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It's midday, and you are left with a list of supplies to gather and told me to meet in front of the house in an hour. A helicopter picks you up, and you spend the next 36 hours on a mission, with automatic weapons, repelling, car chases, shootouts, kidnapping, explosions, fires, and a hostage situation. You see blood and smell smoke, and in the back of your head, you know it's not real, but it feels real. That experience, the hyper-realistic mission, was Cam Johnston's dream. After Cam completed his career with the Navy Seals and had a run-in with the film industry’s leading personnel, his dream came to life. Cam created Greystone to immerse his guests inside an adrenaline-packed world that quickly becomes a reality.

In this episode, Clint interviews Cam Johnston. They talk about how our comfort zone holds us back, how we can explore the impossible, and why intense scenarios cause us to reevaluate our priorities.    

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According to research, the human brain tries to solve most of life’s problems by adding solutions. But let us let you in on a little secret; it takes less time and energy to solve problems not by adding more but by subtracting, eliminating, and minimizing.

In today's episode, Clint Herndon and Dr. Parker Houston talk about how to solve problems by subtraction, less is more, quality over quantity, and then dive into practical steps to help you solve problems by subtraction.  

Take action now, solve your problems by minimizing your:

1. Goals. Many high achievers mistakenly assume that more goals are always better. However, fewer goals may increase our efficiency and likelihood of achieving that goal by focusing on the few most important goals.
2. Finances. Most people are looking for ways to make more money. But for most of us, the best solution is spending less instead of constantly looking for ways to make more.
3. Commitments. There is virtually no limit to the number of things you can commit to. But every single thing we allow into our lives fights for our time. Try cutting back on your relationships or commitments. Focus on depth over breadth. 
4. Work. If you are a leader, don’t overwhelm your employees with new initiatives or set a ton of meetings. Try eliminating meetings and stacking only the most important meetings on one day of the week. Don’t be afraid to cancel or eliminate meetings that have no clear purpose or benefit. You can always restart meetings if you discover you really need them.
5. Possessions. Nearly everything we accumulate requires storage, maintenance, cleaning, or insurance. Think twice before you accumulate that next thing. It’s a slow death by a thousand cuts.
6. Clothing. Maybe it’s time to thin out your wardrobe and pick a few outfits you love. It might even save you the 20 minutes every day you look at yourself in the mirror.

People Systematically Overlook Subtractive Changes 

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Jeff Cochran is a leadership coach, author of Next Level Leader, speaker, and pastor who loves helping people live out their dreams and experience living their best lives. From entrepreneurs to CEOs and businesses to churches, Jeff wants to help you navigate the challenges you face and step into your full potential. 

Next level leadership requires asking questions and getting to know people. First, you have to listen and then ask: "Is this the right decision to make?" then let other people in on the issue. After getting their opinion, then you can make a decision.

One small thing you can do to listen to your team is by asking: "What's one practical thing I can do that would make it easier for you to lead in your role?"

Leaders don't listen because they are insecure. You can't be insecure and lead. If you don't create a culture of safety, where we reward people for telling the truth, then eventually, they're not going to. 

Many leaders stay away from conflict because they don't know the difference between tension and conflict. Healthy conflict is tension. Next-level leaders have to manage conflict without resolving tension. 

Connect with Jeff at Jeffcochran.online

Jeff's Book Recommendations:

• Go-Giver by Bob Burg
• Multipliers by Liz Wiseman
• Sun Stand Still by Steven Furtick 

If you got something out of today's episode, please subscribe, share it with a friend and leave us a review. You can find us on www.nextpeakpodcast.com. If you want to connect with Dr. Parker Houston, you can find him at www.leadyoufirst.com. Sign up for his weekly blog to receive some research-based tools that will help you transform your work and your life. 

Today Clint and Dr. Parker sit back and enjoy a conversation on what they are learning right now and how unplugging can benefit us spiritually, mentally, physically, and relationally.  Unplugging and taking a break can be especially hard for high achievers but the results of being always on have very detrimental effects on our bodies, minds, and relationship. 

Tips to unplug:

• Be intentionally present with your family 
• Don’t check your work email 
• Hire the right people 
• Try something new
• Try something that scares you a little bit
• Meaningful memories are created during downtime  

Something Clint is learning right now:

• Freedom is a learned skill
• Want is not the same thing as intent, intent requires action. 

Something Parker is learning right now:

• There’s a paradox between planning and being present 
• Hold your plans with a loose grip to be fully present in your life today 

If you got something out of today's episode, please subscribe, share it with a friend and leave us a review. You can find us on www.nextpeakpodcast.com. If you want to connect with Dr. Parker Houston, you can find him at www.leadyoufirst.com. Sign up for his weekly blog to receive some research-based tools that will help you transform your work and your life. 

Today Clint is joined by New York Times Bestselling author Kimberly Foss, CFP®, CPWA®. Kimberly is the founder and President of Empyrion Wealth Management and the author of Wealthy By Design: A 5-Step Plan for Financial Security. Kimberly brings both technical expertise and a real passion to her work with her clients. She shows how it’s possible to seize control of one’s own financial destiny. She is committed to helping her clients make wise investment choices while avoiding costly mistakes in building wealth. In today's episode, she shares:

• How to build wealth smartly
• How to push through resistance when building a business
• Good stock advice and portfolio building techniques 

Kimberly's Book Recommendations 

• A Random Walk Down Wall Street
• Atomic Habits 
• The Bible

Connect with Kimberly on her:
Website
LinkedIn
Instagram

If you got something out of today's episode, please subscribe, share it with a friend and leave us a review. You can find us on www.nextpeakpodcast.com. If you want to connect with Dr. Parker Houston, you can find him at www.leadyoufirst.com. Sign up for his weekly blog to receive some research-based tools that will help you transform your work and your life.