Podcasts about situational

Techniques like dead drops and brush passes only work because most people simply aren't paying attention to what's happening around them. This episode uses classic espionage tradecraft as a lens for understanding blind spots in everyday awareness — how misdirection works, what gets missed in plain sight, and why trained observers catch what everyone else walks past. It's a practical look at sharpening your own situational awareness by studying the methods designed to defeat it.

The Learning Leader Show with Ryan Hawk www.LearningLeader.com The Price of Becoming www.LearningLeader.com/Becoming My guest: Angela Duckworth is a psychologist and professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and a MacArthur "genius" grant recipient. Her book Grit was a #1 New York Times bestseller, and her TED Talk is among the most-watched ever. Her new book is Situated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best. Key Learnings She almost lost her mom in the Atlantic. Angela took her 87-year-old mom snorkeling miles offshore. Her mom had not swum in decades. Within minutes, she had aspirated water into both lungs and was unconscious. Angela treaded water, held her mom's head up with one arm, and waved the other until help came. Her mom is 91 now and painting. No amount of grit would have saved them. Angela could not have swum her mother to shore. What saved them was changing the situation, which meant getting other people to their side. The situation is the ocean. It's that powerful, and most of us don't know what water we're swimming in. Grit isn't wrong. It's incomplete. Angela hasn't renounced anything. She's expanding it. Effort is what you bring. The situation determines whether that effort compounds or gets swallowed. Angela was a striver, and it worked for a long time. She knew she wasn't the most talented kid, but nobody was going to outwork her. She wanted to make the cheerleading squad without being able to do a split. She wanted a solo in choir while barely able to carry a tune. She worked her way to both. Most people would be surprised how far sheer effort can take them. Then it stopped being enough. To get as far as she actually wanted to go, and to do it sustainably for herself and the people around her, ignoring the situation was a mistake.  The shift: stop making the best of your situation through effort alone, and make the situation better first. "Of all the ways you can change your behavior, willpower is the absolute worst." You can white-knuckle a donut. You just can't do it forever. Resisting works in the moment and reliably leaves people exhausted, which is why it fails on day three. Your urges come from your thoughts. Your thoughts come from your surroundings. Donut, delicious. Then your hand moves. Instead of fighting the urge, ask where the thought came from. The better question: what situation would give me different thoughts? Not "how do I resist," but "where can I be so that the thought never arrives?" Three inputs shape what you think: the people around you, the physical objects within reach, and the place you're in. Situational agency. Angela coined the term. The situation isn't given to you. It's taken. Leon Marchand was already sixth in the world. His parents, both former Olympians, didn't tell him to train harder or wake up earlier. They told him to change his situation. He emailed Bob Bowman, moved to Arizona, and within two years cut more than eight seconds off his personal best and broke Michael Phelps's last-standing individual world record. A year after that, he won four golds in Paris. What actually changed for Marchand: the best coach in the sport, a lane full of people who all believed they could win it all, better facilities and nutrition and physical therapy, and a culture where world-class was the baseline rather than the ceiling. The situation isn't a given. The situation's taken. Control the controllables. The situation is one of them. Angela agrees with the mantra. Her objection is that most people apply it only to what's between their ears: mindset, attitude, goals. Marchand didn't rethink his attitude. He got on a plane. Get the outside game right, and you get much of the inside game for free. Change the room and the thoughts change with it. Every reason you can't change your situation is probably true, and beside the point. When Angela told people what she was writing, they immediately listed the reasons they were stuck. The mother-in-law, the spouse's job, the kids' school. None of it is wrong. All of it ignores the list of things they could change. Her late father-in-law's whole philosophy was two words: show up. Wedding, funeral, baseball game. Show up. John Wooden taught high school English for 14 years. He kept an apple on his desk. He thought of himself as a teacher first, which is also why he sat high in the bleachers during games instead of courtside. He'd taught them in practice. The game was theirs. What Wooden's players took with them: to be your best at anything, find a great teacher. Angela sees a DIY culture pulling the other way. When she tells young people to email someone, the answer is often that they'll just learn it on YouTube or ask a chatbot. You can teach yourself a lot of guitar that way. You will not become a great guitarist alone. Belief is borrowed more than you'd think. Nobody tries hard at anything without the thought "I can do this" somewhere in their head. That thought usually arrives from someone else first. Angela was a self-described ditzy cheerleader throwing keg parties. Her 10th- and 12th-grade English teacher, Mr. Carr, saw a writer. He handed her books. He took time on her pages. By graduation, she was the rare Harvard freshman who signed up for a second semester of the required writing course, just to keep going. The Pygmalion effect. Bob Rosenthal made up a test, told elementary teachers which kids were about to bloom, and picked the names at random. The teachers called on those kids more, listened harder, encouraged more. By year's end, the kids fulfilled the prophecy they'd been randomly assigned. Every single person she has interviewed has a Mr. Carr. Olympic athletes, Olympic coaches, CEOs, world leaders. Someone who could see farther than they could see. Confidence is a half-filled helium balloon. It has to get batted back up again and again. Which means you don't need your mentor once. You need them on the bad days. Angela forwards her rejection letters to her team. The journals she submits to reject over 90 percent of submissions, and the rejections run eight single-spaced pages. She sends them around so the younger scientists watch her fail, hear that she's angry and discouraged, and then watch her get back up. She failed writing this book the first time. Up before dawn seven days a week through an entire sabbatical, and the clock ran out. She called her publisher and her agent to give the money back and asked whether she owed interest. They called it a pause. She said remote controls have separate buttons for pause and stop. Burnout and imposter syndrome were abstractions until they weren't. She had taught both. She had never lived either. Not eating, not sleeping. What got her out was not more effort. It was a better situation: additional editorial support and mentors to get her back on track. Frankl and Maslow argued about this for decades, and Maslow conceded. Self-actualization aimed only at yourself leaves you unfulfilled. Maslow's final writing added a level above it and named it self-transcendence. There are only two types of people: those who are humble, and those who are about to be humbled. Angela's champagne moment a year from now: celebrating the people around her. Erikson called this stage generativity, and the question it asks is how everything you've learned can help the next generation do better than you did. Her students should excel her. They should be the ones on podcasts. She wants to cede the spotlight on purpose rather than have it taken. Her core identity is psychological scientist. Not speaker. Not author. The stage is a flow state, and she's good at it, but take away the research, and it isn't her anymore. Worth knowing which one yours is. Reflection Questions Pick the goal you've been grinding on the longest with the least to show for it. Is that an effort problem or a situational problem? Who is the best in the world at the thing you're trying to learn? What would it take to send the email this week, and then get on the plane? What is your purpose, in one sentence, written down? Mine is to inspire others to value and pursue excellence. What's yours? More Learning #679: Kat Cole - The Four Mindsets Every Leader Needs #591: Ryan Holiday - Do The Right Thing Right Now #673: Dan Coyle - Flourish. The Transformative Power of Creating CommunityPodcast Chapters 00:00 Apply for the Learning Leader Circle  01:39 Meet Angela Duckworth  02:57 The Dedication to Her Mother  04:17 Her Mother Nearly Drowned  07:08 Grit Isn't Enough  09:47 Willpower Is the Worst  12:26 Where Your Urges Come From  14:31 Marchand Got on the Plane  19:57 The Excuses That Sound True  22:27 Wooden Taught English for 14 Years  26:25 The Confidence You Borrow  32:22 Five Minutes With Pete Carroll  34:27 A Half-Filled Helium Balloon  35:29 She Forwards Her Rejections  37:05 What Success Feels Like  40:28 Frankl, Maslow, Self-Transcendence  45:59 The Book She Failed to Write  52:57 The Champagne Question  54:03 She Wants to Be Surpassed  57:27 Scientist First, Speaker Second  01:01:34 EOPC

Carlos talks with Bob "The Ninja" Porras about how years inside Delta Force and "The Unit" shaped the way he reads people, spaces, and threats before anyone else even notices something's wrong. The conversation breaks down how elite operators train their attention, spot pre-attack indicators, and stay ahead of danger instead of reacting to it. It's a practical look at how battle-tested awareness skills translate directly to everyday personal safety.

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 Dr. Naphtali Hoff trains school leaders and teachers to perform at their best without running themselves into the ground. A former educator and school leader himself, Dr. Hoff now coaches and trains school leaders on management, productivity, and delegation across the country. He's the author of three books, and his newest, Becoming the Delegating School Boss, is the one most relevant here — it helps school leaders clear their plates and empower their teams. Dr. Naphtali Hoff joins the Ruckuscast to break down why so many principals resist letting go, and what it actually takes to build a team you can trust. Every principal has felt it: the sense that if they left the building for a day, something would fall apart. That's not a compliment — it's a delegation problem, and it's quietly running good leaders into the ground. This episode breaks down why school leaders won't let go, and the exact framework for handing off real work without losing control of it.

Surveillance detection routes, movie-inspired countermeasures, and how professional surveillance teams actually operate are three very different things — and this episode sorts out which is which. It unpacks what genuinely goes into detecting and evading trained surveillance, why most amateur tactics collapse immediately, and how legitimate threat awareness differs from paranoia. The result strips away Hollywood tradecraft in favor of the real methodology used by intelligence and protective-services professionals.

How can leaders adapt their approach to give people what they need in each specific situation? In this episode, Kevin is joined by Suzie Bishop and Sam Shriver to revisit situational leadership and discuss why this decades-old model may be more relevant than ever. They explain how effective leadership begins by clearly identifying the task, skill, or behavior involved, then assessing an individual's ability, confidence, commitment, and motivation before choosing the right leadership response. Kevin, Suzie, and Sam discuss why no leadership style is inherently good or bad, how empowerment can feel like abandonment and direction can feel like micromanagement when misapplied, and why leaders must step beyond their comfort zones to serve others' needs. Listen For 0:00 Why Situational Leadership still matters after 50 years 3:13 Why write this book now 5:17 The big idea: adaptability 6:50 What "situational" actually means 8:11 How the model got typecast — and where it's expanded 12:55 The primer: task, readiness, and the R1–R4 scale 15:49 Where leaders get "style" wrong 23:15 "Power is the battery of leadership" 25:56 Leading through disruptive change 28:34 Situational leadership in the age of AI 32:12 The best next step for your organization 36:11 What are you reading? About Suzie & Sam Suzie Bishop and Sam Shriver are the authors of Situational Leadership®: The Model for Leading Others, Navigating Change, and Unlocking Performance. Suzie is an established leader in workplace education and leadership development, currently serving as Vice President of Product Development at The Center for Leadership Studies (CLS). She holds a Bachelor's degree in Communication and Media from North Carolina State University. A Certified Professional in Training Management (CPTM) and Stakeholder Centered Coach, Suzie is also a Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coach and a Thirty Under Thirty Leader recognized by Elliot Masie. Sam has over 45 years of experience with the Situational Leadership® Model, executive coaching, human behavior, and leadership development. A frequent contributor to industry publications, Sam also co-authors a leadership column with Marshall Goldsmith for Training Industry Magazine and publishes regular blogs, white papers, and articles on emerging trends in learning and development. His work has been recognized by Bersin, Brandon Hall, and the Association for Talent Development. Deeply inspired by his team's commitment to delivering transformative learning experiences, Sam focuses on reintroducing the Situational Leadership® Model to the next generation of leaders to help them build meaningful impact within their organizations. CONNECT WITH Suzie Bishop and Sam Shriver Website: https://situational.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzie-bishop/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-shriver-6479763/   RESOURCES MENTIONED Situational Leadership: The Model for Leading Others, Navigating Change, and Unlocking Performance by Sam Shriver and Suzie Bishop Management of Organizational Behavior by Paul Hersey, Kenneth H. Blanchard, and Dewey E. Johnson Flexible Leadership: Navigate Uncertainty and Lead with Confidence by Kevin Eikenberry Lessons from Leaders Volume 1: Practical Lessons for a Lifetime of Leadership by Marshall Goldsmith, Sam Shriver, and Kathy McDermott  Heart the Lover by Lily King  Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman  ---

Dr. Rick and Forrest explore how to become more resistant to manipulation, discussing terms like gaslighting, DARVO, and love bombing. They talk about why cynicism doesn't make you immune to manipulation, and how excessive skepticism and trust can go together. They share the “handles” manipulators exploit, break down common forms of reality distortion, emotional manipulation, and situational engineering, and discuss what actually helps.  Key Topics: 0:00: What is manipulation? 6:25: Are cynical people less manipulatable? 14:52: How can we become manipulation resistant? 25:51: How manipulation works 26:30: Tactic 1: Reality distortion 33:49: Tactic 2: Emotional manipulation 38:02: Tactic 3: Situational engineering 40:00: Key qualities to develop 45:17: Establishing protective systems and managing "the fuzz" 1:02:36: Recap Support the Podcast: We're on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link. Sponsors Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/beingwell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sam Rosenberg has spent his career protecting some of the most recognized people on the planet, heads of state, CEOs, and celebrities including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Tom Cruise. A former Marine Corps officer who moved into close protection in 1996, he's since shifted his focus to teaching ordinary people the same skills he used to guard public figures, through his company Live Ready and his bestselling book of the same name. He's trained tens of thousands of people to recognize threats before they become emergencies. This one is a genuine masterclass in personal safety, and Sam's philosophy anchors it: it's good to have a lifeguard, but you should know how to swim. He and Larry get into why violence is never actually random, how to read a parking lot, the acronym TIME that maps how attackers operate, the normalcy bias that keeps good people from trusting their gut, and persuasion predators, the charming, manipulative threats every dad with a daughter needs to understand. If you want to protect the people who matter most without living in fear, this episode delivers the tools.   Timeline Summary [1:02] – Protecting Netanyahu, the chess match, and embedding covert protection in a crowd [4:35] – Tom Cruise in Pittsburgh and why he was one of the best to work with [6:23] – How you even land a gig protecting someone at that level [8:12] – Protecting Terry Bradshaw at the NFL draft, and why it's all word of mouth [12:36] – The core philosophy: it's good to have a lifeguard, but you should know how to swim [14:51] – Sam's full bio, the Marine Corps, Live Ready, and the book [16:34] – Situational awareness starts with our wives in parking lots [20:04] – The myth of helplessness and the myth of randomness [21:44] – Why violence is a process as predictable as boiling water [22:38] – Attacks happen on arrival and departure, and every environment has a purpose [24:10] – Watching for the watchers, and the New York City looking up analogy [26:30] – The creepy guy vibe and why we hunt for evidence to dismiss it [27:42] – Social contracting, bias, and how it blinds us to real danger [30:13] – Normalcy bias: the brain's desire for everything to be normal [32:04] – Breaking down a real, sophisticated parking lot kidnapping on video [35:36] – The simple bow: trust your intuition even without all the evidence [37:12] – What that woman could have noticed, and the double-tap unlock habit [43:14] – The TIME acronym: target selection, intelligence, method of attack, escape [46:16] – Why street criminals run the same process as terrorists [49:17] – Can you avoid being targeted? You can influence it, not always prevent it [52:04] – Charlie Kirk, Butler, and why it has to be stopped in advance [53:27] – Recognizing the interview means you've already been selected [56:16] – Hard target versus soft target, and why gimmicks don't work [57:29] – The undercover story: why street-smart observers saw through his disguise [1:02:47] – Willingness and ability are all it takes to be a hard target [1:04:31] – What bad guys are truly afraid of: failure [1:08:55] – Persuasion predators, masters of charm and disguise [1:10:31] – Reframing charm: ask why is this person trying to charm me [1:11:56] – No is a complete sentence, and the veils of denial [1:13:54] – Sociopaths, the pity play, and the puppy law used on children   5 Key Takeaways Violence Is a Process, Not Random — Attacks follow an observable, predictable sequence. Learning to spot the pattern, especially during arrival and departure moments, is what lets you get ahead of danger instead of reacting to it. Watch for the Watchers — Every environment has a purpose. Scan left to right for anomalies, people not using the space for its intended purpose, and notice who's watching who's coming and going. That awareness alone makes you a harder target. Trust Your Radar Over Normalcy Bias — Good people talk themselves out of intuitive warnings because they can't find hard evidence or don't want to seem judgmental. When something feels off, that unease is data. Default to it and remove yourself from the situation. Recognize the Interview — When a stranger approaches you in an anomalous moment, that's an interview, and it means you've already been selected as a target. How you manage that interaction, with the right body language and enough force, often determines whether an attack proceeds. Reframe Charm and Hold the Line on No — Teach daughters to ask why is this person trying to charm me rather than being flattered. No is a complete sentence, and anyone who pushes past it is signaling they care only about what they want. A pity play after being caught in lies is a massive red flag.   Links & Resources Episode page and all links: https://thedadedge.com/1517 Sam Rosenberg's company, LiveReady: https://www.liveready.co/ Live Ready by Sam Rosenberg (the book): https://www.liveready.co/book LiveReady on YouTube (situational awareness and attack breakdowns): https://www.youtube.com/@LiveReadyCo LiveReady on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livereadyco LiveReady on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LiveReadyCo LiveReady on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/LiveReadyCo/ LiveReady personal training: https://www.liveready.co/training Dad Edge Day with the Arizona Cardinals (November 15, Cardinals vs Rams, State Farm Stadium): https://thedadedge.com/nfl Roommates to soulmates thedadedge.com/soulmates   Enjoyed This Episode? If Sam's breakdown of that parking lot attack made you look at your own routine differently, put one habit to work this week. Get your head up and off your phone during those arrival and departure moments, and have the charm and no conversation with your daughter. If the show keeps delivering, follow, rate, and leave a review so more fathers can find these conversations.

Terrified of taking on your first management role? Don't be. Join us on the week's episode to learn how you can avoid the biggest trap that new leaders get into, why you need to keep your team moving rather than doing the work for them, and hear our essential reading list for new managers, with your hosts, Squirrel and Jeffrey. Links: - Behind Closed Doors: https://www.jrothman.com/books/behind-closed-doors-secrets-of-great-management/ - High Output Management: https://www.amazon.com/High-Output-Management-Andrew-Grove/dp/0679762884 - 8 Behaviors: https://www.csu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/917018/Eight-Behaviors-for-Smarter-Teams-2.pdf - Situational Leadership: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situational_leadership_theory - Modern Management Made Easy: https://www.jrothman.com/books/modern-management-made-easy-a-three-volume-set/ -------------------------------------------------- You'll find free videos and practice material, plus our book Agile Conversations, at agileconversations.com And we'd love to hear any thoughts, ideas, or feedback you have about the show: email us at info@agileconversations.com -------------------------------------------------- About Your Hosts Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick joined forces at TIM Group in 2013, where they studied and practised the art of management through difficult conversations. Over a decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing profitable organisations through better communication. Squirrel is an advisor, author, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant, and he's helped over 300 companies of all sizes make huge, profitable improvements in their culture, skills, and processes. You can find out more about his work here: douglassquirrel.com/index.html Jeffrey is Vice President of Engineering at ION Analytics, Organiser at CITCON, the Continuous Integration and Testing Conference, and is an accomplished author and speaker. You can connect with him here: www.linkedin.com/in/jfredrick/

Before Pearl Harbor, naturalized American Simon Emil Koedel and his daughter Marie operated a covert Nazi intelligence ring targeting critical shipping movements right out of New York's harbor bars. By exploiting social dynamics, casual conversations, and routine operational oversights, this duo turned everyday interactions into high-value intel for enemy forces. This episode breaks down the situational awareness gaps, human-factor vulnerabilities, and social engineering tactics that allowed a father-daughter spy team to operate unnoticed in plain sight.

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Mike, Bobby, and Deuce recapped the Saints' second padded practice. Deuce emphasized the importance of situational football. Bobby explained that the Saints have to get off to faster starts in 2026.

Zvi Mowshowitz returns for his eleventh appearance to discuss what current AI tools are actually good for, where they distort judgment, and why writing still matters as a way of thinking. The conversation centers on the OpenAI Hugging Face model-evaluation security incident, using it to examine whether frontier AI failures are mostly operator recklessness, deeper evidence of dangerous capabilities, or both. Zvi argues that “moderate prudence” is far below what AGI safety requires, and weighs constitutional training, RLVR, market incentives, liability, audits, and lab coordination as possible responses. The stakes are whether society can slow, test, and govern increasingly capable systems before ordinary incentives reward models that are smarter, less reliable, and harder to contain. For full show notes, links, and references, read the episode page:https://www.cognitiverevolution.ai/pick-your-poison-zvi-mowshowitz-on-the-unipolar-multipolar-agi-dilemma-openface-pacing-the-frontier/ Sponsor: Claude: Claude by Anthropic is an AI collaborator that understands your workflow and helps you tackle research, writing, coding, and organization with deep context. Get started with Claude and explore Claude Pro at https://claude.ai/tcr CHAPTERS: (00:00) About the Episode (02:49) AI workflow paradox (14:02) Situational awareness tradeoffs (Part 1) (14:07) Sponsor: Claude (15:37) Situational awareness tradeoffs (Part 2) (24:08) Recklessness and warning (39:14) Alignment market failures (56:54) Regulation and liability (01:04:32) Cooperation and antitrust (01:14:46) Auditors and access (01:21:11) Bio risk thresholds (01:33:37) Pacing frontier signals (01:45:19) Pause and self-improvement (01:57:30) Safety incentives and culture (02:04:36) Consciousness and identity (02:23:42) Alternative AI architectures (02:36:53) Michigan AI politics (02:47:37) Rest and recovery (02:52:21) Episode Outro (02:56:17) Outro PRODUCED BY: https://aipodcast.ing SOCIAL LINKS: Website: https://www.cognitiverevolution.ai Twitter (Podcast): https://x.com/cogrev_podcast Twitter (Nathan): https://x.com/labenz LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nathanlabenz/ Youtube: https://youtube.com/@CognitiveRevolutionPodcast Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/the-cognitive-revolution-ai-builders-researchers-and/id1669813431 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6yHyok3M3BjqzR0VB5MSyk

Mike, Bobby, and Deuce recapped the Saints' second padded practice. Deuce emphasized the importance of situational football. Bobby explained that the Saints have to get off to faster starts in 2026.

This episode uses the real-world case of the I-5 Strangler to break down crucial situational awareness strategies for vulnerable transit environments like isolated highway stretches and roadside stops. Alongside expert insights from Dr. Eric Hickey, we analyze how predatory offenders identify isolated targets, exploit environmental blind spots, and use pre-incident indicators to lure victims into a false sense of security. By understanding these behavioral red flags and spatial risks, listeners learn practical protocols to maintain heightened vigilance and protect themselves during long-distance travel.

In this episode, Shane explores what this recent tragedy reveals about modern culture, from bystander behavior and situational awareness to the importance of being prepared, staying calm under pressure, and living with a clear mind. Why do so many people reach for their phones before helping? What does real courage look like? And how can we become the kind of people our families can count on when life takes an unexpected turn? This isn't about fear. It's about responsibility, preparedness, and building a life that's ready for whatever comes next. Episode Highlights: The Twin Falls In-N-Out shooting Why people film instead of act Situational awareness and emergency preparedness The value of sober-minded decision-making Firearm responsibility and training What high performers do differently when chaos strikes ️ If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe, leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and share it with someone who believes a clear mind could make all the difference. Join “The Victory Circle”, our FREE Sober Guy Mens Community at https://www.thatsoberguy.com/offers/SvjjuEQ2/checkout Want to go 30 Days Alcohol Free? Try our 30-Day Sober Performance Challenge — https://www.thatsoberguy.com/quit-drinking-alcohol-for-30-days Sober Executive Performance Reset: A 12 Week Private Coaching Experience - APPLY HERE https://www.thatsoberguy.com/coaching Shanes New Book, Sober Guy How Do I - https://a.co/d/81ZIgtE Invite Shane to Speak - https://www.thatsoberguy.com/speaking For More Resources go to http://www.ThatSoberGuy.com Follow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shane-ramer-7534bb257/ Follow us on Instagram @ThatSoberGuyPodcast Follow us on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/thatsoberguypodcast  https://www.foxnews.com/us/idaho-in-n-out-burger-shooting-motive-mystery-armed-citizen-speaks Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This episode analyzes the rise and fall of Ilich Ramírez Sánchez to highlight critical situational awareness and intelligence tradecraft lessons from the era of transnational terror. By examining high-profile operations like the 1975 OPEC siege, listeners learn how lapses in security, state tolerance, and unmonitored movement allowed a high-profile operative to exploit vulnerabilities across international borders. Understanding these historical patterns of operational tradecraft equips modern security professionals and researchers to better recognize emerging threat vectors and maintain heightened vigilance against complex, multi-jurisdictional risks.

In this episode, we unpack the famous "bitter almond" scent associated with cyanide poisoning to separate Hollywood tropes from real-world environmental hazard detection. We break down the actual chemistry behind toxic exposures and reveal why relying solely on olfactory cues can create a dangerous false sense of security. Learn how to train your situational awareness to identify subtle chemical indicators and physical threat vectors before it's too late.

Navy Airman Ryan Blackwell joins us to dissect the terrifying moments he came face-to-face with an active shooter on base. We break down the immediate environmental cues, the sudden compression of time, and the critical decisions that separated survival from tragedy. This episode delivers crucial, real-world takeaways on how high-stakes situational awareness can shift your positioning when seconds count.

Daniel sits down with Annette from Boston to reflect on their remarkable eight-year coaching and mentorship journey. Annette shares her transformation from a controlling leader struggling to find fulfillment, and reaching the top only to leave it all behind.    Together, Daniel and Annette explore the evolution of leadership, the importance of emotional honesty in business, redefining success, and the value of slowing down to find meaning in both work and life. Whether you're climbing the corporate ladder or seeking more authenticity in your career, this candid and insightful conversation offers powerful lessons on growth, vulnerability, and leading from the inside out.   Thank you for listening. Share it with your network and if you like it give it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.  Don't forget to subscribe so you will never miss an episode. Let's connect online: 1. INSTAGRAM: https://snip.ly/2ognlc 2. LINKEDIN: https://snip.ly/u6w6dg 3. WEBSITE: https://snip.ly/ys5h59 Questions? Email us at: contact@danielkluken.com   1. Introduction & Context (00:01) •Daniel Kluken introduces Annette and describes their eight-year coaching/mentor relationship. •Mention of where Annette is from (Boston, USA) and their shared journey. •Purpose of the conversation: exploration of a long-term mentoring relationship and its evolution.   2. Beginnings of the Coaching Relationship (01:04) •Annette's initial state: feeling disconnected, controlling, and fighting for control. •How they met at Wim Hof in Poland. •Annette's search for a coach/mentor with the right presence and connection.   3. Professional Context at the Start (02:19) •Annette describes her role: R&D, leading a team of ~15 people. •The pressures of a growing company and evolving products. •How leadership and company dynamics were shifting.   4. Growth and Leadership Transformation (03:22) •Moving from providing answers to asking questions as a leader. •Progression into executive leadership (C-suite) and building a creative, expressive team culture. •Annette's influence on team creativity and empowerment.   5. Leading by Example (05:25) •Daniel Kluken highlights "lead yourself first" as a principle Annette modeled. •Emphasizing honesty, transparency, vulnerability, and self-development as a leader.   6. Emotions and Business (06:15) •The false belief that business should be non-emotional. •The power of emotions in leadership and team cohesion. •Annette's journey to embracing and expressing emotions as a strength, not a weakness.   7. The Challenge of Leadership Roles (09:54) •Navigating loneliness at the C-suite/executive level. •Handling criticism, emotional responses, and leadership resilience. •Redefining relationships in the context of leadership (e.g., friendship vs. professional boundaries).   8. Redefining Friendship at Work (13:13) •The impact of moving from peer to leader on work friendships. •The transition from one kind of friendship to multiple, context-specific definitions. •Dealing with the emotional cost (e.g., yearning for "the good old days") and building trust as a foundation.   9. Creating Trust and Safety in Teams (16:32) •Trust as a basis for team safety and openness. •The limits of a leader's responsibility in providing safety; focus on transparency and honesty. •The impact of personal transformation on team dynamics and perceived safety.   10. Shifts in Leadership Approach (19:11) •Transition from focusing on the individual to focusing on the company's well-being as a whole. •Integrating new team members and styles. •Moving from assumptions to curiosity and open questioning in team leadership.   11. Evolution of the Coaching Relationship (21:24) •Value of long-term coaching: perspective, reflection, and witnessing personal evolution. •Changes in what Annette needed from Daniel Kluken over time (from understanding value systems to deep emotional work). •Navigating stagnation and deciding to renew or adjust the coaching partnership.   12. Integrating Emotion and Cognition (23:49) •Transition from relying solely on intellect to incorporating emotions in decision-making. •Importance of feeling as well as thinking for sustainable leadership and personal fulfillment.   13. Sustainable Leadership Practices (28:05) •Becoming a multifaceted leader capable of integrating intellect, emotion, and presence. •Adapting the approach to workload and delegation as team size and leadership scope grew.   14. Delegation and Empowerment (29:40) •Shift from micromanaging to empowering team members to own outcomes. •Customizing leadership for different individuals' needs. •Realizing personal enjoyment in team/community as a source of fulfillment.   15. Authenticity, Masks, and Energy (33:03) •Authentic leadership: minimizing the energy drain of "wearing masks." •Original motivation for mentorship: desire for mastery/control, evolving to embracing surrender and emotional power.   16. The Mentor vs. Coach Paradigm (35:03) •Daniel Kluken's philosophy: mentoring involves going first, modeling vulnerability and growth. •Creating a partnership/joint journey rather than a hierarchical coach-client dynamic.   17. Transformation as the Goal (37:17) •The journey beyond "doing" and "getting"—focusing on transformation and unlocking untapped personal potential. •Approaching leadership and life as an ongoing process of becoming.   18. The Realization of Fulfillment (39:59) •Reaching the top ("the only way is down"): recognizing misalignment with prior definitions of success. •Deciding not to pursue further corporate ambition (e.g., CEO role). •Gratitude for reaching this realization relatively early.   19. Reconsidering Retirement and Present Living (41:39) •Questioning deferred gratification for retirement. •Embracing living in the present and trusting one's ability to adapt. •The impact of personal loss on perspective regarding life's brevity and priorities. 20. The Power of Boredom, Stillness, and Slowing Down (46:28) •Learning to savor "little things" and the richness of slow, passive moments. •Recognizing societal discomfort with inactivity and confronting one's own restlessness. 21. Letting Go of External Validation (50:53) •The seduction of status, recognition, and performance in the corporate world. •Disentangling self-worth from title, stage presence, or external applause.   22. Online vs. Physical Mentoring (52:21) •Effectiveness of online coaching/mentoring. •Advantages: comfort, safety, immediacy, integration with real-life settings. •Situational benefits and the impact of being in one's actual environment.   23. Vulnerability and Showing Up (57:21) •Value of showing up for mentoring even when not feeling well. •Deeper breakthroughs occur in moments of vulnerability and discomfort.   24. Honesty with Self and Others (01:00:59) •The importance of working with self-honesty and truth. •Perspectives are not ultimate truths—value in hearing, not always adopting, others' views. •The process of decision-making and owning one's choices.   25. Practical Advice for Leaders (01:03:56) •Every door is always open—perpetual possibility for new choices. •The leader's role in keeping options and perspectives open for themselves and their teams. •Trust as the core of decision-making and confidence-building.   26. The Ongoing Journey of Transformation (01:09:02) •The courage to surrender old versions of self and embrace transformation. •Recognition and admiration from others for breaking from convention. •Openness to uncertainty and the freedom of not having a fixed plan.   27. Conclusion (01:10:43) •Daniel Kluken expresses appreciation for Annette's journey and shared insights. •Affirmation of ongoing partnership and the value of sharing experiences for others.

For ten months, the Marines and Sailors of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit operated across the Caribbean under U.S. Southern Command's Operation Southern Spear, moving through one of the most complex and dynamically shifting threat environments in the Western Hemisphere, one where transnational narco-terrorist networks operate with military-grade weapons, sophisticated logistics, and the kind of adaptive counter-surveillance tradecraft that demands a level of environmental reading far beyond standard law enforcement or conventional military doctrine. This episode breaks down what that deployment actually looked like on the ground, how amphibious forces were trained and positioned to identify, track, and interdict heavily armed cartel networks operating across open water and coastal terrain where the threat picture changes faster than any fixed intelligence product can capture, and what the operational lessons from Southern Spear reveal about the future of situational awareness in counter-narcotics and hemispheric defense missions. If you want to understand how elite military units read and respond to a living, breathing narco threat environment in America's own backyard, this episode gives you the inside account of what that looks like when it is actually executed at scale. IAB Tags: Military/Defense, Law Enforcement, News/Politics, Society/Issues, Education, Personal Safety, Law/Government/Legal

Your story probably doesn't need more conflict—it needs the right conflict.One of the most common mistakes writers make is replacing emotional confrontation with external obstacles. The result is a story where plenty of things happen, but very little actually changes.In this episode, Zena Dell Lowe explores why audiences connect most deeply with relational conflict, how external events should intensify—not replace—the emotional journey, and why so many climaxes leave viewers feeling strangely unsatisfied.Through a real story consultation, she illustrates how writers accidentally dodge the very confrontation they've spent the entire story building toward.If your middle sags, your ending feels flat, or your climax never quite lands, this episode may help you discover why.Watch this episode on YouTubeFree Resources for Writers:Seven Deadly Plot Points FREE TRAINING VIDEO Free Video Tutorial for ScreenwritingSign up for The Storyteller's Digest, my exclusive bi-monthly newsletter for writers and storytellers. Each edition delivers an insightful article or practical writing tip straight from me, designed to help you master your craft and tell compelling stories.The Storyteller's Mission Podcast is now on YouTube.  Subscribe to our channel and never miss a new episode or announcement.

On Tuesday's "Dan O'Donnell Show," Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner's rape accuser speaks publicly, and all of his socialist allies demand he drop out. But where were they a month ago when a Republican former girlfriend accused him of domestic abuse? Where were they when he had a Nazi symbol tattooed on his chest? As Dan argues, they are only doing the right thing now because it is politically advantageous. 

On Tuesday's "Dan O'Donnell Show," Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner's rape accuser speaks publicly, and all of his socialist allies demand he drop out. But where were they a month ago when a Republican former girlfriend accused him of domestic abuse? Where were they when he had a Nazi symbol tattooed on his chest? As Dan argues, they are only doing the right thing now because it is politically advantageous. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Was De'Aaron Fox's blocked layup at the end of Game 4 a bad decision, or are we all just being couch coaches with the benefit of slow-motion replay? Sam and TJ use that exact moment — plus the late double team on Brunson and San Antonio's third-quarter three-point barrage — to dig into one of the most debated topics in coaching: how much time should you actually spend on situational basketball? They get into building "non-timeout calls" to change the flow of a game, why shot selection (not just execution) wins and loses close games, and why coaching your own emotional response might matter more than any late-game playbook. Whether you're running a youth program or a college staff, this episode will change how you think about practice planning for crunch time.Show Notes:De'Aaron Fox's blocked layup decisionCouch coaching vs. real-time decisionsThe Spurs' 29-point collapseShot selection during big runsDoubling Brunson late in the gameBoxing out and rebounding assignmentsHow much to script end-of-game situationsBuilding non-timeout calls to shift momentumCoaching player mindset under pressureCoaching your own emotional regulationProcess-oriented vs. results-oriented coachingKnowing your team's late-game identityPGC Courtside Coaching Clinic announcementSend us a Message. If you'd like us to reply, include your contact info.After analyzing over 100 million shots, basketball data scientists at Noah Basketball have uncovered the formula of the perfect shot, helping players on 28 of 30 NBA teams improve their accuracy faster than ever before.This same patented shot-tracking technology is now available to you in the Noah Backboard for a fraction of the cost. Learn more today at noahbasketball.com. Inquire while supplies last! Every fall, over 2,700 players from elementary school to high school attend a PGC Shooting College. PGC is the place for dedicated players who are serious about becoming better shooters. At a Fall Shooting College, they'll get the knowledge, skills and blueprint needed to quickly become a great shooter before the season starts.Learn more & Register: https://pgcbasketball.com/camps/shooting-college/

Operating against Colombian cartel organizations required a level of environmental awareness that went far beyond conventional law enforcement, demanding that DEA agents develop the ability to read human behavior under deception, identify threat signatures in unfamiliar cultural contexts, map the invisible power structures operating beneath the surface of every interaction, and make life-or-death decisions in real time with incomplete information and no margin for error. This episode features a retired DEA agent whose career was built on exactly that kind of high-stakes situational awareness, breaking down how he learned to read people, environments, and organizational dynamics inside one of the most dangerous and deceptive operational theaters in the history of American law enforcement. Whether you are thinking about threat assessment in professional environments, human intelligence collection, or the foundational principles behind staying safe and effective when the stakes are as high as they get, this conversation delivers hard-won wisdom from someone who spent a career proving those principles under fire.

The Avispas Negras, Cuba's Mobile Brigade of Special Troops, have spent decades proving that elite operational effectiveness is not a function of budget or equipment inventory but of training discipline, environmental adaptability, and the ability to read and exploit a threat landscape with whatever tools are actually available rather than the ones you wish you had. Forged in the crucible of Angola in the 1970s and refined through decades of sanctions, embargo, and material scarcity, these five-person teams developed a model of lean, high-speed direct action and unconventional warfare that forced them to innovate, improvise, and build situational awareness frameworks that compensate for what they lack in hardware with what they possess in human intelligence and environmental mastery. This episode breaks down how the Black Wasps sustained elite standards under resource constraints, what their operational model reveals about the relationship between awareness, adaptability, and effectiveness, and what any operator or professional in a high-threat environment can learn from a unit that has always had to think its way through problems that better-funded forces would simply buy their way out of.

In this episode of The Fearless Mindset Podcast, Host Mark Ledlow interviews security consultant and industry veteran Ken Carrasco to discuss his journey from retail loss prevention to leading security programs in Silicon Valley and building a successful independent consulting practice.Ken shares how relationships, trust, mentorship, and continuous learning played a pivotal role in his career growth, including his transition from Costco to Cisco Systems during a period of rapid expansion. He reflects on the importance of adaptability, humility, and being willing to seek guidance when navigating new challenges in the security profession.The conversation explores the realities of entrepreneurship in the security industry, highlighting the unique challenges faced by boutique consultants and the importance of focusing on client outcomes rather than credentials alone. Ken explains how trust, empathy, and understanding the client's perspective often create more value than simply selling products or services.Mark and Ken also discuss today's evolving risk landscape, including executive protection, digital footprint management, third-party vendor assessments, reputational threats, and executive risk triage. Ken shares real-world examples of helping business leaders evaluate potential threats, validate concerns, and implement security measures that are proportionate to their actual risk profile.The episode concludes with an insightful discussion on situational awareness, social media exposure, and how family members, friends, and close associates can unintentionally create security vulnerabilities for executives and organizations.Learn about all this and more in this episode of The Fearless Mindset Podcast.KEY TAKEAWAYSTrust creates opportunity — Long-term relationships and credibility often open more doors than direct sales efforts or marketing campaigns.Security is a relationship-driven business — Success comes from earning trust first and revenue second, especially when clients are dealing with sensitive risks and vulnerabilities.Mentorship accelerates professional growth — Seeking guidance from experienced professionals can shorten learning curves and help build stronger security programs.Adaptability is essential in security leadership — Security professionals must continuously learn new skills and collaborate across departments to address evolving challenges.Entrepreneurship requires resilience — Independent consultants must embrace uncertainty, overcome setbacks, and remain committed through both busy and slow business cycles.Clients care about outcomes, not credentials — Organizations are ultimately looking for solutions to their problems rather than an impressive list of titles or certifications.Empathy creates better security solutions — Understanding the client's perspective leads to more practical recommendations and stronger long-term partnerships.Executive risk extends beyond physical threats — Digital footprints, online exposure, and publicly available personal information have become major security concerns for business leaders.Risk assessments should drive security decisions — Effective security strategies begin with understanding actual risk levels and implementing proportionate protective measures.Third-party vendors can introduce security vulnerabilities — Organizations must evaluate the security practices of partners, suppliers, and contractors as part of a comprehensive risk management program.Reputation can become a security issue — Rumors, misinformation, and competitive pressures can create concerns that require validation and strategic response.Social media creates unintended exposure — Family members, friends, and close associates can unknowingly reveal sensitive information that increases executive and organizational risk.Situational awareness is a leadership responsibility — Executives who understand their personal and professional exposure are better positioned to make informed security decisions.Honesty about what you don't know is a strength — The most effective professionals acknowledge knowledge gaps and actively seek expertise when needed.Success in security comes from solving problems — The most valuable consultants provide clarity, practical guidance, and measurable outcomes rather than unnecessary complexity.QUOTES “You have to lead with trust before revenue.""Clients don't care about your titles. They want to know if you can solve their problems.""A lot of the value is simply providing clarity.""In order to be successful, you're going to have to get through the failures to get to the successes.""Most executives aren't exposed by what they're doing—it's often the people around them."“Executive risk always begins with understanding the risk profile.""We want to provide proportionate security, not unnecessary security.""Just because someone has a concern doesn't mean they have a threat.""Most executives aren't exposed by what they're doing—it's often the people around them.""You can lock down your own information, but you can't always lock down everyone else's."Get to know more about Ken Carrasco through the link/s below.https://www.linkedin.com/in/kencarrasco/To hear more episodes of The Fearless Mindset podcast, you can go to https://the-fearless-mindset.simplecast.com/ or listen on major podcasting platforms such as Apple, Google Podcasts, Spotify, etc. You can also subscribe to the Fearless Mindset YouTube Channel to watch episodes on video.

How do elite leaders stay calm when everything is falling apart? Former Pennsylvania State Police SWAT Commander and NASA Kennedy Space Center tactical leader Bill Young joins The MisFitNation to share the lessons he learned from over 31 years of leading high-performance teams in high-risk environments. This conversation goes far beyond law enforcement. Bill breaks down the principles that apply to leadership, business, military service, emergency response, and everyday life. Inside this episode:

The Spartans did not just build an encryption device when they developed the scytale, they built an entire operational security philosophy around the idea that information in the wrong hands is a weapon turned against you, and the discipline with which they controlled, transmitted, and protected military communications during the Peloponnesian War is a masterclass in the kind of need-to-know compartmentalization that defines modern high-threat operational environments. This episode breaks down how the scytale worked, why its simplicity was also its greatest operational strength, and what the Spartan crypto-state model reveals about the timeless relationship between information control, command integrity, and battlefield survival. Whether you are thinking about modern OPSEC, secure communications protocols, or the foundational principles behind keeping critical information out of enemy hands, the Spartans figured it out first and this episode shows you exactly how they did it.

Training Camp Dates and Fan Access The Detroit Lions now have their NFL training camp clock set. Rookies report July 25. Veterans arrive July 28. The first practice typically follows the next day. Full pads are not expected until the third or fourth practice because of ramp-up rules. Allen Park will be busy. Tickets are required for the free training camp sessions. Expect big crowds, family activities, and post-practice autographs. With no joint practices on the calendar, access should be a bit easier than last summer. Preseason Plan Without Joint Practices The Detroit Lions Podcast spelled out a shift in August. No joint practices this time. The staff wants cleaner prep and more live game work. Starters are expected to see at least a little preseason action. That is a change for this regime. The coaches self-scouted the past year and cut events that were not returning value, including rookie minicamp and the local pro day. Last season's Week 1 rust showed. Joint work with Miami did not translate. The Texans sessions were intense and useful, but the Lions are leaning into controlled preseason reps. Situational drills are helpful. Real game tempo is better. Expect the new-look offensive line to get snaps. Expect rookies and depth pieces to feel the speed early. Why Isaac TeSlaa Is Trending Up One surprise-player pick landed on wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa. The case is strong. He scored six touchdowns on 16 receptions last season and saw 27 targets. That usage can grow. If the Laporta injury lingers, targets open. David Montgomery is not here anymore. He caught passes out of the backfield. Some of those looks can slide to a big-bodied wideout. Tesla's size is a tool in the red zone and on third down. The staff wants matchups. Some weeks he might post one catch. The next week he could swing a game. That volatility fits Drew Petzing's offense. Dan Campbell's read this week: “He feels like a veteran right now. He is consistent for a young guy. He doesn't get frazzled… there's nothing flashy about it, and that's a good thing.” Tesla still has footwork and timing to sharpen off the line, but the arrow points up. St. Brown, Goff and the Offense's Floor Amon-Ra St. Brown remains the constant. He wins against every coverage. He and Jared Goff are in sync. Their chemistry raises the floor for the Detroit Lions offense. Even with last year's line issues, production held. The line looks better on paper now. August will test that. With camp dates set, no joint practices, and a plan to play starters, the Lions aim to hit September sharper. That is the clear objective coming out of this Detroit Lions Podcast. #detroitlions #lions #detroitlionspodcast #detroitlionstrainingcamp #lionspreseason #isaacteslaa #drewpetzing #tylerlacy #jacksonmeeks #trainingcampdates #jointpractices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wil Ravelo spent years as a Green Beret developing the kind of environmental awareness, threat assessment discipline, and rapid decision-making under pressure that most people will never need and most operators carry with them for the rest of their lives, and when he transitioned into law enforcement and eventually SWAT, he discovered that the tools were the same even when the rules of engagement were entirely different. This episode is a deep dive into how elite military training rewires the way you perceive and process a threat environment, what translates from a Special Forces deployment to a domestic hostage situation, and how Wil learned to calibrate the speed and intensity of his threat response to fit a civilian law enforcement context without dulling the instincts that kept him alive overseas. If you want to understand how the highest-performing operators in the world think about space, movement, pattern recognition, and the decision cycle, this conversation is the blueprint.

How can fathers protect their families without living in fear? What practical steps can you take to become more aware, avoid danger, and respond wisely when situations turn tense?In Part 2 of this important Fatherhood Friday conversation, the panel welcomes special guest David Lashley, an experienced law enforcement officer and courtroom bailiff, to share real world insights every dad should hear. Drawing from years of professional experience, David discusses situational awareness, recognizing potential threats before they escalate, effective de-escalation techniques, and practical ways fathers can serve as calm, confident protectors of their homes.This episode is not about paranoia. It is about preparation, wisdom, and embracing the God given responsibility to lead and defend your family with courage and discernment.Join the Fatherhood Friday panel as they explore what it means to be present, alert, and ready to stand in the gap for those you love.If you enjoy content that equips Christian fathers to lead with conviction, strengthen their families, and honor God in everyday life, be sure to like, subscribe, and share this episode with another dad who could benefit from the conversation.Email us: Dads@PreacherDad.comCheck out PreacherDad.com

As Iran escalates its shadow war, the operational footprint of the Quds Force expands into civilian spaces across Europe and the Americas, redefining everyday security risks. This episode analyzes the surveillance indicators, operational patterns, and target selection methods utilized by transnational assassination cells. Learn the critical principles of situational awareness and threat mitigation necessary to navigate a landscape where geopolitical conflicts spill into the public domain.

Following up to the Resilient Confident Competitor episode, Coach Johnny presents an off-court to on-court drill progression for working on a pressure situation. We discuss the details of how to successfully train a player to handle a pressure situation and to be resilient and confident. For more information find us at Dr. Larry and Coach Johnny on X: @LarryLauer / @johnnyparkes1 Instagram: @johnny_parkes USTA PD Website: http://www.playerdevelopment.usta.com/podcasts/?

With international crowds descending on Mexico for the World Cup, a deadly CJNG ambush on law enforcement exposes the critical security volatility of the region. This episode breaks down the immediate tactical threats, territorial dynamics, and situational risks facing travelers and locals amidst escalating cartel warfare. Learn how to analyze high-risk environments and understand the operational realities of asymmetric threats during massive global events.

Trust Your Gut? What Neuroscience Reveals About Intuition The Four Types of Intuition Every Leader Should Understand Episode 309 (Sunil is based in London, Ontario) In this conversation with Sunil Godse we explored: the science behind intuition and decision-making how intuition operates through the subconscious mind why trust is essential for business success the connection between intuition and leadership recognizing personal intuitive signals positive and negative intuition cues experiential intuition and learning from experience relational intuition and building trust situational intuition and reading environments creative intuition and taking calculated risks balancing intuition with logic and data why entrepreneurs often ignore intuitive warnings identifying intuition through past decisions overcoming fear to act on intuitive insights the opportunity cost of ignoring intuition strengthening intuition through deliberate reflection ----- About our guest, Sunil Godse: Sunil's intuitive branding services helped a struggling $400,000 company earn $3.5 million in just over 2 years. He is the author of two books, "Gut: What it is. How to trust it. How to use it." and "Fail Fast. Succeed Faster". Learn about about his intuitive branding services at https://sunilgodse.com/ Buy his books https://sunilgodse.com/books/ ----- Key  points from this conversation with Sunil: Intuition is not mystical; neuroscience research suggests it operates through the subconscious mind. Intuitive processing can begin within milliseconds before conscious awareness. Trust is built through intuition and plays a major role in business success. Every person receives intuitive signals, but those signals are unique to the individual. Positive intuitive signals encourage action, while negative signals warn against potential problems. Intuition draws upon a lifetime of experiences stored in the subconscious. Four forms of intuition influence decision-making: experiential, relational, situational, and creative intuition. Experiential intuition relies on accumulated knowledge and past experiences. Relational intuition helps determine whom to trust and collaborate with. Situational intuition evaluates the environment and circumstances around a decision. Creative intuition encourages people to pursue opportunities that may appear risky to others. Many business failures occur when leaders ignore their intuitive warnings. Trust within organizations increases engagement, productivity, and loyalty. Employees become stronger contributors when they feel trusted and respected. Effective leaders balance intuition, emotion, and rational analysis. Reviewing past successes and failures helps identify personal intuitive signals. Intuition grows stronger when people consciously reflect on their experiences. Acting on intuition often requires courage because the path forward may be uncertain. Fear frequently prevents people from following intuitive guidance. Successful entrepreneurs often combine data with intuition rather than relying exclusively on either. ----- ----more---- Your Intended Message is the podcast about how you can boost your career and business success by honing your communication skills. We'll examine the aspects of how we communicate one-to-one, one to few and one to many – plus that important conversation, one to self. In these interviews we will explore presentation skills, public speaking, conversation, persuasion, negotiation, sales conversations, marketing, team meetings, social media, branding, self talk and more.   Your host is George Torok George is a specialist in communication skills. Especially presentation. He's fascinated by the links between communication and influencing behaviors. He delivers training and coaching programs to help leaders and promising professionals deliver the intended message for greater success.   Connect with George www.SpeechCoachforExecutives.com https://superiorpresentations.net/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgetorokpresentations/ https://www.youtube.com/user/presentationskill  

Situational awareness zero for the Spurs.

Colombia's players arrived at the 1994 World Cup inside one of the most complex and dangerous threat environments any professional athlete has ever been asked to perform in, a landscape where cartel money owned the clubs, gambling syndicates owned the outcomes, and the consequences of failure were communicated not through contracts but through the implicit violence of an entire narco ecosystem. Situational awareness inside that environment required reading signals that were never made explicit, understanding who controlled what, who the real authority was, and what losing on the world's biggest stage actually meant to the people with the most to lose. This episode uses Colombia's World Cup campaign and the assassination of Andrés Escobar as a framework for understanding environmental threat assessment, how coercive systems obscure their own command structures, and what it looks like when a person fails to fully perceive the danger embedded in the world around them until it is too late.

Mastery of your environment isn't a skill; it's a survival mechanism. This podcast breaks down the psychology of acute awareness, teaching you how to read a room, anticipate danger, and process chaos before it processes you. Learn the subtle cues that separate the sheep from the wolves in everyday life.

True situational awareness isn't just about looking around; it's about understanding the subtle shifts in the atmosphere around you. Using his first intense jungle deployment as a backdrop, Clark Impastato details how sensory overload can paralyze an untrained mind. Learn how elite special operations forces manage fear, filter out noise, and maintain razor-sharp focus under extreme duress.

Operating in the brutal isolation of Northeast Greenland, a tiny, specialized Danish military unit defies modern mechanized warfare using traditional dogsleds and pure human endurance. This episode explores the fascinating history, grueling selection process, and tactical necessity of the Sirius Patrol as they enforce sovereignty over thousands of miles of frozen wilderness. Discover how these elite operators survive months of sub-zero darkness relying entirely on their teammates, their canine companions, and vintage bolt-action rifles.

The most dangerous predators rarely look like monsters; instead, they weaponize intense charm, vulnerability, and calculated charisma to bypass our natural defenses. This episode breaks down the warning signs of psychopathic manipulation, revealing how serial killers exploit the empathy and protective instincts of others. Learn how to maintain objective situational awareness, recognize emotional boundary testing, and immunize yourself against predatory gaslighting.

James Bond's Real Superpower isn't what most people think. Everyone remembers the gadgets — the Aston Martin, the exploding pen, the watch. But Bond's true edge is something far more powerful. In this episode, Dan and Tom of Cracking the Code of Spy Movies break down James Bond's situational intelligence — and why it matters more than any gadget Q ever built. Bond reads rooms, people, and danger faster than anyone else. That's his superpower. We explore key moments across the Bond movie franchise. From Dr. No to Casino Royale, Bond wins by reading human behavior. Not by hacking. Not by technology. By understanding the situation. And we find James Bond's real superpower.

Life in your 40s can hit hard, and if you're feeling the weight of it all right now, you are not alone. In this episode, Abby gets real and personal about a difficult situation she's been navigating with one of her kids, and how the stress of it has started to feel like so much more than just "situational anxiety." Between caring for our families, keeping up with the house, showing up at work, and being everyone else's emotional rock, it can feel impossible to also take care of ourselves. But here's the thing: it IS possible, and it looks different for everyone.Key Topics Covered:What situational anxiety actually is and how it can slowly start to feel all-encompassing.Why our 40s often bring a wave of hard life events, for us and the people we love most.Amy's observation about why Abby handles stress better than almost anyone she knows.The difference between situations we can't avoid and ones where we actually do have a choice.Practical things we do to take care of ourselves when life feels overwhelming.Why our brains crave predictability and what to do when life refuses to give us that.LINKS AND RESOURCES:BETTERHELP: 10% off first month at: http://betterhelp.com/herselfHERSELF PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/herselfpodcastINFRARED SAUNA: https://amzlink.to/az05Rg8T8ZNO5 Let's connect!HERSELF INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/herselfpodcastMEET AMY: http://instagram.com/ameskieferMEET ABBY: http://instagram.com/abbyrosegreenThis episode was brought to you by the Pivot Ball Change Network.

Dave Toebner of SF Gate joins Bill Laskey after the Giants loss to the A's in Sacramento to talk about the Giants continuing to come up short in big situations, and how much more production they should expect from Matt Chapman, Rafael Devers and Willy Adames.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dealing with career burnout in 2026 — or could it actually be boreout? Whether you're experiencing job burnout, work burnout, quiet burnout, or boreout at work, struggling with a lack of career satisfaction, or wondering why you've lost motivation in a job that looks fine on paper, this episode of Happen To Your Career breaks down exactly what career burnout and boreout in 2026 look like, how to fix burnout and boreout for good, and how to find real career satisfaction. 83% of corporate professionals report burnout right now, and among women in senior leadership, that number jumps to 43%, more than double what it was in 2019. But the signs of burnout most people are experiencing today don't look like the burnout symptoms you've been told to watch for — many of them are actually boreout. If you're high-performing, still delivering, still holding it all together, but something inside you that used to care about your work has quietly disappeared, you're not dealing with traditional burnout. You're likely dealing with boreout: the under-challenged, under-utilized, chronically bored version of burnout almost nobody talks about. And boreout is the kind that keeps people stuck for years in jobs that look great on paper but slowly drain them of any career satisfaction. In this episode, we break down the difference between boreout and burnout, why boreout turns into burnout if left unaddressed, the two distinct types of career burnout (situational burnout vs. career burnout), how to recover from boreout and burnout, and exactly how to find career satisfaction in 2026. You'll hear Lisa's story of 7 years of boreout at a "good job" before landing a role she's genuinely excited about — and the exact framework she used to get there.   What you'll learn: What career burnout and boreout in 2026 actually look like (and the new signs to watch for) Boreout vs. burnout: the difference (and why confusing them keeps you stuck) Why boreout is the most under-diagnosed form of burnout in 2026 The 3 forces driving boreout, job burnout, and work burnout in 2026 Situational burnout vs. career burnout: how to know which one you have How boreout quietly turns into full career burnout How to fix boreout and burnout without quitting reactively How to recover from burnout and rebuild career satisfaction Why changing jobs doesn't fix career burnout or boreout (and what actually does)   Listen now to learn what career burnout and boreout in 2026 actually look like, how to tell the difference, how to fix both, and how to find the career satisfaction you've been missing.   Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit  happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here! Want to chat with our team about your unique situation? Schedule a conversation   Free Resources What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out! Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.   Related Episodes Should I Quit My Job? How to Know It's Time (Spotify / Apple Podcasts) Executive Burnout: Making A Midlife Career Change (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

In this episode, Scott Becker explores the difference between situational and deep friendships, highlighting how lasting, meaningful relationships stand apart from those formed by convenience or shared environments.