The Search for Fulfillment is a new short series released each Friday where we uncover lessons of the greatest minds to help you live with purpose, passion, and peace.
In today's episode, Brian asks, "What area of personal growth are you most excited to focus on, and how can you start taking action toward that growth today?"
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The Goods is a new series that delivers wisdom for personal and professional growth. In today's episode, Blake boards the USS Benfold to see how Captain D. Michael Abrashoff turned low morale into standout performance by listening first and handing real ownership to the crew. Learn how pushing authority to the edge, cutting dumb friction, and celebrating smart signals can transform compliance into pride—and results.
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The Search for Fulfillment is a new short series released each Friday where we uncover lessons of the greatest minds to help you live with purpose, passion, and peace.
In today's episode, Brian asks, "What is one decision you've been hesitating to make, and what small step can you take today to move forward with confidence?"
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The Goods is a new series that delivers wisdom for personal and professional growth. In today's episode, Blake revisits Andy Grove and Gordon Moore’s 1985 pivot at Intel—asking what a successor would do, then doing it themselves by exiting DRAM and betting on microprocessors. Learn how one brave “no,” clear communication, and wiring mechanisms to match the new strategy can turn a company’s identity crisis into its competitive edge.
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The Search for Fulfillment is a new short series released each Friday where we uncover lessons of the greatest minds to help you live with purpose, passion, and peace.
In today's episode, Brian asks, "What is one area of your life where you can embrace progress over perfection, and how might that shift lead to a deeper sense of fulfillment?"
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The Goods is a new series that delivers wisdom for personal and professional growth. In today's episode, Blake relives Fred Rogers’ 1969 Senate testimony, where calm purpose and clear human stakes persuaded a tough appropriations chair to restore funding for public television. Learn how leading with respect, translating value into real outcomes, and making promises you intend to keep can win the highest-stakes conversations.
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Thanksgiving Bonus Edition 🙌🏼 The Search for Fulfillment is a new short series released each Friday where we uncover lessons of the greatest minds to help you live with purpose, passion, and peace.
In today's episode, Brian asks, "In what area of your life can you begin to trust your own worth more deeply, and how might that shift... lead to greater fulfillment?"
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The Search for Fulfillment is a new short series released each Friday where we uncover lessons of the greatest minds to help you live with purpose, passion, and peace.
In today's episode, Brian asks, "What is one area of your life where you can embrace uncertainty and take a risk? How might that lead you toward greater fulfillment?"
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Field Notes That Win Fights — Documentation as a Daily Habit
Stop arguing and start showing. In this Hard Hat Headspace episode, walk a stadium retrofit with a foreman who turns four quick photos and a 5-line Doc Card into faster RFIs, cleaner change orders, and fewer “we’ll circle back” delays. You’ll learn the four-shot rule (wide → medium → detail → measurement), wall-posted plans with QR folders, a visible decision clock that kills email limbo, and simple impact math (crew × minutes) that gets you paid.
Backed by industry research and real jobsite wins, this is the field-ready documentation playbook every foreman and super can use—today—to protect crews, accelerate decisions, and keep work moving. #BeNEXT
The Goods is a new series that delivers wisdom for personal and professional growth. In today's episode, Michael drops into an airline ops center during a blizzard, where one manager turns chaos into cadence with three columns—Protect, Recover, Communicate—and a bell that celebrates every saved flight.
Learn how visible priorities, time-boxed decisions, synchronized updates, and a quick hotwash can steady any team in a storm.
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The Search for Fulfillment is a new short series released each Friday where we uncover lessons of the greatest minds to help you live with purpose, passion, and peace.
In today's episode, Brian asks, "What is one small step you can take today toward progress, and how might that action bring you closer to a fulfilling life?"
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The Goods is a new series that delivers wisdom for personal and professional growth. In today's episode, Michael shares how one leader’s simple ritual of reserving a seat for “the person not in the room” reshapes every decision her team makes. Discover how thinking beyond the table, honoring unseen stakeholders, and using powerful symbols can elevate your leadership and your culture.
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The Search for Fulfillment is a new short series released each Friday where we uncover lessons of the greatest minds to help you live with purpose, passion, and peace.
In today's episode, Brian asks, "What system or habit can you create today that will help you navigate challenges more effectively and move closer to a fulfilling life?"
Enjoy Episode 43 of The Search for Fulfillment. #BeNEXT
Hard Lines, Soft Skills — Emotional Intelligence in Work Boots
Yelling isn’t leadership—it’s noise. In this episode, step onto a high-pressure data center build with a foreman who trades barking orders for field-ready emotional intelligence. You’ll hear how simple moves—naming tension without inflaming it, correcting in private, praising in public, and acting fast on craft feedback—drive trust, safety, and real production.
Backed by insights inspired by Daniel Goleman, Gallup, FMI, and real contractor case studies, this episode shows foremen and supers how to hold high standards and keep people bought in.
If you run crews and want fewer blowups, better retention, and stronger performance, this one’s non-negotiable listening. #BeNEXT
The Goods is a new series that delivers wisdom for personal and professional growth. In today's episode, Michael unpacks how a lost stuffed animal and a few creative frontline employees turned a simple customer problem into a story of unforgettable trust. Learn why empowering people at the edge, celebrating thoughtful details, and protecting discretionary effort can quietly define your culture and brand.
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The Search for Fulfillment is a new short series released each Friday where we uncover lessons of the greatest minds to help you live with purpose, passion, and peace.
In today's episode, Brian asks, "What is one imperfection you can embrace today, and how might it help you grow and find deeper fulfillment?"
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Right-Sized Crews — Line Balance Without the Burnout
If your productivity chart looks like a heart monitor, this episode is for you. Walk a clinic floor with a foreman who stops chasing “more bodies” and starts balancing the line. You’ll learn field-ready moves: a 30-minute walk-and-watch to find the true bottleneck, a plywood Yamazumi to size tasks, two simple work cells (layout + install) with a dedicated runner, and a visual flow board with a tongue-in-cheek purple baton to signal “truly ready.” We’ll show how capping WIP, dynamic rebalancing, and tiny pit-stops cut rework and overtime—without cutting corners.
Foremen and supers: turn spikes into steady beats and make Tuesday feel like a metronome. #BeNEXT
The Goods is a new series that delivers wisdom for personal and professional growth. In today's episode, Michael spotlights Emily Warren Roebling, who stepped into the storm to translate complex engineering into clear action and carry the Brooklyn Bridge to completion. Discover how learning fast, leading without permission, and turning credibility into cadence can hold a mission together when everything’s swaying.
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The Search for Fulfillment is a new short series released each Friday where we uncover lessons of the greatest minds to help you live with purpose, passion, and peace.
In today's episode, Brian asks, "What is one thing you can appreciate about your current life today, and how might cultivating gratitude for it lead to a deeper sense of fulfillment?"
Enjoy Episode 41 of The Search for Fulfillment. #BeNEXT
The Goods is a new series that delivers wisdom for personal and professional growth. In today's episode, Michael contrasts Amundsen’s steady, disciplined push to the South Pole with Scott’s surge-and-stall approach to reveal why boring consistency beats heroic bursts. Learn how setting non-negotiable daily targets, banking rest on easy days, and designing for real conditions can compound into winning results.
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