Charge Up: Power Cast with Victor Pisano

Two Ears, One Mouth

Has your listening to talking ratio gotten skewed? No worries — Victor's got some tips for regaining and even strengthening your skill, so that you can align your listening and speaking to having two ears and one mouth.

Where Do We Go From Here?

In our busy, ambitious world, that question is often on our lips, and we quickly look for the next path to pursue at every crossroads. But what if the answer is not down another road, but the rest stop alongside it?

Elicit Greatness

Every Leader Has Flaws

In an episode of exceptional vulnerability, Victor opens up about his own flaws and what he's learned about identifying them, coping with them, and trying to improve. It's raw, real — and incredibly inspirational.

Step Out to Step Up

Think you're not a leader? Think again. If you have ever stepped outside your comfort zone to help others, you've put yourself in that position. It's through crisis that you discover who you are, what you can handle — and the leader within.

Ego is the Enemy

When ego takes over, we lose our authentic selves. It becomes hard to learn, grow and keep a sense of gratitude. It's also impossible to effectively lead with ego. So how do we stay true to who we are, and become the best leader we can be?

Six Feet of Disconnect

Such a seemingly small distance, but a huge emotional gap. The disconnect of social distancing can be jarring. So how do we not only push through, but remember that feeling of disconnect when we get to the other side to fuel an ongoing sense of gratitude?

Give for Granted

Reflecting on our pre-pandemic lives can help us reshape what we took for granted into what we give for granted when we are finally able to resume a more normal life.

Regaining Control: Faith Over Fear

In a crisis, your mental health needs to much as much a priority as physical. Don't stress yourself out worrying about what "could be". Instead, of consuming yourself with things you cannot control, try to create support systems to help each other out, and work on using belief language when talking to both yourself and others. #controlthecontrollables #faithoverfear #aparttogether #ChargeUp

The Champion Inside You

Are you willing to quit compromising and let go of fear to fully experience what the leader — the CHAMPION — inside you can do? You will be after listening to this week's podcast!

Where Is Inspiration?

Inspiration is all around us, but too many people are waiting for it to walk up and introduce itself. It doesn't work that way. In this podcast, Victor discusses the importance of being aware so that you don't miss the spontaneous things that provide inspiration - that clear vision that empowers confidence to take action.

Special Interview Guest: Molly Fichtner

We've been saving the best for last this #FlashbackFebruary. It's an encore release of Charge Up's most popular podcast of all time — our guest interview with Molly Fichtner, Head Softball Coach of University of Louisiana - Monroe. This unassuming but thoughtful young leader will have you learning and laughing, so don't miss this episode of the Power Cast!

Legacy

Legacies don't happen by accident. How will you make you mark and leave the world a better place than you found it? In this episode of the Charge Up Power Cast, Victor helps guide you through what it takes to create a lasting impact that you can be proud of — and it starts right now.

This Journey Called Life

It's easy to slip into a pattern where life becomes routine: wash, rinse, repeat. But the joy is in the journey, complete with life's twists and turns. How can you see them as the adventure, and be present in everything you do? The answers lie in this week's quick but must-listen Power Cast short. #leadership #chargeup #journey

What Comes After 100%?

Think going beyond 100% is impossible? In the math of gratitude, 100% is just the starting point on the journey to fulfillment.

Budgeting for Success

Looking for results you can take to the bank? Find out how your actions can add or take away from your goals for both long and short-term success — and how to end up with a positive balance.

I Did It My Way

Victor puts a ribbon on 2019, with a look back on the people Charge Up has touched and followers can expect in 2020. Hint: there's a lot more inspiration, confidence, authenticity and genuine passion and purpose to come!

Under Pressure: Chasing the Finish Line

Victor explores the impact on student-athletes of the ever-increasing stakes that lead to the pursuit of (impossible) perfection. Pressure from parents and coaches — and the heated glare of social media — can lead to issues with burnout and self-worth. So how can you help a student-athlete feel confident and in control? The answer is in this podcast.

Balance: Discovering the Controllables

Need to find the balance within the busyness of your life? It all starts with knowing what you can — and can't — control. Try Victor's simple exercise to help you discover the controllables, and regain that much-needed balance.

Achievement: Connect the Dots

Achievements don't happen by accident — or in a vacuum. In this episode of the Power Cast, find out how to connect the dots between past achievements to help build future ones.

Core Values: The Language of Your Life Story

Every day, you pick up the pen to write more of your story. Do you know what core values you're basing it on — and if you do, how do you help others develop their own core values?

Fear is the Lesson

Fear of failure has become a paralyzing epidemic, from boardrooms to locker rooms. But there is no innovation or breakthrough without that fear — so how do you push through?

Know Your Worth

There are times where you need to forget what you feel, and remember what you deserve. Sound too easy to be true — or do you struggle to know your worth at all? Then this podcast is for you!

Stop Pointing the Finger

Leaders who play the victim lose sight of one of the most important parts of being a leader. In this week's Power Cast podcast, Stop Pointing the Finger, it's time to get real or get out.

Embrace the Suck

Ambition is only half the equation. You've also got to take action — and with that comes things that suck. How do you cope and power through? By embracing it! How? Victor explains in this week's new Power Cast podcast.

Keystone Leadership

In architecture, the keystone is the final stone piece of an arch — the one that bridges both sides, and bears the weight. How does the concept of the keystone translate to leadership? Find out in this week's Power Cast podcast, Keystone Leadership.

Give Kindness Back

Pay It Forward . . . It's the one simple emotion that can always take you to the right place. Gratitude is the oxygen that fuels a fulfilled life. Learn how it can turn stress into serenity in this week's new Power Lines podcast, Give Kindness Back.

The F-Word

And no — it's actually NOT failure. What is it? You're going to have to listen to find out, but there are at least fifty reasons it's worth it. Catch the latest podcast, The F-word, now!

That May Be Your Next Client

Whether you are in sales or not — you're in sales. You're representing your business, organization or family when you interact with others. What message are you conveying by your actions, or more importantly, inaction? Find out in That May Be Your Next Client, available NOW.

Eggs and Bacon

When it comes to breakfast, the chicken is involved, but the pig is committed. It takes self-awareness to recognize which you are — and a willingness to ask yourself if that's really where you want to be. Victor provides some thought-provoking questions to put you on a path to the rewards of commitment in this week's Power Cast podcast, Eggs and Bacon.

If Money Weren't an Object

Can't turn your passion into your purpose right now? You don't have to sit around dreaming — you can still start doing. In this podcast, Victor explains how to design your life to find a real-world, practical path to making that journey a reality.

One More Round

It's not about taking a hit and going down. Ultimately, success depends on your ability to get back up — how resilient are you? So how do you as a leader teach those around you to be more resilient — to get up and step back in the ring for one more round? The answers are in this week's Power Cast podcast!

Celebrating 365

Being committed to something for a whole year can change your life — and the lives of others. In this week's podcast, Victor reflects on Charge Up's first 365 days. Who have we inspired, what have we learned, and what was our most important number of all? 

Rise Up

The world doesn't need more leaders — it needs better ones. In this week's Power Cast podcast, Victor shares 10 ways you can pay it forward by encouraging others to lead. Rise Up is available for listening NOW!

Good vs Great: A Fine Line

Is there a common theme to greatness? In this week's podcast, Victor explores what it is to be great — and gives you 5 things that you can do right now to raise your own bar and move from good to great.

Support: Give and Take

No one succeeds truly on their own — but are you looking in the right place to recognize the factors behind your success? And what obligation do you have in return? Find out this week's highly insightful Power Cast podcast, Support:Give and Take. 

Motivation vs Inspiration: a Follow Up

Victor's previous podcast on this topic resonated so deeply that he has created a follow up! Motivation and inspiration are two similar words, but with vastly different drivers. Learn which one is temporary, and which one is lasting — and much more — in this episode of the Power Cast from Charge Up.

The Motivation of Time

Time. We all want more of it, yet it's the thing we waste the most. Yet it's how you use it that sets you apart. In this week's Power Cast podcast, The Motivation of Time, Victor tackles the challenges to truly spending this precious resource wisely.

The Rewards of Leadership

Good leaders understand where the real rewards lie — in the small wins. But whose? In this week's Power Cast podcast, Victor examines leadership as measured by the success of others. 

I Wish

We all have limitations on what we can and cannot do. But when you say "I wish", you are creating a mindset that something is beyond your reach. Here's how to adapt, and avoid turning wish into regret.

Nothing Changes If Nothing Changes

The amount of negativity all around us is no longer empowering us as a society, but instead, it is slowly crippling us in a time where we need to find and acknowledge the progress, gratitude and appreciation for life to set the example for the next generation.

Pressure is a Privilege

If you're prepared, pressure is a reward for your hard work — a privilege to embrace. Here's how to accept that positive pressure, and turn it into a driving force that helps you reach your goals.

The Power of Empathy

Workers are just paid to do a job, and it's not a leader's business to worry about emotion, right? In this week's new Power Cast podcast, Victor explains why the real weakness isn't embracing empathy, but lacking it.

Getting Comfortable Being Uncomfortable

There's a lot waiting for you on the other side of your comfort zone. Here's how to leave fear and doubt behind to access a new level of innovation and  breakthroughs.

Adapt or Accept

The only way we are able to discover true innovation and break through is by stepping outside our comfort zone. Effective leaders are able to adapt and change at all times — can you?

What's Important

If you take responsibility for who you are, you can set meaningful goals for who you want to become. In this episode of the Power Cast, Victor explains the importance of taking time for a gut check to align your values with your actions and goals. 

Motivation vs Inspiration

One is external and temporary, the other internal and lasting. If you want to be a difference maker, Motivation vs Inspiration is the podcast for you!

Authenticity

It's a word we hear a lot these days — but what does it mean to be authentic as a leader? Why is it so critical? Why is it so tough sometimes? Victor answers these questions and more in this episode of the Power Cast from Charge Up.

Failure is not Fatal

What do almost all of the big success stories have in common? Failure. In this Power Cast episode, Victor helps you reframe failure and learn to apply the valuable lessons it offers.

Employees Quit Bosses, Not Companies

75% of all workers who leave voluntarily cite their supervisor or boss as the reason. Turnover is a management issue, and the fact is, you can't create great followers under poor leadership. In this Power Cast podcast episode, Victor shares a handy reminder of the differences between a boss and a leader. Protect your most powerful business assets — the human ones — by learning how to be a leader, not a boss.