In Episode 161, we are wrapping up 2024 with our top 13 highlights (plus a bonus clip as our gift to you) from each of our interviews this year. As we step into 2025, we’re showcasing powerful takeaways from our guests, which highlight key principles of leadership that transcend soccer and apply to every area of our lives.

There is even more wisdom packed into the full interviews, so be sure to check them out at howsoccerexplainsleadership.com or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Clips Featured in This Episode:

1. David Irby – “Bringing Hope”
2. Todd Yelton – “Closer to God”
3. Jessica Hain – “Empathy and Soccer IQ”
4. Brock Thompson – “Specificity in Praise”
5. Randy Waldrum – “Get the Buy-In”
6. Lang Wedemeyer – “Some Things Never Change”
7. The NCAA Settlement Show – “Professional Collegiate Athletes”
8. Ali Malaekeh – “Integrity and Kintsugi”
9. Schellas Hyndman – “Lead Without Starting”
10. Ruth Brennan Morrey – “Unstructured Free Play”
11. Lance VanHaitsma – “Reset Button”
12. Lincoln Phillips – “Mirror of Life”
13. Paul Gizzi – “Becoming Lesser”
14. BONUS – David Irby – “Soccer is Life”

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What are your favorite How Soccer Explains Leadership moments from 2024? Email Phil at [email protected] or share in the HSEL Facebook Group.

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Thank you for being a part of the HSEL community – here’s to another year of learning, leading, and growing through the beautiful game!     

Resources and Links from this Episode

·                 HSEL Facebook Group

·                 Make a Donation to Keep HSEL Going (Providence World)

·                 Warrior Way Soccer

·                 Coaching the Bigger Game Program

·                 Phil’s email for DISC Training

·                 Veritas: 7 Truths that Lead to a Purposeful Life, Ali Malaekeh

·                 “Redemption Song” (YouTube)