OneSharpSword

OneSharpSword

Hosted by: Dr. Wayne Pernell, CEO and Founder, DynamicLeader, Inc.

Most people live their lives using a dull blade, hoping to make it through to another day. Even a thousand dull blades would be no match for One Sharp Sword! One Sharp Sword is about breaking free and cutting...

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Cooking a Frog and How To Stop Tolerating The Toxic

Episode #139

It’s said that if you put a frog in cool to luke warm water and ever-so-slightly turn up the temperature, the frog won’t notice as it becomes acclimated to the higher temperature. When, at some point, the frog ends up...
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Doing the Hard Things Till They're Easy

Episode #138

I just got back from a root canal. WooHooo!!! Such exciting news. No, not really. And no one should become an expert patient when it comes to having root canals done.    Still, practicing anything that isn’t something...
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Interview with Paul Glover

Episode #137

Paul Glover calls himself a Recovering Scoundrel. He notes that he is a recovering trial attorney who is also a convicted felon.  He works in leadership and workforce development with an emphasis on legacy building...
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Interview with Amy Armstrong

Episode #136

Relationships are tricky.    Growing through a dysfunctional attachment to and dependence on her sister, Amy was shaken awake when her big sister was killed in a car accident. She recreated the dependence in the...
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Abandoning Hope, YES… really!

Episode #135

Wait, what? Yep - it’s this simple: Hope Is NOT A Strategy!   We wish for things. We hope things will get better.    And that’s based in a MindState of fear and lack.  What’s your state of mind when you wish or hope...
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Interview with Antuan Magic Raimone

Episode #134

Here’s a man who has been on stage in one of the most famous productions in the world and you’ve probably never noticed him. And that’s the point. No, he’s not some ninja or a camouflaged stage hand.    Antuan Magic...
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An Audience of Some

Episode #133

Based on my blog which got A LOT of great response, here are some key points to keep in mind as you watch/listen to this episode -  It’s not only exhausting, it’s ridiculous to want to be liked by everyone.   It’s...
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Exponential Success via Quarantine?

Episode #132

Two race cars are finely tuned, side by side, they’re efficient and they are at the starting line. One has been racing for days on end and has approached the starting line low on fuel. The other has been pulled off...
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Lessons From My Mom

Episode #131

March 1st was my mom’s birthday. She passed away 16 years ago. And, I miss her. Today I wanted to honor her by talking about some of the lessons I got from her while growing up. Pretty simply, they are: Be Kind - it...
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Making Good Choices

Episode #130

We tell ourselves and others to make “good” choices, but we really don’t know whether a choice is good or bad until we see what the outcome is. You might be thinking that of course there are good and bad choices. The...
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Interview with Jennifer Kem

Episode #129

Jennifer Kem grew up in the plantation town of Wailea, HI. As the young descendent of Filipino immigrants, she was a studious introvert. Her grandmother, a great influence, had her reading the business section of the...
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Is This Love

Episode #128

We sure do talk to ourselves an awful lot, don’t we? For everything we do, all the chatter we allow, everything we eat, all of the relationships we engage in, ask this simple question: Is This Love?  You’re worthy of...
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