ICTPODCAST

Dr. Chris Majors wants you to have more control over your health and deliver medical services at a lower cost. This is a valiant effort. Chris believes so strongly in this pursuit that he dedicates his professional life to it, for you. Most professionals do not make a significant change in their lives in the middle of their career. This is what makes Chris Majors so interesting and so powerful as a messenger for Medical Freedom.

"Insurance is for risk. We need to take control of our own healthcare."

Chris is a life-long learner and his curiosity towards seeking better solutions drives him. And we need this kind of leadership because Chris admits, "I cannot tell you how complex this issues are..."

"I want to be a voice to educate people who want to get into this industry."

Brett Harris is dynamic. And we need dynamic leadership in life-- especially where a message must be accurately communicated. Brett has represented the real estate side of the hemp business and through that journey he has become the voice in Kansas for practical hemp legislation. Kansas lags in this and it is putting us at a disadvantage to other State that have sound policy around the hemp industry. States are benefiting from the relationship between the hemp industry and the additional revenue collected--allowing States to elevate services for its citizens as a result. It takes courage to be an entrepreneur. It takes further courage to take a stand supporting Free Market policies. Thank you for your courage Brett.

HempFest is Saturday January 28th in downtown Wichita. Participate, educate yourself and increase your ability to live a calm healthy life.

Shelly Prichard advances opportunities by asking the difficult questions, collaborating with stakeholders and working-- working every day to communicate solutions. The Wichita Foundation, with Shelly as the CEO, has sparked community engagement and that leads to community improvement. This is leadership. Shelly is one of the most entrepreneurial Leaders-- and she Leads by taking Action. I am grateful to share our conversation.

"People asked me 'what was your secret?' And the secret was, I wanted it bad enough."

You want to be impressed? You want to be inspired?

Talk with a person who overcame, accomplished the goal and lives every day with intention-- continually improving. Discipline isn't temporary. It is every day. You should always celebrate your wins. If you are not trying to improve, you are slipping into the warm comfort of gooey mediocrity-- and that's a shame. Once you are on that road to incremental improvement (every day) the sinful departure from that so you can return to the "comfort" of a less disciplined, less enlightened, less powerful version of yourself is indeed tragic. Matt told me, "you can't coast uphill" and life is uphill. So prepare yourself. "It is a continual grind from cradle to grave."

I am grateful Matt Magnusson decided to forge the path and be the example of self-discipline. And, if you do not already know him, you will be too.

"We are going to set a GOLD Standard for how we deal with Mental Health, nationally." --Ryan Baty

You can study leadership, view it as transactional, follow blindly or ignore it altogether for hopes that people will just leave you alone. There are significant consequences to all of those.

How does a leader become Transformational?

Transformational leaders gain buy-in and commitment by encouraging, inspiring, and caring for their followers towards a vision. Leaders get results by transforming the environment and relationships. And this leadership style requires empathy, courage, experience and taking action. Its hard. Its rare. There are few examples of this in the environment we live in today.

Not to put further pressure on Mr. Ryan Baty, recently elected County Commissioner, but (yes the dreaded conjunction) I believe he is a Transformational Leader. My evidence is all in the actions he takes, his perseverance and the life he leads as a Father, a Pastor, a Coach, an Entrepreneur, a Leader, a Listener and a man of Action.

"We have to have a thriving economy... and part of that is investing in the community."

Congratulations on 10 years, Monarch! Congratulations to Jennifer Ray and her wonderful team of people who make the Monarch the special place that it is. And congratulations on not giving up despite the serious challenges that face entrepreneurs and businesses; finding an audience, managing labor, limited kitchen space, forced shut downs, a pandemic, supply-chain, recession.

Jennifer Ray created the Monarch and its culture out of her soul. She has made The Monarch part of the Wichita community because she works at it, in it and on it every day! Jennifer said it herself "blissful ignorance is a privilege." People who do difficult things at the highest level do not have this privilege. They are aware of those challenges and succeed despite the forces pressing down upon them daily. Jennifer's resilience, work ethic and unique ability to create and multiply culture is why we all enjoy The Monarch.

"Its not that [they] have a lot to lose... they don't know how much they have to gain."

Leadership matter. It sets the tone. And leadership can give people the best opportunity to succeed when the Leader has principle centered values. Brad Elliott has led Equity Bank from 19 people to over 800 people and from assets of 30 million to more than 4 Billion-- he leads with principle centered values. He says regularly, "the right thing to do is the right thing to do" and he lives those words.

We are grateful for his time on the ictpodcast. We talk about the economy, recession, entrepreneurship and why hard work remains the difference in the success of any aspect of life.

"We are not sitting around thinking of esoteric things [to defend], these are real!" -- Sam MacRoberts

Sam MacRoberts is doing the hard work of helping you understand why you are ABLE to do things you want to do. Sam and the Kansas Justice Institute defend people against the government when the government intrudes on your Constitutional rights. The government is large and it is getting larger. The people who are the most susceptible are those in with the least amount of means. You want to start a business because you have and idea or a product or service. It represents the best way for any of us to improve our socio-economic status. When you are met with a wall of paperwork and complicated bureaucracies that dissuade you (at best) or stop you in your tracks, your opportunity can be taken before you even start. The Kansas Justice Institute exists to defend us against government overreach on your Constitutional rights. We are grateful that they will litigate for liberty.

The Most important Election! (since the last election)

We learned some things about people in these mid-terms. And it's not what is being screamed about in the headlines and in other legacy media outlets-- it's much more sublte. We hope you enjoy our version of nonsense around the chaos. We also want you to seek out knowledge so you can understand the issues of the day. It's messy because people are messy. Policy made in haste is a waste and it sets us all back. Where we find common ground, we have a chance, A CHANCE, at common sense.

Leadership is not reserved for a particular kind of human being. Leadership is for anyone who wants to make life better for others-- without motives. That is why the simplest definition I have heard for Leadership is: Leadership is love. Leadership is also a discipline. We often learn love and leadership from those who have lived longer and experienced more. This is why I was so excited to talk with Conni Mansaw. She spent much of her career studying gerontology and working with the aging. Well, I guess we are all aging. Conni started CM Consulting knowing that her experience and unique abilities can help teams and individuals "find their voice" and become better leaders. We all can become better leaders and I appreciate Conni's attention to the growth and development of people through CM Consulting.