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Following principles is the most sure way to acheive literally anything and win in the ways that matter most. I am teaching the principles found in the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People to learn them and embody them into my life. I am finding my own str

Josh Sprunt


    • Feb 23, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    What do the north star and sand castles have in common? | Leadership and Management | 7 Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 21:00 Transcription Available


    Today we discuss the importance of setting correct principles and values to guide your life before you start achieving goals. Why do those goals matter? How do they tie into your mission, purpose, and unique contribution?

    I am filled with regret, and its too late | By design or default | 7 Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 15:49 Transcription Available


    We talk about the importance of living a life by design instead of by default. Why should we sit down and think about our lives? What good will that time be to us? What happens if we don't first create our lives, or even small tasks? 

    Why should I plan my wedding? | All things are created twice | 7 Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 11:07 Transcription Available


    In this episode we talk about the principle of the first creation and why it matters so much to do it. What are the implications of doing the first creation and of not doing the first creation. 

    What matters most to you? | What it means to "begin with the end in mind" | 7 Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2022 11:34 Transcription Available


    Today we discuss the power, energy, and excitement that can enter into our lives as we do our daily tasks or commitments when we begin with the end in mind. The direction provided is critical to reaching the end of our lives and fulfilling what really matters most to us. 

    Who are you? | Principles of Personal Leadership - Habit 2 | 7 Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 11:07 Transcription Available


    We dive into the Eulogy Experiment which is a right brianed visualization experiment and how it can help us determine which wall our ladder is leaning against, the direction of our lives, and our true definition of success. Who do you want to be at the end of your life?

    Honor over mood pt 2 | Making and Keeping Commitments | Proactivity: The 30 day test | 7 Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2022 14:12 Transcription Available


    We discuss in this episode the power of making and keeping commitments, setting a goal and then working towards it. The reservoirs of internal strength that come from doing so are immense and powerful.

    Honor over mood pt 1 | Making and Keeping Commitments | Proactivity: The 30 day test | 7 Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2022 9:21 Transcription Available


    We discuss in this episode the power of making and keeping commitments, setting a goal and then working towards it. The reservoirs of internal strength that come from doing so are immense and powerful.

    Natural vs Social Consequences | The Other End of the Stick | 7 Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2022 13:39 Transcription Available


    Today we discuss what consequences and mistakes are in relation to our circle of concern and proactivity. There are different orders of consequences and mistakes that ultimately dictate how joyful we are in life.

    How does a prisoner come to run a prison? | The Have's and the Be's | 7 Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2022 17:20 Transcription Available


    Today we talk about what it means to work within our circle of influence and the massive amounts of power and trust that can come from it should we choose to work there. The story of Joseph of Egypt is a prime example of this principle.

    Don't ask for trust, ask to be trustworthy | Expanding The Circle of Influence | 7 Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2022 12:53 Transcription Available


    We discuss the importance of focusing on our circle on influence instead of our circle of concern and the power that can come from that. What are we giving in return for what we desire?

    Does the weather control you? | Direct, Indirect, and No Control | 7 Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 7:38 Transcription Available


    We can control direct problems, we can influence indirect problems, and we can accept no control problems. What's the difference and how do we deal with each type of problem?

    Am I empowering the weaknesses of others to control me? | Circle of Concern, Circle of Influence | 7 Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2022 10:54 Transcription Available


    Here we dive into a very important principle of working within your circle of influence to change or influence conditions. Working within your circle of concern will only lead to negativity, reactivity, and victimism. Nothing will get accomplished.Circle of influence is definitely the way to go

    He makes me so mad! Or does he? | Listening to our language | 7 Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 21:14 Transcription Available


    Today we talk about the importance of listening to our language and how we can utilize what we say to give us insights to our self paradigm of how proactive we are by nature. What does it mean if we are proactive? What does it mean if we are reactive?

    What's a Proactive Culture | Taking the Initiative | Act or be acted upon | 7 Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 21:12 Transcription Available


    Proactivity is at the heart and foundation of effective living. The ability to make things happen and to be a creator of circumstance, not a creature of circumstance is a very powerful concept that will generate 5000% gains in effectiveness and production.

    What's your response to getting punched in the nose? | Proactivity Defined | 7 Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 24:30 Transcription Available


    Today we discuss proactivity and what that word means in depth. Choosing our responses to stimuli, taking initiative, and taking responsibility are the big three definitions. In essence, it is subordinating an impulse or feeling to carefully selected values

    How does a prisoner have more freedom than his captors? |Between Stimulus and Response | 7 Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 14:46 Transcription Available


    In today's episode we talk about our four unique human endowments and how we can use them to empower us to gain more and more freedom. We can use them to control our emotions instead of letting them control us.

    What? I'm just describing myself | Principles of Personal Vision | The Social Mirror | The 7 Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022 21:06 Transcription Available


    Our self-paradigm is the most basic and fundamental paradigm that we have. How we view ourselves is how we view the world and others. It is incredibly hard to build a meaningful relationship if we don't use our unique human endowment of self-awareness to examine our own paradigm. Find out why

    Why Should I Care About the 7 Habits? | How to use this book | What you can Expect | 7 Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 26:57 Transcription Available


    The 7 Habits are a foundation upon which to build the rest of your life. They will bring fundamental and universal benefits that will bless anybody allowing them to be wildly successful in the ways that matter most without sacrificing or selling their soul.

    Truth Alert: "People just don't care anymore!" | Organizational PC | 7 Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2022 23:43 Transcription Available


    The balance between production and production capability is the essence of effectiveness. Although it may be hard to define that balance, the effectiveness is there and that's the foundation for the 7 Habits. Organizational PC is an empowering principle to study

    Authoritative or Permissive? Which is better? | Three Kinds of Assets | 7 Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 24:28 Transcription Available


    Relationships can be difficult to build while still getting the desired results, especially in parenting. We talk about principles of assets and how to find balance between getting what we want and keeping the goose alive and well. The production capability is just as important as the production itself.

    I don't have time to not stop for gas | Effectiveness Defined | The 7 habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 11:40 Transcription Available


    What is effectiveness and how can we define it? Is it to focus on what we want or our capability to produce what we want? We discuss how the 7 habits are based on principles that allow for maximum growth, happiness, opportunity, and wealth

    What could be greater than independence? | The Maturity Continuum | The 7 Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 29:53 Transcription Available


    Dependence, Independence and Interdependence. Which one is the most effective way of living and what do they all mean? Why is it important and why does it matter to us in todays age? Is becoming independent really the actual goal like society portrays?

    What's Your Definition of Comfort? | Featuring Cody Hawes | 7 Habits - An Overview | 7 Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 25:55 Transcription Available


    Cody Hawes (high performance coach and licensed therapist) enters the scene to talk about habits and the principles behind habits. We discuss the. neurology of the brain with habits and the foundational steps in overcoming those habits that we often overlook and skip over.

    Wait... I'm the solution? | A New Level of Thinking | 7 Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 22:51 Transcription Available


    We dive into this idea of taking a step back and creating a new level of thinking. We can't solve our problems from the same level of thinking we were at when we created them. What happens when we think the problem and the solution to our significant problems are out there somewhere? Where are they actually?

    Wait... I'm the problem? | The Way We See the Problem Is the Problem | 7 Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 18:22 Transcription Available


    Today's episode covers the underlying chronic roots of every problem that exists in our lives. We tend to think that the problem is out there and that the solutions to those problems are out there, but could it be possible, that we are the problem?

    What does real strength look like? | Principles of Growth and Change Pt 2 | 7 Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 20:58 Transcription Available


    Today we discuss the ideas of borrowing strength from position and authority and how it leads to a downward spiral of blame, self justification and weakness. Operating from a high level of emotional strength provides the power necessary to exercise patience and understanding.

    What do Ignorance and Power have in common? | Principles of Growth and Change | 7 Habits Study

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2022 31:32 Transcription Available


    Absolute Gold! Diving into the principles of growth and change and the steps that they require to win massively at anything. Accepting and acknowledging out ignorance is what will ultimately bring us to our goals and to fulfill our purpose

    Why is there a lack of passion in goal setting? | Imagination vs Memory | Special Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2022 11:09 Transcription Available


    We dive into a powerful concept of the differences between imagination and memory and how those play into goal setting and setting up yourself for failure or for success.

    Who would win, a battleship or a lighthouse? | The Principle Centered Paradigm | 7 Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2022 22:51 Transcription Available


    This episode dives into why it's important to understand accurate interpretations of what the "objective reality" is. By shifting our paradigms to a principle centered paradigm, we can can create massive amounts of effectiveness as our understanding increases and our "subjective realities" receive more light and truth.

    How do we become aware of our paradigms? | Seeing is Being | 7 Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 11:21 Transcription Available


    We dive into the relationship between character and paradigms and just how interrelated they are. So often we are unaware of our paradigms which can lead us to wander aimlessly in life. Character can give us a solid perspective on what lens we have on in the different roles of our life.

    Why would you want to water the branches of a tree? | The Power of a Paradigm Shift | 7 Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 18:48 Transcription Available


    If you want to make small minor changes, then work on attitude and behavior. However, if you want to make significant quantum improvement and change, then work on your paradigms. The way you see changes everything.

    Are strangers actually your best friends? | The Power of a Paradigm | 7 Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 23:48 Transcription Available


    We dive into what a paradigm is and how fundamental it is for anybody who is looking to make changes in their life to understand their own paradigms. Let's not rush to a conclusion but take a step back to question our assumptions about the world. We may be surprised to find out that we aren't the center of the universe.

    Primary and Secondary Greatness | 7 Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2022 18:59 Transcription Available


    What is your unseen, yet constant message that you are radiating every second of every day?

    Character and Personality Ethics | Featuring Miles Aillery | 7 Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 38:31 Transcription Available


    Miles and I dive deep into the character ethic and the personality ethic and what they mean for each of us in the common painful problems that we all face on a day to day basis.

    The Deep Painful Problems of Life and the Roots Thereof | 7 Habits Study | Inside Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2022 35:25 Transcription Available


    Diving into 7 habits of highly effective people and talking about the deep and painful problems that we all face and focusing on the roots rather than the branches. Amazing opening of the eyes as I uncover what this actually means for my life and for those around me.

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