Win Today: Your Roadmap to Wholeness

This week, Pat Lencioni joins us to discuss how to understand our individual working "genius," which, according to Pat, is the fastest way to help people identify the type of work that brings them joy and energy and avoid work that leads to frustration and burnout. Pat is the author of ten business books with over three million copies sold worldwide. His work has appeared in the Wall Street Journa...

Joining us today is one of the winningest poker players in the world, Annie Duke. But today, Annie combines her experience as a professional poker player with the most advanced thinking on decision-making, integrating psychology, economics, game theory, and neuroscience. And that's why she's here today, to talk about how to know when to quit, why our lived experiences don't necessarily validate tr...

About a year ago, I watched a documentary on Netflix called Seven Days Out , and was captivated by one of the episodes featuring a restaurateur named Will Guidara. Well, this week, Will is here, and he joins me to talk about trust, loyalty, hard conversations, and why adversity is a terrible thing to waste. Will is the former co-owner of Eleven Madison Park in New York City, which received four st...

This week, my good friend, Nona Jones is back to talk about why people consistently fall prey to insecurity and toxic comparison, and along with that, she will unpack her strategy for renewing the mind. If you enjoy this episode with Nona, I'm sure you'll also enjoy: 310: Dharius Daniels on Emotional Intelligence, Living Outside Your Identity, and the Misguided Pursuit of "Your Best Self" 308: Two...

Joining me this week is Diego Perez, otherwise known by his pen name, yung pueblo. Diego says, "Healing does not erase the past, and the point of healing is not to forget what has happened." As you probably know, I totally agree. You guys, scars tell a story, and scars form after healing happens. But too many of us unknowingly live life through emblematic "open wounds" of the soul. We've done so f...

This week, Gary Thomas is back, and he's joining us to talk about grieving expectations in your relationship, how to affair-proof your marriage, and how to make your marriage a fortress. Gary said, "Learning to live without what you once thought was a primary purpose of marriage is necessary to find happiness in marriage." That's obviously a huge statement. Therein is vision, expectations for outc...

This week, author and pastor Dharius Daniels is here to talk about emotional intelligence and the misguided pursuit of "your best self." Dharius has been poking a box called "You do you. Be true to yourself. Speak your truth. Become your best self." But as we look at culture that is embracing that message, despair, anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation is rampant. We'll unpack the disconnect...

This week on the podcast, author and pastor Stephen Chandler joins me to talk about what most people confuse about ambition, the consequences of being driven by insecurity, and why discipline beats inspiration. within the conversation, Stephen will also speak to those who have been obliterated by shame, disappointment, or even betrayal, providing some clear steps back to living in confidence. If y...

If 90% of the population struggles with anxiety, what are we missing in our approach to understanding and treating it? This week, Dr. Wendy Suzuki joins us to talk about why anxiety just might be helpful in our growth. She said, "When you adopt strategies that harness the neural networks of anxiety, you open the door to activating your brain-body at an even deeper, more meaningful level. Instead o...

This week, we're doing something we've never done on the podcast, and that's hosting a professional counselor and her client to unpack the dynamics of effective therapy, how to pick a counselor, as well as grief, boundaries, emotional addiction, and leaving survival mode. Joining us is Anthony Evans, Jr., a Grammy-nominated Gospel music artist who has topped the Billboard music charts and was on N...

Change is inevitable in life. But how do you know when it's time to make a change? This week, leadership consultant and author, Jeff Henderson, joins us to provide a masterclass on change and dealing with uncertainty. He says, "What's behind you has shaped you, good and bad. What's behind you becomes dangerous when it shackles you. What's behind you becomes helpful when you embrace where you are a...

How's the state of your soul? This week, we're talking about the complexities of the inner life, the foundation of effectual prayer, and how to deconstruct lies. Joining us today is Rich Villodas, who said, "To talk meaningfully about wholeness and love begins with a reappraisal of our prayer because in so doing, we will be taking stock of what our souls deeply long for." Rich is an author and pas...

How does addiction affect mental health? That's exactly what we're talking about today, and also talking about reframing shame. Joining us this week is Irene Rollins, a dynamic speaker, certified intelligence coach, author, and marriage coach, along with her husband, Jimmy. Together, navigated many difficulties in their relationship which included food and alcohol addiction, family dysfunction, an...

Will recession happen in 2022? Today, we're talking about how to navigate financial recession and financial uncertainty with peace. You know that we rarely talk about money here on the podcast, but considering the present state of our economy, I wanted to host my friend, Bob Lotich, and give you habits and tips to keep your peace and stay afloat in these uncertain times. And speaking of peace, I'd...

This week, we're talking about this present cultural moment where a lot of people are stressed out, anxious, and lacking focus. Crisis is a great revealer. What has crisis revealed about this cultural moment and the state of our souls? Mark Sayers joins us today to talk about emotional instability, breaking strongholds, and how to become a non-anxious presence. If you enjoy this episode with Mark,...

This week, we're talking about training your body and brain to thrive during stress and how to recover from trauma. Joining us is Dr. Elizabeth Stanley, author of the acclaimed book, "Widen the Window." By day, she's a political scientist who specializes in international security. But today, you'll hear about her personal experience of moving through trauma into wholeness. If you enjoy this episod...

Our guest today, Jason Wilson, is a prolific coach to many men, young and old, across the nation. He says, "Strength depends on the physical ability of the body, but power is based on the spiritual rule over the body." For decades, Jason Wilson was losing the war within—the internal battle that many men wage daily but were never taught how to win. As a result, he could not combat his toxic thought...

This week, we're revisiting a riveting conversation I had with Dr. Anna Lembke, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. We're living in a time of unprecedented access to high-reward, high-dopamine stimuli: drugs, food, news, gambling, shopping, gaming, texting, and social media. Dr. Lembke says that "the increased numbers, variety, and potency is staggering. The sma...

This week, we're revisiting a conversation with my good friend, psychiatrist, and author, Dr. Curt Thompson. About today's conversation, Curt said, "Most of our well-intended attempts to counter the storms of our inner and outer lives involve identifying our problems and devising solutions for them. But in our hurry to diagnose and treat our diseases of the soul, we are often outrun by the very fe...

This week, we're talking with a neurosurgeon who was a Rhodes Scholar and an NFL defensive back about how to think and make decisions in life when we're facing obstacles and lacking important details. Dr. Myron Rolle is an award-winning neurosurgeon at Harvard Medical, who said "Let your burning desire to do something meaningful destroy pressure. Let your actions be driven by your expectations for...

This week on the podcast, my friend and mentor, John Eldredge, is back to talk about getting underneath burnout to heal its roots. We're also talking with John about powerlessness and how to build resilience in life. To that, a trauma researcher is noted as saying, "As hard as the initial trauma is, it's the aftermath that destroys people." Why? That's what we're going to unpack with John. If you...

This week on the podcast, our favorite guest (actually, our most popular guest of all time), Jamie Winship is back to talk about how to live fearless in your true identity. Of all the conversations we've had with Jamie, this one is the cornerstone. One of the main messages I want you to extrapolate from the conversation is understanding why we so easily lean toward behavior modification instead of...

Hippocrates said, "Let food be thy medicine and let thy medicine be food." Hey friends, thanks for joining me this week for episode 297 where today, godfather of the modern Paleo movement, Robb Wolf, is here to talk about why food is medicine, how to feed your brain for long-term health, and why sleep deprivation will crash every other positive effort you're making toward a healthy lifestyle. An a...

This week, pastor and author Scott Sauls is here to talk all about how defeat shapes us, why self-esteem is bad for society, why the "you are enough" message keeps people stuck in emotional immaturity and his own battle with hypochondria. Famed researcher and writer Elisabeth Kübler-Ross said, "The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle...

Have you ever thought, I can't stop rehashing my past. I'm resentful about the way things have turned out and angry at the people who betrayed me ? Honestly, I think most of us have at one time or another. Hey friends, thanks for joining me this week for episode 295 where today, Jeanne Stevens joins us to talk about bitterness, blame, denial, grief, and what to do about it all. If you enjoy this e...