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Michelle Kuei: Disabled by a Car Accident, She Refused to Settle for “Being Normal” and Discovered Her Inner Diamond #19
| PodcastRead more: Michelle Kuei: Disabled by a Car Accident, She Refused to Settle for “Being Normal” and Discovered Her Inner Diamond #19She 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 Michelle Kuei with physical and emotional scars that plagued her for 30 years. When her body stopped growing after the crash, her mind started racing with how she would…
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Overcoming Pandemic Panic: Combatting Fear of the Unknown in Leadership and Life #18
| PodcastRead more: Overcoming Pandemic Panic: Combatting Fear of the Unknown in Leadership and Life #18Millions worldwide are dealing with fears of the “what if?” right now as the world struggles through the health and economic uncertainties of the coronavirus outbreak. These worries can be upsetting, depressing and even emotionally paralyzing; in fact, one scientific study has determined fear of the unknown can be more distressing than fear of serious…
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Trent Griffin-Braaf: Dealing Drugs Cost Him His Freedom, Prison Taught Him Humility and the Rewards of Serving Others #17
| PodcastRead more: Trent Griffin-Braaf: Dealing Drugs Cost Him His Freedom, Prison Taught Him Humility and the Rewards of Serving Others #17His father died when he was 9. Not long after, his mother’s drug addiction forced him out of his home to live with his grandparents. Money was tight, school was not his strong suit, and by his late teens Trent Griffin-Braaf was running with the wrong crowd. By 19, he was serving 4-12 years in…
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Brad Kullman: Losing His MLB Dream Job Birthed His Vision to Help People Understand How They’re Wired #16
| PodcastRead more: Brad Kullman: Losing His MLB Dream Job Birthed His Vision to Help People Understand How They’re Wired #16As general manager of Major League Baseball’s Cincinnati Reds, Brad Kullman was living his childhood dream of making a living, and life, in the game he loved. But after being passed over for permanent promotions and finally being let go, he moved past the devastation to realize he was free to pursue a passion that had become…
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Choosing Hope: 8 Tips to Move Beyond Fear
Read more: Choosing Hope: 8 Tips to Move Beyond FearTypically, when we face an obstacle, especially a major obstacle, we tend to think, at least in the moment, this is the end. Especially if it is a serious health diagnosis, the loss of a loved one, or losing your job or the company you started. That is normal. Our first reaction is almost never,…
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Follow Hope, Not Fear: How Perseverance Fuels A Life of Significance #15
| PodcastRead more: Follow Hope, Not Fear: How Perseverance Fuels A Life of Significance #15If you’ve had a crucible experience, you are going to have to persevere through feelings of loss and fear, as well as additional setbacks, as you chart your course to a life of significance. Crucible Leadership founder and BEYOND THE CRUCIBLE host Warwick Fairfax shares stories from his family history (his great-great grandfather John Fairfax)…
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Craig Perra: How Finding His Purpose Helped Him Overcome Addiction, Getting Fired (Twice) and Nearly Losing his Family #14
| PodcastRead more: Craig Perra: How Finding His Purpose Helped Him Overcome Addiction, Getting Fired (Twice) and Nearly Losing his Family #14Craig Perra admits he’s the last person you’d expect to be a life coach. He was a corporate lawyer on the C-Suite track when his sexual and drug addictions left him at rock bottom in his career and his marriage, bringing him so low he attempted suicide.
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Turning Obstacles into Opportunities: Reflect, Reframe, and Cast a Vision
Read more: Turning Obstacles into Opportunities: Reflect, Reframe, and Cast a VisionTypically, when we face an obstacle, especially a major obstacle, we tend to think, at least in the moment, this is the end. Especially if it is a serious health diagnosis, the loss of a loved one, or losing your job or the company you started. That is normal. Our first reaction is almost never,…
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Jim Daly: Hope’s Power to Grow an Abandoned Boy Into a Global Nonprofit Leader #13
| PodcastRead more: Jim Daly: Hope’s Power to Grow an Abandoned Boy Into a Global Nonprofit Leader #13Jim Daly was abandoned by his alcoholic father at 5, lost his mother to cancer four years later and had no one to turn to but his four older siblings when their stepfather emptied the family home and left them to fend for themselves on the day they buried their Mom. Before he had turned…
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Significance That Lasts: Leaving an Intentional Legacy #12
| PodcastRead more: Significance That Lasts: Leaving an Intentional Legacy #12What do you hope your friends and loved ones remember about you after you’re gone? What words would you like spoken in your eulogy? Written on your headstone?
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