All Episodes

The Capability Trap

Lead With Systems

Speed

Legacy That Outlives You

Move The Ladder

Stop Listening, Start Building

Get Your Life Back

Guard Your Name

Zero Tolerance For Drift

The One Number That Counts

Lead Differently

The Cost Of Being Unteachable

Structure Is Love

Permissionless Leadership

Stop Stepping In

Invisible Discipline

Clarity Before Speed

Stop Grinding, Start Designing

Becoming Unnecessary

Reputation Is Delegated

Don't pretend you don't already know

Money Makes Sense

Rest!

Say “I Don’t Know”

Process Is Freedom

Grid for yes

Step Back

Now or Later

Direction Before Speed

A For You Company

Two Today!

Two Today!

You’re Closer Than You Think

Financial Clarity For Leaders

Exhaustion Is A Signal

Stop Avoiding The Coach

Clarity Is The Gift

Say No To Save Your Weekend

Let Them Take The Shot

Build The System

The Five-Second Pause

When Your Business Becomes Your Boss

Fri-yay!!

Competence Is Not Character

The Quiet Drift

Cash Flow Truth

Leave Better Than They Arrived

Break The Pattern

They blame themselves

Yes?

You and the team

Set up for success

What If Slowing Down Is The Fastest Path Forward

You or your company?

Behave

Your Name Is Not A Logo

Catching The Drift

Numbers That Finally Make Sense

Rest Like A Leader

Stay A Student

How Simple Process Turns Stress Into Freedom

Focus Dies From Good Ideas

Build A Business That Outlives You

Discipline Equals Freedom

Urgency Addiction

What If Real Leadership Means Rebuilding What Works

Leadership Without You

Congrats On Your Great Reputation Maybe

Not what it used to be

Face The Numbers

Stop Celebrating Burnout

The Hidden Cost Of Defensiveness

Process Is Care

Opportunity Is A Trap

Stop Being Indispensable

Stop Being The Firefighter

Clarity Before Speed

Company Or Captor

Leadership That Runs Without You

Reputation Is The Real Asset

The Sneaky 1% Slide That Wrecks Standards

Stop Flying Blind With Cash Flow

Leader Exhaustion

Confidence Traps

Care Needs Structure

Stop The Drift

The Invisible Leadership Tax

Trust The Process, Not The Hero

Clarity Over Speed

From Grind To Design

Design Over Control

Guardians Of Your Name

Guardrails For Great Teams

From Gut To Grid

From Grind To Growth

Confidence That Builds, Confidence That Breaks

People Over Process Backfires

#505 Stop calling it growth

Stop Saving The Day

Stop Yelling, Start Building Systems

Speed Blinds Clarity

Designing A Company That Runs Without You

500th Dialogue.

#499 Road to 500: The journey is the win.

#498 Road to 500: An existential airplane moment

#497 Road to 500: Pack it up pack it in

#496 Road to 500: Start somewhere!

#495 Coffee: Tip toe towards that monster!

#494 Coffee: Wake up!

#493 Coffee: Ritual Coffee

#492 Coffee: Your first taste

#491 Coffee: I was tricked!

#490 Gasoline: Important guage!

#489 Gasoline: Gasoline or just gas?

#488 Gasoline: Consume.

#487 Gasoline: Clarity. Action. Execution

#486 Gasoline: Used not saved

#485 A Couch: Just sit on it

#484 A Couch: Inertia

#483 A Couch: Support the soft

#482 A Couch: The memory maker

#481 A Couch: A comfy couch

#480 Paint: Endless tweaking

#479 Paint: Prep work

#478 Paint: Bright Blue

#477 Paint: Primer.

#476 Paint: Consistency/Patience

#475 A Computer. Power Down.

#474 A Computer. Unknown functions

#473 A Computer. Keyboard.

#472 A Computer: Battery life

#471 A Computer: AOL anyone?

#470 A Tree. Real damage

#469 A Tree. The OG Way

#468 A Tree. Bend in the wind

#467 A Tree. Shade and Adventure

#466 A Tree. How deep are your roots?

#465 A Mirror. Confidence.

#464 A Mirror. What you see is what you get.

#463 A Mirror. Easy vs Hard?

#462 A Mirror. Our responsibility is to translate.

#461 A Mirror. Clarity comes before change

#460 A Welcome Mat. You matter.

#459 A Welcome Mat. Leave the “out there… out there”

#458 A Welcome Mat. Get stepped on.

#457 A Welcome Mat. Not letting it in!

#456 A Welcome Mat. Am I welcoming?

#455 A Dollar Bill. Even if it's worn out

#454 A Dollar Bill. Pause for 5 min.

#453 A Dollar Bill. 293 possible ways.

#452 A Dollar Bill. Invest it wisely.

#449, #450, #451 Dollar Bill. Small insignificant thing.

#448 Hats. Dont be so rigid.

#447 Hat. Representation.

#446 Hat. Determining how we want it to play.

#445 Charger. 1-3% battery life.

#444 Charger. Stability.

#442/43 Charger. Mother Cabrini 1&2.

#441 Charger. It can’t do all the work.

#440 Stop Sign. Sign of humans.

#439 Stop Sign. Stop and Go

#438 Stop Sign. Distracted driving.

#437 Stop Sign. Opportunity for reflection

#436 Stop Sign. Do you notice that?

#435 Leaf. Giving out oxygen

#434 Leaf. I have to admit

#433 Leaf. Disconnect and wither.

#432 Leaf. Properly reflect your season

#431 Leaf. Its just a leaf…

#430 Hammer. You don’t have to hammer away.

#429 Hammer. Will you swing away?

#428 Hammer. Best use?

#427 Hammer. Is it time for the claw side?

#426 Hammer. Channel your power with purpose.

#425 Shoes. Someone else’s shoes

#424 Shoes. Putting on your shoes is a HUGE deal

#423 Shoes. Gone before us.

#422 Shoes. Haircut. Belt. Shoes.

#421 Shoes. No one pair can do all the jobs

#420 Watches. Correct twice a day.

#419 Watches. Time Coins.

#418 Watches. Be kind today.

#417 Watches. Watch your watch

#416 Watches. Old school gears

#415 Drains. Someone else’s neglect.

#414 Drains. Drains only drain.

#413 Drains. Not the fried chicken grease!

#412 Drains. Must stay clear.

#411 Drains. Every drain serves a purpose.

#410 Frames. Limited by our frame

#409 Frames. Outside forces

#408 Frames. Broken and rebuilt

#407 Frames. A billboard face.

#406 Frames. No room for ambiguity.

#405 Years of evolution for something so simple

#404 Keys or Cages?

#403 Keys. Honesty.

#402 Keys. Maybe its time to simplify.

#401 Imago, pneumonic devices, keys

#400 DON’T be scared to make a change!

#399 Maybe you should slow down a bit?

#398 Navigation

#397 Simplifying your day for maximum impact.

#396 Stop blowing smoke up your butt!

#395 Making space for creativity

#394 Oh no… that’s my brand?!

#393 The Power of Collaboration.

#392 Why?!

#391 Talking out loud on paper

#390 Let go of comparison.

#389 You’ve got pepper in your teeth

#388 Inflatable punch-back clowns

#387 Alarm clocks don’t negotiate.

#386 Do you flap around like the tube people?

#385 Running your race.

#384 Repeatable actions—not random bursts

#383 Are you your favorite TED talk speaker?

#382 Is that performance strategy?

#381 Navigating Life's Reroutes

#380 Comparison

#379 We’re obsessed with big wins

#378 Finding your unique leadership style

#377 We need to talk.

#376 Leading like Shy Ronnie?

#375 Practicing Daily Gratitude

#374 Don’t hit 1% battery life

#373 Are we chasing our tails?

#372 We all like feedback… to a degree!

#371 Are you curious?

#370 Passion

#369 Staying Positive During Setbacks

#368 No music. No medal. Just silence.

#367 Eating a bag of chips

#366 The Power of Relational Awareness

#365 Where did you park your car?

#364 How Environment Impacts Motivation

#363 Own your paddle

#362 Enjoy the flight!

#361 Today wants to punch you in the face

#360 Good for you! Congrats. You made it…

#359 Leveraging Strengths for Growth

#358 Relational Leadership

#357 You don’t have to change the world in one day!

#356 Here’s how to 10X your strengths.

#355 Let freedom ring baby!

#354 The Courage to Reinvent Yourself

#353 The Role of Vulnerability in Leadership

#352 You don’t rise to the level of your goals…

#351 Leading with a messed-up mindset.

Purposeful Productivity

#349 Activity doesn’t equal growth.

#348 Let’s talk about momentum.

#347 Are you under pressure? Now were talking!!

#346 If you can’t picture it, you’ll struggle to pursue it.

#345 Who has gone ahead of you that you respect!

#344 It’s not the seed—it’s the setting.

#343 Is life coming for your jugular?

#342 Nonstop work?

#341 This one perfect thing is holding you back!

#340 Just show up!

#339 Turn your learning into practical living!

#338 _____ keeps you from driving off a cliff.

#337 Two people were given a seed.

#336 Is what you’re doing today… really what you want to do?

#335 By you doing… you could actually be undoing

#334 It's lonely in the middle.

#333 Repeating 3's. I wonder what that means?

#332 Sharpen your tools!

#331 Something deeper than optimism.

#330 Where are you gripping too tightly?

#329 Start focusing on building a pipeline.

#328 Sporadic, indecisive, calculated?

#327 Chase everything and expect to win…

#326 A gardener planted a tree in the wrong spot.

#325 Presence is fulfillment in real time.

#324 Where are you getting frustrated?

#323 Leadership starts with you.

#322 Discipline is doing it when it’s no longer exciting.

#321 What if you’re not behind…

#320 Story time with Aaron

#319 Want to guarantee the thing youre working on BOMBS OUT…

#318 Shhh. Listen closely. Did you hear that?

#317 Mastering the art of follow-through

#316 Choosing Courage Over Comfort

#315 So you work hard. Bravo! Bravo! For what?

#314 Clang. Bang. Crash. Thud. Bong. Zoink.

#313 Does your bike have a wobbly tire?

#312 They stack up

#311 I hope you fail miserably today!

#310 Not everything has to scale

#309 Fix yourself?

#308 Is your team a “Click” or “Clunk”?

#307 Stamina for Long-Term Goals

#306 How you talk to yourself will either limit you or launch you

Special Saturday Edition

#305 Fly specks! Fly specks!

#304 The power of saying “no” to grow!

#303 What is the best way to loose at leadership?

#302 The goal isn’t to collapse at the finish line.

Balancing ambition with contentment

#300 The Journey is the Win

#299 Go slap life in the face!

#298 Is it confusing?

#297 Yes... Let's do more of that!

#296 If you can’t focus… something will make you focus!

#295 How to create intentional weekends

#294 I hope you’re not addicted to this…

#293 Look at this…. No look at that… what about this….

#292 Repeated frustration

#291 Practicing mindfulness in chaos

#290 That’s no longer serving your growth

#289 Hey, what are you working toward?

#288 Most people don’t like change!

#287 The Fun Side of Leadership

#286 The only thing better than a dream

#285 Do something because it brings you joy

#284 Balancing Growth with Satisfaction

#283 tick-tock... tick-tock... tick-tock…

#282 Have you ever tried to cut a carrot with a spoon?

#281 It’s about process over outcome

#280 What would you do until you couldn’t see any more?

#279 Don’t spend your life wondering “what if…”

#278 Don’t ask why. Just do what I say! If you want…

#277 Do shiny things get your attention?

#276 Describe what it looks like, feels like, even sounds like.

#275 One year, 275 calls, 825 min, 13.75 hours recorded!

#274 Let’s go. Let’s grow. Let's not slow.

#273 Well… that was a bleep show!

#272 What separates the grinders from the excuse-makers?

#271 Can you take a punch to the gut?

#270 up down up down left right left right B A START

#269 Enough is enough is enough already.

#268 Overthinking makes us terrible leaders

#267 When Overthinking Becomes a Full-Time Job?

#266 Let’s counter punch resistance in our lives today

#265 and I have a plaque to prove it!

#264 Your Network is Your Net Worth

#263 Stop… deliberate and listen.

#262 The anti-monologue. Are you ready for a dialogue?

#261 The farm and the farm animals are starting slow today.

#260 What is your life aim the day after that win?

#259 How do you put together a bookshelf?

#258 No shortage of people excited about working with you!

#257 Hmmmm. Not today. Not quiet yet…

#256 How to kick resistance in the butt

#255 Let’s grab coffee next week

#254 Stay Relevant in Your Career

#253 Are you a puncher… pleaser… or pauser?!

#252 Building a productivity system that works for you

#251 Yep and yes and yeah!

#250 Never Walk By a Mistake

#249 Looks like we have a control issue on our hands!

#248 Why? Why do I?… And maybe you...

#247 How compelling are you? Are people drawn to you?

#246 Giving Credit to Your Growth

#245 We’ve pushed hard this week! Now let’s celebrate!

#244 5 ways to kick your butt when you’re not seeing results.

#243 Would you follow you?

#242 just meaner up the road a bit

#241 Oops. Did I do that?

#240 Say “That’s me” when I describe you…

#239 Investing in Yourself for Future Success

#238 "so the bunny ate the the baseball and it was hilarious..."

#237 What is that? Can you see it? Do you notice it? It’s coming for you!

#236 Let’s hit reset and start fresh today

#235 Gratitude!

#234 Are you being left behind because you’ve mastered something?

#233 “It’s a no-go”, “Zilch”, “Nada”, “Nope”

#232 Optimizing Energy Levels Throughout the Day

#231 Gratitude as a Game-Changer

#230 You don’t need a clone—you need a plan.

#229 What's something you could talk about for hours?

#228 Bro… are you even listening to what I’m saying?

#227 How to Avoid Multitasking Traps

#226 How to overcoming limiting beliefs

#225 Do you feed yourself bread crumbs or steak?

#224 My Rand McNally and blue highlighter

#223 Let’s talk about what it will take to kick this years BEEEEEEEP

#222 Good job this year Aaron. I’ll see you in 2025 buddy!

#221 Focus. Wait, don’t. Focus!

#220 Welcome to the Chrimbo Limbo

#219 Nobody “needs” a 5-gallon container of peanut brittle!

#218 Santas got a gift for you! The first gift you should open!

#217 Holiday glow and going with the flow

#216 To work or to play, that is the question of the day

#215 Good bye my old friend. We’ve had a good run!

#214 I am the champion of the world!!!!

#213 Welp let’s give that a try

#212 Whats behind door number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8…..

#211 Embracing Life's Realities

#210 Reflections on a Well-Spent Day

#209 Are you killing it in one area and getting killed in another?

#208 A lot can happen in 12 feet!

#207 Unleashing Your Inner Champion: Habits of the World's Top Performers

#206 But did it kill you?

#205 Can you look back and smile?

#204 Leadership lessons from the New Enron!

#203 Whales, Wisdom, and Workplace Wonders

#202 Stay tuned for a hack that might just help you attack

#201 The cure for mindset necrosis..

#200 An existential airplane moment

#199 Aaron and the little Happy Thanksgiving Poem

#198 Chillin’ on a back road… then SUDDENLY…

#197 A special Quinquagenarian message

#196 Chip, chip, chip, chip, SWING!

#195 No-one has been here before.

#194 This is a sure tell that you're have a good time...

#193 I hope you're not using this kind of toothpaste.

#192 It depends how you look at it.

#191 Don't let the door hit you on the way out

#190 Maybe it's time to focus on these 3 P's...

#189 Yes! Yes! Yes! I mean wait a second...

#188 The mud season can be a massive mess!

#187 Why are some things so difficult?

#186 Inch by inch. Moment by moment. Little by little.

#185 "Pivot" anyone?

#184 What is in your secret sauce?

#183 It's not a lot a little, it's a little a lot.

#182 Yesterday... Today... Tomorrow...

#181 Would you let them just load the trailer?

#180 Are you wanting to know how to compel people?

#179 What if all you had was a trick?

#178 Go and Go and Go and Go and

#177 Neither too hot nor too cold

#176 If not here or there, then in the air!

#175 Yeah I get it. It's BIG & GREEN & UGLY.

#174 Hello world. Here I am!

#173 Blizzards and Tropical Storms.

#172 No way. Don't be a speed bump!

#171 Awareness must proceed learning

#170 Doing this one thing today will free you up in big ways!

#169 Wait... What did you say? Did I hear you correctly?

#168 Recognize it or not, we are all this...

#167 Please. Elaborate on that.

#166 Today could sway either way. It's up to you!

#165 Fence. Fence. Fence. Antelope!

#164 SHHH. Maybe don't make that declarative just yet.

#163 It's not the event that is the reward

#162 One thing you should most definitely laugh at

#161 Same ole' blah blah blah

#160 Sometimes the best way to look ahead is to look behind

#159 You might be as crazy as them

#158 Fight to keep the lights on

#157 Yes! Right on! Let's go!

#156 Up and to the right today!

#155 How long will duct tape actually hold that thing together?

#154 I guess it depends how you look at it.

#153 This is what it takes to ride a bike without hands...

#152 STOP and gather these up along the road!

#151 Are you humming a little ditty today?

#150 I guess it depends how you look at it

#149 Do you want advice or do you want actual help?

#148 I'm ok being your excuse!

#147 A little LoFi Beats, Classical, Jazz to get me through!

#146 This one word could make a huge difference

#145 Its all in the hips. It's all in the hips.

#144 Thank the compounded success version of you

#143 Be as consistent as the top performing QSR's

#142 To turn right go left

#141 Can you show us what you did last night?

#140 Beep! Beep! (That's you, excitedly honking your horn)

#139 When is enough, enough!?

#138 What are your Atoms and Bits?

#137 I learned a long time ago not to do this at the airport

#136 What do you think is going to happen tomorrow?

#135 Train don't blame

#134 How to write the best speech of all time...

#133 Do you have an extra one to share?

#132 I'm just calling it as I see it

#131 Notice a trail of shrapnel where you've just been?

#130 Shoot, where were you 5 min ago bro?

#129 P+P+P+P= Brilliant Marketing

#128 Up and Up and Up and Up and Up

#127 Do you live a layaway or credit card type of life?

#126 We will all die

#125 Can you connect the dots?

#124 Questions are a good place to start

#123 3. 2. 1. GO!

#122 How to avoid whip lash

#121 Time to call in the big guns

#120 Step, step, step, step, step, step, step

#119 Yep. That will require time!

#118 Dukes of Hazzard and popcorn!

#117 The craziest strategy wins GOLD

#116 Time to dig in.

#115 What does boiling water have to do with me?

#114 What do you do when the math just doesn't add up?

#113 What did you decide?

#112 Congratulations on your MBA!

#111 If you're gonna go down, then go down swingin'

#110 Was it a blitz or a barrage?

#109 Tick Tock. Tick Tock. Tick Tock.

#108 What makes you go hmmm?

#107 Big fat liar.

#106 I was stuck flinging mud.

#105 Have you ever been to a circus?

#104 Poor little dog

#103 Stick 'yer head in the sand

#102 It's time to get smart. Stop chasing your tail.

#101 My parents either saw greatness in me, or...

#100 Pack it up pack it in

#99 Stacked up bank account.

#98 So close you can taste it.

#97 Too much weight or unstable support?

#96 Friend or Foe

#95 This one thing will ensure a productive day

#94 What is the true cost behind the cost?

#93 Definitives

#92 I guess its in the way you look at it

#91 Slow and Steady or Ready, Fire, Aim

#90 Wilty plant

#89 One thing you simply cannot do!

#88 Its pretty crazy what a can of yellow spray paint can do.

#87 When is "close", close enough?!

#86 What are your dimly lit hallways?

#85 The Hebbie Jebbies

#84 83, 84, 85… whatever. It’s more than 1!!!

#83 This is a good challenge. It helps me think about what I care about

#82 Your seminar is coming soon.

#81 By simply letting the story unfold...

#80 What's up! What's up?

#79 What is A.E.O.?

#78 How hard is your pillow?

#77 How soft is your pillow?

#76 Test. Test. Is this mic on?

#75 Crack the code and let us know.

#74 It's time to go blow out the cobwebs.

#73 How many languages do you speak?

#72 Don't be a tool... wait, yes... be a tool!

#71 Aggregation of minute movements

#70 High fives all around. That’s right. We did it!

#69 Red light. Green light. 1... 2... 3...

#68 You wanna play? You gotta pay!!

#67 Ready... Set... Go!

#66 You don’t have to act like this doesn’t impact you.

#65 Whatever you do... master this one thing!

#64 1... whew. 2... whew. 3...whew. That's better!

#63 What do you do when the ceiling falls in?

#62 When I show up it's going to be good!

#61 Who would be on your stage?

#60 I'm making the nouns better.

#59 Wipe the blood off your lip and go for it!

#58 How much is in your SPIFF account?

#57 I guarantee, this technique will help improve your memory

#56 I'm going to Power Boom that thing!

#55 Is your hair greasy from the sweat?

#54 It's time to set up my problem solving SOP

#53 Optical Rectitis

#52 I'm in the right spot. I'll raise the bar!

#51 It doesn't need to be perfect.

#50 Go ahead. It's ok to smirk!

#49 This is literally the only time this will happen.

#48 Take the rim ball shot and DUNK IT

#47 The F.M.V. (Fair Market Value) of You!

#46 I won't give an inch!

#45 How much will it cost me? Just $19.95?

#44 Even if I'm played by "Bear", I'm in it for the long haul

#43 What is your "Medicinal Activity"?

#42 I Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda

#41 Watch out. It's coming for you!

#40 Growth Insta-playa!

#39 What color is your car?

#38 Chase the adjacent topic.

#37 Let's take the Deadman Drop!

#36 Cue up your walk-up song!

#35 What is your success process?

#34 Is it okay to "fire" your customer?

#33 I'll tell my minutes where to go!

#32 That is quite a conundrum

#31 Choose your own adventure ending

# 30 I will not neglect the mountains in my life.

#29 Go get your hat!

#28 What can I do with this?!…

#27 Cobble in the mill. Cobble in the mill.

#26 SW-SW-SW-N

#25 Come on step ONE… Let’s git'er done!

#24 Steer clear of I-25

#23 What the beep? Training to think on your feet.

#22 Episode I’ll learn from my thrill and the ski jump spill.

#21 How many candles are on your cake?

#20 What is your nimbility-ness rating?

#19 Would you bet on yourself?

#18 1+1=2...right?

#17 What's one thing you can do

#16 I'm sharpening my axe and making my plans

#15 I bet its not as ugly and large as you imagined.

#14 Yippeee

#13 Work hard for your luck.

#12 Since this thing is going global.

#11 I'm going to work my system.

#10 Where are you killing it?

#9 I see you.

#8 I'm not stuck in the water... I'm waiting for my moment to catch the wind

#7 Reverse engineer my plans

#6 My name is ____. I've got this!

#5 No make bed Fri-Yay!

#4 8640 Bonus seconds

#3 Give me the ball coach

#2 Is your van stuck?

#1 Start Somewhere.