Summitless

Get a head start on the new year by thinking of New Years Resolutions in October! By focusing on the pitfalls of personal goals, we hope to highlight some tips and tricks that prepare everyone for a successful 2022.

Chaos can strike at any moment. Although situations vary in severity, that doesn't change how they impact our thought process and morale. Today we discuss tips and a comprehensive strategy for focusing during chaos.  

We all have some phrases tucked into the back of our mind, whether they be from a movie, song, or motivational poster at work. Sure, they can be cheesy, but other times they can be used to leverage powerful responses to the various situations we face. 

Time to come back to a previous topic but talk about the dark side! Habits are powerful, unfortunately that means that bad habits can do some serious damage. What are some common bad habits, how do they get formed, and what can we do to break them?    

"Time is money," as the phrase goes... but seriously if it is money, then it ought to not just be spent, but also invested. What does it look like to invest our time, and what are some tools to help us do so wisely?

Continuing our interview with Luke Noland, we hear more history behind the brand of FourScore and Valiant, along with more tips and perspectives to equip us all.

Luke Noland, local entrepreneur, joins us as our first guest! Luke shares his summitless journey that he has been on, and we pick up some concepts to add to our own expeditions. We hope you do the same!

Coinciding with reflective writing, Zak and Ian discuss techniques and benefits to reading however, whenever, and whatever you can.\r\n

Haiku helps focus\r\nThis and other techniques help\r\nLive life Summitless\r\n\r\nToday Zak and Ian discuss various writing techniques to aid your brain in engaging in the world around you.\r\n

Final essential leadership skill: Embody the Values. Simple stated, leaders need to know what they're all about and consistently align those values with what they say and do... a little bit harder to dialogue through. Zak and Ian chew on the concept and converse about the difficulty of application.

Second to last essential leadership skill: Value Results & Relationships. Zak walks through how leaders often are schematized into being a "results person" or a "people person," and great leaders need to be both.

Third of five essential skills in leadership: Reinvent Continuously. Zak walks through the excitement of a reality where reinvention is always possible. Pulling resources and examples from mathematical theories, mountain climbing and Formula One racing, Ian and Zak discuss the necessity of reinvention.

Second of five essential skills in leadership: Engage and Develop Others. Zak walks through the importance of getting those you lead engaged with the roles and work ahead of them, and Ian helps brainstorm methods of development.

First of five essential skills in leadership: See and Shape the Future. Zak walks through the importance of having a preferred picture of reality, and knowing the steps to make that vision actuality.

Starting Season 2 off with a series! For the next six episodes Zak will be taking us through the essentials of Servant and Transformational Leadership, two of the most modern and tested leadership theories. Join us as we lay the foundation: Why service matters in leadership.

Checking in real quick to give an update. Enjoy the end of 2020, we'll see you in 2021!

Knowing the "why" behind any decision, organization, or personal pursuit is a powerful catalyst. Why... is "why" such a powerful concept? Engage with us as we look to respected studiers of this field.

We all tend to be hurried people, at least occasionally, most often frequently. Usually we think our hurried state is due to the urgent need for action... but urgency looks different from hurry, it looks like focus.

For our second September episode Zak and Ian continue to share their own personal toolkits. Now they discuss the resources and tools that make their habits possible. What tools are needed for personal success?

This September Zak and Ian interview each other to see what lies inside their personal toolkits. First up are habits. What habits enacted have led to success?