Posts Tagged ‘Purpose’
Episode 178: Live in the Moment and Reach New Heights with Mountaineer Jenn Drummond
Jenn Drummond joins Patrick in the Leadership Lab to discuss building resilience, setting goals, having confidence in yourself, and achieving greatness. After surviving what should have been a fatal car crash in 2018, Jenn decided it was time to stop living on autopilot and, instead, live her life with purpose and intention. As Jenn says, tomorrow…
Read MoreEpisode 176 Reboot: Act on the Whoosh, Whoosh, Whoosh Sound with the World’s Bestselling Author James Patterson
As 2022 comes to a close, we want to hit pause and share a couple of our favorite episodes from throughout the year. We hope you enjoy listening (or re-listening) to these as much as we do. The world’s bestselling author, James Patterson, talks to Patrick about the importance of trusting your gut, peeking through…
Read MoreEpisode 174: Answer Four Questions about Why You Choose to Lead Others
In this episode, Patrick reflects on conversations with Ranga Ramanujam, Christie Hunter Arscott, Patrick Lencioni, and Stanley McChrystal. In doing so, he identifies four questions that every leader should reflect on and answer: 1. What does success look like for you? 2. How well do you understand yourself? 3. What motivates you to lead? 4. What does it take…
Read MoreEpisode 172: Define Your Radical Vision with Author and Speaker Brian Wagner
Brian Wagner, author of Sometimes It DOES Take a Brain Surgeon. looks at life differently than most people. He has a gift for helping others identify their personal blindspots and overcome their self-limiting beliefs. His talent developed out of his childhood diagnosis of a severe genetic disorder that would eventually impair his vision but not…
Read MoreEpisode 163: Be a Well Rounded Manager with Dr. Ranga Ramanujan
Patrick’s guest is Professor Ranga Ramanujam from Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management. Ranga’s research, consulting, and teaching focus on organizational errors, reliability, and operational failures. Numerous former students and current colleagues of Ranga’s kept telling Patrick to put Ranga on the podcast. As Patrick puts it, “They were 100% right Ranga is insightful,…
Read MoreEpisode 160: Find Your Voice with Sesame Street Puppeteer Megan Piphus Peace
Megan Piphus Peace joins Patrick to discuss finding your voice, determining your path, and making an impact. Megan started puppetry and ventriloquism at the age of ten years old and taught herself puppetry and ventriloquism by watching VHS tapes. She spent her teenage years traveling the nation singing and performing ventriloquism at schools and churches.…
Read MoreFreudenfreude Worksheet
Freudenfreude is the opposite of Schadenfreude. It means that you find pleasure in watching someone else succeed. Arguably, the dinner party discussion about favorite tv shows and movies was a glimpse at Freudenfreude in action. People were genuinely excited at the idea of seeing others enjoying what they enjoy. This Freudenfreude concept is something I…
Read MoreEpisode 158: Show Your Worth with Author Shelmina Abji
Shelmina Abji joins Patrick to discuss the importance of having role models, speaking up when you have something smart to say, and seizing opportunities. She is the author of Show Your Worth: 8 Intentional Strategies for Women to Emerge as Leaders at Work a book that challenges readers to aim high and redefine their definitions…
Read MoreADVICE Worksheet
I once boarded a plane flight. After settling into my seat, I opened the outdoor travel magazine I had purchased in the terminal. The title of the first article I flipped to caught my attention, “How to Survive a Plane Flight!” That seemed like interesting timing. I felt compelled to read the article. It contained…
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