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EPISODE · Nov 6, 2025 · 52 MIN

Beyond Blind Blaming: The Secret to Unlocking Success | Kevin St. Clergy | #TGV668

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In this powerful episode of The Guiding Voice, we welcome Kevin St Clergy, a successful entrepreneur who exited a $50 million business and author of "Beyond Blind Blaming." Kevin shares his life-changing realization that many of our greatest struggles in leadership and growth stem from misidentified problems.Discover the "RCD Method"—Reflect, Connect, and Decide—a practical framework to stop "blind blaming" and start solving the root causes of failure. From his childhood baseball journey to overcoming undiagnosed health issues, Kevin provides a masterclass on taking 100% responsibility and making the decisive shifts necessary for true success.Key Highlights:The Problem with Problems: Why we often succeed at solving the wrong problems perfectly.Hero to Zero: How a childhood baseball dream was derailed by something entirely invisible.The RCD Method: A three-step formula to gain clarity in your career and life.MFD Leadership: Why the ability to make decisions quickly is the ultimate competitive advantage.Success as Impact: Moving beyond vanity metrics to create a lasting legacy.Chapters 00:00 - Introduction: Are You Solving the Wrong Problem?02:54 - Meet Kevin St Clergy: Author of Beyond Blind Blaming04:15 - Rapid Fire Round: Curiosity, Invention, and Future10:19 - Who is Kevin's Guiding Voice?12:43 - Success Mantra: Empathy and 100% Responsibility14:11 - The Toughest Lesson: It's Not Marketing, It's the Model16:33 - Hero to Zero: The Baseball Story That Changed Everything19:27 - What is Blind Blaming?21:21 - Examples of Solving the Wrong Problem in Business25:42 - The RCD Method: Reflect, Connect, Decide36:08 - Second Rapid Fire Round: Billboard Messages & MFD47:38 - Mindset Shift: The Power of a "To-Be" List49:15 - Conclusion & Trivia: Why Startups Really FailConnect with the guest:https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinstclergy/https://nps.blindblaming.com/mediaConnect with the host on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/naveensamala/Also, Tune into our English, Telugu & Kannada podcasts here:YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/TGVTeluguhttps://www.youtube.com/c/TGVKannadaSpotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/1GvX6tvmfelawEba0F6KS4http://surl.li/tmksx (#tgvtelugu)If you wish to become a productivity monk, enroll in this course: http://surl.li/tmksiTGV Inspiring Lives Volume 1 & 2 are on AmazonKindle:https://amzn.eu/d/cKTKtyCPaperback:https://amzn.eu/d/4Y1HAXjVolume 2:Notion Press: http://surl.li/tmkryUse Coupon code: NAVEEN20 on notionpress.com to avail a 20% discountKindle Edition:http://surl.li/tmmmnAMZ IN: http://surl.li/tmmnbAMZ UK: http://surl.li/tmmnlFOLLOW ON X:@guidingvoice@naveensamalaExplore more at: https://www.theguidingvoice.net Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this powerful episode of The Guiding Voice, we welcome Kevin St Clergy, a successful entrepreneur who exited a $50 million business and author of "Beyond Blind Blaming." Kevin shares his life-changing realization that many of our greatest struggles in leadership and growth stem from misidentified problems.Discover the "RCD Method"—Reflect, Connect, and Decide—a practical framework to stop "blind blaming" and start solving the root causes of failure. From his childhood baseball journey to overcoming undiagnosed health issues, Kevin provides a masterclass on taking 100% responsibility and making the decisive shifts necessary for true success.Key Highlights:The Problem with Problems: Why we often succeed at solving the wrong problems perfectly.Hero to Zero: How a childhood baseball dream was derailed by something entirely invisible.The RCD Method: A three-step formula to gain clarity in your career and life.MFD Leadership: Why the ability to make decisions quickly is the ultimate competitive advantage.Success as Impact: Moving beyond vanity metrics to create a lasting legacy.Chapters 00:00 - Introduction: Are You Solving the Wrong Problem?02:54 - Meet Kevin St Clergy: Author of Beyond Blind Blaming04:15 - Rapid Fire Round: Curiosity, Invention, and Future10:19 - Who is Kevin's Guiding Voice?12:43 - Success Mantra: Empathy and 100% Responsibility14:11 - The Toughest Lesson: It's Not Marketing, It's the Model16:33 - Hero to Zero: The Baseball Story That Changed Everything19:27 - What is Blind Blaming?21:21 - Examples of Solving the Wrong Problem in Business25:42 - The RCD Method: Reflect, Connect, Decide36:08 - Second Rapid Fire Round: Billboard Messages & MFD47:38 - Mindset Shift: The Power of a "To-Be" List49:15 - Conclusion & Trivia: Why Startups Really FailConnect with the guest:https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinstclergy/https://nps.blindblaming.com/mediaConnect with the host on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/naveensamala/Also, Tune into our English, Telugu & Kannada podcasts here:YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/TGVTeluguhttps://www.youtube.com/c/TGVKannadaSpotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/1GvX6tvmfelawEba0F6KS4http://surl.li/tmksx (#tgvtelugu)If you wish to become a productivity monk, enroll in this course: http://surl.li/tmksiTGV Inspiring Lives Volume 1 & 2 are on AmazonKindle:https://amzn.eu/d/cKTKtyCPaperback:https://amzn.eu/d/4Y1HAXjVolume 2:Notion Press: http://surl.li/tmkryUse Coupon code: NAVEEN20 on notionpress.com to avail a 20% discountKindle Edition:http://surl.li/tmmmnAMZ IN: http://surl.li/tmmnbAMZ UK: http://surl.li/tmmnlFOLLOW ON X:@guidingvoice@naveensamalaExplore more at: https://www.theguidingvoice.net Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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