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Anita Sharma went from designing buildings to redesigning lives. In this powerful episode, she shares her journey from architecture to advocacy—empowering women through the challenges of perimenopause and menopause. Discover practical tools for self-care, how to break the stigma around midlife health, and why this season of life can be the most purposeful yet. Tune in for real talk, resilience, and reclaiming your power.

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Dr. Frank Buck shares his journey from band director to time management expert, offering practical tips for educators and beyond. From a struggling band student who couldn't produce a single note to becoming ranked #1 in global time management by Global Gurus four years running, Dr. Frank Buck's journey brims with practical wisdom that transforms how we think about productivity and leadership.

At the heart of Dr. Buck's approach is a profound truth: great leadership begins with supporting your people. Learning from his mentor Harry Anderson, Dr. Buck discovered that backing your team members—whether they're right or wrong—creates the foundation for growth, trust, and excellence. This philosophy, coupled with systems thinking, propelled him from band director to principal and eventually to international recognition as a time management expert.

Digital overwhelm threatens our productivity daily. Dr. Buck offers refreshingly practical solutions, from strategic email management (check it twice daily rather than reacting to every ping) to leveraging digital task managers that ensure nothing falls through the cracks. His approach tackles the startling reality that executives face interruptions every 3-8 minutes, each requiring 23 minutes to refocus—a mathematical impossibility for productivity.

Perhaps most powerful is Dr. Buck's reminder that "your time is your time." Nobody will guard it for you. By establishing clear boundaries, matching communication methods to urgency levels, and turning "big rocks" into manageable "pebbles," we reclaim control over our days rather than letting others dictate our priorities. Whether you're an educator, executive, or entrepreneur, these principles apply universally.

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Get ready for an inspiring journey with Steve Ward, a Birmingham, Alabama native who shares his powerful story of overcoming addiction and finding faith.

This episode dives into five key values—meaning, purpose, identity, contribution, and community—that shape a fulfilling life.

Hear how his struggles led to founding Steps Ministries, offering hope and healing to hurting people worldwide. Expect heartfelt insights on intentional living, serving others, and raising kids with love and perseverance. Don’t miss this chance to grow and connect!

"I'm still a high-functioning alcoholic and nobody knows it except my wife." With these powerful words, Steve opens a window into the compartmentalized life he once lived—excelling in his 38-year IBM career while hiding an addiction that was slowly consuming him. His story isn't just about addiction, though—it's about the universal struggle to find authentic purpose and identity in a world that often pushes us toward performance and perfectionism.

Through raw honesty, Steve walks us through his journey of discovering five core values that transformed his life: community, meaning, purpose, identity, and contribution. Each revelation came at pivotal moments—realizing his family mattered more than himself, experiencing God's reality at a stadium filled with 70,000 men seeking truth, witnessing divine orchestration when basketball legend Dr. J "coincidentally" sat next to him on a flight right when a ministry needed a celebrity speaker. These weren't just spiritual experiences but stepping stones toward his calling.

What makes this conversation truly exceptional is Steve's insight into addiction and recovery as metaphors for the human condition. "We're all addicted to something," he explains, whether it's alcohol, perfectionism, control, or validation. His ministry, Steps, emerged from a profound question: Why do we wait for people to crash and burn before teaching them the principles of living life effectively? Now based in Birmingham, Alabama, he distills wisdom from recovery, psychology, neuroscience, and biblical principles into practical resources for anyone seeking help.

Perhaps most moving is his reflection on parenting through his son's addiction struggles. Despite making "a lot of mistakes," Steve maintained two crucial elements: ensuring his son always knew he was loved, and persevering through the darkest times. Today, his son is thriving—evidence that our problems often become the very foundation of our purpose.

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