Episodes

  • How to Build an Effective Morning Routine

    How to Build an Effective Morning Routine
    Jan 7 2025
    Your morning routine will set the tone for your day, for better or for worse. And there’s no time like the start of a new year to take a close look at your routine and build new habits that support your growth as a leader and an individual. In this episode, Alex unpacks the principles and success statements that can help you build the morning routine that fits your life. He then walks us through his current morning routine as an example of what these principles can look like in practice. Episode Recap: To build a morning routine that works for you, start with these principles (2:18) As goes your morning, so goes your day (5:34) Self control begets self control (6:33) Strength is for service (10:05) What does winning look like for a morning routine? (12:02) Morning routines can be seasonal and circumstantial (16:17) Here’s what a sample morning routine can look like (24:35) What would your ideal morning look like? And what would have to change for that to happen? (41:24) Resources: Follow the podcast on Apple or Spotify Sign Up for Our Weekly Growth Guide Try Path for Growth 1on1 Coaching Free for 14 Days Download the Free Reading Guide Connect with our Founder Alex Judd on LinkedIn and Instagram
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    47 mins
  • 5 Actions to Start 2025 Strong

    5 Actions to Start 2025 Strong
    Dec 31 2024
    It’s a powerful day when a person decides that their growth is their responsibility! In this episode, Alex invites us to start 2025 strong by creating a yearly personal growth plan. He walks us through 5 actions that will help us reflect on the past year and look ahead to the future, and he also explains how you can start strong with Path for Growth at our annual new year’s event. We hope to see you there! Episode Recap: There’s enormous value in creating a yearly personal growth plan (2:19) God calls us to be active participants in the story He’s writing (5:41) Today we’ll walk through 5 actions to start 2025 strong (7:50) 1. Reflection: It’s unwise to plan for the future without first looking back (14:28) 2. Vision: Bad growth is rooted in what you do, good growth is rooted in who you are (17:14) 3. Action: Your best growth happens in the zone of proximal development (21:38) 4. Destination: Focus on what you can control and pray for the things you can’t (26:41) 5. Elimination: Effective people will produce more than they can sustain (30:45) Resources: Join us for Start Strong 2025 Follow the podcast on Apple or Spotify Sign Up for Our Weekly Growth Guide Try Path for Growth 1on1 Coaching Free for 14 Days Download the Free Reading Guide Connect with our Founder Alex Judd on LinkedIn and Instagram
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    35 mins
  • Reflecting on 2024 with Creative Curiosity - Part 2

    Reflecting on 2024 with Creative Curiosity - Part 2
    Dec 24 2024
    What decisions and lessons had the biggest impact on your business in 2024? In this episode, Alex leads us through a second set of year-end reflection questions, this time focused on your organization and leadership. Spend some time writing down your answers to these questions or even discussing them with your team. And make sure to listen to Part 1 if you haven’t already! Episode Recap: Intentional reflection is key for growth and wisdom (2:01) What were the 3 biggest victories for your organization this year, and what caused them? (4:16) What were the 3 biggest lessons your organization had to learn this year? (6:54) What were the 3 most impactful things your business did in 2024? (9:22) What were the best decisions you made in 2024, and what made them so good? (10:58) What were the worst decisions you made in 2024, and what made them so poor? (13:22) What is one thing you want your team to hear from you about 2024? (16:10) Resources: Follow the podcast on Apple or Spotify Sign Up for Our Weekly Growth Guide Try Path for Growth 1on1 Coaching Free for 14 Days Download the Free Reading Guide Connect with our Founder Alex Judd on LinkedIn and Instagram
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    20 mins
  • Reflecting on 2024 with Creative Curiosity - Part 1

    Reflecting on 2024 with Creative Curiosity - Part 1
    Dec 17 2024
    If you want to gain wisdom, you need to spend time reflecting on and evaluating your experiences. This episode is a chance to do just that, as Alex walks us through 6 questions for personal reflection as 2024 comes to a close. Take the time to think about and write down your answers to each of these questions, then join us next week for a similar exercise that will help you evaluate your business and leadership! Episode Recap: There’s not wisdom in experience, there’s wisdom in evaluated experience (2:21) Reflection transforms strengths into opportunities (5:09) Reflection turns accidental victories into intentional victories (6:36) Creative curiosity is key for effective reflection (7:27) Take the time to reflect on these 10 questions and write down your answers (11:15) What are 3 specific highlights from this year, and how can you replicate them? (12:49) What are 3 specific experiences you’re grateful you had this year? (15:47) What are 3 mistakes you made this year, and what did you learn? (18:47) Name 3 challenging situations. What caused them, and what did you learn? (22:27) What is one way you grew this year, and what caused that growth? (25:09) What personal lesson or principle do you want to take with you into next year? (28:40) Resources: Follow the podcast on Apple or Spotify Sign Up for Our Weekly Growth Guide Try Path for Growth 1on1 Coaching Free for 14 Days Download the Free Reading Guide Connect with our Founder Alex Judd on LinkedIn and Instagram
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    33 mins
  • Get Strategic About Your Personal Life

    Get Strategic About Your Personal Life
    Dec 10 2024
    You know how important it is to think strategically about your business, but have you taken the time to focus on strategic growth in your personal life? In this episode, Alex wraps up our series on strategic thinking, planning, and growth by talking about how you can apply strategic principles to other areas of your life. He walks through three questions for defining your personal mission, vision, and values, explains how strategic planning can benefit your marriage, and shares practical examples of what these exercises have looked like in his own life. Make sure to catch up on the rest of our strategic growth series if you haven’t already! Episode Recap: The same principles that help you lead strategically can transform your personal life (0:58) Focus on getting above and ahead to get results that are new and different (4:18) Approach these conversations with collaboration, commitment, and curiosity (6:28) Why do we exist? (11:02) What do we stand for? (18:21) Where are we going? (22:11) Do your habits and actions align with the answers you’ve given? (25:05) Make sure to establish rhythms for rest and evaluation (28:34) Resources: Follow the podcast on Apple or Spotify Sign Up for Our Weekly Growth Guide Try Path for Growth 1on1 Coaching Free for 14 Days Download the Free Reading Guide Connect with our Founder Alex Judd on LinkedIn and Instagram
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    35 mins
  • Lies that Keep You Working In the Business

    Lies that Keep You Working In the Business
    Dec 3 2024
    If you know you should be spending more time on strategic work but aren’t sure how to make it happen, this episode is for you. Our beliefs drive our behaviors, so it’s possible that you’re believing certain lies that are keeping you stuck working in the business instead of on it. In this episode, Alex discusses five common lies that keep people from working on their businesses, along with five truths you can embrace to help you become a better, more strategic leader. Episode Recap: Your business survives when you work in it and grows when you work on it (1:04) Many of us are believing lies that keep us from being strategic (3:45) 1. The Causation Lie: Since working in the business got us to where we are, I should keep doing it (5:13) 2. The Enjoyment Lie: I like working in the business and don’t want to get away from that (10:16) 3. The Delegation Lie: If they can’t do it as fast, as well, or as effective as me, I can't hand it off (16:59) 4. The Identity Lie: I’m just not a strategic person (19:51) 5. The Time Lie: I don’t have time to work on the business (22:00) Remember that belief drives behavior (25:34) Resources: Follow the podcast on Apple or Spotify Sign Up for Our Weekly Growth Guide Try Path for Growth 1on1 Coaching Free for 14 Days Download the Free Reading Guide Connect with our Founder Alex Judd on LinkedIn and Instagram
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    27 mins
  • Creating and Executing a Strategic Plan

    Creating and Executing a Strategic Plan
    Nov 26 2024
    Effective strategic planning is not a one-time event, it’s a sustainable rhythm you need to establish if you want to see healthy growth. In this episode, Alex talks with Path for Growth Coach Matt Aiken about creating and executing a strategic plan. They discuss 4 pillars of strategic planning and two consistent rhythms to start implementing with your team. Make sure to catch up on our other episodes on strategic planning if you haven’t already! Episode Recap: Today Path for Growth Coach Matt Aiken is joining us to talk about creating a strategy (0:44) How do you find time to ponder? (4:33) Tactical vs. strategic work: What’s the difference? (7:30) Strategy is not an event, it's a sustainable rhythm (11:10) Pillar #1: Mission and values are your organization’s foundation (13:18) Pillar #2: A “GWC” leadership team (18:47) Pillar #3: Financial health and financial fuel (25:55) Pillar #4: Vision (33:32) Rhythm #1: A quarterly cadence for evaluation and prioritization (40:55) Rhythm #2: A weekly cadence for accountability and execution (46:45) Next steps for you and your team (49:33) Resources: Follow the podcast on Apple or Spotify Sign Up for Our Weekly Growth Guide Try Path for Growth 1on1 Coaching Free for 14 Days Download the Free Reading Guide Connect with our Founder Alex Judd on LinkedIn and Instagram
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    52 mins
  • STOP doing this if you want Strategic Thinkers on Your Team

    STOP doing this if you want Strategic Thinkers on Your Team
    Nov 19 2024
    How can you make sure you’re not holding your team back from thinking strategically? In this episode, Alex and Path for Growth Coach Kyle Guemmer break down 6 things you need to stop doing if you want to cultivate strategic thinking in your team. They also share practical examples from their own experience running businesses and from their work as coaches. Make sure to sign up for our new Growth Guide in the links below if you’d like to learn more about this topic! Episode Recap: How can we cultivate a team of strategic thinkers instead of compliant followers? (1:12) Today Kyle Guemmer is joining us to talk about 6 things to stop doing if you want a team of strategic thinkers (2:42) 1. Stop giving answers (6:00) 2. Stop solving problems alone (13:01) 3. Stop hoarding context (16:04) 4. Stop moving faster than people’s understanding (24:11) 5. Stop overvaluing quick responses (32:13) 6. Stop overprioritizing efficiency (39:12) Here’s how you can learn more on this topic (41:47) Resources: Follow the podcast on Apple or Spotify Register for our December 2nd Workshop, "Creating Your 2025 Plan". Download or Sign Up for Our Weekly Growth Guide Try Path for Growth 1on1 Coaching Free for 14 Days Download the Free Reading Guide Connect with our Founder Alex Judd on LinkedIn and Instagram
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    44 mins