Beyond the Crucible
224 episodes - English - Latest episode: 25 days ago - ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsYou are more than your failures and setbacks. We share stories of leaders who have moved beyond life’s most difficult moments to lead lives of significance, and insights on how you can do the same. Hosted by Warwick Fairfax.
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Overcoming The Cuckoos That Plague Us: Andrea Anderson Polk #119
June 14, 2022 07:00 - 50 minutes - 68.9 MBWhat do you think of when you hear the word "cuckoo"? Those cute clocks that chime with chirps at the top of every hour? There's nothing cute about real cuckoos -- predatory birds that camouflage themselves and their destructive intentions in visiting chaos upon other birds. Andrea Anderson Polk, a licensed professional counselor and author of the new book THE CUCKOO SYNDROME: THE SECRET TO BREAKING FREE FROM UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, TOXIC THINKING AND SELF-SABOTAGING BEHAVIOR, discusses the...
SECOND-ACT SIGNIFICANCE IX: "Is This All There Is?" #118
May 31, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBIt's the essential, sometimes heart-wrenching, often-life-changing question pondered by those who move from one act of their lives to another: "Is this all there is?" In this wrap-up of the eight episodes of the series, SECOND-ACT SIGNIFICANCE, host Warwick Fairfax and cohost Gary Schneeberger extract from the stories shared by guests four key steps you can take to pivot from Act 1 to Act 2 in your own life. And they discuss what all of those guests have in common with a former Major League B...
SECOND-ACT SIGNIFICANCE VIII: Chris Schembra
May 24, 2022 07:00 - 57 minutes - 79.8 MBChris Schembra returned home to New York City in 2015 after producing a successful Broadway show in Italy, only to find himself feeling insecure, lonely, disconnected and unfulfilled. His antidote for that crucible? Food and friendship. What began as a simple gathering of a few friends to eat and share stories once a week became the 7:47 Gratitude Experience – named after the start time of each dinner -- which has sparked 500,000 relationships and helped some of the nation’s top companies cr...
SECOND-ACT SIGNIFICANCE VIII: Chris Schembra #117
May 24, 2022 07:00 - 57 minutes - 79.8 MBChris Schembra returned home to New York City in 2015 after producing a successful Broadway show in Italy, only to find himself feeling insecure, lonely, disconnected and unfulfilled. His antidote for that crucible? Food and friendship. What began as a simple gathering of a few friends to eat and share stories once a week became the 7:47 Gratitude Experience – named after the start time of each dinner -- which has sparked 500,000 relationships and helped some of the nation’s top companies cr...
SECOND-ACT SIGNIFICANCE VII: Yvette Bodden #116
May 17, 2022 07:00 - 49 minutes - 68.4 MBYvette Bodden’s unraveling began in self-exploration and ended in a painful divorce, but she found blessings and passions along the way she would not have known had she not gone through that crucible. What Bodden discovered as she walked through and emerged on the other side of the devastation was her life’s purpose: as a thought leader and writer who inspires women – through her Web platform Awakened Woman -- to not just dream, but to dream big, as they pursue their passions by exercising ...
SECOND-ACT SIGNIFICANCE VI: Nancy Volpe Beringer #115
May 10, 2022 07:00 - 53 minutes - 73.3 MBNancy Volpe Beringer was in her late 50s when she let herself not just dream of a career in fashion design, but pursue it. She explains that the success and security she had built professionally over several decades didn’t fully scratch the creative itch she felt as a young girl who loved to sew. That’s when she pursued her passion with vigor – earning a master’s degree and finishing as runner-up in Season 18 of TV’s reality-show smash PROJECT RUNWAY. It was on the show she discovered her co...
SECOND-ACT SIGNIFICANCE V: John Busacker #114
May 03, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 82.8 MBJohn Busacker thought he was having a heart attack when severe chest pains while he was driving home sent him to the emergency room. But he wasn't dying; he was grieving. That’s what he discovered after a doctor gave him a clean bill of physical health … and he realized he had some work to do on his emotional health. Busacker describes how the deaths of his parents, his mother-in-law and several other relatives and friends in a span of just seven months made him realize he needed to slow dow...
SECOND-ACT SIGNIFICANCE IV: Melissa Reaves #113
April 26, 2022 07:00 - 55 minutes - 76.7 MBMelissa Reaves wasn’t sure how her life was ever going to be OK again after she was fired from a job in an advertising career that had served her bank balance well even if it had stopped bringing her heart alive. But the assurance of her inner voice that all would yet be well gave her the courage and inspiration to embark on a new career that has become a calling – helping professionals use the power of story to write happy endings for their businesses. She coaches clients in how to make wha...
SECOND-ACT SIGNIFICANCE III: Robert Miller #112
April 19, 2022 07:00 - 53 minutes - 73.6 MBRobert Miller wanted to make music his career from the first time he picked up an instrument in high school – but he did not get to fulfil that desire until after he retired. His dreams were deferred by the usual beats of life – a successful career that took him in another direction, family joys and responsibilities, and a crucible in his 40s when he broke his neck in an accident. But in his 60s, he grabbed his guitar and launched his band Project Grand Slam -- and finally felt the rus...
SECOND-ACT SIGNIFICANCE II: Erik and Emily Orton #111
April 12, 2022 07:00 - 54 minutes - 75.2 MBWe take to the high seas this week with Erik and Emily Orton -- which is where they headed in 2014, after Erik’s dream job as a playwright and theatrical producer came to a crashing halt when his off-Broadway show was closed after only a few performances. The failure left him fearful and rudderless – until his curiosity about sailing became his family’s passion for it and they steered their boat’s rudder on a 5,000 mile journey from New York to the Caribbean. What Erik and Emily learne...
SECOND-ACT SIGNIFICANCE I: Kari Schwear #110
April 05, 2022 07:00 - 53 minutes - 74.2 MBIn the opening episode of our nine-apart series Second-Act Significance, Kari Schwear recounts how at age 7 she vividly remembers thinking, “Is this all there to life?” – before embarking on a journey of soul-crushing crucibles even as she found success in each of her multiple career stops. But when she grew concerned enough about her “gray-area drinking,” her research into the subject and passion for helping others overcome it launched a second act she is pursuing with absolute gust...
SECOND-ACT SIGNIFICANCE I: Kari Schwear
April 05, 2022 07:00 - 53 minutes - 74.2 MBIn the opening episode of our nine-apart series Second-Act Significance, Kari Schwear recounts how at age 7 she vividly remembers thinking, “Is this all there to life?” – before embarking on a journey of soul-crushing crucibles even as she found success in each of her multiple career stops. But when she grew concerned enough about her “gray-area drinking,” her research into the subject and passion for helping others overcome it launched a second act she is pursuing with absolute gust...
New Series Trailer: Second-Act Significance
March 29, 2022 07:00 - 4 minutes - 7.84 MBJoin us as we launch our newest series, Second-Act Significance, on April 5. It's a nine-part collection of conversations with guests who have gone from dead ends to new beginnings in their lives and careers. If you've ever felt like you were made to pursue and achieve more, to tackle something different that brings your heart alive and benefits others, to use your crucible as a launching pad to a life of fresh significance, you won't want to miss a single episode.
Encourage Others, Heal the World #109
March 22, 2022 07:00 - 55 minutes - 76.9 MBIt's easy to feel discouraged these days. War has broken out in Ukraine, the COVID pandemic is weakened but not gone and our economy continues to struggle. That’s the challenging news. The hopeful news is that the time has never been better to do our part to help each other weather the storms we’re experiencing. And the best place to begin doing that is by encouraging each other. This week, host Warwick Fairfax and cohost Gary Schneeberger discuss the impact and practice of encouragement. Yo...
Building Sharp Women and a Significant Life: Kelly Sayre #108
March 15, 2022 07:00 - 55 minutes - 76.8 MBKelly Sayre thought she was traveling the perfect career path, not making much money but making great impact helping a coaching entrepreneur run a business that focused on empowering women. The boss had brought her on with the promise of her taking over one day -- but then it all went wrong in a way Sayre never saw coming. Suddenly unemployed and thousands of dollars in debt, she allowed herself to mourn only briefly before carving out a new calling all her own. As the founder and president ...
Breaking Free to Thrive: Ben Bennett #107
March 08, 2022 08:00 - 52 minutes - 72.9 MBBen Bennett's crucibles were a debilitating mix of negative self-image, mental health issues, addiction and trauma. He found freedom and healing by embracing psychological, neuroscientific and biblical principles to fulfill the deep longings of his heart that had long gone unmet. A speaker, counselor and author, he discusses the eye-opening, lifegiving insights in his latest book, FREE TO THRIVE, which journeys step by step through the seven key longings of every human soul. To learn more...
Embrace Innovation to Make Your Vision a Reality #106
March 01, 2022 08:00 - 56 minutes - 78 MBYou know Walt Disney, the guy who invented Mickey Mouse and created the modern theme park. You've heard of Reed Hastings, who grew Netflix from a DVD subscription service to an Oscar-winning film studio. And, of course, there's Steve Jobs, inventor of the Mac and iPhone. But do you know they all started out with visions much smaller than the heights they would someday reach? Host Warwick Fairfax and cohost Gary Schneeberger discuss in this episode why you shouldn’t be intimidated by the inve...
How To Love Your Life Today: Emily Harman #105
February 22, 2022 08:00 - 53 minutes - 74 MBRetired naval officer Emily Harman accomplished many things in her career, but realized after she retired that the one thing she hadn’t done was understanding what she truly loved to do. She was so focused on achievement that she had no idea what brought her satisfaction and could bring her significance. But she’s turned that around by taking a deep inner journey that has unlocked emotions she neglected most of her life, and opened up a new career as a podcast host and life coach. Her foc...
Don't Waste the Pain: Dennis Gillan #104
February 15, 2022 08:00 - 50 minutes - 69.9 MBGiving his pain a purpose was the lesson this week’s guest, Dennis Gillan, learned when he took his tentative first steps as a suicide prevention speaker – as a man whose two brothers took their own lives 11 years apart. Gillan shares the devastation he experienced in the aftermath of his brothers’ suicides – but also the strength and hope he’s found by embracing what he’s discovered is the call on his life: to inspire others to how to use the trauma of their crucibles to live lives of signi...
Warrior Entrepreneur: Zachary Green #103
February 08, 2022 08:00 - 53 minutes - 73.7 MBZachary Green’s life story is the stuff of movies – a stint in the Marines that taught him survival skills he used beyond the battlefield, creating a successful business where the crucibles came early and often, then being laid so low by COVID-19 that he thought his life would end. But it did not. And neither did his dreams. He compiled the truths and tactics he learned from his military and business experiences – successes and failures alike – into WARRIOR ENTREPRENEUR, his best-selling b...
Finding Beauty in the Broken: 7 Strategies to Unfreeze Your Identity #102
February 01, 2022 08:00 - 56 minutes - 77.7 MBHave you ever felt like that a failure or misstep or somebody else’s judgment is still following you around? That your identity, in a very real way, has been frozen in time? BEYOND THE CRUCIBLE host Warwick Fairfax and cohost Gary Schneeberger discuss Warwick's new blog that spotlights how to turn a heat lamp – sometimes even a flamethrower – on those frozen negative perceptions from the past that can stick to us in the present and threaten our future. They discuss several steps you can ta...
Find Deep Gladness in Gratitude: Jeff Caliguire #101
January 25, 2022 08:00 - 56 minutes - 77.9 MBJeff Caliguire thought he was a victim when the vocational path he chose as a pastor left him lonely, depressed and lacking authentic friendships. It wasn't until he hit emotional bottom that he found his way forward, through finding the blessings in even challenging circumstances and allowing them to transform his thinking. Today, he's a life and leadership coach offering clients a safe space to express their doubts and frustrations about life's inevitable challenges and work on the care ...
DRUNK, SOBER, SAVED: Gary Schneeberger #100
January 18, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 86.8 MBHave you ever found yourself laid so low by a personal struggle that satisfaction starts to seep out of your life? Have you pondered ending the pain permanently? That's the story of Gary Schneeberger -- the show's cohost who steps into the guest chair this week for BEYOND THE CRUCIBLE's 100th episode. He and Warwick talk in detail about how alcoholism upended his journalism career and could have ended his life. But he found hope in AA, which led him to seek forgiveness from those he had hurt...
Scale Up Your Significance: Nick Bradley #99
January 11, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 71.2 MBIt takes quite a bit of pent-up, anxious energy to grind your teeth so violently that they shatter in your mouth. But that’s just what Nick Bradley did. More surprising yet, he says that moment of terrible physical pain brought on by equally terrible emotional pain was one of the best things that ever happened to him. Bradley says what he calls "the teeth incident" was the outward manifestation of his inner turmoil as a successful businessman who had discovered his high achievements came at ...
True Connection's Healing Power: David Richman No. 98
January 04, 2022 08:00 - 56 minutes - 77.4 MBDavid Richman hasn’t just taken a day to walk in others’ shoes. He’s spent hours, and miles, and months, getting to know the stories, the fears, the hopes and the lessons learned from men and women whose lives have been touched by the ravages of cancer. In his book, CYCLE OF LIVES, he chronicles his interviews with 15 people whose crucible encounters with cancer vary from patient, to doctor, to loved ones. In each interaction he has a singular goal: truly providing them a safe space to talk ...
Hope Revisited: Building a Legacy That Lasts...and Inspires #97
December 28, 2021 06:29 - 34 minutes - 47.6 MBIn this episode from February 2020, which we’re running in its entirety as we approach the new year and the personal reflection that always accompanies it, BEYOND THE CRUCIBLE host Warwick and cohost Gary Schneeberger explore practical ways we can live today in a manner that leaves a legacy that outlives us well into tomorrow. The key, you’ll discover, is pursuing your career and caring for your family with the kind of character you want to define you in life ... and beyond. "If it matters...
Hope Revisited: Michelle Kuei on Finding the Diamond Inside #96
December 21, 2021 08:00 - 53 minutes - 73.2 MBMichelle Kuei never really had a chance to dream about what her life could be before a tragic car accident at 11 in her native Taiwan left her with physical and emotional scars that plagued her for 30 years. She just wanted to be normal, she said in this interview first aired in May 2020. But then she discovered she was more than normal, finding inside herself what she says we all have inside of us – a diamond just waiting to shine. And shining is exactly what Michelle Kuei is doing today th...
Count Your Blessings, Capture Significance #95
December 14, 2021 08:00 - 56 minutes - 78 MBThis has been a banner year for Crucible Leadership, so founder Warwick Fairfax discusses his gratitude for all that’s happened in 2021 – from the release of his book, to some life-changing insights from our podcast guests, to his excitement – mixed with a little surprise – over the appreciative reception he’s experienced on the first leg of his speaking tour. Why are we taking the time to revisit the highlights of the past 12 months? Because Warwick believes gratitude is one of the most im...
Leveraging Life's Hinge Moments: Michael Lindsay #94
December 07, 2021 08:00 - 56 minutes - 77.5 MBThink of "hinge moments," the subject of Taylor University President Michael Lindsay's recent book, as cousins to crucible experiences. Lindsay has discovered in interviews with some of today’s greatest leaders that how we react to those moments in life when doors either open or close – hence the hinge metaphor – determines how successful we’ll be in charting our course to a life of significance. The key, he says, is keeping our metaphorical hinges in good working order. To learn more ...
Significance is the Best Success: Dean Niewolny #93
November 30, 2021 08:00 - 54 minutes - 75 MBMost of the time, we define crucible experiences as setbacks and failures. But can success be its own crucible? Dean Niewolny didn't think so as he climbed the corporate ladder in his financial-services career. He was focused on not just keeping up with the Joneses, but surpassing them. He had the corner office, the multiple homes, the plane … but he also had a gnawing sense there was more. That he wasn’t living his calling. That changed when he got involved with the Halftime Institute, whi...
A Mountainous Achievement: Jason Hardrath #92
November 16, 2021 08:00 - 45 minutes - 62.6 MBJason Hardrath has spent his fair share of time in what he calls “the pain cave.” That’s where he developed the skills and perseverance to compete as an elite triathlete – and also where he found himself when a rollover accident that ejected him from the car left his body broken, ending his dream of winning an IRONMAN title. But the crash didn’t steal Jason’s goals – it only changed them. He poured his athletic prowess and passion into mountain climbing, a sport he could pursue at a champion...
Embracing Authenticity #91
November 15, 2021 19:47 - 56 minutes - 78.3 MBBeing authentic is not easy; in fact it is hard. So how do you develop that kind of mature authenticity? And what are the benefits when you do? Host Warwick Fairfax and cohost Gary Schneeberger discuss the key building blocks of an authentic life – from having an anchor for your soul to finding true friends, from putting yourself in the environment that fits who you are to doing what you’re good at and passionate about. And be sure to listen for an excerpt from the just-released audio versio...
It Didn't Happen To You, It Happened For You: James Kelley #90
November 02, 2021 07:00 - 55 minutes - 76.6 MBHow could viewing your crucible not as something that happened to you, but something that happened for you, change the way you chart a course for moving beyond it? This week you’ll hear from James Kelley, author of THE CRUCIBLE’S GIFT, who discusses with Warwick how setbacks and failures can be a catalyst to increase self-awareness, live with greater integrity and develop deeper compassion – for others, yes, but also for ourselves. To learn more about James Kelley, visit www.qchange.co...
Forgiving His Mom's Killer: Chris Singleton #89
October 26, 2021 07:00 - 57 minutes - 79.9 MBChris Singleton's young life changed in a horrifying instant in 2015, when his mother was shot to death along with eight others in the Mother Emmanuel Church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina. Singleton made headlines nationwide in the days after the tragedy when he announced he had forgiven the shooter – a white supremacist who targeted the predominantly African-American congregation in the hopes of starting a race war. Singleton has dedicated himself since then to emphatically, d...
Forgiving His Mom's Killer: Chris Singleton No. 89
October 26, 2021 07:00 - 57 minutes - 79.9 MBChris Singleton's young life changed in a horrifying instant in 2015, when his mother was shot to death along with eight others in the Mother Emmanuel Church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina. Singleton made headlines nationwide in the days after the tragedy when he announced he had forgiven the shooter – a white supremacist who targeted the predominantly African-American congregation in the hopes of starting a race war. Singleton has dedicated himself since then to emphatically, d...
Crucible Leadership: The Book That Almost Wasn't #88
October 19, 2021 07:00 - 57 minutes - 79.9 MBIt's taken Warwick Fairfax more than 30 years to write his book, CRUCIBLE LEADERSHIP: EMBRACE YOUR TRIALS TO LEAD A LIFE OF SIGNIFICANCE, and have it published. Why such a long time? He explains this week in conversation with cohost Gary Schneeberger that losing control of his family’s 150-year-old media dynasty in a takeover bid that ultimately failed at a cost of $2.25 billion was too painful for too long to relive on paper – or a computer’s hard drive. But his perspective began to shift ...
Warwick's New Book: Listen All About It #87
October 12, 2021 07:00 - 54 minutes - 75.8 MBIn advance of the Oct. 19 release of host Warwick Fairfax's book, CRUCIBLE LEADERSHIP: EMBRACE YOUR TRIALS TO LEAD A LIFE OF SIGNIFICANCE, he and cohost Gary Schneeberger discuss the key building blocks inside its pages. You’ll hear helpful, hopeful details -- from Warwick's own journey and the stories of some of history's greatest leaders -- about the importance of embracing your crucible, discovering your purpose, crafting your vision and leading and living with impact. You'll also get you...
Living From Your Inner Genius: Dov Baron #86
October 05, 2021 07:00 - 59 minutes - 81.8 MBHave you ever thought your life would be grand if … fill in the blank? Dov Baron helps people move beyond those if-onlys. A best-selling author and one of the nation’s leading authorities on meaning-driven leadership, he speaks no-nonsense truths to empower clients and audiences to live their purpose, share their inner genius and not –as he puts it – disenfranchise the parts of themselves that are critical to leading lives of significance. “Most people’s pain,” he tells us, “is hidden ...
Harnessing Resilience VI: What is Resilience, Anyway? #85
September 28, 2021 07:00 - 55 minutes - 76 MBAs we wrap up six weeks of exploring what resilience is and how to build it, BEYOND THE CRUCIBLE host Warwick Fairfax and co-host Gary Schneeberger discuss the insights and inspiration offered by guests Stacey Copas, Katie Foulkes, Heather Kampf, Lucy Westlake and Dr. Craig Dowden. Among the wisdom and practical action steps they offered that are discussed in depth here: Resilience is a skill that can be learned just like building muscle in the gym. If you have access to the resources you...
Harnessing Resilience V: Craig Dowden #84
September 21, 2021 07:00 - 55 minutes - 75.7 MBDr. Craig Dowden describes his coaching practice as bridging the gap between what science knows and what leaders do. What science has found, he says, is that harnessing resilience is two-part process: first, finding our way back to baseline – i.e., where we were before our crucible hit; and second, charting a course to move beyond that point. To not merely bounce back, but bounce forward. "We as human beings," he tells us research has shown time and again, "are far more resilient than we giv...
Harnessing Resilience IV: Lucy Westlake #83
September 14, 2021 07:00 - 45 minutes - 63 MBSeventeen-year-old Lucy Westlake is an accomplished mountain climber (she started at age 7) who is the youngest female to have ascended the highest peaks in all 50 U.S. states. But you can’t have a peak without a valley – and Lucy also describes the low points she’s faced in learning this resonant truth: the ideal way to build resilience is overcoming small failures, so that when the big ones come – and they will -- we have a reservoir of grit to keep climbing. To learn more about ...
Harnessing Resilience III: Heather Kampf #82
September 07, 2021 07:00 - 57 minutes - 79.4 MBIt was a moment seen by tens of millions of people across the globe thanks to a viral video: Heather Kampf falling during the final lap of an 800-meter race in college, then springing to her feet to not just catch her competition, but win. Yet Kampf cautions those amazed by her triumph to take a deeper message away from her 2008 feat than "Never give up." What fueled her miraculous comeback was having a vision for the race long before it started and sticking to that vision when the crucible ...
Harnessing Resilience II: Katie Foulkes #81
August 31, 2021 07:00 - 59 minutes - 82.8 MBKatie Foulkes had to harness resilience as a member of Australia's Olympic rowing team in 2004. After one of her teammates stopped rowing during the race, the outrage that erupted (the country's prime minister called the team "UnAustralian") rocked her to her core. Now a leadership coach who researches what builds resilience, she's found it's about more than just digging deep within yourself. It also requires casting wide outside yourself -- calling on the resources around you to help you s...
Harnessing Resilience I: Stacey Copas #80
August 24, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 94.5 MBWhat Stacey Copas knows about resilience was born of tragedy: A diving accident at 12 left her a quadriplegic whose spirit was in tatters. But she turned a corner emotionally when she realized "we connect with other people through our adversity, not our success." Today, in her writing, speaking and coaching, she shares how resilience is a skill that can be learned just like building muscle in the gym. To learn more about Stacey Copas, visit www.staceycopas.com To explore Crucible...
Repairing a Damaged Reputation: Jennifer Cunningham #79
August 10, 2021 07:00 - 57 minutes - 79.8 MBBenjamin Franklin once said it takes many good deeds to build a good reputation and only one bad one to lose it. Jennifer Cunningham has learned and teaches others that you have to keep your eyes on the values that matter to you as you look to bounce back from a crucible that leaves you feeling defeated and humiliated. The key is to apply the lessons from that painful experience to help repair your good name. For more information about Jennifer Cunningham, visit www.reputationrepaircoa...
Good Counsel from Bad Widow: Alison Pena #78
August 03, 2021 07:00 - 46 minutes - 64 MBYou can't reverse great loss any more than you can undo failure and setback, but you can move beyond every crucible you face with your heart full and your head held high. Alison Pena has moved past losing her husband to cancer to lead a full and rewarding life rooted in identifying and embracing the blessings still available to her. It's a strategy she shares with clients as Bad Widow -- the name she gave herself because of her refusal to be boxed in by society's expectations. To lea...
Kindness, Dignity and Respect: Your Leadership Superpowers #77
July 27, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 87.6 MBDo you have a good handle on the values that guide your life and work? The character traits you admire in others and try to manifest yourself? Or do you find such talk "airy-fairy” – nebulous nonsense with no practical application to your business and your relationships? Listen in and discover how dialing into your values and treating others with kindness, dignity and respect as a result is far from airy-fairy – it’s critical to team morale (including your own) and the robustness of your b...
Battling Chaos, Crisis and Change: Gina L. Osborn #76
July 20, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 89.4 MBAre you tolerating something in your life that is leading to chaos and crisis … and causing or at least giving oxygen to the crucibles you’re facing? It could be something you’re thinking that’s tripping you up … or something someone else is doing that’s holding you back. Discover how to master your mindset from Gina L. Osborn, an Army veteran and former FBI special agent who knows firsthand that crises can be managed and chaos can be controlled even though change is inevitable. From estab...
How Bosses Can Boost Team Mental Health: Michelle Dickinson #75
July 13, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 84.8 MBHow you think and what you feel as you move beyond your crucible is critical. It's just as important, in fact, as what actions you take to get past it. Michelle Dickinson shares this truth as a corporate well-being strategist. She and BEYOND THE CRUCIBLE host and Crucible Leadership founder, Warwick Fairfax, discuss the lessons she's learned about resilience from growing up with a bipolar mother. She also shares what she teaches executives about addressing the mental-health challenges faced ...
Forget Success; Aim to Win Instead: Shawn Harper #74
July 06, 2021 07:00 - 55 minutes - 77.1 MBShawn Harper has learned from his crucibles – which include extreme poverty as a boy, suffering from learning disabilities and being kicked out of two schools – that the only way to move beyond those challenges is to move through them. What he discovered on the journey changed his life – leading first to an NFL football career and now professional fulfillment as a business owner and sought-after motivational speaker. But don’t call him a success. That’s a word and a pursuit, he says, that’...