Drama Free Living with Dennis and Lisa McIntee

Steve Moran, author and consultant for senior living related topics, joins Dennis and Lisa for a discussion on the power of being a “no blame” leader. Steve speaks from his experience leading teams focused on senior living care where strong teamwork and responsibility are a necessity. Leaders who focus too much on problems, and who or what caused them, expend too much energy on what is going wrong...

Dennis and Lisa McIntee return with a fresh start of a new year and an extremely valuable take on pitfalls to avoid when planning your annual goals. Your future is your property; it can be whatever you decide it is going to be. Dennis and Lisa provide four common mistakes people make when goal setting that all revolve around the absolute importance of recognizing that we are holistic people bringi...

David Anderson, author of Leader is Not a Title and serial entrepreneur serving as the global chair for the 16,000 members of EO (Entrepreneurs’ Organization), joins Dennis and Lisa McIntee for a casual conversation on the secret of leadership. This episode includes necessary traits of leaders, the importance of the team built around them, and the ability to welcome conflict in order to find succe...

As we are closing out 2021, Dennis and Lisa are back to help us enter 2022 without the stress and tension that sometimes accompanies resolutions and goals. By focusing on gratefulness and three key tactics to do so, they present an alternative to the resolution practice. If we are not careful, we can spend too much time thinking about the future and not focusing on today. That gap between expectat...

During one of the busiest seasons of the year for the average family, Dennis and Lisa are here with a grounding episode offering concrete methods to live a balanced life that ultimately yields more enjoyment and peace as a result. Joy is not a destination but an ever expanding pursuit. But, harnessing that joy and letting it grow is actually an acquired skill. If you are struggling with managing t...

Since launching the inaugural Marriage Series interview episodes, Dennis and Lisa received requests for more content on the topic. Andrew and Meredith Coln of Coln Construction in Greenville, SC, joined Drama Free Living to discuss how they function as business colleagues and a married couple. Highlights from the conversation include a new level of intimacy from being in each other’s workday lives...

After two decades of working together, raising four children, and maintaining a marriage, Dennis and Lisa McIntee have learned a thing or two about communication. In this episode, they share their top three pieces of advice gleaned from mistakes made in those early years. These tips can translate perfectly to the holiday season at hand or the daily grind of living life together with all of its ups...

Dennis and Lisa continue their Drama Free Holidays series with a close look at common mistakes people make over the holidays that get them into moments of stress and drama. Taking stock of this “what not to do list” will help listeners take the chaos and tension out of the holiday season. This list can transfer to your approach to vacations, birthdays, and other events sprinkled throughout the yea...

Dennis and Lisa return with another holiday special focusing on how to spend your holiday season full of joy and free of drama. This episode is part two of a four-part series providing useful tips you can instantly use for your family gatherings this season. Today’s conversation features four tactics that all revolve around your mindset...preparing you to show up healthy to every interaction ahead...

The holiday season is upon us and for many, it will be the first Thanksgiving and Christmas season where families have been able to gather since before the pandemic began. In spite of the great joy in being reunited, there is also a strong chance for drama to develop. In this episode, Dennis and Lisa prepare listeners with three key ways to keep the season drama free but full of grace. A must list...

Have you ever considered the power of the stories you tell yourself? As humans, we subconsciously connect experiences and seek meaning in everything we encounter. Those encounters form stories and are often rooted entirely in experiences from our past (both good and bad). The problem with these stories is that they have the power to become triggers for negative emotion and drama. If we can learn t...

Ambition is a gift, but it must be managed well to avoid the drama-inducing feelings of frustration when goals are left unmet. It is challenging to lead an enjoyable life if you spend so much time focusing on the future. However, there are practices you can take in your daily life to deliberately flourish in the present, seeing it as adventurous and exciting while still pointing your compass in th...

Coming off of an emotional weekend celebrating the life of Lisa’s stepfather, Dennis and Lisa reflect on what they want to be remembered for...but more importantly, how to live in such a way that you create positive experiences for those around you. Experiences in life are usually made up of stories that ultimately shape the culture of your family. What story do you want to create becomes a new wa...

When Charity Milligan joined Jonathan’s business, Your Message Matters , they began the sometimes challenging task of building a working relationship outside of their marriage—while also learning how to be married without always working. The result has been a fruitful journey, with helpful lessons learned along the way that they are more than willing to share. From establishing clear boundaries to...

Dennis and Lisa are joined by Mark and Kate Wilburn, owners of NEOS Capital Development Group, to talk about life in a business partnership as well as a marriage. Building a successful business while juggling your relationship and parenthood (to four kids, no less) is a tall order. Mark and Kate share their strategies for making it not just work, but thrive , and it all comes down to ‘ keeping the...

Have you ever felt like the work you do for your family goes unnoticed or unappreciated? Whether in the home or at the proverbial office, most conflict is born around issues relating to time and money. Thankfully, Dennis and Lisa return to the podcast this week to tackle this subject and to provide additional strategies for a drama free marriage. The Leadership Development Group is a consulting fi...

Dennis and Lisa kick off a marriage and relationship series on the Drama Free Podcast with a discussion on communicating with a spouse or other close relationship in your life. The key point? Slowing down to listen and appreciate your spouse is essential to finding value with one another. If your relationship is showing signs of drama and tension, this episode offers a simple prescription for a ch...

Two members of the Leadership Development Group’s Roundtable Mastermind program join Dennis for a deep dive into the benefits of community, ground rules, and the power of clarity on this week’s episode. Matthew Miller, owner of Northbridge Wealth Management, and managing partner of Holliday Ingram, Trey Ingram, provide their own insights gained through the program that have helped them pursue dram...

“Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.” Jonathan Milligan, author of Your Message Matters: How to Rise Above the Noise and Get Paid for What You Know spoke with Dennis and Lisa on this week’s episode about the power of doubt— but more importantly, how to overcome it with what he calls ‘present courage.’ If you are looking for that courage to take a leap or simply keep going on the path y...

Personal trainer and nutrition guru Jason Nutting knows the importance of taking responsibility when it comes to dramatically changing your lifestyle to pursue a healthier body. Jason joins Dennis and Lisa to walk through his Rule of Life strategy to living drama free. They talk about the difference between wants and passions, why clarity is the best first step, and the power of the mind-body conn...

Chris Ward, a banker in Greenville, SC, used to battle with anxiety and mental health struggles keeping up with his heavy workload and responsibilities as a father of four children. Eighteen months ago, he started on a journey to build a series of daily habits that truly changed his life, moving his entire focus to sharing his life with others: to know and to be known . Chris joins Dennis and Lisa...

As Landscape Leader at the University of Mississippi, Jeff McManus has transformed his team of mowers, weeders, and planters into a highly developed group of professionals. Jeff joins Dennis and Lisa to discuss more of his trademark leadership development style (outlined in his first book, Growing Weeders into Leaders ). Jeff covers the key trademarks of successful leaders and how to introduce cre...

You are a powerful person and perhaps the only thing holding you back. Being ambitious sometimes means you know where you want to go but don’t know how to get there. Joyce Meyer once said, “Do it afraid,” and her approach to avoiding decision paralysis to meet your goals is exactly the kind of drama-free living we should all aspire to achieve. If every outcome is based on action, this episode teac...

Dennis and Lisa welcome Joshua M. Evans to the podcast for a conversation on hope. Josh is a leading expert on cultivating company culture and empowering teams to succeed based out of Houston, Texas. The trio discuss the power/importance of hope, particularly in light of our lives during a global pandemic, and its influence on our perspectives. After all, hope and worry are the same skill -- roote...

Dennis and Lisa consider the link between contribution and reward in this week’s episode. Integrating the mindset of treating every action as a seed that will one day yield a harvest helps us rise above the pettiness of the world. Through patience and perseverance for the harvest to come, we can focus on the contributions we are making to others. Our mantra then becomes: what am I contributing to...