Cindy Waddle: 2025 Start With a Win Holiday Special

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Start With A Win

Adam Contos

555 episodes

21 hours ago

Every day you have a choice. You can wake up and choose to give in to mediocrity and complacency, you can choose bad habits and poor choices, and you can do the bare minimum to get by and fly under the radar. Or you can choose to make today the day that sets you apart from the crowd, you can choose to start doing the right things, the things that will set you up for success. You can choose to create a life that is worth living, worth waking up to, and worth sharing with the world around you. Today You can choose to start with a win.

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Cindy Waddle: 2025 Start With a Win Holiday Special

Start With A Win

26 minutes

3 weeks ago

Cindy Waddle: 2025 Start With a Win Holiday Special

In this holiday edition of Start With a Win, Adam Contos sits down with entrepreneur and former HR executive Cindy Waddle for a powerful conversation on trust-based leadership, human connection, and building cultures where people truly commit - not just comply. From compassion and accountability to purpose-driven business and heart-led influence, this episode explores what it really means to lead people in today’s world. Blending leadership wisdom, personal journey, and a touch of holiday fun, this episode will challenge how you think about empathy, motivation, and the lasting impact leaders can have - inside and outside the workplace.

To leave lasting imprints on hearts when they’re needed most, rising through the ranks to GS-14 without a college degree during her 38-year federal career, former HR Director of the U.S. Mint at Denver, Cindy Waddle turned her life’s challenges into that purpose. After surviving near-death experiences and proving that grit and determination can outshine any credential, she followed her passion to uplift others by founding Dezire to Inspire (D2I). What began as a heartfelt act - writing 365 inspirational cards for a grieving family while volunteering in hospice - grew into a mission-driven company creating inspirational cards, flip books, and programs that promote healing, resilience, and connection. Featured as the Cover Star of Female Entrepreneurs Magazine (July 2025), Cindy’s story embodies perseverance, purpose, and the transformative power of words to change lives.

00:00 Intro
02:35 What could happen if you got to know someone…
05:20 These really do have power!
09:19 Can leaders connect with heart?
11:24 Could this be what real leadership is about!
13:25 What would the leadership theme be?
16:40 Will you remember or believe if you got this…
18:52 Holiday trivia time…with great leadership advice!
24:25 It is before I even get out of bed…

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