Fast Five for Friday: Cultivating Energy, Giving When It’s Hard, and Back to Fundamentals

Episode Highlights

• [00:00] Hard Conversations & Real Leadership
   Ryan reflects on a week of tough conversations—and how great leaders grow by receiving feedback instead of resisting it.
  
  
  
• [02:30] Are You Managing or Leading?
   A powerful quote from Leaders Eat Last sparks the question: Are you just managing your team, or are you actually leading them?
  
  
  
• [04:52] Give When It’s Hard to Give
   A quote from Jay Shetty’s monastery days hits deep: “God doesn’t see what you give. God sees what you hold back.” Ryan unpacks what that means for generosity and leadership.
  
  
  
• [08:11] Cultivating Energy Through Action
   Sick, drained, and jet-lagged—but still went to the gym. Ryan explains why we don’t “wait for energy,” we create it with intentional habits.
  
  
  
• [11:00] Back to Marketing Basics
   A story from Ryan’s fitness coaching days reminds us that mastering fundamentals always outperforms flashy tactics—especially in marketing.
  
  
  

🔗 Links Mentioned:

• Book: Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek