Merriam-Webster defines Torchbearer as, "a person who leads or inspires others in working toward a valued goal." Leaders need someone around them who champions their cause, and also look out for their best interest in any and everyway possible.

Sometimes lessons are learned easily, sometimes lessons are harder to learn, and sometimes lessons need a dose of pain to get their point across. So what can we learn from pain? You'd be surprised. Listen to this episode and what Bill learned as he hobbled away from an injury.

Oftentimes staying motivated is a struggle. The harder life gets the harder motivation is to find and to maintain. Realizing, defining and honing in on your purpose will keep you motivated, on track, and driving forward.

Do you every feel like you're talking to someone but they are not hearing you? Do you ever feel like your point was accurately made or received? Communication disconnects are a real thing and this episode will show you how to avoid them and conquer them.

What happens when a master of their craft doesn't rise to the occasion? Or what happens when they sloppily deliver high-quality work? Have you ever had a great carpenter be unable to cross the finish line? Don't ruin your reputation by over-promising and under-delivering. Set achievable expectations and meet them - period.

We're all good at something, right? If not, just play along. But what happens when what we are good at meets the boundary of the unknown? What happens when we must sail in uncharted waters or, worse yet, lead in uncharted waters? Don't get paralyzed by the invisible line.

Teaching people to lead is sometimes best done by sharing where you've failed. Hopefully, you can learn from these stories, avoid the traps, and keep these mistakes off your record book.

Teaching people to lead is sometimes best done by sharing where you've failed. Hopefully, you can learn from these stories, avoid the traps, and keep these mistakes off your record book.

We all dream, but sometimes we can get thrown off as to whether what we are living is the dream or the reality. Is it both? What is the difference?

Cleaning house is good. Remodeling the house (organization) is even better, but before you damage the structure, find out why what you are removing or changing was there to begin with.