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The Leader that Prays Jan 16, 2024

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Prayer isn’t just something we do because we should, it’s a vital practice for healthy leaders to commit to. In this episode, Alex shares a sermon he gave at Cornerstone Church about the fundamentals and framework of prayer. He explains why it’s so important to practice prayer like a professional, and he gives a helpful acronym you can use when you pray.

Healthy leaders need a vibrant, flourishing prayer life (0:55)
Are you focused on the outcome or the practice? (4:38)
When a professional practices, they are relentlessly focused on the fundamentals (9:38)
Jesus gave the fundamentals and framework for exactly how we should pray (12:02)
Practice prayer in a way that’s personal; it shouldn’t be performative (13:54)
Practice prayer in a way that's simple; it’s a conversation (17:05)
Practice prayer in a way that’s relational; this is a give and take (18:55)
Practice prayer in a way that’s biblical (22:29)
Focus on the acronym ACTS (26:12)
Adoration: Immerse yourself in the glory of who God is (27:07)
Confession: Acknowledge where you’ve messed up and receive His forgiveness (30:38)
Thanksgiving: Remember all the prayers God has already answered (34:52)
Supplication: Imagine a future that doesn’t exist yet, and then act like it does (39:08)
Prayer is always there (41:58)

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Building a Faith-Based Business, Determining Your Aim, and Developing Confidence with Ben Steuart Jan 09, 2024

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Ben Steuart has an incredible transformation story from struggling with drugs and alcohol to meeting Jesus and eventually becoming a successful business owner and leader. He’s the founder and CEO of the dietary supplement manufacturer Steuart Contract Packaging, and in this episode, he joins Alex talk to share his story and discuss some of the biggest leadership lessons he’s learned. Ben and Alex cover a wide variety of practical topics, including sticking to your aim, advice for aspiring entrepreneurs, bringing your values into hiring, engaging with disagreement, and much more.

Today we’re talking with Ben Steuart, founder and CEO of Steuart Contract Packaging (0:39)
How did you get involved in the supplement manufacturing business? (2:21)
Who were you before you got to know Jesus, and how have those traits been redirected since? (8:04)
How have you learned to use your story to help others? (18:06)
What motivated you to leave your dad’s business and start your own? (22:06)
How do you counsel young people who want to start a business? (29:37)
Can you share some tips for developing aim and maintaining a healthy mindset? (32:47)
Why was it important to you to put faith at the forefront of your business? (41:50)
How do you integrate your values into the hiring process? (46:55)
What have you done to limit shame and fear and build confidence? (49:45)
What’s one leadership lesson you had to learn the hard way? (57:50)
What’s your playbook for engaging with disagreement on your team? (1:00:58)
What keeps leaders stuck working in the business? (1:08:33)
Who is a leader you admire, and what have you learned from him? (1:15:06)
What are you learning right now, and what would you say to other leaders? (1:18:35)

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A Higher Standard for the New Year (Repost) Jan 02, 2024

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Are you happy about the new year that’s coming, or are you just tired of the old one? Whatever your answer, there’s good news: you have the ability to do something different this year. In today’s episode, Alex shares a motivational message about practicing healthy growth in 2024, from taking intentional action to having faith in the things we can’t control.

You have the ability to do something different this year (0:00)
Growth is methodical and intentional (3:04)
You don’t control it all, but you have access to the one who does (5:23)
What do you believe, and what are you going to do about it? (7:29)

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Leadership Lessons from the Beatitudes Dec 26, 2023

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What does it mean to live a blessed life? In this episode, Alex walks through the Beatitudes from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, which outline the heart postures you need to live a joyful, blessed life. He explains how each of those statements apply to impact-driven leaders and encourages us to take the time to intentionally embrace these postures in our own lives.

The Beatitudes outline the heart postures you need to live a blessed life (0:39)
Blessed are the poor in spirit, who recognize just how much they need God (4:40)
Blessed are those who mourn, who are able to reckon with their own brokenness (8:20)
Blessed are the meek, who have strength that is under control (10:50)
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, who make every decision through the lens of what is right (12:35)
Blessed are the pure in heart, who take the time to look for God (15:09)
Blessed are the peacemakers, who act proactively in the face of conflict (17:45)
Blessed are those who are persecuted, who have their eyes on the big picture (19:57)
Blessed are you when you’re persecuted for your faith (23:07)

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Fundamentals of Healthy Growth #8-12 Dec 19, 2023

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Healthy growth won’t happen accidentally in your organization; it requires intentional effort from you as the leader. In this episode, Alex wraps up our “Fundamentals of Healthy Growth” series by talking through fundamentals 12 through 8: an organizational role chart, leadership team success statements, leadership team one-on-one meetings, team communication, and an organizational vision chart. With these fundamentals in place, you’ll find that you can grow your business without increasing your stress in the process.

Episode Recap:

Healthy growth only occurs intentionally, never accidentally (0:42)
Recapping fundamentals 1-7 (2:30)
Fundamental #8: Organization’s role chart (4:34)
4 guiding principles for building a role chart (8:08)
Fundamental #9: Leadership team success statements (14:09)
Fundamental #10: Leadership team one-on-one meeting rhythm (17:38)
Fundamental #11: Team communication (21:42)
Fundamental #12: Organization’s vision chart (25:55)
Do you have the structure to keep you where your business takes you? (29:20)

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Fundamentals of Healthy Growth #4-7 Dec 12, 2023

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If you want to grow your business without increasing your stress, the 12 Fundamentals of Healthy Growth are a powerful tool for you. In this episode, Alex continues our healthy growth series by discussing fundamentals 4 through 7: an aspirational mission statement, immoveable core values, a product guide, and financial health metrics. Make sure to catch up on the first two episodes of the series if you haven’t already!

To escape the cycle of toxic growth, make sure you’re leading instead of reacting (0:48)
Recapping fundamentals 1-3 (1:55)
Fundamental #4: An aspirational mission statement (5:54)
If you want to motivate your team, make sure they know why you exist (10:57)
Fundamental #5: Immoveable core values (11:51)
When done right, core values make businesses more efficient and effective (17:30)
Fundamental #6: Product guide (20:44)
Fundamental #7: Financial health metrics of success (25:15)
5 success statements for creating financial health metrics (28:35)

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Fundamentals of Healthy Growth #1-3 Dec 05, 2023

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At Path for Growth, we’ve identified 12 fundamentals that will help leaders grow their businesses without increasing their stress. In this episode, Alex and Coaching Manager Olivia Graham dive into the first 3 fundamentals: a personal growth plan for the leader, leader success statements, and a leadership team that meets weekly. They explain why it’s so important to start with these 3 steps and share practical advice for implementing them in your own business. Make sure to follow the podcast so you don’t miss the rest of this series!

Episode Recap:

Today we’re breaking down the first 3 fundamentals of healthy growth (0:22)
The fundamentals provide a clear path to where you want to go (0:51)
Fundamental #1: Personal growth plan for a leader (4:31)
Simplicity scales, so start by creating order in your personal life (8:18)
Identify one high-return habit that you’ll do every single day (9:50)
Fundamental #2: The leader’s success statements (19:05)
The path to working on the business is not working in the business harder (21:58)
The CEOs job is not to be busy, it’s to be productive (26:49)
Fundamental #3: Create your leadership team and establish a weekly meeting (30:25)
Be strategic when selecting people for your leadership team (36:19)
A consistent meeting structure will compound your success (39:22)

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12 Fundamentals of Healthy Growth Nov 28, 2023

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What if there was a way to grow your business without increasing your stress? Our team set out to answer this question, and we found that there were 12 fundamentals all healthy businesses and leaders have in place. In this episode, Alex kicks off a new series on these 12 fundamentals of healthy growth. Make sure to follow the podcast for future episodes where we’ll break down each of these characteristics and explain how you can implement them in your own business.

Many leaders find that their stress grows proportionally to their business growth (0:23)
What if there was a healthy, sustainable way to grow? (5:10)
6 characteristics of toxic growth (6:57)
What is needed to build a business in such a way that the leader’s stress level decreases as the business grows? (9:36)
When you start to study healthy businesses, you’ll notice certain patterns (13:17)
We’ve identified 12 fundamentals of healthy growth (16:18)

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Turning Your Vision Into an Actionable Plan Nov 21, 2023

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Vision will define where your organization is headed, but without an actionable plan to get you there, vision will easily fall by the wayside. In this episode, Alex wraps up our series on expansionary vision by sharing the principles and practices that will help you consistently and strategically execute on your organization’s vision. He describes the importance of quarterly strategic planning meetings and weekly strategic accountability meetings and then breaks down the success statements that will help you make the most of those times.

Businesses that win have a clear, unified vision and a plan for executing on it (0:53)
Starting with strategy is reacting, starting with vision is leading (2:10)
The specificity of strategy never exceeds the specificity of vision (6:42)
Impact-driven leaders are stubborn on vision and flexible on strategy (9:34)
Strategy without consistency is just haphazard, ineffective brainstorming (14:39)
Establish quarterly strategic planning and weekly strategic accountability (17:46)
1. Be open and honest with reflection, feedback, and affirmation (21:32)
2. Discuss mission and values openly and honestly (23:19)
3. Evaluate your organization through the lens of your vision charter (25:31)
4. Document actionable and achievable strategic priorities (26:23)
5. Commit to ongoing accountability to evaluate progress and ensure focus (28:14)
How to hold a successful strategic accountability meeting (31:07)
Consistency compounds, so don’t give up on these rhythms (36:10)

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Catch, Cast and Coach Vision Nov 14, 2023

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One of the greatest responsibilities for leaders is to cast an expansionary vision, but the work doesn’t end there. In this episode, Alex continues our series on vision by explaining how impact leaders can catch, cast, and coach vision within their organizations. He also walks through Path for Growth’s 5 qualities of effective coaching, which you can use to develop your people and bring them into the mission you’re pursuing.

We all want to know where we are going (0:52)
While casting vision is vital, it’s not the only important thing (2:07)
Catch Vision: If you can’t see what God is doing, you’ll stumble over yourself (2:55)
Focus on the good, the right, the true, and the beautiful (8:10)
Cast Vision: Why does it matter, where are we now, and where are we going? (12:11)
Make sure to clearly communicate what the team can expect (19:42)
Coaching Vision: Engage with the 5 qualities of effective coaching (22:18)

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