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Beyond the Crucible — 327 episodes
The Adviser Every Leader Needs
Five Lessons for Getting Back to a Better Future
BACK TO A BETTER FUTURE: THE CRUCIBLES OF SCI-FI CINEMA VIII The Martian
BACK TO A BETTER FUTURE: THE CRUCIBLES OF SCI-FI CINEMA VII Star Trek: First Contact
BACK TO A BETTER FUTURE: THE CRUCIBLES OF SCI-FI CINEMA VI Stars Wars Episode 4: A New Hope
BACK TO A BETTER FUTURE: THE CRUCIBLES OF SCI-FI CINEMA V Jurassic Park
BACK TO A BETTER FUTURE: THE CRUCIBLES OF SCI-FI CINEMA IV Back to the Future
BACK TO A BETTER FUTURE: THE CRUCIBLES OF SCI-FI CINEMA III | Terminator 2: Judgement Day
BACK TO A BETTER FUTURE: THE CRUCIBLES OF SCI-FI CINEMA II Alien
BACK TO A BETTER FUTURE: THE CRUCIBLES OF SCI-FI CINEMA I Planet of the Apes
3 Lessons From 3 Years: How Movies Help Us Overcome Crucibles
How He Brought YOUNG WASHINGTON to Life: Diederik Hoogstraten
Lessons in Being a Good Adviser: Louis Howe
Finding the Greener Grass of Purpose: Dale and Brian Karmie
To Move Beyond Your Crucible, Step on the Gas
15 Minutes of Horror, 20 Years of Healing: Jenny Lynn Anderson
Lessons in Overcoming Crucibles: Joni Eareckson Tada
Building an Unbeatable Mind: Mark Divine
Being Triggered Happens. Here’s How to Not Give in To It
How She Found Strength After Losing Her Brother and Parents: Lauren Sisler
The Duke of Wellington: Lessons in Implementation
After Her Husband Died, She Brought His Trucking Company to Life: Marcia Taylor
Finding Your Vision In The Joys of Your Youth
Transformed from Deep Addiction to Deep Faith: Stephen McWhirter
Dwight Eisenhower: Lessons on Character and Getting Great Egos to Work Together
How She Turned Childhood Tragedy into Her Greatest Calling: Joy Johnson
Ten Big Truths We've Learned from 300 Episodes
How Long Does Grief Really Last? Moving With It, Not On From It: J.S. Park
Moses: Lessons in Humility
The Power of Self Brain Surgery
Choose Renewal Over Resolutions in 2026
Meet the Mindset-Optimization Maestro
William Wallace: Lessons in Building a Shared Vision
From Success to Surrender: Chris Arnold
Best of 2025 3: Meet Our "Actionable Truths"
Best of 2025 2: Gregory Vetter Gained Much After Losing His $300 Million Business
Best of 2025 1: Big Screen, Big Crucibles: Les Miserables
Applying the Actionable Truths 10: Significance
How To Assist, Not Control, Those You Want to Help
Finding Wholeness in His Brokenness: John Ulsh
Applying the Actionable Truths 9: Redemption
Justice Denied, But She's Still Pursuing It: Kristin Louise Duncombe
Embrace Your Wounds To Conquer Their Power Over You
He Gained A Lot After Losing His $300 Million Business: Gregory Vetter
Applying the Actionable Truths 8: Perseverance
The Healing Power of Hidden Medicine: Dr. Thomas McCormack
Aim for Healing, Not a Cure, After a Crucible: Sharon Land
Building a Life-Changing Gratitude Habit
Applying the Actionable Truths 7: Fellow Travelers
She Lost Millions and Found Her True Calling: Amy Shippy
Summer Reflections: Rest is a Weapon for a Life of Significance
Big Screen, Big Crucibles VIII: The Monuments Men
Big Screen, Big Crucibles VII: Invictus
Big Screen, Big Crucibles VI: Erin Brockovich
Big Screen, Big Crucibles V: The Pursuit of Happyness
Big Screen, Big Crucibles IV: Les Miserables
Big Screen, Big Crucibles III: Rudy
Big Screen, Big Crucibles II: Hidden Figures
Big Screen, Big Crucibles I: Unbroken
How Bonhoeffer Film Director Battled His Own Darkness: Todd Komarnicki
Applying the Actionable Truths 6: Vision
The Power of Humbler Leadership: Josh Wymore
Want Contentment? Here's How to Find It
How Tragedy Awakened Her Extraordinary Purpose to Help Others: Carey Conley
Applying the Actionable Truths 5: Character
His Greatest Adrenaline Rush? Serving Others: John Graham
The Valuable Lessons in Others' Mistakes
From a Life Sentence to a Life Restored: Judy Henderson
Applying the Actionable Truths 4: Faith
Kidnapped, Rescued and Redeemed: Lauren Burns
Building a Life You Don't Want to Escape From
Tackling M.S. with Mindfulness: Scott Eblin
Applying the Actionable Truths 3: Authenticity
From the Mob to Ministry: Robert Borelli
Why Growth and Comfort Can’t Ride the Same Horse
The Power of Flexible Leadership: Kevin Eikenberry
Applying the Actionable Truths 2: Self-Reflection
Short in Stature, Tall in Musical Talent: Jon-Michael Ogletree
Saying 'No' to Some Things To Say 'Yes' to the Best
Closing the Courage Gap: Dr. Margie Warrell
Applying the Actionable Truths 1: Crucibles
Helping Heroes Heal from Moral Injury: Judy Issacson Elias
These 'Actionable Truths' Will Guide You From Trial to Triumph
2024 Rewind: TOY STORY'S Crucible Lessons
2024 Rewind: Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Perseverance
2024 Rewind: Jason T. Smith's Surprising Life of Significance
Sir Warwick Fairfax: A Man of Noble Character
Make Sure Your Passion Serves Your Purpose
Building a Resilience Strategy: Dr. Marie-Helene Pelletier
FDR: He Didn't Let Polio Derail His Calling
Seek to Win A Friend, Not an Argument
5 Years, 5 Big Learnings
Emotionally Paralyzed By Her Dad's Paralysis
Horatio Nelson: Naval Hero, Leadership Icon
How to Avoid a Professional Identity Crisis
Leaning Into Her Own Homelessness to Help Other Women Escape Theirs: Leanna Fairfax
He Wanted to Be a Doctor But Became an Unlikely Entrepreneur
From a Tin Shed to the United Nations: Stephanie Woollard
Stories from the Book Crucible Leadership: Abraham Lincoln on the Character to Build a Team of Rivals
Classic Films, Classic Crucible Lessons IX: Toy Story
Classic Films, Classic Crucible Lessons VIII: Rocky
Classic Films, Classic Crucible Lessons VII: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Classic Films, Classic Crucible Lessons VI: To Kill a Mockingbird
Classic Films, Classic Crucible Lessons V: It's a Wonderful Life
Classic Films, Classic Crucible Lessons IV: Schindler's List
Classic Films, Classic Crucible Lessons III: Singin' in the Rain
Classic Films, Classic Crucible Lessons II: The Godfather
Classic Films, Classic Crucible Lessons I: Citizen Kane
Why Your Life of Significance Matters: 7 Insights from Warwick's New Blog
A Natural Disaster Took Her Husband and Son, But Not Her Hope: Kim Cantin
Stories from the Book Crucible Leadership: Winston Churchill on Perseverance
The CEO Whisperer Who Helps Clients Believe in Magic and Miracles: Vanessa Vershaw
How to Build a Great Team
Finding Significance on the Other Side of the Unspeakable: Teri Wellbrock
Trials-to-Triumphs Self-Assessment 8: Tying It All Together
Trials-to-Triumphs Self-Assessment 7: In a Mad Dash
Trials-to-Triumphs Self-Assessment 6: On A Different Track
Trials-to-Triumphs Self-Assessment 5: Afraid to Trip
Trials-to-Triumphs Self-Assessment 4: Running in Place
Trials-to-Triumphs Self-Assessment 3: Stuck at the Starting Line
Trials-to-Triumphs Self-Assessment 2: Hitting Your Stride
Trials-to-Triumphs Self-Assessment 1: How and Why We Built It
7 Tips To Help You Find the Right Mentor
Two Bullets That Led Him to His Calling: Lion Goodman
From Victim to Victor: Healing From the Horrors of Sex-Trafficking: Amanda Blackwood
Stories from the Book Crucible Leadership: George Washington on Character and Listening
Celebrating 200 Episodes: 3 Moments That Moved Warwick And Shaped Who We Are
7 Tips To Start Living Out Your Unique Calling Today
Rescuing Women From Slavery, One Backpack at a Time: Brad Jeffery
Stories from the Book Crucible Leadership: Walt Disney on the Resiliency of Vision
Doctors Said Cerebral Palsy Would Limit His Life. Now He's a Doctor: Tyler Sexton
Best of 2023: Janine Shepherd – Embracing Her Tragic Paralysis as a Gift
Best of 2023: Lauren Sisler – Unshackling the Shame of Her Parents Overdose Deaths
Stories from the Book Crucible Leadership: Jesus on Self-Sacrifice
Discover The Ways Deep Friendships Fuel a Healthy Identity: Jeff Kemp
Finding Healing, and a Calling, After Losing Two Children Tragically: Gerard Long
Not Feeling Thankful? Try These 7 Tips to Change Your Mindset
Getting Sober Saved His Life and Gave Him a Model to Live it By: Doug Fleener
Stories from the Book Crucible Leadership: William Wilberforce on Self-Sacrifice
When Leaders Are Lost ... And The Keys to Finding Themselves Again: Glenn Williams
Worried Your Vision is Too Small? These 7 Truths Will Change Your Mind
Humility and Forgiveness in the White House: Tim Goeglein
Stories from The Book Crucible Leadership: John Fairfax on Forgiveness
Losing Millions Led Him to Find His True Identity: Ken Eslick
Not Sure You've Had a Crucible? Click "Play"
COVID Forced Her to Close Her Business But Led to a New Calling: Katie Jesionowski
CRUCIBLE HACKS 10: Making It All Happen
CRUCIBLE HACKS 9: Reality
CRUCIBLE HACKS 8: Fellow Travelers
CRUCIBLE HACKS 7: Vision
CRUCIBLE HACKS 6: Authenticity
CRUCIBLE HACKS 5: Talents
CRUCIBLE HACKS 4: Passions
CRUCIBLE HACKS 3: Beliefs and Values
CRUCIBLE HACKS 2: Refined
CRUCIBLE HACKS 1: Significance
7 Ways to Avoid Mission Drift and Live Your True Purpose #170
Overcoming Poverty to Gain an Abundance Mindset: Alice Tsang #169
Embracing Her Tragic Paralysis as a Gift: Janine Shepherd #168
How She Found Herself After Escaping a Narcissistic Marriage: Victoria McCooey #167
Surviving the 'Gift' of Cancer: Dr. Erica Harris #166
The 3 Important Truths Any Crucible Will Teach You #165
Preventing Money from Becoming Your Identity: Kristin Keffeler #164
Unshackling the Shame of Her Parents' Overdose Deaths: Lauren Sisler #163
4 Truths To Help You Get Beyond Your Crucible #162
Recovered with Purpose: Adam Vibe Gunton #161
Reckless Faith in Action: Beth Guckenberger #160
Trials Happened For Her, Not To Her: Andrea Heuston #159
Burn the Ships 9: Series Wrap-Up: 5 Truths We Learned About Lighting the Match #158
Burn the Ships 8: From Ministry Executive to Corporate CEO: Mike Beckham #157
Burn the Ships 7: From Corporate Executive to Ministry President: Dan Wolgemuth #156
Burn the Ships 6: From Drug Dealer to Entrepreneur and Mentor: Donte Wilburn #155
Burn the Ships 5: From Biomedical Engineer to Reality-Show Adventurer: Joel Hungate #154
Burn the Ships 4: From Crucible Leadership to Beyond the Crucible #153
Burn the Ships 3: From Doctor to Actor: Darwin Shaw #152
Burn the Ships 2: From Chasing Success to Embracing Intentionality -- Finnian Kelly #151
Burn the Ships 1: From Music to Lifestyle Brand Entrepreneur: Eryn Eddy #150
A Life Resolution That Will Last Well Past the New Year #149
Want to Align Your Values with Your Actions? They Can Help: Tom McGehee and Jim Stollberg #148
"Horrible and Beautiful" -- Lessons from Her Husband's Cancer Battle: Karen Austin: #147
A Marathon Skiing Battle Against Parkinson’s: Bill Brown #146
The Gift of a $2.25 Billion Dollar Failure: Warwick’s Crucible Revisited #145
Finding Holiday Joy Amid Loss and Crucibles: Gary Roe #144
Gaining From Loss VI: A Roadmap to Recovery #143
Gaining From Loss V: Marisa Renee Lee #142
Gaining from Loss IV: Rabbi Steve Leder #141
Gaining From Loss III: Kayla Stoecklein #140
Gaining from Loss II: Jason Schechterle #139
Gaining From Loss I: Shelley Klingerman #138
BEST OF 6: Nancy Koehn, Part 2 #137
BEST OF 5: Nancy Koehn, Part 1 #136
BEST OF 4: Dr. Taryn Marie Stejskal #135
Discover Your Second-Act Significance: A First Look at Our First E-Course #134
BEST OF 3: Ryan Campbell: Piloting Past Paralysis #133
BEST OF 2: Sarah Nannen: Moving Beyond Surviving to Rediscovering Joy #132
BEST OF 1: Tracy J. Edmonds: Embrace Your Wild Hair #131
LIGHTS, CAMERA, CRUCIBLES: That's a Wrap! #130
LIGHTS, CAMERA, CRUCIBLES 8: Hoosiers #129
LIGHTS, CAMERA, CRUCIBLES 7: Iron Man #128
LIGHTS, CAMERA, CRUCIBLES 6: Die Hard #127
LIGHTS, CAMERA, CRUCIBLES 5: Spider-Man #126
LIGHTS, CAMERA, CRUCIBLES 4: Robin Hood #125
LIGHTS, CAMERA, CRUCIBLES 3: The Natural #124
LIGHTS, CAMERA, CRUCIBLES 2: Batman #123
LIGHTS, CAMERA, CRUCIBLES 1: Captain America #122
How Infertility Saved her Life: Sarah Willoughby #121
Leaving an Organized, Meaningful Legacy: Ian Dibb #120
Overcoming The Cuckoos That Plague Us: Andrea Anderson Polk #119
SECOND-ACT SIGNIFICANCE IX: "Is This All There Is?" #118
SECOND-ACT SIGNIFICANCE VIII: Chris Schembra #117
SECOND-ACT SIGNIFICANCE VII: Yvette Bodden #116
SECOND-ACT SIGNIFICANCE VI: Nancy Volpe Beringer #115
SECOND-ACT SIGNIFICANCE V: John Busacker #114
SECOND-ACT SIGNIFICANCE IV: Melissa Reaves #113
SECOND-ACT SIGNIFICANCE III: Robert Miller #112
SECOND-ACT SIGNIFICANCE II: Erik and Emily Orton #111
SECOND-ACT SIGNIFICANCE I: Kari Schwear #110
New Series Trailer: Second-Act Significance
Encourage Others, Heal the World #109
Building Sharp Women and a Significant Life: Kelly Sayre #108
Breaking Free to Thrive: Ben Bennett #107
Embrace Innovation to Make Your Vision a Reality #106
How To Love Your Life Today: Emily Harman #105
Don't Waste the Pain: Dennis Gillan #104
Warrior Entrepreneur: Zachary Green #103
Finding Beauty in the Broken: 7 Strategies to Unfreeze Your Identity #102
Find Deep Gladness in Gratitude: Jeff Caliguire #101
DRUNK, SOBER, SAVED: Gary Schneeberger #100
Scale Up Your Significance: Nick Bradley #99
True Connection's Healing Power: David Richman No. 98
Hope Revisited: Building a Legacy That Lasts...and Inspires #97
Hope Revisited: Michelle Kuei on Finding the Diamond Inside #96
Count Your Blessings, Capture Significance #95
Leveraging Life's Hinge Moments: Michael Lindsay #94
Significance is the Best Success: Dean Niewolny #93
A Mountainous Achievement: Jason Hardrath #92
Embracing Authenticity #91
It Didn't Happen To You, It Happened For You: James Kelley #90
Forgiving His Mom's Killer: Chris Singleton #89
Crucible Leadership: The Book That Almost Wasn't #88
Warwick's New Book: Listen All About It #87
Living From Your Inner Genius: Dov Baron #86
Harnessing Resilience VI: What is Resilience, Anyway? #85
Harnessing Resilience V: Craig Dowden #84
Harnessing Resilience IV: Lucy Westlake #83
Harnessing Resilience III: Heather Kampf #82
Harnessing Resilience II: Katie Foulkes #81
Harnessing Resilience I: Stacey Copas #80
Repairing a Damaged Reputation: Jennifer Cunningham #79
Good Counsel from Bad Widow: Alison Pena #78
Kindness, Dignity and Respect: Your Leadership Superpowers #77
Battling Chaos, Crisis and Change: Gina L. Osborn #76
How Bosses Can Boost Team Mental Health: Michelle Dickinson #75
Forget Success; Aim to Win Instead: Shawn Harper #74
Forgiveness is Key to Moving Beyond Your Crucible #73
Real Leaders Embrace Their Calling: Kevin Edwards #71
When He Stopped Chasing Success, He Found Significance: John Sikkema #70
7 Keys to Caring for Your Team As You Pursue Your Vision #69
Piano Keys Keyed His Triumph Over His Crucible: Wael Farouk #68
Can a Life of Significance Be the Fountain of Youth? Marta Zaraska #67
How He Grasped Hope and Found Healing After Paralysis: Chris Leeuw #66
How to Tap into Your Soul to Find Significance #65
The Power of Purpose: John Ramstead #64
Build Your Resilience: Taryn Marie Stejskal #63
Becoming Unbreakable -- Gregory Robinson #62
Don't Aim to Be the GOAT, Just Be the Best You #61
Hank McLarty: Finding Significance by Embracing Gratitude and Humility #60
Bryan Price: Building a Curriculum Around Crucibles #59
Tracy J. Edmonds: Embrace Your Wild Hair #58
Teamwork Makes a Vision Work #57
Johannes Atlas: Believe You Are Enough #56
Kaley Klemp: Living and Leading with Radical Generosity #55
Marvin Charles: From Drugs to D.A.D.S #54
Don't See The "Other Side" as Evil #53
Ruza Markovic: Strength and Purpose Born of War #52
Daniel Harkavy: Building a Champion Perspective #51
Looking Back to Move Forward #50
Chart Your Own Course to Shake Off the Holiday Blues #49
Lisa Blair, Part 2: 'How Do I Survive Tonight?' #48
Lisa Blair, Part 1: Reframing Failure #47
Jeff Kemp: Beating Life's Blitzes #46
Dom Brightmon: Turning Adversity Into Advantage #45
Battling Crucible Fatigue - The Power of One Small Step #44
Kimberly Spencer: Warrior for Possibility #43
Whitney-Singletary-White: The Right Ingredients for Significance #42
Sheila Heen: Defusing Difficult Conversations #41
Vulnerability is Strength When Done for a Purpose #40
Ryan Campbell: Piloting Past Paralysis #39
Adom Appiah: Never Too Young to Change the World #38
Cami Smalley: Self-Care in the Midst of Crucibles #37
Battling Perfectionism -- #36
Joseph Badarocco: Lead Quietly, Reflect Regularly -- #35
Toni Munoz Kaufman: Living with Joy Amid Health, Job Crises #34
Dr. Suzy Green: The Power of Positive Psychology -- #33
The Perils of 'Heroic Leadership' -- #32
Chris Tuff: Finding Significance by Redefining Success -- #31
Sarah Nannen: Lean Into Your Pain -- #30
Mike Valentine: Finding Love, Grace and Peace Through On-Purpose Living -- #29
Lend Them Your Ears: You Must Listen to Those You Lead -- #28
Tim Hague: Persevering Through a Parkinson's Diagnosis at 46 to Win The Amazing Race and Find New Purpose - #27
Nancy Koehn Part 2: Polar Explorer Ernest Shackleton's Unimaginable Series of Crucibles is a Lesson in Always "Facing Forward" -- #26
Nancy Koehn, Part 1: Harvard Business School Professor's Personal Crucibles Fueled Her Best-Seller on Leaders "Forged in Crisis" -- #25
Warwick Fairfax Shares Pain of $2.25B Failure, Joy of Finding Significance in Book Due in 2021 - #24
Cathleen Merkel -- She Chased Success But Longed for Significance, and Found It When She Met the "Real Cathy" -- #23
Tommy Breedlove: Surviving Abuse, Learning to Love Himself and Living a Legendary Life -- #22
Grace and Tolerance: The Antidote to Anxiety and Stress#21
Ed Kressy: He Beat Meth Addiction and Psychosis Through Spirituality, Self-Improvement and Service - #20
Michelle Kuei: Disabled by a Car Accident, She Refused to Settle for "Being Normal" and Discovered Her Inner Diamond -- #19
Overcoming Pandemic Panic: Combatting Fear of the Unknown in Leadership and Life -- #18
Trent Griffin-Braaf: Dealing Drugs Cost Him His Freedom, Prison Taught Him Humility and the Rewards of Serving Others - #17
Brad Kullman: Losing His MLB Dream Job Birthed His Vision to Help People Understand How They're Wired - #16
Follow Hope, Not Fear: How Perseverance Fuels A Life of Significance -- #15
Craig Perra: How Finding His Purpose Helped Him Overcome Addiction, Getting Fired (Twice) and Nearly Losing his Family - #14
Jim Daly: Hope's Power to Grow an Abandoned Boy Into a Global Nonprofit Leader -- #13
Significance That Lasts: Leaving an Intentional Legacy -- #12
Robert Krantz: Bringing Faith, Hope & Significance to the Big Screen -- #11
Glenn Williams: Leveraging a Crushing Career Setback for a Second Chance at Significance #10
The Power of Forgiveness to Free Yourself and Bless Others -- #9
Margie Warrell: Silencing Your Inner Critic to Live a Life of Bravery and Boldness #8
John Ramstead: How Crucibles Led Fighter Pilot and Millionaire Entrepreneur To Help Others Find Significance - #7
Transform Your Life: Craft a Vision, not a Resolution - #6
Mike and David Charbonnet: Finding Purpose in Your Pain -- #5
A Life That Matters: Significance Over Success #4
Esther Fleece Allen: Reject Limiting Labels, Embrace Your New Name - #3
Living With and Learning From Your Crucible Moment - #2
Finding Hope after a $2.25B Failure - #1
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