Most entrepreneurs know they need help, but many still end up carrying everything themselves. They keep telling themselves it is faster, safer, or more responsible to do it alone, while their business quietly becomes limited by their own capacity.

In this episode of The Unshakable Life, Jim sits down with Eric Dingler, author of Hire to Grow, for a practical conversation about leadership, stewardship, burnout, hiring, and why business owners often become the bottleneck in what they are trying to build.

Eric shares lessons from nearly three decades of leading teams across camps, churches, nonprofits, and businesses, along with what he has learned from running companies while traveling full-time with his family. Together, Jim and Eric talk about identity, ego, accountability, emotional health, delegation, and why hiring should not be seen only as an expense, but as a way to create capacity for growth.

If you have ever felt stretched thin, afraid to let go, or stuck doing work someone else could be doing, this conversation will help you rethink leadership, support, and what it really means to steward your calling well.

In This Episode, You Will Learn

Time Stamps

00:00 Welcome and introduction to stewardship, burnout, and leadership

01:18 Meet Eric Dingler and his background in leadership, business, and team building

03:34 Eric’s leadership development journey through years of building teams

05:42 Recognizing opportunities and becoming the leader your future team needs

07:42 Giving leadership away, emotional maturity, and the role of ego

11:17 Identity, faith, and what happens when success becomes too personal

15:10 Accountability, isolation, and why leaders need honest voices around them

18:17 Mental health, counseling, and not confusing struggle with lack of faith

21:52 Feelings, truth, and learning to lead through big emotions

25:10 Why hiring creates capacity and helps business owners get unstuck

29:05 Eric’s book Hire to Grow and the framework for building a team

32:49 How to connect with Eric and access his resources

33:41 Final thoughts and closing encouragement

Connect with Eric

🌐 Website: https://ericdingler.com

Eric’s website includes his book Hire to Grow, his podcast, resources for business owners, and an assessment to help identify which hiring myth may be keeping you stuck.

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🌐 Website: http://www.leadwithjim.com

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Many leaders do not look burned out from the outside. They are still showing up, still producing, still carrying responsibility, and still doing what everyone expects of them. But inside, they feel tired, disconnected, anxious, or unsure why success feels so hollow.

In this episode, Jim sits down with Kurt Bush, a certified Internal Family Systems Practitioner, trauma-informed coach, ordained minister, and co-founder of Brimstone Coaching Group, for a thoughtful conversation about burnout, self-awareness, imposter syndrome, church hurt, and authentic leadership.

Kurt shares why so many leaders get stuck performing instead of living from a place of wholeness. Together, Jim and Kurt talk about the cost of hustle culture, the fear of being found out, the role of self-awareness, and why one faithful step may matter more than having the whole path figured out.

If you have ever felt successful on the outside but empty on the inside, or if you are carrying pressure, fear, or self-doubt while trying to lead well, this conversation will help you slow down, reflect honestly, and begin moving toward a healthier way to live and lead.

In This Episode, You Will Learn

Time Stamps

00:00 Welcome and meet Kurt Bush

01:30 Leadership, coaching, ministry, and self-awareness

03:22 Burnout, alignment, and imposter syndrome

06:27 The fear of being found out

09:19 Regret, remorse, and noticing what is happening inside you

10:22 Coaching, therapy, and knowing the difference

13:01 Looking successful while feeling empty

15:09 Building success without losing yourself

16:37 Identity, calling, and taking one faithful step

18:22 What if God is present even in the wrong step?

22:14 Pastoral pain, comfort, and experiencing God differently

24:32 Faith, ministry, and the cost of leadership

27:13 Church hurt, cynicism, and staying honest

30:09 Connect with Kurt and Brimstone Coaching Group

Connect with Kurt

🌐 Coaching: https://www.brimstonecoachinggroup.com/1-1coaching

🎙️ Podcast: Live Fully. Lead Authentically.

📘 Book: Live Fully. Lead Authentically.

🌐 Website: https://www.brimstonecoachinggroup.com/

Connect with Jim

🌐 Website: http://www.leadwithjim.com

🎙️ Ask a Question: https://www.leadwithjim.com/ask

📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithjim

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

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Most believers know they are called to love people well, but many quietly confuse love with overextending, overexplaining, and carrying responsibility for everyone else’s emotions.

In this 100th episode of The Unshakeable Life, Jim sits down with Tannera Lindvall, Christian Communication and Boundaries Coach and founder of Communication Architect, for a practical conversation about people-pleasing, boundaries, emotional health, and learning how to protect your yes.

Tannera shares her own journey as a recovering people pleaser and explains how saying yes to everyone can sometimes become saying no to what God has actually asked you to do. Together, Jim and Tannera talk about internal boundaries, thought patterns, fear of rejection, difficult conversations, and why healthy boundaries are not selfish, harsh, or unloving.

If you have ever felt responsible for keeping everyone happy, struggled to say no without guilt, or lost your voice trying to avoid conflict, this conversation will help you begin rebuilding healthier relationships with more clarity, courage, and grace.

In This Episode, You Will Learn

Time Stamps

00:00 Welcome to episode 100

01:41 Meet Tannera Lindvall and her work with communication and boundaries

04:16 People-pleasing, faith, and learning to protect your yes

09:34 Getting honest about the roots beneath your yes

14:22 Fear, emotions, and choosing truth over reaction

17:17 What boundaries really are and why they start internally

21:31 Handling chaotic thoughts with awareness, kindness, and truth

28:29 Setting external boundaries with clarity and follow-through

38:26 How to connect with Tannera and access her resources

39:43 Final encouragement for identifying your priorities and protecting your yes

Connect with Tannera

🌐 Website: https://CommunicationArchitect.org

Free resources, videos, devotionals, and practical tools for Christian communication and guilt-free boundary setting are available on her website.

Connect with Jim

🌐 Website: http://www.leadwithjim.com

🎙️ Ask a Question: https://www.leadwithjim.com/ask

📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithjim

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

Support & Engage with the Show

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Many creators and business owners do not struggle because they lack ideas. They struggle because they are stuck in their own head, trying to be perfect, trying not to be rejected, and trying to build something meaningful without learning how to actually sell it.

In this episode, Jim sits down with Joe Graham, sales leader, podcaster, husband, father, and creator of The Joseph Graham Show, for a practical conversation about faith, business, visibility, rejection, and what Joe calls the “Me Complex.”

Joe shares why focusing too much on yourself can quietly cost you connection, confidence, and momentum. Together, Jim and Joe talk about genuine friendship, church hurt, conviction, perfectionism, money, sales, systems, and why Christian creators need to stop treating their calling like an expensive hobby.

If you have ever felt called to create something, but found yourself overthinking, hiding, undercharging, or waiting until everything is perfect, this conversation will help you move forward with more courage, clarity, and ownership.

In This Episode, You Will Learn

Time Stamps

00:00 Welcome and meet Joe Graham

01:02 Friendship, church hurt, and genuine connection

04:39 Faith, conviction, and being challenged without fear

10:53 Joe’s story, sales background, and heart for helping people build

14:32 The Me Complex and the cost of over-focusing on yourself

18:35 Perfectionism, rejection, and hiding from visibility

20:29 Sales, systems, money, and building with a business mindset

25:02 Creating content that connects with people

27:25 Building confidence by getting uncomfortable

52:59 Final encouragement and close

Connect with Joe

🎙️ Podcast: The Joseph Graham Show

🌐 Website: https://joegrahamreal.com/

▶️ YouTube: The Joseph Graham Show YT

Connect with Jim

🌐 Website: http://www.leadwithjim.com

🎙️ Ask a Question: https://www.leadwithjim.com/ask

📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithjim

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

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Many people wake up feeling like something is off. Their life may look fine on the outside, but inside they feel disconnected, tired, and unsure where their joy went. Beth Robins calls that feeling “soul vertigo.”

In this episode, Jim sits down with Beth Robins, creator of the Carpe Diem Seize the Day with a Smile movement and founder of the Seize the Day Academy, for a conversation about identity, purpose, healing, and learning how to live fully alive again.

Beth shares how a painful season of loss, transition, and identity crisis became the beginning of a deeper work in her life. Together, Jim and Beth talk about childhood patterns, self-limiting beliefs, the danger of holding on to a victim story, and what it looks like to start choosing your day with intention again.

If you have ever felt stuck, out of alignment, or quietly disconnected from the person you were created to be, this conversation will help you think differently about joy, purpose, and the choice you still have before you.

In This Episode, You Will Learn

Time Stamps

00:00 Welcome and meet Beth Robins

00:37 Beth’s work, books, and Seize the Day Academy

02:02 Why childhood identity and adult purpose are connected

07:18 The story behind Seize the Day with a Smile

10:57 Healing, stubbornness, and learning to ask for help

14:06 Letting go of the victim story

17:26 Stepping into calling and alignment

20:42 Understanding soul vertigo

23:18 What to do when you have a bad day

27:52 Where to connect with Beth

Connect with Beth

🌐 Website: https://bethrobins.com

📚 Books: Search Carpe Diem Seize the Day with a Smile on Amazon

Connect with Jim

🌐 Website: http://www.leadwithjim.com

🎙️ Ask a Question: https://www.leadwithjim.com/ask

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Connect with Jim

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Many entrepreneurs think their biggest branding problem is visibility. They want more attention, more followers, more reach, and more recognition. But in this conversation, branding and marketing strategist Alka Sharma makes the case that visibility only works when your message is clear.

In this episode, Jim sits down with Alka Sharma for a practical conversation about personal branding, business branding, brand messaging, identity, and what it really takes to stand out in a crowded marketplace. Alka explains why your personal brand is more than a logo, color palette, or social media profile. It is the way people come to know, trust, and recognize who you are and what you represent.

Together, Jim and Alka unpack the difference between a personal brand and a business brand, why entrepreneurs need to build on a strong internal foundation, and how identity shapes how you show up in your industry. They also talk about faith, character, visibility, niche clarity, and why building a brand is not a quick fix. It is a process of becoming clear, consistent, and trustworthy.

If you are a coach, speaker, author, creator, or entrepreneur trying to build a business without losing yourself in the process, this episode will help you think more clearly about your message, your identity, and the brand you are building.

In This Episode, You Will Learn

Time Stamps

00:00 Welcome and meet Alka Sharma

01:36 Why brand messaging is the foundation of visibility

02:02 Personal brand vs business brand

04:39 Why every entrepreneur needs a personal brand

06:13 Identity, faith, and rebuilding from the inside out

07:53 Alka’s journey from ballroom dancing to branding

11:46 Protecting your identity when life changes

14:06 Why the personal brand comes before the business brand

16:14 Staying authentic instead of chasing hype

18:21 Why building a brand takes time

20:11 The power of niche clarity

22:06 Alka’s vision for helping entrepreneurs build strong brands

23:18 Where to connect with Alka

Connect with Alka

📱 Instagram: @AlkaSharmaSpeaks

Connect with Jim

🌐 Website: http://www.leadwithjim.com

🎙️ Ask a Question: https://www.leadwithjim.com/ask

📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithjim

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

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Connect with Jim

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In This Episode, You Will Learn 

Time Stamps 

00:00 Intro and why alignment matters 

00:33 Meet Scott Maderer and his stewardship framework 

01:43 What stewardship actually means 

02:36 Why churches often reduce stewardship to money 

04:07 Why people struggle to give up ownership 

05:42 The mindset shift from burnout to life-giving work 

07:09 Closed fist vs open hand stewardship 

11:23 What to do if control is hard to release 

13:06 Why the problem often starts the day before 

15:19 Two systems Scott uses every day 

16:32 Task lists, calendars, and building trust in your system 

20:20 Stewarding your time and talent well 

20:47 Why busy is not a badge of honor 

22:48 Stop trying to do more and start doing what matters 

24:23 Intentionality, family, and living your values 

26:07 Where to connect with Scott 

Key Takeaways 

Connect with Scott 

🌐 Website:⁠ inspiredstewardship.com/unshakablelife⁠ 

📱 Podcast: ⁠Inspired Stewardship⁠ 

📕 Book: ⁠Inspired Living ⁠ 

Connect with Jim

🌐 Website: http://www.leadwithjim.com

🎙️ Ask a Question: https://www.leadwithjim.com/ask

📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithjim

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

Support & Engage with the Show

✅ Subscribe to The Unshakable Life wherever you listen: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | iHeartRadio

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In This Episode, You Will Learn

Time Stamps

00:00 Intro: The Jesus we imagine vs the real Jesus 

Key Takeaways

Connect with Phil Tague

🌐 Church: ransom.church 

Connect with Jim

🌐 Website: http://www.leadwithjim.com

🎙️ Ask a Question: https://www.leadwithjim.com/ask

📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithjim

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Support & Engage with the Show

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In This Episode, You Will Learn

Time Stamps

00:00 Intro: Productivity as spiritual formation

Key Takeaways

Connect with Michael Klassen

🌐 Website: https://www.5ampodcast.com 

📱 Social: ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠YouTube, ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠

Connect with Jim

🌐 Website: http://www.leadwithjim.com

🎙️ Ask a Question: https://www.leadwithjim.com/ask

📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithjim

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

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In This Episode, You Will Learn

Time Stamps

00:00 Intro and why this conversation is for the weary

00:28 Meet Dan Parr and the scope of the Bible project

01:35 The story of Dan’s mother choosing life

04:49 A flood, an unexpected gift, and the road back to church

06:54 “The Bible read me” and Dan’s turning point

08:21 Learning grace instead of trying to repay love

10:20 Reluctance, self-doubt, and obeying anyway

14:23 What reading Scripture out loud taught Dan about God

16:36 Why this became a lifeline, not just a literary project

17:16 Losing a Fortune 500 career three weeks before Christmas

19:35 How Dan’s media background prepared him for this calling

21:12 What walking by faith has looked like in real life

22:43 What to do when you are tired, drifting, or need to come back

24:48 Where to find Dan and the Easy to Understand, Read Bible

Key Takeaways

Connect with Dan Parr

🌐 Website: https://www.parrdanmevoices.com

🎧 Listen to the Easy to Understand, Read Bible on Audible: https://www.audible.com/author/Dan-Parr/B0C9H1C21Q

Connect with Jim

🌐 Website: http://www.leadwithjim.com

🎙️ Ask a Question: https://www.leadwithjim.com/ask

📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithjim

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

Support & Engage with the Show

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