Ask More, Get More With Michael Alden
No matter who you are, where you’ve come from or what you’ve been through, Mike Alden believes you have to “ask more to get more” out of life. He chats with Lauren about overcoming his past and how even when the cards are stacked against you, you can accomplish great things. Mike’s incredible story reminds us it’s all in the asking and in discovering connection with others, and believing you have the ability to always change your future!
In this podcast episode, Lauren and Mike discuss:
Developing real relationships on a personal level
Ignition moments and the power of even one connection
Recognizing we’re all being sold on something every day
Leveling up and finding a mentor
Therapy, meditation and managing loneliness
The value of learning how to lose and understanding losing is inevitable
What it means to be Wicked Happy
Remembering that hope still requires action
Embracing gratitude and enjoying inspiration from your own life
Memorable Quotes:
“We have to connect to grow. I’m a believer that anyone can find a commonality with anybody.”
“We’re not born happy, our brains are not wired to be happy...we’re designed to survive. When you realize happiness is something you have to work towards and you can work towards it, those lonely moments become a lot less lonely.”
“In life, you’re going to lose over and over and over again...it’s just a part of life. You’re going to get pulled out of the game, you’re not going to get put in the game when in fact you should’ve been put in the game, you’re going to miss the winning shot, you’re going to cause the team to lose—these are just all the things that happen in real life.”
“The fact that I’m here, I’m alive, I have a family, and I’m able to contribute to the world and that inspires me...again, happiness, like being grateful, is something you have to remind yourself of, and I’m inspired by the fact that I can get up every day and do things a lot of people can’t.”
About Mike Alden:
Michael Alden, Esq. is a CEO, entrepreneur and 3 time Wall Street Journal and USA Today best-selling author. He was named by the Boston Business Journal as one of Boston’s “40 Under 40” and was a winner of SmartCEOs Future 50 awards largely based on his accomplishment of growing a small call center into a comprehensive multi-million dollar marketing firm ranked by Inc. Magazine for three years in a row as one of the nation’s 5000 fastest-growing private companies. He has been seen by millions worldwide as the host of numerous long-form advertisements which feature dozens of successful products. He is a regular guest on national and local podcasts and television shows and also hosts the podcast The Alden Report in which he features internationally recognized leaders in the business world. His internationally best selling books are Ask More, Get More, 5% More and Blueprint to Business. He holds a Juris Doctorate from Suffolk University and a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Political Science from Springfield College.
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Listen to the episode here:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-more-get-more-with-michael-alden/id1537849403?i=1000515200817
