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O'talkin' with Dave

O'talkin' with Dave

Hosted by Dave

Episodes

238

Latest episode

Aug 2026

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EN-US

About the show

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.

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August 10, 202652 min

When THINGS Get HEAVY

Send us Fan MailHave you ever had a moment, a morning, or longer that you just can't get your hands or head around some HEAVINESS that hit you?  Yeah, me too...There are moments in life that don’t feel dramatic enough to explain...but they still hurt.  A strange silence in the house, a hard conversation that replays in your head all day, a morning where everything seems difficult before you even get out of bed, or maybe just a season where nothing is technically wrong...but nothing feels right either.Join Dave for some lightening talk about:10 Situations That Commonly Create Angst, Anxiety, or Depression10 Things To Consider During Difficult Seasons5 Things Life Often Tells You Instead5 Ways To Embrace Difficult Seasons5 Ways To Make The Peaks Higher And The Valleys Less DeepThere is a strange peace that comes with experience.You’ve survived things you once thought would destroy you.And maybe that is one of the greatest forms of confidence a human being can possess.If you are in a difficult season right now, hear this clearly: You are not broken because life feels heavy. You are human.The goal is not to avoid every storm. The goal is to become the kind of person who remembers that storms pass.Because they do.And one day, often when you least expect it, you’ll laugh again, breathe easier again, feel hope again, and realize you made it through something that once felt impossible.Giddyup!!! Email David@Otalks.com or OWD@Otalks.com for comments, questions, or ideas for content on an upcoming O'talkin' with Dave podcast.  Otalks.comCheck out OtalksOfficial on Instagram and TikTok

August 3, 202648 min

D-I-V-O-R-C-E: Then END Is Really The BEGINNING

Send us Fan MailHave you ever had a major life event happen and it looked like the end of something?  Yeah, me too...Over the past year, have received a ton of emails, text messages, and private conversations about one subject more than any other."Dave...when are you going to talk about your divorce?"Some people have simply been curious. Others have quietly shared that they're going through one themselves.Join Dave for some candid conversation including:A Little PerspectiveDIVORCE - Then and NowThe Five Toughest PartsGray DivorceTen Gifts I Never ExpectedFive Ways Divorce Can Really Be a BeginningFive Ways to Respond to Major Life ChangesIf Someone You Love Is Going Through a DivorceI no longer wish for the life I thought I wanted. I'm grateful for the life I'm living.My appreciation for ordinary days is greater.I've learned that new beginnings don't ask for permission...They simply invite us to step forward.So if you're walking through divorce today...Or walking beside someone who is...Don't lose hope.The end of a marriage does not have to become the end of joy.Be good to yourself.Encourage someone.And remember...The best chapters of your life may be the ones you never planned to write.Giddyup!!! Email David@Otalks.com or OWD@Otalks.com for comments, questions, or ideas for content on an upcoming O'talkin' with Dave podcast.  Otalks.comCheck out OtalksOfficial on Instagram and TikTok

July 27, 202632 min

OK, NOW WHAT?

Send us Fan MailHave you ever been frustrated to the point you didn't know what to do next?  Yeah, me too...There comes a moment in every life when reality taps us on the shoulder and says:"Well...here you are."Not where you planned to be. Not where you expected to be. Not where you hoped to be. Just...here...Join Dave for some topical conversation about:Ten Everyday ExamplesThe Bigger StuffWhy We Keep Looking BackFive Healthy Ways To Think About "Now What?"Five Ways To Start Each Day With A "What's Next?" AttitudeFive Ways To Keep "What Happened" Out And "What's Next" InThe people who thrive are not the people who avoid hardship. They are the people who stop building homes in yesterday and start building futures in tomorrow.You are here. This is where you are.Good.Now stand up. Look forward. Take the next step. Then another. Then another...Because your best chapter has never been behind you. It has always been waiting for you to answer one simple question:OK, now what?Giddyup!!!Email David@Otalks.com or OWD@Otalks.com for comments, questions, or ideas for content on an upcoming O'talkin' with Dave podcast.  Otalks.comCheck out OtalksOfficial on Instagram and TikTok

July 20, 202638 min

PLENTY

Send us Fan MailHave you ever known anyone that focuses more on what's missing than what they have?  Yeah, me too...We live in a world that constantly reminds us of what we don't have...More money. More success. More recognition. More followers. More square footage. More everything!!!Join Dave form some PLENTIFUL conversation about:What Does "Plenty" Mean?The Human Brain's Favorite HobbyThe Science of GratitudeFive Advantages of Looking for PlentyFive Bad Things That Often Lead to Good ThingsWhy Some People Never See the PlentyPlenty Creates More PlentyFive Ways to Enjoy Plenty When It Doesn't Feel Like EnoughThere will be hard days. There will be losses. There will be disappointments.Nobody gets through life without scars.But there is also laughter, Friendship, Music, Sunrises, Dogs, Children, Second Chances, Road Trips, Inside Jokes, Unexpected Victories, and lessons learned the hard way.Whether you're celebrating a victory or surviving a setback...Look around...there is still plenty to be happy about.Giddyup!!!Email David@Otalks.com or OWD@Otalks.com for comments, questions, or ideas for content on an upcoming O'talkin' with Dave podcast.  Otalks.comCheck out OtalksOfficial on Instagram and TikTok

July 13, 202635 min

SEEDS: FIVE More Lessons From PAPO

Send us Fan MailHave you ever thought you were being taught something, but then realized the LESSON you learned was much more important?  Yeah, me too...When I was a little boy, I thought I was learning how to farm...turns out, I was learning how to live.Join Dave from some nostalgic reflection about:Sometimes You Have to Give the Seed a ChanceThe Meanest Mule Isn't Always the Worst WorkerEverybody Knows Everybody's Business...Until They Need HelpYou Don't Have to Be Rich to Be GenerousEvery Farm Has BeaversWhy Everyday Life Makes the Best TeacherFive Reasons Everyday Life Is the Greatest ClassroomDon't overlook the wisdom sitting on a porch somewhere.Don't dismiss the grandfather fixing a tractor.Don't ignore the grandmother canning tomatoes.Don't underestimate the mechanic, the waitress, the rancher, the truck driver, the school custodian, or the neighbor who's lived through things Google can't explain.Life whispers before it shouts."Sometimes you have to give the seed a chance to grow."Giddyup!!!Email David@Otalks.com or OWD@Otalks.com for comments, questions, or ideas for content on an upcoming O'talkin' with Dave podcast.  Otalks.comCheck out OtalksOfficial on Instagram and TikTok

July 6, 202628 min

This MEETING Could Have Been An EMAIL!!!

Send us Fan MailHave you ever been in a meeting or on a conference call and thought, "what a complete waste of time..."  Yeah, me too...Somewhere, right now, a conference call is taking place that should not exist. Twenty-three people have stopped what they were doing. Three are paying attention. Seven are checking email. Five are wondering why they're there. Four are on mute walking their dog. Two are pretending their camera is broken. And one person is sharing a spreadsheet nobody can read.Welcome to the modern meeting.Join Dave for some PRODUCTIVE talk about WASTED TIME:How Did We Get Here?Ten Reasons Most Meetings Are a Waste of TimeFive Reasons We Know They're Inefficient But Keep Having ThemFive Personality Types That Love MeetingsBetter AlternativesTechnology Is About To Change EverythingTime is the only resource that cannot be replenished and every unnecessary meeting takes a piece of someone's life they'll never get back.Meet when you must. Decide quickly. Invite fewer people. Leave with action.And remember:The goal of work is not to attend meetings.The goal of meetings is to make work better.If they aren't doing that, stop calling them meetings.Call them what they are: A group project that nobody wanted.Giddyup!!!Email David@Otalks.com or OWD@Otalks.com for comments, questions, or ideas for content on an upcoming O'talkin' with Dave podcast.  Otalks.comCheck out OtalksOfficial on Instagram and TikTok

June 29, 202632 min

KNOW-IT-ALLS

Send us Fan MailDo you know anyone who is a KNOW-IT-ALL?  Yeah, me to...There are people in this world who know everything, at least according to them.You know these people.You can’t tell a story without them interrupting halfway through to explain how they had it worse, did it better, fixed it faster, or knew about it before it was popular.Join Dave for some INFORMATIVE talk about:The Human Condition of “Knowing”Giving Away Their Power Through Absolutes5 Reasons Some People Become Know-It-Alls5 Negative Effects They Bring Into EnvironmentsLong-Term ImpactNames People Use for These Types5 Ways To Attempt To Change Their Behavior5 Ways To Deal With ThemIf you know somebody like this, remember: Their behavior usually says more about their internal need than your external worth.And if you ARE somebody like this...You do not have to prove your value in every conversation.Giddyup!!!Email David@Otalks.com or OWD@Otalks.com for comments, questions, or ideas for content on an upcoming O'talkin' with Dave podcast.  Otalks.comCheck out OtalksOfficial on Instagram and TikTok

June 22, 202635 min

WORRILESS...

Send us Fan MailHave you ever found yourself WORRYING about something that turned out to be nothing?  Yeah, me too...Worry is the interest payment on a debt that usually never comes due.Worry is the imagination hijacking the present and dragging it into a future that may never happen. It is rehearsing tragedy before the curtain even opens. It is borrowing pain from tomorrow and demanding payment today.Join Dave for what might be the most important O'talk topic of all:Worry Has Crippled Great People Throughout HistoryWorry Is About Thoughts, Not RealityThe Top 10 Things People Worry AboutHow Worry Becomes RealHumanity Has Been Trying To Escape Worry ForeverStress vs Worry5 Ways To Embrace Gratitude, Positivity, and Today5 Action Items To Reduce Worry TodayYou were not designed to carry tomorrow before it arrives.Life is heavy enough in real time without dragging imaginary disasters behind you like a broken trailer.There is a difference between preparation and imprisonment.Preparation says:  “I’ll be ready.”Worry says:  “I’ll suffer now just in case.”One builds strength. The other steals life.Most of the things we worried about never happened.But the time we lost worrying? That part was real...Giddyup!!! Email David@Otalks.com or OWD@Otalks.com for comments, questions, or ideas for content on an upcoming O'talkin' with Dave podcast.  Otalks.comCheck out OtalksOfficial on Instagram and TikTok

June 15, 202637 min

UNOBVIOUSLY FUNNY

Send us Fan MailHave you ever noticed that something you do or witness as part of your normal life strikes you as FUNNY?  Yeah, me too...Some of the funniest things in life aren’t stand-up comedy, punchlines, memes, or viral videos of raccoons stealing tacos.They happen every single day and because they happen every day, we stop noticing them.Join Dave for some UNOBVIOSLY FUNNY talk about:Ten Funny Things That Happen Every Day That We IgnoreDifferent Perspectives On HumorFive Ways To Recognize Humor In Everyday LifeFive Ways To Bring More Humor Into Your CircleHumor is not childish. It is wisdom with better timing.Humor gives us emotional oxygen.Life gets a whole lot lighter the moment you realize most of us are just confused adults making weird noises and pretending we know what we’re doing.Giddyup!!!Email David@Otalks.com or OWD@Otalks.com for comments, questions, or ideas for content on an upcoming O'talkin' with Dave podcast.  Otalks.comCheck out OtalksOfficial on Instagram and TikTok

June 8, 202634 min

WRESTLIN’ With PIGS

Send us Fan MailHave you ever had a person in your life that seemed to get away with everything...no apparent Karma at all?  Yeah, me too...There’s an old saying: “Never wrestle with pigs. You both get dirty, and the pig likes it.”The frustrating part is that sometimes the pig is your coworker, a family member, or a loudmouth online. It might be the manipulator at work, the control freak at home, or the professional victim who leaves emotional mud tracks everywhere they go.Join Dave for some MUDDY talk about:Why This Bothers Us So MuchFive Reasons People BullyFive Reasons It Bothers Us So MuchHistory Is Full of Strong Personalities and BulliesFive Reasons We Don’t Need To Be Judge, Jury, and ExecutionerFive Reasons We Want To BeFive Ways To Be Patient Without Becoming PassiveFive Positive Results of Exercised RestraintSometimes the strongest thing you can do is NOT swing back.Not because they deserve mercy. Not because they were right. Not because accountability doesn’t matter, but because your life is too valuable to become permanently attached to temporary idiots.Never wrestle with pigs sooo long that you forget you were trying to stay clean.Giddyup!!! Email David@Otalks.com or OWD@Otalks.com for comments, questions, or ideas for content on an upcoming O'talkin' with Dave podcast.  Otalks.comCheck out OtalksOfficial on Instagram and TikTok

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