Today we are talking about the greatest habits in the world and why developing these habits is absolutely critical to our success and happiness.
Special guest Dave Blanchard, CEO of The Og Mandino Leadership Institute, talks about how influential our habits are in what we create and do in our lives. He has created an assessment tool called the Habit Finder that helps us understand our habits and the way we think.
We Discuss:
- How Dave Blanchard became the CEO of the official Og Mandino Company
- A summary of the 10 scrolls from The Greatest Salesman in the World
- How the Habit Finder is used to determine if habits are supporting or sabotaging success
- Why makes habits so powerful in our lives
- How not knowing how our thoughts and habits affect our personal and business lives
- One of the most dangerous habits a person can have
- The #1 cause of self-esteem challenges for entrepreneurs and the secrets for success
- Managing the gift of visualization to ignite passion and drive action
- Shutting off the noise around us and embracing our natural genius
“The passion supports the action required to create the dream. Nobody gets to skip the work, but if we use this enormous gift, we’re on fire while we’re doing it!” – Dave Blanchard
About Dave:

Dave Blanchard is the CEO of The Og Mandino Leadership Institute. He’s delivered over 500 speeches everywhere from Boston to Budapest.
His audiences include entrepreneurs, sales and marketing teams, business executives, health professionals, athletes, students, and couples.
Dave is the best-selling author of three books, Today I Begin a New Life—Intentional Creation, The Observer’s Chair—The Miracle of Healing Self-Esteem, and Equanimity—Conquering Mt. Entrepreneur.
Dave created the Habit Finder™ Profile, the Intentional Creation Assessment, and the InterviewIC Assessment, used by companies during their hiring processes.
Over 100,000 individuals have completed the proprietary Habit Finder™ profile, a proprietary application of the formal science of axiological mathematics and Cantor’s Transfinite Calculus. It measures with laser accuracy a person’s habits of thinking and presents the results in an easy to understand format.
Dave has personally debriefed over 6,500 profiles and coached over 4,000 clients. It’s fair to say Dave knows more about how people think and the impact it’s having on their lives than almost anyone on the planet.
Along with responsibilities as a CEO and a full coaching and consulting practice, Dave is also writing the screenplay for the feature film, The Greatest Salesman in the World and writing two new books.
“Self-improvement is personal – it’s personal improvement. You change inside, you change the habits, and you show differently and it begins to happen. You start inside.” – Dave Blanchard
Resources Mentioned:
- HabitFinder.com/Paula – Take the Habit Finder Assessment now!
- The Greatest Salesman in the World
- The Og Mandino Leadership Institute
- CheriBlairFinancialServices.com or call (619)-997-0416
- Listen to Paula’s former show, Transition Radio
Stay tuned for the release of Paula’s new book, Saying the Right Thing: When You Don’t Know What To Say
Learn More About Host Paula Shaw
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