The 365 Commitment Podcast focuses on helping people make and keep life changing commitments.
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Day 121 - When Nothing is on Fire
Episode Theme: How to act with intention when urgency disappears.
Key Topics:
The shock of having no fires to put out
Why calm can feel more paralyzing than chaos
Urgency as a forcing function for action
The...
Episode Theme: How making progress visible turns heavy work into winnable work.
Key Topics:
Feeling stuck despite being capable
The difference between effort and friction
Turning work into a game with defined...
Episode Theme:
Why over-explaining can weaken trust and how clarity strengthens credibility.
Key Topics:
A project update that revealed an unexpected communication signal
Why context can sound like...
takeaways
Inefficiency consumes time and focus rather than enabling progress.
Value is created when inefficiency is removed.
Builders notice inefficiency and see it as a competitive advantage.
Frustration can signal...
Episode Theme: Why technology should make people more powerful, not more burdened.
Key Topics:
A client struggling with AI adoption
Why more tools don’t automatically create more progress
The fatigue caused by...
Episode Theme: Knowing when to stop thinking and start deciding.
Key Topics:
A founder’s struggle with a high-stakes decision
The difference between deliberation and rumination
Why rumination feels productive...
Episode Theme: Hope, connection, and the power of future relationships.
Key Topics:
Facing personal and professional pressure as a founder
The danger of believing your current network is all you’ll ever have
Why...
Keywords
antifragility, stress, growth, leadership, resilience, pressure, organizational development, strength, adaptation, business strategy
Summary
In this conversation, Guy Reams explores the concept of...
Episode Theme: The power of purpose and meaningful contribution in leadership.
Key Topics:
A leadership realization about responsibility for disengagement
The danger of focusing only on “what” instead of...
Episode Theme: Trust, ownership, and customer experience through the metaphor of a restaurant.
Key Topics:
The “fly in your soup” moment and why response matters more than failure
Trust as something built quickly...