I.N.S.P.I.R.E.

Drew and Steve discussed the concept of "Navigate" in their leadership podcast series, focusing on how leaders can lead from their true selves using their core values and identity as navigational tools. Steve shared personal examples of how he used values like "team comes before individual" to make decisions, including his retirement decision and turning down family plans for existing commitments....

Episode Title: Season 1 Finale: Identity — Landing the Plane Episode Summary: What if the way you've been defining yourself isn't actually true? In the Season 1 finale, Drew and Steve bring the conversation full circle by landing on the most important piece of the INSPIRE framework: Identity. Too often, we build our sense of self on performance, success, failure, or the opinions of others—things t...

Episode Notes: Season 1 Finale - Identity (I in INSPIRE) Drew and Steve wrap up Season 1 by providing practical tools to consolidate all the identity work covered in previous episodes. After exploring unwanted identities, false identities, and true self through values discovery, this episode offers multiple metaphors and frameworks to keep your authentic leadership front and center. Key Frameworks...

Episode #8: Identity, Values, and Returning to What Matters Most In this episode of INSPIRE , Drew Lawson and Steve Nadig continue their deep dive into identity and the True Self , focusing on the practical work of values clarification —not as an abstract exercise, but as a lived, daily practice. Using a simple yet powerful metaphor of weeds and plants , Drew and Steve explore how many of us spend...

In this heartfelt and reflective episode, Drew and Steve continue their exploration of  living into our values —unpacking the next set of values exercises from Drew's Values Clarification series. Through candid stories, humor, and vulnerability, they dive into what our secret passions reveal about who we truly are, and how even our overdone values can get in the way of living authentically. Steve...

Excavating the True Self: Discovering the Values That Shape Our Leadership Show Notes In this episode of the INSPIRE Podcast , Drew Lawson and Steve Nadig continue their exploration of Identity and Not Identity by turning inward—to the heart of our True Self . After unpacking false and unwanted identities in earlier episodes, they now focus on the inner circle: clarifying the core values that defi...

In this episode of the INSPIRE podcast, Drew Lawson turns to the innermost circle of identity: the True Self . Building on earlier conversations about False Selves and Unwanted Selves, this episode invites listeners to step beyond performance, approval, and shame, and discover the essence of who they are beneath the noise—the part of us that is whole, beloved, and anchored in God.   With wisdom fr...

In this episode of INSPIRE: Life and Leadership Conversations That Go Deeper , Drew Lawson and Steve continue their exploration of identity by diving into the Unwanted Selves and Exiled Parts we often try to hide. Using Drew's three-circle bullseye framework , they name the difference between False Selves (who we pretend to be), Unwanted Selves (who we don't want to be), and the True Self (who we'...

In this episode, Steve and Drew dive deep into the world of inner critics, saboteurs, and the unseen voices that shape our thoughts, behaviors, and identities. Building on their previous conversations, they explore the nine saboteurs from Positive Intelligence, revealing how these primitive, unskilled inner voices—often rooted in childhood—drive patterns of anxiety, avoidance, and self-judgment. Y...

In this episode, Drew and Steve dive deep into the dynamics of false and unwanted identities that emerge from core fears—failure, unworthiness, and the need for love. They explore how these fears shape reactive behaviors like fight, flight, and tend-and-befriend responses, drawing on neuroscience, Positive Intelligence (Shirzad Chamine), and leadership models like the Leadership Circle and DISC. T...

Episode 1: Identity and Not Identity – "Shedding the Backpack" In the debut episode of the INSPIRE podcast, Drew and Steve dive deep into the powerful theme of identity —what it is, what it isn't, and why it matters for anyone seeking authentic personal growth and effective leadership. Using a three-circle model of the self— True Self , Unwanted Self , and False Self —they explore how these layers...

In this very first episode of the INSPIRE Podcast , executive coach Drew Lawson welcomes listeners into a new kind of conversation — one that goes deeper into what it means to live and lead with intention, curiosity, and depth. Joined by his assistant Terence, Drew introduces the seven foundational themes of the podcast, each represented by a letter in the acronym I.N.S.P.I.R.E. : Identity, Not Id...