NEXT PEAK GUESTS

PARENTING IN THE DIGITAL WORLD

#HappySaturday! In this week's #PodcastEpisode, we have a little bit of a different topic for all of you. We talk a lot about goal setting and accomplishing things. But, one of the things that Dr. Parker Houston and Clint talk a lot about is parenting and how to become better at it.

So today, we have the pleasure of speaking with Clayton Cranford with Cyber Safety Cop. Clayton is a retired Sergeant from the Orange County Sheriff's Department and founder of Cyber Safety Cop. Clayton is one of the nation's leading law enforcement educators on social media, child safety, and behavioral threat assessments. Clayton is the author of the definitive book on cyber safety for families, "Parenting in the Digital World."

He teaches parents and students how to avoid online threats, such as cyberbullying, online predators, pornography, and social media addiction.

He has served as a member of the Orange County School Threat Assessment Team, School Resource Officer, and Crisis Negotiation Team. He also supervised Orange County's drug abuse education program that has reached thousands of students in hundreds of schools throughout Southern California.

Clayton shared, "The average teenager is online six to eight hours a day. However, that number was before COVID and the lockdown. Now we have children and teens who are online more than they are asleep. There are too many challenges that they have to face online. And, those pressures in those lead to severe problems. I travel all over the United States talking to parents, students, community leaders, and more. And what's crazy is that I may be the only person who talks about these topics within internet safety. People tend to shy away from it, but I have dealt with many families with children who were exposed at a very young age, and it's radically changed their lives. It's led to addiction, perceptions about sexuality, and health issues damaging for children. I have seen teen after teen that it has impacted their future and future relationships. There are some real issues there. It's a drug. It stimulates their brains in the same way street drugs do."

Top Book Recommended by Clayton:
(1) A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century by Bret Weinstein

Get in touch with Clayton:
Book: Parenting In The Digital World
Website: Cyber Safety Cop
Instagram: Cyber Safety Cop

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TAKE BACK YOUR TIME

Christy Wright is the #1 bestselling author, personal growth expert, and host of The Christy Wright Show. She's also the founder of Business Boutique, which equips women to make money doing what they love. Regardless of where you are today, Christy will help you build confidence in yourself, strengthen your faith, and become the person God created you to be.

In today's episode, Christy shared her journey of writing her newest book, "Take Back Your Time."

Christy Wright said, "The black hole of insecurity cannot be solved by doing more." 

"What if balance isn't so much something you do. How you balance it all perfectly. What if it's something you become where you could be balanced and still be busy, where you could become a balanced person in an out-of-balance world where balance looks more like peace, being confident in your choices, being proud of how you spend your time. Actually enjoying your life. I think that's what we're really after when we say we want balance, and it turns out the path to that is not productivity. It's not doing more waking up earlier, having a better time management app being more efficient, productive, multitasking. That's not what leads to the thing that we really want. And so I wanted to dig to the deeper issue below the issue, the deeper desires we have going on in us. When we talk about time, we talk about balance and say, Hey, let's talk about what's really going on and what really gets in the way. And let's fix it there. And then that, of course, will affect our calendar and the practical side of things. And so, in this book, I really set out to redefine this word, reclaim it and redefine it. And so the way that the thesis of the whole book is life balance is not doing everything for an equal amount of time. It's about doing the right things at the right time. And when you do the right things at the right time, You will actually feel that sense of balance you've been looking for, but here's the great news you get to decide what's right for you." - Christy Wright

Patrick Lencioni said, "If everything's important, nothing is."

Christy shared five action steps detailed in her latest book because we can not grow when we stay comfortable, and so you're going to have to get uncomfortable to grow.

(1) Figure out what matters.
(2) Stop doing what doesn't matter.
(3) Create a calendar that reflects what matters.
(4) Protect what matters with boundaries and say no.
(5) Be present for what matters, be where your feet are, whenever you are there.

Top 3 Books Recommended by Christy:

(1) Ruthless Elimination by John Mark Homer
(2) Get Out of Your Head by Jenny Allen
(3) Surrendered Yes by Rebecca Lyons

Get in touch with Christy:
Website: Christy Wright
Instagram: Christy Wright

If this episode resonated with you today, please subscribe, share it with a friend and leave us a review. You can find us on Next Peak Podcast. If you want to connect with Dr. Parker Houston, you can find him at LeadYouFirst. Sign up for his weekly blog to receive some research-based tools that will help you transform your work and your life.

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Until next week, keep climbing your next peak.

HELPING LEADERS ACHIEVE RESULTS THROUGH MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS 

Dr. Michelle K. Johnston is a management professor, executive coach, and leadership expert helping leaders achieve results through meaningful connections. She is an award-winning professor studying leadership and business communication, and her research has shown a clear link between a team's effective communication and its positive financial performance.

Michelle is a celebrated keynote speaker presenting at conferences and events nationwide. She received her Ph.D. in Communication from Louisiana State University, and she was named to the prestigious 100 Coaches group, which consists of the top executive coaches around the world.

Michelle serves as the Gaston Chair of Business at Loyola University New Orleans, where she teaches in the graduate and undergraduate programs in the College of Business. Michelle's first book, The Seismic Shift in Leadership, is available for pre-order starting November 2021, and her podcast, Seismic Shift, launches in spring 2022. 

In this episode, Clint talks with Michelle about achieving results through meaningful connections. Michelle explains how today's leaders need more than power and control to get the best from their teams; they need to connect.

"Connection with yourself is the foundation of leadership success. It must start with you!" - Michelle Johnston

Top 2 Books Recommended by Michelle:

1. Digital Body Langue - Erica Dhawan
2. The Long Game - Dorie Clark

Get in touch with Michelle - https://michellekjohnston.com/

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Until next week, keep climbing your next peak.

TEAM BUILDING & COMMITMENT TO SERVICE

Rusty Fulling serves as founder and CEO of Fulling Management & Accounting, Inc. in Olathe, KS. Since April 2000, Fulling Management & Accounting has been focused on helping business leaders make sense of their numbers, grow their profits, and gain peace of mind. Over the years, Rusty has been selected to participate in strategic leadership programs, including Kauffman's Entrepreneurs' Boardroom and HEMP (Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program). He has served on business advisory boards with local Kansas City universities and is an active board member at his local church. Rusty and his wife, Pam, have been Olathe residents since 1989 and recently celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary.   

In this episode, Clint chats with Rusty about team building and commitment to service. Rusty shared the acronym, G.R.A.C.E., which he uses within his business, and what makes Fulling Management what it is today.

G: Growth, personal and professional growth. 

R: Representing our clients.

A: Accountability.

C: Champion Attitude.

E: Eternal Impact.

Clint discusses and asks Rusty, "How would you describe your current leadership style, and how has that evolved from 21 years ago?"

Rusty shares, "I think top-down leadership, where you're acting more as the boss, is where I grew up in that mentality. I think evolving into more of a team lead leadership and tapping into the people you have around you has been just, that's been the catalyst of, I think, our growth and, so I would say, team-driven leadership, making sure it's team-driven from a culture standpoint. Yes. There's somebody at the helm driving it but and making sure that the ones you have around you, yeah. You're just leaning into them. So that's been huge."

Top 3 Books Recommended by Rusty:

1. I'd Choose You - John Trent
2. Wolves Can't Fly - Dan Meers (Mascot of the Kansas City Chiefs)
3. The Mulligan: A Parable of Second Chances - Kenneth Blanchard

Get in touch with Rusty Fulling - www.rustyfulling.com

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Until next week, keep climbing your next peak.

PURPOSE AND PEAK PERFORMANCE

This week, we had the pleasure of Ken Coleman to join us to discuss his latest book, From Paycheck to Purpose, which has just been released.

Ken Coleman is the #1 nationally bestselling author of The Proximity Principle and nationally syndicated host of The Ken Coleman Show. Pulling from his own personal struggles, missed opportunities, and career successes, Ken helps people discover what they were born to do and provides practical steps to make their dream job a reality. The Ken Coleman Show is a caller-driven career show that helps listeners who are stuck in a job they hate or searching for something more out of their career.

Ken will take you through the seven stages from paycheck to purchase.

(1) Get Clear
(2) Get Qualified
(3) Get Connected
(4) Get Started
(5) Get Promoted
(6) Get The Dream Job
(7) Give Yourself Away

Now you're no longer working for income. It's about impact.

Where can people start? There are three indicators that every human being comes into this world with they're inside of us.

(1) Talent
(2)Passion
(3) Mission

When we get the answers in those three buckets, we have everything we need to write a purpose statement and a purpose statement sounds like this.

I was created to use what I do ______________________. To do work that I love _______________________. To produce results that matter deeply to me _______________________.

When someone knows those three things and can write a purpose statement, now that purpose statement becomes a compass. Which points them in the direction they're supposed to go, and out there in that direction are multiple jobs, career paths, and even dream jobs that will allow you to live and work on purpose.

"When you're clear, you are confident. And when you are confident, you can be courageous to finish the journey." - Ken Coleman

Top 3 Books Recommended by Ken:

(1) Dig Your Well Before You're Thirsty by Harvey Mackay
(2) Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham
(3) The Inklings by C.S. Lewis

Get in touch with Ken Coleman - https://www.ramseysolutions.com/ken-coleman

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THE POWER OF GOOD LEADERSHIP

On this week's podcast, we had the pleasure of speaking with Darrin Gray. Darrin serves professional athletes, coaches & alumni, and business leaders who support the worldwide sports ministry with Godly Leadership. The platform of sports leadership training provides pathways into boardrooms, classrooms, and sports locker rooms worldwide.

He currently serves on the executive leadership team of Athletes in Action, Lions Lead, and Center for Serving Leadership at the Sagamore Institute ~ an action-oriented Think Tank.

As Darrin says, "My ministry moves at the speed of relationship. And so those relationships are what I believe, define who I am."

Clint and Darrin will discuss:

1. How he transitioned from a sports journalist to a sports minister and leadership teacher.   
2. How his relationship came about with Tony Dungy and what impact it had on his life.
3. How do the NFL and other sport support their players with mentoring and character development as they enter their careers? 
4. Why anyone, athlete or layperson must find a great mentor, or how do they become one?
5. Darrin also shares his favorite story of a pro athlete and how he has seen him grow and overcome challenges to become a solid, inspiring man.

Darrin's calling was in the ministry of availability. Being present for other men so that they can ultimately get a clearer vision of who they are, what their purpose is, and how they can accomplish their goals. As Darrin stated, "The relationships, the people you surround yourself with will more often than not, determine your outcomes in life, and you tend to reflect the communities you're connected to. 

Top 3 Books Recommended by Darrin:

1. Celebration of Discipline
2. Catcher In The Rye
3. The Bible

Chuck Noll once said, "Champions are champions not because they do anything extraordinary but because they do the ordinary things better than anyone else."

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Until next week, keep climbing your next peak.