Ryan and Gabe interview Sean to talk about the crucial conversations you should be having and how you can show up as a better leader, business owner, and relationship partner. The guys dive into why it’s important to have one-on-ones with your team members, get to know them on a personal level, and the tough topic of raising children.

Key Takeaways:

• Who is Sean and what is his superpower?
• Sean shares what it was like to meet the football player Terry Bradshaw.
• It’s important to be calm during an important conversation.
• We often make a way bigger deal of how a conversation went in our heads than how it actually went.
• How did Terry Bradshaw calm Sean down?
• Ryan shares his tips for keeping calm in a high-stress situation.
• The most common way people deal with tough conversations is by avoiding them altogether.
• Always go to the positive firsts. It really helps ease the tension in the conversation.
• Gabe shares how he creates an environment for his team to open up in.
• How can you coach someone to improve their performance if you don’t have the heart-to-heart conversations with them?
• If there’s something going on in their personal life, it could explain why their performance isn’t up to par.
• How do you instill these important life skills and characteristics in your children?
• Gabe had a father who created so much pressure for him.
• Why do grandparents do so much better than the actual parents? Experience?
• What makes someone a successful parent?
• How does Sean encourage his team? You ask them how you can help them.
• Just have the tough conversation.

Resources:

Freedomblueprintshow.com

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