Path for Growth

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4 Phases of Leadership Development Oct 07, 2025

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Great leadership is cultivated over time, and if you want to succeed in leading at a high level, you need to start by becoming an excellent contributor and follower. In this episode, Alex and Ben discuss their roadmap to leadership, from starting as an individual contributor, to growing your influence, to operating out of overflow. If you find yourself feeling overwhelmed by an abundance of information and resources about leadership development, take this opportunity to go back to the basics and discover a simple framework that actually works!

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Episode Recap:

Leadership development is a billion dollar industry, but what actually works?
Growth is not a linear path, so you need to trust the process
Phase 1: Individual Contributor
A good leader also knows how to follow well
Phase 2: Direct Influence
Leaders need to establish healthy accountability
Influence is not control, and it requires intentional delegation
Phase 3: Indirect Influence
Phase 4: Overflow
Experience and knowledge are not the same
Leadership without faithfulness will never bear good fruit in the long term

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What Proverbs Can Teach Us About Leadership - Part 2 Sep 30, 2025

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What can the book of Proverbs teach us today about leadership, hard work, and vulnerability? In this episode, Alex and Ben dive back into the proverbs, picking out 3 verses for discussion and reflection and sharing why those teachings have resonated so deeply with them. They also discuss the broader application of these verses for leaders and business owners and explore what they can teach us about healthy growth.

Episode Recap:

This week, we’re going back to exploring the Proverbs (0:00)
Proverbs 14:4 - More abundance will mean more responsibility (and more mess) (1:25)
Proverbs 14:23 - Hard work done well will lead to profit (15:18)
Proverbs 18:1 - Isolation is rebellion, and invulnerability is selfish (34:53)
You can try to avoid wisdom, but it will always catch up to you (44:21)

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Dr. Constable’s Bible Study Notes

“The Contrarian’s Guide to Leadership” by Steven B. Sample

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Ingredients of a Breakthrough with Joe Corcione Sep 23, 2025

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When Joe Corcione decided to see if exercise could help him get sober, he had no idea how dramatically his life would change. Today, Joe has completed more than 20 ultramarathons and is helping other athletes do the same as the owner of the coaching business Everyday Ultra. In this episode, Joe talks with Alex about his incredible story of transformation and the lessons it taught him about limiting beliefs, breakthroughs, and the importance of taking that first small step. Whether you’re an athlete working toward a new milestone, or someone seeking to change your life in other areas, this episode is packed with valuable insights!

Episode Recap:

You can always change to become the person you want to be
Why is loving yourself essential for fulfillment?
What are the key ingredients of a breakthrough?
How did you first get into running?
What role does belief play in transformation?
How can you transfer belief from one area of life to another?
How did you go from running short races to competing in ultramarathons?
Can you tell us about the race you didn’t finish?
How to learn more from Joe
What would you say to someone who’s struggling to take the first step?

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Check out Joe’s work at Everyday Ultra
Everyday Ultra Podcast
Joe’s Ultrarunning Documentary

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Higher Standards for Impact-Driven Leaders Sep 16, 2025

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Impact-driven leaders are committed to reaching a higher standard — in consistency, in quality, in intentionality, in relationships, and ultimately, in growth. In this episode Alex and Ben discuss the importance of these 5 areas and what it looks like to hold yourself to a higher standard in each one. They also share examples of organizations who have established and maintained high standards, and they caution leaders to avoid overindexing in any one area at the expense of others.

Episode Recap:

To be an impact-driven leader is to commit to a higher standard
These 5 standards are necessary ingredients for making an impact
How can leaders avoid overindexing on these things?
What organizations have established standards well?
1. Consistency: If you want to build a consistent team, you must show up consistently as a leader
2. Quality: Focus on serving, selling, and scaling in that order
3. Intentionality: Your intention drives your attention
4. Relationship: When you invest in your people, it will pay off in dividends
5. Growth: If you don’t define healthy growth for your business, you’ll adopt the standards of people around you

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Tim Keller on marketing and advertising

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Grow without Losing Your Peace with Jonathan Duarte Sep 09, 2025

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Jonathan Duarte is a business owner who has fully committed himself to the fundamentals of healthy growth, and the results have been incredible to witness. In this episode, Jonathan shares his powerful testimony of discovering a new relationship with Jesus and His grace, and he describes how that transformation changed every part of his life. He also explains how he’s maintained his peace and his identity in Christ, while still nurturing his desire to pursue growth and expansion for his business.

Episode Recap:

Can you tell us your testimony of re-encountering Jesus?
What gives you the confidence to share your story?
How has internal peace changed your life?
How did your personal transformation coincide with coming to own a business?
What were your strengths and weaknesses in the early days of business?
How did you reconcile the tension between wanting to grow and feeling content?
How do you make sure you’re finding your identity in Christ alone?
At what point did you begin to formalize and structure the business?
Why did you decide to work with a coach?
What motivated you to put the work into business fundamentals?
What’s the biggest difference you experience in your business now?
Why do you see your marriage as your biggest ministry?
What’s one thing you want leaders to keep fresh in their minds?

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“Entreleadership” by Dave Ramsey

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Growth Through Failure Sep 02, 2025

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Failure is inevitable, but how we respond to it reveals so much about our character. In this episode, Alex and Ben reflect on what it looks like for a leader to grow through failure. They explore the different ways people might define failure based on their personalities, discuss the difference between failure and mistakes, and share practical advice for leaders looking to respond in a healthy way after their team experiences a failure.

Episode Recap:

Here’s what you can expect from the podcast moving forward
What about failure is challenging to you?
How personality impacts our view of failure
There’s a difference between failure of character and failure of performance
What does it look like to fail well?
Responding to failure with pride can lead us to sin
How can leaders communicate well after a team failure?
Humility is understanding that we are enough through Christ
How can leaders take responsibility for failure without stealing responsibility?

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5 Principles for Leaders Aug 26, 2025

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To be a great leader is to repeat important messages over and over again, until they become part of your culture. In this episode, Alex and Ben talk about why language matters and how they’ve seen it create meaningful change in organizations they’ve worked with. Alex then shares the 5 core principles he finds himself repeating over and over at Path for Growth. He also explains why every person listening should learn to lead well, whether they think they’re in a leadership role or not.

Episode Recap:

Language creates culture, and part of your job as a leader is to repeat the things that matter
Why is intentional language so important?
There are 5 core tenants we find ourselves repeating over and over
1. Just because you’re growing doesn’t mean you’re living
What does it take to practice healthy growth?
2. If you want to put your business in order, start by putting yourself in order
3. If someone depends on you, then you are a leader
What does it look like to lead with wisdom and authority?
4. Your work is not who you are, your work is where you serve
How can leaders begin to separate their work and their identity?
5. Strength is for service

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Path for Growth: The Origin Story Aug 19, 2025

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Starting any new business takes courage, but if you embrace the process wholeheartedly, you’ll learn some powerful lessons along the way. In this episode, Alex talks with Ben about his decision to leave a great job and start Path for Growth, even though he wrestled with choosing between two good options. He also shares some of the biggest lessons he’s learned while scaling this business, from ensuring quality while you grow, to embracing freedom and responsibility, to coming to terms with people leaving the business.

Episode Recap:

This week we’re unpacking the Path for Growth origin story.
What were the fears and anxieties that made it hard to start something new?
It’s uniquely hard to choose between two good options
How can thinking there’s a right and a wrong decision hold people back?
What was your decision making process like when choosing to leave and start Path for Growth?
Can you tell us about those first days on your own?
What have you learned about freedom and responsibility?
How did you decide to bring on your first hire early?
How have you ensured quality while scaling?
Why should leaders avoid having indispensable team members?
Where is Path for Growth headed next?

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“Decision Making and the Will of God” by Garry Friesen

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What Proverbs Can Teach Us About Leadership Aug 12, 2025

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The book of Proverbs reminds us that wisdom is one of the most valuable pursuits. In this episode, Alex and Ben unpack 5 proverbs and their implications for leaders and business owners, covering topics like the pursuit of wealth, sustainable growth, decision making, and more. They also discuss the benefits of meditating on and talking about Proverbs as a way to examine our worldviews and gain more wisdom.

Episode Recap:

A proverb is like hard candy; you need time to sit with it.
Proverbs 4:7 - If you want wisdom, get wisdom.
Proverbs 12:12 - The wicked seek to consume, but the righteous bear fruit.
Proverbs 13:11 - Steady growth is much more likely to be sustained.
Proverbs 23:4 - Don’t let wealth become your main motivation.
Proverbs 16:2 - Our choices will usually seem right to us.
Why is discussing Proverbs such a valuable pursuit?

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5 Temptations for Leaders (And Strategies to Overcome Them) Aug 05, 2025

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As leaders, we all face temptations that can distract us from what matters most. And more often than not, those temptations take one of 5 common forms: certainty, obsession, apathy, distraction, or isolation. In this episode, Alex talks with Ben about how these temptations tend to manifest in our businesses and our personal lives. They then discuss practical strategies for avoiding each one.

Episode Recap:

Every leader faces temptations that can lead us off track.
1. Certainty: To be a person of faith is to accept that you don’t know everything.
What does it look like to have faith while also stewarding your resources well?
2: Obsession: Even good things can be temptations when we start thinking we need them.
Is your life serving your business, or is your business serving your life?
To avoid obsession, establish rhythms of self control.
3. Apathy: When our obsessions fail to fulfill us, it’s easy to fall into apathy.
Practice seeing ordinary tasks as acts of worship.
4. Distraction: We tend to lose focus when we don’t hold fast to our vision.
You were not created for comfort, you were created for service.
5. Isolation: Healthy growth never occurs without community.

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“Decision Making and the Will of God” by Gary Friesen

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