This Friday at 12:00 PM (ET), I’ll be joined by storyteller, producer, entrepreneur, and podcast host Portia Booker.

Portia is the creator and host of Groove with Portia, a globally recognized podcast built around a simple but powerful question:

How did you find your groove through adversity?

It’s a question that feels deeply aligned with the heart of PTBYB.

Throughout her life, Portia has navigated experiences that tested and transformed her resilience—including the end of a television career, a suicide attempt, becoming an entrepreneur while caring for her mother during the final year of her life, and the profound Grief that followed the transitions of both her mother and father.

Yet when asked which experience most shaped her life, her answer surprised me:

"My mom’s transition opened the door for my greatest transformation."

During our conversation, we’ll explore:

• What resilience means when life changes dramatically

• Why Portia uses the word "transition" instead of "passed away"

• How storytelling helps people heal, grow, and reconnect with themselves

• The opportunity that can exist within adversity

• What helped her find hope and purpose after seasons of profound loss

This promises to be a thoughtful conversation about grief, resilience, transformation, and discovering what remains true when life demands more.

Join us live.

Friday, June 12
12:00 PM Eastern

PLAN TO BE YOUR BEST® Live

Resilience When Life Demands More

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Rick Cram is the creator and author of Plan To Be Your Best …As You Navigate Pain© and a Resilience Coach who helps you become the most resilient person you know. He lives by his guiding truth: “The level of pain must be matched by the level of intentionality.”

With a background as a communications expert and trained caregiver, Rick’s own journey—from a life-altering football injury, seven surgeries on his left knee, and decades of pain—taught him that resilience isn’t just surviving; it’s transforming. His signature method moves beyond mere endurance. Through three actionable steps—Tune In, Plan, and Be Your Best—integrated across the Eight Paths of Intentionality, Rick guides individuals and groups to turn pain into direction, build sustained resilience, reclaim energy, and live with purpose.

Whether you’re navigating personal hardship or leading through organizational stress, Rick’s whole-person, intentional approach equips you with proven strategies and skills—and emerge more confident, empowered, and resilient than ever.

Rick has a passion for the ocean, Cape Cod, fishing, music and working out with his Total Gym (which he immediately bought after Chuck Norris invited him to workout together.