In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to keynote speaker and author Dianna Kokoszka.

Dianna talks to us about not being held hostage by your thoughts.

Dianna Kokoszka is an Entrepreneur, keynote speaker, Author and Mentor and loves to invest in businesses and real estate. She has established herself as a prominent figure in the business world, developing many leaders during her longevity.

Starting in real estate she led the field with innovative ways, one of which was being the first to build a team to help with her business. Turning from success to significance she led, trained and coached others, allowing her to be recognized as one of the top 25 coaches in America, entrepreneur of the year four times, business woman of the year three times as well as numerous other awards.

Dedicating over 14 years as CEO of Keller Williams Realty International MAPS Coaching and Training she played a pivotal role in propelling in catapulting the company to unprecedented heights, transforming it into the largest and most profitable coaching enterprise in the industry. Under her leadership the company's revenues surged from zero to over $500 million, while also helping the company earn the distinction of being the world's number one training company for five consecutive years, placing them in the Hall of Fame for Training by T135.

She authored the program BOLD Business Objective a LIfe by Design in 2009, when the economyu and real estate industry were plummeting. Over 175,000 sales people, mortgage lenders and leaders attended, stating the course saved their careers.

Kokoszka is a NLP practitioner, certified John Maxwell Coach, certified E-Myth consultant, a member of Strategic Coach, a board member of John C. Maxwell Leadership Foundation, and owner of DK Businesses.

Kokoszka has been mentored by Dr. John C. Maxwell for over 38 years and travels alongside John and his team to numerous countries, engaging directly with Presidents and Prime Ministers incorporating value based training into their educational system. With numerous successful endeavors, schools across America are not in the process of beta testing the curriculum.

Kokoszka's new book Becoming More You Can't Get to Better Until You Get to Different gives the reader a model to follow to Become More growing from their current story into a new story, leaving a legacy they are proud of. Many are saying it is more like a manual than a book and is helping them realize they are the ones writing their own story and they are the ones choosing the character they play. They determine if they will be the victim, villain or hero of their own story.