John Murphy has been a Sales Director, CEO, Executive Chairman and now he takes all of his corporate experience to coach business owners by stepping into their shoes. As an expert in Emotional Intelligence John’s extensive knowledge helps leaders lead better and teams work together better.

Jeff Gibbard is an entrepreneur, keynote speaker, strategy consultant, and founder of The Superhero Institute, a certification program for coaches. Jeff is a long-time blogger, and podcaster who hosts the podcasts Becoming Superhuman, Shareable, and Rogue. He has an MBA from Drexel University and a BA from Temple University. Jeff is committed to living a life of impact and purpose. He is a board member of Pathways to Housing PA, a housing-first non-profit that believes housing is a basic human right and the best path to solving the homelessness crisis. He is also a board member of the Council For Relationships, a non-profit helping make mental-health services accessible to anyone regardless of their ability to pay for it. Jeff lives in Philadelphia, PA, with his wife and daughter.

I embrace the Heros Journey and have been through a few of my own, My older sister was murdered in 1996, and I wrote a book for and about sibling survivors. I also feel I would be a great guest for you because I am on an EPIC journey to help others Step into their own EPIC and do big, bold things.

Zander Sprague is the author of three books, including his most recent EPIC Begins With 1 Step Forward: Plan, Achieve and Enjoy the Journey. Zander loves speaking to audiences around the world. Nicknamed the “God of Enthusiasm” because of his contagious energy and passion, he is a popular speaker, trainer, and podcast host. He is here today to help you plan, achieve, and enjoy the journey!

In Part 2 of our conversation, Zander digs into the details of how your inner critic can sabotage your dreams, and how to handle both the internal and external challenges that disrupt your dreams. Zander also shares a powerful mindset shift through intentionally shifting the language you think and speak with. 

In Part 1 of our conversation, Zander shares his path from over two decades in the corporate world to pursuing his license as a professional clinical counselor, and into coaching, training, and speaking. Zander also shares the most powerful lesson he learned and teaches others about making your life epic. 

“No matter how prepared you think you are for the death of a loved one, it still comes as a shock, and it still hurts very deeply.” – Bill Graham

Losing a family member is arguably one of the hardest things we will go through. Nothing can ever prepare us for grief. Losing someone is like losing a piece of yourself. According to the natural flow of life, the children say goodbye first to their parents. That is why it feels harder when it is the other way around. You can never imagine the pain parents have to go through in this unfortunate event.

But have you ever thought about what siblings go through in such an occurrence?

On today’s episode of the Entrepreneur Evolution Podcast, we are joined by Zander Sprague. Zander Sprague is an internationally acclaimed public speaker, author, and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC). His mission is to help millions of people make the EPIC choices that create an EPIC life. Drawing on his decades of work experience with companies of all sizes, Zander guides teams to achieve EPIC results.

Zander Sprague is the author of three books, including his most recent, EPIC Begins With 1 Step Forward: Plan, Achieve and Enjoy the Journey. Zander loves speaking to audiences around the world. Nicknamed the “God of Enthusiasm” because of his contagious energy and passion, he is a popular speaker, trainer, and podcast host. He is here today to help you plan, achieve, and enjoy the journey!

 Zander Sprague speaks with Richard Soul about what inspired him to write the book “Epic Begins with 1 Step Forward”.

This is episode 468 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.