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368: When Grit, Grace, and Faith Take Depression Head-On with Victoria Mininger

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For the second week in a row, I have the chance to interview someone I might never have met were it not for a mutual friend. That friend’s name is Dan Miller.

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A few weeks ago, Dan was kind enough to suggest I consider chatting with Victoria Mininger about her new (as of January) book. Victoria’s book covers a topic that I don’t know has ever been explored on the podcast.

That book is Daring to Fight: When Grit, Grace, and Faith Take Depression Head-On. I was particularly interested in Victoria’s battle with depression as it relates to her work as an entrepreneur, former pastor’s wife, and as a mother.

In her new book, she candidly shares her depression battle and lays out the steps she took – steps you can take – to fight it every day. It’s essentially an eight-week guidebook.

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367: The Quest to Build a Culture That Rocks with Arnie Malham

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How someone could create something called the Better Book Club and it not be on my radar is crazy. Especially considering they’re in my own backyard of Nashville, Tennessee!

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Thankfully, I have friends. I know strange, right? One of them is a guy named Dave Delaney.

Thanks to Dave, I’m no longer a stranger to the Better Book Club. More importantly, I’m no longer a stranger to the man who created it. His name is Arnie Malham.

And now, thanks to the magic of technology, I get to make sure he’s someone who know as well. You’re welcome!

Arnie’s book, Worth Doing Wrong: The Quest to Build a Culture That Rocks was released in 2016 and is one of my all-time favorite books on the topic of culture.

In it, Arnie covers executable strategies and real-world tactics for creating a culture that will help you smash you business goals, achieve win-win relationships with your clients, generate buzz in your community, and cultivate a workplace that you and your team members will love.

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366: Win at Work and Succeed at Life with Megan Hyatt Miller

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While last week’s guest (Jon Acuff) made his fourth appearance, today’s guest is making her first, and not likely her last if I have anything to say about it.

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I’m talking about Michael Hyatt & Co’s new CEO, Megan Hyatt Miller.

She’s just co-authored a book with her father and two-time Read to Lead guest Michael Hyatt called Win at Work and Succeed at Life: 5 Principles to Free Yourself From the Cult of Overwork.

The book releases on April 20th but is available for pre-order now. And, you’ll get access to some AMAZING bonuses worth several hundred, to several thousand dollars, when you pre-order it, so don’t wait!

In the book, Megan and Michael address things like how COVID changed their company for the better, why we overwork, and five questions to ask yourself to jumpstart your life, among other issues.

If you didn’t think it was possible to multiply your revenues while, at the same time, slashing your hours, think again. Megan and Michael’s new book shows you how.

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365: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking with Jon Acuff

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Today’s guest makes his fourth visit to the podcast. That puts him in very elite company. Jon Acuff joins Jeff Goins and Todd Henry as the only guests to have appeared as many times.

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If you think that must mean I like his work, well, you’d be right. Previous books I’ve featured from Jon include:

Start, Do Over, and Finish, all three excellent books, and Soundtracks is no exception.

Jon says that “Overthinking is when what you think gets in the way of what you want.” Jon says the solution to overthinking isn’t to stop thinking but to change the soundtrack to something better – more positive, more encouraging, and ultimately, more productive. Once we learn how to choose our soundtracks, thoughts become our best friend, propelling us toward our goals.

Get the book that Seth Godin calls, “A simple, powerful, and generous book, one that you’ll remember every day for the rest of your life.” Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking, is out now!

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364: The Power of a Graceful Leader with Alexsys Thompson

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The word grace is not one that is often associated with leadership. It’s certainly not a leadership trait I witnessed during most of my formidable years.

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If that’s the case for you, allow me to introduce to you Alexsys Thompson.

Her body of work is a testament to her own leadership journey, as well as the journey of hundreds of other leaders. The tipping point for her came when she established her gratitude practice and spent a decade refining it. Today, developing a gratitude practice is a key element of her work as a board-certified executive coach.

She also serves as adjunct staff for The Center for Creative Leadership and is a member of the Forbes Coaching Council. She authored The Trybal Gratitude Journals, curated a collection of short stories called Gratitude 540, and is building a retreat center in Vermont that will be a “safe space for souls to show up.”

Her new book is called The Power of a Graceful Leader, and it’s one I think is well worth your time (inconvenience, pain, the work, and risk are all worth it).

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