The Lance Cibik Show

Lance Cibik
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The Lance Cibik Show is a podcast focused on helping professionals maximize every opportunity in life and business through practical, real-world conversations. Each episode features actionable insights on health, mindset, sales, leadership, executive presence, relationships, money, and purpose. Through solo episodes, walk-and-talks, and conversations with guests, I share authentic stories and strategies to help listeners take messy action, overcome adversity, and perform at their highest level in life and business.

Episodes

  1. 6d ago

    WHY ARE YOU SO AVAILABLE? | EPISODE 8

    The Hidden Cost of Being Readily Available and Accessible Why are you making yourself readily available and accessible at a moment's notice? It's a simple question I asked multiple coaching clients this week, and it led to powerful conversations about boundaries, stress, family, and what it really means to maximize your opportunity. Just because being available helped you build your career doesn't mean it needs to continue to serve you today. As your responsibilities grow, your priorities have to change. 🎙️ In This Episode 📱 Why constantly responding to emails, texts, and phone calls can create stress, anxiety, and misalignment. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 How always being "on" can keep you from being fully present with your spouse, your kids, and the people who matter most. ⚖️ Just because something served you in the past doesn't mean it should continue to serve you today. 👨‍⚕️ The doctor analogy and why highly successful professionals aren't always immediately available. 👥 Why delegating responsibilities allows you to focus on the things only you are uniquely qualified to do. 🏡 How creating healthy boundaries gives you more time to maximize your health, prepare healthy meals, exercise, read, spend time with family, and be present for the moments that matter most. 💡 Questions to Reflect On • Where are you making yourself too available? • Where are you making yourself too accessible? • Are you protecting your time and energy, or giving them away? • What would change if you created healthier boundaries? • Are you fully present where it matters most? ⭐ Key Takeaways ✔️ Just because something served you in the past doesn't mean it should continue to serve you today. ✔️ Focus on what you're uniquely qualified to do. ✔️ Delegate what others are capable of doing. ✔️ Create healthy boundaries. ✔️ Maximize your health so you can maximize your opportunity. ✔️ Be fully present with the people who matter most. 🌐 Connect With Lance Cibik 🌍 Website: https://lancecibik.com 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lcibik?utm_source=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=member_ios 📧 Email: info@lancecibik.com 🎧 Follow The Lance Cibik Show for conversations on maximizing your health, commanding attention, reconnecting to your purpose, and using adversity as fuel for purpose, impact, and success. ⭐ Remember: Adversity doesn't have to keep you stuck. It can be the very place that fuels your purpose and leads you to maximize your opportunity—both in life and in business.

  2. Aug 14

    THREE MINDSET TRAPS HOLDING YOU BACK — AND HOW TO OVERCOME THEM | EPISODE 7

    Imposter Syndrome. Limiting Beliefs. The Curse of Knowledge. In this early morning walk and talk episode, Lance shares three mindset traps that he has found himself struggling with and battling with in the past and occasionally in the present. Through his performance coaching conversations with financial advisors, wholesalers, sales professionals, and CEOs, Lance explains how even the highest achievers and highest performers can get stuck, held back, and limited by these common mindset traps. The goal isn't just to identify them. It's to recognize what you're thinking and feeling, push through, and redirect that energy for good in your day-to-day life and your business. 🎙️ In This Episode 🧠 Why imposter syndrome can actually be a sign that you're seeking to grow, push the boundaries, and put yourself in uncomfortable situations 🎯 How feeling like an impostor can happen when you're stepping into something new, even when you have the competence and experience 🚧 How limiting beliefs are established when you accept someone else's opinion or an isolated negative experience as truth 💭 Why one person's opinion doesn't have to establish a limiting belief in your mind 📚 What the "curse of knowledge" is and why what's simple and second nature to you isn't necessarily simple to everyone else 🔄 Why people may need to hear something over and over before they finally understand, retain, and apply it 💡 Why going back to the basics and sharing what you know can help others while creating success, significance, and a sense of purpose 💡 My Challenge to You Where are you struggling with imposter syndrome? Are you allowing someone else's opinion or a past experience to establish a limiting belief? Where are you holding back because something is so simple or second nature to you that you've assumed everyone else already knows it? Go back to the basics. Go back to simplicity. Go back to sharing what you know, where you've been, what you've done, and the people you've helped ⭐ Key Takeaways ✔️ You're not a fraud, a phony, or a fake. You deserve to be exactly where you are. ✔️ Imposter syndrome can be a sign that you're looking to push and grow. ✔️ Don't let someone else's opinion establish a limiting belief in your mind. ✔️ Don't allow one failed experience to become your reality. ✔️ Keep swinging, keep pushing, and keep battling the "head trash" connected to limiting beliefs. ✔️ What's simple to you is not necessarily simple to everybody else. ✔️ Go back to the basics. Go back to simplicity. Stay consistent and achieve results. ✔️ Don't let the curse of knowledge keep you from sharing what could be beneficial to others. ✔️ Wherever you're stuck doesn't have to keep you there. It can actually be the place that fuels your purpose. 🌐 Connect With Lance Cibik 🌐 Website: lancecibik.com 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lcibik?utm_source=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=member_ios 📧 Email: info@lancecibik.com 🎙️ Follow The Lance Cibik Show for practical conversations on maximizing your health, elevating your performance, reconnecting to your purpose, and using adversity as fuel for purpose, impact, and lasting success.

  3. Aug 7

    THE COST OF DOING NOTHING | EPISODE 6

    What Will Future You Regret? That's a statement. It's also a question I think about often. If you wake up this morning and do the same thing you did yesterday... And you do the same thing tomorrow that you did today... What's the cost of doing nothing? For some people, doing the same thing is exactly what they should be doing. Keep it simple. Stay consistent. Let discipline compound over time. The real question is this: Are you becoming more aligned with what you want to be doing and who you want to become? If not, that's the cost of doing nothing. 💭 Why the cost of doing nothing isn't about staying consistent—it's about staying misaligned. ⚖️ Why most people don't make transformational changes until the pain hurts enough or the incentive becomes big enough. 🥤 How the alcohol example helps coaching clients think differently about change, identity, and the person they want to become. ⏳ Why I encourage people to pull their future self into the present and ask: "What will I regret 3, 5, 10, or 20 years from now?" 💪 A practical framework to help you create momentum instead of staying stuck in the same patterns. What is the cost of doing nothing... ...in your health? ...your relationships? ...your career? ...your business? ...your life? What are you continuing to do today that future you will regret? How do you pull those future regrets into the present... ...and create action to build momentum? ...to get closer to alignment with what you want to be doing and who you want to become? ✔️ Keep it simple. Stay consistent. ✔️ The pain has to hurt enough, or the incentive has to be big enough. ✔️ Pull your future regrets into the present. ✔️ Create short-term wins that build momentum. ✔️ Get closer to alignment with who you want to become. ✔️ Your adversity doesn't have to keep you stuck. It can be the place that fuels your purpose. 🌐 Connect With Lance Cibik 🌍 Website: https://lancecibik.com/ 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lcibik?utm_source=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=member_ios 📧 Email: Info@lancecibik.com 🎧 Follow The Lance Cibik Show for conversations on maximizing your health, commanding attention, reconnecting to your purpose, and using adversity as fuel for purpose, impact, and success. ⭐ What is the cost of doing nothing in your life or your business? Your adversity doesn't have to keep you stuck. It can be the place that fuels your purpose.

    THE COST OF DOING NOTHING | EPISODE 6

  4. Jul 31

    MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH YOURSELF | EPISODE 5

    Why the Best Way to Serve Others Is to First Maximize Yourself This episode comes to you from a 5:00 AM walk, reflecting on three conversations I had this week—with coaching clients and a family member. Although each situation was different, they all pointed back to the same principle: Put yourself first before anyone and anything else. Everyone and everything should come second. When you maximize your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health, you're in the best position to show up for your spouse, your kids, your clients, your career, and the people who matter most. 🥤 A coaching client celebrates 21 days alcohol-free and shares why he finally woke up feeling energized, focused, and ready to seize the day. 💪 Why maximizing your health first allows you to become the best version of the man, husband, dad, and professional you want to be. ❤️ A conversation with a top-performing financial advisor navigating an intense season of caregiving, and why making an appointment with yourself isn't selfish—it's necessary. 🏕️ The power of getting away from the noise, creating space to rest, reset, and refresh before burnout takes over. 📝 How the Stop. Continue. Start. exercise can help you create better alignment in your life and business. 🔄 A conversation with a family member facing an unexpected job transition, and why you must focus on your controllables, trust the process, and make the next right decision. • Are you making an appointment with yourself before everyone else? • Are you maximizing your health so you can show up as your best self? • What do you need to Stop? • What do you need to Continue? • What do you need to Start? ✔️ Put yourself first before anyone and anything else. ✔️ Maximize your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. ✔️ Make an appointment with yourself. ✔️ Control your controllables. ✔️ Let go. Let God. ✔️ Make the next right decision. ✔️ Practice what you preach. 🌍 Website: https://lancecibik.com/ 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lcibik?utm_source=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=member_ios 📧 Email: info@lancecibik.com 🎧 Follow The Lance Cibik Show for conversations on maximizing your health, commanding attention, reconnecting to your purpose, and using adversity as fuel for purpose, impact, and success. ⭐ When you put yourself first and maximize your health, you give everyone around you the very best version of yourself. 🎙️ In This Episode💡 Questions to Reflect On⭐ Key Takeaways🌐 Connect With Lance Cibik

  5. Jul 24

    CELEBRATE THE GAIN, NOT THE GAP | EPISODE 4

    Three Reflections That Changed the Way I Think About Success, Gratitude, and Legacy It's 5:00 AM on a Sunday morning. The world is quiet. My family's still asleep. I'm out for my morning walk, and as the miles add up, so do the thoughts. Today's episode isn't a keynote. It's simply three reflections that have been on my mind after a week of speaking in Las Vegas, celebrating seven years alcohol-free, spending time with my 85-year-old uncle, and asking myself a question I believe all of us should ask more often... What do I want to be known for? If you're chasing success but don't want to lose sight of what matters most, this conversation is for you. 🚶 Doing what others aren't willing to do. Why the habits nobody applauds—like a 5:00 AM walk—often become the foundation for everything else. 🎤 Celebrating the gain instead of living in the gap. After speaking in Las Vegas, I caught myself thinking about how far I still have to go... Then I remembered to stop and appreciate how far I've already come. 🥤 Seven years alcohol-free—even in Las Vegas. Why I chose zero drinks, zero gambling, and why those decisions continue to help me become the man, husband, father, and speaker I want to be. 👴 A conversation with my 85-year-old uncle. The questions I asked him about life, fulfillment, and regret—and why his answers challenged me to think about my own legacy. Your calendar... Your habits... Your health... Your relationships... They're all telling a story. Is it the story you want your life to tell? If not... What needs to STOP? What needs to CONTINUE? What needs to START? Take five quiet minutes today. Ask yourself: 👉 What do I want to be known for? 👉 Who matters most? 👉 What will my future self thank me for... or regret... because of the choices I make today? Because your adversity doesn't have to keep you stuck. It can become the very thing that fuels your purpose. 🌐 Connect With Lance Cibik 🌍 Website: https://lancecibik.com/ 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lcibik?utm_source=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=member_ios 📧 Email: info@lancecibik.com 🎧 Follow The Lance Cibik Show for conversations on maximizing your health, commanding attention, reconnecting to your purpose, and creating a life of impact, significance, and lasting fulfillment.

  6. Jul 16

    MESSY ACTION VS. NO ACTION | EPISODE 3

    💥 Stop Waiting for the Perfect Plan. Start Taking Messy Action. Lots of people think about what they want to do. Lots of people think about who they want to become. Very few people go from thinking... to taking action. In this episode, I share one of the most common themes that comes up in my coaching conversations and keynote talks: Messy action versus no action while you figure it out along the way. Whether you're thinking about getting in better shape, launching a business, changing careers, earning a certification, or reinventing yourself in mid-life or mid-career, this episode is your reminder that confidence comes after you take action—not before. 🚶 Why messy action versus no action has become an anchor in my life and coaching. 💼 How I went from 22 years in Corporate America to becoming a full-time keynote speaker, performance coach, and author of Adversity Fuels Purpose. 🎤 Why I started speaking for free in high schools, men's groups, and nonprofits before ever stepping onto bigger stages. 💡 How taking small, consistent action gave me greater clarity, confidence, and competence. 🧠 Why waiting for the perfect plan, perfect timing, or perfect presentation keeps so many people stuck. ⏳ The power of asking your future self: "What will I regret if I don't start today?" 📈 A real coaching story about momentum, hesitation, and why so many people stay stuck in their thoughts instead of taking the first step. Maybe you're mid-year. Maybe you're mid-life. Maybe you're mid-career. You've been thinking about making a change... Starting a business. Changing careers. Getting healthier. Reinventing yourself. Where do you need to take messy action versus no action while you figure it out along the way? ✔️ Confidence is built through action—not before it. ✔️ Competence comes from repetition, feedback, and continual improvement. ✔️ Don't wait for every "T" to be crossed and every "I" to be dotted. ✔️ Pull your future regrets into the present and let them create a sense of urgency. ✔️ Your adversity doesn't have to keep you stuck—it can fuel your purpose. 🌐 Connect With Lance Cibik 🌍 Website: https://lancecibik.com/ 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lcibik?utm_source=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=member_ios 📧 Email: info@lancecibik.com 🎧 Follow The Lance Cibik Show for practical conversations on maximizing your health, commanding attention, reconnecting to your purpose, and using adversity as fuel for purpose, impact, and success. ⭐ If this episode challenged you, share it with someone who's been waiting for the perfect time. Sometimes the biggest breakthrough begins with one decision: take messy action while you figure it out along the way.

    MESSY ACTION VS. NO ACTION | EPISODE 3

  7. Jul 15

    LIVE FROM THE BEACH | EPISODE 2

    🌊 Alcohol-Free. Adversity. Marriage. Three Reflections From a Sunrise Walk. This episode comes to you live from a sunrise walk on the beach the morning after July 4th. As I'm walking the shoreline, I'm reminded that every day gives us a choice. We can focus on our circumstances, or we can choose how we're going to respond. Today, I'm sharing three personal reflections that have been on my mind: 7 years alcohol-free, a recent bicep injury, and lessons from another wedding anniversary. No script. No filters. Just real conversations from a beach walk. 🌅 Why sunrise walks have become one of my favorite daily habits 🥤 Celebrating 7 years alcohol-free and why that decision has transformed my health, mindset, family, and career 🏀 The story behind my recent bicep tear and the question that's changing my perspective: "So what... now what?" 🚶 Why I'm doubling down on walking, tightening up my nutrition, and focusing on what I can control during recovery ❤️ Reflections on marriage, commitment, forgiveness, and why love is often more of a choice than a feeling 🔥 How adversity can become the fuel that helps you grow instead of the excuse that keeps you stuck What adversity are you facing right now? Instead of asking... ❌ "Why me?" Ask yourself... ✅ "So what... now what?" Your response—not your circumstances—will determine your future. ✔️ You can have an incredible life without alcohol. ✔️ You can't always control what happens to you, but you can always control how you respond. ✔️ Marriage isn't about finding perfect people—it's about continuing to choose one another. ✔️ Every setback is an opportunity to grow stronger, wiser, and more resilient. ✔️ Adversity doesn't have to define your story—it can fuel your purpose. 🌐 Website: https://lancecibik.com 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lcibik?utm_source=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=member_ios 📧 Email: info@lancecibik.com 🎧 Follow The Lance Cibik Show for practical conversations on maximizing your health, commanding attention, reconnecting to your purpose, and using adversity as fuel for purpose, impact, and success.

    LIVE FROM THE BEACH | EPISODE 2

  8. Jul 15

    WELCOME TO THE LANCE CIBIK SHOW | EPISODE 1

    It feels a little odd for me to say this... but welcome to the very first episode of The Lance Cibik Show. I've been thinking about starting this podcast for days, weeks, months... honestly, years. As a full-time keynote speaker, performance coach, and author of Adversity Fuels Purpose, having a podcast made complete sense. Just because something makes sense doesn't mean it's easy to start. In this episode, I take you behind the scenes of my journey—from 22 years in corporate financial services to building a business around helping people maximize their opportunity in life and business. More importantly, we dive into the "head trash" that keeps all of us from taking messy action. 🎤 Why I finally decided to launch The Lance Cibik Show 📖 My journey from Corporate America to becoming a full-time keynote speaker, performance coach, and author 💥 The story behind Adversity Fuels Purpose and why adversity doesn't have to define your future 🧠 The mindset traps, imposter syndrome, and "head trash" that keep high performers stuck 🎯 The three pillars that drive everything I teach:• Maximize Your Health• Command Attention• Reconnect to Your Purpose 🚀 Why taking messy action will always beat waiting for the perfect plan Where do you need to take messy action? What have you been putting off because you're waiting until you're more confident, more prepared, or more qualified? The people who create impact don't wait until everything is perfect. They start. 🌐 lancecibik.com 📧 info@lancecibik.com 💼 Connect with Lance on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lcibik?utm_source=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=member_ios Follow The Lance Cibik Show for practical conversations on health, communication, purpose, performance, and maximizing every opportunity—from the moment your feet hit the floor until your head hits the pillow. 🎙️ In This EpisodeOne Question for You...Connect With Lance

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The Lance Cibik Show is a podcast focused on helping professionals maximize every opportunity in life and business through practical, real-world conversations. Each episode features actionable insights on health, mindset, sales, leadership, executive presence, relationships, money, and purpose. Through solo episodes, walk-and-talks, and conversations with guests, I share authentic stories and strategies to help listeners take messy action, overcome adversity, and perform at their highest level in life and business.

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  • Creator
    Lance Cibik
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Lance Cibik
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    The Lance Cibik Show