You’ve probably seen it. Someone talking to a server without ever looking up. Ordering, dismissing, treating the interaction like it doesn’t matter. And maybe you’ve even done it yourself on a long day.

In this conversation, Rick breaks down a moment at a restaurant that turned into a bigger realization about presence, respect, and how people experience you. From eye contact to tipping to energy, this episode isn’t about manners. It’s about how small choices signal who you are and why people remember some guests and brace themselves for others.

What Rick explores in this episode:

• Why eye contact is a form of respect
• How energy at the table sets the entire experience
• The real relationship between service and gratitude
• Why good tippers get better service
• What hospitality reveals about character

You wake up already tired. The list feels heavy before the day even starts. There’s one big thing you keep telling yourself you need to tackle first, and somehow it keeps stealing all your energy before anything else gets done.

In this conversation, Rick breaks down why doing the “hard thing first” often backfires. Using real examples from work, fitness, and relationships, he explains how momentum actually works and why small, fast wins build confidence, clarity, and forward motion. This isn’t about avoiding the hard stuff. It’s about not draining yourself before the day even begins.

What Rick explores in this episode:

• Why starting with the hardest task can kill your energy
• How small wins create momentum you can feel
• The difference between progress and depletion
• Why big problems shrink once movement starts
• How to apply this thinking to work and relationships

Let’s be real—nobody likes a complainer. Venting and complaining can look similar on the surface, but they’re not the same thing. Venting is unloading to someone who isn’t involved in the situation—someone safe who can listen, support you, and help you release pressure without judgment. Complaining is different: it’s when you dump frustration on the person who’s directly involved, and you do it in a one-sided way that leaves no room for a real conversation or a real outcome. Here’s the key: complaining is single-edged—it’s all about what someone did wrong, with no solution, no suggestion, and no path forward. And because it’s one-sided, it produces no fruit. It divides relationships. It ends relationships. If something is bothering you—bring it up, absolutely—but don’t bring it as a blast. Bring it as feedback. Feedback is double-edged in the best way: it includes what’s not working and what could work better. Before you talk to the person, check yourself and ask one powerful question: “How would I want to change it?” Not “how should they change,” but what you can do, what you can suggest, what you can express as a need—so the conversation becomes constructive instead of corrosive. If you cut complaining out of your life and replace it with clear needs and real solutions, your relationships will level up fast—at work, at home, and everywhere you do life.

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I’m pumped for this one because I met Tanner Kim and Sean Kroker in person at the World Sports Philanthropy Network in Chicago—and their hearts grabbed me immediately. These guys are college seniors with the same pressure everyone feels at that age: career decisions, money, direction, and the constant “what are you doing next?” questions. But what makes Tanner and Sean different is they’re not just talking about purpose—they’re building it in real time. We get into what it actually means when people say “it’s the Lord’s timing,” and why that doesn’t mean sitting still—it means moving forward with faith, holding your plan loosely, and staying obedient to what’s in front of you.

Then we go deep into what they’re building: The League of Angels, a nonprofit using baseball to serve kids with special needs—and it’s already exploding. What started as a small idea Tanner felt dropped on his heart turned into real impact fast: events, volunteers, families, and moments that will straight-up wreck you in the best way—like an Angel telling Tanner, “I never thought I’d get to be a baseball player for a day… I never thought I could hit a home run.” Sean breaks down the reality of building a nonprofit like a startup—raising money, learning the IRS ropes, and getting comfortable asking for support. This episode is faith, leadership, and action—plus the reminder that sometimes God leaves two doors open, and both choices can be okay.

We Meet: Tanner Kim, Founder of League of Angels & Sean Croker, Operations and Community Builder

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Connect with Tanner & Sean: https://www.theleagueofangels.org/

Sean’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seancroker/?hl=en

Tanner’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tkim42/?hl=en

League of Angels Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DFYi36kvTnt/?hl=en

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If you are disciplined, driven, and proud of your consistency, this episode might hit closer than you expect. Rick Jordan shares a personal moment that forced him to confront a hard truth. Pushing through pain and ignoring signals does not always make you stronger. Sometimes it just makes the recovery longer.

This conversation is about learning when consistency means showing up, and when consistency means stepping back. It is about presence, intention, and respecting the rhythms that actually sustain performance over time.

If you feel exhausted, stuck, or constantly pushing just to keep up, this episode challenges the idea that something is wrong with you. It might not be burnout. It might be misalignment.

In this conversation, Rick Jordan explores why life, business, and relationships aren’t meant to be lived at one constant intensity. Drawing from real-world pressure, personal experience, and the concept of frequency itself, he breaks down why some seasons require speed and urgency. While others demand patience, depth, and restraint. Knowing the difference can change how you work, lead, and live.

This episode is an invitation to slow down long enough to listen to what’s actually being asked of you right now... and to stop forcing a pace that no longer fits.

What Rick explores in this episode:

• Why “all in” eventually stops delivering what it used to
• How constant pressure messes with your clarity and decision-making
• The moment when effort turns into friction
• Why slowing down can be the move that saves your relationships and your work
• How to reset your pace without losing who you are

Everyone talks about milestones. By this age you should be married. By this age you should own a house. By this point you should be making a certain amount of money. On the surface, that sounds responsible. It sounds motivated. But there’s a downside to putting your life on a timeline, and it’s one that quietly creates stress, anxiety, and resistance without you even realizing it.

When you attach big goals to a fixed time, you start living under pressure instead of momentum. Every day that passes becomes a reminder of how close you are—or how far behind you feel. Sometimes it pushes you. Other times it gives you an excuse to wait because you told yourself there’s still “time.” That’s where things slow down. Not because you’re lazy, not because you’re incapable, but because time-bound thinking removes urgency from what actually matters today.

Big outcomes don’t need deadlines. They need priority. When something truly matters, the only questions worth asking are: What is most important to me right now? And what can I do today to move it forward? That’s it. Not five years from now. Not eighteen months from now. Today. Action without pressure creates speed. Action without resistance creates momentum.

Checklists don’t create movement. Energy does. Focus does. When you overload your day with too many “top priorities,” none of them get the attention they deserve. Three real priorities is the limit. Everything else is secondary. And distractions—social media, streaming, constant noise—only steal energy from the things that actually change your life.

What you focus on grows. What you delay weakens. Time doesn’t create success—consistent action does. When you stop trying to schedule your future and start showing up fully today, things begin to materialize faster than you ever expected.

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Leadership isn’t clean. It isn’t safe. And it definitely isn’t about trying to look good. Dan Tocchini breaks that illusion wide open. He’s spent decades inside organizations, building leaders, shaping culture, and—most importantly—owning where he got it wrong. One of the most powerful truths he brings to the table is this: if you’re not willing to put something at stake, you’re not actually leading. You’re managing your image.

Dan shares the hard-earned lessons from running a company for over 20 years and realizing that avoiding tough conversations wasn’t compassion—it was self-protection. Performance issues don’t disappear because you soften your language or dance around the truth. They compound. And when leaders avoid conflict, what they’re really avoiding is accountability. Dan calls that out for what it is, and he doesn’t sugarcoat it.

This conversation cuts straight into emotional maturity, conflict, and what Dan calls “paradoxical leadership”—the tension between empathy and enforcement. Caring deeply about people while still holding the line. Being willing to argue well, not to win, but to sharpen thinking and make better decisions. Dan reframes conflict as a resource, not a threat, and explains why leaders who can’t engage it responsibly end up creating far bigger problems down the road.

With nearly five decades of marriage, decades of leadership work, and a lifetime of experience, Dan brings wisdom you can’t fake and perspective you can’t shortcut. This is about leadership with skin in the game—where authenticity, consequences, and respect all matter. If you want to lead people, teams, or a company without losing yourself—or them—this conversation matters.

We Meet: Dan Tocchini III,

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Connect with Dan: https://takenewground.com/

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