If you like underdogs and cheesecake -- you’re in for a treat. Greg Franklin's story is a cross between "Rudy" and Will Smith’s "The Pursuit of Happyness".

Featured in the book “Don’t Keep Your Day Job” by Cathy Heller, Greg described an annoying voice in his head that just wouldn’t go away. It pestered, persisted, and repeated the same thing over and over: “You’re gonna make cheesecakes?”

So Greg Franklin did just that …

These Are Greg's Lessons:

4:07 -- Overcoming No

5:38 -- The Voice He Couldn't Ignore

18:17 -- 3 Years to Perfect the Recipe

21:51 -- Fired on National Cheesecake Day

25:31 -- Life of the Cheesecake Ninja

27:30 -- Myth of "I'm not good at"

30:28 -- 5 Things I Learned

31:00 -- Cathy Heller's book, podcast

36:56 -- The Amazing Saul Blinkoff

37:42 -- My Wife's Patience

39:14 -- Finding Positivity

40:30 -- How, When To Take The Risk

42:30 -- Finding The Cheesecake Ninja

How to Find Greg Franklin:

TheCheesecakeNinja.com ⁠⁠⁠

@thecheesecakeninja

facebook.com/thecheesecakeninja

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For the record, when it comes to spirits and the paranormal, I wouldn’t call myself a believer or non-believer, but ever since a strange encounter in The Gettysburg Hotel in 1999, I’d call myself curious … Enough that my wife and I now take ghosts tours in most of the cities we visit -- which is how I met Brian Bloxsom. Brian was by far the best. His captivating tour was a window into the history, haunts and people of Asheville, North Carolina. And when I learned about his career as a 6th grade teacher and football coach at Rugby Middle School, plus his recovery from a motorcycle accident that required 17 surgeries -- I knew this was a person with lessons to share.

These Are Brian's Lessons:

5:44 -- 5 Lost Hours

11:23" -- What the hell is he doing in my house?"

16:19 -- Seeking acknowledgement

22:00 -- Opening Doors, Knocking Pipes, Cigar Smoke

27:06 -- A Gettysburg Ghost Story

33:18 -- Non-normal passions

38:03 -- Lessons in regret

42:52 -- Greatest influence

49:08 -- Don't leave it untried

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We talk a lot about givers on this podcast. Nancy Vinsel typifies the classic giver with a mother mentality -- sacrifice, grit and positivity. She's overcome cancer twice, run a marathon, and earned a law degree at the age of 50. Listen and learn what it takes to evolve from a mother at 20 to an attorney at 50 and why age, motherhood and cancer could not stop her once she discovered her true strength.

These Are Nancy's Lessons:

3:45 -- Motherhood at 20

9:52 -- Benefits of nerd humor

11:29 -- 5 Things I Learned

12:30 -- "I'm not a great runner but I don't give up."

25:16 -- Protect your positivity

27:25 -- A moonlight message

29:49 -- Second cancer: "I am one fortunate woman"

34:01 -- "You've got to deal with it, you can't just put on a happy face."

33:54 -- "I've always thought of myself as a cork caught in waterfalls."

36:10 -- What does it mean to be a strong person?

39:45 -- Advice for those who think it's too late.

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