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128 Adam Lewis Walker | Stop Complaining, Take Control of Your Life and Build Momentum to Become a Legend
FromPodcast Junkies - Conversations with Fascinating Podcasters
128 Adam Lewis Walker | Stop Complaining, Take Control of Your Life and Build Momentum to Become a Legend
FromPodcast Junkies - Conversations with Fascinating Podcasters
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Length:
72 minutes
Released:
May 16, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
As a former teacher for 10 years, Adam Lewis Walker decided to break away from the traditional classroom setting and life as a career professor in order to teach people more about success rather than academics. With an extensive background in teaching and a lot of hard work, Adam is now a best selling author and keynote speaker, a mentor and coach for entrepreneurs, and founder of the Awaken Your Alpha podcast. 09:17 - People who love to complain and how to avoid becoming one 12:11 - Where he was when he ad the idea for the Awaken Your Alpha podcast 16:04 - The most surprising thing he discovered when he started podcasting 19:36 - Being a teacher in South London 22:32 - What motivated him to become a teacher 24:33 - Sports and the struggles of being an athlete in England 28:02 - His Olympic pole vaulting aspirations 28:58 - His first entrepreneurial adventure 31:24 - His first real business 34:41 - The biggest take-away from his first business 43:40 - The mentor who shaped who he his today 50:50 - How valuable and helpful a coach can be 53:42 - Our future business and Shark Tank pitch 56:13 - His view on bullying and addressing the topic with his kids 01:01:58 - What he’s changed his mind about recently Full Show Notes: http://podcastjunkies.com/adam-lewis-walker-interview
Released:
May 16, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
086 Paul Colligan | Providing Your Children with the Proper Tools to Handle Technology: Paul Colligan is another old school podcaster who began speaking on the microphone in 2004. He is also a YouTube and social media expert and was invited to speak on the topic, at a conference in Oman. He shares how he raises his kids in a world filled with technology that remembers every mistake you make and tries to describe what radio is to someone who has never heard of it before. Paul also talks about his time in Germany and what it was like growing up there. 07:45 - Paul talks about his recent trip to Oman. 12:55 - We have a vision in our head of who our podcast listeners are, but when you meet them it's very different. 16:45 - Podcasting is not a big thing in Oman, but people appreciated the power it held. 19:20 - Paul was asked about Donald Trump while he was in Oman. 21:15 - Paul spent about an hour in a government-sponsored virtual reality startup. 23:45 - Where by Podcast Junkies - Conversations with Fascinating Podcasters