Episode 146 Greater Fortune with Dr. Marie Cosgrove (Part 1)

John talks with Dr. Marie Cosgrove — LifeSciences entrepreneur, keynote speaker, resilience expert, author of Greater Fortune: Essential Lessons from the Entrepreneur Who Bought The Company that Fired Her, host of The Moxie Experience, and mom of four. Dr. Cosgrove is widely recognized as one of the top 100 global female entrepreneurs and holds a Ph.D. in business. Listen to this episode to learn more: [00:00] - Intro [01:42] - Dr. Marie's backstory [03:52] - Getting into sales after getting out of domestic violence [05:44] - Being rejected for a sales job because of her gender [08:26] - Achieving top sales status [11:58] - Getting fired and subsequently starting her own company [17:40] - Buying the company that fired her [19:51] - Turning adversity into opportunity [23:35] - Dr. Marie's thoughts on the "Minimum Mondays" trend [27:12] - Inspiration behind her career in public speaking [29:17] - How Dr. Marie develops her speaking skills [31:26] - Insights on Dr. Marie's stand-up comedy [36:28] - Her methods for improving significant relationships [44:18] - Gaining clarity through painful experiences NOTABLE QUOTES: "Sometimes we're so stuck in all the bad stuff that's happening to us. We don't see the good things that have happened or the good things we've gone through." "We tend to compare ourselves to other people or we see somebody else who has an amazing idea. And we're like, "Oh, I want to take that idea." And you think it'll work for you. But that idea wasn't meant for you. That was gifted to you. You have your own gifts."  "Whatever you're going through, there is a way out. So look at where you are right now and then take a look at the skillsets that you power in. What ties in with what you do, what you're gifted in — not what anybody else needs, but you yourself — because you have a gift to offer everyone." "Anybody who wants to be good at anything has to develop their skills, even if you're naturally gifted at something. If you don't work on it, you're never going to get above the level that you're at." "Invest in your employees, because when you invest in your employees, that's when they're going to be loyal to you. They'll never leave you … return on investment is going to be HUGE if you pour it into your employees." "The hardest work you'll ever do is the investment in your most significant relationships."  USEFUL RESOURCES: https://mariecosgrove.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariecosgrove/  https://www.instagram.com/resilientexpert/  https://www.facebook.com/marie.l.cosgrove  https://twitter.com/resilientexpert  https://www.youtube.com/@resilientexpert  https://tinyurl.com/GreaterFortuneBook https://tinyurl.com/BreakThroughBookMC https://tinyurl.com/YouAreUnstoppableBook CONNECT WITH JOHN Website - https://thejohnhulen.com     Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnhulen     Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/johnhulen     Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/johnhulen     LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhulen     YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLX_NchE8lisC4NL2GciIWA     EPISODE CREDITS Intro and Outro music provided by Jeff Scheetz - https://jeffscheetz.com/