Join us as we explore goal setting and the concepts of enjoying the process, breaking through plateaus, and the necessity of putting in the work to achieve what you want. Get ready for insights, inspiration, and a healthy dose of motivation to kickstart an exciting 2024. If you resonate with our messages, don't forget to leave a review and subscribe for more gripping conversations. Now, let's get after it! In this episode, we’re exploring these concepts: • It’s never too late to start: Encourage...
Jan 03, 2024•30 min
In the spirit of the upcoming holidays and Christmas being just around the corner, we're taking a moment to reflect on the power of giving. At the same time, as we approach the new year filled with aspirations and goals, it's time to resist the urge for instant gratification and embrace the long game. Achieving meaningful results requires consistent effort, discipline, and a willingness to persevere through challenges. With that, let's dig in… In this episode, we’re exploring: • This Christmas, ...
Dec 20, 2023•32 min
As we step into the holiday season, it's time to buckle up for the rollercoaster ride that the next three weeks promise—full of both stressful situations and moments of pure joy. In today's episode, we're exploring the delicate balance between stress and joy, how to navigate the challenges that come our way, and ensuring that the scale doesn't tip towards overwhelming stress. Join us as we discuss setting realistic expectations, being mindful of our choices, and the importance of embracing disco...
Dec 06, 2023•30 min
In this episode, we're diving into the transformative power of gratitude, emphasizing the importance of embracing a mindset of thankfulness every day. We're sharing personal stories and reflections on how expressing gratitude, not just during the holiday season but consistently throughout the year, can lead to a positive life. Join us as we explore the power of changing your mindset, embracing challenges, and making gratitude a constant part of your life. In this episode, we’re exploring: • Shif...
Nov 22, 2023•30 min
Today, we’re unpacking the challenges of stress and how it impacts our lives, whether due to good or bad circumstances. This episode emphasizes the importance of addressing and managing stress, and we’re sharing our own personal experiences and tips for handling it effectively. Highlights include the significance of having a support network, creating healthy habits, and developing the resilience to navigate through stressful situations. In this episode, we’re exploring: • Dealing with stress is ...
Nov 08, 2023•29 min
If we're trying to achieve the things that we've never had before, we’re going to have to do things we’ve never done before – because if we keep doing the same things that we’re always been doing, how are we going to achieve something that we’ve never had? In this episode, we’re exploring: • Stepping out of your comfort zone to achieve things you've never done before • Embracing the journey – there is value and learning in the process. • The discomfort that comes with trying new things • Overcom...
Oct 25, 2023•25 min
Change, discipline, and the pursuit of freedom. In this episode, we'll explore the power of discipline in various aspects of life, from career and finances to health and relationships. Join us as we discuss how embracing discipline can lead to more freedom, greater results, and less missed goals. In this episode, we’re exploring: • The role of discipline in driving positive change. • How discipline can lead to personal and professional freedom. • Strategies for embracing change and setting goals...
Oct 11, 2023•32 min
Often in life, as we’re working toward our goals, we’ll begin to feel some resistance. It’s about that time when the voices in our head, and sometimes the voices of other people, will encourage us to quit. Our advice is different. When you start feeling some resistance, lean in. In this episode, we’re exploring: • Some days, you’re not going to “feel” like doing the work • Accountability + discipline are a powerful duo • Resistance, when you feel it, is a good sign • All transformation will come...
Sep 27, 2023•36 min
There’s a difference between doing things for the people you care about and being a people pleaser. Knowing which is which starts in your gut. Being a giver feels good. Being a people pleaser leaves you feeling taken advantage of. In this episode, we’re exploring: • Focusing on your goals vs. people pleasing • The slippery slope of becoming a people pleaser • Resisting the urge to make other people please you • Investing time around people who challenge you • Finding your community • The power o...
Sep 13, 2023•24 min
Finishing strong in anything begins with having a clear understanding of what you really want. As we enter these next few months, what can you accomplish? Your journey begins right now. In this episode, we’re exploring: • Time to reboot and reconnection with your goals • Stepping into change with an open mind • Making the most of these last few months • What can you accomplish in 90 days • Starting today, not in January • Understanding what you want and working on your vision. • The power a visi...
Aug 30, 2023•22 min
Welcome to another invigorating episode of the Grip Meets Growth podcast, where we delve deep into the heart of achievement, uncovering the extraordinary synergy between determination, emotional resilience, and unwavering consistency. In this episode, we’re exploring: • The relationship between our goals, our emotions, and consistency • How aligning our goals with emotions can infuse the mundane with meaning • Defining clear objectives • The importance of knowing your non-negotiable commitments ...
Aug 16, 2023•28 min
The energy we bring to work, our homes, our friends, and the world around us is contagious… which is why bringing good energy is so important. We all know that person who lifts us up every time we take to them, and the ones that pull us down. The good news is this: You get to choose which kind of person you want to show up as. In this episode, we’re exploring: • The power of bringing good energy • The importance of reciprocating good energy • The feeling we get when people bring bad energy We’re...
Aug 02, 2023•28 min
As we’ve just passed through the halfway point of the year, now is the perfect time to checkin with your goals, assessing what’s working and addressing what’s not. Where are you winning, and where are you not making the progress you want. And, when it comes to each of your goals do you truly believe that you can achieve what you’ve set forth to create? In this episode, we’re exploring: • Our midyear goal review • Celebrating the wins and what’s working • Addressing the goals that you’re struggli...
Jul 19, 2023•28 min
Your spouse… There is power in having someone you can trust and respect by your side… Someone who will battle alongside you and who you will go to battle for… Someone you can be open, honest and exposed with… Someone who will step into the arena alongside you… Someone who sits in the seat beside you on the journey and steps into the adventure with a “Hell yeah, where are we going together?” In this episode, we’re exploring: • Showing up as your true self, vulnerable, with all your scars and fear...
Jul 05, 2023•36 min
Whoever said curiosity killed the cat was wrong. The cat died because it wasn’t curious, and when food got scarce, it starved to death. Curiosity is the food that fuels us, the spark that we launch great ideas from, and the source of imagination and vision in our lives. The more we feed our curiosity, the more we grow and more often our visions and goals become reality. Want to achieve something new? Your journey begins with curiosity. In this episode, we’re exploring: • Getting curious about wh...
Jun 21, 2023•34 min
We’ve all had those mountaintop experiences: the perfect vacation, winning at work, achieving the goal. It feels amazing! At the same time, and often when we’re coming down from the mountaintop, we get hit with the negatives and end up in the valley. Between the two, when we’re not feeling too high or too low, many days are right in the middle. Through all three of these experiences, when we weave in some gratitude, we can find our contentment and happiness… even when things get hard. In this ep...
Jun 07, 2023•36 min
There is massive power in saying, “Hey, I need some help.” Too often, though, we let mental health stigmas hold us back. The result? We bury our emotions and challenges in the ground, creating deadly landmines that other people step on. Nothing goes unexploded… Once we bury it, it doesn’t go away. It waits for us. With that in mind, today we’re talking openly about mental health and working to break down those walls. In this episode, we’re digging into how our mental health relates to: • Breakin...
May 24, 2023•28 min
We were in the beginnings of a mental health crisis three years ago… then the pandemic hit, and it amplified an already loud challenge. Today, more and more of us are on auto-pilot, feeling disconnected, lonely, and sometimes hopeless. If this is you, you’re not alone. In today’s episode, we’re speaking to this directly and bringing some simple tips for taking care of yourself no matter where you’re at. Today, we’re digging into how our mental health relates to: • Living life in uncertain times ...
May 10, 2023•43 min
We’re curious as kids, and then we lose our imaginations. We get hurt as adults and have difficulty forgiving… even forgiving ourselves. We encounter discomfort and we run from it rather than leaning into it. Curiosity, forgiveness, and discomfort... All three play a powerful role in our growth and getting us where we want to go in life, and that’s why we’re spending this episode on these three things. Today, we’re digging into: • Reigniting the imaginations we had when we were kids • Learning t...
Apr 26, 2023•32 min
If you say you value something, where’s the evidence? If you value fun, where’s the proof in your life? If you value your health, where’s the evidence? If you value your goals, where do your actions prove it? In this episode, we’re digging into: • Including fun in your life • How self reflection leads to achieving your goals • Defining what you want… and what you don’t • Making people feel seen, heard, and significant • Backing up your values with evidence • Doubling down on your failure’s lesso...
Apr 12, 2023•32 min
“I’ll start when I’m ready, and I know every step I need to take.” Unfortunately, this kind of thinking leads to one thing… Inaction. We can easily become paralyzed when we get so laser-focused on eliminating every risk and understanding every step. Layer onto that our fear of failure and what other people think, and instead of stepping into the arena, we stay on the sidelines. No more. In this episode, we’re digging into: • Starting anything in life without overanalyzing • The sometimes paralyz...
Mar 29, 2023•27 min
We sometimes slip into a funk or catch ourselves living life on cruise control. When that happens, it’s time to embrace our time in the dirt, interrupt some patterns, lean back into discipline, and make a break from the herd. Some key takeaways from this conversation: • Finding yourself in a funk and getting out • Leaning back into discipline when you don’t feel like it • Knowing when to switch directions • Identifying when struggle is a good thing • Spending time down in the dirt before you gro...
Mar 15, 2023•36 min
The most successful people in history had to make course corrections. They had to confront their fears. They had to fight the naysayers. And, because they stayed focused on their goals, we still talk about them today. Some key takeaways from this conversation: • Everybody's got a plan until they get punched in the face • There is power in exploring places we’ve never been before • The unknown plan leads to the greatest encounters • Be willing to adjust your plan and try new things • Everything y...
Mar 01, 2023•38 min
In this episode, the second of two, we're excited to share the second half of our conversation with Deena Ebbert. Deena is an international speaker, author, facilitator, and an expert on emotional intelligence. She has worked with some amazing brands including Apple, Abbott, Hilton, Harley Davidson, John Deere, and KPMG to name just a few. Some key takeaways from our conversation include: • Overcoming challenges and dealing with the next devil around the corner • Maintaining resilience when the ...
Feb 15, 2023•56 min
In this episode, the first of two, we're excited to introduce you to Deena Ebbert. Known as Propellergirl, Deena is an international speaker, author, facilitator, and an expert on emotional intelligence. She has worked with some amazing brands including Apple, Abbott, Hilton, Harley Davidson, John Deere, and KPMG to name just a few. Some key takeaways from our conversation with Deena include: • Living life like a renegade • Changing your mood and finding your happy • Sharing and receiving mentor...
Feb 01, 2023•51 min
Regret leaves a bad aftertaste, and unfinished goals will leave you restless. Today, instead of living with regret in your life, say "Yes" to opportunities and finish what you start. Some key takeaways from this conversation: • Choosing to finish what you start is a choice • Resist the urge to start and stop before you're done with anything in life • Let go of other people's opinions and what the naysayers tell you • Change your results by changing how you finish • Do hard things when you don't ...
Jan 18, 2023•33 min
What does it mean to be authentic or to live an authentic life? Do what you say you're going to do, and be who you say you are. Over the past few years, we've diluted and hijacked the word "authentic" – until now. In this week's podcast, we're tapping into what living an authentic life looks like and why it's so important. Some key takeaways from this conversation: • Authenticity defined: Being what is actually claimed • Walking the talk • Learning to be comfortable with yourself • Defining who ...
Jan 04, 2023•29 min
It's that time of year when we reset, set our goals, make decisions about where we're going, and start taking action. This week's podcast is all about reaching your full potential and not settling for status quo. Some key takeaways from this conversation: • Choosing not to follow the herd and become be soft. • Resisting the urge to check boxes in life instead of being excellent. • Committing to attach action to your goals. • Defining the person you want to become... then becoming that person. • ...
Dec 21, 2022•32 min
Be present. Laugh so hard you cry. Live life where your feet are. During the holidays (and the rest of the year as well) being present can be challenging. It can be hard to make room for fun and those moments where we laugh so much it hurts. Distractions are everywhere, and we’re being pulled in all directions. Some key takeaways from this conversation: • Make room for fun in your life, and be the one to create experiences where it can happen. • Be present and where your feet are. Catch yourself...
Dec 07, 2022•36 min
In this episode, we're exploring gratitude and its impact on our lives well beyond November of each year and the Thanksgiving season. By focusing on all that we have to be grateful for year-round, both the big things and the "small" things, we position ourselves for success. Some key takeaways from this conversation: • Gratitude should not be a season. It should be something we live out 365. • When we slow down to think about it, we all have many things to be thankful for in our lives, big and s...
Nov 23, 2022•30 min
