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In episode, Dr. Tashion Macon takes us on a journey through her remarkable career in pop culture and positive psychology. Join us as she delves into her new book, Coming in Hot: A Blueprint for Black Women Setting the World Ablaze, and shares powerful insights on showing up as your greatest self.
About Dr. Tashion Macon
Dr.Tashion Macon is a trailblazer. Her professional experience lives at the intersections of brand marketing, pop-culture, philanthropy, and positive psychology.
Growing up in East St. Louis, IL, Dr. Macon’s traumatic and transformative experiences showed her that she could accomplish anything. Her life trajectory gives her the ability to authentically invite everyone she encounters to achieve their highest vibration.
Dr. Macon has helped iconic companies like Arista/LaFace Records, Interscope/Universal, NBC, T-Mobile, and Warner Brothers achieve their financial and marketing objectives, and she’s led mission-focused organizations like Akoin, Communi- ties In Schools, South Carolina Institutes of Information and Innovation, The Teaching Lab, The Weitz Foundation, Voice Vision Value, and Women’s Foundation of the South to fulfill their purpose. She uniquely understands how to strike – when the proverbial iron is HOT to maximize career-enhancing outcomes.
Her new book, Coming In Hot: A Blueprint For Black Women Setting The World Ablaze is a love letter to Black Women. Dr. Macon introduces her innovative “Hotlist”, a framework to support Black women as they count the costs and the coins to cultivate a career path that is as authentic and unique as they are.
A best-selling author, speaker, and member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Dr. Macon’s Coming in Hot offers Black women a thought-provoking and straight-talking guide for professional access, agency, and ascension – one borne of experience and steeped in wit and wisdom.
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Sound Bites:
"Purpose does not need permission to be what it's born to be."
"Your title is something you rent, your talent is something you own."
"Bet on your own blaze, push all your chips in on that."
Key Takeaways:
Show up as your greatest self and cultivate a career that is uniquely yours.
Bring your essence and talent to everything you do.
Trust your unique design and bet on your own blaze.
Divine doors will open for you, even in times of discouragement.
Declare what you desire and follow the direction of divine discontent.
Connect with Dr. Tashion Macon
Books: https://www.amazon.com/Coming-Hot-Blueprint-Setting-Ablaze-ebook/dp/B0D4VYV611?ref_=ast_author_dp&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1cMKFxP3fhaqj0QiSmGoyA.Oe9WzymZkX1fv1jUsJlq_Eob_XrVydE0qHgQAwuTprM&dib_tag=AUTHOR
Website: https://www.tashionmacon.com/
 
 

In this episode, Alan Briggs and Chad Lunsford demystify the concept of sabbatical and share their personal experiences. They discuss the importance of sabbatical for pastors and leaders, and how it can be a life-giving opportunity for rest, reflection, and reorientation.
They outline the three phases of a healthy sabbatical: prepare, experience, and reorient. The hosts emphasize the need for engagement and intentional decision-making during sabbatical, and the value of having a sabbatical coach to guide and support the process.
If you or someone you know are experiencing, planning or thinking about a sabbatical ingest this episode!
To pursue your free Breakthrough Sabbatical Coaching session head to www.stayforth.com/coaching
Takeaways
Sabbatical is a valuable opportunity for pastors and leaders to rest, reflect, and reorient.
There are three phases of a healthy sabbatical: prepare, experience, and reorient. Sabbatical is not an escape from life, but an engagement with deep personal and relational matters.
Having a sabbatical coach can provide guidance and support throughout the sabbatical process.
Quotables
"We want to demystify sabbatical."
"I've experienced sabbatical being incredibly life-giving opportunity and gift."
"Sabbatical is different for each person."
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Welcome back, friends! In this episode, we dive into a crucial yet often overlooked conversation about the aftermath of moral failures in leadership. What happens when a leader falls from grace? How do they find their way back to meaning and purpose?
Our guest today is Pastor and Author Greg Lindsay, who opens up about his own experience of crashing and burning as a pastor. Greg shares insights from his new book, "The Rest of Your Story," a candid account of his journey through shame, suicidal thoughts, and the long road to restoration.
We discuss the significance of understanding one's story, the impact of past traumas, and the importance of experiencing Jesus in the healing process. Greg emphasizes the necessity of community and trusted relationships in finding true freedom and redemption.
Whether you're a leader who's been through a similar fall or someone seeking hope and encouragement, this episode promises to provide valuable insights and inspiration. Join us as we explore the path to healing and the importance of staying true to one's calling despite life's challenges.
About Greg Lindsey
Greg Lindsey is a trial attorney turned church planter who has been the lead pastor of Discovery Church in Colorado Springs for over fifteen years. He is also one of the founding leaders of COSILoveYou, a Colorado Springs-based organization committed to uniting and igniting the local church in love for the city. Greg and his wife, Stacy, have been married forty years and have four daughters and nine grandkids.
Connect with Greg
Book: https://amzn.to/4cbjJp8
Instagram: @greglindseyauthor
Twitter: @greglindsey
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Steve Carter was next in line to pastor Willow Creek Community Church, but as scandals arose around Bill Hybels Steve walked away in order to heal and care for his family. He talks about the trauma of that season, the faith it required of him and how he experienced restoration and you can too. This is a GREAT episode to share with anyone who has experienced church hurt in any facet. We need more hopeful stories like this of people who have journeyed well and done the work. Pick up his brand new book Grieve, Breathe, Receive on Amazon.
About Steve Carter
Steve Carter is the best selling author of The Thing Beneath The Thing, host of the Craft and Character podcast, a coach to communicators who are looking to find their unique voice or take their next step of growth in speaking and teaches regularly at churches, conferences, and various businesses around the country. He is the former lead teaching pastor at Willow Creek Community Church and currently serves as a teaching pastor at Forest City Church. He lives outside Chicago, Illinois, with his wife and two kids.
Takeaways
Embrace grief and learn to sit with the pain in order to find healing and renewal.
Forgiveness is a powerful gift that allows us to release bitterness and anger and experience freedom.
Finding a sense of place and belonging can be a significant part of the healing process.
Leaders often struggle with grieving and celebrating, but both are essential for personal growth and maturity.
There is hope and a surprise waiting for leaders who are hurting, even in the midst of difficult circumstances.
Quotes
"Grieve what is, grieve what I thought it was gonna be, grieve how key people let me down, breathe in the new mercies, exhale all bitterness and resentment and anger, and receive what I need to learn, receive what I need to own, receive who I need to become."
"Go to the desert and wait for instructions because I am... I was trying to achieve my way out of it. I was trying to figure out, okay, like, where can I go? What's a bigger city? What's a better opportunity? Because that's how I'd always handled my sadness and stress was just look to go do something more. And I thought the desert was metaphorical, but I took out my journal and just started to write similar to the donut shop and... I just wrote down the line, you can't achieve your way out of this, you can only grieve your way through it."
"Trust is a mathematical formula. Safe plus consistent, again and again, over and over on repeat, makes you worthy of trust. Unsafe, consistent, again and again, over and over, makes you unworthy of trust. And safe but inconsistent, again and again, over and over on repeat, makes you unworthy of trust. The question is, are you worthy of trust?"
Connect with Steve
Website: https://www.stevecarter.org/
Book: https://amzn.to/3x87cnc
 

Alan interviews Pat Lencioni for part 2 of our Working Genius series. This episode focuses on how to apply The Working Genius to teams. This is THE best assessment we've ever seen for team alignment and common language. We are honored to have The Working Genius as a sponsor for this podcast.
Go take the assessment at www.WorkingGenius.com.
If you would like Alan to lead a training to translate this assessment into your tea, email us at hello@stayforth.com
About Pat Lencioni
Pat is one of the founders of The Table Group and is the pioneer of the organizational health movement. He is the author of 13 books, which have sold over 8 million copies and been translated into more than 30 languages.
As President of the Table Group, Pat spends his time speaking and writing about leadership, teamwork, and organizational health and consulting with executives and their teams.
Prior to founding the firm in 1997, Pat worked at Bain & Company, Oracle Corporation and Sybase. Pat lives in the Bay Area with his wife and four boys.
Takeaways
Understanding the six types of working genius can transform teams and improve productivity and morale.
Borrowing geniuses across teams can lead to increased innovation and success.
Understanding frustrations can be liberating and prevent burnout.
The team map is a valuable tool for visualizing the distribution of geniuses and frustrations within a team.
Using the vocabulary of working genius can improve team communication and project flow.
Understanding individual and team dynamics is crucial for improving productivity and avoiding conflict.
The concept of working genius identifies six types of genius that individuals possess.
Clarity and communication are essential for ensuring alignment within teams.
Working genius can be connected to other concepts introduced by Lencioni, such as the five dysfunctions of a team and the ideal team player.
Taking the working genius assessment can provide valuable insights for individuals and teams.
Quotables
"Nobody on their team had the genius of wonder."
"Let's just put people in the right role and give them the right responsibilities that correspond to what gives them joy and energy."
"She has enablement, which means whenever a customer or an employee says, I need help, she's right there."
"You have to see how it comes about. And we know it's going to be painful for you."
"People can now actually call each other out on things in a way that doesn't feel like they're being judged or attacked, but they're being honored."
"People talk to one another using the language of working genius, which in a good way objectifies feedback that used to feel personal."
 

On this episode, Alan Interviews legendary author and organizational consultant Pat Lencioni about The Working Genius assessment and message. We are honored to have The Working Genius as a sponsor for this podcast. In this episode which is a two part mini series, we delve into what The Working Genius is and how to understand the framework. Go take the assessment at WorkingGenius.com. If you would like Alan to lead a team training to incorporate this assessment into your team you can get more information by emailing us at hello@stayforth.com 
About Pat Lencioni
Pat is one of the founders of The Table Group and is the pioneer of the organizational health movement. He is the author of 13 books, which have sold over 8 million copies and been translated into more than 30 languages.
As President of the Table Group, Pat spends his time speaking and writing about leadership, teamwork, and organizational health and consulting with executives and their teams.
Prior to founding the firm in 1997, Pat worked at Bain & Company, Oracle Corporation and Sybase. Pat lives in the Bay Area with his wife and four boys.
 Takeaways
Organizational health is important for avoiding burnout and creating healthy cultures.
The six types of working genius are wonder, invention, discernment, galvanizing, enablement, and tenacity.
Wonderers ask questions and ponder new ideas, while inventors come up with new ideas and solutions.
Discerners evaluate ideas and have great pattern recognition instinct.
Galvanizers rally the troops and inspire others, while enablers answer the call for help and support.
Tenacious individuals plow through obstacles and finish tasks.
Both disruptive and responsive geniuses are needed in a team.
IGs (Invention and Galvanizing) are naturally excited about new ideas and enjoy sharing them.
IDs (Invention and Discernment) evaluate and edit ideas as they come up with them.
Understanding and celebrating each other's geniuses can lead to a more productive and joyful team.
An ideal day for an ID might involve coming up with new ideas and having coaching conversations.
An ideal day for an IG might involve launching new ideas and getting people excited about them.