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Accountability has been a pressing topic in our Path for Growth community, so Alex and Coaching Manager Olivia Graham tackle it head-on in this episode. They explain why accountability is so important but also so challenging to implement. They then talk through seven reasons why your accountability might suck and share specific examples of their own experiences with practicing accountability.

Today we’re talking about accountability with Coaching Manager Olivia Graham (0:46)

Why is accountability top of mind for so many leaders? (2:08)

Leaders aren’t responsible for people, they’re responsible to people (7:04)

Your accountability is random and inconsistent (8:55)
Your accountability is reactive (16:01)
Your accountability is not role-based (22:12)
Your accountability is rooted in what’s wrong (29:10)
Your accountability is not written (31:04)
Your accountability is not relational (33:41)
You don’t really want accountability for yourself (37:14)

Start by creating a rhythm and structure for yourself to be held accountable (39:59)

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We’ve talked about how to make the most of the seasons when we have momentum, but what do you do when your momentum is lacking? In this episode, Alex shares some encouragement and advice for anyone who’s struggling with a loss of momentum. He then breaks down seven different areas you can audit to better understand why you’re lacking momentum and how you can continue to move forward even when progress feels slow.

When you don’t have momentum, things look worse than they actually are (0:44)

Respond to the things you can’t control with prayer, not complaining (4:52)

If you lack momentum, slow down enough to take an audit (9:05)

Audit your alignment: What do you choose to prioritize? (13:49)

Audit your attention: What are you engaging with? (19:25)

Audit your aim: Where are you going, and how much do you value that vision? (24:56)

Audit your actions: Do our acts line up with our aim? (32:58)

Audit your advice: Who is speaking into your life? (37:04)

Audit your attitude: How are you looking at the world? (42:36)

Audit your acceptance: Can you live with the things you can’t control? (44:55)

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When Tracy Panase became a franchisee for the children’s consignment business, Just Between Friends, she had no idea she’d someday own the business. Now, Tracy is the CEO and owner of JBF, where she’s made incredible progress in growing the business and implementing a mission and values that stick. In this episode, Tracy shares some of the key ingredients that made her transition into ownership a success, along with practical tips for anyone preparing to buy or sell a business. She also talks about the importance of constant learning, the lessons she learned from franchising, and much more.

Today we’re talking with Tracy Panase, CEO of Just Between Friends (0:00:37)

What is JBF, and what made you want to get involved? (0:01:54)

What was JBF like when you started, and what did you learn from franchising? (0:8:27)

Why are you so passionate about doing hard things? (0:17:08)

How have you stayed committed to learning throughout your time with JBF? (0:19:43)

Why did you decide to buy JBF? (0:33:14)

What advice do you have for a successful transition of ownership? (0:40:35)

What are JBF’s mission and values, and how do they play out in the business? (1:02:20)

What rhythms have made the biggest difference for the company culture? (1:08:04)

How to connect with Tracy (1:17:49)

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Many of us squander our seasons of momentum because we don’t know what to do with it. In this episode, Alex talks through three ways we should respond when we notice we’re experiencing momentum. He also breaks down some questions to ask yourself and exercises to implement that will help you maximize your momentum.

Momentum is like having a tailwind (0:47)

Sometimes things within and outside of your control come together to multiply your performance (4:17)

Momentum is momentary, and it can be micro or macro (7:46)

Momentum is not wholly mystical or wholly methodical (11:07)

What do you do when you have momentum? (14:28)

Respond to momentum with hustle (15:34)

Ask these questions for sustaining momentum (18:46)

Respond to momentum with humility (24:36)

Share credit, grow in gratitude, and give glory (30:42)

Respond to momentum with health (39:19)

If you’re not in a season of momentum, know that there’s hope! (44:49)

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Brandon Lindsey has such a powerful story of following God’s calling to pursue a new direction. He’s the VP of operations at Hoopaugh Grading Company and the founder and CEO of Dream on 3, a non-profit dedicated to enriching the lives of kids with life-altering conditions. In this episode, Brandon explains how he knew God was calling him to something new and what he did in response. He also talks about his experience of growing into a leadership role and shares how Hoopaugh Grading is changing the game when it comes to training and equipping their employees.

Episode Recap:

Today we’re talking with Brandon Lindsey of Hoopaugh Grading Company and Dream on 3 (0:00:43)

What was a moment when you were challenged to level up as a leader? (0:02:14)

How have you seen the next generation step up to lead? (0:09:53)

Can you tell us about the career path that led to where you are today? (0:12:58)

How did you discern that God was calling you to something new? (0:25:07)

What is the mission behind Dream On 3? (0:31:32)

Why did you decide to work at Hoopaugh Grading? (0:41:18)

What advice do you have about attracting high caliber people and building a business that sustains itself? (0:48:19)

Can you tell us about your first year at Hoopaugh? (0:55:42)

How do you balance big visions with wise plans? (1:02:43)

What is the Hoopaugh training academy? (1:05:46)

How to connect with Brandon (1:14:04)

What is the biggest lesson you’re learning right now? (1:15:56)

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Our attention is one of the most valuable resources we have, but too many of us don’t treat it that way. In this episode, Alex leads us through six questions to help us determine where we’re spending our limited attention, and how we can sustainably move in a healthy direction. Take some time to reflect on these questions on your own, or share them with your team!

Your attention is one of your most valuable resources (0:51)

What we choose to look at matters (3:22)

Today we’ll walk through 6 questions to reflect on what you’re paying attention to (6:10)

When do you feel most rushed, and what step can you take to reduce that? (6:55)
How is your relationship with your phone, and what would a healthy relationship look like? (9:16)
What is your relationship with social media, and how can you sustainably move in a healthy direction? (12:04)
When are you most productive, creative, and energized? Are you spending or investing that time? (15:44)
What is one activity that adds value to your day, and are you doing it every day? (20:21)
What do you want for your time, and have you written that down? (24:53)

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In this episode, we’re talking with someone who exemplifies the value of healthy growth: Naftali Tessler. Naftali is the chief of staff for Hamaspik of Kings County and a member of the Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn, New York. He joins Alex for a conversation about how personal growth impacts your leadership, his passion for helping his community practice health growth, and the benefits he’s seen from working with Path for Growth. This episode is packed with powerful principles and insights, so you won’t want to miss it!

Today we’re talking with Naftali Tessler, chief of staff for Hamaspik of Kings County (0:00:47)

Why are you so passionate about having a personal mission statement? (0:02:23)

How does developing a personal mission statement benefit others? (0:10:18)

What does “connect deeply” mean to you? (0:14:20)

Can you tell us what you’ve learned about boundaries and priority setting? (0:22:29)

What is one area where you’ve seen outrageous personal growth? (0:31:52)

How has improving your health impacted your leadership? (0:40:12)

Can you tell us about your experience with the 5-5-5 challenge? (0:46:57)

Why are you passionate about bringing healthy growth to the Orthodox Jewish community? (0:50:59)

What have you gained from Path for Growth office hours calls? (1:03:27)

How has one-on-one coaching been beneficial for you? (1:08:02)

Join us at the Path for Growth In-Person Experience (1:09:42)

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Taking time to listen can sometimes feel inefficient, but it’s actually one of the most important practices we can implement as a leader. In this episode, Pastor John Crawford from Redemption Church Tempe teaches a session about the value of effective listening for leaders. He explains why listening is so beneficial, shares powerful stories of how listening has transformed his own leadership and relationships, and breaks down practical tips for developing the skill of listening.

Today we’re sharing a talk from Pastor John Crawford about effective listening (0:55)

All of us want to be known and listened to (1:58)

People are lonelier now than they ever have been (6:10)

Listening is a powerful way to love other people (8:36)

Listening creates empathy through presence (16:31)

Proximity creates empathy, but distance creates suspicion (25:15)

Listening is a means of peacemaking (27:08)

In business, listening can help with retention and development of new leaders (32:42)

Listening is a choice we make (37:32)

How to get better at listening (40:14)

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We all have moments where we find ourselves dramatically leveling up as a leader. But what causes those experiences, and how can we make the most of them? In this episode, Alex talks with Zack Estes and Olivia Graham about the situations where they’ve felt themselves level up, and the lessons they’ve learned in the process. Zack, Alex, and Olivia also talk through a practical example of what it looks like to lean on your team and lead a business through a difficult season.

Today we’re talking about what it looks like to level up as a leader (0:00:40)

Why is it so valuable for leaders to think about leveling up? (0:03:36)

How do you identify the moments where you’ve leveled up? (0:08:35)

Olivia’s leveling up moment: Every problem is solvable (0:15:14)

Factors for leveling up: Urgency, advice, and understanding your runway (0:19:16)

Zack’s leveling up moment: Maximizing your resources in service of others (0:33:54)

Identify the unique value only you can bring (0:41:17)

Path for Growth’s leveling up moment: Leading through crises and mistakes (0:43:46)

When you invite your team into a hardship, you may be surprised how they respond (0:53:54)

Winter is coming, so make sure you’re surrounded by people you trust (1:04:13)

Set expectations based on the season you’re in (1:10:43)

Maintain a heart posture of dependence (1:14:10)

You can’t manufacture a level up, but you can walk consistently on the path (1:17:47)

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Waste can take many forms in an organization, and you have to be able to recognize it in order to reduce it. In this episode, Alex and Zack wrap up their four-part series on operational excellence by breaking down 5 additional types of waste within a business. They share practical tips for utilizing talent to maximize value, reducing unnecessary commitments, and producing the right amount of inventory.

Today we’re wrapping up our 4-part series on value and waste with our COO Zack (0:47)

When you name waste, it’s much easier to categorize and then reduce it (1:14)

The first three types of waste are defect, overproduction, and waiting (2:24)

Non-utilized talent (4:34)

Plan for things to go wrong and build a culture where people know how to respond (9:54)

Transportation (16:01)
Inventory (24:11)
Motion (30:38)
Excess processing (38:32)

Be strategic about the commitments you make (43:12)

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If you’re an entrepreneur interested in managing people more effectively, reducing waste, and growing your business, you won’t want to miss this conversation! In this episode, Path for Growth COO Zack Estes talks with Nick Huber of The Sweaty Startup. Nick is an impact-driven leader and entrepreneur who leads more than 175 team members all over the world, supporting 8 different businesses. He shares some of the key principles that have helped him succeed in business and practical examples of how he’s reduced waste and found new growth opportunities.

Episode Recap:

Today our COO Zack is talking with Nick Huber (0:36)

Why are some of the ideas you talk about so controversial? (1:45)

How did you become an entrepreneur? (5:40)

Who do you take advice from? (13:32)

What does it look like to win at business? (19:59)

How have you worked to reduce waste in your businesses? (25:55)

Can you tell us about your experience hiring overseas talent? (31:08)

What are you most excited about right now? (44:12)

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If you want to reduce waste in your business, you need to practice identifying and naming that waste. In this episode, we continue our series with Path for Growth COO Zack Estes about operational excellence. Alex and Zack break down the first 3 of 8 types of waste. They also share some valuable insights about maintaining a healthy attitude toward waste and continuing to stay focused on service.

Today we’re continuing our series on operational excellence with our COO Zack (0:41)

Waste is much easier to fix if you know what to look for (1:52)

If it’s not efficient, then it’s not effective (2:34)

Continuous improvement and respect for people are 2 reins you need to balance (6:43)

The 8 types of waste are represented by the acronym “DOWNTIME” (8:21)

Why is it valuable to understand the types of waste?

How to maintain a healthy attitude toward waste (11:19)

Defects (20:36)
Overproduction (24:25)
Waiting (30:24)

Focus on service and delivering value (40:37)

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To help build a practice and a rhythm of healthy growth, focus on learning, writing, sharing, and growing. In this episode, Alex explains why these four actions are vital for growth. He then takes a journey back through his notes app to share some practical examples of lessons he’s learned, written down, and now shared.

If you apply these actions consistently, you can create a rhythm of healthy growth (0:51)

Learn: What you take in will inform who you become (1:32)
Write: Clear writing is a reflection of clear thinking (4:05)
Share: To turn a good idea into a great idea, put it in front of the right people (5:59)
Grow: Information doesn’t create growth, action does (9:28)

If you want to get results, focus on systemizing and incentivizing referrals (11:00)

Don’t become a slave to your audience (14:00)

10 lessons from ten marathons (15:49)

Remember the importance of rest (19:01)

Don’t chase a vision you’ve never taken time to refine (22:15)

Real service takes courage, risk, discipline, care, and humanity (25:20)

Learn, write, share, and grow (28:03)

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If you want to experience healthy growth in your life and business, you need to invest in your relationships. In this episode, Alex continues our series “Tactics for Entrepreneurial Sanity” by sharing five strategies that can help you invest in consistent, lasting relationships. He explains why loving people well is the most important thing a leader can do and shares specific examples of how he’s implemented these tactics in his daily life.

Putting yourself is the first step to creating healthy growth (0:52)

People and connection are what matters most (2:48)

You become what you follow, so become someone people admire relationally (5:00)

Establish relational rhythms (6:23)

It’s important to define who matters most so you can really invest in them (13:12)

Meet consistently with a counselor (14:03)
Pray before meals (18:28)
Keep your phone off the table at meals and in meetings (22:29)
Ask questions that prompt real conversation (26:02)

Try asking these questions of the people in your life(29:40)

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In order for your business to experience healthy growth, you need to find ways to create and maintain your sanity. In this episode, Alex kicks off a new series on “Tactics for Entrepreneurial Sanity” by discussing five strategies for improving your quality of sleep. He challenges listeners to spend more time paying attention to and investing in their sleep and shares some specific ways he’s seen these strategies play out in his own life.

Leadership requires you to create and maintain your own sanity (0:55)

In this series, we’ll talk about sleep, relationships, and time (6:23)

We all sleep, but most of us don’t pay enough attention to how we do it (7:05)

Set a standard wake-up time (8:09)

Sustained consistency is better than occasional extravagance (9:28)

Minimize or eliminate alcohol intake during the week (13:02)
Apply the 20-minute rule (19:26)
Invest in conditions for better sleep (24:00)
Write down your open loops (28:56)

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If you don’t believe that where you’re going matters, and that it’s possible for you to get there, you won’t be able to grow. In this episode, Alex shares five popular lies that can warp leaders’ mindsets in a way that limits their growth. He breaks down each of these lies and counters each one with a truth to focus on in order to start practicing healthy, sustainable growth.

Effort never sustainably exceeds belief (0:51)

There are certain lies that inform many leaders’ perspectives and limit their growth (4:28)

Lie: Growth is mythical. Truth: Growth is methodical (7:05)

Lie: Growth is about what you could do. Truth: Growth is what you would do (15:41)

Lie: Growth occurs inevitably. Truth: Growth occurs intentionally (23:24)

Lie: The goal is to be grown. Truth: The goal is to be growing (28:37)

Lie: Sustained growth comes from sustained extension. Truth: Sustained growth comes from extension for a season (36:50)

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Getting on offense allows you to stop living as a victim and start actively participating in the creation of the life and business you want to have. In this episode, Alex continues the conversation about getting on offense by sharing six blockers that hold us back from this type of active participation. He also shares examples of the actions and mindset shifts that can help you confront these blockers head-on.

Do you happen to life, or does life happen to you? Maybe there’s a third option (0:45)

The “middle voice” between passive and active is about active participation (2:52)

There are three actions you can take to get on offense (6:55)

If you don’t deal with these 6 blockers, you won’t be able to get on offense (8:39)

A scarcity mindset (9:49)
Unrealistic expectations (20:49)
Willful blindness (25:23)
Improper fear (27:46)
Lack of preparedness (31:34)
Identity issues (33:28)

Each of us can choose to be a victim or an active participant (38:58)

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As president of the MINA Group, Patric Yumul excels at scaling excellence across locations, cities, and teams. MINA Group owns and operates more than 30 restaurants around the U.S. and internationally, and in this episode, Patric shares some of the key principles that have helped him partner with Michael Mina to grow the business. Patric also explains how vulnerability has transformed his leadership and gives practical advice to listeners who are looking for a great business partner.

Patric Yumul has learned how to scale excellence (0:44)

Can you tell us about your career path that led you into the restaurant industry? (4:37)

What made you good at your first leadership role, and what did you learn? (8:22)

What are the key principles for turning around an organization? (15:25)

How did you get to know Michael Mina? (18:04)

What sets Michael apart as a leader? (22:52)

Can you explain your role with MINA Group and why you and Michael clicked? (29:57)

What advice do you have for others looking for a business partner? (34:00)

What are the biggest strengths and skills you bring to the table? (40:09)

What are the weaknesses you’re always trying to pay attention to? (51:51)

How do you incorporate vulnerability into your leadership? (58:11)

What is Table One, and why did you decide to build it? (1:02:27)

What is one meal you’d want anyone listening to have? (1:07:22)

What’s one principle from the restaurant industry that other businesses could benefit from? (1:11:02)

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Healthy growth doesn’t happen by accident, and it requires you to choose the second of two paths for growth. In this episode, Alex shares 11 dichotomies that demonstrate the difference between those two paths. The first path is fragile, feeble, frantic, and weak, and the second path is healthy, centered, stable, and strong. If you want to be intentional about practicing healthy growth in your business and your personal life, this episode is full of applicable insight.

Healthy growth is possible, but it doesn’t happen accidentally (0:59)

There are 11 dichotomies that represent the two paths for growth (2:31)

Emotion, problem, and reaction driven vs. priority, plan, and process driven (7:39)
Plagued by comparison vs. preoccupied with commitments (10:43)
Distracted vs. present (15:54)
Disliking the person you’re becoming vs. liking the person you’re becoming (18:38)
Frustrated by what the organization is becoming vs. liking what the organization is becoming (21:05)
Obsessed with the destination vs. enjoying the process (24:49)
Stressed about underachievement vs. experiencing contentment (28:51)
Striving for freedom in the future vs. knowing freedom is possible today (31:34)
Haunted by the idea that they’re never enough vs. humbled by the idea that they’re never enough (36:40)
Surrounded by followers vs. surrounded with leaders (38:56)
Consumed by what matters now vs. focused on what matters most (40:44)

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Do you hesitate to make certain requests of your team because you feel like they’re unreasonable? Some of the requests leaders feel most uncomfortable asking are completely justified and important for the success of the business. In this episode, Alex shares six common blockers that hold leaders back from making reasonable requests. He also breaks down four examples of requests that are reasonable to ask of your team, given the right environment.

Many leaders think certain requests are unreasonable because of six blockers (0:50)

They can’t envision it because they’ve never seen it (2:48)

They don’t properly define, document, and communicate what they want (4:45)

They are deluded by pride (6:06)

They don’t trust enough to share the information necessary (7:09)

They have a team that’s overworked and under-organized (7:59)

They lack a team with understanding, ability, and willingness to own outcomes (9:42)

These four requests are reasonable to ask for, given the right environment (11:49)

A dashboard that shows what matters and the story it tells (13:52)
An executive assistant who manages your personal tasks, email and calendar (18:17)
A meeting where they present 3 options and a recommended course of action (23:22)
A written, 90-day plan for how to get from here to there (26:45)

When you learn to make these requests, your business can grow while your stress level decreases (29:37)

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As the leader of Christ Fellowship Church, Pastor Todd Mullins has built healthy growth into the fabric of the church. And you can feel it when you visit the church, from the enthusiasm of the volunteers to the friendliness of the congregation. In this episode, Pastor Todd explains why a healthy ministry always starts with a healthy soul, and he shares some of his best tips for taking care of your own health as a leader. He also gives some practical examples of how he teaches core values and other important ideas to his team, and he offers advice for leaders who are transitioning out of or into a role.

Can you explain why a healthy ministry always comes from a healthy soul? (4:04)

Why do so many of us neglect our own health? (7:28)

How do you know if you’re healthy, and what habits make the biggest difference? (9:54)

How have you created a culture where you prioritize your team’s health? (15:23)

What does success look like for your weekly meetings? (21:09)

Can you explain what you mean by “creating environments that are full of it?” (25:48)

How do you effectively teach key values and messages? (34:13)

Who are your communication role models? (40:13)

How did your dad prepare for you to succeed him as pastor? (45:17)

What advice can you give about bringing your faith into the workplace? (56:28)

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If you want to win the game, you have to eventually stop playing defense and get on offense. In this episode, Alex shares five reasons why it’s important for leaders to get on offense in their businesses and relationships. He also breaks down three actions you can implement today to start playing offense instead of only reacting to circumstances after they happen.

You can delay losing on defense, but winning requires you to get on offense (0:47)

Responsible leaders strategically moderate between recklessness and risk avoidance (3:40)

There are five reasons why it’s wise for a leader to get on offense (8:49)

Opportunity: Understand why your business exists (9:20)
Risk: The risk of not moving at all is greater than the risk of moving forward (10:54)
Struggle: When you push yourself, you can uncover meaning (11:56)
Creativity: Constraints are the breeding ground for creativity (14:37)
Faith: Your greatest testimony often overlaps with your greatest challenge (17:51)

Instill a routine that stewards the things you can control (19:48)

Pay attention (22:38)

Make and test predictions (25:28)

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Herb Sargent is someone who truly exemplifies what it means to be an impact-driven leader. As the President and CEO of Sargent Corporation, he’s dedicated his career to not just building great infrastructure, but also building people. In this episode, Herb shares the incredible story of re-acquiring his family’s business 17 years after it had been sold to a larger company. He explains what he learned from growing up working at the family business and then working for other corporations, and he offers encouragement to leaders who feel like they’re stuck in survival mode. Herb also shares practical insight about preparing for a recession, making creativity and caring a part of your culture, and involving your team in strategy and vision casting.

Can you tell us about your grandfather and the business he built? (2:08)

What was it like to work your way up from the bottom in a family business? (10:28)

What did you learn from working for another company and then starting your own? (14:04)

How did you end up acquiring the former family business? (24:46)

What is your mindset toward risk, and has that changed throughout your career? (28:28)

Is there anything you wish you’d done sooner to get out of survival mode? (33:15)

What did survival mode feel like for you? (35:32)

How did you prepare for the 2008 recession so that you were able to grow? (41:30)

Who on your team do you make sure to involve in strategic conversations? (46:43)

How have you made creativity a core part of your culture? (52:44)

How have you created and sustained an “undercurrent of caring?”(1:05:35)

What are you most excited about right now? (1:17:58)

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The health of your relationships will often determine the health of your business. In this episode, Alex explains how you can identify the key relationships that are especially vital for your business’ overall health. He then walks through 7 practices you can implement to help ensure those relationships stay healthy, and to better equip each other to practice healthy growth in your own lives and leadership.

As goes certain key relationships, so goes the business (0:49)

Codify Common Ground: Why do we exist, what do we stand for, where are we going? (7:28)
Clarify Roles: What are the top areas where each of us need to win? (9:55)
Create a Cadence of Communication: Set aside time each week (12:33)
Call Out When It’s Weird: Get to the bottom of it and then move forward (16:42)
Compliment: Say nice things that are also real (22:52)
Commit to Ownership: Be ruthlessly responsible for the things you can control (28:56)
Cast Vision for Each Other: Let people borrow your belief in them (31:34)

How to put these practices into action (34:56)

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If you want your business to succeed, you need to continually find ways to solve the problems that your customers are experiencing. In this episode, Nick Carrier returns to the podcast to discuss this idea and several other lessons he’s been learning about personal growth, leadership, and building a scalable business. He also talks about the importance of each one of the six human needs and explains how that framework impacts both his business and his personal growth. Nick is the founder and owner of Best You and leader of the 10 Week Transformation program, where he teaches people how to form healthy habits that transform your body and your life.

Rapid-fire questions: Get to know Nick Carrier (1:58)

How can people break the habit of hitting “Snooze?” (5:34)

What are you most excited about within your business right now? (9:53)

What does it look like to solve the problems your business creates? (13:28)

How have you changed your mindset to focus on scalability? (25:15)

What are the 3 components of self-identity, and why are they important for growth? (28:48)

Why is it important to work toward something and away from something else? (42:39)

How have you built a business that fulfills the six human needs? (54:52)

How does the six needs framework impact your personal growth? (1:03:30)

What have you been learning about order and chaos? (1:10:04)

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Just because someone is great doesn’t mean they’re the right person for your organization. To find the right people, you need to look beyond your hiring process and make sure you’re actively working to attract people who fit into your business’ mission, vision, and values. In this episode, Alex breaks down 7 different strategies you can use to prioritize attracting the right people. He also shares practical advice for leaders about making the most of LinkedIn, improving your employee benefits, and more.

Attracting the right people is especially important in a recession or downturn (1:00)

Employees have leverage right now, so A players have options (2:36)

The quality of your business will never exceed the quality of its people (4:48)

Hiring should look for culture fit, competency, character, and chemistry (6:51)

Just because someone’s great doesn’t mean they’re right for your organization (8:27)

Be clear about who you are and what you offer, distinctively and specifically (10:28)
Talk about who you are, what you’re looking for, and what you offer incessantly (15:06)
Amplify what works (19:23)
Incentivize referrals (23:03)
Market your workplace (26:31)
Leverage LinkedIn by creating, commenting, and connecting (30:12)
Bolster your benefits (36:15)

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If you want to learn something new, try pushing yourself outside of your comfort zone and seeing what you learn along the way. In this episode, Alex shares seven more lessons he’s learned from endurance racing and explains how they apply to leadership and personal growth. He also shares some examples of how experiential learning has made an impact in his own life and in the lives of others.

New experiences lead to new insights (0:50)

If there’s a pattern, there’s a principle (3:06)

Strong principles can help you communicate and teach more effectively (12:42)

Compounded strain creates strength (15:14)

Real rest demands intentionality (22:01)

Experiential learning is irreplaceable (27:50)

Voluntary struggle is part of healthy growth (36:22)

Shared struggle creates community (38:55)

Patience pays (42:15)

Remembering the reason is hard but necessary (49:59)

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Lately, change seems to happen by the day. Navigating this uncertainty as leaders is a process that constantly calls us to lead with strength, truth, and adaptability. In this episode, Jeremy Stalnecker discusses the key principles he learned from his experience serving as a Marine in Baghdad and how they apply to his everyday life today. Jeremy also examines how these lessons influence his leadership as CEO of The Mighty Oaks Foundation, incorporating his perspective as a former pastor to see how our faith guides our leadership and helps us step into the leadership that God designed us for.

Where did your experience with leadership start? (2:25)

The biggest battles happen when you least expect them. (7:04)

Success in any area of life is directly related to how well you handle change (10:31)

Let God be God and do what you can do (15:25)

Your decision to move impacts you AND others around you (16:23)

The power of testimony (20:42)

What does proper and appropriate vulnerability and transparency look like? (26:50)

How do we prepare for the future in our personal lives and our organizations? (31:50)

What is the biggest lesson you’ve learned from organizational communication to many different perspectives and locations? (34:19)

How do you go about properly setting expectations for your team? (36:04)

How do you and your organization decide which issues to stand on and which to move on? (39:51)

What is the value of drawing your lines before you need to enforce them? (46:20)

How do you navigate culturally sensitive social issues such as sexuality and gender identity? (48:41)

What is the gospel-centered opportunity for leaders in this season? (53:04)

How do you guard against arrogance and humility? (55:23)

What are some important principles to understand about trauma? (58:53)

The Four Be's (1:03:33)

Where do we draw a line between caring for those on our team experiencing trauma and making sure we don't allow chronic underperformance? (1:05:10)

What's something that you're learning or excited about right now from a personal or leadership experience? (1:11:57)

How can people stay connected to you? (1:13:36)

What challenge or thought would you give to someone that feels stagnated? (1:14:25)

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Episode Description: When you go further than you thought you could go, you learn lessons you never knew you could learn. In this episode, Alex shares seven of the biggest lessons he’s learned from endurance racing that are also applicable for any business owner or leader. Whether you’re feeling burnt out and aren’t sure if you can keep moving forward, or you’re struggling to see the results you want in your business and don’t know why, this conversation has something for you!

Episode Recap:

When you go further than you thought you could go, you learn lessons you never knew you could learn (0:50)

There’s no substitute for experiential learning (4:15)

Endurance is an exercise in expectation setting (6:14)

Those who endure plan for their plan to fail (11:01)

Effort never sustainably exceeds belief (17:07)

The results everyone wants come from the routine nobody sees (21:53)

Coaching makes effort efficient (25:44)

Detachment is a difference maker (29:23)

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Good leaders respond to a crisis, but great leaders prepare for it. In this episode, we continue our conversation about preparing for a recession by talking through 5 more actions you can take to prepare yourself and your business for periods of recession. We also discuss three things to avoid in order to stay agile, and then close out the conversation with a reminder of what it means to renew your mind and fill yourself up with truth.

In today’s episode we’ll discuss the final five actions leaders can take to prepare for recession (0:51)

Position yourself and your business to be agile (3:22)

Bureaucracy is an enemy of agility (4:32)

Improper expectations within your team will slow you down in times of turbulence (6:54)

Fear is not inherently bad, as long as it doesn’t lead to paranoia or rage (12:30)

Test assumptions quickly, aggressively, and often (19:05)
Remember what matters and double down on that (26:37)
Prepare to get on offense (32:08)
Renew your mind daily (35:16)

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Any time we choose to pay attention to something, there’s naturally a cost. And if we’re not intentional about where we’re placing our focus, we’re probably wasting time. In this episode, Thatcher Wine shares some of the key principles from his book, “The 12 Monotasks.” Thatcher explains why multitasking is not worthwhile and shares practical steps for leaders and entrepreneurs about improving your sleep, listening better, appreciating the value of silence, and creating a work culture that prioritizes monotasking.

Why are you so passionate about the topic of monotasks? (2:10)

Why is monotasking especially important when you think you don’t have time? (6:34)

What are the key principles about attention that you wish everyone knew? (12:49)

How can monotasking uniquely benefit entrepreneurs? (15:45)

Why are you focused on sleep right now, and what does that look like for you? (21:12)

Can you share some tips for parents about creating a great evening routine? (27:40)

How do you “close the loop” when you’re tempted to shift your attention? (30:59)

How do you track your sleep? (35:34)

Why is treating listening as a monotask so valuable for leaders? (40:47)

How have you built a culture that incentivizes and promotes monotasking? (46:49)

What does thinking look like as a monotask, and why is that so important? (51:09)

How have you found a form of structure that works for you? (57:47)

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Since recessions are a natural part of the economy’s ups and downs, the question isn’t if we’ll go into a recession; it’s when. And while there’s no way to fully “recession-proof” your business, there are plenty of things you can do to prepare as a business and as a leader. In part one of this conversation, we begin to talk through three principles and ten actions that will help you better prepare your team and yourself for periods of recession.

It’s not always possible to “recession-proof your business,” but you can prepare (0:43)

Good leaders respond to crisis, great leaders prepare for it (4:46)

Luck is when preparation meets opportunity (7:29)

You can’t be strategic if you’re just trying to survive (9:05)

There are ten actions that you can focus on to prepare for recession (13:27)

Get your house in order (13:58)
Reinforce, amplify, and publicize culture (20:42)
Understand and minimize risk (26:35)
Consistently assess the landscape of reality (31:37)
Play the role of narrator (36:14)

Check back for part 2 where we’ll discuss the final five actions (41:41)

Lead from a spirit of love, power, and self-control, not fear (42:25)

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One of the most important decisions a leader can make is finding the next right person to join their leadership team. In this episode, Alex talks with Path for Growth Coaching Manager Olivia Graham about the lessons she’s learned in the first 6 months of her role. Olivia shares several principles she’s discovered while working to operationalize Path for Growth’s coaching program to better develop and support effective coaches. She and Alex also discuss the lessons they’ve learned about setting expectations around the overlap of friendship and business.

Get to know Path for Growth Coaching Manager Olivia Graham (2:55)

Can you tell us about your transition from contractor to coaching manager? (10:06)

What did you learn from interviewing with people you already knew? (16:20)

What are some principles you’ve learned in your time at Path for Growth? (22:30)

Leaders should balance creating systems with paying attention to individuals (23:01)

Why is it so important to catalog best practices? (32:40)

Context and trust are the most important thing in your first 30 days (34:10)

What tactics have you learned for becoming a better listener? (38:18)

How have we learned to set expectations around business and friendship? (41:48)

Start with the end in mind. Have a clear idea of what winning looks like (54:06)

What do you say to leaders who think they can’t communicate their vision (1:01:40)

Set your standard for the season you’re in (1:07:25)
Freedom is not something you earn, it’s something you experience (1:18:09)

What are you most excited about right now? (1:21:24)

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The strategies that help an organization grow to 300 people will not be effective in getting it to 1,000 people. In this episode, we continue our conversation about the four biggest things leaders of 300+ person teams should focus on: communication rhythms, leadership development, executive reinvention, and a culture of decentralized improvement. We also discuss the traits a leadership team needs in order to pursue reinvention, and the different relationship buckets every leader should try to fill.

When any team hits 300 people, the same things tend to happen (0:44)

There are four things that leaders of 300+ person teams should focus on (3:27)

Leaders of large organizations need to commit to executive reinvention (6:31)

If you’re unwilling to look like a fool, you’ll never become a master (10:10)

Teams leading large organizations need four things to pursue reinvention (12:54)

Stability: While pursuing reinvention, you need a level of stability elsewhere (13:25)
Humility: When you see yourself accurately, you can grow (16:36)
Courage: Reinvention requires you to wade into the unknown (18:26)
Relationships: There are several relationship buckets leaders should try to fill (20:17)

Find people who will challenge you (21:06)

Seek out people who can encourage you (22:47)

Look for people who model leadership for you (24:12)

Spend time with people who inspire you (25:35)

Build relationships that develop you (27:07)

Find people who will just be with you (28:50)

3 questions you can ask yourself to spur the reinvention process (31:18)

Large organizations need a culture of decentralized improvement (35:44)

Operationalization is the key (41:31)

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Uncertainty is not something we can avoid, but there are steps we can take to better prepare ourselves and our businesses for the unknown. In this episode, Mike Valiton shares his insight into leading a business during seasons of uncertainty, as well as preparing for and navigating storms in our personal lives. Mike unpacks the routine that helps him stay grounded no matter what’s going on in the world around him, and he offers advice to leaders on managing finance, communicating honestly with team members, hiring in periods of growth, and much more.

How do you maintain a strong foundation when things around you feel uncertain? (5:23)

What are the routines and habits that help you stay centered? (9:22)

Why is it so important to define success based on the season you’re in? (18:14)

Can you explain how you pay attention to the news without being immersed in it? (21:40)

How do you hold your plans with a loose grip? (24:31)

What should people do now to make sure they’re financially healthy and secure? (34:15)

What advice do you have for leaders at large organizations? (39:59)

How can leaders best communicate with their teams in uncertain times? (46:49)

What does it practically look like for leaders to plan instead of worrying? (56:28)

Where have you seen constraints lead to creativity? (1:06:02)

How can leaders live their testimonies during this time? (1:14:23)

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As businesses grow, the things that once worked well for them will inevitably stop working — especially once an organization grows to 300 people or more. For our 100th episode of the Path for Growth podcast, we talk through the most common mistakes leaders make when they hit the 300-person mark. We also discuss 7 communication rhythms that can help your business navigate growth more smoothly and explain why it’s so important to develop leaders who lead leaders instead of followers.

Reflecting on 100 episodes of Path for Growth (0:27)

Anytime your team hits a multiple of 3 or 10, everything breaks (6:38)

Leaders with 300 or more people tend to make the same 3 mistakes (11:15)

They’re still operating the same way they did with 100 people (11:23)
They aren’t aware that the change they’re seeing is normal (11:54)
They don’t have what it takes to make it to 1,000 (13:10)

Our brains respond differently when we engage with struggle voluntarily (14:34)

Not preparing for the shift leads to burnout, division, disorganization, and waste (16:02)

There are 7 important communication rhythms for large organizations (23:22)

One-on-one relationship communication (26:07)
One-on-one accountability (28:39)
Team unity (30:33)
Departmental work-related communication (37:05)
Strategic planning (38:20)
Strategic accountability (39:32)
Development (40:22)

Focus on developing leaders who lead leaders (42:45)

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No matter how strong your business’ processes and systems seem, there is always room for refinement. In this episode, Ron Pereira unpacks the 10 Commandments of Never-Ending Improvement that can help leaders increase productivity while also caring for their people. Ron has extensive experience in manufacturing, supply chain, and process engineering, and he’s also committed to training other leaders and organizations as a co-founder of Gemba Academy. He explains why lean engineering is so important and shares some valuable real-world examples of how he’s seen companies transformed by these principles.

How can continuous improvement transform a business? (2:15)

Why are you so passionate about processes and systems? (5:05)

How do these concepts help leaders increase both productivity and humanity? (7:20)

Why are lean processes important even if your business is going well? (9:19)

What is the problem that you help customers solve, and what does that look like in a large organization? (17:24)

Can you tell us about the 10 commandments of never-ending improvement? (25:03)

Open your mind to change (26:29)
Think “yes we can if _” (34:19)
Always attack processes, not people (42:37)
Seek simple solutions (50:57)
If it’s broken, stop and fix it (54:49)
Use creativity, not capital (1:03:07)
Problems are opportunities in disguise (1:05:56)
Fix the root cause (1:11:03)
The wisdom of many is better than the knowledge of one (1:13:33)
There is no final destination on the improvement journey (1:15:27)

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One of the best ways to grow as a leader is to surround yourself with other great leaders and pay attention to what they’re doing differently. In this episode, we talk through five fundamental lessons I’ve learned from the strongest leaders in my life. We also discuss the importance of taking time to evaluate and reflect in order to get the most out of our experiences.

To get value from an experience, we have to evaluate and reflect (0:47)

Today we’ll talk through 5 lessons about what it means to be an effective leader (3:01)

Don’t let your mood dictate your effort (4:39)
Be yourself. People can smell a fake from a mile away (7:21)
It’s never the wrong time to do the right thing (15:15)
Take the risk of truly caring (24:17)
Good leaders hold people accountable to the standard of others; great leaders hold people accountable to the standard of their potential (28:11)

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Many people assume that starting a business will require them to hustle relentlessly for 3-5 years, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Through operationalization, leaders can delegate and continue to grow without sacrificing quality or increasing their stress levels. In this episode, we walk through the 4 foundational things you need to have in place in order to start operationalizing, as well as the four-step process for operationalization.

Operationalizing helps impact-driven leaders grow without burning out (0:47)

What are the highest return responsibilities of a leader? (6:17)

How do you simultaneously increase productivity and humanity? (7:04)

There are 4 prerequisites you need to have before you start operationalizing (11:01)

An aspirational mission (11:31)
Immoveable core values (13:27)
A compelling, documented vision (14:02)
A predictable revenue model (15:25)

Stress will increase at the rate your business grows, unless you operationalize (18:20)

Operationalizing helps you delegate, practice healthy growth, and make a sustainable impact (19:29)

Operationalized processes are measurable, accessible, repeatable, and iterable (22:13)

There are four key elements of operationalizing (23:14)

Standardize: Clarify what success looks like (25:18)
Document: Outline benchmarks for success and the process to achieve them (30:19)
Evaluate: Establish a system for ongoing evaluation (33:57)
Improve: Create a culture where the best practice can always be made better (38:40)

Start with one specific area of your business (41:50)

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One of the keys to practicing healthy growth is the ability to focus on and prioritize the things that matter most. The Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn, New York exemplifies this, and in this episode, we talk through seven lessons that Alex has learned while working with members of that community. Alex also shares some practical ways that we can all add more community, ritual, and generosity to our daily lives.

When something resonates with people, take time to think about why it’s working (3:28)

There are 7 key lessons we can take away from the Orthodox Jewish Community (6:18)

Rest requires discipline (7:27)
Generosity can be cultural (13:13)
Connection is crucial (17:12)
Don’t avoid differences, embrace them (19:40)
Humility is a prerequisite for growth (22:52)
Community is king (26:08)
Ritual is essential (31:10)

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The best leaders aren’t always the people who excel from the start, but rather those who stay committed to always growing. Clay Steves, owner and CEO of Habakkuk Health, is someone who exemplifies this as a leader and communicator. In this episode, Clay describes how he built a successful business without prior leadership experience, including some of the challenges he faced and the steps he took to build a healthier culture. Clay also talks about the importance of rest for leaders and their families, and he discusses the ways he’s worked to ensure that feedback and healthy conflict are welcome at his company.

Get to know Clay with rapid-fire questions (2:46)

Why do you take issue with the term “servant leadership?” (6:18)

What motivated you to start Habakkuk Health? (7:55)

What was the tipping point that turned your idea into action? (11:40)

How do you view failure as a business owner? (13:45)

What podcasts, books, and leaders had the biggest impact on your business? (17:56)

How did you develop your vision and commit to growth as a first-time leader? (20:56)

What were the symptoms and the source of your early leadership challenges? (25:06)

Why is a healthy home life vital for leaders? (31:17)

How do you set boundaries to prioritize family rest and Sabbath? (39:49)

How have you learned to stay present? (49:03)

What do you do when you find your mind racing? (51:04)

How can leaders create an environment where feedback is encouraged? (53:42)

Why is it a leader’s job to mine for conflict, and how do you create a culture where people care deeply? (59:47)

What are you most excited about? (1:04:32)

How to connect with Clay (1:06:14)

How can leaders stay excited about their businesses and keep moving forward? (1:06:54)

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Effective leaders don’t just help others grow, they’re also committed to continual growth in their own lives. In this episode, we unpack five practices that help leaders grow, as well as three principles that explain why personal growth is a vital part of leadership. We also discuss the importance of consistency for growth-minded leaders and provide practical examples of what each practice can look like.

There’s a difference between self-improvement and selfish improvement (1:10)

If you aren’t personally growing, you’re not effectively leading (4:08)

If you want to put your business in order, start by putting yourself in order (9:11)

These five daily practices will help you experience growth (11:27)

Identification: Get specific about what successful growth looks like (14:28)
Information: Learn the principles and tactics for achieving your goal (19:58)
Representation: Find someone who embodies the quality you want to cultivate (22:46)
Application: The greatest learning is experiential (29:54)
Evaluation: Identify the principles you learned (33:33)

Our job as leaders is to grow stronger so we can serve better (36:44)

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When running a creative business, it’s easy to get caught up in day-to-day operations and lose the opportunity to spend time creating. While expanding the BibleProject, Jon Collins realized he didn’t want to make this mistake, so he intentionally set out to delegate leadership and operations. In this episode, Jon shares some of the lessons he’s learned while building a successful non-profit platform, including the importance of delegation, how to define your business narrative, and what it’s like to work with a business partner. He also shares insight into the process of crafting and revising effective messages that distill complex information into digestible content.

What were you doing before you started BibleProject? (3:02)

Where did you get the skillset of distilling the complex into the simple? (7:21)

How do you preserve curiosity and humility after doing this job for years? (12:23)

Why is writing an important skill for becoming a better thinker? (15:21)

How do you evaluate the effectiveness of a message? (19:40)

Do you have trouble accepting feedback on something you care deeply about?? (22:34)

How do you balance listening to feedback with trusting your intuition? (25:25)

Why did you decide to create BibleProject with a non-profit model? (28:18)

What made you want to work with Tim, and what have you learned about having a business partner? (29:57)

What was your business narrative, and why was that so important to you? (33:39)

How do you explain your early success with BibleProject? (37:10)

How have you relinquished control of operations so you could focus on the creative? (41:50)

Why is explaining so powerful, and how does that show up in the Bible? (47:24)

How to connect with Jon (52:32)

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People often say that perfectionism is unproductive, but it’s also toxic, dangerous, and prideful. In this episode, we explore how perfectionism gets in the way of pursuing excellence and leading well, and we walk through three scenarios where perfectionism often shows up for leaders. We also talk about the importance of vulnerability and explain how you can start to shift your focus from being perfect to being committed.

If you struggle with perfectionism, know that there’s a better path (0:46)

Perfectionism is toxic, dangerous, and prideful (2:59)

If you don’t set a standard, someone else will (8:15)

Perfectionism in decision making: It hurts to sit on a fence (10:51)

When setting your standard, act as though grace is real and you need it (17:15)

Perfectionism in work relationships: Avoid “Superman Syndrome” (19:14)

Admit when you don’t know, aren’t good at something, feel afraid, or need help (25:33)

Vulnerability is not a manipulation tactic or a therapy session (32:42)

Perfectionism in meetings: Let great people do what great people do (35:54)

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Most leaders know how to delegate, but they often struggle to do it effectively. In this episode, we break down six internal enemies that keep the impact-driven leader from becoming a great delegator. We also discuss some key strategies and mindset shifts that will help you name, own, and conquer the enemies of delegation that you struggle with the most.

Your ability to create opportunity exceeds your ability to delegate it (0:41)

Without delegation, impact-driven leaders will keep taking on more and more (4:27)

A leader practicing healthy growth is keenly aware of their finite capacity (5:36)

A leader practicing healthy growth is keenly aware of others’ remarkable ability (7:02)

A leader practicing healthy growth is keenly aware of delegation as a developmental opportunity (8:36)

There are 6 internal enemies that keep you from becoming an effective delegator (11:00)

The insecurity of a leader (14:44)
The pride of a leader (18:01)
The aimlessness of a leader (23:51)
The distrust of a leader (28:24)
The impatience of a leader (32:05)
The perfectionism of a leader (39:07)

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Operationalization helps you create clarity about what success looks like and properly equip each person on your team to reach it. In this episode, Alex talks with Path for Growth’s COO, Zack Estes about the four-step process they’ve used to operationalize the business. They also discuss the importance of finding partners who agree with your definition of excellence and explain how responsibility can lead to greater freedom in work and life.

What is operationalization, and why are you passionate about it? (2:42)

Why was operationalization the logical next step for Path for Growth? (6:27)

How do you define excellence? (11:42)

By operationalizing, you can succeed at the details without stressing over them (22:11)

Operationalization is a four-step process (25:19)

Standardize your processes and outcomes (25:58)
Document your standards (31:22)
Evaluate work by consistently comparing it to the standards (38:28)

When does it make sense to abandon standards? (43:37)

Improve the standards over time (48:25)

How can someone get started with operationalization? (49:20)

What does maintenance mean to you in this phase of life? (52:45)

Why is responsibility a vital part of freedom? (1:03:20)

What are you most excited about? (1:11:23)

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If you want your organization to exhibit healthy growth, you as a leader must first get clear about why the business exists, what you stand for, and where you’re going. In this episode, we walk through the process of answering each of those three vital questions. We also talk about the importance of communicating your mission and values over and over and letting them guide you as you build your vision.

There are 3 key questions that leaders must answer (0:41)

Language creates culture (2:48)

Leaders have a responsibility to create a life-giving culture for their businesses (6:03)

You and your team should consistently be able to answer these questions (7:55)

Why do we exist? That’s your mission statement (9:20)

Mission statements connect the mundane to the meaningful (13:06)

Mission statements lift people’s eyes above the horizon (19:28)

Mission statements provide inarguable common ground (21:42)

Once you have your mission statement, communicate it over and over (24:02)

What do we stand for? Those are your core values (25:00)

Core values create boundaries within which people can feel free to act (27:24)

How to evaluate a potential core value (34:16)

To build an organization that stands for something, become a leader who stands for something (40:07)

Where are we going? That’s your vision. (42:06)

It’s reckless to chase an audacious vision without a mission and core values (45:23)

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How do you define success for yourself, and how does that definition impact your life and work? For Tim Schurrer, success is less about being in the spotlight and more about building a humble confidence. Tim is the former COO for StoryBrand and the author of “The Secret Society of Success,” a new book that highlights stories of people who made a major impact whether or not the spotlight was on them. In this episode, Tim shares some of the biggest lessons he’s learned about pursuing healthy growth, rejecting the spotlight mindset, and right-sizing your impact as a leader.

What did the moon landing teach you about success? (2:17)

Why did you write “The Secret Society of Success?” (5:30)

What is the spotlight mindset, and how does it harm us? (8:34)

How do you find contentment without sacrificing ambition? (14:20)

What does it mean to right size your impact? (20:56)

What is your process for intentionally choosing people to learn from? (24:53)

How can leaders create a culture of healthy growth? (34:22)

Why does building an abundance mindset lead to helping others win? (38:18)

How does our definition of success shape our lives? (40:50)

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We can’t stop ourselves from ever getting into a funk, but we can take control and move forward when we find ourselves in one. In today’s episode, we talk about four practical actions to help us get out of a funk and recommit to pursuing healthy growth. We also discuss the importance of labeling your emotions in order to take away some of their power, as well as advice for finding the right people to confide in.

We often use language to hide the truth of where we’re at (3:01)

Today we’ll discuss four actions that can help us get out of a funk (6:40)

Own it: You will never fix what you refuse to see (7:15)
Talk about it: Another person can introduce rationality (13:01)

Find someone you trust to be solution-oriented and give good advice (17:34)

Jolt your way out of it: If you want different results, start doing different things (23:46)

When you disrupt yourself, you reorient your mind, body, and emotions instead of escaping (34:18)

Practice healthy growth: Create change that’s sustainable (36:32)

Your effectiveness as a leader is not measured by your ability to be perfect (41:27)

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After years of prioritizing his career, Trey Sheneman is excited to direct new levels of focus toward his family and his health. Trey is chief marketing officer at The ASK Method Company, and in this episode, he shares his story of learning to show up as his authentic self in the workplace. Trey also discusses the importance of acceptance instead of agreement when interacting with people who believe different things than you, and he offers advice to other leaders who feel compelled to keep climbing rather than pausing to think about what matters most to them.

What is marketing, and why are you so passionate about it? (1:58)

What was the mindset change that allowed you to change career paths? (11:50)

How do you become a peacemaker as a leader? (18:16)

What has helped you overcome the desire to be liked? (22:40)

How do you make sure your image is aligned with how you’re actually feeling? (26:53)

What changed inside of you that equipped you to leave a job you love? (36:35)

How have you embraced authenticity while working in marketing? (46:16)

What is the difference between acceptance and agreement? (54:01)

What advice would you offer to someone who feels stuck trying to climb the mountain? (1:03:13)

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Great leaders are great coaches, and great coaches use principles to distill truth. In this episode, we close out our series on the five characteristics of effective coaching with a conversation about four tactics for principle-based coaching. We talk through some practical examples of patterns we’ve turned into principles at Path for Growth. We also wrap up our conversation on coaching with a reminder that wisdom and nuance are essential characteristics for all leaders and coaches.

Great coaches are relational, curious, assertive, directional, and principle-based (0:53)

Principles simplify, solve, scale, and separate (1:57)

Principle-based coaching involves 4 tactics (7:48)

Notice the pattern (10:43)

Experience is not authority (13:56)

The more evidence you gather about a pattern, the more assertive you can be (14:40)

Identify the principle (21:14)

Don’t sacrifice truth just to make your principles sound catchy or clever (28:36)

Collaborate to make the principle practical (35:52)
Understand that reality isn’t perfect (40:32)

Effective coaching requires nuance (48:49)

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Great leaders are great coaches, and great coaches operate out of principle-based thinking. In this episode, we start to wrap up our series about the five principles of effective coaching. We break down the definition of principles and discuss 4 practical ways that principle-based thinking can help you become a better leader and coach.

Great leaders are coaches who unleash the best in others (0:43)

Effective coaching is principle-based, and this is a skill you can learn (4:49)

If you want to be better at principle-based coaching, you have to be better at principle-based thinking (9:07)

What is a principle? (10:16)

Why do principles matter? (14:10)

Principle-based thinking can greatly benefit leaders in 4 key ways (19:00)

Principle-based thinking simplifies. (19:48)
Principle-based thinking solves. (27:20)
Principle-based thinking scales. (29:05)
Principle-based thinking separates. (34:34)

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When Casey Graham successfully sold his first business, he started feeling stuck and without purpose. After working to redefine his goals and motivations, Casey became the founder and CEO of Gravy, a company that both helps with failed payment recovery and intentionally develops people and leaders. In this episode, Casey shares his story of climbing out of a difficult place to find both success and fulfillment. He also shares practical advice for other business owners about building trust-filled relationships, learning to delegate, creating an owner’s intent, and focusing on leadership development.

What happened when you sold your first business? (2:06)

Why is it important to know the motivation behind your business? (10:50)

How did your brokenness lead you to find your support system? (15:42)

How can confession help when someone is feeling stuck? (18:23)

How have you intentionally built trust-filled relationships? (22:11)

Where do friendships fit into your leadership development at Gravy? (28:58)

Why did you decide to prioritize people's development? (31:05)

How do you distinguish between preferences and core issues when delegating? (34:20)

What is an owner's intent, and how do you create it? (42:46)

How do you reorder and reinvent yourself when you need to? (49:51)

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The No B.S. Small Business Book: How to Win When Most Fail

Great leaders are great coaches, and great coaches help people figure out where they are and where they are headed. In this episode, we discuss the fourth of five coaching characteristics: Effective coaching is directional. We talk through the three planes where someone can excel at directional coaching, along with four common fears that keep people from seeing the path ahead of them.

The highest calling of a leader is to unleash the best in others (0:58)

To be a directional coach, you both have to agree on where you are and where you’re headed (2:22)

Directional coaching happens on three planes, and you have to excel on the first to move on to the next (6:14)

The conversational plane: Where is this conversation going? (8:27)
The situational plane: Where am I going in this situation? (11:40)
The existential plane: Where is my life going? (13:05)

When people have directional alignment on all three planes, it leads to outrageous harmony (16:18)

Your ability as a coach to see the path is nice but irrelevant: the goal is for them to see the path (17:21)

When people are lacking direction, err on the side of intentional curiosity (19:37)

Lack of direction is almost always related to fear (22:08)

There are four main fears that we can help people overcome to find direction (23:38)

Fear of the unknown (25:20)
Fear of failure (32:54)
Fear of incorrect aim (37:46)
Fear of impossibility (42:35)

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For JP Krueger, establishing core values is not a once-and-done exercise. In fact, when he noticed that he and his team at Five Stone Tax Advisers were too focused on growth and profitability, JP took time to slow down and work with his team to choose five core values that would drive every part of their business going forward. In this episode, JP describes that process, shares his perspective on what it means to run a faith-based organization, and discusses his reluctance to plan too far into the future. He also explains how he’s built generosity into his business model.

Why did you start Five Stone? (2:35)

What was challenging about the transition out of the early stages of business? (5:16)

How did planning too far into the future end up hurting your business? (8:15)

How have you redefined your goals and values? (11:11)

What changed when you stopped recruiting? (19:49)

What does being a faith-based organization mean to you? (25:20)

Can you walk us through your process of choosing core values? (27:37)

How do you evaluate someone against your core values during the interview process? (29:30)

What’s the difference between commitment and lack of balance? (38:17)

How do you strive for effectiveness without micromanaging? (44:04)

Why is generosity so central to your business? (45:41)

How has generosity blessed your business? (51:33)

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Great leaders are great coaches, and great coaches know when to be assertive. In this episode, we continue our conversation about the five principles of effective coaching and discuss the importance of making healthy, helpful, and productive assertions. We also unpack four characteristics of a healthy assertion that can help you bring out the best in the people you’re leading and coaching.

To be an effective coach and leader, there are five key qualities to practice (0:51)

Sometimes great coaching involves drawing answers out of someone, but other times it requires you to be assertive (5:16)

There’s a fine line between healthy and unhealthy assertions (9:35)

“Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom” (11:15)

Healthy assertions have four characteristics (19:01)

Healthy assertions are rare (19:35)
Healthy assertions are trustworthy (24:18)
Healthy assertions are humble (34:38)
Healthy assertions are principle-based (41:54)

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Pete Roberts started Origin U.S.A. because he wanted to take a stand in saving American manufacturing. And in the process of building his company, he found an even deeper purpose through the leadership he could provide for employees who needed a cause to fight for. In this episode, Pete shares why Origin’s mission is so important, and he explains how he’s held onto his vision while also needing to think about revenue. We also talk about the way our businesses can change when we stop thinking in the short-term and start focusing on building something that can outlive us.

Why are you so passionate about American manufacturing? (1:45)

What will be required to keep manufacturing in America? (10:53)

Why did you decide to take a stand and do something about this issue? (15:39)

How have you united people around this cause? (21:21)

Why have employees stuck around even during the pandemic? (27:50)

What does it look like to cast a vision while still thinking about revenue? (33:27)

How does having a long-term mindset for your business shape the way you make decisions today? (41:22)

How do you maximize your time with advisors? (46:15)

What motivates you to turn down opportunities that don’t align with your long-term goals? (53:33)

How do you discern between wise counsel and naysayers? (57:53)

What is an entrepreneurial seizure, and how do you combat it? (1:10:00)

How have you evolved to become the leader Origin needs? (1:14:40)

Product is a manifestation of the mindset (1:24:28)

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Great leaders are great coaches, and great coaches are curious. In this episode, we continue our conversation about the five principles of effective coaching and talk about three areas you can focus on in order to become more curious. We also walk through a framework for asking better questions about where a person is and where they are going.

Leadership is about unleashing the best in others (0:46)

When trying to influence and lead, motive matters (3:47)

Good coaches give answers to people, but great coaches extract answers from people (6:31)

To convey curiosity, focus on the tone you use, the questions you ask, and the way you listen (9:54)

Your tone can convey interest and invite people to share more (10:27)

Asking questions is key to curiosity (21:14)

We think asking questions is difficult and abnormal (22:13)

We don’t ask questions because we believe the gap between failure and success is information (25:23)

We avoid questions because we assume we understand (28:32)

Ask about where they’ve been, where they are, where they’re going, and what the path looks like (32:24)

The passive coach hears concepts, but the active coach listens to language (43:50)

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So many people set out to read the Bible regularly but quickly let it fall by the wayside. In this episode, I continue my conversation with Dr. Michael Easley, who shares practical advice for anyone who wants to make a habit of reading the Bible but doesn’t know where to start. He also explains his process for approaching a passage of Scripture and shares specific passages for people to read based on their current struggles. If you missed part one of this conversation, be sure to check it out for more great insight.

What mistakes do people tend to make when they start trying to study the Bible? (2:18)

What is an achievable goal for someone who wants to get started? (4:41)

How do you select the right translation based on your level of familiarity? (9:23)

Where in the Bible should you start reading? (14:26)

Observe, interpret, and apply (22:32)

What readings do you recommend for someone struggling to stay emotionally engaged and present? (36:11)

What readings do you recommend for someone working on their marriage?(40:27)

What readings do you recommend for someone who’s feeling unfulfilled? (46:17)

What readings do you recommend for someone who wants to rediscover their passions? (48:50)

What resources do you recommend to supplement Bible reading? (53:07)

How would you challenge a listener who thinks they don’t have time to read? (56:25)

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Talk Thru the Bible

There’s a major difference between believing the Bible is truth and actually spending time with it. In this episode, I have the honor of talking with Dr. Michael Easley, the former president of Moody Bible Institute and pastor at Stonebridge Bible Church. He shares some fundamental truths about the Bible and explains how reading it regularly can lead to transformation. This is part one of a two-part conversation with Dr. Easley, so be sure to follow the podcast so you don’t miss the next episode!

Why do so many people avoid the Bible? (5:01)

How has your relationship with the Bible evolved throughout your life? (6:51)

What has to change for someone to start falling in love with the Bible? (12:46)

At the most fundamental level, what is the Bible? (18:21)

Why is the Bible worth reckoning with, whether you believe in it or not? (24:48)

How can routinely reading the Bible change us? (32:04)

Why is it important for leaders to read the Bible? (36:19)

How to connect with Michael (42:39)

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As you set goals for the new year, it’s important to make sure that you’re not only prioritizing growth and sacrificing your health in the process. In today’s episode, we talk through eight truths and lessons that can help you pursue healthy growth this year as you seek to leave a lasting impact with your business and your relationships.

The new year represents an incredible opportunity to think about growth (0:39)

There are 8 truths that can help your pursue growth without sacrificing your health (4:36)

Health and growth are not the same thing (5:44)
Growth for the sake of growth is dead (7:32)
Fulfillment is an inside job (10:16)
Contentment and growth can coexist (12:53)
My work is not who I am, my work is where I serve (16:22)
My standard is commitment, not perfection (20:38)
God’s promises are not found outside God’s boundaries (23:52)
I am not going to see this finished (28:03)

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To be a great leader, you have to learn how to coach, and to be a great coach, you have to be relational. In this episode, we break down six principles of relational coaching, which will help you build trust and provide more value to the people you’re investing in. We also discuss the importance of listening well and unpack seven simple strategies you can use to listen more effectively.

To lead well, you sometimes need to be a coach (0:42)

Effective coaches share five key qualities (3:51)

People don’t care that you know until they know that you care (5:30)

Effective coaching requires vulnerability, but you have to build a relationship first (6:57)

Live like a person that people can trust, and be consistent (11:18)

Don’t teach principles that you don’t live out (14:34)

A great relational coach has 6 characteristics (15:46)

Relational coaching is holistic (16:50)
Relational coaching is context sensitive (19:04)
Relational coaching is intentional (26:15)
Relational coaching is characterized by a commitment to listening with non-verbal affirmation, verbal affirmation, specific questions, paraphrasing, mirroring, and labeling (30:38)
Relational coaching is empathetic (43:30)
Relational coaching is fun (45:21)

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What is a leader’s job? It seems like a simple question, but often we look at leadership through the lens of other people’s expectations, or we don’t take the time to think about our responsibility to the people around us. In this episode, we explore the idea that the primary responsibility of a leader is to unleash the best in others. To help with that, we also introduce five principles of effective coaches, which we’ll continue to explore in the coming weeks.

What do leaders do? (0:49)

Leaders unleash the best in others (2:11)

As a leader, you must live in the tension of wanting to see certain outcomes but accepting that you can’t control everything (4:12)

Leaders believe that your best is in you (9:51)

Leaders believe the best is possible (13:21)

Leaders believe the best needs to be unleashed (18:22)

The best leaders wear many hats, not just the vision casting hat (19:52)

Great leaders need to wear the hat of coach (21:35)

Effective coaches have five key qualities (26:18)

Effective coaches are relational (27:57)
Effective coaches are curious (29:28)
Effective coaches are assertive (30:32)
Effective coaching is directional (32:57)
Effective coaching is principle based (33:51)

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Every year GORUCK holds grueling endurance challenges, and in 2021, Chad Malone was the only finisher of Selection, the most difficult of all the events. In this episode, I talk with Chad about his experience with Selection and other GORUCK events. He explains how a change in motivations helped him to succeed, and he discusses his experience with bouncing back after failure. This episode is packed with inspiring insight that will make you want to challenge yourself in new ways, so be sure to listen!

What was your first GORUCK event like? (2:39)

Why did you want to do more events after that? (7:57)

What do the people who do an event like HTL have in common? (12:51)

What does GORUCK Selection entail? (17:14)

How much does Selection cost, both financially and in terms of time spent? (21:08)

You said that when you started out, your “why” was to be the best. What changed? (28:40)

How do you guard your heart and mind to keep up the motivation in an event like this? (37:07)

Has GORUCK impacted the person you are in other areas of your life? (41:05)

What motivated you to start your own business? (46:18)

How did you handle feelings of failure in 2019? (48:55)

What would you say to someone who thinks that “hard equals bad?” (56:37)

What was your mindset going into Selection in 2021? (1:03:35)

Has that experience of practicing presence translated to other areas of your life? (1:08:45)

What was the most grueling moment in the 2021 Selection, and what did it feel like to finish? (1:10:44)

How to connect with Chad (1:26:30)

What advice do you have for people who are ready to level up? (1:30:20)

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Accountability is a vital part of leadership, but it can easily become toxic when not handled correctly. In this episode we’re talking about six qualities that make accountability healthy. By implementing these in your own life and work, you can experience greater results, keep your commitments as a leader, and strengthen your relationships.

I used to think accountability was about punishing people for not doing what they said they would do, but I was wrong(0:44)

Accountability is not just a topic for the workplace, it’s about boundaries and commitments (6:39)

Toxic accountability involves public or private shaming (8:04)

Accountability is not erratic and random check-ins (9:40)

Accountability is not relentless micro-management (10:45)

Sustainable growth doesn’t occur without accountability (11:45)

There are six qualities of healthy accountability (15:35)

Healthy accountability is rhythmic (17:43)
Healthy accountability is results-oriented (19:29)
Healthy accountability is real (25:47)
Healthy accountability is relational (29:10)
Healthy accountability is restorative (31:30)
Healthy accountability is rewarding (34:19)

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It’s relatively easy to create a list of core values for your business, but it’s much more complicated to actually run your day-to-day operations with those values at the forefront. That’s why I was especially excited to talk with Bobby Mikulas, CEO and co-founder of Kinship Landing, a boutique hotel that’s truly a values-based business. Bobby shares his amazing story of deciding with his wife to create a space for travelers in Colorado Springs, and he explains how he’s developed confidence and courage without sacrificing his humility. Listen in for some great leadership advice and encouragement.

Where did the idea for Kinship Landing come from? (3:09)

What was your mindset that allowed you to commit to a long-term goal? (8:39)

Why were you driven to create Kinship Landing? (13:25)

How have you learned to narrow down and focus when you have many different passions? (15:09)

Have you noticed your core values changing throughout your life? (21:47)

What did you learn in your first year of business? (23:45)

You said you have a crazy story about purchasing real estate in that first year, what was that like? (27:36)

How do you discern between courage and foolishness? (30:58)

What does it look like to act confidently without becoming arrogant? (34:28)

Why do you structure your life around intentional chunks of time? (42:12)

Remember that changing the world is not up to you (43:39)

What are Kinship’s core values, and what does it mean to run a values-based business? (50:57)

Creating an environment for startups to collaborate (1:00:56)

How do you create a business that outlasts you? (1:03:17)

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Gratitude is one of the most important practices you can build into your life as a leader. So in this episode, we’re going to walk through a new Thanksgiving tradition: a guided gratitude exercise. With this episode, you’ll have the opportunity to reflect on seven questions that encourage you to cultivate gratitude for the things you’ve experienced this year and the things you currently have in your life.

In today’s episode we’ll walk through a guided gratitude exercise (1:00)

Gratitude is an antidote to anxiety (3:46)

Gratitude is an expression of humility (6:10)

Gratitude is an opportunity for leadership (9:20)

Write down the things you’re grateful for (12:18)

What is an area where you were able to grow that you’re thankful for? (13:21)
What is a relationship you were able to build that you’re grateful for, and why? (15:43)
Where are you grateful for a lesson that you learned this year? (18:10)
What is a trial you were able to face that you’re thankful for? (20:47)
What is an experience you got to have that you’re grateful for this year? (24:45)
What is the thing in your life that you can’t even begin to explain, but that you’re outrageously grateful for? (27:57)
What are you grateful for in the season you’re currently in? (30:21)

Take the opportunity to lead others in the practice of gratitude (32:02)

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Sometimes the principles that help us most as leaders and professionals are learned in the midst of personal struggles. Melissa Urban is an incredible example of this, as she took her experiences with addiction recovery and food freedom and used them to create Whole 30. It was incredible to hear her story and to dive into some of the lessons she’s learned about setting boundaries, building new habits, and staying true to your values. There’s so much wisdom to take away from this conversation.

How did Whole30 begin? (2:58)

What benefits does Whole30 provide? (4:50)

How do emotions and biology impact our food choices? (7:05)

You say in your book that changing the way you eat is not hard, but it is still really difficult. What do you mean by that? (11:18)

How is Whole30 a gateway to empowerment, especially for women? (13:45)

What motivates people to make a major lifestyle change like Whole30? (16:00)

What barriers keep people from making a change? (17:40)

Why does Whole30 work from a scientific perspective? (19:58)

How does sharing openly about your struggles help you combat shame, and how do you create boundaries around the things you share and the things you keep private? (23:10)

What is the difference between abstainers and moderaters, and how do you build the skill of moderation? (33:54)

Does it get easier to make good food choices once you build new habits? (39:39)

How can you avoid perfectionism while doing Whole30?(40:55)

What does it look like to find food freedom? (43:13)

How has going through recovery, learning to set boundaries, and doing Whole30 helped you as a business leader? (44:44)

When did you decide to transition to running Whole30 full time, and what did that transition feel like? (48:08)

Did your connection with the CrossFit community help you grow Whole30? (50:21)

How do you know when your product is good enough to go public? (53:46)

You’ve built your business completely self-funded, how did that benefit you and your community? (56:37)

How do you stay true to your values and focus on the things you’re good at while your company is growing and changing so rapidly? (1:00:58)

What have you learned about attracting, hiring, and retaining great people? (1:06:01)

What are the benefits and challenges of building an entirely remote team? (1:08:45)

Are there any key leadership lessons you’ve been learning lately? (1:11:36)

Can you tell us more about the Whole30 Coaching Program? (1:12:43)

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We’re going to talk about the things you might be doing that you need to stop doing and the things that you may be avoiding that you need to start doing. You’re going to walk away with three main principles that you can start practicing immediately as you lead your team and your business.

We’re going to talk about what you need to stop doing and what you need to start doing to grow yourself and your team (0:55)

Stop giving answers—start asking questions (1:35)

Good leaders give answers, great leaders extract answers (2:30)

The principle at play: people repeat what works (6:18)

Stop taking responsibility from people—start giving responsibility to people (9:44)

Story time: I screwed up and my leader took the blame . . . and why that actually made me feel worse (14:40)

Give people the opportunity to experience the highs and lows of owning something (16:05)

The amount of freedom you experience is proportional to the amount of responsibility you take (17:44)

Instead of delegating tasks, delegate outcomes (18:27)

Growth occurs just beyond the edge of what’s comfortable (20:50)

Stop avoiding silence—start embracing silence (23:29)

Are you afraid of awkward? (25:56)

Gold often comes on the other side of awkward (27:55)

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Jordan has become a friend and someone I deeply admire and respect. He is an incredible communicator and is gifted at taking time-tested principles and communicating them in a way that makes the complex simple. He is also a practitioner and has real world marketplace experience. He has been the CEO of several different organizations. His new book, Redeeming Your Time looks at time management through the lens of Jesus. Jump in and join us for this conversation.

Start by telling us about “the ministry of excellence” (2:57)

What is the “why” for doing excellent work? (5:44)

Explain why you see Jesus as the subject manager expert on time management (8:22)

Talk about the difference between productive and busy or hurried (11:26)

We can get caught thinking it’s only hustle or self-care. It seems like you’re advocating for a different approach (15:57)

You’ve used the word “soul” a few times. Can you explain the heart shift that has to occur for us to have the right attitude toward work? (17:49)

One of the things you talk about in the book is chasing audacious goals. It seems like the Christ follower who knows they’re loved no matter what could be an aggressive risk taker. (24:19)

How do you seasonally define priorities? (26:56)

Define how you decide a goal is worth pursuing? (29:55)

You’re absorbing content all the time. How do you monitor the content in your life so you’re also listening to what God is telling you? (32:15)

What’s the biggest thing that you’ve noticed from shifting the content you consume? (37:26)

What is the encouragement you’d give people around choosing how they let things drive their lives (39:49)

One of the topics from the book I’ve been trying to practice is Sabbath. Why do you think it’s important? (43:19)

You said Sabbath does a lot for “our souls and for our goals”. Can you speak to that? (48:18)

What is the role of your phone and email on Sabbath? (50:41)

Do you exit Sabbath on Sunday evening or Monday morning? (52:58)

What do you do Sunday evening to prep for the week ahead? (54:19)

If someone has tried time management things a lot and still ends up stuck, what is the challenge and encouragement you’d give that person? (56:43)

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Redeeming Your Time: 7 Biblical Principles for Being Purposeful, Present, and Wildly Productive

We are talking about a topic that we’re deeply passionate at Path for Growth. Today is going to be extremely actionable because we’re talking about maximizing mentorship. This is a very practical conversation and I’m going to share with you the methodology I’ve created for finding and maximizing mentorship.

After buying people coffee or lunch hundreds of times, I’ve created a method for maximizing conversations with people that I think of as mentors (1:43)

Everyone should be seeking out and learning from mentors (2:59)

I want to start with the three biggest reasons this is worth your time (3:30)

The first reason is that you have the opportunity to distill decades into days (4:25)

The second reason is that empathetic human connection is essential (6:31)

The third reason is that there are few things more valuable than context driven support (8:12)

What you’re really signing up for here is responsibility (10:08)

Here are the seven steps that I use to maximize mentorship (11:14)

Step One: Identify the area or the person that you want to grow (11:58)

Step Two: Send a well-worded, intentional and specific request (14:06)

Step Three: Prepare questions ahead of time (17:47)

Step Four: Buy the coffee or meal (20:14)

Step Five: Take notes and lead the conversation (21:40)

Step Six: If it was valuable and time you’d like to have again, ask them at the end (25:18)

Step Seven: Send an intentional thank you message with evidence of action (26:34)

My request to you is to take action (29:25)

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This is our second conversation with Michelle Meyers, but this time she brought her friend Somer Phoebus. They just recently wrote a book and also run a company together, both by the same name - She Works HIS Way. You are going to love this conversation and we know you’ll find some great takeaways that will impact your life and leadership.

Before we jump into their book, I wanted you to hear about Michelle and Somer’s background (2:41)

It sounds like you created something because you needed it, not to start a business (6:14)

Thinking back to your first 18 months - what was the biggest thing you got from that time period personally? (7:29)

Let’s talk about the topic of freedom. What’re your thoughts about freedom and do you see it showing up as a potential idol? (13:37)

There’s a difference between having freedom and experiencing it. What does that mean to you guys? (18:03)

What happens when we’re operating from the mindset of wanting to do what God wants us to do but we can’t tell what He wants us to do? (22:28)

What would you say to the entrepreneur who has achieved a level of success that gives them more time and wonders what they should do now? (29:08)

Anyone who is wired as a leader probably struggles with the idea that work = worth. How do you think those connect to each other? (33:23)

Your book is constantly combatting the messages that are perceived as true (37:10)

As a growth-oriented leader, it can be hard to understand what contentment looks like. What is contentment? (39:44)

One of the things I started to pay attention to was that some of the most goal-oriented people I know are also miserable. What is the proper role of goals in the life of a person and business so they can co-exist with contentment? (46:41)

How do you evaluate whether something has become an idol? (51:58)

One of the chapters in the book is about relationships. Why are adult friendships so important and how do you build them? (55:58)

I have to reframe my idea of success when it comes to spending time with people. What is a healthy definition of success for spending time with people? (1:02:00)

If someone listening considers their relationship with Jesus as their main thing, what is your encouragement for that person? (1:06:51)

Can we close out with a prayer like you do in each chapter of the book? (1:11:47)

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You are the product of the things you do every, single day. The topic of ‘presence’ is often undervalued in the life of a leader because we are so focused on planning. As a result, we can end up missing out on what is going on in the present. To be present as a leader is to express gratitude with your attention in a way that causes others feel compelled to do the same.

What does it look like for you to express gratitude with your attention? (2:40)

How do we practice presence? (3:38)

Everything changes when you start to treat the moment like practice. Practice is a mindset (9:01)

Practice is not a destination (9:34)

Practice is not a linear process (10:03)

Practice is not a celebrated activity (10:54)

Practice is the on-going, never-ending, daily pursuit of a worthy value or virtue (12:35)

Number 1: Prepare for presence in the evening (14:06)

Number 2: Maximize the morning (15:47)

Number 3: Don’t look at your phone for the first hour of the day (20:06)

Number 4: Establish a rhythm of 10 minutes of closed-eye silence throughout the day (21:18)

Number 5: Make direct eye contact (25:14)

Number 6: Take your phone off the table (27:53)

Number 7: Schedule ‘deck time’ (30:55)

Number 8: Beware of frenzy (33:28)

Number 9: Do hard workouts (36:14)

Number 10: Write down what you’re grateful for (39:22)

What matters is not your perfection but your rate of recovery and your level of commitment (46:57)

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When my business started growing, I was looking for someone to lead intentional, growth oriented conversations with groups of high caliber leaders (like we have here at Path for Growth). Right away, only one name came to mind. My friend and team member Olivia Graham is a great business owner in her own right and has been one of the greatest blessings for our business. Today you get to hear Olivia’s perspective on working with Growth Groups but also her life as a mom, wife and entrepreneur.

I thought a great place to start would be with Olivia’s entrepreneurial story (3:57)

There’s so much talk about ‘calling’, but what I love about your story is that it wasn’t a long-term dream but more of the right next step (6:40)

What are one or two of the lessons you learned while having a full-time job and also trying to get your business up and running? (8:26)

What is the biggest way that leading your business has grown you personally? (10:35)

What’s a problem that seemed insurmountable at first but you’ve grown because you were able to get around it? (12:28)

What advice would you give to people with regard to preparing for when crisis arrives? (15:35)

What was your biggest takeaway from the COVID crisis season? (18:04)

You and your husband, Will, seem to be really enjoying yourselves. What are some things you did to make it enjoyable to live, raise a child and run a business together? (23:25)

Speak to what it looks like to apply intentionality to your time in a healthy way (26:32)

How do you and Will discern who the closest relationships in your life are? (34:26)

You and Will are really focused on shared experiences. Can you speak to where that comes from and what makes the trips you take really valuable? (47:07)

Growth for the sake of growth is dead. But if you’re growing for a bigger purpose, it creates life. What is the role the gospel plays in that mindset shift for you? (56:00)

You lead our Growth Groups at Path for Growth. Can you describe what Growth Groups are and some of the stories that have come from them? (1:02:15)

There are some people that operate well in their groups. What are the things that they’re doing or the qualities they’ve built that make them that type of person? (1:07:23)

The people who have been in business the longest are way more patient than I am. Can you speak to the value of patience in building community? (1:10:07)

You cannot manufacture trust but you can accelerate it. What are things people can do intentionally to accelerate the building of trust? (1:14:12)

What is the biggest thing a community like Growth Groups provides for people? (1:19:19)

Tell us a little about the next Growth Group you’re starting and where people can find you (1:24:36)

Give people three actions they can take to practice personal growth and then the encouragement they need to be able to do the actions (1:29:05)

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What if you’re so obsessed with what God did in your life that you’re missing what God is doing in your life? Today is the first in a two-part series about being a more present leader. Let’s start by talking about present leaders and why it’s so important to focus on this.

Growing up I would describe myself as being driven, achievement oriented and ambitious. Those are strengths and also weaknesses (0:46)

“If you always live life for what’s around the corner, you’ll look up one day and realize you never actually lived any life” (3:04)

One of the greatest gifts you can give to people you impact - and to yourself - is your commitment to being a present leader (4:37)

I want to start by talking about present leaders - what they understand, believe and know (6:32)

The present leader understands that attention is an investment (7:32)

The present leader believes that now is a gift (12:30)

The present leader knows that their attitudes and actions will be replicated (16:53)

It’s difficult to be scattered and distracted when you’re around a person who is deeply present and committed (18:17)

To be present is to express gratitude with your attention in such a way that others feel compelled to do the same (20:08)

The first enemy of presence is worry about the future (22:00)

The second enemy of presence is nostalgia for the past (23:27)

The last enemy is distraction in the present (28:39)

What is one place you feel called to be radically present? (31:31)

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Jay Owen is not only a good friend, but also a leader and business owner. He owns Business Builders, which is a digital marketing and web design organization based out of Florida. We’ve gotten to know both his team and his family, and along the way have seen firsthand how he has organized his life and leadership around the six core needs. Today’s conversation has some powerful truths for leaders, we’re glad you could join us.

Let’s start with Jay’s back story (2:56)

At what point did you start building the business and taking on team members? (4:12)

There’s value in setting goals, but goals can also cause a lot of stress. You were just trying to be better than the year before, was that healthy for you? (6:41)

Leaving your job was a pivotal decision for you, right? What gave you the courage? (9:32)

Your business has grown every year of your 22 years in business? (11:23)

Let’s talk about the six core human needs and how you go about building each of them (12:30)

The six needs are certainty, uncertainty, human connection, contribution, growth and significance. Let’s start by talking about certainty (14:06)

Talk to the people listening who love chaos and open schedules. What is the message for them? (20:23)

You’ve done a great job of hiring for your weaknesses. Speak to the value of doing that (22:16)

We all need certainty but also the opposite - uncertainty. Speak to the practical ways uncertainty shows up for you and the business (25:36)

Uncertainty is right up your alley, but how do you bring your team along for the ride? (33:49)

Human connection is the third of the human needs. Talk about your supper club (38:19)

It’s easy to connect with a masked version of people. Can you speak to the person who may feel lonely because they’re not being real? (44:31)

It’s worth asking yourself if you have people you don’t have to be ‘on’ for (48:26)

The next one is contribution. Tell us about how you and Claire are involved in Haiti (49:15)

Is there a specific story from your time in Haiti that created a shift in your way of thinking? (55:04)

There’s discussion about how capitalism is a failed system, but instead of fighting those folks it’s better to just prove it’s a great system (58:44)

Next on the list of human needs is growth. You are very intentional about your growth, did that come naturally? (1:00:08)

Are there specific books that stand out as having been the most impactful for you? 1:06:03)

How do you choose what you read next? (1:07:34)

The final one in this list is significance. What’s your ‘why’ for this business? (1:10:12)

I don’t think business owners need to believe what I believe, but I want them to wrestle with the question and seek where fulfillment comes from (1:15:35)

We unpacked a lot for people, but out of everything we talked about how can people make this actionable? (1:17:12)

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Jonathan Ronzio is a mountain climber, adventurer and is one of the cofounders of Trainual - a company that helps business owners create digital training playbooks. We have been so impressed with how they do things and how they help business owners grow. One of the things that stands out about Trainual is their marketing. They are such creative marketers, and Jonathan is the CMO. He is the brainchild of their marketing strategy and we are in for a great conversation today.

What is the ‘normalcy’ that we’re trying to ditch? (2:25)

Your decision to ditch normalcy happened around college. How did that happen? (3:50)

Are you naturally wired as an optimist and you see the opportunities? Or what gives you the courage to do some of these things? (7:39)

You used the phrase “instigator of making things happen” and that seems like a good definition of a leader. What’s a good example of you playing that role? (9:51)

It seems like people like the idea of adventure more on Instagram than in practice. What lessons have you learned from your outdoor adventures and how do they parallel with leadership? (11:57)

The mindset “why not just give it a shot” could be a recipe for success or dangerous failure. How do you assess risk? (16:52)

Someone listening may aspire to live with more adventure but they lack the confidence. What do you tell that person? (19:57)

Jordan Peterson talks about order and chaos - you don’t want to be one or the other, you want to be the force that mediates between the two. How do you establish the order that enables you to have these adventures? (21:13)

How do you decide which adventure is next? (25:20)

Having margin in your life and your leadership are both so important (27:46)

Can you tell us how you think about marketing? (30:13)

What are some of your favorites examples of content you’ve created? (34:49)

How do you decide whether or not you’re going to pursue some of your crazy marketing ideas? (38:15)

Can we play a clip of the Montell Jordan song? And what’re your goals for it? (46:41)

I came across Trainual a few years ago as a scrappy, small, growing company. You’ve been doing creative things from the beginning. What would you recommend to others who know they need to be more creative? (53:17)

Do you have any stories of marketing flops? (56:52)

At Path For Growth, we’re hiring a Director of Marketing right now. What are you looking for in the interview process? (59:30)

As an owner, the tension in marketing is needing leads that result in sales now but also testing on more creative things for the future (1:02:29)

What challenge would you give to small business owners in regard to how they think about their marketing? (1:07:25)

Prior to your role as CMO, did you have formal leadership roles? (1:10:10)

With high energy, adventure seeking types it can be easy to move so fast and then look behind and no one is following you. Have you experienced that? (1:14:54)

Trainual has grown so much in the past few years. The leadership it required three years ago is not the same as today. How do you reinvent yourself? (1:18:18)

What is the practical advice you’d give to someone who struggles with delegation? (1:23:07)

There is a lot of pressure and expectation around raising $27M. How do you deal with that responsibility? (1:24:38)

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There are 6 things you need to focus on to gain freedom from urgency; in part one, we covered: 1. Margin: leave more time than you think you need for the things that matter; frenzy is a choice. 2. Intentionality: instill a sense of intent; in the absence of intentionality, urgency reigns supreme. 3. Boundaries: make sure that there are banks to your river; boundaries are the price of impact.

In part two, we will cover:

4. Systems: creating scalable processes for doing things in a systemic way 5. Humility: having an accurate view of oneself 6. Endings: leaders understand the value of ending things proactively

The price of impact is sustained focus

The enemy of sustained focus is unending urgency

·Freedom is a learned skill

Your freedom is a reflection of your attitude

4. Systems: creating scalable processes for doing things in a systemic way

Why should you create a system?

You need to establish systems if you want to create workflow consistency and reliability

A business without systems is a nightmare for their customers

When should you create a system? Any time you repeatedly do something the same way because it's the best way to do it

How to create a system?

Do the task, no matter the scale, a big workflow, or a mundane task.

Document the process, write it clearly and concisely in a bullet point format

Delegate the task, hand it off to a team member

5. Humility: having an accurate view of oneself

As a leader, your desire to appear important often conflicts with the work that is important.

Three truths about you

You can’t do it all

You are really easily distracted

You like to be recognized and celebrated

What humility does:

Establishes priorities and awareness of limitations

Minimizes distraction proactively

Accepts that important work is often unseen

Books on humility

Humility by Andrew Murray

Freedom of Self Forgetfulness by Tim Keller

Humilitas by John Dixon

6. Endings: leaders understand the value of ending things proactively

Practice proactive endings.

Necessary Endings by Henry Cloud

Questions to help practice proactive ending

What are the things on your schedule or filling your time that are good but will never be best?

What is sick or unhealthy and not showing signs of getting better?

What are the things that if you're honest with yourself have been dead for a while, you're just afraid to admit it?

Our whole team is rooting for you. We want to see you win! Remember, my strength is not for me; your strength is not for you; our strength is for service.

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Amber Williams owns a brand strategy and messaging organization. She leads a team of people who work with businesses on their branding. She is one of the most creative people we work with and she has such a great attitude and perspective. When we wanted to sit down and clarify Path for Growth’s brand, we sat down with Amber for a brand strategy session and it was fantastic. Amber is passionate about helping people unleash their creative calling and we are so excited for you to join this conversation with her.

Let’s start by hearing the story of how Amber’s creative calling came to be (2:48)

Sometimes the reason we reach a destination we’re not happy with is a lack of courage. Did you meet resistance when you changed paths? (9:07)

Any creative step demands boldness and conviction. Where did that come from for you? (12:09)

Do you think everyone has a creative calling that is manifested in different ways? (15:31)

There’s a relationship between creativity and faith, isn’t there? (18:27)

Saying “creative leader” is redundant - if you are a leader, you must be creative. I’d love for you to dive deeper on that. (24:18)

When we think about vision we often picture a slightly different version of what we’ve already seen. What are the disciplines or practices for regaining creativity for our vision? (26:48)

I learned from songwriters that there’s an important shift in creative work - a shift from creating things for people out there to creating things for me. There’s something in that mindset when it comes to calling, isn’t there? (31:51)

If your definition of success is whether you did what God called you to, outside opinions are irrelevant aren’t they? (35:02)

One of the myths to dispel about calling is that it’s convenient. Can you speak to the relationship between calling and action? (35:55)

The risk we run in the journey of growth is plateauing at ‘adequate mastery’. Can you speak to that? (39:09)

Describe for us what your creative calling is and how it expresses itself through your business (45:18)

Let’s talk about the relationships between the words we use and the brand we create. Can you speak on the power of brand and why leaders should focus on their brand? (49:21)

Can you speak to how teams can take the heartbeat of the founder and bring it to life? (55:53)

Speak to the relationship between brand and story, specifically why it’s important to weave your story into the brand (59:56)

We did a team branding session with Amber. Can you speak to the value of getting the team engaged to inform your brand? (1:08:12)

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Do you have the courage to differentiate between calling and opportunity? Do you own your business, or does your business own you? Are you using your gifts and strengths and working out of your passions? Do you know if you are in the right seat? What if you took a month to restructure and align your habits and rhythms with your mission and values? All this and more in this special interview with Kelly Kreger, coffee roaster turned construction company president/owner turned Path For Growth coach.

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You can't do it all when you're in a frantic frenzy. You are someone that needs freedom from urgency. You need to go on this path to finding freedom from urgency. In the first of a two-part series on Freedom from Urgency, we cover these three things you need to focus on:

Margin: Leave more time than you think you need for the things that matter. Frenzy is a choice.

Intentionality: Instill a sense of intent. In the absence of intentionality, urgency reigns supreme.

Boundaries: Make sure that there are banks to your river. Boundaries are the price of impact.

Proactive questions to ensure intentionality:

What needs to be done?

What time do I need to be done?

What needs to be accomplished by that time?

What will get in our way? How do we address that on the front end?

What a person with boundaries knows:

Good things end

Leaders have limits

Every "yes" is also a "no."

A person who struggles with boundaries should focus on

Avoiding making emotional commitments

Evaluating your calendar ahead of time

Set reasonable expectations

Build In Public Episode

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You will never go wrong prioritizing people, and this interview with Dee Ann Turner proves it. Dee Ann is a best-selling author, a 33-year veteran of Chick-fil-A, Inc. She was selected as the company’s first female officer in 2001 and served as the Vice President, Talent and Vice President, Sustainability. In this interview, she and Alex discuss the difference between calling and career and how to find the sweet spot where they overlap. They also talk about her new book Crush Your Career and advise how to make the most out of a mentoring relationship. The three things you have to have in your organization.

You have to have a strong, healthy, remarkable culture.

You have to be part of something bigger than yourself. You have to have a bigger and worthy vision that's focused on serving and impacting lives.

You have to create development and learning opportunities. You have to invest in the growth and development of your team.

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Books:

It's My Pleasure: The Impact of Extraordinary Talent and a Compelling Culture

Bet on Talent: How to Create a Remarkable Culture That Wins the Hearts of Customers

Crush Your Career: Ace the Interview, Land the Job, and Launch Your Future

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It's My Pleasure: The Impact of Extraordinary Talent and a Compelling Culture

Onboarding creates an opportunity for leaders to maximize the effectiveness of their teams.

Impact-driven leaders provide a clear path for the person to become outrageously successful and connected and immersed in the culture over 90 days. One practical way that you can do this is through the creation of a 90-day checklist that:

Immerses the person in the culture of the organization

Gets them connected to the people

Teaches them what they need to be competent in their role

Makes sure they understand the foundational content of the team

Three signs of a miserable job

Immeasurment: Am I winning, or am I not? And how do I know

Irrelevance: I think that my, my job, or my day to day doesn't connect to anything more significant than the day-to-day

Anonymity: They don't know me. And even if they did know me, they wouldn't care three signs of a miserable job.

Four areas to focus on when you're creating your 90-day checklist:

Culture: the shared values and behaviors of the team. Why do we exist? What do we stand for? Where are we going? Memorize the organization's mission and core values and then teach it to hear how its purpose resonates. The goal is to have new team members feel emotionally and passionately connected to the mission.

Connection: people want to know that there's a place where they can ask questions, that their team members support them and that they are becoming friends. No one likes to show up to an office where they don't feel seen, known, and heard.

Competency: do everything you can to make sure they have what they need to be successful. Write out a clear KRA's: the three to five areas you need to win to succeed in your role.

Content: choose three to five books as reference material for how you do business. Have specific books that you can point to and say, this is what we believe, and this is the source material that we look to concerning how to do business.

Resources: Building in Public Episode #1 90 Day Onboarding Checklist Founder of Lulu lemon interview with Tim Ferris

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Read:

How to win friends and influence people

21 Irrefutable laws of leadership

Voice of the heart

EntreLeadership

Turn the ship around

Extreme Ownership

Building a StoryBrand

15 Invaluable laws of growth

Total money makeover

Good to great

Start with why

Leaders eat last

Boundaries

College isn’t for everyone; if you can work hard and respect others, you will be set. Jerold proves this with his story in this special interview. A good way to respect others is to treat them the way you want to be treated, and this turns out to be at the center of most leadership books written today. In this interview, Jerold and Alex talk about how to help others find answers to their problems by listening intently and asking good questions, a lot of times, that means touching in regularly (even when things are going good) and getting rid of distractions that get in the way of having an intentional mentoring relationship.

Connect with Jerold via Email: Jerold.Nichols@pathforgrowth.com or on Linkedin

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Although we believe that time is the most valuable resource we have, we ignore where our time is actually going. If most people treated their money the way they treated their time, they would be dead broke. What we’re going to do today is to create space and time for intentional evaluation. Because most of the answers you need, you already have, sometimes you need to take the time to think, evaluate, and reflect. So we're going to think and evaluate and reflect today on the topic of how you are using your time and where you should be using your time.

On a scale of one to 10, where are you compared to capacity, and what is correct for this season?

What habit is your biggest time black hole? (seemingly endless void that lacks structure, aim, or direction) What does healthy look like for that area?

Are you scheduling time for your: 1. Physical health 2. Relationships 3. Spiritual health

What percentage of your work hours are spent in your strength zone? What is correct in this season?

How often do you take part in scheduled intake?

Who's your favorite person to spend time with? What would it look like for them to show up on your calendar 10% more?

Rate the consistency of your morning routine. What should it be for this season?

What is the activity that you do that provides the greatest return for your customers? Is it scheduled?

What is the activity that you do that provides the greatest return for your team? Is it scheduled?

What is the activity that you do that provides the greatest return for your family? Is it scheduled?

What is the activity that you do that provides the greatest return for yourself? Is it scheduled?

Maximize Your Morning

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We believe that comfort and growth never co-exist. Today's guest lines up perfectly with that belief. Michael Easter is recognized as one of the world's leading voices on how human beings can integrate modern science to improve health, meaning, and performance. He is the author of The Comfort Crisis, contributing editor at Men's Health magazine, columnist for Outside magazine, and professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Michael's work has appeared in over sixty countries. His work can be found in Men's Journal, New York, Vice, Scientific American, and Esquire.

Tips for introducing a little more discomfort into your life:

Once decide to do something very difficult

Find boredom alone, take a walk in nature without your phone

Think about your death often

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Confidence is a healthy assurance in what's been learned from the past, what is true in the present, and what's possible in the future.

There's a difference between earned confidence and delusional confidence

Confidence is not the absence of weakness, it is awareness of weakness.

Confidence is an external expression of an internal reality.

Download the shownotes here.

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The specificity of your strategy will never exceed the specificity of your vision.

People do not achieve their goals because they have not clearly defined what success is for themselves. Once you have defined that personally, you need to create a simple and clear plan that you believe in, guiding you to your desired outcome.

In today’s path for growth conversation, Nick Carrier (founder of Best You) talks about how he tweaked The 4 Disciplines of Execution to shape his health and fitness coaching approach.

Some of the cornerstones of his approach to fitness coaching are accountability and visibility. To achieve your goal, it needs to be worthy and winnable.

Chris McChesney - How Small Wins Unlock the Potential for Enormous Success Podcast Episode

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The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Revised and Updated: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals

How do you scale a business?

Identify and own your skillset and strengths

Hire people who are so passionate about your purpose and vision that they're excited to do the things you're currently procrastinating.

That's exactly what we did at Path For Growth when we hired our COO Zack Estes. He just completed his first 90 days as our COO! We are all so PUMPED about the energy, skillset, conviction, and strength that he is bringing to the team. Zack previously worked as a Process Engineer at a Manufacturing Plant, an Operations Improvement Engineer at Vanderbilt Medical Center, and the Media Operations Engineer at EntreLeadership. He has a deep-seated passion for increasing organizational efficiency without sacrificing humanity. Most important, Zack and his wife Taylor live in alignment with Path for Growth values and are the type of people that we love working with. Their excitement to be a part of this mission at the early stages is going to be a blessing to all of us. Today Zack and Alex recap his first 90 days and talk about the three types of meetings that they have found to be essential for an owner and COO.

Daily check-ins that encourage you to be honest and share what you're doing.

Weekly status updates and strategic problem-solving.

Weekly feedback with each other in an environment of safety and trust.

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Counseling helps you serve others by living a life of balance, integrity, and constant growth, counseling helps you guard against self-deception. Five steps that you have to adopt and apply if you're going to maximize counseling:

1. Buy in a wholeheartedly · You have to believe this is a worthwhile endeavor · Your outcome will rarely exceed your outlook Why you should seek out counsel: 1. People depend on you. 2. It feels better when you pay someone to listen. 3. You are capable of being an idiot. 4. View counseling as a deposit for an impending crisis.

2. Find the right person · Shared source of truth · Willingness to sit in awkwardness · You can trust them

3. Have guts to be transparent · Being transparent helps you live a life of balance, integrity, and constant growth · Growth and comfort do not coexist · What’s the most uncomfortable thing?

4. Play the role of narrator · It's not helpful if it stays in your head/heart · Five core emotions: Anger, Sadness, Gladness, Fear, Shame

5. Reflect, prepare, and commit · Reflect: Take 10 minutes to reflect and write down, then share with 1 person · Prepare: Most people don’t get what they want because they haven’t identified it · Commit: “Commitment is when you fall in love with something so much, that you put structure around it for the times when you no longer feel in love with it.” -David Brooks

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What would it feel like to crush all your goals and look in the mirror to see a hollow shell and a failure? Mike Valiton knows because he did it. 29 years old and the vice president of a Fortune 500 company, Mike learned the hard way that; you can achieve your goals at the expense of your health, family, spiritual life, and friends because there is a huge difference between achievement and fulfillment.

Don't chase the wrong rabbit and get stuck in the hole, don't climb the wrong ladder because even if you win the rat race- you're still just a rat.

Send Mike an email

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Growth and impact are not created by the absence of conflict. They are created by the presence of healthy conflict. There are 4 primary reasons why impact-driven leaders avoid healthy conflict:

The desire to be liked

The desire to be comfortable

The desire to be in control

The desire to move forward fast

Download the shownotes PDF to follow along and take notes. Schedule a call and talk about laying out the mission, vision, and values for your business.

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Michael Hyatt is a New York Times bestselling author and the founder and Chairman of Michael Hyatt & Company, a productivity and leadership development firm helping successful but overwhelmed leaders get the focus they need to realize the Double Win.

Five Circles of Influence:

Lead Yourself: Self-leadership precedes team leadership and public influence. If you can't lead yourself, you shouldn't, and can't lead others

Confide In Your Close 3: We need close friends, confidence where we can set aside the public persona and be our authentic selves.

Train the 12: Do life with with others, teach them, share daily living. Transformation is caught not taught.

Mobilize The 70: Give specific assignments, build a team and give them authority. Maximum impact requires intentional delegation.

Teach The Multitudes: Confront the status quo, shift the paradigm and force people to think.

Who are the people in your sphere right that would gain from you intentionally pouring yourself out. Choose to specifically, deliberately and purposefully pour into those 3, 12 or 70.

Win at Work and Succeed at Life The Leadership Strategy of Jesus

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3 Foundational Truths

The way you view things, determines the way you do things.

Your outcome will rarely exceed your outlook.

A clear and healthy perspective. Is a responsibility of leadership.

6 Perspectives You Need to Grow:

Perceive yourself as limited, because we're human beings.

Perceive time as valuable, maximize the time in service towards others for a greater return.

Perceive others as capable, because people often act the way you treat them.

Perceive the desired future as possible, because your outcome will rarely exceed your outlook.

Perceive the problem as inevitable and solvable, because you will not solve the thing you think you can't.

Perceive our role as steward not owner. This isn't ours to control, it's ours to manage.

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Nature does an excellent job of eliminating waste; humans have a propensity to create waste. As leaders, there are resources at your disposal, and you have a calling to use those resources in an efficient manner, but you need to start with yourself. This week Paul joins Alex to discuss Lean, 3S, and the 8 types of waste. Paul Akers is an entrepreneur, business owner, author, speaker, Lean maniac! He is the founder and president of FastCap, a product development company with distribution in over 40 countries. FastCap, based in Ferndale, Washington, launches 30+ new innovative products each year and is regarded as a model Lean manufacturer. 8 types of waste:

Overproduced

Transport

Inventory

Defect

Overprocess

Excess motion

Waiting

Wasted potential

Connect with Paul Akers on: 2 Second Lean App PaulAkers.net LinkedIn or contact him on WhatsApp or Voxer +1 (360) 941-3748

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Growth requires struggle, that’s a given, but your growth and the growth of those you lead is dependent on how you respond to that struggle. Will you respond poorly, or will you struggle well? Today’s episode is about how to struggle well and the difference between healthy struggle and toxic struggle. But before we get into it, let’s cover three quick principles. · Struggle and meaning are often intertwined · There's often value on the other side of struggle · Too much struggle, for too long can kill you

Four differences between healthy struggle and toxic struggle:

1. Healthy struggle hurts. Toxic struggle harms. · Hurt is temporary. Harm is irreparable. 2. Healthy struggle aligns with stated values. Toxic struggle compromises stated values. · Prolonged seasons of struggle that have caused you to compromise values that you hold are toxic. 3. Healthy struggle asks who am I becoming? Toxic struggle asks how am I appearing? · Stop worrying about looking successful, start focusing on being successful. 4. Healthy struggle can be enjoyed and embraced. Toxic struggle can't. · You cannot find fulfillment by compounding misery

Action steps for someone who is living in toxic struggle:

· Own it. You will never fix what you refuse to see. · Tell someone you trust. Growth never occurs in isolation. · Have the faith necessary to do less in pursuit of being someone that is healthy and able to serve others over the long haul. · Resolve to find a way to love your days. Don't spend all your time working to create a future that you will one day love. Spend your time loving right now.

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To be present, you have bridge the gap between who you are and what you do. The art of being present requires discipline. Rob Wall doesn't believe in work-life balance. Instead, he talks about having integrated priorities in today's Path For Growth Conversation.

Rob Wall is a Pastor, Speaker, Writer, Content Creator, and Coach based in London, UK. Rob is passionate about helping others find freedom from their past, purpose in their present, and hope for the future. As a certified John Maxwell and Communications Coach, he is passionate about coming alongside others to help them discover their direction and purpose in life. Rob also spends time writing and creating content and has his own weekly television program on TBN UK.

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A great leader asks great questions because a leader's effectiveness is based on their questions, not their answers. The quality of your conversation reflects the quality of your questions. Communication is a skill, not an identity. It’s not something you are born with; it is a discipline, something you practice and learn through repetition. But before you can be great at communication have to learn three things:

Confidence, in the process of practice, confidence is gained.

Humility, if you aren’t humble, you can’t ask good questions. Everyone around you knows something that you don’t.

Trust, they need to trust that you care about them. You need to trust that they will respect your time with attention.

Five types of questions for leaders: Tactical Questions: Day-to-day questions that provide an incremental return. Never use a person to do the job Google was built for. Strategic Questions: Look at the big picture

“In light of where I want to go, what is the best next step?

Strategic questions demand vision.

Perspective Questions: Acknowledge our emotional and situational enmeshment.

We need to make decisions rationally and logically, so we need someone who is not emotionally invested in the present situation.

We need to see our leadership from every angle on the table, so we need to ask perspective questions.

Expansionary Questions: Dare to envision a future that doesn't yet exist.

Think about a future beyond your comfort zone.

Expansionary questions are the enemy of complacency

Principle-Based Questions: Rely on transcendent truth and focus on making that principle remarkably practical.

Observe a principle and then make it practical.

Sit down with people you trust, state a principle and ask, "how do you see that plays out for us"?

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Eighteen years old working at Taco Bell, Chris realized he didn't want to work for anyone else. So he launched two businesses, and along the way, he learned how to build a business bigger than himself. At first, he was scrappy and working 80 hours a week to make things work, then he started to develop core values, mission, and vision, and that's when things began to change. Seventeen years after launching Chris's business AZPRO has grown to over 90 team members. In addition to leading AZPRO, Chris is also a Certified Pinnacle Business Guide & EOS Implementer and works with Next Level Growth to help business leaders get more consistency, control, and freedom.

In today's path for growth conversation, Alex and Chris discuss:

How to deal with entrepreneurial guilt

How to let go and delegate

The difference and necessity of visionary and integrator roles

Why mission vision and values should be all that the visionary leader focuses on

Connect with Chris at nextlevelgrowth.com

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Bad habits are rooted in what you do. Good habits are rooted in who you are. In order to make the most of your morning, start by asking yourself: who are you called to be? The morning is the kingpin of the day, how you start it matters A LOT because:

The person that you become is a result of what you repeatedly do

You never have to recover from a strong start

As your morning, so goes your day

Start your day right so you can serve others best, develop a morning ritual by starting small and stacking habits on top of each other. Get rid of distractions, eliminate potential roadblocks. Determine your ideal wake-up time by finding the optimal struggle, find something that is just a little outside of your comfort zone but try to get 7-8 hours of sleep. But don’t just rip off someone else’s morning, stay true to yourself work on creating your own by answering the question: who are you called to be.

Resources: If You Want to Change the World, Start Off by Making Your Bed - William McRaven, US Navy Admiral The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms by Tim Keller

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The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms

Today Alex is Joined by Kevin Scott, who co-founded the leadership consultancy ADDO, which is Latin for "Inspire." This week they discuss:

How to Build a Leadership Culture

Why Culture Doesn't Run on Autopilot

The Importance of Purpose

The Failure of Defining Your Priority

For consecutive years, ADDO was the #1 Small business on the Best Places to Work list in Atlanta. ADDO developed the national Chick-fil-A Leader Academy program, the Baltimore Ravens Leadership Institute, and helps companies attract and develop top talent. Kevin is the author of three books, including his latest The Lens. Kevin is a frequent guest on numerous media outlets, including Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC.

Resources: https://addo.is The Lens: Nine Shifts in a Leader's Perspective 8 Essential Exchanges: What You Have to Give Up to Go Up The Lepers' Lessons: Five Questions, Two Perspectives, and the Pursuit of Purpose Connect with Kevin on his:

Website

LinkedIn

Instagram

Twitter

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The Lens: Nine Shifts in a Leader's Perspective

8 Essential Exchanges: What You Have to Give Up to Go Up

The Lepers' Lessons: Five Questions, Two Perspectives, and the Pursuit of Purpose

8 Characteristics of Loose Grip Leadership:

Peace of mind, cheerfulness of spirit, & contentment of heart

A standard of commitment, not perfection

A willingness to trust first

Deep-seated passion for process

An ability to receive and extend grace

A recognition that purpose is possible today

Healthy acceptance of the possibility of failure

Unwillingness to succeed the wrong way

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Resources: Show Notes PDF Jim Collins Interview John Eldridge Interview

Leading with a clenched fist creates:

Anxiety that increases proportionally to your growth

Fear that you will one day lose control

Resentment that you can’t have or retain the thing you most need, control

Seven questions to determine if you are leading with a clenched fist:

Have your attitude, actions, and well-being become beholden to an outcome?

Is worry about work keeping you from being present at home?

Do you need to be involved in the process?

Are you overextended and overcommitted yet unwilling to let go?

Is your health, family, or faith suffering because of prolonged seasons of overwork?

Are you actively working to portray an image of having it all figured out?

Have you lost the ability to love what you do right now?

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Resources: Show Notes PDF

If you ever feel like something is getting in your way and making you second guess yourself or causing you to procrastinate from doing the work you feel called to, then you need to listen to today's episode. Steven Pressfield is a world renowned, best-selling author of over a dozen and a half books, including The War of Art, Turning Pro, and his latest A Man at Arms. Today the Path For Growth conversation revolves around:

Confronting The Resistance

Time Management

Going Pro

Creative Work

Discipline and Habits

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Resources: A Man at Arms The War of Art Turning Pro stevenpressfield.com

A Man at Arms: A Novel

Turning Pro: Tap Your Inner Power and Create Your Life's Work

The War of Art: Winning the Inner Creative Battle

It might be simple, but that doesn't mean it's easy. Sometimes leaders fall into the trap of sophistication bias and buy into the idea that complexity conveys importance. But impact-driven leaders should never underestimate the value of simplicity. So today, we're keeping it simple and discussing two leadership essentials: VISION and EXECUTION.

VISION and EXECUTION are essential for you to invest in a path for growth that is healthy, life-giving, and sustainable. In the presence of these two things, we build the foundation for us to grow. In the absence of these two things, chaos will result. 1. A clear vision for where you are going

Most people don't get what they want because most people never take the time to define what they want

“When you become successful, distractions often show up on your doorstep, masquerading as opportunities.” - Michael Hyatt

“There is a psychological, neurological, theological, and biological justification for the necessity of aim.” - Jordan Peterson

A plan for consistently executing on the things that matter most over an extended time

Consistent: Creating habits, systems, and routines that occur daily, monthly, and quarterly to keep you on track.

Execute: Focus more on application than information. What are you doing to move the ball forward?

Things that matter most: When you narrow your vision, you clarify your strategy.

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Resources: Atomic Habits by James Clear Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

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Hero’s are approval-seeking, achievement-oriented, people pleasers. A hero lets their significance come at the expense of others' growth and chases perfection. A leader takes the role of the servant and chases excellence. Dr. Chip Dodd’s mission in life is to help people see who they’re made to be so they can do what they’re made to do; in this episode, he shares:

Why we should stop being a hero and start leading

Why we should chase excellence instead of perfection

And how to know when we’re falling into the trap of playing the hero

Top five pitfalls of playing the hero:

Work becomes confused with worth.

Performance begins to be valued more than presence.

To be an example to others, the true self is isolated.

Secrets sap the leader’s passion and purpose.

People become things.

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Resources: Five Common Pitfalls Dr. Chip Dodd’s website The Voice of the Heart by Dr. Chip Dodd How to Live podcast from Chip Dodd EntreLeadership Podcast Episode

The Voice of the Heart: A Call to Full Living with CD (Audio) by Chip Dodd (2001-08-02)

Developmental delegation is any time a leader leverages the handing off of responsibility as an opportunity to increase a team member’s confidence, influence, and ability.

At its core, developmental delegation is rooted in 3 fundamental beliefs:

Leadership is a skill.

Action precedes insight.

Decentralization is a worthy goal.

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Resources: Stop Creating Followers

Patric Yumul a Husband, Father, Kaizen Enthusiast, and the President of the Mina Group. His passion-filled purpose is to help people grow in character and capacity. In this episode, he explains IKIGAI: Reason for Being/Path For Life.

To find your passion-filled purpose, you need to ask yourself 4 questions:

What are you good at?

What can you get paid for?

What are you passionate about?

What does the world need?

You can find Patric on LinkedIn and Instagram Learn more about Mina Group here

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The effectiveness of your leadership is not measured by the number of followers you have but by the number of leaders you develop.

As an impact-driven leader, you must be willing to sacrifice short term efficiency for long-term effectiveness. Developing leaders take a lot longer than creating followers. If you are creating followers, then by nature, you become the bottleneck in your organization.

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Our whole team is rooting for you. We want to see you win! Remember, my strength is not for me; your strength is not for you; our strength is for service.

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Resources: Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders

Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders

It was an honor to have Michelle join us for this interview. If you don't know Michelle, buckle up. She's a wife and mom, a speaker, author of 5 books, and almost 8 years ago, she started a business called She Works His Way, but most importantly, her love for God is demonstrated by her love for others. You will want to listen to this episode twice (at least)

In today's episode, we cover:

The difference between authenticity and transparency

The purpose of your business (hint, it's not about the $$$)

Why business is personal

How to lead by listening

The fact that your business cannot love you back

And no matter what, do what matters

Follow Michelle on Instagram @michellemyers and @sheworksHISway Our whole team is rooting for you. We want to see you win! Remember, my strength is not for me; your strength is not for you; our strength is for service.

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Resources: she works His way membership she works His way business tracker

So often people think they have a time management problem, when in reality they have a time leadership problem. In today's episode we go over 4 tactics to help you proactively respond to the precious and finite resource of time.

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Resources: 5 Actions For Creating An Expansionary Vision

Bryan Miles is a successful entrepreneur, husband, father, backpacker, mountain climber, mentor, and writer. In addition, he’s the Co-Chair and Co-Founder of BELAY. He and his wife, Shannon, are proud Co-Owners. Bootstrapping their business with no outside funding, the company has generated over $100M in revenues since its beginning and has exploded to over one thousand team members – all of whom work from home. Without an office, BELAY has graced the Inc. 5000 list six times and was awarded the number one spot in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Best Company Culture and been featured in several top-tier media outlets over the years. Additionally, outside of BELAY, Bryan & Shannon own a craft brewing company (NoFo Brew Co) and they own an advisory company that helps successful business owners own their companies, not run them (Own Not Run).

This week Bryan joins Alex in a conversation that revolves around the idea that ego creates followers, but stewardship creates leaders. If you want to grow, you have to learn to trust others enough to delegate responsibility, if you want to start owning your business, you need start doing the things that only you can do.

Bryan: Instagram, LinkedIn Belay: Instagram, LinkedIn Own Not Run: Instagram, LinkedIn NoFo Brew Co: Instagram

Resources mentioned in this episode: Book: Leadership On The Line Workout: 1500 Remember to Rate, Review, Subscribe, and Share! Sign up for the newsletter Join us on Instagram and Facebook

Leadership on the Line, With a New Preface: Staying Alive Through the Dangers of Change

Have you ever heard a rant that resonates deep in your soul? If not, you’re about to.

There’s nothing wrong with a well-timed and thought out rant. We rant about what makes us angry, and we get angry about what we care about. Everyone needs to hear this. Here's the principle: There's a massive difference between self-improvement and selfish improvement. Our whole team is rooting for you. We want to see you win! Remember, my strength is not for me; your strength is not for you; our strength is for service.

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Defining the theme for your year is the practice we're focusing on in today's content episode.

Impact-driven leaders are intentional; they are not passive and reactive. So we're jumping into 2021 with intentionality and focus. We're going to define a specific word to characterize the year and use it as a filter for our brain to categorize the things we are learning and areas we are growing in.

Here are some actional steps for today's content:

Set a deadline

Root your word in something meaningful

Choose a word that makes you excited and uncomfortable

Find people to hold you accountable

Align your habits with your word

Focus on your theme

on 01/04/20 1:00-2:30 PM CST, we're hosting a free Personal Path For Growth Workshop to help walk you through a 5 step process on building habits and a vision plan that supports your word. If you are interested in joining, please send an email to Layne@pathforgrowth.com Our whole team is rooting for you. We want to see you win! Remember, my strength is not for me; your strength is not for you; our strength is for service.

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Resources mentioned in this episode: Your Plans: God's PlansTim Keller Message

If something with more than one person involved works effectively over an extended period of time, there are always leadership lessons to be learned.

This episode is a rollercoaster because we're going from laughing and joking to things that are really serious all thrown into one episode.

As goofy as this episode sounds, there are some important leadership actions that we address in today's episode. What can we learn from Santa that will help us be more effective leaders?

Set an Audacious Vision

Understand that Massive Results Demand Intentional Preparation

Listen Intentionally to the Customer

Recognize and Reward Good Behavior

Delegate Effectively

Delight in Your Role

Keep Your Spouse Involved

Have a Reputation of Generosity

Maintain an Abundance Mentality

Our whole team is rooting for you. We want to see you win! Have a very, very Merry Christmas, and always remember, my strength is not for me, your strength is not for you, our strength is for service.

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2020 was a crazy experience and there are people out there that will say "well, there's always value in experience." But that's not true. There's value in evaluated experience. We extract the value of the experience that we've had, when we take the time to intentionally, purposefully, and thoughtfully evaluate it.

If you are like most entrepreneurs and leaders, you could suffer from blind optimism and the result causes dissonance because reality differs from your expectation.

To end 2020 well, we need to evaluate our wins and failures and examine our expectations. This episode will serve as a guide to give you the clarity you need the close out the year and prepare for 2021.

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We're doing something a little bit different on today's podcast. Over the course of the past couple of months, we've seen a trend. Leaders and business owners feel like they are trapped by the thing that they're building. That's a scary place to be. Have you ever been there before, or maybe you're there right now where you feel trapped, you feel constrained, you feel contained?

Today's episode is a message that Alex preached at cornerstone church on the topic of finding freedom. Because so often, the way that we experience freedom is directly related to the place that we choose to find it.

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2020 has been a rough year for a lot of people, but that doesn't mean you can't find practice gratitude. Practicing gratitude has been proven to physiologically help people who are stressed, distressed, and even depressed. In today's episode, we're going to go over 7 intentional questions to help you engage in meaningful, intentional, deliberate gratitude.

1. An area you were able to grow in 2. A relationship you were able to build 3. A lesson you were able to learn 4. The trials you were able to face 5. The season you are currently in 6. An experience you got to have 7. The thing you just can’t explain or shouldn’t* have happened

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Seth Godin joins Alex in this week's Path for Growth conversation to talk about creative work, authenticity, how to find your ideal customer, and his newest book The Practice.

Seth is the author of 20 books that have been bestsellers around the world and have been translated into more than 35 languages. He’s also the founder of the altMBA and The Akimbo Workshops, online seminars that have transformed the work of thousands of people. Seth's book the practice can be found at: www.trustyourself.com You can also subscribe to Seth's blog at: www.seths.blog

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If you are the owner and CEO of your organization, or if you are the intern in an organization, I guarantee you, what we're going to talk about today can apply to you where you're at. Oftentimes the larger an organization becomes, the less we think about our work as a contribution. But in reality, if your work isn't a contribution, if it's not driving some outcome, if it's not pointed towards some results, then all you're doing is filling a seat. To be intentional about contributions, we're going to focus on three contributions the impact-driven leader should be focused on: A Compelling Vision

No one follows a leader who doesn’t know where they’re going.

Good leaders catch a vision. Great leaders cast vision, life-changing leaders coach vision.

An Environment of Unity

Recognition and encouragement have to be a priority.

Repetition of the mission, vision, and values.

Every team member should know and agree on:

Why does the business exist?

Where is this business going?

What does this business stand for?

A Framework For Accountability And Support

Properly set expectations and regularity communicate

Unspoken expectations create front-loaded resentment

Expectations without accountability are useless

Accountability without expectations is miserable

Five questions that will help you provide accountability and support:

What is your top priority right now?

What does winning look like?

What are the blockers that are getting in the way?

How can I help with those blockers?

When should we follow up?

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Scaling a business is more about managing people than it is about managing projects and getting work done. You've got to become an effective people manager to build a great organization. In today's episode, we talk with Chris Ronzio from Trainual about managing 500% growth year over year without losing your culture and selling out.

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The ability to have a civil conversation is the lifeblood of our democracy. It doesn't matter what political party you align yourself with unless you have principles to back it up. What makes our country work are real people like you who will work every day. Because change does not happen unless leaders take responsibility. Impact-driven leaders take ownership of their sphere of influence and say, "I'm going to do whatever I can to make the situation that I am in just a little bit better."

In today's episode, we're going to talk about three actionable steps for leading well in this season.

Focus more on what you believe in than who you believe in.
Understand why you believe what you believe. 3. Acknowledge your own imperfection.

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In today's conversation episode today, we sit down with Jason McCarthy who is the CEO and founder of the unbelievable world-class organization called GORUCK.

"My life was a mess. I had just gotten out of the military, I was going through a divorce from the only love of my life, and the financial crisis was in full swing. My company, GORUCK, was little more than a hobby in the Summer of 2010. I was broke and thought I had nothing to lose, so my dog Java and I hit the open roads to visit all 48 contiguous states, to meet people and get into adventures. I was searching for something, I just didn’t know what. And I found some answers, just not the ones I expected."- Jason McCarthy

How Not To Start A Backpack Company Book Jason McCarthy: IG - Facebook - LinkedIn www.GORUCK.com

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Impact-driven leaders do not make the mistake of confusing fulfillment with happiness. If you are someone that is pursuing a life that is full, a life that is whole, a life that provides you with fulfillment, then one of the elements of a fulfilled life is what we're talking about today.

That element is responsibility. One of the core and essential elements of a fulfilled and whole life is responsibility.

Responsibility and denial cannot coexist

Responsibility is a choice

Responsibility is good

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Order

Order is a sense of order and structure that creates stability.

Order in the life of an individual is represented by the habits and rhythms that structure your day (morning routine, making your bed, working out, journaling, diet)

Order in the life of a business is the standards, procedures, and systems that create repeatable efficiency (scoreboards, SOP’s,

A life with order is consistent and stable.

An organization with order is dependable and scalable.

As a leader, part of your role is to subdue chaos into order in your organization.

Chaos

Chaos is the sense of uncertainty, creativity, and ambiguity that creates growth.

Chaos in the life of an individual is represented by the areas in which you courageously venture into the unknown (solitude, adventure, new project, risk, new relationship)

Chaos in the life of a business is any work related to the creative future of the enterprise (strategic planning, vision casting, new projects, risk, BHAGs)

A life with chaos can be creative, fresh, and often fun.

An organization with chaos can be engaging and entrepreneurial.

As a leader, part of your role is to strategically introduce chaos into your life and the organization.

The Relationship

Are you order, are you chaos, or are you the force that mediates between the two?

The impact-driven leader does not avoid the tension between order and chaos. The impact-driven leader wrestles with it.

The day that your life ONLY has order is the day you become complacent.

The day your life only has chaos is the day you become inconsistent.

Structure, routine, and discipline are the breeding ground for creation

Application Questions

On a scale of 1-10, if 1 is total order and 10 is total chaos, where are you right now? **Remember the goal is to maintain a manageable level of tension that keeps you consistent and fresh.

What are the areas in your life, leadership, or business that are crying out for order?

What are the areas of your life, leadership or business that you have earned the ability to strategically introduce chaos?

What rhythms and habits will help you wrestle with the tension?

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This week Alex interviews Shannon Miles who is an adventurous, fun-loving, driven, and passionate leader who loves to see personal growth and development in those she leads. Through her successful career as an entrepreneur as Co-Chair and Co-Founder of BELAY, she has been able to design a life she always dreamed of. She and her husband, Bryan, started this premium staffing company in 2010 serving businesses all over the U.S.

Resources mentioned: Good To Great The Third Option Belay Work From Home Guide How to Work From Home In One Week Social media: Shannon Miles- LinkedIn, Instagram Belay- LinkedIn, Instagram & Facebook Own Not Run- LinkedIn, Instagram & Facebook

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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't

A good leader holds people accountable to the standards of others, a great leader holds people accountable to the standard of their potential. Here are three ways you can hold people accountable to their potential:

Commit to the process

Commit to the purpose

Commit to the person

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The impact-driven leader needs to know and clearly and consistently communicate the answers to three questions:

Why do we exist?

What do we stand for?

Where are we going?

Today we are focusing on vision: where are we going? There are three stages of vision: Survival

It’s ok to start in survival mode; it’s not ok to stay in survival mode.

If you aren’t thinking past tomorrow, no one else is

You have to earn your way out of survival mode

Service

The impact-driven leader recognizes that the things that are making their business effective in this season may be the things that limit them in the next.

What actions are you taking today that your team will be grateful for next year?

Expansion

Your greatest contribution occurs when you operate from a posture of expansion.

Expansion-oriented leaders apply themselves to the discipline of projecting a future just beyond their comfort zone.

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There is a fine line but a huge difference between self-improvement and selfish improvement. The problem is a lot of people lean towards selfish improvement, at Path For Growth we believe strength is for service and leadership starts internally, not externally.

The greatest gift you can give someone who depends on you is your own personal health and growth. An unhealthy leader believes they can do it all. The healthy leader makes sure they have boundaries. An unhealthy leader says “yes” for fear of disappointing people. The healthy leader says “no” to the wrong things so that they can fully invest in the right ones. 1. Healthy leadership starts with inward strength. 2. A healthy leader's internal strength always results in outward service. 3. A healthy leader adds value every single day.

The greatest gift you can give someone who depends on you is your own personal health and growth.

“Those of us who are strong and able in the faith need to step in and lend a hand to those who falter, and not just do what is most convenient for us. Strength is for service, not status.” Romans 15

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What is Path For Growth? Why does it exist and what can we expect from this podcast?

In this episode, Alex Judd explains why he left his dream job with Dave Ramsey at EntreLeadership to start Path For Growth.

We believe strength is for service and everyone wins when a leader decides to intentionally grow every day.

We exist to help impact-driven leaders step into who they were created to be so that others may benefit and God may be glorified.

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