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What did you accomplish over the summer?
Did you spend time at the beach? Reconnect with old friends and family? Work on a passion project?
Any progress you made toward your 2024 goals is worth celebrating. Let that energy keep propelling you forward.
I spent the summer working on my latest book.
I’m thrilled to announce that 52 Secrets for Goal-Setting and Goal Getting: How to Stay Focused, Grow Your Network and Get More Done in Less Time, will be released by Mango Publishing on January 14, 2025. For the book, I interviewed awesome people in industries from business and tech to food and entertainment about their best tips. Watch for deets, including info on the pre-order bonus, coming soon!
The Latest Episodes of GoalChat
Here’s what we talked about over the summer:
- Reconnecting with Jack Gelley, Judy K. Herman, and Robbie Samuels
- Fun Summer Activities with Jennifer Ballard, MBA, Holly Homer, and Babette Pepaj
- Personal Improvement with Tammy Alvarez, Kristen Coffield, and Mort Orman, MD
- Fitness with Kevin Bailey, Dr. Alexander Chriest, and Cat Dillon
- Trust with Barbara Drady, Jim Fuhs, and Larry Levine
- Reinventing with Howard Brown, Christopher G. Johnson, and Jessie-Sierra Ross
- Cooking & Tech with Jerome Amos, Debbie Kennedy, and Faith Kramer
- The Freelance Life with Judy Gruen, Tyler Schmidt, and Keith Spiro
Read all the recaps and watch the replays here.
Upcoming Topics
- September 9 – Beyond Type A with KeishaMarie Douglas, AJ Lauer, and Evelyn Pacitti
- September 16 – LinkedIn Love Fest: Content Edition with Ivonne Ribeiro, Stan Robinson, Jr., and Brynne Tillman
- September 23 – First Impressions with Robert Leder and Sandy Adcox Saburn
- September 30 – Leadership with Amelia Randolph Campbell, Marisa Wheeling Ciesluk, and Monique Daigneault
#GoalChatLive is broadcast on Mondays, 4pm PT, on LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. New episodes of GoalChat, which is on the Marketing Podcast Network, are released on Thursdays. Subscribe on Apple, Amazon Music, Spotify or your favorite podcast platform.
Resources
In August, I was a guest on Christopher G. Johnson’s LinkedIn live show: Watch our Calm Clear Conversation
I also joined Katie Chin for her show Small Bites. Watch on Instagram
September Events
September 18: If you’d like to be a guest on GoalChat, join my next Meet & Greet at 12pm PT. Mark your calendar and message me for the StreamYard link.
September 19: I am moderating a panel on Cookbook & Food Writing for Women’s National Book Association (WNBA) – San Francisco Chapter. Join Amy Becker, Katie Chin, Dianne Jacob, Faith Kramer, and me at 12pm PT on Zoom. Register here.
September 24: I will be talking about Setting Networking Goals for Grand Connection Virtual Business Networking Community & Virtual Networking Events Grand Authors Meetup at 9am PT. Join us.
Taste Buds with Deb Podcast
Another mouth-watering month of Taste Buds with Deb podcast episodes. My recent bite-sized conversations about food, cooking, and community have been with Craig Taubman, Shawna Goodman, Alex Schumacher, Jamie Schler, actor/activist Patricia Heaton, Shari Foos, Daphne Subar, Daniel Shemtob, and Beth Ricanati.
Listen on iTunes or your favorite podcast platform. And please subscribe. Read the highlights and get recipes. And join my LinkedIn community.
It’s Always Goal Season
Do you lead an organization, business, or book club? I offer workshops, as well as consulting, about goal-setting simplified, the art and craft of networking, and how to write a winning book proposal. Contact me to learn more.
About Me
I am on a mission to change goal culture in and out of the workplace. A goal strategist, corporate consultant, and workshop leader, I am the award-winning author of Your Goal Guide and creator of the D*E*B METHOD® system of goal-setting simplified. I have spoken on stages for TEDx, DWEN, VON3, Engaging Virtual Meetings Conference, Innovation Women, SCORE LA, LA County Bar Association Lawyer Well-Being Project, and more. I am the host of #GoalChat/#GoalChatLive and the Taste Buds with Deb podcast.
