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  • Comfort Food with Aaron Hamburger, Natalie Kalmar & Marissa Rothkopf #542

    Comfort Food with Aaron Hamburger, Natalie Kalmar & Marissa Rothkopf #542
    2025/11/13
    On this episode of GoalChat, host Debra Eckerling talks about Comfort Food with food writer, baker, and novelist Aaron Hamburger (Hotel Cuba); Natalie Kalmar, founder of Fitness Foodie STL, and Marissa Rothkopf, author of The Secret Life of Chocolate Chip Cookies and host of The Secret Life of Cookies. They cover community, cookies, food advocacy, and so much more. Goals - Natalie: Stop shaming yourself for enjoying things that bring you comfort. Enjoy it! Also remember moderation - Marissa: Share with others, if you are able to, whether it's bake, bring canned food to the local food pantry, or donate to World Central Kitchen - Aaron: Have a great pantry at home, so you always have good food at your fingertips. You will be more likely to want to cook Final Thoughts - Aaron: Make an extra effort to be extra kind to others - Natalie: Wishing everyone a stress free enjoyable holiday season. Find the joy! - Marissa: Anybody can make pie crust. It's only a meal; if it doesn't turn out the way it's supposed to, it's fine. Always keep chickpeas in the kitchen Learn More About Aaron Hamburger: AaronHamburger.com Natalie Kalmar: FitnessFoodieSTL.com Marissa Rothkopf: MarissaRothkopf.Substack.com Debra Eckerling: TheDEBMethod.com/blog TheBookProposalExpert.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 8 分
  • Healthy Outlook with Heather Eck & Nikki Green #541

    Healthy Outlook with Heather Eck & Nikki Green #541
    2025/11/06
    On this episode of GoalChat, host Debra Eckerling talks about creating and maintaining a Healthy Outlook with intuitive artist Heather Eck and transformation expert Nikki Green. It's the end-of-the-year marathon, and it's important to take stock of your goals - personal and professional - as well as your priorities throughout the holidays and beyond. Heather and Nikki offered tips for setting boundaries, prioritizing balance, and staying optimistic. They also shared their end of the year goals/future wins, what grounds them (Heather: creativity, Nikki: being outside) and their specialties: color (Heather) and the chameleon mindset (Nikki). Goals - Heather: Make a daily or weekly win list. Find time for creativity in your day - something with your hands - will relax you and give you space to feel better - Nikki: Play with this writing prompt: think back to one of your favorite holiday experiences - tap into your senses - and write about it. - Deb's Bonus Goal: Make up a holiday. Create your own rules to get you through the end of the year Final Thoughts - Heather: Healthy outlooks are something you can practice and get better at - Nikki: This should be a time of year of fun! Enjoy it! Learn More About Heather Eck: HeatherEck.com Nikki Green: TheNikkiGreen.com Debra Eckerling: TheDebMethod.com/blog 52SecretsBook.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 5 分
  • Storytelling with Paul Chitlik & Terrie Silverman #540

    Storytelling with Paul Chitlik & Terrie Silverman #540
    2025/10/30
    On this episode of GoalChat host Debra Eckerling does a deep dive into Storytelling with Paul Chitlik, author of The Screenwriting Sensei, and Terrie Silverman, founder of Creative Rites. Paul is an award-winning television, film, novel writer, and educator. Terrie is a story and creativity coach, writer, and performer. Storytelling is all about listening, empathy, and communication. Paul and Terrie talk about their passion for storytelling, along with their storytelling. They also share practical - and inspirational - advice for those who want to do more writing and/or are ready to tap into their story. Goals - Paul: Set writer goals: do you want to publish, write for film of TV. Set a goal. And then do it! - Terrie: Allow yourself to write messy, don't worry about structure and editing while you are creating. - Terrie: Be curious. Tap into wtouches you, what makes you laugh, what fills you with awe and wonder. Final Thoughts - Paul: Writers write. If you want to be a writer, write - Terrie: Fear and courage are intrinsic parts of the creative process; allow for both of them. Remember, everyone is born storyteller Learn More About Paul Chitlik: PaulChitlik.com Terrie Silverman: CreativeRites.com Debra Eckerling: TheDEBMethod.com/blog 52SecretsBook.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 6 分
  • Substack with Jim Fuhs & Bob Woods #539

    Substack with Jim Fuhs & Bob Woods #539
    2025/10/23
    On this episode of GoalChat, host Debra Eckerling talks about Substack with Jim Fuhs of Fuhsion Marketing and Bob Woods of Social Sales Link. The platform, which launched around eight years ago, keeps gaining popularity. Between Substack's accessibility and community-centric features, it's the perfect online hub for embracing and showcasing your expertise.Jim, Bob, and Deb talk about the benefits of Substack, how it fits in with other social media platforms, such as LinkedIn, ways to use it - from the newbie to more experienced users, and more. Goals - Jim: Create an account, start following people, start engaging - Bob: Like LinkedIn, it's about engagement. Provide good content. - Bob: Show up and keep showing up - Jim: Use Substack as a playground Final Thoughts - Bob: Substack is about showing your authentically; it's about wanting to help people - Jim: Stop resisting change Learn More About Jim Fuhs: JimFuhs.Substack.com Bob Woods: ImBobWoods.Substack.com Debra Eckerling: BookProposals.Substack.com TheDEBMethod.com/blog 52SecretsBook.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 25 分
  • Scalability with Liz Heiman, Camille L Miller & Joe Patneaude #538

    Scalability with Liz Heiman, Camille L Miller & Joe Patneaude #538
    2025/10/16
    On this episode of GoalChat, host Debra Eckerling talks about Scalability with Liz Heiman, Regarding Sales; Camille L. Miller, Soul Professional; and Executive Coach Joe Patneaude. The panel shares their origin stories and thoughts on building a sustainable, scalable business, along with things like customer service, leadership, and "drag." Goals - Joe: Do a self-assessment: Look at what you do on a daily basis as a leader, and decide what has to be you and what can be systemized - Camille: Look at everything that happens from the first conversation and the sale, and see what you can automate - Liz: Read The eMyth Revisited. Figure out all the tasks you do and how you do them, tell ChatGpt, and let it figure out the instructions Final Thoughts - Camille: Scale with yourself in mind - Liz: Scaling: Is it repeatable? What are core values? You have to have both to scale - Joe: It isn't about doing more, it's about doing more of the right things the right way Learn More About Liz Heiman: RegardingSales.com Camille L. Miller: SoulProfessional.com Joe Patneaude: JPCoachingNow.com Debra Eckerling: TheDEBMethod.com/blog 52SecretsBook.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 6 分
  • Plant-Based Business with Marisa Baggett, Terri Freedman & Danny O'Malley

    Plant-Based Business with Marisa Baggett, Terri Freedman & Danny O'Malley
    2025/10/09
    On this episode of GoalChat, host Debra Eckerling talks about the business of food, plant-based edition. Her guests - kosher sushi chef Marisa Baggett; Terri Freedman, Eat Healthy Crafty; and Danny O'Malley, Before the Butcher - are truly passionate about being and working in the plant-based/plant-forward space. Their key tenets are lifestyle (Danny), creativity (Marisa), and sustainability/authenticity (Terri). The panel shares their vegan and business backstories, as well as some of their plans and aspirations. Danny, Marisa, Terri, and Danny also talk about the power of a niche, along with the benefits and challenges of this one. Goals - Danny: Understand what your lifestyle is really about: how you want to feel, how do you get to happy and healthy - Terri: Adapt what you like to eat - look up a meal and add "vegan" to find a recipe; self investigate - what has always resonated with you? - Marisa: Be open to challenging yourself; go out of your comfort zone Final Thoughts - Terri: Focus on what brings you joy, because there's enough out there to take it way - Danny: Plant-based is your better half; Find the lifestyle that works for you and live it - Marisa: Find any and every opportunity to say "yes," life is a yes-game Learn More About Marisa Baggett: MarisaBaggett.comTerri Freedman: EatHealthyCrafty.comDanny O'Malley: BeforetheButcher.com Debra Eckerling: TheDEBMethod.com/blog 52SecretsBook.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 9 分
  • Community Building with Nicky Pitman, Keith Spiro & Dayna Steele #536

    Community Building with Nicky Pitman, Keith Spiro & Dayna Steele #536
    2025/10/02
    On this episode of GoalChat, host Debra Eckerling talks about Community Building with Nicky Pitman, Keith Spiro, and Dayna Steele. Nicky is director of Shemesh Farms, Keith is a business strategist, community builder, and photographer, and Dayna is a playwright, author, advocate, podcaster, etc. The trio shares their backstories, as well as their first and current communities. They also offer tips for growing community, the role of conversation in connection, and more. Goals - Nicky: Be curious, ask a stranger a question, push yourself out of your comfort zone - Keith: See something, say something - Dayna: Don't forget your past communities. Every day for the next 5 days, call, text, or email someone from a past community. Then get in the habit of doing it every week Final Thoughts - Keith: Create something that supports your community. - Nicky: Say yes whenever possible - Dayna: Support others in your tribe when you can Learn More About Nicky Pitman: ShemeshFarms.com Keith Spiro: KeithSpiro.com Dayna Steele: DaynaSteele.com Debra Eckerling: TheDEBMethod.com/blog 52SecretsBook.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 6 分
  • Digital Content with Dr. Judith Briles, Seth Goldstein & Kevin Winston #535

    Digital Content with Dr. Judith Briles, Seth Goldstein & Kevin Winston #535
    2025/09/18
    On this episode of GoalChat, host Debra Eckerling has a lively conversation about Digital Content with Dr. Judith Briles, aka The Book Shepherd; podcast strategist and host of Entrepreneur's Enigma, Seth Goldstein; and Kevin Winston, founder of Digital LA. All have been in the digital space for years. And, while there were some technical challenges (ignore the static from Kevin), there were tons of useful information and actionable tips. The panel shares how they got involved in the digital space - and the best parts of the digital evolution, content strategies, their takes on branding and more. Digital Content Tips - Judith: Outsource what you can - Seth: Schedule yourself out, get into a rhythm - Judith: Repurpose content - Kevin: Release a regular newsletter - use it to tee up social media and vice versa; keep branding consistent, and coordinate collab posts with guests Goals - Judith: Get her Book Marketing Success plan at TheBookShepherd.com - Kevin: Make sure that your branding for all of your entities match - and is updated - Seth: If you are interested in podcasting, grab his get started guide at PodcastMastery.co Final Thoughts - Kevin: Take photos, tag people, and share it out - Seth: Just get started - Judith: Don't do well, what you have no business doing; get help Learn more about: Judith Briles: JudithBrilesBooks.com TheBookShepherd.com Seth Goldstein: Social.SethGoldstein.me Kevin Winston: @KevinWinston and @DigitalLA on Instagram Debra Eckerling: TheDEBMethod.com/blog 52SecretsBook.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 2 分