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One of the first personal development books I ever read had a theory that breaks down the needs of the human brain into 5 categories: status, certainty, autonomy, relatedness, and fairness. This book…

Let’s have a conversation about conversations. Look, it’s never fun to have difficult conversations (think setting boundaries, holding someone accountable, or easing hostility) but the best leaders a…

If you want to do anything in life, you’re going to experience some negative feelings. It’s just a fact of life and existence—we’re all going to suffer in some way or other. The real key to getting t…

It’s a momentous day here on the pod—this is our hundredth episode. And while I won’t bore you with 100 lessons learned in 100 episodes, I did want to talk about what I think is the ultimate concern …

The great Michelangelo once said of his sculptures, “The sculpture is already complete within the marble block, before I start my work. It is already there, I just have to chisel away the superfluous…

If you know me, you know I’m obsessed with relationships of all kinds, but today I wanted to focus on the most important relationship fo my life: my marriage. My wife, Kelsey, and I have been togethe…

Humans are social creatures. We’re wired to be around others, and what’s more, we’re wired to attune to the emotional states and even behaviors of the people we spend time with. Researchers call this…

If you’ve ever listened to this podcast (or any piece of self-help media for that matter) and thought, “well that’s all great advice, but it would never work for me,” let this be the one episode you …

If you’re an avid listener of this podcast, you’re probably a newer online coach or manager looking to get better at your craft. Even if you’re not a newbie, there are always challenges that arise wh…

I’ve been challenging myself lately to listen and engage with people I don’t necessarily agree with to help fight against confirmation bias, and it’s going about as well as you might imagine. In this…

It’s been a minute since we had a guest here on the pod, so I’m pumped to be able to chat with the incomparable Sara Baker. If you looked us “Renaissance woman” in the dictionary, you’d find a pictur…

One of the most common questions I get from new coaches is “How do I structure a coaching call?” It’s easy to feel the need to discuss, teach, and address everything on every single call, but this ca…

There might be some debate as to who the greatest coach of all time, across any sport or discipline is, but to me, there’s no one greater than Greg Popovich. In some interviews, Popovich seems like t…

Authenticity is overrated. I’m coming in with a hot take today, but hey, sometimes a hot take in needed. “Just be authentic!” is one of the most popular pieces of advice in the self-help world, but I…

The 2024 World Happiness Report was recently released, and for the first time in the report’s history, the United States dropped out of the top 20 happiest countries, largely due to a drastic decline…

A core tenet of my work and a huge piece of what we do as coaches, managers, and leaders is effective communication. Y’all know I love talking about how to talk to people. Y’all also know that I love…

Think about how hard it is to change yourself—if change was easy, we’d all be perfect, right? But we all know changing takes time and we often fail, so why do we think we could change others? Whether…

I’ve been busy lately, and while it’s been rewarding and fulfilling to do so many things back to back, but all signs are starting to point to burn out. Our energy flow is a fundamental core of our ab…

It might just be me turning into a grouchy old man, but recently I’ve noticed more and more communication habits that really drive me crazy. We tend to focus more on the tactics behind good communica…