The Cooke Group, LLC

01/05/2026

In this performance culture we live in, we can often be influence by the belief people are actually watching us.

But, what if they're not? What would you do, how would you prioritize, how would you live or act if you realize no one was watching. What if no one really cares?

In today's podcast Kate Turner, CPCC and I explore the question, "What if no one is watching?"

Join us as we unpack the ease with which many of us fall into inauthentic performance and explore the courage it takes to stay aligned with who we truly are.

Spotify: https://lnkd.in/g8YexyXX

I-Tunes: https://lnkd.in/gSZiWNHg

12/22/2025

Kate and I take a playful look at New Year’s resolutions before diving into a deeper conversation about clarity, focus, and choosing the one thing that actually creates meaningful change in the new year.

Full podcast links are in my profile.

12/09/2025

11/30/2025

The last game of this triple header adventure...Buffalo Bills @ Pittsburgh Steelers.

11/30/2025

After 55 years as a Steeler Fan, finally here. Didn't think I would get emotional. I did.

11/27/2025

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
The first of three football games this weekend! Packers @ Lions today. Stay tuned for more...

08/10/2025

I am in the process of kicking off a program sharing and celebrating the passion, challenges and insights of the living the desired life. Join me here!

08/07/2025

You were so confident back then.”
That’s what someone told me at my high school reunion.
Funny… I remembered feeling invisible, not enough, out of place.
Turns out, the story I told myself wasn’t the whole story.
This reflection is about the quiet power of rewriting our inner narrative—and reclaiming who we really are.

Full article in profile...

08/05/2025

We all have beliefs. They guide us, shape us, and feel deeply true—until they don’t.

But truth is different. It stands on evidence. It welcomes scrutiny. It doesn’t require everyone else’s agreement to be valid.

This reflection explores the difference between belief and truth, the harm that can come from blurring the two, and how to live with humility, responsibility, and freedom. Living Rogue means honoring your truth—without needing it to become someone else’s.

https://thedavidcooke.substack.com/p/when-belief-isnt-truth

07/29/2025

Sharing my most recent post on substack...

Becoming more authentic brought clarity, freedom, and energy, and a quiet kind of loneliness I didn’t expect.

This reflection explores the honest space between old belonging and the new life I’m learning to live.

Link in is my profile

07/22/2025

Sharing my latest post on practicing love and acceptance...

We live in a world where judgment feels easier than curiosity—and difference too often leads to dismissal. But what if the people we resist seeing clearly are the very ones that hold the mirror to our own growth?

Link in my profile