Show Notes
William Wallace: Lessons in Building a Shared Vision The historical figure we talk about this week, William Wallace, faces high stakes, and a high risk, in the 1995 Oscar-winning movie, Braveheart. The story of his effort to build a shared vision among his Scottish countrymen to fight for their freedom is the focus of this first episode of our 2026 series within the show, More Stories from The Book Crucible Leadership. Wallace may have lived in the 13th century, but the lessons we can learn from him on this critical aspect of leading a life of significance remain helpful to us in the 21ist century. To explore Beyond the Crucible resources, including our free Trials-to-Triumphs Self-Assessment, visit beyondthecrucible.com. Enjoy the show? Leave a review on your favorite podcast app and leave a comment at our YouTube channel. And be sure subscribe and tell your friends and family about us. Have a question or comment? Drop us a line at [email protected]
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The Power of Self-Sacrifice Self-sacrifice, we discuss in this week's episode of the series within the show MORE STORIES FROM THE BOOK CRUCIBLE LEADERSHIP, means — as the Oxford English Dictionary defines it — being willing to give up your own interests in order to help others or advance a cause. Our focus for our conversation? The Bible's Queen Esther and how she exemplifies the truth that there are few higher forms of leadership than a willingness to sacrifice everything for the greater good. To explore Beyond the Crucible resources, including our free Trials-to-Triumphs Self-Assessment, visit beyondthecrucible.com. Enjoy the show? Leave a review on your favorite podcast app and leave a comment at our YouTube channel. And be sure subscribe and tell your friends and family about us. Have a question or comment? Drop us a line at [email protected]
Rewrite Your Story, Change Your Future In this week's episode based on Warwick's latest blog, we discuss the steps we can take to write our own unique stories. Even rewrite them. We can take the good parts we admire and want to emulate and meld them with new stories we aspire to. The result? We get to chart a new course for ourselves. To explore Beyond the Crucible resources, including our free Trials-to-Triumphs Self-Assessment, visit beyondthecrucible.com. Enjoy the show? Leave a review on your favorite podcast app and leave a comment at our YouTube channel. And be sure subscribe and tell your friends and family about us. Have a question or comment? Drop us a line at [email protected]
Obey First, Understand Second: The Creed of World Cup Dad Our guest this week, Zach Duke, has lived a life with a winding path. From an eighth-generation Indiana farm kid to a college football player and missionary, Duke thought he knew his calling—until years of chronic illness left him believing his best days were behind him. Then his audacious act of faith pursuing soccer, a game he had never even played, gave him his purpose back. His pursuit of playing in the World Cup is a remarkable story of faith, discipline and discovering his crucible didn't happen to him, but for him. To explore Beyond the Crucible resources, including our free Trials-to-Triumphs Self-Assessment, visit beyondthecrucible.com. Enjoy the show? Leave a review on your favorite podcast app and leave a comment at our YouTube channel. And be sure subscribe and tell your friends and family about us. Have a question or comment? Drop us a line at [email protected]