ICTPODCAST Brandon Paulseen

"When you Play, Play for something." - Corey Novascone
Congratulations to Coach Novascone and his boys of Kapaun Mt. Carmel on a 2024 Team State Championship and to Asher Whitaker, 2024 Individual Champion.
Golf is a remarkable game.  So many of us play it, or try to, and very few are excellent at it.  No one beats it.  It is a game of honor, respect and individual accountability.  These are principles that allow all of us to Live and Lead in life.  
Coach Corey Novascone declares, "Golf has given me everything." And he, in turn, gives back to golf through Coaching and Leadership.  
The First Tee program is the definition of Leadership in Life through its programs that offer development to Youth.  It is successful.  The First Tee has positively affected thousands of kids.  
Golf is a great game.  Find a way to make it part of your life. 
visit: firstteewichita.org & wichita.golf

"You gotta take the chance. You cannot sit and aggressively wait for the phone to ring."               -Michael Gregory
Mike Gregory will improve your Business.  He is a self-proclaimed "data driven" guy. And the real strength in that is his application of the data.  He has helped resolve conflict negotiations within large scale Corporations, Start-ups, Family Businesses and the Department of the Treasury.  Conflict resolution at any scale is complicated.  He helps because he never forgets that we are human beings and we all need to be treated that way.  Constantly learning, listening to people and taking action are his best attributes and he can teach us how we can apply them and improve our daily lives.

"Mentoring needs to be Revolutionized. The Talents of our Children are going to waste."  -Sean Gates/ Founder
The reason we get up every day and [should] work towards a "worthy ideal" is the collisions that can take place with other Human Beings.  I am so grateful I collided with Sean Gates.  His work daily is towards a "progressive realization of a worthy ideal."
That ideal?-- alerting society that our chilren are not being given the tools to prepare them for thier future and we all need to participate in fixing that.
He calls it the "Child Industry" and Sean doesn't like the business model or the results.  So he is doing something about it.  The Gates Institute is an Individual approach to child mentoring with Accountability and a focus on Outcomes.
"We live in such a fake world.  These children are dying for something Real!" Sean asserts.
I am grateful I met Sean.  He shares how he helps and why.  
We all have work to do.

Being present with people, "I think it's the way that humans are designed to work together."  -- Phil Mershon
Phil is back on the ictpodcast.com because Experience is a BIG subject.  
Every day is full of experiences.  How are we setting ourselves apart and creating and undeniable experience?

"We pride ourselves on Customer Service; mindful, strategic and efficient with your time."     -Ashley Moore
Ashley gives of herself every day.  It benefits all who know her, work with her.. and even those who don't.  Entrepreneurs must adapt.  And as Ashley says, "my purpose hasn't changed. My job desription has."
The admiration I have for her Leadership is becuase of her willingness to share the tough times along with the success.  That is Leadership.
 

"I've learned a lot more from my mistakes than I have from my triumphs." -- John Culver
I have yet to meet a successful Entrepreneur who does not stress Hard Work and the necessity of good People to help you achieve your goals.
John Culver is no acceptation.  His professional life and professional success comes from a foundation of Hard Work.  Success seems to proliferate when a few more ingredients are added: a Mission Statement, great People and doing what you say you are going to do.
With Integrity you can persist.  And John Culver's career speaks to all of these attributes.  I am grateful to have this conversation because the formula for success is undeniable and John's story represents this relationship.