Clarity Compressed with Paul J. Daly

Although it seems like everything has changed, there are still quite a few things that we can lean on to help us navigate our interpersonal relationships at work and at home. This week I was able to sit down with Amber Hurdle , a high-level consultant, coach, speaker, author, and former celebrity event planner. Yes, of course she lives in Nashville 🙂. You should check out her work here ! We talk...

Last week I made this post on LinkedIn that got a little transparent about the sleeplessness that has come with the territory over the course of this pandemic. Apparently, I have a lot of company as the comments and empathy rolled in to make it my farthest-reaching post of the week. But it isn’t all bad. It never is ALL bad…or ALL good for that matter. It’s been my experience that life is always t...

Without a doubt, the Zoom calls, Google Hangouts, Facetimes, Blue Jeans (yes that’s a real one), and every other virtual call can be quite exhausting. My personal progression went from pensive, to motivated, neutral, all the way to now, when I’m over it. Sure there are efficiencies, but I can’t help but count down the days until we can get our “game-day” energy back. In an effort to do so, this we...

This week after MANY epic production mistakes on my behalf, I managed to get a podcast recorded! (I explain more in the show). After two weeks of amazing best-selling authors for guests, Donald Miller and David Meerman Scott , I’m setting some time aside to talk with you about a pyramid-shaped tool called Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs that I believe can give us some clarity on how we are reacting to...

Why do you do business with who you do business with? There is no simple answer. With so many variables to consider like timing, cost, value, stage of life and so on, how can any business secure the loyalty of a consumer? By making them more than a customer and tapping into sentiments that run deeper than any single product or service. This week I sit down with Wall Street Journal Best Selling Co-...

There are talkers and there are doers. NYT best-selling author and CEO of the high-growth StoryBrand organization is my guest this week. He is one of the most dedicated doers I’ve ever met. More than that, he has been making a significant impact in my life for well over a decade and he is likely about to start impacting your life today. Don is a master storyteller. I also consider him a master at...

I don’t know about you, but I was doing an awful lot of “clinging” in the early days of this pandemic. Holding on to the hope that we would be back to normal quickly and without much trouble. Unfortunately those hopes have slowly faded over the past 6 weeks. But I’m realizing that in many instances, I might be better off not going back to the way I was doing things. I’ve been talking to owners, CE...

Everything has been so heavy that I’m looking to break the noise this week. Today’s guest is truly one in a million. It’s the filmmaker, director, and brand warrior, Darren Doane. ( Check out his wikipedia page for a taste of the brilliance ) One part of this story I love most is the fact that we met over some content I produced almost a year ago on Instagram and then we became fast friends. There...

It’s a battle for the ages that has confounded many teams, relationships, marriages, friendships and more! Some of it is ‘nature’ and some is ‘nurture’, but whether you tend to be optimistic or realistic, you must find the balance or risk ruining relationships. The current pandemic has us all showing our true colors and finding ways to look for that silver lining, or tell everyone just how bad thi...

If this COVID-19 situation has taught me anything, it’s that we’ve all been living in straw houses, and not fortresses. There will be tons of economic aftermath when we all get through this. There already are plenty of examples, but the one I see coming is going to be a seismic correction of traditional media. Price and payment advertising is the modern-day straw house. Just look at this recession...

Ok ok, I know that might seem a little insensitive, but if you know me, I really do care about people’s feelings. More importantly, I care about their families, livelihoods, our economy, and the stability of our country. Truth be told…we’re coming back from this COVID-19 thing. This is the time when we need to do our very best to keep calm and do everything we can to keep our families, businesses,...

There are few things that would spur me to record and release a special episode, but this is one of them. There is a lot of fear and uncertainty going around due to the pandemic, economy, and even toilet paper shortages. I was compelled to get this message out to the CLARITY community quickly: Calm minds prevail.  It’s going to be ok and in this episode, I’m going to tell you why. So whether you a...

I’ve wasted a lot of time and emotional energy in my life trying to convince unconvincible people. Maybe it’s the idealist or optimist in me. In any case, I was wasting both of our time by not paying enough attention to the signs. I hope this week's episode helps you avoid the mistakes that I made. This podcast actually stems from a clip of a conversation I had with Gary Vaynerchuk in a resta...

These last few episodes have really been shaping up to be a bit of a thesis on organizational leadership and people development. This week’s topic is likely going to offend some people, and that’s ok. Sometimes being offended is our first indicator that we are being defensive. In episode 105 I went through four critical traits of great leaders and then in 106 l went all in on the importance of fin...

It’s so easy to lose sight of meaning when you are in the fog of life. I believe that if we can clearly define what is meaningful to us and find ways to keep it front and center, we’ll be able to cut through the fog of life and find fulfillment even through the most difficult situations. In business, this plays out as a mission. In our personal lives, it is less often defined, but it can be infini...

My fellow leaders, there aren’t many topics that have been written about more than leadership. In the past 2 years of traveling around the country meeting with owners, executives, and directors, I’ve seen countless leadership books on desks, posters in conference rooms, and have had hundreds of conversations with those who have the hard job of leading a group of people. I’m a guy that needs things...

I’ll bet you’ve been ready to quit before. I’m willing to say that with an audience our size, there are a fair amount of people reading this who feel like they are on the verge of quitting right this very moment. On this week’s show, I’m hoping to help bring a little context and clarity to when it’s ok to quit and when you need to persist at all costs. For my LinkedIn and Instagram communities, I...

This week I pose the question: “What’s more valuable: what you sell or how people feel about what you sell?” I also get fired up about the incredible conflict of interest in some ad models and relive a story from my honeymoon involving some really pushy timeshare salesmen. Just another week on the show! One of the ideas that’s been fascinating me lately is the fact that innovation is really a comb...

Innovation favors those who don’t do what they are ‘supposed to do.’ So why do most of us find ourselves doing the same things that everyone else is doing? Simple…it feels safe. The path is already worn and we know that others who have travelled along it have survived. Maybe they don’t seem incredibly fulfilled, overly successful, or very happy…but they are getting along. If we take a closer look...

I’m fired up to kick off the next 100 episodes of the show with another CEO of a publicly traded company. Alex Vetter, the CEO of CARS Inc. (parent of Cars.com ), sat with me to talk about cultivating a culture to be adaptable and also to share some little known stories about the early days of this household-name brand.  I find Alex to be a genuine person. There is a deep care and loyalty to his t...

Have you ever had one of those moments where you feel like time has gone by at lighting speed but ALSO at a snail’s pace? I had one of those moments this week as I recorded the 100th episode of the Clarity Compressed Podcast. I’ve had my share of good fortune to land so many great guests and want to make sure you hear from them. I’ll be revisiting my time with Gary Vaynerchuk , Carvana CEO Ernie G...

We’re just getting into the first lap of the new year and it’s time to settle into the practical execution of all those hopes, visions, and goals for 2020. Inspiration is one thing, execution is something else altogether.  This week I’m brining an illustration that is helping me prioritize and focus… This year I’m resolved to set the tone for home life and Congruent and I know so many of you have...

Although I’m not a fan of ‘resolutions’, I am a huge fan of the fresh feeling the new year always brings. And 2020 is a special one. I mean, come on, 2020…Clarity…its like this year was made for me! It’s not only a fresh year, but a fresh decade and a perfect opportunity to reboot your mindset. That being said, I’d like to talk about what I’m going to STOP doing this year.  Most resolutions fail,...

It’s Christmas Eve and the holidays are in full swing, and boy do we need it with all the negativity running a full-out blitzkrieg on our peace. This week I talk about giving over receiving and I’m backed up by our friends at Harvard. We don’t get to choose when we receive, but we absolutely get to choose when and what we give! I’m also hoping to launch my own little offensive on the negative vibe...

As I recorded this episode, I was thinking a lot about the practical things of life and business. I don’t know about you, but life and business are often moving so fast that I need to keep things simple if they are going to be usable in my everyday life. It’s one of the reasons I come up with phrases like “Innovation is a choice,” and put them on a t-shirt. They are simple, but immediately usable...