This episode started with something I heard on a podcast during my morning commute home from the gym — and I couldn't let it go. Esther Perel asked a live audience: have you ever looked at something broken in the world and thought someone should fix it — and then realized that someone should be you?

That question really made me think. And I think it might do the same for you.

In this episode, I take you through six powerful why questions that create an arc from awareness to ownership to commitment. Whether the "broken thing" you see is in your organization, your community, or the broader world — these questions will help you move from observer to owner. Because seeing it is step one. Owning it is where the real leadership begins.

You'll walk away with:

• A framework of six why questions to surface what you care most about fixing
• Clarity on your resistance — and how to work through it
• A challenge to name the one next step you'll take

You are the magic. Now go own it!

Enjoy!

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Most of us think we're pretty good listeners. But if we're honest? We're often just waiting for our turn to talk.

In this episode, I'm diving into one of the most underrated leadership skills out there: listening. Not just hearing words, but truly listening to understand. I break down the difference between listening to respond and listening to understand — and why that distinction matters more than most leaders realize.

I share real stories from my coaching work, including a leader who thought he had a communication problem but actually had a listening problem. And I walk you through five practical strategies to shift your listening habits starting with your very next conversation.

If you want to build real trust, strengthen your team, and create the kind of connection that makes people feel seen and heard — this episode is for you.

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Recently, the NASA mission of Artemis II took place. For almost 10 days I followed this crew of four as they traveled further than any human has in over 50 years, orbited the moon, and came home talking about love, unity, and each other. It was riveting. It was beautiful. It was therapeutic.

In this episode I'm sharing some of the most powerful quotes from the crew and mission control — from Victor Glover, Christina Cook, Reid Wiseman, and Jeremy Hansen — and connecting them to what they mean for you as a leader. We talk about perspective, humanity, the power of pausing, carrying hope for your team, choosing your values when things get hard, and what it means to go far together.

This one is a little different. It's a love letter to what's possible when humans show up with character, confidence, and connection. I hope it gives you a little bit of what it gave me — a chance to come up for air.

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Have you ever made a decision and known, even as you were making it, that something wasn't quite right? Not wrong exactly — but off. That feeling is almost always a sign that fear was running the show instead of your values, your vision, or what you actually believe.

In this episode I'm talking about the difference between leading from fear and leading from possibility — what each one looks and sounds like, how fear shows up quietly under pressure, and a simple question you can ask yourself before any decision or conversation: Am I making this choice from what I'm afraid of, or from what I actually believe?

I walk through two real leadership scenarios, connect the framework to the Three Keys to Leadership Magic, and give you three simple action steps you can take today. This one is practical, honest, and exactly the kind of inside-out work that changes everything.

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There's a thought running in the background of your leadership right now. Quiet enough that you might not have noticed it. But it's been shaping your decisions, your voice, and your relationships at work for longer than you'd probably like to admit.

In this episode, I'm naming nine of the most common thoughts I hear from leaders — and the ones I've had myself.

Then I'm giving you three moves you can do right now — today, after this episode — to name the thought, question it, and start acting in spite of it. Because here's what I know from three coaching calls I had just this week: it's never a skill problem. It's always the thought.

This one is practical, honest, and exactly what you might need to hear today.

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220 episodes in, and I keep coming back to the same foundational question: why does leadership even matter?

It sounds simple. But I promise — by the time you're done with this one, you'll see it differently.

In this episode I'm getting real about what leadership actually is, why most people step into it without ever stopping to ask the right questions, and what it costs when we lead on autopilot. I'm also revisiting my Three Keys to Leadership Magic framework — Character, Confidence, and Connection — and why the inside-out approach matters now more than ever.

I share a personal story from early in my career about a leader who asked me one question that changed everything. And I talk about why, in this particular moment in the world, choosing to lead well is genuinely an act of courage.

This episode is for every leader who wants to feel the weight and the privilege of this work — and step into it with more intention.

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I finally took The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks off my shelf — and I couldn't wait to bring it to you.

In this episode, I'm walking through the core concepts of this powerful book and connecting them directly to what I see in leadership every single day. The big idea? We all have an internal thermostat — an upper limit — for how much success, joy, recognition, and fulfillment we believe we're allowed to have. And when we start to exceed it, we unconsciously pull ourselves back down.

I'm covering the four hidden beliefs that drive upper limit behavior, the Zone of Genius framework and why so many high achievers are stuck in the Zone of Excellence, and a few practical tools for expanding your capacity and breaking through the ceiling you didn't even know you'd installed.

This one is personal, practical, and packed with moments of recognition. Go grab the book — and then listen to this episode first.

Enjoy!

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Confidence comes up in almost every coaching conversation I have — and I've come to realize that most of us have it a little bit wrong.

In this pixie dust pep talk of an episode, I'm reframing what confidence actually is. It's not about having it all figured out, knowing the outcome, or feeling 100% certain. Real confidence — the strong, quiet kind — is self-trust. It's believing in your own ability to respond, adjust, and learn, even when the path isn't clear.

I'll walk you through the relationship between self-belief, self-trust, and confidence, and why shifting from "what's going to happen?" to "who do I want to be?" changes everything. Plus, we'll talk about why self-trust is contagious — and the ripple effect it creates for the people you lead.

This one is short, grounding, and exactly the reminder you might need today.

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