Tremendous Leadership with Dr. Tracey Jones
By Dr. Tracey Jones
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Tremendous Leadership with Dr. Tracey JonesAug 24, 2021
Episode 137 - Michelle Seiler Tucker - Leaders On Leadership
Staying focused is possible if you have the determination to succeed. Remember, it’s up to you to set your goals for sustainable business growth. Join Dr. Tracey Jones and Michelle Seiler Tucker as they discuss business owners’ mindsets and mistakes. Michelle is the Founder and CEO of Seiler Tucker Incorporated. She and her firm have sold over a thousand businesses in almost every vertical and have a remarkable track record of success. In this episode, she shares her professional journey and how she experienced loneliness, weariness, and abandonment in leadership. She emphasizes the need for a clear vision to know what you want and how you could achieve it. She explains her chosen career path, the challenges, struggles, and wins she faced, and tips on filling up the loneliness gap. If you want to learn about getting your entrepreneurial journey up and running, this episode is for you.
Episode 136 - Mike DiCioccio - Leaders On Leadership
Leadership is a process that you learn one step at a time. Understanding your feelings while managing people is essential for your well-being. We choose our path in life, even in the professional journey. Dr. Tracey Jones sits down for a conversation with Mike DiCioccio about being a leader despite loneliness, weariness and abandonment. Mike DiCioccio leads with service above self mentality, seeking ways to positively change the world. Mike is the founder of Social Chameleon. He loves helping entrepreneurs tell their stories and connect with their audience. In this episode, he shares personal and professional experiences in addressing negative emotions and overcoming depression. He elaborates on how social media has made us want things that we don’t need. We also have this best version of ourselves that we want to put out consistently. Learn and tune into this podcast and unlock techniques to achieve a fulfilling life.
Episode 135 - Roger Rickard - Leaders on Leadership
Entrepreneurs and leaders are risk-takers, and they recognize opportunities where others see chaos. They stay focused and determined because they have their goals set that they need to achieve. Dr. Tracey Jones sits down with Roger Rickard to unravel more insights about staying focused. He is the founder and President of Voices in Advocacy, author of 7 Actions of Highly Effective Advocates, and host of the Voices in Advocacy Podcast. Let’s dive into this episode with many deep insights regarding taking the next level in leadership despite different obstacles. Tune into this and don’t forget to stay focused!
Episode 134 - Dr. Debra Dupree - Leaders On Leadership
Loneliness is a common issue among leadership. The key is to learn how to articulate your emotions to have meaningful conversations. The show’s guest in this episode is Dr. Debra Dupree, a dispute resolution enthusiast and leadership development coach. Dr. Debra talks with Dr. Tracey Jones how her experience allowed her to discover how crucial it is to surround yourself with like-minded people. You need a network because no matter how smart you are, you can only see certain parts of your situation. Tune in and be open to different perspectives!
Episode 133 - James Miller - Leaders On Leadership
As leaders, we have to take care of our bodies if we want to achieve our goals. It's essential to know that with our daily routines, we could provide ourselves with strategic techniques so that we could be productive and healthy at the same time. Join Dr. Tracey Jones and the executive producer and host of the nationally broadcasted syndicated radio show, LIFEOLOGY, James Miller, talk about shaping our habits and how powerful thoughts are in our personal and professional growth. He shares his insights about loneliness and weariness in the leadership context, giving a powerful message to all of us. He also discusses healthy rituals that are important, especially on how we start and go on about our days. In this episode, James dives into maintaining areas in our lives such as physical, spiritual, and mental levels that we need to nurture to be successful.
Episode 132 - Kelly Waltman - Leaders On Leadership
Every leadership philosophy must be combined with a clear and admirable vision. Without these two, you won't be able to steer your team in the right direction, and connecting with them would be really difficult. Dr. Tracey Jones delves into what it takes to work with people on a meaningful level with the CEO of SLR Leadership Consulting, LLC, Kelly Waltman. She talks about how vision does not necessarily have to be on a huge scale but must be a personal compass towards your goals. She emphasizes why your values and ideals must never be forced unto your team, discussing the power of diversity in achieving unity. Kelly also explains why failures must be normalized as inevitable facets of life to be taken advantage of for profound individual development.
Episode 131 - Aaron House - Leaders on Leadership
Christian discipleship is truly an admirable mission, but it calls for a certain kind of leadership rooted in faith, trust, and love. Only if these things are in play could one inspire other people to live their faith and become servant leaders themselves. Exploring this inspiring yet busy life with Dr. Tracey Jones is Aaron House, Founder and Executive Director of Piercing World. He shares how his deep love for Jesus Christ and the meaningful counsel from his flock motivate him to go forward with his ministry as an ordained minister. Aaron also talks about the things that keep him up on his toes: doing triathlons, attending live presentations at church, and jumping in prayer whenever he has a chance.
Episode 130 - Jim Degaetano - Leaders On Leadership
Why is leadership important? What makes a great leader? There might be as many ideas about this concept as there are people thinking about them, but this one is certainly worth your while. Dr. Tracey Jones is joined by the President of Diamond Wealth Advisors, author, and speaker, Jim DeGaetano who shares his unique insights on what makes a great leader and how you can identify them. Jim discusses how great leaders affect the world and how you can develop leadership skills. Jim also talks about financial independence, retirement and the value of integrity.
Episode 129 - Anthony Treas - Leaders On Leadership
War veterans have it rough. They spend years in combat going through the ranks of leadership, and once they are demobilized and go back to civilian life, they have to start from the ground up again. That was one of the challenges of Iraqi war veteran Anthony Treas. Anthony has served eight years in the US military and has struggled with mental health issues. He fought through all of that to find STRONG Men Coaching and his very own podcast, STRONG Men Podcast. Anthony offers coaching and business consulting to people so they can thrive in their personal performance. Join your host, Dr. Tracey Jones, as she sits down with Anthony to talk about how he adjusted back to civilian life and how leadership can be a lonely task. Learn how to take the initiative to become a leader today.
Episode 128 - Mary Crafts - Leaders On Leadership
If there’s anyone who knows all about doing the unsexy work to make her way on top, that would be Mary Crafts. She owns the most celebrated catering company in Utah, a multimillion-dollar empire with 250 employees. She talks to Dr. Tracey Jones about being a leader and one thing about leadership that one should realize. Mary says that for any aspiring leader, one should learn how to delegate and see that you can’t and should not do everything. It’s a matter of leading your team because no one can be like you and no one knows your vision and what you want to happen in the next 5-10 years.
Episode 127 - Rebecca Zung - Leaders On Leadership
Not everyone will support you on your journey towards success. Therefore, you should learn how to filter the people within your circles and only work with like-minded people. Exploring this complex topic with Dr. Tracey Jones is author and one of the top 1% attorneys in the nation, Rebecca Zung. They talk about the importance of aligning with the universe, as well as your core values and personal goals, instead of simply agreeing to what others think of you. Rebecca also underlines how you build the image of yourself for other people to see and why you should be responsible for your own reputation.
Episode 126 - Amey Sgrignoli - Leaders on Leadership
The best leaders understand that leadership, beyond the ego and pride associated with it, is a humbling experience. It asks you to see people where they are at so you can guide them better towards the overall goal of the business or organization. Taking this to heart is Amey Sgrignoli, the President and CEO of Belco Community Credit Union. With a career in financial services that spans 25 years, Amey has the wisdom and experience to tell us the price she had to pay for leadership. She shares all of those with Dr. Tracey Jones in this episode, letting us in on what she thinks about loneliness, weariness, abandonment, and vision. Amey then talks about the lessons she learned during this pandemic and how it reminds us of what truly matters, especially as leaders in business.
Episode 125 - Tricia Benn - Leaders On Leadership
Even the best leaders feel weary at times. After all, they’re only human and the demands of leadership can sometimes be very taxing physically, mentally and spiritually. In the past people would talk about balance, but it has become clear that balance is not so something that’s achievable or even desirable. What you should look for as a leader is integration – that sweet spot where your conditions of satisfaction are met and where you’re aligned with whatever your ultimate goals are. Dr. Tracey Jones brings in a unique guest to talk about this and other leadership concerns in this episode. Tricia Benn is the Chief Community Officer of the C-Suite Network and the General Manager of The Hero Club, an invitation-only membership organization for CEOs, founders, and investors.
Episode 124 - Mike "C-Roc" Ciorrocco - Leaders on Leadership
Setbacks are inevitable in life. How you deal with them is what sets you apart from the rest. Mike Ciorrocco, the founder of What Are You Made Of?, has inspired hundreds of thousands of people to use setbacks as rocket fuel for their comeback. He joins host Dr. Tracey Jones to talk about how he paid the price of leadership and shared it with others, helping them out of the challenges they are facing and leading them to success. He talks about overcoming loneliness with the help of his family, holding people accountable, combatting weariness, honing the vision for your business, and more. Plus, Mike also shares why gratitude eliminates anything to complain about and how to see our unlimited potential.
Episode 123 - Ann Sieg - Leaders On Leadership
There is a fine line between dedicating yourself to running a business and letting yourself drown in extreme fatigue and weariness. To properly deal with burnout, taking a break and looking deep inside yourself is the first ideal step. Dr. Tracey Jones sits down with Ann Sieg to dissect the most challenging parts of her entrepreneurial career and how she addressed them, from facing the shame of making a bad decision and working for long hours without taking a day off. Ann looks back on some moments of her life that imparted important lessons she integrated into her business processes, particularly when her father got caught in a car accident.
Episode 122 - William Moore - Leaders On Leadership
Running a business is and will always be unpredictable, given the overall state and the changing trends of the market. With that in mind, a good entrepreneur must understand when to stay in the game and when letting go is the most profitable decision. Dr. Tracey Jones interviews William Moore to share how he read the writing on the wall when doing business in real estate and food delivery, allowing him to quit at just the right time and before everything gets worse. He talks about the challenges he had working with business partners and how his fraternity experience opened his eyes to the importance of self-care. William also gives a peek at the application he and his team are currently developing to bring out the full potential in everyone.
Episode 121 – Dan Goodwin – Leaders On Leadership
Sometimes, knowing which strategies work best for you is not enough to sustain your business. Instead, you have to think outside the box and be attentive to the external factors by having an investigator mindset. Dr. Tracey Jones sits down with Dan Goodwin to discuss how every leader must possess the qualities of an attentive investigator. Dan explains how to take advantage of interrogative-like questions and well-targeted time management regarding entrepreneurship and sales. They also discuss how to forge an effective ten-section business plan, putting a proper working pace to avoid weariness, and dealing with business divorces.
Episode 120 – Gerry Savage – Leaders On Leadership
Being a lifelong learner is one character every successful leader must possess. By understanding the lessons of your past, applying them in the present, and having the motivation to learn more in the future, nothing can stop you from growing and improving. Dr. Tracey Jones talks about how leaders can adopt this mindset with entrepreneur, author, and horse enthusiast, Gerry Savage. Together, they share tips on how to learn constantly from your past mistakes and experiences. Gerry also discusses the importance of setting work boundaries to avoid weariness, valuing connections with your team when making decisions, and how a 1000-pound animal can drive home a message of motivation.
Episode 119 – Rod Collins – Leaders On Leadership
Top-down hierarchies are the business structure for the longest time, and though it is already tried and tested, such a model may cause unhealthy employee competition and untargeted work. Because of this, Rod Collins believes that leaders must start applying a network structure within their teams. The Chief Innovation Facilitator at Salt Flats sits down with Dr. Tracey Jones to discuss how this specific business model gives room for deeper collaborative work, better employee relationships, and streamlined tasking. With such an efficient strategy, leaders can expect better results and higher productivity.
Episode 118 – Dan Silberberg – Leaders On Leadership
Leadership can be a lonely place on top, but it need not be. It is a place of personal power, but also of tremendous personal responsibility. Today, we take a closer look at leadership from a leader’s perspective as Dr. Tracey Jones interviews Dan Silberberg, a true visionary who has been engaged in personal transformation and development for more than 40 years. Together, they unpack loneliness, weariness, abandonment, vision and other concepts that leaders wrestle with on a daily basis from their place at the top. At the end of the day, leaders are humans too and there is a price that they have to pay to be called true, authentic leaders. Dan also emphasizes the need for leaders to create their own narrative that sets them up for success. Listen intently and watch out for value bombs – they’re everywhere.
Episode 117 – Joseph Warren – Leaders on Leadership
Even though you have all of your business plans and goals nicely laid out in front of you, going off the road is still a factor you cannot remove from your equation. Without surrendering to God, the chances of that happening are way higher. Dr. Tracey Jones talks to Joseph Warren, the host of The Broken Catholic Podcast, about how letting go of the wheel and letting God work through you is an attitude every leader must have to gain a better vision in life. He explains how a one-hour meditation helps a lot in listening to God's voice and why eliminating our nagging ways can unlock better relationships. At our most vulnerable, God makes the most out of us.
Episode 116 – Bill Guertin – Leaders on Leadership
Motivation is a powerful force that pushes us closer to our goals, but there are times when it is not enough. To solve this, one must unlock their full potential to discover what they are really good at and where they should put their efforts into. Dr. Tracey Jones talks about how to do this with Bill Guertin, going deep on why imposter syndrome is something every leader must eliminate, the importance of getting support from your loved ones, the right time to delegate work, and why you must filter your consumption of too much information. Bill also presents two of his projects focused on bettering oneself: Stadium Gorilla and The 7 Voices In Your Head.
Episode 115 – Laura DiBenedetto – Leaders on Leadership
As we strive to achieve the life of our dreams, we sometimes have to make sacrifices along the way. But what if you can still create the life you want without having to give up some of the things you love? Dr. Tracey Jones’ guest for this episode, Laura DiBenedetto, teaches people how to do that. Laura is the number one bestselling author of The Six Habits, a TEDx speaker, a Life Mastery Coach, and Founder of an award-winning marketing company called Vision Advertising. In today’s show, she shares with us the price she has to pay for leadership and how she overcame them one by one. Laura also tells us her next radical journey of self-discovery, research, testing, and determination to find energy and lasting fulfillment and happiness in all areas of life. She shares the six factors that can help us in this conversation.
Episode 114 – Rear Admiral Paul Becker, Retired – Leaders on Leadership
What does leadership in uniform look like? What kind of price do these leaders have to pay for leadership? Former Rear Admiral Paul Becker joins Dr. Tracey Jones to share with us what he has to say about that. Paul is a leadership expert and motivational speaker who has been working to help teams in crisis combat management. He tells us the things he learned from being a Naval Intelligence Rear Admiral and how he overcame loneliness, weariness, and abandonment that comes with the job. Paul then shares with us the tenets of leadership learned in uniform—Teamwork, Tone, and Tenacity—and how they improve performance, productivity, and profit in the private sector.
Episode 112 - Phil Puleo - Leaders on Leadership
When you step in to become a leader, you will always have to wear the hat of leadership, representing and embodying your organization. Sometimes, this could take a toll on you, leaving you feeling lonely at the top. Sharing his thoughts on the price of leadership that leaders have to pay, Dr. Tracey Jones invites Phil Puleo, the Superintendent of the Christian School Association of Greater Harrisburg. Phil shares his experiences and insights as a leader at the school, where loneliness becomes uncertainty, and how he overcomes that. He also talks about how he stays refreshed and replenished amidst dealing with parents and kids in their most important years of their lives, how he deals with critics, and more.
Episode 111 - Dr. Danny Brassell - Leaders On Leadership
The most important leaders are usually the people down in the trenches. On today’s podcast, Dr. Tracey Jones sits down with educator, speaker, and author Dr. Danny Brassell to talk about our century's greatest leaders. Having served as an educational advisor to students ranging from preschoolers to rocket scientists, Dr. Brassell says some of his best mentors have taught and influenced him through the wisdom of their books – these range from the Bible to Think and Grow Rich and The Success Principles. This is a great conversation about leadership. You don't want to miss this episode as Dr. Brassell dishes out on what it takes to pay the price of leadership.
Episode 110 - Tara Rae Bradford - Leaders on Leadership
Nothing beats authenticity when it comes to creating a brand that many people resonate with. It is probably one of the best ways to get your message out. In this episode, Dr. Tracey Jones talks to Tara Rae Bradford—a personal brand expert, podcast host, and international speaker—about the price of leadership she has to pay and how she overcame it and, now, helping people to become their most authentic selves. She also shares with us her journey of going from being an ICU nurse to becoming an entrepreneur, imparting lessons about leadership, vision, and growth. Join Tara and Tracey in this conversation to know more.
Episode 109 - Nancy May - Leaders On Leadership
As our parents grow old, we want most to repay them with the love and support they have given us by taking care of them back. Nancy May started her business called CareManity to provide family caregivers with structures to obtain practical knowledge, resources, and access to much-needed support. In this episode, she shares with Dr. Tracey Jones her journey to setting up her company, the inspiration for it, and the lessons she learned along the way. She imparts her insights on the price she had to pay for leadership and gives some helpful wisdom on navigating the role. Plus, Nancy also shares some tips for those of us that have been through aging parents or are going through it.
Episode 108 - Bill Prater - Leaders on Leadership
Choosing to become a leader is like choosing to go out into the open seas. You will definitely have to face the tides and weather some storms. One to prepare leaders for some of the inevitable tougher stuff that is going to come their way is Bill Prater, the founder of Business Mastery and Scaleology. In this episode, he joins Dr. Tracey Jones to talk about how he is helping business owners and entrepreneurs accelerate into the future they dream of. He reveals some of his wisdom with us by way of speaking about the price to pay for leadership—how to handle loneliness, weariness, and abandonment. Bill then takes us deep into Scaleology, discussing the things that signify growth and profitability and how they are leading people who are tired of the status quo to change their business from ordinary to extraordinary.
Episode 107 - Ruben Gonzalez - Leaders On Leadership
Why would anybody in his right mind want to jump on a sled and hurl himself down an icy mountain at over 80 miles per hour? Get to know The Luge Man, Ruben Gonzalez, in this episode to find out why. At the age of 21, Ruben Gonzalez took up the sport of luge and started training for the Olympics. Soon after, he made his Olympic dream come true and, at 47, became the first person ever to compete in four Winter Olympics in four different decades! Ruben joins host, Dr. Tracey Jones, to share his epic story with us and how his experiences made him the incredible leader he is now. He gives his insights on what it takes to pay the price of leadership, how to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, and, with his book, The Courage to Succeed, provides wisdom on having the heart to endure and stay in the game long enough to learn the skills and win.
Episode 106- Ed Schein and Peter Schein - Leaders on Leadership
Leadership can be lonely, but only if you make it so. Offering fresh insights of the price to pay for being a leader, Dr. Tracey Jones interviews Dr. Ed Schein, the professor of Organization Studies Emeritus at the MIT Sloan School of Management, and his son, Peter Schein. Together they talk about their book, Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling, which they are re-releasing after seven years. Sometimes, many leaders feel like it’s only them against everything. However, now more than ever, leadership has evolved into a team sport. Ed and Peter dive deep into that by discussing how leaders need not have all the answers come from them alone—they can simply and humbly ask for it. Join in on this discussion to get a peek into Ed and Peter’s updated book, what to do with loneliness and wariness as a leader, and more.
Episode 105 - Zarif Sahin - Leaders on Leadership
If there is one thing true leaders know about leadership, it is that being a leader is not all sunshine and butterflies. You have to pay the price to earn your position, and no, it is in no way monetary or power-related. Sharing her own share of struggles as a leader and how she rose above them all, Zarif Sahin, the founder of the American Dream Team at Keller Williams in Dulles, joins Dr. Tracey Jones in this episode. Together, they explore the many ways loneliness and abandonment can be felt in the leadership role and how one can get past them with communication, humility, clarity on vision, and more.
Episode 113 – Carol Kaemmerer – Leaders on Leadership
As more and more businesses utilize digital tools to build their online presence, you can just imagine how tough it can be for a leader leading in that space. Carol Kaemmerer, an internationally recognized executive branding expert, speaker, and author of the award-winning book, LinkedIn for the Savvy Executive, joins host Dr. Tracey Jones to share what she has to say about paying the price of leadership. She taps into the cure for loneliness, weariness, and feelings of abandonment and shares what she does to stay focused and gain clarity for the next great thing. Join Carol in this episode, where she shares more timeless insights and truths that will surely provide comfort to those struggling with being a leader and more.
Episode 104 - Peter Greer - Leaders on Leadership
We all have our moments as leaders sometimes. However, without knowing it, we get into this Us versus Them mindset that we can’t help but create that self-imposed divide between us and the people around us. This is a different price to pay in leadership that we brought on ourselves. Providing a unique spin on the wisdom from the book, Price of Leadership, Peter Greer, the President and CEO of HOPE International, joins Dr. Tracey Jones in this episode. Here, he talks about self-imposed loneliness and weariness and what he does, not only in his professional life but in his personal as well, to help get past them. As the author of Mission Drift, Peter then gives us a peek into his book, sharing some wisdom on how we can avoid drifting away from our mission as our business goes to new levels and takes on new devils.
Episode 103 - Leadership Lessons From Music: The Power Of Listening With Stephen Kohler
One of the best attributes of a good leader is their ability to listen well. What better way to explain this than musical metaphors? In this episode, Dr. Tracey Jones sits down with Stephen Kohler, the founder and CEO of Audira, an experiential CEO coaching and leadership organization that uses musicality and interactiveness to teach leaders the power of true listening. Here, Stephen shares with us the importance of listening for leaders, taking lessons learned from music on balance and staying focused, and applying it to your team. He also talks about the price had to pay for leadership—from loneliness and weariness to abandonment things in between—and how he is overcoming them.
Episode 101 – Jerry Bellune – Leaders on Leadership
Our guest today is Jerry Bellune, an editor, reporter, newspaper owner, and publisher, and former president of the South Carolina Press Association. With decades of reporting and business experience, Jerry has an excellent take on what it takes to pay the Price of Leadership.
LINKS
http://jerrybellune.net/category/leadership/
http://jerrybellune.net/category/writing/
www.tremendousleadership.com/pages/podcast
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QUOTES
“I always connected above me and below me so I never felt alone.” – Jerry Bellune
“I not only want to take care of my brain but I want to take care of my body.” – Jerry Bellune
“If you want someone else to clean the grease traps, you better be willing to do it yourself.” – Jerry Bellune
“When you hire people, design the job that you want them to do as if you were going to do it yourself.” – Jerry Bellune
Bonus – Leaders are Readers – Laws of Leadership (TT)
Charlie “Tremendous” Jones closed out this segment with a segment on his favorite books, and why it is critical to take up the regular practice of reading. You don’t have to be smart to read, but it is smart to read, and will give you the matter for your thoughts to flow easily toward resolutions. Listen in to this episode of the Throwback Thursday segment of the Tremendous Leadership podcast.
Links:
Three Spiritual Classics by A. W. Tozer https://amzn.to/34fThKL
Life is Tremendous https://tremendousleadership.com/products/life-is-tremendous
Laws of Leadership Download https://tremendousleadership.com/products/7-tremendous-laws-of-leadership-disc-1
Laws of Leadership DVD https://tremendousleadership.com/products/dvd-7-tremendous-laws-of-leadership
Learn more about Charlie “Tremendous” Jones at https://tremendousleadership.com/pages/charlie
Pick up the Charlie “Tremendous” Jones bundle at https://tremendousleadership.com/products/charlie-tremendous-jones-bundle
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Quotes:
“Thinking without reading is like swimming without water.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
“In the world there is one man who stands respected. It isn’t Jesus, I wish it was. It’s Lincoln.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
“Lincoln learned to read as a boy. He learned to think when he got older. Since he learned to think, he learned to laugh at his heartaches.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
“God teaches us to love reading.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
“The secret of a successful marriage is commitment.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
“Your problems don’t go away when you laugh, but it does make you look at them differently.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
Episode 100 – Jeff Brown – Leaders on Leadership
On our very special episode 100 of the Tremendous Leadership podcast, Dr. Tracey Jones interviews a very appropriately congruent guest. Jeff Brown is an award-winning radio producer and personality and a former nationally syndicated morning show host. After over 25 years in the radio and music industries, Jeff went boss-free in 2013 and launched the Read to Lead podcast, a four-time Best Business Podcast nominee. Jeff has interviewed hundreds of industry-leading authors including Seth Godin, Simon Sinek, John Maxwell, Liz Wiseman, Chris Hogan, Brian Tracy, Nancy Duarte, and Alan Alda.
LINKS
www.tremendousleadership.com/pages/podcast
The Price of Leadership https://tremendousleadership.com/products/price-of-leadership-life-changing-classics-volume-xi
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QUOTES
“My mindset used to be leadership was all in a title, had to be earned, and due to the title others had to do what you told them to do. Quite frankly, that didn’t turn out so well.” – Jeff Brown
“It all starts with goal setting.” – Jeff Brown
“I think of my year in 12 week time blocks.” – Jeff Brown
“I am not afraid to ask others for advice.” – Jeff Brown
Episode 99 – Motivated to Motivating – Laws of Leadership (TT)
For episode 99 of the Tremendous Leadership Podcast, Charlie "Tremendous" Jones talks us through the difference between being 'motivated' and 'motivating'. Get ready to shift your perspective as Charlie explains why you want to be the prior.
Links:
Life is Tremendous https://tremendousleadership.com/products/life-is-tremendous
Laws of Leadership Download https://tremendousleadership.com/products/7-tremendous-laws-of-leadership-disc-1
Laws of Leadership DVD https://tremendousleadership.com/products/dvd-7-tremendous-laws-of-leadership
Learn more about Charlie “Tremendous” Jones at https://tremendousleadership.com/pages/charlie
Pick up the Charlie “Tremendous” Jones bundle at https://tremendousleadership.com/products/charlie-tremendous-jones-bundle
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Quotes:
“Would you rather be a miserable, successful motivator or a happy, motivated flop?” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
“Don’t ever try to be a motivator at the expectation of being motivated.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
“If you’re motivated, you’ll be motivating. If you’re motivating, you’ll be a motivator.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
“The greatest asset a man can have is a miserable wife.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
“Whatever you got, GOOD! Because your job is to do what you’re supposed to do.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
“If you’re going to get your motivation, you need to commit your life that you’ll never give up.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
“Learn to be motivated to escape acting motivated.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
Episode 98 – Mitzi Perdue – Leaders on Leadership
Our Tremendous guest today is Mitzi Perdue. Mitzi is a businesswoman, author, and a master story teller. She holds degrees from Harvard University and George Washington University, is a past president of the 35,000 member American Agri-Women and was one of the U.S. Delegates to the United Nations Conference on Women in Nairobi. She currently writes for the Academy of Women’s Health, and GEN, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News.
Mitzi Perdue is the daughter of one business titan and the wife of another. Her father was President and Co-Founder of the Sheraton Hotel Chain and her husband was the poultry magnate, Frank Perdue. Mitzi can share leadership secrets that only a daughter or wife would know.
LINKS
How to Be Up in Down Times https://amzn.to/2FqHL5z
Free sample of Mitzi’s book: https://auntmitzi.com/your-free-samples/
www.tremendousleadership.com/pages/podcast
The Price of Leadership https://tremendousleadership.com/products/price-of-leadership-life-changing-classics-volume-xi
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QUOTES
“My father taught me you can get by without a lot of friends.” – Mitzi Perdue
“Disciplined seems to be the word.” – Mitzi Perdue
“I’m 79 and proud of it!” – Mitzi Perdue
“It’s absolutely essential to give yourself respite.” – Mitzi Perdue
“If the outside’s a mess, it will affect the inside.” – Mitzi Perdue
“One of the things I remember from Don Tyson is ‘I don’t have time to have a bad time, I just can’t fit it into my schedule’.” – Mitzi Perdue
“They say to just be yourself, but it can take months of practice and learning in order to let your best you shine through.” – Mitzi Perdue
Episode 97 – Production to Perfection – Laws of Leadership (TT)
If you’re going to do anything, you’ve gotta do it right! Or do nothing at all… Charlie breaks down his take on production to perfection in today’s throwback Thursday episode of the Tremendous Leadership podcast. Episode 97 features Charlie “Tremendous” Jones discussing one of the seven laws of leadership as found in his best-selling title, Life is Tremendous.
Links:
Life is Tremendous https://tremendousleadership.com/products/life-is-tremendous
University of Success by Og Mandino https://amzn.to/36FUXPe
Laws of Leadership Download https://tremendousleadership.com/products/7-tremendous-laws-of-leadership-disc-1
Laws of Leadership DVD https://tremendousleadership.com/products/dvd-7-tremendous-laws-of-leadership
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Quotes:
“When I do anything, I do it right. When I can’t do it right, I do nothing.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
“You wanna be successful? Cram 50 years of failure into 15.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
“I know we can’t do it, but we’ve got to try!” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
Episode 96 – Richmond Wandera – Leaders on Leadership
Are there cultural differences to good leadership? Dr. Richmond Wandera of the Pastor Discipleship Network shares insights on leading through struggles, keeping your eyes on the vision, and whether the vision should change or stay the same. Richmond is President at Pastors Discipleship Network, Pastor at NewLife Church, Leader, Speaker, and advocate, and on episode 96 of the Tremendous Leadership podcast, he shares what it takes to pay the price of leadership.
LINKS
Contact Dr. Richmond Wandera if you are able to partner with richmondug(at)gmail.com
www.tremendousleadership.com/pages/podcast
The Price of Leadership https://tremendousleadership.com/products/price-of-leadership-life-changing-classics-volume-xi
QUOTES
“Those in leadership face the challenge of twice lonely. They need to meet the needs of their people, but also drink of their own remedy.” – Dr. Richmond Wandera
“Loneliness is not only relational.” – Dr. Richmond Wandera
“It’s not always obvious to a leader that they’re lonely.” – Dr. Richmond Wandera
“The nature of leadership is that you are a shepherd that cares for the sheep.” – Dr. Richmond Wandera
“True leadership is leaving the 99 to look for the one lost.” – Dr. Richmond Wandera
“Every six months I go off to pray and receive my vision statement.” – Dr. Richmond Wandera
“The vision must not be written in rock. You must look at it again.” – Dr. Richmond Wandera
Episode 95 – Off to New York – Talkin Tremendous
SPARK launched a month ago, so where is it now? The SPARK Course launched but I didn’t get to sign-up… is there going to be a second run? Dr. Tracey Jones addresses the first month of SPARK’s release and shares about her exciting trip today to New York City to celebrate!
Links:
Interview with Mark Victor Hansen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYG2iZXL0go
SPARK on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3jyTEoX
SPARK and the SPARK Course at Tremendous Leadership: https://tremendousleadership.com/pages/spark
Episode 94 – Give to Get – Laws of Leadership (TT)
For episode 94 of the Tremendous Leadership Podcast, grab a cup of coffee and enjoy the Tremendous Charlie Jones discussing how to work the law of Give to Get. Sit back and listen to the vintage wisdom of Charlie “Tremendous” Jones with his unique twist on this common phrase.
Links:
Laws of Leadership Download https://tremendousleadership.com/products/7-tremendous-laws-of-leadership-disc-1
Laws of Leadership DVD https://tremendousleadership.com/products/dvd-7-tremendous-laws-of-leadership
Learn more about Charlie “Tremendous” Jones at https://tremendousleadership.com/pages/charlie
Pick up the Charlie “Tremendous” Jones bundle at https://tremendousleadership.com/products/charlie-tremendous-jones-bundle
Quotes:
“Give to Get.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
“If you give to get, you’re trading.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
“Give so you can get a greater capacity to give so you can give more!” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
“You have to be careful about what you hear and what it should mean.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
“Give because you’ve been given.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
“There aren’t any greatest verses, they’re all Tremendous!” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
Episode 93 – Brock Culpepper – Leaders on Leadership
Episode 93 of the Tremendous Leadership podcast features Brock Culpepper. Brock Culpepper is the Director of Learning within a Fortune 500 organization. He has been in that space for 20 years, with passions in professional development, creativity/innovation/multi-media, and community service. Brock also served in bi-vocational ministry for over 20 years and now volunteers with Redeemed Ministries, a recovery program for those battling addiction. Listen for insights from Brock on what it takes to pay the price of leadership.
LINKS
www.tremendousleadership.com/pages/podcast
The Price of Leadership https://tremendousleadership.com/products/price-of-leadership-life-changing-classics-volume-xi
QUOTES
“If you’re not a servant leader, you need to question whether you should be a leader or not.” – Brock Culpepper
“I’m a firm believer in the principle of reciprocity. You reap what you sow.” – Brock Culpepper
“If I don’t invest in myself, I don’t have anything to give to anyone else.” – Brock Culpepper
“I’m not just interested in connecting people with content, I am interested in connecting people with other people so they can go on learning journeys together.” – Brock Culpepper
“Have a respectful persistence.” – Brock Culpepper
“People can follow you out of duty, but if people can follow you out of impassioned devotion, then you have something special.” – Brock Culpepper
“Like 2020 vision, but when it comes to people in an organization, you have to get a lot closer than 20 feet to see what’s going on.” – Brock Culpepper
“I do a value survey to find out what’s important to employees so if we come to a place of conflict, I already have a template for addressing that conflict.” – Brock Culpepper
“If you as the leader have to have credit for everything, your employees are going to resent you.” – Brock Culpepper
Episode 92 – Get Excited about Work and Reading – Laws of Leadership (TT)
In episode 92 of the Tremendous Leadership Podcast, listen and laugh as you enjoy a segment on the first Law of Leadership: Work. In this Throwback Thursday treat, Charlie “Tremendous” Jones tells us about the importance of getting excited about work and reading.
Links:
Laws of Leadership Download https://tremendousleadership.com/products/7-tremendous-laws-of-leadership-disc-1
Laws of Leadership DVD https://tremendousleadership.com/products/dvd-7-tremendous-laws-of-leadership
Learn more about Charlie “Tremendous” Jones at https://tremendousleadership.com/pages/charlie
Pick up the Charlie “Tremendous” Jones bundle at https://tremendousleadership.com/products/charlie-tremendous-jones-bundle
Quotes:
“Don’t kid yourself, all work stinks!” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
“You are the same today you’ll be five years from now except for two things; the people you meet and the books that you read.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
“How do you have self-confidence? I hope you never find it.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
“Anytime you see a word with ‘self’ in front of it you better look to the Lord.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
“I love motivation, and I love motivated people, but I have to say in my own life, the greatest things have come from the scriptures.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
Episode 91 – Latonya Brock – Leaders on Leadership
Latonya Brock is the Executive Director of the Quincy, IL Chamber of Commerce, and runs Latonya Brock Ministries. Latonya has been in corporate leadership for over 20 years. Her passion is empowering others, building community, and Diversity & Inclusion. You don’t want to miss this episode of our Tremendous Leadership segment Leaders on Leadership.
LINKS
www.latonyabrockministries.com
www.tremendousleadership.com/pages/podcast
The Price of Leadership https://tremendousleadership.com/products/price-of-leadership-life-changing-classics-volume-xi
QUOTES
“You can’t always tell your team exactly what you feel, and you don’t want to take your work home with you either.” – Latonya Brock
“Even in this polarized space we’re in now, we as leaders have to take care of ourselves.” – Latonya Brock
“Make a prioritized list of what’s important. If it doesn’t fit on that list, the answer has to be no.” – Latonya Brock
“Take inventory on your life in order to stay focused.” – Latonya Brock
“We have to make sure we aren’t expecting other people to be responsible for the vision that we have.” – Latonya Brock
“It’s not that they support you, but you can’t hold others responsible for what you are supposed to do.” – Latonya Brock
“In leading others, look for opportunities for transferrable skills.” – Latonya Brock
“Just because you see it doesn’t mean other people see it.” – Latonya Brock
“If we have missed opportunities, we have missed the time.” – Latonya Brock
“You may have been asked to do something in a way no one else has done it, be the change.” – Latonya Brock
Episode 90 – Work – Laws of Leadership (TT)
In episode 90 of the Tremendous Leadership Podcast, listen and laugh as you enjoy a segment on the first Law of Leadership: WORK. In this Throwback Thursday treat, Charlie “Tremendous” Jones tells us the reality of prayer and whether working when you’re getting paid counts.
Links:
Laws of Leadership Download https://tremendousleadership.com/products/7-tremendous-laws-of-leadership-disc-1
Laws of Leadership DVD https://tremendousleadership.com/products/dvd-7-tremendous-laws-of-leadership
Learn more about Charlie “Tremendous” Jones at https://tremendousleadership.com/pages/charlie
Pick up the Charlie “Tremendous” Jones bundle at https://tremendousleadership.com/products/charlie-tremendous-jones-bundle
Quotes:
“I used to say ‘God, why don’t you give me what I deserve?’ I don’t ask that anymore.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
“If the saints pray before they leap, they will still get a happy head crack.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
“We can all pray, but if you leap you’re still coming down.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
“The first law of leadership is work.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
“There were times I slept on my desk, but I still almost went to the poorhouse.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
“There must be two kinds of work.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
“Work you do to get paid is not really work.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
“The real work is learning to get excited about getting the work done.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
Episode 89 – Alec Stern – Leaders on Leadership
For episode 89 of the Tremendous Leadership podcast, we dive into our Leaders on Leadership podcast by interviewing the brilliant Alec Stern. Alec Stern is an entrepreneur, speaker, mentor, and investor. He has become known as "America's Startup Success Expert" for performing hundreds of keynote speeches worldwide, for his popular sessions, and a 2-time Visionary Award winner at top conferences.
He's been a co-founder or founding team member of 8 startups with 5 exits - 2 IPOs and 3 acquisitions. As a primary member of Constant Contact's founding team, Alec was one of the original 3 who started the company in an attic. Alec was with the company for 18 years from start-up to IPO, to a $1.1 Billion-dollar acquisition. Listen in for Tremendous insights on leadership and real-world application.
Links:
More about Alec http://www.alecspeaks.com
Tremendous Leadership podcast www.tremendousleadership.com/pages/podcast
The Price of Leadership https://tremendousleadership.com/products/price-of-leadership-life-changing-classics-volume-xi
Quotes:
“If you’re a leader, you will lead regardless of what you’re called.” – Alec Stern
“It becomes lonely when you are giving off responsibilities of certain areas.” – Alec Stern
“Creating opportunity means giving something up in order to start something new.” – Alec Stern
“When you start something in Venture Capital, typically the board is going to bring someone in who is going to be the adult supervision.” – Alec Stern
“When I meet startups, there are red flags that I look out for. If there is one person in charge trying to do it all, or if there are three people all trying to run the business.” – Alec Stern
“You have to be flexible when working in a startup environment.” – Alec Stern
“We have to seek counsel about our obstacles.” – Alec Stern
“You have to develop the muscle memory to knock down your obstacles.” – Alec Stern
“When you get established in your own lane, the challenges don’t go away, they get bigger.” – Alec Stern
“It’s hard to look at it from a 10,000 foot perspective when you’re in the weeds.” – Alec Stern
“It’s one thing to show up, but it’s another to be present and participate.” – Alec Stern
“Hire your replacement.” – Alec Stern
“If we’re going to have a vision conversation, we have to have a mission conversation.” – Alec Stern
Anchor: Episode 88 – Speak to the Heart – Communication 2/2 (TT)
In episode 88 of the Tremendous Leadership Podcast, we enjoy the second of a two part series from Charlie “Tremendous” Jones’ speech on Communication. In this Throwback Thursday treat, Charlie tells it to us straight. Learn the importance of learning to Speak to the Heart as a leader.
Links:
Communication mp3 of Charlie’s speech is available at https://tremendousleadership.com/products/communication-leadership-through-decision-making-1
Learn more about Charlie “Tremendous” Jones at https://tremendousleadership.com/pages/charlie
Pick up the Charlie “Tremendous” Jones bundle at https://tremendousleadership.com/products/charlie-tremendous-jones-bundle
As a Man Thinketh https://tremendousleadership.com/products/as-a-man-thinketh-life-changing-classics-volume-i?_pos=1&_sid=2b235fa30&_ss=r
Acres of Diamonds https://tremendousleadership.com/products/acres-of-diamonds-life-changing-classics-volume-v?_pos=1&_sid=a0a83ef0c&_ss=r
Quotes:
“If you’re going to lead people, you better get them laughing.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
“Speak to the heart. Let them see with their heart what they know with their mind.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
“The beautiful part about thinking a truth with your mind is seeing how little you know about what you just discovered.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
“The secret of a successful marriage is commitment.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones