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Words from the Wise — 80 episodes
The Swim Call Stunt That Ended Up Building A Master Chief
From Fireman To Master-At-Arms
Strong Leaders Say No So Others Can Grow
Protect Your Time
Leadership And Mental Health Across A Navy Career From Japan To Texas
From Louisiana To Master Chief Through Loss Service And Purpose
What Does It Take To Lead When No One Picks You
How A Healthcare Leader Plans To Fix Georgia Schools
From Country Roads to Carrier Decks: A Damage Controlman's Journey of Leadership, Loyalty, and Legacy
How An 18-Year-Old Radioman Grew Into A Command Master Chief
How Service, Faith, And History Shape A Life Of Purpose
Strength, Faith, And A 12,000-Mile Vision
Recognizing Stress Through Navy Color Codes And Real-Life Leadership Lessons
From Cults To Calling: Athena Dean Holtz On Healing, Publishing, And Spiritual Warfare
From SCBAs To Series 7: Yes, That Escalated Quickly
Choose Your Reaction Or It Chooses You
Do It For You: Leadership, Boundaries, And Finding Your Why
Grit Starts At Home
Building Chiefs, Fixing Messes, Leading With Grit
Year-End Wins, Lessons, Next Steps
How Visualization, Grit, And Faith Changed My Life
Year-End Pivot: Building A Purpose-Driven Podcast For Students And Veterans
From Tampa To The Chief’s Mess
Mentorship, Loyalty, And The Making Of A Command Master Chief
Memphis Roots, Navy Grit, Hollywood Drive
Island Strong: A Military Spouse’s Journey
When The Goalposts Move: Choosing Family Over The Uniform
What Happens When “If The Gear’s Up, The Brow’s Down” Becomes A Life Philosophy
How A Bay Area Kid Became The Master Chief Everyone Called For
How Service, Faith, And Family Turned A Dropout Into A Master Chief
From Small-Town Alabama To Master Chief
Leading Through Fire: Damage Control, Faith, And Family
A Sailor loses his way, finds God, and leads with purpose
Anchors, Aircrew, and Extreme Ownership: Mike Marler’s Journey from Wyoming to Guam
From Small-Town Missouri to Warships and Beyond: A Retired Senior Chief on grit, family, and finding purpose after the Navy
Leadership Lessons from the USS George Washington (CVN-73)
Navigating a Naval Career Through Triumph and Challenge
Bombs to Bees: The Unlikely Path of a Navy EOD Specialist
Your career in the Navy is what you make of it, but leadership is forever.
Jesus' Leadership Parables: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Leaders
Strength Through Struggle: From Coast Guard Rescue to Navy Deep Sea Diver
The Courage to Continue: Leadership's Hardest Challenge
From a Small Town in Puerto Rico to Navy Master Chief
Stop Managing, Start Empowering: The Ownership Mindset
Six Years to Chief: The Fast-Track Sailor Who Never Slowed Down
From Jersey to Japan: One Sailor's Extraordinary Career
The Investigation That Almost Broke Me
Row Baby Row: Military Veterans Tackle Today's Workplace Culture
Fighting From Where You Stand
Earning Trust Through Ownership
What Are You Telling Yourself When No One's Listening?
The Anchor Holds: Faith, Family and Finding Your Way Home
The Man From Chicago: A Master Chief's Story
Sailors, Mission, Patriotism: A Master Chief's Leadership Journey
From DC2 to Navy Chief: My Journey Up the Ranks
Visualizing Success: My Journey from DC2 to Chief Petty Officer
Chiefs Don't Sugarcoat—That Gives You Diabetes
Positive Intelligence: The Mental Fitness Framework for Leaders
The High Road: Navigating Leadership in a Divided World
Is "Burnout" Just a Trendy Excuse or a Real Crisis?
The Power of Collecting and Using Data in Business and Life
Why I Stayed: How the Military Transformed My Life When I Wasn't Looking
From Detroit to Leadership: A Navy Master Chief's Journey
Relentless Tenacity: Finding Your Purpose After Memorial Day
The Mentor's Journey: Finding Your Guide
Why Technology Is Both The Divide And The Bridge Between Generations
The Authentic Leader's Journey: Navigating Fear and Finding Purpose
When Everything Falls Apart: How Great Leaders Rise
When Everyone Wants Off Your Team, You're Doing It Wrong
The path from undesignated seaman to successful entrepreneur wasn't always smooth sailing
The Anatomy of Change: Leading Teams Through Transition
Lesley Prasad's extraordinary path takes him from Guyana's rainforest to the United States Navy.
Tell Me a Tale, Change My Life
From Undesignated Seaman to IDC Master Chief
Breaking Free: Authentic Leadership in a World of Masks
Leaders don't avoid conflict, they transform it into opportunity.
You Can't Lead If You Do Everything Yourself
Who's steering your ship: your emotions or your intelligence?
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