Benj Miller

System & Soul

Business EN ↓ 236 episodes

Welcome to System & Soul, the podcast for growth-minded leaders to strengthen the system and soul of their business to create breakthrough. Hosted by Benj Miller. S2 is a business framework helping entrepreneurs start their own business coaching practice through business coach certification and training. We'll talk:How to grow as a leaderBusiness tools and adviceHow to scale your businessHow to improve your organizational cultureSmall businessClarity and controlGuiding entrepreneursAnd much, much more. Book Benj: https://www.staggr.com/benj-miller//formerly Tractionville™

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Benj Miller

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#003: Anxiety, Stress & Rewiring Your Brain with Dr. Don Wood 18.05.2021 43:30

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com Ok, so you're a high performer and your past experience has never gotten in the way of your ability to climb... But what if you had another gear?  This week we talked to Dr. Don Wood, an expert on physi...

S2 Tips: What weight are you carrying? 13.05.2021 2:54

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com We're all carrying something, often without really realizing how much we've shouldered until we're burnt out. In this week's tip, we'll talk about how to know what weight is good for the journey and what wei...

#002: Controlling Triggers and Building Trust with Scott Mann 11.05.2021 40:54

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com It's no secret... When it comes to human connection, our go-to guy is Scott Mann (Rt. Ltc.). He's a former Green Beret, the Owner of Rooftop Leadership, The Hero's Journey, and author and playwright for his...

#001: How System & Soul Works 04.05.2021 26:30

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com Friends! Welcome to System & Soul! We're leaving the Tractionville™ island for deeper waters and a whole new view! System & Soul is our new operating framework and it's the new name of our podcast. I...

#089: Get ready... get set... Big News from Tractionville™ 27.04.2021 2:09

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com This week, we've got big news coming your way. We're not giving it all up just yet... but you can head over and connect with us on Linkedin (Benj Miller and Chris White) to get a sneak peek at what's coming...

S2 Tips: The Doldrums 22.04.2021 5:19

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com Not one wants to admit when they are in this season...  It feels like failure. It feels like a disappointment. It feels like a deep dissatisfaction with no answer. We're talking about the Doldrums this...

#088: Family Business and Better Decision Making with Sara B. Stern 20.04.2021 30:26

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com Get this: 2/3's of the privately held businesses in the U.S. are family businesses. And whether you're a family business owner or NOT, legacy, succession, and making the right decisions with the right people...

S2 Tips: The Executing Season 15.04.2021 3:22

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com Work it. That's the theme of the executing season. When you're in full-focus, get-it-done mode you're in the "summer season" of The Creator's Cycle. This week's Tip gives thoughts and advice on how to best e...

#087: Rejection Proof with Jia Jiang 13.04.2021 32:22

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com Imagine going after rejection with a vengeance... every day for 100 days challenging yourself to get rejected. Our guest Jia Jiang... 👉  TED speaker (with nearly 7 million video views 🤯) 👉  auth...

S2 Tips: The Planning Season 08.04.2021 4:04

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com  If you're in a frenetic state of idea generation and list-making, you might be in The Planning Season. This week we talk about what this season looks like and how to get the most out of it.  Tract...

#086: Healthy Work Environment with Richard Sheridan 06.04.2021 37:54

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com Here's an idea for you... Learn how to pump fear out of your team and give them a thrust to be open, honest, and real about what issues are getting in their way. Richard Sheridan Co-Founder, CEO, and Chief S...

S2 Tips: Feck Perfuction 01.04.2021 3:00

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com  Let's switch it up a little. This week we're sharing a powerful passage from James Victore's incredible book, Feck Perfuction . It's a charge to go find your muse, create, do, wander and wonder. Often...

#085: The Power of the BHAG 30.03.2021 18:39

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com Catherine Juon gives a new meaning to the word "spark." She joined us on Tractionville this week to share some of her contagious energy for doing hard things and adapting to challenges to achieve remarkable...

S2 Tips: Keeping Your Focus Between Quarterly Meetings 25.03.2021 4:58

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com  Quarterly and Annual meetings can be great for resetting and directing focus. New energy often comes out of those day-long deep-dives into the why and what we're doing. It's the in-between time that ca...

#084: The Humanized Leader with Mary Pat Knight 23.03.2021 34:24

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com Believe it or not, there's a way to turn “drama” into functional leadership.  Mary Pat Knight joins us to talk about her work as founder of Leaders Inspired and author of The Humanized Leader. She expla...

S2 Tips: Lacking Vision 18.03.2021 5:03

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com You're the Visionary. So, you should have a clear, energized view of the next big step for your business, right? Maybe not.  In this week's Tip, we share perspective on the in-between time, the time and...

#083: Don't Be Better, Be Different with Laura Ries 16.03.2021 31:42

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com You don't win by being better; you win by being different. Laura Ries is an expert marketing strategist and author whose 25 years of work have given her a clear, focused perspective on what works, and what d...

S2 Tips: The Most Underrated Tool in Your Toolbox 11.03.2021 3:41

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com There's one tool in the EOS toolbox that doesn't get enough credit for its true power to guide and inform an organization's next steps. Which tool is it? Listen to this week's Tip to find out.  Traction...

#082: People Strategy with Jonathan Reynolds 09.03.2021 34:45

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com There's a difference between "culture fit" and "performance fit." But there has to be a way to have both in every team member. We talk with Jonathan Reynolds, CEO and Visionary at Titus Talent Strategies abo...

S2 Tips: Visionary vs. Victim 04.03.2021 2:59

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com The opposite of a Visionary is not an Integrator, it's a Victim. A Visionary sees a preferred future and makes it happen. A Victim accepts whatever future comes their way. In this Tip, we'll talk about the d...

#081: Revenue Growth Engine with Darrell Amy 02.03.2021 29:16

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com Exponential growth doesn't just happen—especially on the heels of a global pandemic. We talked with Darrell Amy, author of Revenue Growth Engine and Visionary at Convergo.  He explains how having an "ar...

S2 Tips: Moving Forward Without Clarity 25.02.2021 2:55

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com Clarity paralysis is REAL. It's easy to want to put a hold on everything until you know 100% what's best, what the outcomes will be, or what the risks are along the way. In this Tip, we offer some thoughts o...

#080: Do More by Doing Nothing with Rob Dube 23.02.2021 32:36

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com You may know Rob Dube's story from the book, Traction . He's the co-founder and co-CEO of imageOne—a Top 25 Forbes Small Giant and the first client Gino Wickman ever taught the EOS Process™. He's also the au...

S2 Tips: Setting Rocks 18.02.2021 2:23

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com What's the difference between the company, departmental, and personal rocks? Should they be related? Do we need to set rocks for each category? We'll break it down and offer some tips for making all of your...

#079: Fighting Creative Resistance with Steven Pressfield 16.02.2021 35:26

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com 17 years unpaid. 3 unpublished novels. 1 disastrous, produced film. It's safe to say, Steven Pressfield is a man who knows resistance. He will be the first to tell you.  His career has spanned 11 states...