The Spaniard Show

What you do/did to get you to the top are the things you need to keep doing to stay at the top. It's the little things, over and over and over, that truly matter. There is no room for complacency. As a leader, you need to empower others. As a leader, you need to empower yourself. Enjoy today's AMX lesson. Looking to start your own lifelong learning journey? I've compiled a list of my favorite book...

Don't know something? Ask for help! Drop your ego at the door and embrace asking questions. Develop your curiosity in the meantime, and you're gold (just like Ponyboy!). Enjoy today's AMX message. If your reading bug is being nudged, check out a giant list of my favorite books at charliespaniard.com/readinglist.

TWO bonus episodes this week...count em...TWO! We cover this week's highlights in what can be described as an educational, inspirational, energy-inducing blast of L.I.V.I.N. ish audio. Enjoy this week's What I Learned! Want more learning? I have books and programs at charliespaniard.com, and I love to talk learning on social media - @charliespaniard.  

Looking for some guidance on what to do for training? Need some supplemental ideas to add to what you're already doing? Want to follow the exact script? I've been training at a high level learning from world-class trainers since I was a kid. So I thought I'd experiment w/ a show idea: record (via audio) my weekly workouts as a sort of guidance for you to extract, and implement, what you'd like. Th...

Disconnect from your emotions and direct your aggression toward the right thing. Well, Spanny, what's the right thing? Tune in and find out! Get all you can out of this tremendous leadership book, as well as a whole host of others. I've compiled a big reading list at charliespaniard.com/readinglist.

Hey, this is at least semi-momentous! It's podcast episode #200 (not counting 589 episodes of AMX as of this posting). Yaaay! The trail has helped teach what it means to just stinkin' keep on keeping on. This is also the first Dreadisode in a while. The Spaniard tells ol' Dread about recent and upcoming trips and recordings, a new sense of mission, and a new awareness of what it takes to balance w...

Training hard, and training smart, is the topic of choices in today's AMX. Make it hard, but make it purposeful. Enjoy today's lesson. I love engaging in learning. Please reach out to @charliespaniard w/ any questions or comments.

When do you know it's time to make a tough leadership decision? When you've exhausted all other options. When do you know you've exhausted all other options? When you can look in the mirror and give yourself an honest answer that you have. Enjoy today's dive into making tough decisions as a leader.  One not-tough decision already made for you is which awesome books you should read next! You can fi...

Be him a Greaser or a Soc, he is a person. Beneath our titles are people, and we are all people. In this week's AMXKids, we learn a lesson on accepting others and understanding our similarities to one another. Enjoy this week's dose of The Outsiders! Want more learning? Kids books and books for adults? Visit my reading list at charliespaniard.com/readinglist. 

"Pick your battles" ... how many times have we heard that one? In today's AMX, we dive into picking our leadership battles and the idea of "Leadership Capital." Enjoy AMX587! Get active in your lifelong learning journey, and get your next read at charliespaniard.com/readinglist. I put together a ginormous list that covers the gamut in categories. You're bound to find something you like!

I recently had the opportunity to travel to Lake Tahoe, CA for the 2018 Spartan Race World Championships. The trip was two-fold: 1. Take part in the Spartan Podfest, and 2. Run the race...I couldn't travel all the way to CA and NOT run it! Tune in to hear all about the trip, from the awesome podcast guests that will be coming to my show in the next few months, to a breakdown of the race itself. Th...

Are you a helicopter leader, or are you MIA as a leader? There has to be some sort of balance between the two to best lead your troops. Listen, and engage, in AMX586 for more. Don't stop here. A commitment to lifelong learning will change how you see the world, the self-talk you have in your head, and it'll demolish those self-sabotaging limitations you (no one else) has set in stone for your futu...

Another week down, another episode of What I Learned this Week. From astrophysics to military leadership, we're talking learning, and we're making it fun. Enjoy! For more learning resources (a ginormous list of awesome books) and program information, visit charliespaniard.com.

One of my favorite sayings is, "Nature doesn't favor something for nothing." In today's AMX, this idea is presented in military terms as it relates to combat, and we extend it into our every day lives as well. I hope you consider beginning/continuing your lifelong learning journey...and absolutely love doing it! There's a whole host of books to get you started at charliespaniard.com/readinglist. 

Balance is a never-ending process. We are a continuously learning being, and today's episode dives into that premise w/ a focus on leadership. Enjoy! If you'd like to learn more and help support the show, hop on over to charliespaniard.com/readinglist and get started.

Michele Jones left a trail of firsts after 25 years in the military, including being the first female command sergeant major of the U.S. Army Reserve. She went on to other firsts, including serving as a White House contact. She views those distinctions with humility, focusing on how to use them to best help others. In this episode, she talks with The Spaniard about connecting with audiences and in...

I've been waiting a long time to dive into this one. From the authors of Extreme Ownership (Jocko Willinck and Leif Babin) comes The Dichotomy of Leadership. In today's AMX, we intro the book and it's major ideas. Enjoy! If you're looking for some great reads, I've compiled a list at charliespaniard.com/readinglist. Read on!

Ponyboy and Johnny find themselves in a very real situation, and in today's episode, we talk the importance of choices and planning. Fear and hair (yes, hair!) find their place as well in today's lessons.  Enjoy AMXKids every Tuesday. We're learning life lessons through middle school age books. Use them and share them, please, w/ the young people in your life.

In our conclusion episode, author Neil De Grasse Tyson ties in his philosophy, and appreciation, for the vastness of the universe, and our place in it. We're left w/ some guiding thoughts on how we can each leave our positive mark on Earth. I hope you continue to ponder the idea of books and learning. If you're not already, I'd highly encourage you to pick one of the many books I study and recomme...

In today's AMX, we're talking billions and billions of stars and galaxies, ignorance (in a good way) and a POP QUIZ on the Periodic Table!!! I just bet if you read this book, you'll enjoy it, and if you get it at charliespaniard.com/readinglist, you'll be supporting the show...woop!

Enjoy this week's most universally-explosive (if you're following AMX, you'll get the choice of words!) content! To satiate your lifelong learning appetite, be sure to visit charliespaniard.com/readlinglist for a giant-meteor-sized reading list!

In today's AMX, we dive into the properties of a sphere (you'll hear why), the texture of Earth on a cosmic scale and the idea of a multiverse. Some incredible science going on here! Would you like to dive into Neil Tyson's book? Visit charliespaniard.com/readinglist for this book, as well as many other books that can enhance your intellectual standing (sounds sciencey, right?!?).

We dive into some science-y definitions and explore the vastness of time and space in today's AMX. Wow, there is some perspective giving in today's episode. Want to start your reading journey and help support the show? Visit charliespaniard.com/readinglist for some great books to get you started.

In this episode, Brett Chapman adds depth to The Spaniard's recent reading of "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee." The book includes an account of how Brett's relative Standing Bear resisted federal mistreatment by shrewdly winning a victory in U.S. court. Brett honors and extends this family legacy today as an attorney in Oklahoma. The story is hard to hear, but also inspiring. It holds important les...

I'm reading about, and studying, astrophysics, something I know nothing about, bc of one man, Neil De Grasse Tyson. His energy (no pun intended) around astrophysics makes me want to learn more. I'm speaking from a novice's perspective, so please bear w/ me. Let's dive into the abyss that is the universe! If you'd like to help support this lifelong learning movement, and the show, visit charliespan...