1/2 Hour Lunch Break

Don't let the title fool you.  This is a working lunch as Mike Doria gets a "second interview" with HR Director Marie Makinson to bring job seekers bonus tips and tricks to get ahead.  How to handle workplace feuds, should you be honest about being fired from a previous job?, can HR really find out?, can you get in trouble with social media posts EVEN IF it says posts are not the opinion of my company?  Find out on this inspiring podcast.  Also, Marie Makinson makes good on her promise and gives The Frankly Doria Show her hand picked favorite resumes that are exactly what Human Resources wants to see.  They are available to you for downloading on the front page of The Frankly Doria Show website.  

ALSO IN THIS SPECIAL EPISODE:

Katy Perry's new anthem "Roar" causing more of an "Uproar" -- did she rip off two other artists' songs?  And, kudos to Kris Jenner.  She wins the point in her rebuttal to some digs President Obama made about Kim and Kanye.  Hear why I choose Jenner's jab.

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9 to 5

A job hunter's delight! Mike Doria pays a visit to Human Resources on Episode 9: 9 to 5 and gets exclusive employment tips from HR Director Marie Makinson.  A veteran within the hospitality industry, she useful information for someone search in in any field.  What is the best job search website to use?  How should a person handle telling the prospective employer he or she was fired from previous job?  These questions and more answered.  Also this week -- a story for the "Can't get any more dumb" file that threatens to raise the bar.  And is there really a feud between Lady Gaga and Katy Perry over album drop dates?  I have the scoop -- Frankly Doria style.

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How Gr8 Thou Is

As a Publicist, Mike Doria teaches the masses how to stand out in the crowd on Episode 8: How Gr8 Thou Art.  But, this comes only after he officially declares the Frankly Doria World Waria.  This is a peaceful war in which countries, must compete for his visit.  The one with the most episode downloads wins (Canada should not be so eager).  Mike, coming off a concert blitz, meets up with "Milkshake" singer Kelis to learn that she now wants to some fries with that shake.  It's an interview you'll find only The Frankly Doria Show.  And, Mike -- who swears he wrote that song before she got around to it, pulls his version out of the archives to prove it.  Also, The happiest Mayor on Earth, Oscar Goodman, reveals the secret to a good life and good name and Joe Squellati offers up advice for those who might need a little repair work when it comes to PR and their name.  

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Special Episode: All I Ava Wanted

The full, unedited interview with Porn Star Ava Devine, plus a segment of Who, What, When, Where, Guy!  Thank you Ava for an amazing week and a wonderful interview. 

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The da Frankly Code

Certain he's one of the four horsemen of the Apocolyse, Mike Doria ascends to Heaven to ask God directly in Episode 7: The da Frankly Code.  The 7th podcast episode, deemed lucky in the digital world, forces Mike to explore all things seven.  His unique online empowerment methods come in the form of a Listly list that he created on the social curation Website and embedded on the show's homepage.  From his own life path number (coincidentally is a 7) to songs of the 70's -- even the 7 archangels, Doria connects the divine dots.  Alanis Morissette lends some win-win expertise on one of the 7 habits of hightly effective people and Adult Film Star Ava Devine chats with Doria in an interview you'll only hear on The Frankly Doria Show.  Finally, Mike resurrects his "A-Ha Moment" as he speaks in tongues about spirituality and his lessons learned this past week on this inspiring podcast. 

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Keep Your Composer

I-tunes juggernaut Sean Beeson swoops in at just the right time as Mike Doria is one more encounter with with anyone resembling a human from going crazy this week.  In Episode 6: Keep Your Composer, Sean introduces Mike to his latest relaxation album Songs of Serenity: Relaxation.  Finding that Sean's songs, coupled with counting to 10 repeatedly isn't helping, Mike decides to fly to Tibet to meditate with the Monks.  However, upon misreading the flyer, Mike finds himself in another hairy situation. Listly, oops, lastly...wait, Listly -- Mike discovers a new social curation platform that helps him list out all the ways to relax and he shares with listeners.  Finally, Mike practices beoming a music critic as Sean Beeson offers up an exclusive track for the Frankly Doria Show to share with listeners.  Will Mike's comments go in one ear and out the other or will Beeson listen to Mike's suggestions?

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Medicine Man

It's very aggravating when someone who gives you advice or a new outlook from which to operate turns a complete 180 to it in his or  her own life.  Just before the new year, a person very close to me uttered three words which have become my mantra in 2012.  Keep it Positive.  That's it...three simple words, that when fully understood together and applied,can change your course and direction.  

It wasn't that I'd never thought to take this approach previously, or never tried for that matter.  It was more about hearing those words at the right time from the right person.  Fast forward four months and another visit with this friend.  All that positive energy and encouragement once oozing from him vanished.  All that this medicine man had previously prescribed to me was no longer sitting in his own pillbox.

Concerned and troubled by the situation, I told him he should revert to the person I saw a few months earlier and practice what he preached.  In life, we look up to certain people.  They are the ones who are unrelenting in their care for our well-being and growth.  They are the ones who have the unique ability to really get through to us. They are the ones who when talking, we listen. When they aren't utilizing or applying the same guidance they offer, it's disappointing.  How can they sell us the same advice they ignore?   

My perception of the anonymous friend I'm speaking of hasn't changed.  He's still amazing and will no doubt get back on track.  However, he forced me to rekindle the flame with a concept we need to think about more often.  Actions always speak louder than words.  Those of us who are charged with being a point of light for someone (and most of us are to at least one person) must lead by example.  It may not always be easy, but it must always be conscious in our minds.   Pitching proverb comes with great responsibility.  Without the responsibility, it just becomes rhetoric.