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142: Jon Acuff — Stop Procrastinating, Choose Faith Over Fear, and Build a Remarkable Life

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141: Jon Harmeling — How AI Can Make You a Better Leader: Productivity, People, and Significance

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140: Dan Casey & Griffin Brand — Coach Bill Walsh's Playbook for Winning: Culture, Standards, Resilience, and Leadership

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139: Ryan Hawk — How to Build Life-Changing Confidence

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138: Eva Rose Daniel — How Great Speakers Captivate Any Audience

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137: Jamie Winship — How Great Leaders Handle Fear, Conflict, and Difficult Conversations

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136: Jordan Montgomery — Why Even High Performers Need Encouragement (and How to Lead with It)

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135: Dr. Jeff Wetzler — Why People Don't Tell You the Truth (and the Questions That Change Everything)

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134: Randy Gravitt — Winning at Home Without Losing at Work, Leading With Presence, and Why Hope Is Not a Strategy

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133: LTG(R) Milford Beagle "Beags" — A Three-Star General on True North, Resilience, Feedback, and How to Lead With Confidence Without Becoming Overconfident

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132: Joe McCormack — Special Operations Communication Expert Shares How to Say Less, Communicate With Clarity, and Lead With Quiet Confidence

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131: Dr. Liz Werly — What an Army Psychologist for Special Ops Teaches About High Performance and Emotional Intelligence

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130: Dr. Zach Mercurio — The Hidden Engine of High-Performing Teams: Mattering, Trust, and Purpose-Driven Leadership

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129: Dr. Ryan Gottfredson — The Groundbreaking Science of Personal Transformation, Mindsets, Emotional Intelligence, and Becoming Better

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128: Accomplish Anything as a Leader with the 3 Levels of Clarity and the Intentional Leader Lab

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127: Dr. Travis Bradberry — Emotional Intelligence Expert Gives Practical Advice to Increase Your EQ, Increase Your Self-Awareness, and Change Your Thinking

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126: Melody Wilding — How to Manage Up and 5 Conversations to Have with Your Boss

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125: Patrick Lencioni — The One Thing Every Leader Needs and His Top Advice to Leaders at All Stages

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124: Geoff Woods — Leverage AI for Elite Thinking and Decision Making (The Ai-Driven Leader)

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123: General Stan McChrystal — How to Face Fear, Pivot from Failure, and Live a Disciplined Life

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122: Will Acuff — Find Joy in Life's Struggles

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121: Dr. Steve Graves — Work-Life Balance Tools to Win at Home and at Work

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120: Katie Quesada — Master Storytelling with Story Expert to Fortune 500 Companies

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119: Rich Diviney — Navy SEAL Secrets to Master Stress with Retired Navy SEAL Commander

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118: Alison Wood Brooks — Make Great Conversations Easy with Proven Strategies from Harvard Expert

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117: Charles Feltman — A Simple Framework for Building (and Rebuilding) Trust that Every Leader Needs

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116: Mark Miller — Chick-fil-A's Secret Sauce for Building Leaders and Creating a Culture of High Performance

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115: Juliet Funt — Productivity Expert Tackles Task Saturation in the Military

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114: Brigadier General Shane Reeves — How West Point is Preparing Leaders for Uncertainty and Ambiguity

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113: Graham Cochrane — Be a Rebel, Learn to Dream Again, and Create a Clear Vision for Your Life and Leadership

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112: Dr. Steven Stein — How to Gain Emotional Intelligence and Build Hardiness as a Leader

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111: Charlie Watkins (Pt. 2) — Worth the Wait: Selling Business for 11X More | Throw No Rocks: A Man's Guide to Success through Partnership with God

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110: Charlie Watkins (Pt. 1) — How Forgiveness Breeds Success | Throw No Rocks: A Man's Guide to Success through Partnership with God

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109: Julian Treasure — Top TED Speaker and Speaking Expert on How to Speak So People Want to Listen

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108: Jamie Winship — How to Avoid an Identity Crisis and Discover Your True Calling

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107: Dr. Anna Lembke — Find Joy and Focus in a Dopamine-Overloaded World

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106: Dr. Michael Norton — The Ritual Effect

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105: Ryan Hawk and Brook Cupps — The Score That Matters

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104: Dr. Amy Edmondson — The Science of Failing Well

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103: Clay Scroggins — How You Can Lead When You're Not in Charge

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102: Brian Johnson — How to Activate Your Heroic Potential, Fight Negative Thinking, Create Better Habits, and Live with Areté

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101: Dr. Chevy Cook — On Leadership Lessons from the Secretary of the Army, Finishing a PhD in Character Development, and How to Manage Energy

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100: Juliet Funt — A Minute to Think: Reclaim Creativity, Conquer Busyness, and Do Your Best Work

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99: Doug Jones — Lessons from Ranger School, Achieving Excellence in Physical Fitness, and How to Stay Sharp as a Leader

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98: Simone Askew — On Being the First Black Female First Captain at West Point, Authentic Leadership, and Advice for Mentors

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97: Cassie Holmes, Ph.D. — How to Live a Happier Life

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96: General Alizai — Leadership Reflections from the Afghan Army's Last Commander

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95: How to Be a Leader That's Not about You

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94: Ryan Gottfredson — How to Elevate your Mind and Why Most Leader Development Programs Fail

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93: Garry Ridge — How He Built an Incredible Culture of Purpose and Engagement at WD-40

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92: Stephen Drum — Getting through Navy SEAL Training and How to Perform under Intense Pressure

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91: Sabrina Dalton — Leadership as a Mom & The MMoment II (An Event with Military Mentors)

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[REPLAY] 49: Patrick Lencioni — Building Trust, Embracing Conflict, and the 6 Types of Working Genius

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BRB - I'm Moving!

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90: Joe Byerly — What's in His Green Notebook and How to Capture Life Lessons

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89: Cal Walters — Reflections on 3 Years of Podcasting, Setbacks, and Self-Leadership

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88: Gino Wickman — How to Find Out if You're an Entrepreneur, Create a Personal Vision, and Get Over Rejection

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87: Whitney Johnson — The Benefits of Disrupting Yourself and Smart Growth

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86: Chris Fussell — Leading Out of a Crisis, Navy SEAL Training, and Advice for New Leaders

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85: Dr. Tim Elmore — On Generational Diversity & The 8 Paradoxes of Great Leadership

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84: Graham Cochrane — How to Get Paid for What You Know to Live and Give More

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83: Mike Bassett — On Getting Out of the Ditch, Overcoming Shame, and Finding Redemption

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82: Mike Erwin — On Building Healthy Relationships in our Digital World

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81: Mayor Adrian Perkins — On Serving the Community and a Mindset for Success

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#80: Ryan Hawk — The Pursuit of Excellence & The Power of Consistency

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#79: Secretary Bob McDonald — On Helping One Person at a Time and Lifelong Learning

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#78: Joel "Thor" Neeb — Life after Stage IV Cancer

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#77: Jon Gordon — On Gratitude Walks and Fighting Comparison

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#76: Zebrina Warner & Jason Roncoroni — Transformational Leaders in Uncertain Times

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#75: Horst Schulze — Building a Ritz-Carlton Culture of Excellence

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#74: Dana Pittard — Fitness, Mental Health, & Taking Risks as a Leader

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#73: Taylor Justice — On Building and Scaling a High Impact Business

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#72: Carey Nieuwhof — How to Avoid Burnout and Be At Your Best

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#71: John Fooshee — Enneagram for Leaders

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#70: General (Ret.) Stan McChrystal — How to Lead Well in All Areas of Your Life

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#69: Sarah Roberts — On Networks, LinkedIn, and Authentic Leadership

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#68: Lieutenant General (Ret.) Bob Caslen — Taking Ownership of Mistakes as a Leader

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#67: Dr. Gavin Adams — Rethink Delegation to Grow More Leaders

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#66: General (Ret.) David Petraeus — Mentors, Building a Team, & Culture Keys

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#65: Dee Ann Turner — The Secret Sauce of Chick-fil-A Culture

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#64: Brigadier General Pat Work — Mantras to Center Your Leadership

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#63: Ben Kotwica (NFL Coach) — On Coaching, Excellence, and Resilience

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#62: Greg McKeown — Make it Easier to Do What Matters

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#61: General (Ret.) Joseph Votel — On Confidence, Habits, and Culture

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#60: Rajiv Srinivasan — On Intellectual Humility and What Makes Great Leaders

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#59: MG (Ret.) John Gronski — Iron-Sharpened Leadership

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#58: Adam Carr — How Warriors Find Peace with Vulnerability and Community

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#57: Scotty Smiley — Hope Unseen

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#56: Trudy Bourgeois — Overcome Self-Doubt and Create Inclusive Teams

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#55: GEN (Ret.) David Petraeus — Get Results and Win as a Team

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#54: Dr. Joe Ross — The Four D's of Goal Setting

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#53: Josh Bowen (Founder, 3x5 Leadership) — On Reflection, Feedback, and Leading with Love

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#52: Chris Atwell (My Pastor) — On Cancer, Suffering, and Peacemaking

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#51: President Bob Caslen & Dr. Mike Matthews — On Grit and the Character Edge

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#50: Cheryl Bachelder (Former CEO of Popeyes) — On Daring to Serve in Business

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#49: Patrick Lencioni — 6 Types of Working Genius

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#48: Justin Whitmel Earley — On Faith, Forming Habits, and Finding Contentment

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#47: Jason Van Camp (Former Green Beret) — On Deliberate Discomfort, Fear, and Personal Responsibility

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#46: Susan Packard (Co-Founder of HGTV) — On Living an Examined Life, Emotional Fitness, and Being Present

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#45: Mike Erwin (Founder of Team RWB) — On Solitude, Taking Action, and Failing Forward