What happens when doing the right thing becomes inconvenient?

In this episode of the grits Podcast, Mindy Brown explores what it truly means to lead with values when leadership comes at a cost. Real leadership isn’t proven by titles, recognition, or easy decisions—it’s revealed in the moments when values are tested and people are entrusted to your care.

This conversation centers on protecting people, creating safe and principled environments, and leading with responsibility instead of self-interest. When leaders take care of their people, trust is built, capacity grows, and organizations become stronger from the inside out.

Mindy breaks down how the grits framework—Gratitude, Hope, Resilience, Intuition, Tenacity, and Significance—shows up in real-world leadership decisions, especially when no one is watching.

If you’re a leader navigating pressure, complexity, or difficult choices, this episode will challenge and encourage you to lead with clarity, conviction, and care.

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Stubbornness is often praised in leaders—but what if the very strength that keeps you going is also the thing that can break you?

In this episode of the Ghrits Podcast, Mindy Brown explores the fine line between stubborn tenacity and leadership wisdom. Drawing from personal experience and leadership principles, she unpacks when perseverance is courage—and when letting go is the most disciplined decision a leader can make.

This conversation challenges leaders to reflect on where grit serves them well, where it may be costing them clarity or peace, and how wisdom helps us know the difference.

If you’ve ever struggled with knowing when to hold fast and when to release control, this episode is for you.

If this episode resonates, share it with someone who needs to hear it.

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You can’t control the weather—but you can control how you respond.

In this episode of the GHRITS Podcast, Mindy Brown breaks down one of the most important leadership truths: great leaders don’t panic in chaos—they become the calm.

When uncertainty rises, pressure mounts, and outcomes feel unclear, your response sets the tone. This episode explores how to lead with steadiness, follow through on commitments, and anchor yourself in what truly matters.

Using the **GHRITS framework—Gratitude, Hope, Resilience, Intuition, Tenacity, and Significance—**Mindy shares how faith, hope, and gratitude are not just personal virtues, but powerful leadership strategies.

If you’re navigating a storm—personally or professionally—this conversation will help you lead with clarity, courage, and conviction.

🎧 Tune in and learn how to:

• Stay calm when everything around you feels chaotic

• Lead yourself before leading others

• Commit, follow through, and stand firm under pressure

• Use hope and faith as leadership strategies

Join the GHRITS movement at **www.ghrits.com take the mini course, explore the assessments, and become part of a community committed to principled leadership.

Hope is often misunderstood in leadership. It’s treated as optimism, emotion, or something soft. In this episode of the GHRITS Podcast, Mindy Brown reframes hope as what it truly is—a leadership strategy.

When paired with faith and gratitude, hope becomes a stabilizing force that helps leaders lead with clarity instead of fear, steadiness instead of panic, and purpose instead of pressure. This episode breaks down how leaders build hope through clarity, consistency, presence, and gratitude—especially in seasons of uncertainty.

If you’re leading people, carrying responsibility, or navigating hard decisions, this conversation will remind you why hope as a leader is always a good strategy.

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Lead with faith. Lead with gratitude. Lead with hope.

Integrity doesn’t disappear overnight—it fades.

In this episode of the GHRITS Podcast, we explore “The Slow Fade” through the lens of leadership, inspired by the Casting Crowns song that reminds us how small compromises can quietly pull leaders away from who they were called to be.

We unpack how integrity erosion begins, why trust breaks down, and how leaders can find themselves tangled in deception, poor leadership decisions, and damaged reputations—often without realizing how far they’ve drifted.

Using the G-H-R-I-T-S framework—Gratitude, Hope, Resilience, Intuition, Tenacity, and Significance—we discuss how leaders can stop the slow fade, rebuild trust, and return to values that matter.

This episode is for leaders who want to:
• Lead with integrity
• Make hard decisions the right way
• Restore trust and credibility
• Choose hope over convenience

Join the GHRITS movement and access the community, mini course, and leadership assessments at www.ghrits.com.

Leadership is not defined when it’s easy—it’s revealed when it’s difficult.

In this episode of The GHRITS Podcast, Mindy Brown challenges leaders to return to first principles: doing the right thing, even when it costs you. True leadership is built on character, not convenience, and the moments that test you are the moments that define you.

Using the GHRITS framework—Gratitude, Hope, Resilience, Intuition, Tenacity, and Significance—**this episode explores how hope grounds leaders in uncertainty, why integrity always rises to the top, and how protecting people is the highest form of leadership.

If you are facing hard decisions, standing alone, or choosing principle over popularity, this episode will meet you where you are and challenge you to lead with conviction.

Join the Ghrits movement, explore the mini-course, and take the leadership assessments at www.ghrits.com

Growth doesn’t only happen on the mountaintop.

In this episode of the G-H-R-I-T-S Podcast, Mindy Brown explores why the valleys are seasons of intense growth—where character is built, faith is strengthened, and leaders are formed for lasting impact.

Valleys may feel long, but they are not meant to be rushed. God is with you in the valley, and He who began a good work in you will see it through to completion. This conversation is a reminder to keep moving forward, even when the path is unclear, because valleys do not last forever.

This episode isn’t about being a hero. It’s about who you are becoming on your way to impacting the world. Who you become matters more than sitting comfortably on the mountaintop.

Take heart—better days are around the corner.

Sponsored by Tate Funeral Home — where compassion meets community.

Learn more at www.ghrits.com

In a world full of noise, opinions, and pressure to explain yourself, learning to trust your discernment is essential.

In this episode, host Mindy Brown shares what discernment really is, why it often gets drowned out, and how to strengthen it without over-explaining or seeking permission. This conversation is for leaders and faith-driven women who are ready to stop outsourcing clarity and start leading with alignment.

Learn more, take the mini-course, and join the GHRITS movement at www.ghrits.com.

new year doesn’t mean you have to become someone else.

In this episode of the GHRITS Podcast, Mindy Brown challenges the idea of New Year, New You and offers a more grounded, empowering perspective—New Year, Better You. This conversation is about honoring how far you’ve come, appreciating the people who helped you along the way, and moving forward with intention, gratitude, and hope.

If you’ve ever felt pressure to erase your past to move forward, this episode will remind you that your journey has meaning—and your growth is still unfolding.

As you step into 2026, the question isn’t who you should become—it’s how you choose to grow.

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Hope When the Outcome Is Unclear

What do you do when you’re doing all the right things—but the outcome still isn’t clear?

In this episode of the GHRITS Podcast, Mindy Brown talks about hope that endures in uncertainty and faith that keeps you moving forward when the path isn’t fully visible. This conversation is a reminder to guard your hope, trust God’s guidance, and stay focused on the purpose only you were called to fulfill.

If you’ve ever been told to “be realistic,” felt unsupported in a dark season, or questioned whether your obedience still matters, this episode will encourage you to keep going—without losing hope.

Stay focused.
Stay hopeful.
And keep changing the world.

Sponsored by Tate Funeral Home — where compassion meets community
Learn more at www.tatefh.com

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