GIVE A HECK

In the last 20 years, I have lived a life like many, by accident, going to work, go home get paid than the next day starting all over again, living on a proverbial hamster wheel. I can tell you though through coaching and mentorship, I learned that living a life on purpose is less stressful and ensures I am happy more days than not. My goal is to introduce you to guests, ideas, and thoughts that can help you learn that you to can “LIVE YOUR LIFE ON PURPOSE, NOT BY ACCIDENT”.

GIVE A HECK is a education podcast hosted by Dwight Heck, with 312 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Dwight Heck hosts GIVE A HECK, a education show with 312 episodes published.

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  Episode #313

  From Drugs at 13 to a $10 Billion Exit | Daryl Dittmer

  Sep 29, 20261h 39m

  FROM DRUGS AT 13 TO A $10 BILLION EXIT, WITH DARYL DITTMER What does it take to go from a 13-year-old already deep into drugs and alcohol to becoming the second-largest shareholder in a company that sold for nearly $10 billion? Daryl Dittmer joins Dwight Heck to share the origin story behind his sales career and exit. Raised in a blue-collar family outside Detroit, Daryl faced a crossroads in his late teens: get help, or walk away from his family. He landed in sales almost by accident, became a top producer, and eventually earned enough ownership to become the company’s second-largest shareholder. He has since built and exited several businesses of his own, and now runs Show Up Coaching and the free webinar Show Up, Built to Win. What you will learn: Why the most crucial lessons come from what you jettison, not what you collect How a teenage crossroads forced a choice between getting help or losing his family How he became a top producer and eventually a company’s second-largest shareholder Why showing up every day matters more than talent Why your past does not get final say over your future unless you let it Connect with Daryl Dittmer: • Website • Facebook • Instagram • LinkedIn • Twitter / X Connect with Dwight Heck: • Website • Work With Me • YouTube • Facebook • Instagram • LinkedIn • TikTok • Twitter / X

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  Episode #312

  What Happens If You Don’t Come Home | The Purpose Rules, Pt. 3

  Sep 22, 202629 min

  WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DON’T COME HOME — THE PURPOSE RULES, PART 3 OF 3 What happens if you get injured, get a diagnosis that changes everything, or do not come home one day? In the final part of The Purpose Rules, Dwight Heck covers Steps 4 and 5 of his five-step coaching process: protect what you are building, and the savings rule. Dwight shares one of the most personal stories he has told on the show, a three-year period during his divorce with no life insurance at all, after an advisor more concerned with his own commission talked him out of options that would have kept coverage in place. He also finishes the real story of clients John and Sally, from $40,000 in debt to a protected retirement, and what happened 14 years after they put their plan in place. This is Part 3 of a 3-part series. If you have not heard Parts 1 and 2, start from the beginning to get the full framework. What you will learn: Why protection is the step that turns a setback into a catastrophe What protection means beyond life insurance Why some of the 91% did everything right until one bad day The savings rule and why habit matters more than amount How John and Sally’s story ends, 14 years later Connect with Dwight Heck: • Website • Work With Me • YouTube • Facebook • Instagram • LinkedIn • TikTok • Twitter / X

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  Episode #322

  The Number You’ve Been Avoiding | The Purpose Rules, Pt. 2

  Sep 15, 202626 min

  KNOW YOUR NUMBERS: GOALS, BUDGET, NET WORTH — THE PURPOSE RULES, PART 2 OF 3 Budgeting andknowing your net worth turn a hopeless financial situation into an actual plan.In Part 2 of The Purpose Rules, Dwight Heck walks through the first three stepsof his five-step coaching process: set your goals, build your budget, and knowyour net worth. Using thereal story of clients John and Sally, a couple in their forties with $40,000 indebt and no life insurance, Dwight shows exactly what this process looks likein practice, including the over $400 a month they found in their own budgetwithout earning a single extra dollar. This is Part2 of a 3-part series. Part 3 covers protection planning and the savings rule,and finishes John and Sally’s story. What you willlearn: Why Dwightstarts with story, not goals The rule ofthree goals, never ten How to findmoney already in your budget Why needsversus wants gets complicated as an adult How tocalculate your net worth and why the number is a baseline, not a verdict Connect with Dwight Heck: • Website • Work With Me • YouTube • Facebook • Instagram • LinkedIn • TikTok • Twitter / X

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  Episode #310

  The Rules Nobody Taught You About Money | The Purpose Rules Part 1

  Sep 8, 202629 min

  53% ofCanadians live paycheque to paycheque. Only 36% have a financial plan.Insolvencies hit a 17-year high. And this is not just Canada — the same patternholds across the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, andJapan. In Part 1 ofThe Purpose Rules, Dwight Heck breaks down the three foundational rules of themoney game that were never properly taught: money is a tool, know your inflowsand outflows, and budgeting is the key nobody handed you. After 24 years as afinancial and life coach and his own journey from quiet desperation as a singledad of five, Dwight introduces The Purpose Rules, a five-step framework forgetting off the hamster wheel. This is Part1 of a 3-part series. Part 2 covers goals, budgeting, and net worth. Part 3covers protection planning and the savings rule. What you willlearn: Why money isa tool with no personality of its own Howadvertising is engineered to bypass your better judgment Why knowingyour inflows and outflows frees up real money fast Why less thanhalf of Canadians budget The fivesteps of The Purpose Rules framework Why your pastdoes not deserve eternal loyalty Connect with Dwight Heck: • Website • Work With Me • YouTube • Facebook • Instagram • LinkedIn • TikTok • Twitter / X

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  Episode #309

  Dave Mowry: How Comedy Saved My Life After 14 Lost Years

  Sep 1, 20261h 55m

  Dave Mowry built a successfulbusiness before bipolar disorder took nearly all of it, across fourteen yearshe calls his lost years, including hospitalization and homelessness. [Content note, after theopening hook so it does not sit as the first indexed text: this episodeincludes an open discussion of mental illness, including bipolar disorder,severe anxiety, and thoughts of suicide. If you or someone you know isstruggling, in the US and Canada call or text 988, anytime, day or night.] A stand up comedy class builtfor people living with a mental illness became the unlikely turning point. Daveis now a bestselling author and mental health advocate who teaches that sameclass to others and performs on stages himself, using comedy to push backagainst the stigma around mental illness. What you will learn: • What it was like living with undiagnosed anxiety anddepression as a kid • How bipolar disorder cost Dave his business and hishome • Why a stand up comedy class became his unlikely turningpoint • How comedy became the unexpected door back to himself • Why you are never as alone as it feels Connect with Dave Mowry: • Website • OMGThat’s Me! • Healingwith Humor • Facebook • LinkedIn Connect with Dwight Heck: • Give A Heck Website • Podcast Page • YouTubeChannel • Facebook • Instagram • LinkedIn • TikTok • Twitter/X • Work WithMe / Be a Guest

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