lift and encourage everyone in our lives by telling people what they want to hear, need to hear, or perhaps are not caring to hear. 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Sept 26, 2022
In this week's PDPW Podcast, motivational speaker and dairy farmer Hank Wagner helps change our mindset. According to Hank, today's news and social media posts lead to the injured chicken principle, something he knows a thing or two about after spending a fair amount of time in a chicken coop. Listen as he shares how we can live better lives by looking past weaknesses while appreciating our strengths. 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Sept 12, 2022
As we enter a new week, let's take a moment to think about the significant event that shook our lives on September 11th, 2001. Servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau reflects on a day we should never forget. 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Aug 29, 2022
In the song "Stop and Smell the Roses," the lyrics remind us to pause in life and count our many blessings every day. Servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau shares how pressing the pause button can provide a better outlook on life. 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Aug 22, 2022
Small, positive actions can change your day and someone else's. Today, we hear from dairy farmer and leadership coach Hank Wagner, who shares the importance of feeling good every day. Positivity is contagious, and when you feel good, others around you notice.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Aug 15, 2022
A positive attitude is a powerful force that can spread like wildfire. Not only can positivity make another person's day, but it can make us all feel good. This week, Hank Wagner encourages us to pay closer attention to our thoughts and words, as a few small actions can change someone's day.
Shelly O'Leary
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Aug 8, 2022
Names have been an integral part of who we are since the beginning of time. History has proven that names are important to our identity, so why are they so hard to remember? This week, PDPW’S Shelly O’Leary shares tips on how to remember the names of those we meet. 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Aug 1, 2022
Hank Wagner has been married to the love of his life for 40 years, and today on the PDPW Podcast, he is sharing his secrets to a successful marriage. Tune in to learn how he and his wife have established a long and happy relationship, and take away a few tips to try yourself.
Holly Green
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jul 25, 2022
Holly Green of the Human Factor joins us again for part two of her episode on resiliency. As we hear from Holly, you have the ability to control your brain and refocus when you need it most. Listen in for tips on how to build and live a resilient life!
Holly Green
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jul 18, 2022
Shock, denial, anger and depression are some of the emotions that exhaust us, but as we hear from Holly Green of the Human Factor, you have control of your brain and the ability to refocus the aspects of unexpected change. Listen as Holly shares five factors of building and living a resilient life.
Shelly O'Leary
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jul 11, 2022
Music plays an important part of our lives. It can rev us up or settle us down and can be a great reminder of where we have been, as well as a motivator for where we are going. As we hear from Shelly O'Leary, there is something about the power of music that shapes the playlist of our lives. 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jul 5, 2022
Sometimes we get so overwhelmed with bad news that we forget about all of the good news that is going on in our lives. In this week's PDPW Podcast, Tom Thibodeau shares why it is important to receive good news on a daily basis.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jun 20, 2022
Having a friend can have many benefits, including improving our physical health. As we hear from Tom Thibodeau, we were created to have friends and establish long and lasting friendships. Listen as he shares why it's important to be a friend - or to have a friend to call on during any season. 
Shelly O'Leary
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jun 13, 2022
We all have said something in our past that we regret, and as we hear from Shelly O' Leary, words can be encouraging or devastating. Hear her personal experience of just how powerful words can be and the importance of choosing the right ones. 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jun 6, 2022
Did you know the word ‘Listen’ has the same letters as ‘Silent?' As we hear from servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau, the ability to listen is the practice of silence and stillness while paying full attention to others. He reminds us of how important that is today, especially in a world filled with constant noise.
 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
May 30, 2022
Hank Wagner is outstanding in his field, but he doesn't take it for granted. On this week's PDPW Podcast, Hank takes us on a tour of his farm to share why he is so thankful for what he has.

 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
May 23, 2022
This week's PDPW Podcast is all about rituals. Rituals help us know where we stand, who we are and where we are going.  Our guest Tom Thibodeau shares what it means to live a ritualized life and how rituals remind us that we belong to each other. 
 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
May 16, 2022
Farm life can be challenging, especially when the cows get out overnight. In this week’s PDPW Podcast, Hank Wagner shares an entertaining story that reminds us to apply the same sense of urgency to our life goals as we do when the cows are out.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
May 9, 2022
Every human is afraid of something, but these fears can hold us back. As Hank Wagner explains, fear can also mean opportunity. He shares the importance of tackling our fears head-on; because some of life’s greatest rewards are behind our biggest fears.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
May 2, 2022
We are all guests on this planet - and everyone is welcome! This week’s PDPW Podcast is all about being hospitable. As we hear from Tom Thibodeau, hospitality is a wonderful gift that we should be giving to each other every day. 
 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Apr 25, 2022
PDPW has been blessed to work with servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau for numerous years. This week on the PDPW Podcast, Tom reflects on his time with PDPW and attending his tenth straight Business Conference in 2022. Listen as he shares how we gain more than just knowledge when learning together but connection as well.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Apr 18, 2022
When is the last time you took a nice, long vacation? Americans are taking less time off, and more than half of working Americans left unused vacation time on the table last year. This week we take a break with Tom Thibodeau, who shares the importance of taking time off. Each of us has different ways to use our vacation, but the most important thing is to take time to restore and rejuvenate our energy.
 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Apr 11, 2022
Blessed be the fruits of the land and the work of human hands. Work is one of Tom Thibodeau’s favorite four-letter words, and in this week’s podcast, we honor those who work on our behalf each and every day. He shares that most of the work we do is an extension of providing health and well-being, and the efforts we all put forward make the world a better place every day. 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Apr 4, 2022
Are there natural-born leaders, or do each of us have to learn the craft of effective leadership? We first learn about leadership at a young age in our families, then we learn from other community members, and finally our bosses and supervisors. This week, Tom Thibodeau is diving into how leaders are made by asking us two important questions: 1) how are we bringing in the next generation of leaders, and 2) who is shaping our goals?
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Mar 28, 2022
Who doesn't want easy answers and responses to the difficult questions we face? That isn't the case when you are needed as a leader, particularly in a crisis situation. Leaders set the tone when faced with difficult challenges, and each of us can lead in times of crisis. Tom Thibodeau shares the steps we all can take to get back on track and working towards the greater good.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Mar 7, 2022
We sit through lectures and tolerate sermons, but most of us love a good story. This week, Tom Thibodeau reminds us of who we are by the stories we tell. Stories reconnect us with other human beings. Each of us has a story to tell, and each of us has experiences that reveal our character and our humanity. This week, consider telling part of your story to someone and consider listening to those who have a story to share as well. 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Feb 28, 2022
Servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau shares an important message on how we should stop what we're doing and press the pause button. As we hear from Tom, there's nothing wrong with stopping life routinely to contemplate, reflect and simply think.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Feb 21, 2022
If there is one thing rural neighbors share, it's compassion. The power of compassion is defined in many ways - giving up a seat on the bus to someone who needs it, being polite to retail workers, or just taking a second to listen to a friend. As we hear from Tom Thibodeau, it's not judgment or advice that most people want, it's compassion!
 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Feb 14, 2022
In this week's PDPW Podcast, Tom Thibodeau shares the importance of humor and the gift of laughter. As we hear from Tom, humor should be a big part of any relationship. It blesses our lives and helps us get through difficult challenges. 

What can we do to induce more joy, play and humor in our lives? Listen as Tom shares about not taking yourself so seriously and how to exercise your funny bone with laughter!
 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Feb 7, 2022
We often go from task to task without connecting to any one thing. Today, servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau discusses how to be better protected, respected and connected.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jan 31, 2022
Are you looking for happiness? Then listen as dairy farmer, author and leadership coach Hank Wagner shares his secret to abundant happiness. Tune in to hear how making one intentional change can help you become a happier person.


 
 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jan 24, 2022
This week we are joined by servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau, who shares something we've all experienced at least once in our life—loneliness. As we hear from Tom, friendships and relationships can be more important to our health than diet and exercise because when you are with healthy people, you feel healthy yourself.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jan 10, 2022
As we enter a brand new year - we are reminded by Hank Wagner that every road goes somewhere. Just like life, the turns we choose will make our future. The question is, what is that future going to look like? Listen to this week's podcast as Hank shares how it's possible to lead our family to a much better future! 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jan 3, 2022
The New Year brings us great opportunities. Hank Wagner joins us on this week's podcast to share five steps to gaining more opportunity in your life - and what it takes to be an "opportunity hunter."
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Dec 27, 2021
'Tis the season! 

We’ve all heard that it is better to give than receive, and in this week's podcast, Tom Thibodeau shares his perspective on what it takes to be generous. Hear how generosity isn't just about giving away your money, but rather giving away things that are good for others. The quality of being kind and unselfish is the quality of being generous.
 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Dec 20, 2021
Merry Christmas! As we celebrate the holidays, we’re joined by Tom Thibodeau who reminds us of the reason for the season! In this week's podcast, Tom shares how it's time to come together, sing and share the goodness that is happening in our lives. 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Dec 13, 2021
This week, we are back with the second installment of How to Become a Better Fighter from motivational speaker and fourth-generation dairy farmer Hank Wagner. Hank shares a few positive and proactive steps to fight your way to better communication, competition and life! 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Dec 6, 2021
The way to get better at anything is to learn, and this week, Hank Wagner teaches us to become better fighters. In this first installment of this two-part episode, Hank breaks down and explains why fighting is not necessarily about winning, it’s about changing the way you fight.
 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Nov 29, 2021
As we heard from Tom Thibodeau last week, Thanksgiving is a way of life. Through giving thanks and being respectful, it creates habits that shape our character. Being grateful isn’t something that happens during one day in November, but rather, it's a season.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Nov 22, 2021
As we approach Thanksgiving, it's a great time to focus on what we are thankful for. Our guest this week, Tom Thibodeau, shares with us a story of having an attitude of gratitude - even if it means eating potato salad out of a shoehorn. 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Nov 15, 2021
We've all heard Kool and the Gang's song "Celebration," and Tom Thibodeau is back with a reason for all of us to celebrate. Tune in to learn about the four stages of celebration and why we should be celebrating more often!
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Nov 8, 2021
Hank Wagner is back this week in a continuation on how to combat "Cousin Worry" and "Uncle Fear." In this episode, listen as Hank discusses eight potential steps you can do to eliminate or reduce worry and fear in your life. 
 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Nov 1, 2021
It seems like there is always something to worry over. Perhaps something is looming in your life and making you afraid of what's to come. In this week’s PDPW Podcast, dairy farmer and leadership trainer Hank Wagner examines two of our unwanted relatives that visit us on a regular basis, “Cousin Worry” and “Uncle Fear.”

 
Michael Hoffman
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Oct 25, 2021
Michael Hoffman is back with a quick pick-me-up message on how it's important to provide others with positively outrageous service.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Oct 18, 2021
Words have power, and those words can have an impact that will last a lifetime. This week, Tom Thibodeau encourages us all to have meaningful conversations filled with encouragement, honor and respect because the power of our community comes from our daily conversations.
Michael Hoffman
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Oct 11, 2021
This week’s PDPW Podcast focuses on the voice in your head. That little voice is tremendously important when it comes to your outcome in life. Michael Hoffman reminds us that it's how we approach life, and our attitude, that impacts how we think and create that voice in our head.  
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Oct 4, 2021
A random act of kindness is a powerful thing that we all can do. Not only does it make another person's day, but it can make us all feel good as well. This week, Hank Wagner encourages us all to pay closer attention to our thoughts and words, as a few small actions can change someone's day.
Michael Hoffman
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Sept 27, 2021
This week's podcast is short but sweet! Our guest Michael Hoffman, of Igniting Performance offers a 'Two Minute Touchpoint' on how to be truly outrageous in your service to those around you. 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Sept 20, 2021
We all need others for strength and support, which is why it's important to build a strong, loving community. As we hear from Tom Thibodeau, none of us arrived here from our own efforts, and none of us can live alone. We need the help, strength and support of others, particularly during challenging times.

That's where humility enters the picture. Listen to this week's podcast as Tom shares the truth about how we all benefit from the humble and hard work of others.  
 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Sept 13, 2021
This week, we reflect on the heroes of 9/11 and the sacrifice they made to save others. Tom Thibodeau reminds us that all of our lives are predicated and inspired by the sacrifices of other people, and we should never forget those people who turned their service of love into something visible.
Michael Hoffman
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Sept 6, 2021
Are you a team leader that is facing more challenges than expected? This week, Michael Hoffman shares how to help broken teams reboot and start again. 
Becky Stewart-Gross
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jul 19, 2021
During this week's PDPW Podcast, hear how we all can make everyday negotiations a win-win in both our business and personal lives. Dr. Becky Stewart-Gross, President of Building Bridges Seminars, shares with us seven steps to achieve mutually satisfying negotiations, even with those we have close relationships with. 
 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jul 12, 2021
How often are we laughing with the people we love? It's those moments of joy that we remember the most. 

Tom Thibodeau shares with us the positive impact joy can have in our lives and how the presence of joy in our lives has been shown to establish greater and more personal connections with others.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jun 28, 2021
A family summer vacation can be a lot of fun and filled with lasting memories, but it's no longer a vacation if you stay too long. As we hear from Hank Wagner, vacation is just one small example of the balancing act we perform in our daily lives. We know that balance is essential, but finding that balance is the real investment that will pay huge dividends in your life. 
Michael Hoffman
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jun 21, 2021
Providing effective feedback can be a difficult task, but it is one of the best skills a leader can have. This week, Michael Hoffman of Igniting Performance discusses the importance of providing feedback and shares his insider tips on how to best give feedback to others.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jun 14, 2021
Hank Wagner joins us once again for more on how to invest in yourself. Tune in to hear his top two pieces of advice on how you can grow your own seeds of greatness. 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jun 7, 2021
Hank Wagner has an important investment opportunity to share that could change your life. In this episode, hear Hank share how this investment strategy will yield the greatest and longest-lasting return of any investment opportunity available to you.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
May 24, 2021
Do you know when to stop talking and start listening?

Listening has become an art, especially in today’s world with smartphones, social media, and the need for an immediate response. It seems we are fast-forwarding through important life moments when we don’t take time to listen. Hear from Tom Thibodeau as he shares how truly listening to others can bring positive benefits to your life.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
May 17, 2021
As we hear from Tom Thibodeau, friends can have many benefits, including improving our physical health. Listen as he shares why it's important to have a friend to call on during any season.
Michael Hoffman
Category: Personal and Professional Development
May 10, 2021
What are the secrets to having a great relationship, working effectively together, and building a stronger team? Michael Hoffman shares his insight on how a 'thank you' and a 'pet peeve' can work together. 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Apr 19, 2021
When you have success, you should celebrate it! As we hear from Hank Wagner, success is not a life without failure, but rather failure and hardship are a necessary stepping stone for future success. It's up to you to change your perspective of failure and use it to fuel your next success story.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Apr 12, 2021
This week's PDPW Podcast episode addresses the most important relationship you have in your life, yourself. Hear from Hank Wagner as he shares how knowing yourself can benefit all aspects of your life.
Shelly O'Leary
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Apr 5, 2021
Shelly O ‘Leary has tackled some pretty big challenges in her life - including death. This week, we listen to Shelly's personal testimony and why it's important to get something valuable out of our toughest challenges. If you're ever brought back to life, it prompts the following questions - Why am I here? What am I here to do? Am I doing it? As we reflect, it's possible our purpose isn't some huge grand elaborate scheme, but rather, we are here to consistently express love and appreciation to the people around us. 

As we hear from Shelly, life is too short for the sake of being busy and impressing people. What is one thing you're doing right now that you don't like doing? What is something that you would like to start doing that you're not doing now? 
 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Mar 29, 2021
Positive memories don't happen on their own. This week we go back and share a memory with Hank Wagner, who provides us with simple actions we can take to create positive memories today. 
Michael Hoffman
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Mar 8, 2021
Our daily lives continue to be tested, but as we hear from Michael Hoffman, the foundation of positivity comes from loving louder. Listen as he rolls out three concepts to help ignite and galvanize you and your team when times can be stressful. It's through our purpose and influence that we all have the ability to create positively outrageous acts of service.
 
Becky Stewart Gross
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Mar 1, 2021
Change is rarely easy and can be difficult to navigate. In today's PDPW Podcast episode, Becky Stewart Gross, President of Building Bridges Seminars, shares how when we help each other, we can get through anything. 

 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Feb 22, 2021
There is something needed in the world today, and Hank Wagner is dealing it - hope. Life isn't perfect and mistakes happen, but learning and being transparent from those mistakes is what's important. This includes helping others feel significant with a sincere and heartfelt appreciation for who they are.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Feb 15, 2021
Typically when we think of a conspiracy, we think of unlawful deeds or malicious plots, but Tom Thibodeau knows of one that can benefit everyone - a conspiracy of goodness. Hear from Tom as he shares several heartwarming stories about what can happen when people take notice of others around them and come together in kindness.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Feb 8, 2021
Studies have found the act of forgiveness reaps healthy rewards for your mind, body and soul. As we hear from servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau, forgiveness is a deliberate and intentional act of love, and it’s important to cut each other some slack and give second chances. This week’s message is a great reminder for all of us to forget about perfection and focus on the goodness of forgiveness.
 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Feb 1, 2021
What we practice is what we become. Leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau says habits become part of our character, and we don't get to change our lives with a snap of a finger, but rather, we have to practice every day. Hear Tom's message on character and the awe-inspiring respect that connects us all together - reverence. 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jan 25, 2021
Sometimes even our best laid out plans are not really the best plans after all. In this week’s PDPW Podcast, dairy farmer and leadership trainer Hank Wagner shares why it’s important to have a plan that includes intentionally built-in flexibility. It's often during these times of flexibility that we find a connection with others by simply acting with kindness. 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jan 18, 2021
After difficult times, we often find ourselves thankful for the people in our lives and blessed with the freedoms we possess. As we hear from Hank Wagner, thankfulness has nothing to do with our circumstances or the things we own. Rather, thankfulness is simply a choice that we can and should make daily, regardless of what is going on around us. 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jan 11, 2021
How often do you think about your well-being or that of those around you? In this episode, Tom Thibodeau shares how the four pillars of well-being are based on a set of skills that can be cultivated over time. Hear how they can have a positive impact on your life, as well as the lives of others, through this encouraging call for all of us to do good in our thoughts, words, and actions.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jan 4, 2021
As we move into 2021, a transition is taking place. Not only is it a new year, but for many people, it's also a transition out of a very challenging time.

This week, Tom Thibodeau shares how we all experience "life quakes" and explains how there are times when you are forced to face difficult challenges that shake up your life. As we hear from Tom, all of us struggle with uncertainty, but understanding how to transition to new opportunities is one of life's greatest gifts.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Dec 28, 2020
As we say goodbye to 2020, it is time to look ahead to new beginnings and opportunities in 2021!

What is your vision for the year to come, and how do you plan to get there? This week, Hank Wagner shares his insight for approaching the new year and how to set yourself up for success by creating goals for the year to come. As we hear from Hank, it's the perfect time to look ahead and plan for what we want to harvest in this next season of life.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Dec 21, 2020
What would you like for Christmas that money can't buy? For some, it's a loving family. This week, Tom Thibodeau shares a timely message on the importance of family, and how we can gain a better appreciation for ourselves and others when we recognize that we come from different backgrounds and traditions. As we listen to Tom's message, may we all find a place in someone else's heart where we are welcomed and loved. 
 
Shelly O'Leary
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Dec 14, 2020
Thank you for supporting the PDPW Podcast. It seems like only yesterday when we started posting these episodes, but in reality, we are approaching our 100th episode! To shine a light on this century mark, we are celebrating with an encore of our most streamed episode. 

In this episode, Shelly O'Leary explains how sometimes life just isn’t fair, but in the unfairness, there is also a gift. Hear from her personal experience how we don’t always get to choose what happens to us, but we do get to choose whether our circumstances will make us bitter or better. 

 
 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Dec 7, 2020
Whether you are looking at the rest of your life or a specific measure of success in the near future, the important question is, "What are you in pursuit of?"
In this episode, Hank Wagner shares a lesson he learned during a five-day hunting trip and how his trip was a success even though he didn't harvest a deer. 
Michael Hoffman
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Nov 30, 2020

The holiday season is all about helping others, even those you don’t know. As we make our way to the 100th PDPW Podcast episode, we bring back one of our most listened to episodes with speaker Michael Hoffman. Hear how an unexpected situation at an airport changed not only Michael's perspective but helped a man named Joe during a difficult time.
 

Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Nov 23, 2020
In life, it can be easy to focus on negative or difficult situations. During this episode of the PDPW Podcast, Tom Thibodeau will share a message on how changing your attitude can create relationships and situations you never thought possible. 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Nov 16, 2020
As we approach the 100th PDPW Podcast, we feature an encore performance from Hank Wagner, who looks at how our belief system is formed and the impact it has on shaping our circumstances. Hank reminds us to take a hard look at why we believe in what we do because, after all, it's writing our future. 
Courtney & Chris Booth
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Nov 9, 2020
Today on episode 94 of the PDPW Podcast, Courtney and Chris Booth, of Booth Leadership, are back with a new episode that will have you thinking, "am I a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?" In this episode, hear how these common food items can help you reflect on how your attitude and energy impacts those you interact with. 
Holly Green
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Nov 2, 2020
It is hard to believe we are approaching our 100th PDPW Podcast episode! This week in episode 93, we bring back an impactful message from speaker Holly Green of The Human Factor

In today's episode, Holly shares how working less will help you get more done. Hear how 'restorative rest' can help you accomplish more with the time you have and ways to implement it in your life.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Oct 26, 2020
You may have heard the phrase, "If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there." This week, Hank Wagner asks listeners to think about the road map of their life. He shares how you may take unexpected roads, but as long as you are headed in the right direction, you will still make it to your final destination.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Oct 19, 2020
Can you believe it? We are quickly approaching the 100th PDPW Podcast episode! To celebrate, over the next ten weeks, we will periodically be bringing back some of the best episodes that have become fan favorites.

To kick off this celebration, we will take you back to Tom Thibodeau's, The Gift of Joy. In this episode, Tom shares why it's important to make time for joy in your life and how laughter can be the best medicine.
Courtney and Chris Booth
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Oct 12, 2020
Do you ever find yourself stuck when making a decision or commitment? Are you lacking the clarity to move forward with an obstacle in your life? Courtney and Chris Booth of Booth Leadership join the PDPW Podcast this week to share the importance of identifying and living by our values. In return, these values will bring you peace and productivity when making decisions during your daily life.
Shelly O'Leary
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Oct 5, 2020
We all have failed a time or two, but as we get older, we realize that nobody is perfect. This week Shelly O' Leary shares what it means to fail and how we can learn and capitalize on those failures.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Sept 28, 2020
Change is inevitable, but as we hear from Hank Wagner it is also necessary. In today's episode, Hank shares how we need to accept and revere the differences in others during this season of change.
 
Michael Hoffman
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Sept 21, 2020
Everyone shares their emotions differently, but relationships grow better when we understand each other. On today's podcast, Michael Hoffman discusses "The 5 Love Languages"® by Dr. Gary Chapman, and how our specific love language can impact how we communicate with our family and team members. Through his own experiences, Michael shares how recognizing the love languages of others has helped create a stronger family and team.
Shelly O'Leary
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Sept 14, 2020
We've all experienced difficult times in our lives that have shaped us into who we are today. As we hear from Shelly O'Leary in today's episode, difficulties are like diamonds in the rough. Through resiliency during difficult times, you can find the value in the diamonds. 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Sept 7, 2020
In life, we all play various roles on the teams we are a part of. Whether it's at work or in our communities, sometimes it can be challenging to work with a variety of different teammates. On today's episode, Hank Wagner discusses how we can become better teammates and provides three tips to help us create more effective teams. 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Aug 31, 2020
To Hank Wagner, and many of us, family plays an important role in our lives. Many families face similar struggles, and on today's podcast, Hank shares ten useful steps to help bring your family closer together.
 
 
Michael Hoffman
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Aug 24, 2020
Michael Hoffman joins us on today's episode to share an experience he had with a stranger named Joe. This unexpected encounter at one o'clock in the morning in the airport has left a profound impact on his life to this day.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Aug 17, 2020
How do you find a balance in life when work, family, friends and unexpected circumstances are all pulling you in different directions? On today's podcast, Hank Wagner shares why maintaining a healthy balance is important and provides insight on how to find a balance that best fits your life - all while recording today's podcast out on his hay field.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Aug 10, 2020
Let's take a drive with Hank Wagner to a place where our phone won’t be able to navigate - our future.

In today's episode, Hank reminds us that we don’t need the fear and chaos from headlines to rule the road ahead of us. Regardless of what’s going on in our world today, there is a bright future ahead, as long as we take control and choose what chaos we let in.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Aug 3, 2020
On today's podcast, Hank Wagner shares the lessons that he has learned from an unlikely source: his farm cats! Through these lessons, Hank reminds us why it is important to keep living a joyful life, even when we are going through a challenging season.
Shelly O'Leary
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jul 27, 2020
In the conclusion of her two-part episode, Shelly O’Leary unwraps and explores the gifts of unfair. Listen, as she shares gripping stories of hardship and how the gifts of unfair can be used to make a positive impact in the lives of others.
Shelly O'Leary
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jul 20, 2020
We can all think of a situation where life has not treated us fairly. On today's episode, Shelly O'Leary shares how we don’t always get to choose what happens to us in life, but we still have a choice in how to deal with the circumstances that are beyond our control.
Shelly O'Leary
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jul 13, 2020
Miracle is not a word that is spoken lightly by emergency health care workers, but that's exactly the word everyone was using to describe an incident involving this week's podcast presenter.

Shelly O'Leary, PDPW's Communication and Outreach Specialist, makes her PDPW Podcast debut with a testimony about a defining moment in her life. Her episode today starts three years ago with an unforeseen circumstance that has caused her to change her perspective on life.  
 
Michael Hoffman
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jul 6, 2020
What does it mean to love louder? On his debut PDPW Podcast episode, Michael Hoffman, a professional speaker and a co-author of the management classic Positively Outrageous Service, joins us to discuss how the positive choices we make have a ripple impact on those around us. Michael shares how intentional service to others can create a community within your business and lead to continued growth and success.
Holly Green
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jun 29, 2020
Being an effective leader and manager is important for a successful business. With people and management techniques constantly evolving, it is just as important to continue learning as it is to continue unlearning.

On today's podcast, Holly Green shares the importance of unlearning and how it is not about forgetting, but rather, the ability to learn new skills to help you lead through challenging times. 

Click here for the list of characteristics of great leaders and managers mentioned in the podcast.

Holly Green
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jun 22, 2020
Do you ever have those days where you feel like you are working hard but getting nothing accomplished?

On today's podcast, Holly Green shares the benefits of 'restorative rest' and why it will help you accomplish more with the time you have. By taking the time to carve out a rest period during your day, you can use your brain's capacity to the fullest and be more productive.
Holly Green
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jun 15, 2020
Do you ever find your mind wandering when someone else is speaking? Do you let people speak without interrupting? Does your body language show interest in what they are saying?

It is all about active listening on this week’s podcast with Holly Green. Holly shares tips on how to improve your active listening and why it is important for both personal and professional relationships.

Click here to access the active listening worksheet. 
Holly Green
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jun 8, 2020
Successfully guiding ourselves through life's transitions requires a powerful trait, resiliency.

On this week's episode, Holly Green explores the five traits resilient people possess. Get your notepad ready, because Holly provides tips to help you work towards implementing and improving these important traits. 

Click here for the Resilience Self Assessment form.
Holly Green
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jun 1, 2020
This week, Holly Green makes her PDPW Podcast debut to discuss adversity and why it’s important for personal growth. She also explains how our brains react to change, and what we can do to adapt to the challenges life throws at us.

“Exposure to adversity can create the resiliency we need to lead others in a constantly and rapidly changing world. It can teach us to cope with what is yet to come and make us stronger as human beings.”
 
Dianne Deaton Vielhuber
Category: Personal and Professional Development
May 25, 2020
Understanding your mental health is important to your overall well-being. On this week’s episode, Pastor and author Dianne Deaton Vielhuber shares why learning more about mental health can be beneficial to all of us, as well as helpful tips on how to manage your own mental health.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
May 18, 2020
We all have expectations that we think we need to live up to but are those perceptions based on what society thinks or from our past experiences?

On this week's podcast, Hank Wagner shares his personal experiences and failures while discussing how passion can be the difference in long term success. Listen to Hank as he talks about how having fire in your belly is imperative for growth and personal development.

 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
May 11, 2020
On this episode, Tom Thibodeau shares how the gift of hospitality is the glue that holds our communities together. Through hospitality, friends and strangers provide kindness and services that can have a lasting impact on the lives of those around them. This discussion of hospitality also poses a question to ourselves, how do we show hospitality to others? 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
May 4, 2020
Did you know... a person with good friends tends to have a stronger immune system?

As we hear from Tom Thibodeau, friends can do great things for us besides improving our physical health. Listen as he shares why it's important to have a friend to call on during any season.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Apr 27, 2020
Lately, it seems everything has gone from bad to worse. Milk prices have plummeted with some farmers having to return milk to the field, and on top of it all, livestock processing plants have started to shut down. With so much uncertainty and worry, how do you keep going and why? For many, it is because of hope for the future and what good may be yet to come.

Today on the PDPW Podcast, Tom Thibodeau shares a message about the tremendous virtue of hope. Being hopeful about the future not only makes today's situation more bearable but also can improve the lives of those around us.

Join Tom and his inspirational message on this week's episode of the PDPW Podcast weekly.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Apr 20, 2020
We live in a time where fake news is all too common. With people spending more time at home on their computers and with information that is changing so quickly, it is hard to know what is correct and who to trust.

This week on the PDPW Podcast weekly, Tom Thibodeau reminds us about the importance of trusting others, and how we need to trust those around us more than ever before. While building trust takes time and effort, the benefits of it can help you live your life to the fullest.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Apr 13, 2020
How are you acting as a leader during this time? 

Are you taking over more chores in the house without others asking? Are you picking up groceries for the elderly couple down the street? Are you making someone smile? It doesn't take much to step up and change someone's day. 

On today's episode, Hank Wagner concludes his two-part series where he challenges listeners to be servant leaders who continually strive for growth during this time. 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Apr 6, 2020
Hank Wagner shares a message of hope during a time when many of us feel anxious. He reminds us that we can grow and influence others even during the biggest challenge of our lives. This is the first of a two-part podcast where Hank reminds us that we are all in this together!
 
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Mar 30, 2020
The infamous Covid-19 has left many people feeling worried and nervous for what the future has to hold. 

On this week's podcast, Dianne Deaton Vielhuber reminds us to stay positive and persevere during these uncertain times. Take a moment to listen to her suggestions on how you can serve others and care for yourself. 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Mar 23, 2020
How well do you really know yourself?  We all have blind spots about ourselves. What's yours?

Perhaps what you believe about yourself is really what other people told you. In this podcast Hank Wagner challenges us to really look at ourselves, so we can truly understand our own identity and priorities and have a more fulfilling life.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Mar 16, 2020
“Failure is success in progress.” Albert Einstein

Do you ever compare yourself to others or envy other people's success? What if someone told you that success can actually be limiting?

In this podcast Hank Wagner explains how failure is a positive and encourages us to not worry so much about winning or being on top, but rather to strive to be the best versions of ourselves and to celebrate the accomplishments of others.
 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Mar 9, 2020
Temperance is a wonderful virtue. It's defined as moderation or voluntary self-restraint.

Credit cards, food buffets, fast food, binge drinking, on-line shopping and human weakness all contribute to us gravitating to extremes and the epidemic of instantaneous gratification we see today.

In this podcast Tom Thibodeau wonders what the world would be like if we all had a little more temperance.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Mar 2, 2020
Are you living life or is life living you? Or do you determine how you will experience life?

Often times things are imposed on us whether we like it or not. However, like a surfer who has no control over a wave, we can learn to master the waves.
Tom Thibodeau encourages us in this podcast to live a life with intention and travel life's currents in ways that are meaningful. How will you live a life of intention?

 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Feb 24, 2020
There is something really special about receiving the simplest of notes from someone when it is completely unexpected. It's not your birthday or anniversary, but just a random and regular day. What makes them special is because it tells the receiver you were thinking of them and they often come at times when they might need a little pick-me up.

Hank Wagner has given and received his share of notes and knows "Power of a post-it note".
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Feb 17, 2020
Don't you love Thanksgiving with that feeling of gratitude and being connected with others? However, the very things that make Thanksgiving so wonderful - the presence of family and friends, time off from work, extra servings of turkey - also make gratitude come easy.

Given all the negative news and sometimes instability we may feel at times, there is no better time than now to stop and reflect on all the things that are good. Incorporating gratitude into our lives, and in our daily stream of consciousness, has many scientific proven benefits. In this podcast, Hank reminds us that there is "Always something to be thankful for."
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Feb 10, 2020
Some people naturally have high expectations; yet, others have low expectations.

Whether it's good or bad, whatever the expectation is will shape how we view the result. Sometimes your hope for the outcome guides the end result. No matter what you do, thinking the best possible outcome should be the expectation and standard.

What kind of life do you have with lowered expectations?

Hank Wagner tackles the topic of expectations for ourselves but also reminds us to be realistic in expectations of others. Listen as Hank puts his expectations into perspective in this  podcast - "What Are you Looking Forward To Tomorrow?"
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Feb 3, 2020
Man can live about forty days without food, about three days without water, about eight minutes without air...
but only for one second without hope."  
- Hal Lindsay

 
Remember a time in your life when somebody or something gave you hope? Remember that feeling?  Did you feel motivated? Did it help you endure through or push you further? Hope can be the difference between hanging on and giving up.

In this podcast, Hank Wagner points out that hope is badly needed in our world and why we should all consider being "dealers of hope".
 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jan 27, 2020
Fashion, pop culture, social media...there is always something trending, and it is difficult to stay on top of the latest trends. However, are these trends worth watching?  In this podcast, Hank Wagner shares what trends are worthwhile and why it is important to "Be a trend watcher".
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jan 20, 2020
Sunshine is vital for plants, animals and people to grow and be healthy. 
Did you know you have a light inside of you that also has positive benefits when it shines? 
In Tom Thibodeau's podcast, he has a simple ask. "Let's keep the lights on."
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jan 13, 2020
There are many people in the world that we would identify as leaders and thousands of books written on the subject leadership. However, do you consider yourself a leader?

In this podcast, Hank Wagner will help you answer this burning question - "Are you a leader?"  Once you have your answer, find out how that piece of information should impact you and those around you.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jan 6, 2020
We all have the same amount of time every day, but it’s how we go about spending those 1,440 minutes that is really important. In this PDPW Podcast Weekly, Hank Wagner shares a message about how time is a very valuable and limited resource, and how we should appreciate the value of it every day. 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Dec 30, 2019
All strong relationships are built on trust - through the good, the bad, and the ugly. In this PDPW Podcast Weekly, Hank Wagner shares a past experience and four options he considered before responding.

Through Hank's story, learn the value of being a trustworthy person and the benefit of telling the truth always, but doing so with care and kindness.  The results will be beautiful!
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Dec 23, 2019
Do you know someone who always seems to be "in the right place at the right time"?  Good things always seem to come their way? Is it luck?

Hank Wagner joins us to show how people who enjoy consistent success know how to make great opportunities happen in their lives. Hank shares how you don’t need luck to make good things happen; you just need a strategy. Tune in as he shares the five habits to make more opportunity in your life.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Dec 16, 2019
"Respect is a two-way street. If you want to get it, you have to give it." R.J. Risch

It has been said that no matter how smart and skilled you are, it will not matter if your actions are less than desireable.  In this podcast, Hank Wagner talks about respect - a concept referring to the ability to value and honor another person. Aretha Franklin sang about it, we all want it, but more importantly, as Hank points out, we all should be giving it. Giving and receiving respect is win-win and opens doors.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Dec 9, 2019
Difficult conversations can be scary. The stakes are usually high and there is a cost of failure; raising everyone’s defenses. In a world that isn't short on controversial issues, do we really ever get anywhere by arguing and destroying relationships? 

Tom Thibodeau shares his wisdom and three practices we should use when approaching difficult conversations. Learning to communicate in a healthy way, by approaching these conversations with compassion, can lesson confrontation, bring communities together and get things done.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Dec 2, 2019
When hearing the word "professional", most people would conjure up an image of someone wearing a business suit with a number of certificates hanging behind them on their wall.

Hank Wagner shares his perspective on being a professional and points out that being a professional has more to do with what's on the inside. Hear Hank's five standards of professionalizm.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Nov 25, 2019
Who doesn't love a good story?

We connect with friends and family when we share stories. We laugh and cry together. We build compassion, understanding and a widened perspective of what is possible.

Tom reminds us that when we end our day, month, year, or even our career, if we don't have a story to tell - then what do we have? Hear Tom's message on why the heart of telling a story can bring us all together and give us a sense of hope and gratitude.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Nov 18, 2019
Tom Thibodeau has been teaching servant leadership for more than 35 years, and during that time he has learned the importance of building a strong community, just like PDPW.

Tom's message this week focuses on how it's a struggle to do it alone and how we are better individuals when we work together and support each other.
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Nov 11, 2019
We have always heard that the trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit. Could the same hold true for people?

Our lives are going so fast that we tend to do what is urgent versus what is important. So many of us focus on getting ahead that we don’t necessarily slow down to take time to reflect on what’s going on within us. We need to bring our attention to what’s happening in our lives in a mindful way. A more productive and intentional life can come from going slow.

In today's PDPW Podcast Weekly, Tom Thibodeau, reminds us why it's important to press the pause button in order to take time for self-reflection and to find moments of silence.  To learn more, listen to this week's episode: "Listening to ourselves".
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Nov 4, 2019
Do you know when to stop talking and start listening?

Listening has become an art, especially In today’s world with smart phones, social media, and the need for immediate responses. It seems we are fast-forwarding through some important moments when we don’t take the time to listen. When you listen, your family, friends, employees and customers feel understood, accepted and heard. Every effective leader is a listener.

In this PDPW Podcast Weekly, Tom Thibodeau, talks about the importance of truly listening to someone and shares three positive benefits of effective listening.
 
Tom Thibodeau
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Oct 28, 2019
How often are we laughing with the people we love? Is there anything more remembered than those moments of joy?

Studies have shown that when we experience joy, we feel like we can take on new challenges and are open to new experiences. More importantly the presence of joy in our lives has shown to establish greater and more personal connections with others.

A new voice to PDPW Podcast Weekly, Tom Thibodeau, talks about the positive impact joy can have in our lives and why it is important that we convince others to be receptive to and make time for joy.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Oct 21, 2019
Does your parents' relationship affect yours?

Research has shown that how your parents interacted with each other can and does have an impact on your own relationship — consciously and unconsciously. Without even realizing it, their relationship became a template of what a marriage looks like.

In this podcast Hank Wagner talks about how you need to evaluate your thinking about your marriage and determine what beliefs are worth holding on to, what you should let go of and what new beliefs for your marriage are possible.  He also reminds us that marriage is the most important team there is because it affects generations. Your relationship is an example for your children.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Oct 14, 2019
Does what you believe in yourself hold you back?

Personal goals often fail because there is an underlying identity that has been formed through years of consistent habits. Hank Wagner dives deeper into belief systems and shares how we can take control over our circumstances if we learn how to change our way of thinking.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Oct 7, 2019
Death is hardly the go-to topic of conversation. It is uncomfortable and difficult to talk about. However, it is something we can't avoid no matter how healthy we eat, how much we exercise or how well we avoid stress. In most cases we don't know when, so sadly we can't plan our goodbyes. In this podcast, Hank Wagner challenges us not to wait until our last day when you can add value to someone’s life everyday, and he answers three questions surrounding loss of a loved one:

1. What can we do for someone grieving?
2. What can we learn from a loss?
3. What changes might we make in life?
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Sept 30, 2019
In any given day, we could have 50,000-60,000 thoughts running through our mind.  Everything we do is connected to our thoughts, so in turn, perception drives us. What we are tempted to target in life, or the way we respond or react to situations are guided by our inherent thoughts.  The character and content of thought define the way we conduct our lives, which in turn, account for the outcomes of our actions. It is said, “As you think, so you become.”

In Hank Wagner's podcast "What do you think?", he takes a deep-dive into thoughts and the impact they can have on you.  You will come away with  tips on how to process your thoughts and also practices you can use to manage your thinking process.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Sept 23, 2019
A belief system could be best described as this invisible force behind our behavior and decision making. Humans accumulate thousands of beliefs throughout our lifetime about all aspects of life. We gain them through how we were raised, things people say, things we hear or read, and many other external influences we have been exposed to.

In this podcast, Hank Wagner talks about being aware of our belief system. He warns us about how we influence children and encourages us to challenge our belief system as it is an opportunity for growth. Next time you interact with someone who disagrees with your position, use it as an opportunity to venture outside your intellectual bubble. The side effects may be increased humility, a higher degree of intelligence, better listening skills and a more original point of view.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Sept 16, 2019
Who needs an internal memory when you have Siri? Why figure out a problem when you can Google it?

Today's society uses technology to problem solve, and we are doing less actual thinking. Are we allowing technology to dumb us down by looking for ready made solutions instead of relying on our own instincts and thought processes.

In this podcast, Hank Wagner returns and explains why we need to care about our minds and our thoughts. More importantly, we need to care about the thoughts of others for better understanding and communication which leads to happier and more successful lives.
 
Dr. Becky Stewart-Gross
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Sept 9, 2019
Have you ever heard someone say they ‘gave away the farm‘? Meaning, they gave away too much value in order to arrive at an agreement.  Yet it is all too common that most negotiators fail to achieve a mutually satisfying outcome - a win-win agreement.

Negotiations are happening all the time both in business and in our personal lives.   In this podcast, Dr. Becky Stewart-Gross, of Building Bridges Seminars, shares the 7 Steps of Win-Win Negotiations and shares how long-term relationships are more important than resolutions.
Dr. Becky Stewart-Gross
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Sept 2, 2019
Dr. Becky Stewart-Gross, founder of Building Bridges Seminars, discusses a timeless book on leadership titled, "The Leadership Challenge" written by James Kouzes and Barry Posner, which asks the question, "What do people admire and expect from their leaders?" In this podcast, she will share what the authors have found to be the five most common practices of effective leadership.
Dr. Becky Stewart-Goss
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Aug 26, 2019
The largest diversity of generations is represented in today's workplace more than at any other time in history. There are five generations currently working side-by-side. Different backgrounds and life experiences can result in different expectations, distinct work ethics, contrasting perspectives and diverse motivators.  Dr. Becky Stewart Gross will walk you through generational characteristics and shares some tips on how you can manage generational differences. By taking the time to understand the perspectives of the traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Gen X, Gen Y and now Gen Z, you can learn to work more effectively and collaboratively 
Dr. Becky Stewart-Gross
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Aug 19, 2019
Change is inevitable in our lives, and it is interesting how people react to change in differently.  Does change completely knock you off your feet and turn your life upside down or do you easily ride the waves of change like a pro surfer?  Dr. Becky Stewart-Gross shares the stages of adapting to change and discusses how some of us may need a little help getting over the wall of change.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Aug 12, 2019
I am sure you've heard the phrase "A beautiful mind is a terrible thing to waste".

Hank Wagner questions whether we are using our minds to their fullest potential and taking advantage of this sophisticated "piece of technology". By consciously choosing to change our way of thinking, we can generate desired outcomes. 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Aug 5, 2019
When a warning light turns on in your car's dashboard, do you ignore it or do you get your car checked out? Chances are if you want your car to run it's best, you're going to figure out why the light went on and fix it.

Like your car, life also gives you little warning signs, but are you making adjustments when you get them? If you want the best possible life, in this podcast, Hank Wagner advises that you can't go through life ignoring the warning signs and encourages to be more aware of what is available to you.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jul 29, 2019
From GPS to the internet and milking robots to artificial intelligence, technology is all around us to make our lives easier, faster, safer and even more entertaining.

What if you could create technology that could transform our lives and even our relationships? What would you create? How much would you be willing to pay for this technology? In this podcast Hank Wagner explores the possibilities and asks "What if?"
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jul 22, 2019
Successful relationships take time and effort, but they are available to everyone who is willing to put in the work and stay on the journey.

While celebrating an important milestone in their marriage, Hank Wagner's wife, Pam, reflected on three important things that improved their relationship over time. Hank shares these tips that are effective in any type of relationship and also gives a challenge to those listening. Will you accept his challenge?
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jul 15, 2019
What is the value of a question? Sometimes the value has more to do wtih how the question is received than what is actually asked. Hank Wagner explores the impact of a question and shares why they can be a powerful tool in relationships. Listen as Hank shares the three things not do with questions and the four things to intentionally do with questions. 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jul 8, 2019
Staying positive and having a good attitude doesn’t pay your bills or put your feed up in storage.  We get it! 
 
While that’s true, changing your attitude may alter your perspective during tough times and lead you to a positive outcome. So, as presenter Hank Wagner encourages in this week’s PDPW Podcast Weekly episode, pause and smell the flowers.  Seriously, slow down to appreciate all the great things and people around you.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jul 1, 2019
Want to make a positive change in your life? If the answer is "yes", try doing something Hank Wagner's mentor taught him.  The "Rule of Five" method is all about creating small daily habits that can lead to big differences in your life. 
 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jun 24, 2019
Conversations are much more effective when you have them with someone who truly listens versus someone who does all the talking. Effective communicators know how to listen just as much as they know how to speak. Hank Wagner delves into the art of listening and how it can improve your relationships.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jun 17, 2019
Wisconsin dairy farmer Hank Wagner is thankful his father taught him honor, value and respect while growing up on the family farm.Fathers play an important role in their kids lives and Hank shares five ideas on how to become the best father you can be.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jun 10, 2019
Every day we have an opportunity to shape our destiny by the choices we make. Hank Wagner encourages us to be more consciously aware of the communication styles we have in our daily lives.
 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jun 3, 2019
Words can be very powerful. Hank Wagner talks about talking and encourages us to choose the right words.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
May 27, 2019
Between busy schedules and long days, strengthening relationships can fall by the wayside. Hank Wagner gives insight into how marriages and other relationships grow stronger through communication.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
May 20, 2019
Some may think a better way to communicate in today's modern world is by upgrading to the latest smart phone and installing all of today's social media apps. Hank Wagner reminds us that despite the benefits of modern technology, there are seeds we can plant that will yield better communication.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
May 13, 2019
Hank Wagner shares how he was not always a "people person", and he continues to work on building stronger relationships through better communication. He explains why being a better communicator is important to you, your family, your business and all the people in your life.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
May 6, 2019
Making memories is important, so why not be intentional and make as many positive memories as we can? This potentially life changing truth from Hank Wagner can have a dramatic and positive impact in your marriage, family, business, and in the culture of people around you.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Apr 29, 2019
Change can sometimes be difficult and uncomfortable. However, change can also be good for us. Listen as Hank Wagner encourages us to get out of our comfort zone and change our oil.
 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Apr 22, 2019
Hank Wagner shares a message that will help you create positive change in your life regardless of industry, age, education, or occupation. Listen as Hank shares a story about an old Monte Carlo automobile that taught him a valuable life lesson while adding positive dollars to his bottom line. 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Apr 15, 2019
Hank Wagner shares his personal struggles growing up which led him to be on the receiving end of a physical action that changed his life. With the right heart, this action will add value to the lives of others with no words necessary. 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Apr 8, 2019
Hank Wagner reveals a life-changing exercise that can change the course of even the most challenging relationship. Listen as Hank shares a secret that can repair conflicts, both large and small, and rebuild and restore relationships
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Apr 1, 2019
Hank Wagner continues his series on personal investment and this week he has a special guest. Listen as we’re reminded of the importance of choosing the right people to have in our lives.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Mar 25, 2019
In previous podcasts, Hank Wagner has reflected on the significance of adding value to our personal lives. He reminds us that the most important investment we’ll ever make is in ourselves!  But how do we go about making that investment? Listen this week as Hank digs a little deeper to answer that question.

 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Mar 18, 2019
Hank Wagner joins us for part two of "The Best Investment You'll Ever Make." In this week's podcast he gives two pieces of advice on how to invest in yourself and grow the seeds of greatness within you.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Mar 10, 2019
Hank Wagner has an important investment opportunity to share. This investment will yield the greatest and longest lasting return of any investment opportunity available to you. Ready to start making the best investment of your life?
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Mar 4, 2019
Hank Wagner has been very transparent in past podcasts about his fears, particularly the fear of public speaking. In this podcast, Hank brings closure to the painful life experience that we all have experienced in some form or fashion, failure. He shares four steps and four misconceptions of how we can use failure to grow our seeds of greatness.
 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Feb 25, 2019
When called upon to say something in an important situation, will you know what to say? Hank Wagner shares advice he once received when he was nervous to speak in front of the PDPW membership.  Hear what it means to "speak from your heart" and how it will help you find the words to say.
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Feb 18, 2019
We all have our failures but often it seems we are our worst critics, consumed with fear and worry. Hank Wagner joins us again to share a true story of a personal failure where he can't help but think of himself as a loser when he attends a meeting with his peers. 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Feb 11, 2019
Do you allow fear and worry to consume your thoughts and actions? Hank Wagner joins us again to share a teachable moment he had years ago at his small country church. This event helped him understand that challenges are supposed to happen and tests and trials are a part of life which ultimately have a purpose. 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Feb 4, 2019
Everyone has challenges, but it is how we overcome these challenges that make us stronger. Hank Wagner, President of Wagner Farms, joins us again to reminisce about a big challenge he faced years ago...in an old brick house. 
Hank Wagner
Category: Personal and Professional Development
Jan 28, 2019
If you could have all the land, machinery, and facilities needed or wanted, would you take all that over the people in your life?  This question and others will be offered to challenge your thinking in this PDPW Podcast.  Hank Wagner, dairy farmer in Shawano, Wis., and founder of Wagner Leadership Training, will challenge you to think differently and look at life in a new way.
Bill Baker, Host

Meet your Host, Bill Baker

Bill Baker is a syndicated editor/broadcaster and has worked in the broadcasting industry since 1980, mainly as a radio news reporter/anchor. He currently hosts a daily radio segment called "Dairy Radio Now" - More info at dairyradio.com.

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