How To Flourish

Send a text In this episode of the Stay The Course Leadership Podcast, Justin & Marcus discuss how a quiet inner life, rooted in a strong core and a strong sense of self can enhance the leadership capacity of any leader.   At the young age of 21, C.J. Stroud has emerged as one of the best quarterbacks in the country. While he may have burst on the scene over the last few years, the threads of...

Send a text In this episode of the Stay The Course Leadership Podcast, Justin & Marcus discuss how a mastery driven mindset manifests itself in leadership development.  Leadership is meant to be lived. While studying the concept of leadership development is important, at some point a leader must BE a leader.  Through the lens of lifestyle, Justin & Marcus dive into this month's Stay T...

Send a text In this episode of the Stay The Course Leadership Podcast, Justin & Marcus discuss lifestyle design.  Design is how a leader lives On Purpose. The environments, influences and inputs all have a design element and are almost always controllable.  Marcus and Justin discuss lifestyle through the story of  author James Clear. James Clear wrote the book Atomic Habits which has sold over...

Send a text In this episode of the Stay The Course Leadership Podcast, Marcus and Justin discuss the importance of dreaming.  Dreams are essential to our life journeys. It's so important for a leader to dream for themselves, their family, their team or company and for their community. Marcus and Justin discuss dreaming through the story of Joanna Gaines, the co-founder of Magnolia. A life and...

Send a text In this episode of the Stay The Course Leadership Podcast, Marcus and Justin discuss the pursuit of mastery.  Mastery is the comprehensive knowledge or skill in a subject or accomplishment.  In a culture that makes "Success" the obsession, many are chasing perfection. The pursuit of perfection, while alluring may be the most significant obstacle to actually obtaining mastery...

Send a text In this episode of the Stay The Course Leadership Podcast, Marcus and Justin discuss the dilemma of Grit vs Joy. Are we overestimating the role of Grit in the development of a high performer? Is the presence of joy a better predictor of future success? Marcus and Justin discuss this and more while breaking down the career of Jordan Burroughs, the United States wrestler and feature case...

Send a text In this episode of the Stay The Course Leadership Podcast, Marcus and Justin discuss the final step of the STC6 Leadership framework - Develop. As the two year anniversary of the book release for Stay The Course: Five Transformational Principles of Leaders Who Last. How to Renew Your Vision, Honor Adversity, and Live a Higher Standard approaches - Marcus and Justin discuss the importan...

Send a text In this episode of the Stay The Course Leadership Podcast, Marcus and Justin discuss the launch of the new Stay The Course Academy Membership program starting on September 2nd. They also continue breaking down the STC6 Leadership development framework by talking about the fifth step - Deploy. All leaders fight discipline drift. Love is the cure for discipline drift and is the driver fo...

Send a text In this episode of the Stay The Course Leadership Podcast, Marcus and Justin discuss the power of purpose centered design. How can a leader design their lifestyle in such a way to let their light shine brighter and live in their purpose more effectively? The STC6 Leadership Framework shows leaders how to use the 3% rule to move closer to their ideal lifestyle design.  Schedule a discov...

Send a text In this episode of the Stay The Course Leadership Podcast Marcus and Justin discuss the power of living a transformational lifestyle. Our lifestyle is the accumulation of our decisions/ Our decisions in the present greatly affect outcomes weeks, months, and years down the road.  Our leadership capacity is closely tied to the level we're living at. Schedule a discovery call to disc...

Send a text In this episode of the Stay The Course Leadership Podcast Marcus and Justin continue a series of going step by step through the STC6 Leadership Framework. In this episode, they break down the second step of the framework - Dream. There are three types of dreams in a leader's life: 1.) The images and visions you have when you are asleep. 2.) The desires and ambitions you have when...

Send a text In this episode of the Stay The Course Leadership Podcast Marcus and Justin begin a series of going step by step through the STC6 Leadership Framework. In this episode, they break down the first step of the framework - Discover. How does a leader define success? What external elements cause a leader to experience ambition drift in what they value? How more effective would you be as a l...

Send a text In this episode of the podcast Marcus and Justin discuss the important topic of DRIFT. Drift is to move aimlessly at the mercy of external forces. All leaders encounter drift in their life, both in themselves and in the people they lead. Marcus and Justin breakdown the difference between drift and wandering and how the STC6 Framework is built to help leaders fight drift in their lives...

Send a text In this episode of the podcast Marcus and Justin discuss how to view leadership not as an identity or a fixed trait some have more than others but rather a skill to be developed. Justin and Marcus give an overview of the STC6 Framework for leadership development.  Schedule a free discovery call to explore how the STC6 Framework can help you or members of your team grow in their leaders...

Send a text In this episode of the Stay The Course Leadership Podcast Marcus and Justin introduce the new STC T2 Cycle tool and their free online email course. This new Transformational Transition Cycle tool is just one tool from the Stay The Course Leadership Development framework. Marcus and Justin share how this tool has helped leaders they work with make the decision to embrace the transformat...

Send a text In this episode of the Stay The Course Leadership Podcast Marcus and Justin wrap up the series around the principles of leaders who last from the book Stay The Course. In this final episode of the five-part series they discuss the deeply personal nature of living a higher standard, what a higher standard of leadership looks like and how to develop this LIFESTYLE of leadership. How to g...

Send a text In this episode of the Stay The Course Leadership Podcast Marcus and Justin discuss an important principle for leaders who last. They play the long game. Marcus and Justin breakdown how to develop a long game mentality in life and leadership. Strategies for developing composure, the ability to let things settle and to evaluate what will be important in fifteen years.  How to get connec...

Send a text Are you a leader in the midst of change? All leaders have experienced or will experience change in their lives, careers and organizations. In this episode of the Stay The Course Leadership podcast Marcus and Justin discuss the third of five principles of leaders who last - they embrace change. How to get connected to the Stay The Course Community: Follow on Twitter: @STCLeadership Foll...

Send a text Have you ever wondered why some are able to stick with it and others don't? What causes us to lose our enthusiasm? In this episode of the Stay The Course Leadership podcast Marcus and Justin discuss the second of five principles of leaders who last - they just keep showing up. How to get connected to the Stay The Course Community: Follow on Twitter: @STCLeadership Follow on Instag...

Send a text In this episode of the Stay The Course Leadership podcast Justin and Marcus break down the first of five episodes in which they unpack the principles of leaders who last from the book Stay The Course: Five Transformational Principles of Leaders Who Last (Pick up a copy on Amazon!). How to get connected to the Stay The Course Community: Follow on Twitter: @STCLeadership Follow on Instag...

Send a text On this episode of the Stay The Course Leadership Podcast we are joined by an up-and-coming transformational leader in NCAA athletics. Coach Giancarlo Lemmi is the Associate Head Coach for Liberty University women's tennis. He is also an author, having published his book titled  The Court of Excellence  earlier this year! Coach Lemmi is also the host of The Christian Coach podcast...

Send a text On this episode of the Stay The Course Leadership Podcast we are joined by Coach Keith Madison, former head baseball coach at the University of Kentucky. Coach Madison was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, the University of Kentucky Athletics Hall of Fame and the Kentucky High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame for his storied career th...

Send a text On this episode of the Stay The Course Leadership Podcast we are joined by Coach Keith Madison, former head baseball coach at the University of Kentucky. Coach Madison was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, the University of Kentucky Athletics Hall of Fame and the Kentucky High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame for his storied career th...

Send a text In this episode of the podcast we continue our conversation with Dr. Tom Smith of the Mayo Clinic and North Central University. Tom has spent over 25 years as a leader in sports medicine working at multiple levels of athletics. He got his start with the Minnesota Timberwolves in a volunteer capacity before eventually moving on to the CBA with the Rapid City Thrill. Eventually he made h...

Send a text In this episode of the podcast we are joined by Dr. Tom Smith of the Mayo Clinic and North Central University. Tom has spent over 25 years as a leader in sports medicine working at multiple levels of athletics. He got his start with the Minnesota Timberwolves in a volunteer capacity before eventually moving on to the CBA with the Rapid City Thrill. Eventually he made his way into the N...