Season 3 Kickoff: Reflecting on Wins, Embracing Growth, and What’s Next

That's our goal for every episode . This isn't about a comparison game value to you where you are and we wanted to highlight people who are doing great work . That's our goal for every episode . This isn't about a comparison game where you compare yourself to the people on the show , because the comparison game is one that nobody ever wins .

You either compare yourself to somebody farther down the road than you and you feel well , pretty bad , or you compare yourself to somebody who's not as far as you are , and you can get puffed up and prideful . I don't want either of those for you .

This show has been about highlighting people to inspire us , to challenge us , to make us think , to help us to avoid some ditches that they've driven into and help us to go a little bit farther than we might get on our own and get there a little bit faster .

I want you to start where you are , not where you think you should be or where you wish you were . That's been our goal from the beginning . At the end of Season 2 here , and as we start Season 3 , I think it's important to do some evaluation . This is something that I teach my clients . It's something that you've heard me talk about on this show .

Evaluation is three questions that I use . The first one is always this what wins can we celebrate ?

As I look back over the first two years , there are so many wins , so many fantastic conversations , so many insights , so much wisdom , so many gold nuggets that we've been able to pick up so much that we've learned from so many guests who were so generous and so willing to share .

Those are all wins and I think if you've been listening to the show for a while , you can say , yeah , I have gained a

lot from these guests who've been so generous . They've helped me to avoid some ditches , they've helped me to go a little farther , and that's the goal , isn't it ? So we celebrate those wins . We start and we celebrate them . I look at the first two years and I think what misses did we have ? And we add some , we learned a lot .

We're a new show and so , as we learned and navigated waters that we had never traversed before , we learned some things , we tried some things that didn't work and we didn't try some things that maybe we could have . And so we evaluate that , we look at that and we say , hey , what are the misses ?

And then we ask our third question how do we make it better next time ? And that takes me into season three , because season three is going to be better . And that takes me into season three , because season three is going to be better . That's the goal . You know my world , my business , is about three things .

Primarily , it's about coaching leaders , it's about speaking to leaders and entrepreneurs and it's about writing . And in so many different environments that I have been in this last year in particular , where I've been speaking and coaching , I have heard from so many of you so many insights , so much wisdom .

You've shared with me things that you've learned from the show and some ways to make it better , and we're going to execute on many of those in season three . We want to best add value to you .

So I'm going to ask here , as we start Season 3 , let us know how we're doing , give us feedback , because feedback is a gift that helps us to get better , and we want to serve you to the best of our ability . We want to best add value to you , maximum . So give us feedback , message us through your podcast app , email us .

Let us know how we're doing , because we want to get better . You can contact us by going to the website catalyticleadershipnet . Find out more about the podcast and so many other things that we're doing . Now . Season three is going to look different . We've got some great guests lined up already .

I can't wait for you to hear some of the conversations we've already had . We try to stay about six to eight weeks ahead with our recording , so I can tell you the first two months they're going to be great . These conversations are ones that you're going to want to have a notepad and a pen nearby , because there

are so many insights that I captured as I was having these conversations , so many guests that are going to add so much value to you . You're going to hear about topics that are going to make you think and you're going to hear about topics that are going to inspire you to take action , and that's always what I want .

I want you to step out and take action , because insights and wisdom are great , but if you don't apply them , they are not great . They are about useless . I want you to execute . I want you to step into your next chapter . Speaking of the next chapter , my next book is going to release during season three . It's called the Catalytic Mindset .

You get to choose , something that you've heard me say a lot on this show , and if you've heard me speak , you've heard me say that as I speak . I believe that to the core of my being . You get to choose , and the book is about how to create and craft a catalytic mindset that truly will help you to be a catalytic leader in what you are leading .

That is what I want for you . So my challenge to you as we begin season three get ready , give us feedback , help us know how we can best add value to you , how we can best serve you . Let us know . You can email us , you can contact us through the podcast app .

Let us know , because we want to bring the most value possible and your feedback is one way we know what that value is . My friends , I look forward to a great season three with you . My friends , I look forward to a great Season 3 with you and , as always , my challenge to you choose to this podcast so you don't miss an episode .

And if you find value here , I'd love it if you would rate it and review it . That really does make a difference in helping other people to discover this podcast . Second , if you don't have a copy of my newest book , catalytic Leadership , I'd love to put a copy in your hands . If you go to catalyticleadershipbookcom , you can get a copy for free .

Just pay the shipping so I can get it to you and we'll get one right out . My goal is to put this into the hands of as many leaders as possible . This book captures principles that I've learned in 20 plus years of coaching leaders in the entrepreneurial space , in business , government , nonprofits , education and the local church .

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You Just go to catalyticleadershipnet to book a call with me . Stay tuned for our next episode next week . Until then , as always , leaders choose to be catalytic .