The NEXT Academy

The Search for Fulfillment is a new short series released each Friday where we uncover lessons of the greatest minds to help you live with purpose, passion, and peace.

In today's episode, Brian asks, "What is one decision you've been hesitating to make, and what small step can you take today to move forward with confidence?"

Enjoy Episode 48 of The Search for Fulfillment. #BeNEXT

The Goods is a new series that delivers wisdom for personal and professional growth. In today's episode, Blake revisits Andy Grove and Gordon Moore’s 1985 pivot at Intel—asking what a successor would do, then doing it themselves by exiting DRAM and betting on microprocessors. Learn how one brave “no,” clear communication, and wiring mechanisms to match the new strategy can turn a company’s identity crisis into its competitive edge.

Enjoy Episode 48 of The Goods. #BeNEXT

The Search for Fulfillment is a new short series released each Friday where we uncover lessons of the greatest minds to help you live with purpose, passion, and peace.

In today's episode, Brian asks, "What is one area of your life where you can embrace progress over perfection, and how might that shift lead to a deeper sense of fulfillment?"

Enjoy Episode 47 of The Search for Fulfillment. #BeNEXT

The Goods is a new series that delivers wisdom for personal and professional growth. In today's episode, Blake relives Fred Rogers’ 1969 Senate testimony, where calm purpose and clear human stakes persuaded a tough appropriations chair to restore funding for public television. Learn how leading with respect, translating value into real outcomes, and making promises you intend to keep can win the highest-stakes conversations.

Enjoy Episode 47 of The Goods. #BeNEXT

Thanksgiving Bonus Edition 🙌🏼 The Search for Fulfillment is a new short series released each Friday where we uncover lessons of the greatest minds to help you live with purpose, passion, and peace.

In today's episode, Brian asks, "In what area of your life can you begin to trust your own worth more deeply, and how might that shift... lead to greater fulfillment?"

Enjoy Episode 46 of The Search for Fulfillment. #BeNEXT

The Search for Fulfillment is a new short series released each Friday where we uncover lessons of the greatest minds to help you live with purpose, passion, and peace.

In today's episode, Brian asks, "What is one area of your life where you can embrace uncertainty and take a risk? How might that lead you toward greater fulfillment?"

Enjoy Episode 45 of The Search for Fulfillment. #BeNEXT

Field Notes That Win Fights — Documentation as a Daily Habit

Stop arguing and start showing. In this Hard Hat Headspace episode, walk a stadium retrofit with a foreman who turns four quick photos and a 5-line Doc Card into faster RFIs, cleaner change orders, and fewer “we’ll circle back” delays. You’ll learn the four-shot rule (wide → medium → detail → measurement), wall-posted plans with QR folders, a visible decision clock that kills email limbo, and simple impact math (crew × minutes) that gets you paid.

Backed by industry research and real jobsite wins, this is the field-ready documentation playbook every foreman and super can use—today—to protect crews, accelerate decisions, and keep work moving. #BeNEXT

The Goods is a new series that delivers wisdom for personal and professional growth. In today's episode, Michael drops into an airline ops center during a blizzard, where one manager turns chaos into cadence with three columns—Protect, Recover, Communicate—and a bell that celebrates every saved flight.

Learn how visible priorities, time-boxed decisions, synchronized updates, and a quick hotwash can steady any team in a storm.

Enjoy Episode 46 of The Goods. #BeNEXT

The Search for Fulfillment is a new short series released each Friday where we uncover lessons of the greatest minds to help you live with purpose, passion, and peace.

In today's episode, Brian asks, "What is one small step you can take today toward progress, and how might that action bring you closer to a fulfilling life?"

Enjoy Episode 44 of The Search for Fulfillment. #BeNEXT

The Goods is a new series that delivers wisdom for personal and professional growth. In today's episode, Michael shares how one leader’s simple ritual of reserving a seat for “the person not in the room” reshapes every decision her team makes. Discover how thinking beyond the table, honoring unseen stakeholders, and using powerful symbols can elevate your leadership and your culture.

Enjoy Episode 45 of The Goods. #BeNEXT