Part 2 5 Gears - 6. Know your Setting, Create your Triggers, and Master your Transitions

Bearded Wisdom with Les McDaniel

Are you driving through the highway of life on automatic or manual transmission? The difference determines whether you have less or more control over your life. If you're on an automatic transmission, you can’t control how you react to life's challenges. However, when you trade autopilot mode for a manual transmission, you become more intentional with your choices. And the more you take control, the faster you will drive through your life, easily making decisions on your own terms.

In today's episode, Les dives deep into how we can learn to embrace the healthy gears and drop the unhealthy gears in our daily life. He explains that if you want to live a more intentional life, you can't be on autopilot. Always have your hand on the gearshift and adjust when necessary.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:

00:00 Introduction: Master the settings of your life

02:40 Being more intentional about family and personal time

04:50 Practical tips on mastering transitions

07:05 Signs it's time to slow down into 1st gears

09:03 A powerful exercise to help you navigate transitions

10:00 Master your setting to master your transitions

12:24 How tendencies keep us from our true desires

13:28 Your tendencies won't change without the 5 spheres of intentionality

14:07 Replace unhealthy tendencies with healthier tendencies

16:00 How to model after unconsciously-competent people

17:52 Summary of the 5 gears

18:51 Call, own, and respond to the 5 gears

19:50 How to implement the 5 gears in your team

22:05 Parting thoughts

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