“We make decisions, build relationships, and communicate based on how we feel about things emotionally.”

In season 26 episode 7, Christopher D. Connors joins the show.  He is the author of Emotional Intelligence For the Modern Leader.

During the show we cover: 

- What is emotional intelligence?

- How to develop and improve the skill of emotional intelligence

- Why planning is essential 

- What basketball coaches are worth emulating from as a leader

- Why John Wooden was an excellent example of leadership

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"Nothing is easy about going somewhere you haven't gone before."

In season 26, episode 6 John Eades covers the 5 beliefs to adopt to mimic great leaders.

Based on our research of thousands of leaders, we've found that the best leaders carry a few common beliefs with them each day regardless of the circumstances they face.  

1. Good Things Will Happen
2. Failure is Not Final; Failure is Feedback 
3. Patience is a Virtue  
4. No One is a Finished Product 
5. Everyone is Created for a Bigger Purpose 

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“People want to see other people be excited about something.”

In season 26 episode 5, Tamsen Webster joins the show.  She is a speaker, coach, and power communicator. 

During the show we cover:

- Why confidence is so important

- How excitement can change your career

- Why ownership of material will make the difference

- The biggest mistake communicators make

- How to connect to your audience

- How to connect to your material

- Why stories are critical in communication

- The five-part formula in the arc of a story

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“Without self-belief, there is no leadership.”

In season 26 episode 4, John Eades covers the important topic of developing your self-belief. 

In the show he covers:

- A powerful story about belief

- Three quotes from great achievers about belief

- The four things holding people back

- Why negative self-talk crushes your belief

- Why challenging yourself is essential

- How to embrace failure

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“If you have the drive, there is nothing you can’t accomplish if you want it bad enough.”

In season 26 episode 3, we are joined by Aaron Golub. He was the first legally blind college football player.

In the show we cover:

- The three P's of achievement

- Why planning is essential for success

- How passion leads to movement

- Why perseverance makes the difference 

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"You get a lot of positive feedback you don’t actually deserve, the lack of honest feedback is probably holding you back."

In season 26 episode 2, we are joined by Steve Herz.  He is the Founder of IF Management, President of The Montag Group, and author of Don't Take Yes For An Answer.  

In the show we cover:

- Why communication is so critical

- How to develop relationships that matter

- How to give tough feedback

- Why it's essential to be receptive to feedback

 "The average person goes to his grave with the music still in him." Oliver Wendel Holmes

In season 26 episode 1, John Eades covers why now is your time for action.  But not just any kind of action, actions that make a daily deposit. 

- 4 Primary areas to make deposits in your life

- 4 Areas you don't want to make deposits

- Why no one is immune to making bad deposits

- The questions to ask yourself to improve your self-awareness

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"Tough times come to teach, instruct, and to make us better."

In season 25, episode 10, John Eades covers how to find good in tough times.  In light of Covid-19 and the death of George Floyd, times are tough.  However, we can find good in tough times and help others do the same.

In the show he covers:

- Why encouragement is so important

- What it means to encourage

- How to encourage someone else

- Why your leadership is needed more than ever

“Every one of us can be a servant leader.”

In season 25, episode 9, we are joined by Damon West.  He is the author of The Coffee Bean and The Change Agent. You can learn more about him.

In the show we cover:

- How worry and fear crush us

- What role does a leader play in helping others be a coffee bean

- The quality missing in most leaders

- How to help kids be a coffee bean

- Why people wired not to be a coffee bean

- An inspiring message for college graduates

"When other people become just a tool to get you where you want to go, ambition is working against you."

In season 25, episode 8, John Eades covers the critical leadership skills of drive and ambition. 

In the show he covers:

- The story of Sam "The Banana Man" Zemurray

- Michael Jordan's Leaders in "The Last Dance"

- Why drive can be good and evil

- How to think about ambition as a leadership skill

- Why you should focus on achievement over-ambition

- Why you shouldn't settle for less than your dreams

- How to challenge yourself 

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