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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It's Hard Till It's Not

Episode #145

As with most everything new, it’s hard. Learning to drive is hard. Learning a new language is hard. Letting go of old habits and stepping into an upleveled version of yourself is hard.   You leave something behind....
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The Leader’s Dilemma: Leading!

Episode #144

Leaders (that’s you because you’re influencing anyone in your circle) believe that they’re doing a good job, great job, or maybe even just fine job. Seldom will leaders evaluate themselves as less than. And that’s...
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Expectations and Outcomes

Episode #143

Let’s talk goal setting, for real. Not wishes, but getting stuff done.   Whether you’re guiding your team or guiding yourself, whether you’re managing up, managing down, or focused on your own accomplishments, you...
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Spring Cleaning for Your MindState™ (no matter the season)

Episode #142

Remember how good it feels to go through your closet and get rid of old clothes that you’ve been hanging onto for “someday.” You liked them, but they no longer serve you. Just as you would clear out old, expired food...
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Those Elusive Dreams

Episode #141

Are you “livin’ the dream” or maybe you’ve given up on your dreams? I know I’ve let go of a lot of dreams along my journey. They were entertaining. They served me at the time, and like a loved one’s passing, I’ve...
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Interview with Andrea Edwards

Episode #140

Andrea T Edwards always knew who she was, even as a teen. Strong and outspoken, she grew up in Australia and seemed to find a way of fighting for what’s right in the world. Or, perhaps, how to make the world a little...
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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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