The Action Catalyst

Best-selling author, speaker, and leadership coach Marshall Goldsmith explains why our environments are “willpower reduction machines” and why leadership is a contact sport, and chats about avoiding the superstition trap, the "Wheel of Change", active vs passive questions, self discipline vs self control, learning a practice that takes 3 minutes a day, costs nothing, and helps you improve at almost anything, and being neighbors with Lindsay Lohan.

Bestselling author and CEO Michael Hyatt shares the 3 different types of limiting beliefs, and why they ONLY exist in your head, not in the real world.

Hear Michael's full interview in Episode 229 of The Action Catalyst.

Tanis Jorge, serial tech entrepreneur, author of The Cofounder's Handbook, and Founder of The Cofounder's Hub, talks about exiting “unicorn” Trulioo, meeting both her husband AND her business partner in high school, finding the right person to go into business with and building businesses without killing each other, plus what separates entrepreneurs from corporate, the shocking statistic about failure between founders, her favorite “poor woman’s meal”, and why “no business partners with benefits” is rule #1. 

Bestselling author and CEO Michael Hyatt shares the 3 different types of limiting beliefs, how resources follow clarity, the 7 attributes of effective goal setting, why the journey is better with friends, and the secrets to having your BEST YEAR EVER.

Chris Deaver, author and co-founder of BraveCore, recalls stalking Stephen Covey in his own house, and talks about the key lesson he learned from being in meetings with Steve Jobs, bucking the "expert model", writing a letter to Roy Disney then turning down the reply, the simplicity and power of co-creation, turning Dell around, making others the mission, and working next to a secret lab.

Hear Chris' full interview in Episode 448 of The Action Catalyst.

Bestselling author and CEO Michael Hyatt explains the concept of "drift", shares a harrowing tale of being pulled out to sea, and talks about writing your own eulogy and engineering your legacy.

Hear Michael's full interview in Episode 138 of The Action Catalyst.

Bestselling author and CEO Michael Hyatt explains the basics of creating a life plan and the 3 questions to ask when making one, shares some prophetic wisdom from Steve Jobs, and talks about engineering your legacy, and why putting yourself first isn’t always selfish; it's of-service.

Bestselling author, speaker, and StoryBrand CEO Donald Miller breaks down the Storybrand framework and the elements common to ALL good stories, plus how to draw the listener in quickly to go on a journey with you.

Hear Donald's full interview in Episode 215 of The Action Catalyst.

Overtime with Outland is Action Catalyst host Adam Outland's reflections and commentary on discussions with each of his esteemed and accomplished guests.

In this segment, Adam dissects Episode 448, with Chris Deaver, author and co-founder of BraveCore.

Chris Deaver, author and co-founder of BraveCore, recalls stalking Stephen Covey in his own house, and talks about the key lesson he learned from Steve Jobs, bucking the "expert model", writing a letter to Roy Disney then turning down the reply, the simplicity and power of co-creation, turning Dell around, making others the mission, and working next to a secret lab.

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