SuccessFlow Podcast

SuccessFlow Podcast Pause + St. Vincent de Paul Golf Marathon. The hosts celebrate a major fitness milestone as one of them benches 225 pounds for the first time, then share bittersweet news that the SuccessFlow Podcast will take a sabbatical after episode 167 to refocus energy on other priorities, with the intention that it may return. They reflect on how the podcast has been a weekly personal-gr...

Labor Day Origins & Life’s True Labors of Love (Food, Fitness, Pets, Marriage, and More). In this episode, the hosts kick off around Labor Day, joke about confusing it with Memorial Day, and share an easy memory trick (Memorial in May). They discuss what Labor Day actually commemorates, tracing it to the Industrial Revolution, labor unions, long workdays, violent strikes, and the push for fair...

How to Disrupt the Monotony: Side Quests That Spark Growth (SuccessFlow Podcast Ep. 143 Replay). Steven Harris introduces a replay of SuccessFlow Podcast episode 143, focused on “side quests” as intentional, growth-oriented pursuits that disrupt day-to-day monotony without necessarily being a side hustle. In conversation with Phil, they distinguish side quests from passive hobbies, emphasizing cha...

Junto Summit Takeaways: Evidence, Brotherhood, Fitness & Faith | SuccessFlow Podcast The hosts reflect on their neighborhood gym shutting down and how losing physical spaces can mark life chapters, while emphasizing the need to pivot and find new options as gym amenities like saunas and cold plunges become more common. They share highlights from their annual Junto Summit in Heber, their sixth...

Ambitious or Dissatisfied? Finding “Enough” Without Losing Your Drive | SuccessFlow Podcast In this episode, Steven and Mr. Crawford unpack whether they’re truly ambitious or simply dissatisfied, exploring the idea of being “blissfully dissatisfied” as a mix of gratitude and hunger to grow. They discuss the modern consumption mindset, the moving goalpost problem, and the trap of believing there’s...

Behavioral Gravity: Breaking Defaults, Rewiring Habits, and Becoming Your Future Self | The SuccessFlow Podcast On The SuccessFlow Podcast, the hosts unpack “behavioral gravity”—the invisible pull of habits, environment, and subconscious defaults that keep people stuck in behaviors like social media scrolling, binge-watching, unhealthy routines, and addiction. They discuss how repetition grooves n...

Reset Your Nervous System: Polyvagal Theory, the Vagus Nerve, Neuroception, and Co‑Regulation The hosts shift to why “resetting your nervous system” has become a trend, focusing on the vagus nerve and Dr. Stephen Porges’ polyvagal theory. They discuss how safety requires signals, how people oscillate between nervous system states, and why modern conditioning can make regulation harder. The episode...

Charleston Trip Recap: Ghost Stories, Yellow Fever, Fort Sumter & Robert Smalls. On the SuccessFlow podcast, the hosts recap a summer trip to South Carolina, spending time in Charleston before a family beach stay in Myrtle Beach. They discuss Charleston’s historic wealth and elegance, its role as a major port and early American hub, and visits to sites like the Battery, Fort Sumter, and the US...

The Kybalion Explained: 7 Hermetic Principles for Taking Extreme Ownership. In a solo summer episode, Phil explores Hermeticism through The Kybalion, a modern text that distills the tradition into seven principles, and connects them to Buddhism, Stoicism, Daoism, and ideas like karma and Newton’s third law. The episode walks through mentalism (all is mind), correspondence (as above, so below), vib...

Why Podcasting Is Smart for Business (Not Fame): Trust, Team Culture, and Scalable Relationships. Steven Harris explains why smart businesses start podcasts to become better businesses, not influencers, positioning a podcast as a business development tool that creates marketing as a byproduct. He outlines key benefits: personal development through consistency, clearer thinking, communication, and...

Cold Plunges, World Cup Buzz, a White House UFC Night, and SpaceX’s IPO Moment The hosts jump between summer routines and big cultural moments, starting with why sauna sessions should end with a cold plunge to boost calorie burn, improve mental clarity, and trigger dopamine, alongside jokes about oppressive heat and backyard power washing. They discuss getting back into the World Cup with help fro...

Halftime 2026: Make the Adjustments and Finish the Year Strong. In this halftime 2026 episode, the hosts use a sports analogy to prompt midyear reflection and planning, emphasizing that the second half is about “halftime adjustments” and getting back to fundamentals rather than chasing shiny objects. They discuss reviewing Q2 and preparing for Q3, refocusing on a word for the year (“focus”), sayin...

Life Chapters, Pivots, and the Time Trap: Identity, Purpose, and Parenting Reflections. In this second round of the conversation, the hosts build on a prior discussion about adapting to parenthood and explore how people move through different “chapters” of life, from childhood simplicity to adulthood responsibility and midlife reflection. Phil describes a major pivot influenced by the Steven’s dad...

Adaptability vs. Pivoting: How Preparation Helps You Handle Curveballs. The hosts discuss adaptability as a core value, contrasting it with pivoting: pivoting changes direction and perspective while keeping a planted “foot,” whereas adaptability is a continuous recalibration to fit current circumstances without necessarily changing them. Using sports analogies (basketball pivots, golf adjustments)...

Intrapreneurship: Think Like an Owner and Transform Your Career. Steven Harris records a solo episode on intrapreneurship—thinking and acting like an owner inside an organization—to boost career growth, influence, and happiness at work. He contrasts “ownership avoidance” with an ownership mindset, arguing that intrapreneurs focus on possibilities, see problems as opportunities, and become indispen...

Leverage as a Force Multiplier: Networking, Negotiation, and Working Smarter. In this episode, we discuss “leverage” as both a noun and a verb. Resources, relationships, or skills that amplify impact, and as a force multiplier for business, sales, and life. Steven recaps a BNI Mastermind Workshop series for a 75-member Arizona chapter: the first session focused on opportunity, health, and wealth a...

Radical Candor, Hard Conversations, and Using AI Without Losing Authenticity. We discuss why avoiding hard conversations in relationships and business creates unresolved weight, while direct, transparent talks, often as brief as 30–120 seconds, close loops, protect culture, and prevent repeated mistakes. We share service-industry examples of confronting abusive clients to safeguard team morale and...

Closing Loops: Momentum, Flywheels, and Smoothing Friction in Work and Life We discuss how momentum comes from taking action first and completing “loops,” noting that open loops create mental fatigue and stress. Steven shares a recent intense 10-day stretch re-onboarding a large payroll client that returned mid-year after trying another CRM/payroll provider, requiring him to rebuild 19 off-system...

Taste in the Age of AI: What Can’t Be Automated We explore what “taste” really means beyond surface preferences, using Rick Rubin—renowned producer for artists like Jay-Z, Eminem, Beastie Boys, and Johnny Cash—as a springboard to discuss taste as a subjective filter for reality that can be cultivated through immersion, craftsmanship, attention, and noticing. We debate AI’s limitations, arguing it...

Authenticity vs. Masks: Performing, Adapting, and Becoming Who You’re Meant to Be In this podcast episode, the hosts explore what it reallymeans to “be yourself,” arguing that everyone performs different parts of themselves depending on context and audience. They discuss Irving Goffman’s idea that daily life is impression management, and whether adapting behavior isinauthentic or simply emotional...

Stephanie Hanneken, Founder of Inspire Change Counseling, on Healing Trauma, EMDR, and a Holistic Mind-Body-Spirit Approach to Success. The hosts interview licensed therapist and personal trainer Stephanie Hanneken, who grew up in St. Louis, moved to Arizona six years ago, and describes her winding education path from music scholarship and volleyball to journalism and organizational communications...

Why Clichés Work: Time-Tested Wisdom on Action, Time, Luck & Fortune We discuss why clichés, though often dismissed as lazy or cheesy, endure because they’re time-tested phrases of wisdom, distinct from corporate buzzwords. We unpack favorite examples focused on urgency and action: “time is money” “actions speak louder than words” “strike while the iron’s hot” “the early bird gets the worm” “p...

In a face-to-face interview, the Steven reflects on learning responsibility and adaptability through service work at Oregano’s, arguing hospitality should be a rite of passage because it builds confidence with strangers and sales skills. He describes moving from ASU to ITT Tech for computer drafting, working in AutoCAD at Fitch, and realizing the “CAD monkey” desk life lacked the people-focused cr...

Variety Show Episode: Signal vs Noise, KPI Snapshots, Social Media Audits & Guilty-Pleasure TV In a free-form “variety show” episode, the hosts jump between observations from work and life, starting with a comedic take on holiday traditions. They discuss how unpredictable weeks have become, including a personal highlight of a son switching club baseball teams and regaining excitement for the s...

Why You Need a Side Quest (and How It Can Change Your Life) The hosts discuss the growing idea of “side quests” as intentional challenges outside one’s main job that add joy, purpose, and personal growth, distinct from hobbies or income-driven side hustles. They compare life to gaming, where side quests support the main mission and often have clear endpoints (e.g., training for a 5K, writing a wee...