O'talkin' with Dave
Join Dave for positive and humorous insights into increasing your personal productivity, where he blends the art of storytelling, humor, and clever analogies to make the pursuit of productivity an enjoyable experience.
Each episode is approximately an hour-long casserole of laughter and learning, as we navigate the world of to-do lists, time management, and conflict management, and taking out the mental trash with a jovial twist.
Episodes
202 episodes
MINDSET Sets The CEILING
Do you believe that whether you think you CAN or CAN'T, you're right? Yeah, me too...You can have the plan. You can have the skills. You can execute cleanly. And still fall short.Join Dave for some MINDFUL talk about:
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PICKING FIGHTS With MYSELF!!!
Have you ever caught yourself thinking or doing something that you know is gonna piss you off? Yeah, me to...Your mood is not just a feeling. It’s a feedback system.When you repeatedly feed it junk inputs, you don’t get “mor...
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CATS in the RAFTERS - The 1st and Still Most Requested O'talk!!!
Do you ever feel like the world is hammering you with taxes, college funds, 401Ks, retirement, demand after demand and your like, "Come on man, I'm just trying to get through TODAY!!!"Join Dave to walk through ways to Plan, Prepare, and...
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200th Episode - 5 THINGS for 2026
Have you ever INTENDED to do something, but didn't DECIDE to do it? Yeah, me too...This is the 200th Podcast of O'talkin' with Dave. We are downloaded in 53 Countries, 413 cities around the world, and to me that is unfreakinb...
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PROGRESS
Have you ever confused CHANGE with PROGRESS? Yeah, me too...Progress is one of those words everyone nods at and almost no one defines. We confuse it with change, movement, and activity. But those aren’t the same thing.Join Dave fo...
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Big Boys DON'T CRY!!!
Have you ever heard the expression that "big boys don't cry" and "there's no crying in baseball" or any other negative connotation about showing genuine emotion? Yeah, me too...That phrase didn’t come from nowhere. It was forged in...
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My TO-DO List for THIS YEAR
Have you ever gone to the grocery store without a shopping list and came home without something that you need? Yeah, me too...Every year starts with hope, ambition, and at least thing that we give up on by February. And...
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The CHOICE Is YOURS!!!
Have you ever know people who couldn't or wouldn't make a decision? Yeah, me too...Every day starts the same way. Not with answers. With choices.Make the CHOICE to listen to Dave's words on:Five Ways to Choose Effectiv...
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Life IS Conflict Management
Have you ever met someone that was so afraid of CONFLICT that they missed out on LIFE? Yeah, me too...Here’s the uncomfortable truth most of us spend a lifetime dodging - Life isn’t about avoiding conflict. Life is c...
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What is "A GOOD PERSON"?
Have you ever been told that someone is "A GOOD PERSON" and you know better or you have trouble trusting people because you've been BURNED? Yeah, me too...We throw the word good around like it’s obvious. G...
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32:13
My INBOX
Have you every reviewed your email inbox and it was like a trip down memory lane? Yeah, me too...Join Dave for a few dozen emails with feedback, questions, and some REVIEW of topics that people found helpful...Giddyup!!!
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56:34
10 Things I Learned About Love From Watching Animals on the Farm
Have you ever noticed how animals on a farm are usually methodical and overall pretty happy? Yeah, me too...I didn’t learn love from greeting cards or romantic comedies. I learned it standing in mud, holding a gate, watching ...
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LOVE...
Do you have friends or family that you truly LOVE, but haven't told them lately? Yeah, me too...We act like love is a pie. One more slice for you means less for me. One more child means a favorite. One more friend means an...
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The WAIT...
Have you ever wanted something, but instead of getting it, you had to WAIT? Yeah, me too...If you’re anything like me, WAIT feels like a four-letter word.Join Dave for some impatient talk about WAITING:The Proble...
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33:25
REDNECKS, HILLBILLIES, and WHITE TRASH
Have you ever been called a name or label that was considered derogatory? Yeah, me too...We live in a world where we love labels. We stick them on people fast, confidently, and usually without knowing much about them. J...
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The SPACE BETWEEN
Have you ever anticipated something, been so close to it, but that last little bit drove you crazy? Yeah, me too...There’s a strange stretch of calendar real estate wedged between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Some people treat it li...
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34:38
KNOCK on WOOD
Have you ever though some life changing even could never happen to you? It's the kind of thing that only happens to other people? Yeah, me too...We all walk around with a quiet superstition: “These things happen to othe...
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FARTS, FALLS, and FACEPLANTS...
Have you ever laughed so hard that you wet yourself and or worse? Yeah, me too...You ever notice how you don’t have to speak the same language to know something’s funny?A man slipping on ice A dog...
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The ANSWERS
Have you ever asked yourself questions about your life that the ANSWERS seemed elusive? Yeah, me too...The questions we keep asking are the same ones we’ve always known. The difference is - the answers were never missing. We just s...
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NEW, DIFFERENT, But ALWAYS THANKFUL
Do you have a lot to be THANKFUL for? Yeah, me too...You know, sometimes we get so busy chasing what’s next that we forget how much we already have. We rush right past blessings that don’t come wrapped in headlines or hashta...
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29:25
UNNECESSARY BURDENS
Have you ever carried something so long, the weight just became normal? Yeah, me too...You never really understand how heavy something is until you set it down. That’s the strange truth about burdens - they disguise their wei...
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The GREATEST DECADE of YOUR LIFE!!!
Do you ever hear people talk about the past and refer to it as "the good ole days"? Yeah, me too...Every generation has predicted that the best days were behind us. They were all wrong.History shows that after every storm, e...
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SILENCE...
Have you ever been in a situation where you may have talked too much and wish you had kept silent? Yeah, me too...“Silence isn’t empty. It’s full of answers.”In a world that rewards noise - talking, posting, perform...
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