Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share Remember the Titans and the Character Ethic | Shea Owens on Stephen Covey
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
Remember the Titans and the Character Ethic | Shea Owens on Stephen Covey
Remember the Titans and the Character Ethic | Shea Owens on Stephen Covey's 7 Habits
What if the behaviors everyone tells you to fix aren't actually the problem? Remember the Titans shows us why. Coach Boone didn't win with a new playbook — he changed who his players were becoming. And that's exactly what divorce attorney and current part-time judge Shea Owens has witnessed across football fields, rural courtrooms, and a decade of navigating some of Utah's most complex legal terrain.
🎯 3 Actionable Takeaways
- Change Your Paradigm First – Before trying to fix any conflict, try viewing it from a completely new angle. Why it works: Behavior change without a shifted perspective rarely sticks.
- Identify What's at Your Center – Ask why you're really making the decisions you're making. Is it fear, money, or genuine values? Why it works: You can't align your actions with your values until you know what's actually driving you.
- Write Your Personal Mission Statement – Define who you want to become, not just what you want to achieve. Why it works: It gives you a ladder — and makes sure it's leaning against the right building.
Using Remember the Titans as our lens, Shea and Ryan explore Stephen Covey's first three habits — Be Proactive, Begin with the End in Mind, and Put First Things First — and why Covey called these the "private victories." Featuring the iconic "attitude reflects leadership, captain" scene, the story of Coach Yost's character-driven decision to stay as assistant, the real-world story of the Cliven Bundy standoff, and what keeping commitments to yourself actually requires.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE
- Why behavior change without character change almost always fails
- How Covey's first three habits mirror the story of T.C. Williams' integration season
- What "beginning with the end in mind" looks like in divorce, football, and a nonlinear career
ABOUT SHEA OWENS: Shea Owens is a family law attorney at RCG Law Group and a current part-time judge in Kane County, Utah. Before joining RCG, he spent nearly a decade on federal public lands law in Southern Utah, including navigating legal tensions during the Cliven Bundy standoff era. A former collegiate football player and lifelong Remember the Titans devotee, Shea brings a character-first lens to law, leadership, and life.
ABOUT YES AND LAND: Yes And Land explores the leadership lessons, relationship dynamics, and hard choices hidden in the stories we love. Hosted by Ryan Gregerson, a family law attorney at RCG Law Group, Disney enthusiast, and business coach for law firm owners at Altium Advisors, each episode connects familiar narratives to real-world wisdom you can actually use.
New episodes every Thursday.
#YesAndLand #DisneyAdults #DisneyPodcast #RememberTheTitans #7Habits #StephenCovey #CharacterEthic #LeadershipPodcast #AttitudeReflectsLeadership #BeProactive
👉 Subscribe to Yes And Land with Ryan Gregerson on YouTube 👉 Listen to the full episode of Yes And Land on all podcast platforms 👉 Like, comment, and share with someone who's tired of chasing better habits without addressing who they actually are
View all episodes
By Ride The Wave MediaRemember the Titans and the Character Ethic | Shea Owens on Stephen Covey's 7 Habits
What if the behaviors everyone tells you to fix aren't actually the problem? Remember the Titans shows us why. Coach Boone didn't win with a new playbook — he changed who his players were becoming. And that's exactly what divorce attorney and current part-time judge Shea Owens has witnessed across football fields, rural courtrooms, and a decade of navigating some of Utah's most complex legal terrain.
🎯 3 Actionable Takeaways
- Change Your Paradigm First – Before trying to fix any conflict, try viewing it from a completely new angle. Why it works: Behavior change without a shifted perspective rarely sticks.
- Identify What's at Your Center – Ask why you're really making the decisions you're making. Is it fear, money, or genuine values? Why it works: You can't align your actions with your values until you know what's actually driving you.
- Write Your Personal Mission Statement – Define who you want to become, not just what you want to achieve. Why it works: It gives you a ladder — and makes sure it's leaning against the right building.
Using Remember the Titans as our lens, Shea and Ryan explore Stephen Covey's first three habits — Be Proactive, Begin with the End in Mind, and Put First Things First — and why Covey called these the "private victories." Featuring the iconic "attitude reflects leadership, captain" scene, the story of Coach Yost's character-driven decision to stay as assistant, the real-world story of the Cliven Bundy standoff, and what keeping commitments to yourself actually requires.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE
- Why behavior change without character change almost always fails
- How Covey's first three habits mirror the story of T.C. Williams' integration season
- What "beginning with the end in mind" looks like in divorce, football, and a nonlinear career
ABOUT SHEA OWENS: Shea Owens is a family law attorney at RCG Law Group and a current part-time judge in Kane County, Utah. Before joining RCG, he spent nearly a decade on federal public lands law in Southern Utah, including navigating legal tensions during the Cliven Bundy standoff era. A former collegiate football player and lifelong Remember the Titans devotee, Shea brings a character-first lens to law, leadership, and life.
ABOUT YES AND LAND: Yes And Land explores the leadership lessons, relationship dynamics, and hard choices hidden in the stories we love. Hosted by Ryan Gregerson, a family law attorney at RCG Law Group, Disney enthusiast, and business coach for law firm owners at Altium Advisors, each episode connects familiar narratives to real-world wisdom you can actually use.
New episodes every Thursday.
#YesAndLand #DisneyAdults #DisneyPodcast #RememberTheTitans #7Habits #StephenCovey #CharacterEthic #LeadershipPodcast #AttitudeReflectsLeadership #BeProactive
👉 Subscribe to Yes And Land with Ryan Gregerson on YouTube 👉 Listen to the full episode of Yes And Land on all podcast platforms 👉 Like, comment, and share with someone who's tired of chasing better habits without addressing who they actually are