What does the future you want actually look like—and what are you doing today to build it?
In this episode of Next In Leadership, Reed Nyffeler takes a solo look at leadership, success, decision-making, business, and the choices that shape your future.
Reed shares the mission behind Next In Leadership and why he believes the right advice, encouragement, and leadership lessons at the right moment can change the direction of someone's life. He also explores how leaders can think more intentionally about consistency, opportunity, impact, and the people they are trying to serve.
From choosing between a hotel and an Airbnb to defining success, building trust, learning from others, and making difficult decisions, Reed connects everyday business decisions to bigger leadership principles.
In This Episode:
🎯 The Mission of Next In Leadership — Why Reed believes leadership conversations can give people the ideas, encouragement, and direction they need to build the future they want.
🏢 Consistency vs. Opportunity — Why leaders need both consistent time in their regular environment and the willingness to pursue new opportunities.
🏨 Reed's Rant: Hotel vs. Airbnb — A business and investment comparison that explores target audiences, scalability, consistency, risk, and long-term opportunity.
📈 Building a Sustainable Business — What Reed learned from his first business and why long-term growth requires more than a short-term opportunity.
👥 Who Influences Your Leadership? — Reed's journey from studying individual leaders to learning leadership principles, teaching others, and studying leadership more broadly.
💡 The Hardest Leadership Lesson — Why more passion and effort don't always create more impact—and why leaders need to think about the size of the opportunity they're building.
🏆 Redefining Success — Why Reed has always viewed success through the lens of impact and progress in other people rather than simply money or status.
🤝 Building Trust Through Authenticity — Why authentic communication and being transparent about how you think can strengthen trust with your team.
🧠 Making Difficult Decisions — How to make the best decision with the information available, remain flexible, and confidently live with the decisions you make.
🤖 AI & Authentic Leadership — How Reed's thinking about artificial intelligence has evolved and why AI can be used to accelerate authentic interaction rather than replace it.
🚀 You Are the Future — Reed's challenge to young leaders: look 20 years ahead and ask if the life you're building today is the life you would want for your future family.
Whether you're a student, entrepreneur, business owner, aspiring leader, or professional focused on personal growth, this episode offers practical leadership lessons on decision-making, purpose, business, authenticity, influence, and building a future with intention.
About Next In Leadership: The Podcast
Next In Leadership is a leadership podcast hosted by Reed Nyffeler focused on leadership, personal growth, entrepreneurship, career development, and purpose.
Each week, Reed talks with leaders, entrepreneurs, and professionals about real experiences, leadership lessons, and the ideas that shape how we lead ourselves, others, and organizations.
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💬 Question of the Week:
If you could look 20 years into the future, what would you want your life to look like—and what are you doing today to build it?
