Tag: Motivation

What Difference Are You Making in the World?

Recently, I was in Baudette, Minnesota – near the Canadian border and not too far from Winnipeg. I was so far north that I saw cars with amphibious tracks on them as they drove through the snow. No kidding – and one of them was a Smart Car. While I was about to get ready […]

BOOM Podcast Episode 10: How Do You Measure Your Success?

Youth motivational speaker and Amazon bestselling author Jeff Yalden is a big believer in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy [CBT] because he can attest to its positive results in his own life. Yalden has long been transparent about his own struggles with mental illness and dealing with major depression, bipolar II disorder and PTSD. He has been […]

The BOOM Podcast Episode 9: Journey or Destination

Youth motivational speaker and Amazon bestselling author Jeff Yalden continues his series of “from the heart” talks in episode nine of The BOOM Podcast. This time, he spoke about the journey versus the destination, mainly because he experienced a revelation of sorts as he was driving back home from a workout. “While we are all […]

BOOM Podcast Episode 7: Self-Publishing Expert Ray Brehm

By now, any self-respecting freelancer, author, entrepreneur or small business owner should have a website. That’s old news, and there is simply no excuse for not having a clean and functioning website – especially given the DIY tools and services out there and available to everybody. From WordPress and Squarespace to Weebly and Wix, the […]

Jeff Yalden Welcomes Lona Sargent to The BOOM Podcast

In episode 6 of The BOOM Podcast, speaker and Amazon bestselling author Jeff Yalden welcomes certified personal trainer, health coach and fitness model Lona Sargent. Sargent spoke with Jeff from her home in Delray Beach, Florida, where after some struggles and personal revelations, her career is now thriving.   Yalden and Sargent share a connection, […]

Jeff Yalden Returns to National Student Council Conference

On June 27, youth motivational speaker and author Jeff Yalden was one of the showcase speakers at the National Association of Student Councils’ [NASC] 2017 national conference in Derry, New Hampshire. The three-day conference [June 26-28] was hosted by Pinkerton Academy, a secondary school serving more than 3000 students, and making it easily the largest […]

BOOM Podcast Episode 5: Jeff Yalden From the Heart

Instead of interviewing somebody for episode 5 of The BOOM Podcast, speaker and Amazon bestselling author Jeff Yalden reflected on his experience of participating in the Dirty Myrtle Mud Run in Myrtle Beach, S.C. last month – and weighing on his heart was a message he wanted to share, the essence of what the BOOM […]

The Jeff Yalden BOOM Podcast Episode 4: Jake Ballentine

“What’s wrong is always available, but so it what’s right – and if we focus on what’s right, we’re going to find more of it.” – Jake Ballentine The BOOM Podcast is an opportunity for author Jeff Yalden to drill down on the principles in his book, BOOM! One Word to Instantly Inspire Action, Deliver […]