Breaking Average
Breaking Average
A fully lived and understood life can only be achieved by those who choose to break average. If you are too careful, too cautious, or even too comfortable, then you will likely fall short of reaching your potential. In other words, choosing average, which is default living, will keep you from being your best.
This podcast explores a different path -- it explores what it means to break average. Each week we share insights and ideas to help propel you forward, curated from our own experiences, plus some of the top thought leaders in industry today. We share resources, practical tips, and helpful stories and science to give you tools to help you grow and make an impact.
The late/great Jim Rohn once said, "we should be something more than average.” Join us each week for the Breaking Average Podcast, and discover why this is so important.
This show is co-hosted by Paul Gustavson, a leader in the tech industry and the author of Leaders Press On, Speech Blueprint, Breaking Average, and the forthcoming book Imagine. Paul's daily focus is on the idea of Full Spectrum Innovation, which is centered on personal, technical, and corporate growth.
Starting in the 2022 fall season, Paul was joined by Barry Smith, and world-class coach, author, and speaker focused on Building What Matters. Other cohosts - who are still guests of the show include Rick Morris, Mike Harbour and Diane Caine.
This podcast explores a different path -- it explores what it means to break average. Each week we share insights and ideas to help propel you forward, curated from our own experiences, plus some of the top thought leaders in industry today. We share resources, practical tips, and helpful stories and science to give you tools to help you grow and make an impact.
The late/great Jim Rohn once said, "we should be something more than average.” Join us each week for the Breaking Average Podcast, and discover why this is so important.
This show is co-hosted by Paul Gustavson, a leader in the tech industry and the author of Leaders Press On, Speech Blueprint, Breaking Average, and the forthcoming book Imagine. Paul's daily focus is on the idea of Full Spectrum Innovation, which is centered on personal, technical, and corporate growth.
Starting in the 2022 fall season, Paul was joined by Barry Smith, and world-class coach, author, and speaker focused on Building What Matters. Other cohosts - who are still guests of the show include Rick Morris, Mike Harbour and Diane Caine.
Episodes
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Aug 12, 2021 • 47min
Encore - YES - Align Their Values with John Mosley
“It’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.” - Mario Andretti
The Yes Factor elements serve as activators that influence healthy commitment by the team. The essential elements - Invite your team, align their values, believe the vision
Join Rick and Paul and special guest, Head Coach of East Los Angeles Community College and Netflix Star John Mosley to discuss Alignment. Contributors align when their values are reflected in the vision the leader invites them to join. Tune in to catch the cliffhanger!
Watch us on the weekly Empowered Living show at noon on Thursday.
We’re always looking for the story of Breaking Average from the communities that we serve that the world that our listeners are involved in. If you know of a leader out there who is Breaking Average, in the way that they lead, the way that they serve their communities, their organizations, the leaders around them, we'd love for you to go to https://www.breakingaverage.com/podcast let us know of a leader that you think we should talk to as well.
Purchase the Breaking Average book by clicking here: http://bit.ly/breakaverage
Connect with your Breaking Average Crew: Paul Gustavson, Mike Harbour, & Rick Morris
Thank you to Sponsor this week The Fellowship of Christian Athletes. FCA is an international non-profit Christian sports ministry founded in 1954 and based in Kansas City, Missouri. They seek to equip young men and women athletes and coaches to know and grow in biblical sound values and lead others to do the same. It has staff offices located throughout the United States and abroad.Special shout out to Kerry O'Neil in Virginia who is a fan and listener of the podcast and on the FCA staff.
Produced by Rick A. Morris with R2 Multimedia, LLC
Aug 5, 2021 • 1h 10min
Encore - Culture with Mark Miller
Mark Miller, Vice President of High Performance Leadership at Chick-Fil-A and author of 9 books (and counting) stops by to discuss Culture. Hear fantastic takeaways from the team and Mark in how to infuse a winning corporate culture into your daily routine.
Produced by Rick A. Morris with R2 Multimedia, LLC
Jul 29, 2021 • 53min
Encore - Taking Charge with Barb Stegemann
Paul and Mike welcome Diane and Rick to have a lively discussion about taking charge. Rick interviews Barb Stegemann, the founder of The 7 Virtues, a company that sources organic, fair trade essential oils from countries experiencing turmoil. Barb's fearless pitch on Dragon's Den made her the first woman from Atlantic Canada to land a venture capital deal. Hear this phenomenal story and well as relevant tips and tricks on how to take charge.
Produced by Rick A. Morris with R2 Multimedia, LLC
Jul 22, 2021 • 1h 4min
Encore - Winning Mentality Part 6 - Championship
Coming together is the beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success. -Henry Ford
It’s the episode you have been waiting for! The Championship Round! And the winner is....
We talk about Why Hope Always Matters. Speaking of hope we featured the crews picks for charities to support - if you are moved to please donate:
Paul’s pick - DC Dream Center
Rick’s pick - Give Kids the World
Diane’s pick - Wounded Warrior Project
See us on the weekly Empowered Living show at noon on Thursday.
We’re always looking for the story of Breaking Average from the communities that we serve that the world that our listeners are involved in. If you know of a leader out there who is Breaking Average, in the way that they lead, the way that they serve their communities, their organizations, the leaders around them, we'd love for you to go to https://www.breakingaverage.com/podcast let us know of a leader that you think we should talk to as well.
Purchase the Breaking Average book by clicking here: http://bit.ly/breakaverage
Connect with your Breaking Average Crew: Paul Gustavson, Mike Harbour, Diane Caine & Rick Morris
Produced by Rick A. Morris with R2 Multimedia, LLC
Jul 15, 2021 • 60min
Encore - Winning Mentality Part 4 - with Sonja Wieck from Team Iron Cowboy
Coming together is the beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success. -Henry Ford
Winning Mentality is a multi-part series modeled after the March Madness college basketball tournament. Except this tournament is centered around movies that demonstrate the winning mentality, leadership and overall leave us inspired. It is now week 4!. Our guest this week Sonja Weijik from Team Iron Cowboy and Eco Challenge Fiji athlete
Follow Sonja on her next adventure!
See us on the weekly Empowered Living show at noon on Thursday.
Thank you to our sponsor DC Dream Center
We’re always looking for the story of Breaking Average from the communities that we serve that the world that our listeners are involved in. If you know of a leader out there who is Breaking Average, in the way that they lead, the way that they serve their communities, their organizations, the leaders around them, we'd love for you to go to https://www.breakingaverage.com/podcast let us know of a leader that you think we should talk to as well.
Purchase the Breaking Average book by clicking here: http://bit.ly/breakaverage
Connect with your Breaking Average Crew: Paul Gustavson, Mike Harbour, Diane Caine & Rick Morris
Produced by Rick A. Morris with R2 Multimedia, LLC
Jul 8, 2021 • 1h 5min
Encore - Winning Mentality Part 3 - Elite 8 with Mark Batterson & Summer Batterson Dailey
Coming together is the beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success. -Henry Ford
Winning Mentality is a multi-part series modeled after the March Madness college basketball tournament. Except this tournament is centered around movies that demonstrate the winning mentality, leadership and overall leave us inspired. It is now week 3 – we take the picks down to the Elite 8. We had some help from our special guests - Mark Batterson and his daughter Summer Batterson Dailey.
Learn more about God Speaks in Whispers
See us on the weekly Empowered Living show at noon on Thursday.
Thank you to our sponsor Discover Your Next Step
We’re always looking for the story of Breaking Average from the communities that we serve that the world that our listeners are involved in. If you know of a leader out there who is Breaking Average, in the way that they lead, the way that they serve their communities, their organizations, the leaders around them, we'd love for you to go to https://www.breakingaverage.com/podcast let us know of a leader that you think we should talk to as well.
Purchase the Breaking Average book by clicking here: http://bit.ly/breakaverage
Connect with your Breaking Average Crew: Paul Gustavson, Mike Harbour, Diane Caine & Rick Morris
Produced by Rick A. Morris with R2 Multimedia, LLC
Jul 1, 2021 • 58min
Encore - Breaking Average with Paul Martinelli
Season 2 of Breaking Average (formerly the Transformational Leader Podcast) welcomes Paul Martinelli. The team discusses the new podcast format, what it means to break average, and how to teach and transfer the concept of breaking average.
Produced by Rick A. Morris with R2 Multimedia, LLC
Jun 24, 2021 • 46min
Victory - Season 2 Finale
“It’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.” - Mario Andretti
The team discusses Victory. The acrostic that brings together the last 21 episodes in the Season 2 finale.
VISION - Assess the ClarityINSIGHT - Assess the ComprehensionCOLLABORATION - Assess the ChemistryTRUST - Assess the ConfidenceOWNERSHIP - Assess the ConnectionsRESILIENCE - Assess the CourageYES - Assess the Commitment
Watch us on the weekly Empowered Living show at noon on Thursday.
We’re always looking for the story of Breaking Average from the communities that we serve that the world that our listeners are involved in. If you know of a leader out there who is Breaking Average, in the way that they lead, the way that they serve their communities, their organizations, the leaders around them, we'd love for you to go to
https://www.breakingaverage.com/podcast let us know of a leader that you think we should talk to as well.
Purchase the Breaking Average book by clicking here: http://bit.ly/breakaverage
Connect with your Breaking Average Crew: Paul Gustavson, Mike Harbour, Rick Morris
Honor Flight San Antonio is a nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring our Veterans for their sacrifices and saying “Thank You” by providing all expense paid trips to Washington, D.C. so they may visit their memorials. Priority is given to any Veteran with a terminal illness followed by World War II, Korea and Vietnam.
Produced by Rick A. Morris with R2 Multimedia, LLC
Jun 17, 2021 • 57min
YES - Believe the Vision with John Mosley
“It’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.” - Mario Andretti
The Yes Factor elements serve as activators that influence healthy commitment by the team. The essential elements - Invite your team, align their values, believe the vision
Hear Part 2 of our special guest, Head Coach of East Los Angeles Community College and Netflix Star John Mosley to discuss Belief. Belief drives behavior. How do we teach and transfer belief to our teams? Find out in this episode!
Watch us on the weekly Empowered Living show at noon on Thursday.
We’re always looking for the story of Breaking Average from the communities that we serve that the world that our listeners are involved in. If you know of a leader out there who is Breaking Average, in the way that they lead, the way that they serve their communities, their organizations, the leaders around them, we'd love for you to go to https://www.breakingaverage.com/podcast let us know of a leader that you think we should talk to as well.
Purchase the Breaking Average book by clicking here: http://bit.ly/breakaverage
Connect with your Breaking Average Crew: Paul Gustavson, Mike Harbour, & Rick Morris
Thank you to Sponsor this week 2021 East Los Angeles College Men's Basketball Challenge We asked Coach Mosley what we could do to support him, and He shared about 2021 East Los Angeles College Men’s Basketball ChallengeT hey wanted to create some opportunities where people could help with a team meal or something that would go directly to their foundation or it could go directly to their team. Please support the team as they are athletes do not receive scholarships and every little bit helps.
Produced by Rick A. Morris with R2 Multimedia, LLC
Jun 10, 2021 • 47min
YES - Align Their Values with John Mosley
“It’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.” - Mario Andretti
The Yes Factor elements serve as activators that influence healthy commitment by the team. The essential elements - Invite your team, align their values, believe the vision
Join Rick and Paul and special guest, Head Coach of East Los Angeles Community College and Netflix Star John Mosley to discuss Alignment. Contributors align when their values are reflected in the vision the leader invites them to join. Tune in to catch the cliffhanger!
Watch us on the weekly Empowered Living show at noon on Thursday.
We’re always looking for the story of Breaking Average from the communities that we serve that the world that our listeners are involved in. If you know of a leader out there who is Breaking Average, in the way that they lead, the way that they serve their communities, their organizations, the leaders around them, we'd love for you to go to https://www.breakingaverage.com/podcast let us know of a leader that you think we should talk to as well.
Purchase the Breaking Average book by clicking here: http://bit.ly/breakaverage
Connect with your Breaking Average Crew: Paul Gustavson, Mike Harbour, & Rick Morris
Thank you to Sponsor this week The Fellowship of Christian Athletes. FCA is an international non-profit Christian sports ministry founded in 1954 and based in Kansas City, Missouri. They seek to equip young men and women athletes and coaches to know and grow in biblical sound values and lead others to do the same. It has staff offices located throughout the United States and abroad.Special shout out to Kerry O'Neil in Virginia who is a fan and listener of the podcast and on the FCA staff.
Produced by Rick A. Morris with R2 Multimedia, LLC
