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In this episode Steve and Jason discuss:

• Getting better at learning from the past
• Starting over with humility
• Reflecting intentionally 
• What you learned about you

Key Takeaways: 

• Learning from the past is something that we must do and get better at doing. 
• Ask yourself what’s something you want to continue to learn. It takes humility - and sometimes humiliation - to start over in these areas. 
• Schedule your downtime, intentionally set a time to reflect on your life. 
• As you ask yourself about all the things that you learned about this year, ask also about what you learned about you. 

“Looking for the best anything is a form of deflection… let’s not read about it, let’s do it.” - Steve Scanlon

Connect with Steve and Jason:

LinkedIn: Jason or Steve

Website: Rewire, Inc.: Transformed Thinking 

Email: [email protected]

Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Wayne has devoted his life helping others build vibrant working relationships and life-giving environments, being convinced that healthy things grow regardless of the person, enterprise or activity.  Wayne recently retired after 45 years in both for-profit and nonprofit business. His diverse experiences include organizational leadership, resource development, business management, and culture transformation.Growing up in Indiana, Wayne loves college basketball and football, hunting, fishing, and everything golf. A growing passion for Wayne and his wife, Laura, is to create hospitable spaces for others that usually involve great food, beverages, and meaningful conversation. Wayne earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Indiana State University, and a Master of Arts degree from Fuller Seminary, California. Wayne and Laura have three grown children and one granddaughter. These words best capture who Wayne is: Friend, Builder, Reformer, Influencer, Relator, Listener, Learner, Communicator.

In this episode Steve and Wayne discuss:

• The need for rest
• Caring for a person and carrying a person
• Fix things, not people
• Taking advantage of downtime

Key Takeaways: 

• When you’re “in it”, you often won’t realize just how much rest you really need. When downtime is all you have, you’ll realize fully just how much you needed it all this time. 
• There’s a difference between caring for a person and carrying that person. It’s good to help out, guide and care for people - but if you’re not careful you'll be overly responsible
• Fixing things is a gift, just as long as you realize that relationships and people are not things to be “fixed”. 
• The gift of stopping - it allows for you to have perspective. When you do stop, take advantage of it, do some reflection. 

“Downtime - it’s a gift. It’s a gift to just say ‘let me look at the last several days… How did I behave? What are the things that I constantly find myself addicted to?” - Wayne Patterson

Connect with Wayne Patterson:

Website: https://uedpartnership.org/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wayne-patterson-0841867/

Connect with Steve and Jason:

LinkedIn: Jason or Steve

Website: Rewire, Inc.: Transformed Thinking 

Email: [email protected]

Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla

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Currently Senior Director of Strategic and Executive Communications for a major U.S. nonprofit, Joel Schwartzberg also teaches communication and presentation skills to clients including American Express, State Farm Insurance, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Comedy Central, and the Brennan Center for Justice. Joel’s books include The Language of Leadership and Get to the Point! and his articles appear in Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and CNBC. A frequent conference presenter and workshop leader, Joel is also a former national champion public speaker and collegiate speech coach.

In this episode Jason and Joel discuss:

• Coming up with your true point
• Asking the right question
• Tips for speaking in webinars
• Telling stories the right way

Key Takeaways: 

• Practice the “I believe that___” technique. If your point completes the sentence, then you’ve got it right. 
• Start with the right question. Don’t ask “what do I want to say?” or “what should I say?” Impact is the end result that you want, so ask instead “what do they want and need to hear?” You don’t have to come up with it on your own, ask the community what people really need to hear. 
• When speaking in webinars, dominate the frame. Make sure your head or shoulders are not cut off from the frame. Use a neutral background rather than any virtual background. Speak with a loud voice volume setting. 
• Stories are great. They don’t have to be cinematic but even when simple, it’s still a good way to make yourself relatable to the audience. However, don’t forget that the most important part of telling a story is the part where you attach relevance to the story. 

“People don’t really remember what you said, they remember what you mean.” - Joel Schwartzberg

Connect with Joel Schwartzberg:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheJoelTruth

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelschwartzberg/

Website: www.joelschwartzberg.net

Connect with Steve and Jason:

LinkedIn: Jason or Steve

Website: Rewire, Inc.: Transformed Thinking 

Email: [email protected]

Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Lindsay Helm is a professional coach and successful entrepreneur driven by a passion for helping others pursue their unknowable potential and face life’s challenges with confidence. After a catastrophic injury left her husband paralyzed, their road through rehab inspired them to create Stand Strong Training Center, a fitness and athletic facility in their hometown, where they train able-bodied adults, student athletes, and adaptive athletes. Success is more than just physical training: Lindsay also runs Stand Strong STRIVE, her online coaching program where she helps you master your mindset and emotions to get unstuck, overcome challenges, and achieve your goals.

In this episode Jason and Lindsay discuss:

• Magnifying your troubles by resisting
• Running your business while in the suck
• What is a strive mindset
• Getting through a funk

Key Takeaways: 

• Our troubles end up getting magnified when we avoid negative emotions. The ironic thing about being in the suck is that the less you resist feeling the emotion, the faster you’ll get through the undesirable feelings.
• Frustration often comes from focusing on what’s out of your control. Shift your attention to what you can do, think about differently, feel about differently, or learn from and grow. 
• Part of being a top performer or successful business owner is being able to do things despite feeling crappy sometimes. Do what needs to get done even despite the lack of motivation or the lack of positive emotion. 
• Don’t attach any emotional energies to being in a funk. Simply acknowledge the situation, accept it, and try to see it as neutrally as you can. 

“Sometimes you just gotta sit in the suck, learning how to do that is one of the greatest gifts. It has given me a bigger capacity to experience all the emotions and know that I will be okay.” - Lindsay Helm

Connect with Lindsay Helm:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/standstrongstrive/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StandStrongStrive

Website: https://strive.standstrongtc.com/

Email: [email protected]

Connect with Steve and Jason:

LinkedIn: Jason or Steve

Website: Rewire, Inc.: Transformed Thinking 

Email: [email protected]

Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Stanley C. Middleman is the founder and CEO of Freedom Mortgage Corporation, one of the largest and fastest growing full-service mortgage companies in the country. He is a nationally recognized business strategist, investor and philanthropist with over 30 years of experience in the mortgage banking industry. Since founding Freedom Mortgage in 1990, he has grown the company into one of the nation’s largest originators and servicers and a top VA and FHA lender.He is an active member of the Mortgage Bankers Association and has served on numerous advisory boards. Freedom Mortgage was honored with the 2021 Top Workplaces USA award. 

In this episode Steve and Stanley Middleman discuss:

• Opportunity and reward
• Accumulating success 
• Cyclical nature of business
• Hope for the future

Key Takeaways: 

• The system provides ample opportunities to be as successful as a person’s abilities, effort, and luck can take them.
• Gain skills, do tasks, train and lead people then do it all again. Success isn’t linear, it’s cyclical. 
• Vision and strategy in a vacuum is mere make-believe if you don’t turn it into reality.

“You can’t be convinced that you’re good at performing a task unless you can teach someone else how to perform the task that you do. Make others around you better...” - Stanley Middleman

Mentioned in the episode:

House of Morgan, by Ron Chernow

https://www.amazon.com/House-Morgan-American-Banking-Dynasty-ebook/dp/B003CIQ57E/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1636571349&sr=8-1 

The Bully Pulpit, by Doris Keanrs Goodwin

https://www.amazon.com/Bully-Pulpit-Theodore-Roosevelt-Journalism-ebook/dp/B00BAWHPX2/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1636571410&sr=8-7

Connect with Stanley Middleman:

Website:  www.freedommortgage.com

Connect with Steve and Jason:

LinkedIn: Jason or Steve

Website: Rewire, Inc.: Transformed Thinking 

Email: [email protected]

Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

In this episode Steve, Jason, and previous guests discuss:

• Bringing up gratitude
• Gratitude for life and family
• Career, education and technology
• Mentors and leaders

Key Takeaways: 

• People often aren’t prepared to be asked what they’re grateful for and that’s what makes their responses interesting, because it’s genuine. Bringing up gratitude sets up an environment of beauty, joy and peace.
• Family is often the first thing that comes to mind when people think of gratitude. Some remember how thankful they are for their parents’ influence and love, and some as parents are thankful to be able to care for their children.
• Technology can be used to educate yourself on any topic and advance your career; the fact that we’re in this age is something to be grateful for.
• Those who have found success look back only to be grateful for the leaders and mentors they have either found or been found by. It’s a good practice for someone to always keep in mind the people who have helped them on the way to where they are now and where they’ll be.

Connect with Steve and Jason:

LinkedIn: Jason or Steve

Website: Rewire, Inc.: Transformed Thinking 

Email: [email protected]

Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Robert J. Kohlhepp joined Cintas Corporation in July 1967 as controller. Over a span of 50 years with Cintas, he was promoted to positions of general manager, vice president and treasurer, executive vice president, president, and CEO, then served as Vice Chair and Board Chair until retiring in 2016. Additionally, Kohlhepp has served on several association, corporation, nonprofit and university boards. His new book is Building a Better Organization. Visit robertkohlhepp.com.

In this episode Steve and Robert discuss:

• One key trait for successful people
• Cultivating a culture in your team
• Getting people on board with company culture
• Directness for the sake of making other people better

Key Takeaways: 

• When you set yourself to do something, make it a matter of "when" it's going to be done and not "if" it's going to be done. The road to success is always under construction. 
• There will always be an existing culture, the question you must ask as leaders is how are we defining the culture? It takes intentionality and investment to shape your company’s culture. 
• Tell somebody that if they don’t follow the company culture, they’re not gonna be happy and the company’s not gonna be happy with them. Nobody wins in that situation. So give them a choice to get on board or step aside.
• Directness is for authentic leaders who genuinely care about people’s growth. Being direct and being a difficult boss are two very different things. Once people realize that you are being direct for their sake, and that you are on their side, that’s when they will begin to trust you and listen to your feedback. Criticize the behavior, not the individual. 

“In any endeavor, you're gonna get knocked down more than once. The people who are successful get back up, dust themselves off and get back in the game.” - Robert J. Kohlhepp

Click here to check out Robert Kohlhepp’s book: https://robertkohlhepp.com/books/build-a-better-organization/

Connect with Robert J. Kohlhepp:

Website: https://robertkohlhepp.com/

Connect with Steve and Jason:

LinkedIn: Jason or Steve

Website: Rewire, Inc.: Transformed Thinking 

Email: [email protected]

Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Timothy M. Franz, Ph.D., is an Organizational Psychologist, Professor of Psychology, and Chair at St. John Fisher College. In addition to his academic role, he also works as an organizational consultant through his firm, Franz Consulting. His new book, with coathor Seth R. Silver, Ed.D., is Meaningful Partnership at Work: How the Workplace Covenant Ensures Mutual Accountability and Success between Leaders and Teams (Productivity Press, Aug. 27, 2021).

In this episode Steve and Tim Franz discuss:

• Introducing thoughtful changes in the workplace
• An ongoing dialogue between leader and team
• The resistance to a culture of partnership
• Eliminating future conflict with dialogue

Key Takeaways: 

• Organizations are known for making quick changes in the workplace but that has a certain disadvantage. When you take research as is without doing your own research in the context of your company, the change may not benefit your company at all. 
• Creating a culture of partnership means to establish a connection between the leader and the team that’s open, honest, and supportive. There must be a psychologically safe space where team and leader can discuss expectations and obligations with each other so that everyone feels supported and can be successful. 
• With a dialogue between people on what expectations and obligations they hold for each other, some conflicts can be outright eliminated or be more easily resolved.

“Any good leader - their primary customer is their team and their primary job is to develop their team, to move their team forward so that they get better and the organization gets better. ” - Tim Franz

Order their book, Meaningful Partnership at Work by clicking this link: https://www.amazon.com/Meaningful-Partnership-Work-Seth-Silver/dp/1032020113

Connect with Tim Franz:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-franz-consulting/

Website: www.teambuildingprocess.com  

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXZAN-ih04Jne23UqutxjBg

Email: [email protected]

Connect with Steve and Jason:

LinkedIn: Jason or Steve

Website: Rewire, Inc.: Transformed Thinking 

Email: [email protected]

Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

About Erica McCurdy: She is absolutely passionate about the potential of people. While she started her career as an executive in the telecom industry, she found her passion in entrepreneurism and in helping others explore their passion. As an ICF Certified Coach, Erica is an expert at helping high-performing people achieve their goals and find their best next step. She has built several companies across multiple industries including her favorite, Georgia Sanitation. After taking time to work on staff at North Point Church, she opened her own practice helping others in career and life transition, including our senior Navy SEALs in partnership with the SEAL Future Foundation. Erica’s expert advice can be found in over 100 publications such as US News, Forbes, Entrepreneur.com, AARP, Recruiter.com, Business News Daily, and more.Erica attended the Westminster Schools, University of Georgia, and Mercer University. She is passionate about her family and community and makes an annual commitment to give a minimum of 100 hours to those in need. As a Rotarian, she serves on the local board, Rotary Means Business committee, and is a Paul Harris Fellow. She is also a board member of the PCBA, the Gwinnett County Library Foundation, and serves on the National Board of National Charity League, our nation’s oldest mother-daughter service organization as part of their National Nominating Committee.Erica and her husband Phil have three wonderful children in college, all of whom have continued the family tradition of community service and mentorship. When not working or playing tennis, Erica is currently working on her goal of reading the entire list of Pulitzer Prize Winning Novels, she is about halfway through.

In this episode Jason and Erica McCurdy discuss:

• A serial entrepreneur’s secret
• Finding your strength in who you are 
• Builders and accelerators 
• Getting over decision paralysis 

Key Takeaways: 

• The way forward - towards your dreams - is always by barging through your limiting beliefs. Getting past your internal hindrances can only be done by challenging your doubts on what is actually possible. 
• Something that doesn’t involve any hardship or challenges may not be worth doing - but that doesn’t mean that doing something that’s draining the life out of you daily is worth doing either. 
• It’s important to not waste your time pretending to be what you aren’t. The things that make you unique are your strengths. In the same way, letting people be them means delegating tasks that they might be better at than you are.
• Builders are the ones that put the building blocks together and the accelerators try to keep the business going - you need to figure out which one you are. Are you going to be doing the work or leading the work? As a leader, if your schedule is full of tasks, you will have no ability to strategize and assess the future. 
• We drive ourselves crazy with our second-guessing and overanalysis of our decisions - there comes a time where you just gotta do it already. At least, take one step. 

“If we can get something done, even if it’s not done perfectly,  we can fix the little things. But we can’t fix ‘not doing’, so we just have to get something done... It’s easy to confuse busy with productive.” - Erica McCurdy

Connect with Erica McCurdy:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mccurdygroup/

Website: http://www.mccurdysolutions.com/

Email: [email protected]

Connect with Steve and Jason:

LinkedIn: Jason or Steve

Website: Rewire, Inc.: Transformed Thinking 

Email: [email protected]

Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Tony has over 20 years of executive leadership experience in the real estate industry. Before joining Atlas, he was responsible for seven states in the Mountain West for the largest mortgage company in the U.S. Today, Tony leads the overall strategy and direction of Atlas while maintaining a relentless commitment to the firm’s values and culture.

In this episode Steve and Tony discuss:

• Developing leaders and advancing the mission of the company. 
• Setting aside distractions and being present to make the moment memorable.
• Taking the time to realize your calling in the world.
• Embracing failure so that you can learn and progress.

Key Takeaways: 

• Have an integration and sense of wholeness so you know what you are good at, what you are bad at, and be at peace with embracing both.
• Leadership is about building relationships and a community of trust, but you can’t get a deep level of trust without some vulnerability. 
• See the strength of a leader through their vulnerability because there is a difference between transparency and vulnerability.

“Engage in intentional and meaningful coaching.” - Tony Julianelle

Mentioned: 

The Human Operating System: Recovering the Heart and Soul of Your Leadership  

Connect with Tony Julianelle:   

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AtlasRealEstate

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theatlasrealestate/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAtlasRealEstate

Website: www.realatlas.com

Email: [email protected]

Connect with Steve and Jason:

LinkedIn: Jason or Steve

Website: Rewire, Inc.: Transformed Thinking 

Email: [email protected]

Show notes by Podcastologist: Kristen Braun

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