The CourageToLead Podcast with Shawn Lovejoy

If you disappeared from your business for 21 days, what would break? For most leaders, that list comes too easily. If it does, you may not have built a business. You may have built a job that happens to have employees.

In this episode, Shawn names the “grind phase,” the season where your phone, your calendar, and your presence become the lid on your business. Every business needs it at the start, but it was never meant to be a permanent address. Shawn explains how to tell when the grind phase has turned into the “grind disease,” why more marketing and more staff won’t cure it, and the three shifts every leader has to make to move from grind to fruit. If you’re working harder than ever and your business isn’t growing to match, this one’s for you.

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Most leaders don't lose their day at noon. They lose it at 6:30 in the morning, the moment they pick up their phone and spend the rest of the day reacting to whoever shouts the loudest. A leader who's constantly reacting isn't leading. They're just responding.

In this episode, Shawn introduces the Spartan Day, the morning framework he's spent nearly a decade building with leaders as part of the Killer Team Operating System. He walks through his own routine hour by hour, explains why it's time to retire the open-door policy, and shows why the best gift you can give your team isn't your availability. It's good stewardship of your time. If your day keeps getting away from you before it even starts, this one's for you.

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If your business feels stuck, you've probably prayed about it... more than once. But what if God isn't the one holding things up? Every miracle in Scripture had two parts: God did the miraculous, and people did their part. The proof of our readiness isn't in our prayers. It's in our preparedness.

In this episode, Shawn explains why he calls CourageToLead the "anti-scaling" coaching company. Growth is God's job, and our job is to steward what we already have well enough that He can trust us with more. He walks through three tests every CEO is taking whether they realize it or not, and he's honest about the habits that keep leaders stuck in feast-or-famine cycles. If you've been asking God when He's going to move, this one's for you.

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Being the go-to person for everything in your business can feel like leadership — right up until it's the reason your business can't grow past you.

In this episode, Shawn names three lies that convince good, committed leaders they have to carry everything themselves. He breaks down what each one actually costs you, including the math on how much time "just doing it yourself" really eats up.

If you've ever said "it's just easier to do it myself" and meant it, this one's for you.

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Letting someone go is one of the hardest calls you'll ever make as a leader — and if you're a faith-driven leader, it comes with an extra layer of tension. How do you make the tough call and still love the person on the other side of it?

In this episode, Shawn gets honest about firings that are botched, the ones that waited too long, and what he's learned about doing this well — with clarity, courage, and genuine love. If you've ever put off a hard conversation because you didn't want to be "that guy," this one's for you.

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Are they the right person? Can they make it with me to the next level?

Perhaps you've had these thoughts or similar ones regarding current or previous team members. You've tried coaching them, encouraging them, but yet you still recognize it's probably time to let them go. How do you have these kind of difficult, courageous conversations?

In this episode, Shawn brings insight on how to respectfully release team members in ways that honor both parties.

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In this episode, Shawn is joined by Brian Dodd and dicusses leadership, practical strategies for success, and the importance of adaptability.

Brian shares insights from his latest book, "Mighty," and highlights seven key leadership skills. He emphasizes the importance of being a master of your craft, having an economy of motion, and maintaining great health as a leader.

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Shawn welcomes Micah McElveen, a true visionary and the leader behind Vapor Ministries. They dive deep into the incredible journey of the organization, and Micah shares his own personal story of survival and transformation. Once dead and brought back to life, and also once living out of his car with his wife, today, he touches the lives of hundreds of thousands of people every week through his organization. Listen in on the vision behind Vapor Ministries and how it thrives through sustainability, diversified revenue streams, and a heart for making a real difference in the world.

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Cord Sachs is founder and CEO of Fireseeds - a company on mission to discover remarkable leaders and deploy them into amazing companies. He is passionate about leader development, and in this episode, He and Shawn discuss what the new generation of employees really crave within an organization...and it's not ping pong tables or coffee bars!

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Remember when you started off like a roaring lion, ready to conquer the world? You had courage, resilience, and an unstoppable spirit. But then life happened, and things changed. The challenges, people, and circumstances tamed that mighty lion into a meowing house cat.

Join Sam Chand -- leadership consultant, author, and friend, -- as he delves into this powerful topic, and discover together what happened to that fierce leader within you and how to reignite your ROAR!

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