Why Great School Leaders Stop Solving Every Problem

What happens when a school leader becomes the answer to every problem?Tyler Comeau sits down with Kurtis Hewson, co-founder of Jigsaw Learning and co-author of Collaborative Response, to explore the shift from solving problems for people to building a team that can work through them together.They discuss the relationship between trust and structure, how to make meetings more useful, what shared ownership looks like in practice, and why listening matters even when you have years of experience. Along the way, Kurtis reflects on family and resilience, ranks difficult leadership challenges, and makes the case for teachers working in teams.Take one question into your next meeting: What would help this team move forward without me taking over?Guest: Kurtis HewsonHost: Tyler ComeauShow: The Elemental EducatorExplore Kurtis’s work: https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/who-we-are/our-team/kurtis-hewsonCollaborative Response resources: https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/collaborative-response/overviewFollow The Elemental Educator and share this episode with a colleague who is building a stronger team.00:00 The leadership trap00:18 Meet Kurtis Hewson01:19 Grounded Moments: family, resilience and leadership05:39 From solving problems to building systems16:46 Headwinds & Tailwinds: ranking leadership challenges38:48 Ripples of Change: how effective teams work54:48 Spark or Burn: should teachers work in teams?01:01:25 The Guest Vault01:04:29 Listen, then listen more

Getting someone’s attention is only the beginning. David Babcock explains how humour, trust and the right next question can turn a passing interaction into a meaningful conversation.He arrives as Ron Burgundy—but the man behind the character has a much bigger story. A professional Will Ferrell impersonator and experiential marketing specialist, David joins Tyler on The Elemental Educator to explore what trade shows teach us about human behaviour, why a crowd is not the same as a business result, and what rebuilding after 2008 taught him about trust.We put his ideas to the test through Principle or Preference, a live rebuilding tier list, and a final choice between attention and trust. Along the way, David explains why confidence can follow action, how to welcome people without trapping them in a pitch, and why the next 60 seconds matter so much.IN THIS EPISODE• Turning attention into a useful introduction• Humour, hospitality and reading the room• Rebuilding after losing a business and a home• Confidence, expertise, adaptability and relationships• What a trade-show robot reveals about human connection• Why trust became David’s foundationCHAPTERS00:00 Episode trailer00:55 David arrives as Ron Burgundy04:17 From costume contest to a business11:01 Grounded Moments: attention versus impact13:56 What trade shows teach you about people18:21 The question that creates a warm introduction24:13 Hospitality: make the other person the main character30:15 Choosing the right character for the room34:58 Principle or Preference40:05 Headwinds & Tailwinds: starting over in 200844:20 Ranking what it takes to rebuild53:26 Why confidence comes after action55:41 Ripples of Change: selling an outcome56:55 Turning curiosity into a real conversation1:04:16 AI, human connection and the robot story1:07:04 Spark or Burn: when gimmicks become strategy1:10:00 Final Answer: attention or trust?1:12:21 Why trust became non-negotiable1:13:30 The previous guest asks about gratitude1:15:38 What happens after the attention?EXPLORE DAVID’S WORKhttps://ronburgundyimpersonator.com/Subscribe to The Elemental Educator for more conversations about values, adversity, change and decisions.What would you put in the “Necessary” tier when rebuilding? Tell us in the comments.#TheElementalEducator #DavidBabcock #HumanConnection

What does it cost to lead when teachers are under pressure—and everyone is watching? Alberta Teachers’ Association President Jason Schilling joins Dr. Tyler Comeau for The Weight of the Chair.In this episode of The Elemental Educator Podcast, Jason shares his perspective on Alberta education, classroom conditions, teacher advocacy, and the difficult decisions behind the ATA presidency. He also opens up about the moments the cameras don’t capture: frustration, grief, isolation, criticism, and the effort it takes to show up again.Through the show’s Earth, Air, Water, and Fire segments, Tyler and Jason explore the values that ground a leader, the pressure of representing a profession, the courage to ask for help, and why gratitude keeps coming out on top. There’s humour here, too—from Jason’s first job selling ice cream to the story behind “Shill dog.”This conversation is for teachers, school leaders, aspiring educators, and anyone who carries responsibility for other people.IN THIS EPISODE• Why Jason connects teacher working conditions with student needs• What happened before he faced the cameras following Bill 2• His mother’s advice: don’t panic and don’t give up• The emotional toll of public leadership• Learning from criticism and keeping classroom needs in focusCHAPTERS00:00 Cold open: The weight of leadership01:13 The Weight of the Chair — introduction01:24 How did Alberta education get here?05:08 Representing 51,000 teachers07:23 Why Jason puts teachers first08:18 EARTH: Values and grounded moments09:21 The first-job challenge13:21 Getting fired—and finding opportunity16:01 The person behind the ATA presidency16:55 Bill 2: The moment before the cameras19:45 “Speak again”: A lesson from King Lear24:00 Principle or preference?28:02 AIR: Pressure and difficult moments31:17 His mother’s advice: Don’t panic, don’t give up34:16 What actually helps you reset?42:22 Acting quickly without losing perspective44:01 WATER: Asking for help and leadership isolation47:58 Stage fright and preparing to perform53:02 FIRE: Why gratitude wins56:33 Decisions people judge without the full picture58:23 When the criticism is right59:47 Why leaders need people they can trust1:00:37 Keeping the focus on classroom needs1:03:15 The question passed from guest to guest1:04:22 Closing reflectionsGUESTJason Schilling — President, Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA)Learn about the ATA: https://teachers.ab.ca/HOSTDr. Tyler ComeauThe Elemental Educator Podcast

Phil Januszewski returns to The Elemental Educator after making one of the biggest decisions of his career: leaving the classroom after 20 years to become a full-time speaker.This time, we go much further than the usual conversation about happiness, self-care, and avoiding burnout.Phil believes we have more control over our ability to flourish than we sometimes admit. So I put that belief under pressure.What if the workload keeps growing?What if your boundaries are quietly punished?What if leadership tells you to “protect your energy” while refusing to fix conditions within their control?And eventually, what happens when the environment begins affecting safety, health, or your ability to do work you can ethically stand behind?Phil’s new book, Too Damn Happy: Flourishing in a Tired and Uninspired World, explores how small, intentional choices can build a life with more joy, energy, connection, and purpose without pretending the difficult parts of life do not exist.Get Too Damn Happy:https://TooDamnHappy.comConnect with Phil Januszewski:Website: https://philjanuszewski.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PhilJanuszewskiSpeaksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/philjanuszewskiYouTube: https://youtube.com/@philjanuszewskiLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philjanuszewskiTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@philjanuszewskiX: https://x.com/philjanuszewskiPositive Growth Clothing Store:https://www.etsy.com/shop/PositiveGrowthStoreJoin the Positive Growth Lounge email list:https://mailchi.mp/efbb1914fa7b/join-the-positive-growth-lounge-email-listChapters:00:00 Who owns your wellbeing?00:30 Was leaving teaching actually worth it?04:03 Phil returns and Too Damn Happy06:30 Happiness when nobody is watching08:40 When positivity feels fake11:46 Why giving something matters14:10 An Old Fashioned at 6 AM24:17 What leaving the classroom actually cost27:04 “What if I made the wrong decision?”31:34 Learning to control the controllables33:57 Acceptance vs resignation36:28 Ranking the advice exhausted people hear55:06 Ripples of Change55:22 The tiny decisions that change a life57:35 Are you busy or is your life full?1:01:42 Why givers struggle to receive1:03:10 The biggest lie about burnout1:04:51 When personal responsibility goes too far1:08:04 Who owns employee wellbeing?1:09:07 The five-level stress test1:13:18 Level Five: when the system crosses the line1:13:55 What Phil still gets wrong1:14:30 The question designed to ruin relationships1:19:36 What flourishing actually means

What happens when commitment becomes so strong that changing course feels like betrayal?Colin is pursuing an outcome nobody can guarantee: becoming an MMA champion after beginning the journey at 28. But this conversation isn't really about fighting. It's about what happens when something matters enough that you're willing to commit without being able to control the result.We explore the line between conviction and rigidity, instinct and evidence, dedication and self-destruction.Colin opens up about fatherhood, faith, ambition, pain, sacrifice, rebuilding his life around an uncertain goal, selling part of what represented his financial backup plan, and learning how to surround himself with people capable of telling him when he's wrong.And underneath it all is a question every leader eventually faces:When should you stay the course, and when should new information change your mind?Because refusing to quit and refusing to learn are not the same thing.The Elemental Educator explores leadership and decision-making under pressure through conversations about values, adversity, change, judgment, and the choices we make when there is no perfect answer.Chapter:00:00 What Are You Actually Certain About?02:16 Why This Is Bigger Than Becoming Champion07:28 The Hidden Safety of Starting Over09:45 Can You Actually Trust Your Gut?13:15 When Fatherhood Changes Success13:48 Principle or Preference?16:36 When the Problem Can't Be Fixed by Working Harder22:38 Learning to Hit and Be Hit28:56 What If the Dream Stops Being Realistic?31:10 The Beliefs We Stop Questioning35:43 What Going All In Actually Costs37:26 Building a Team That Can Tell You You're Wrong39:57 Dedication or Self-Destruction?41:28 Selling the Backup Plan43:02 100% Alignment Without 100% Certainty44:05 When the Mission Starts Feeding on Sacrifice45:27 What If He Never Becomes Champion?46:58 Instinct, Courage, Humility or Faith?49:59 The Question Beneath the Entire ConversationFollow Colin's journey through Impossible:impossibledocumentary.comLearn more about Elemental Educator and Tyler Comeau:https://www.tylercomeau.ca

Leadership culture tells us to finish what we start.Push through. Stay disciplined. Keep the commitment. Don’t quit.But what happens when continuing is no longer the courageous decision?In this episode of The Elemental Educator, Tyler Comeau sits down with writer David Deane Haskell for a raw conversation about boundaries, change, perseverance, discomfort, identity, and the difficult moment when a plan that once made sense stops fitting the reality in front of you.One story becomes particularly important.David had made the plan. He had booked the flight. He had every logistical reason to continue. Yet something about the decision no longer felt right. Eventually, the entire plan changed.That raises a much bigger leadership question:How do you tell the difference between discomfort you need to endure and information that should cause you to reconsider the decision?Because resilience matters.So does judgment.And mature leadership sometimes means having enough courage to keep going, while other times having enough courage to change course.In this conversation:• Why boundaries matter• When persistence becomes unhealthy• Why changing a decision is not necessarily failure• How reflection changes judgment• The role of discomfort in difficult decisions• Why leaders should pay attention when circumstances change• How to stay grounded without becoming rigidChapters:00:00 Why We’re Terrified of Not Knowing05:58 When Pushing Harder Starts Hurting You09:23 The Relationships You Stop Chasing12:42 Principle or Preference?19:36 The Stories We Build to Survive27:56 Why Awareness Can Take Decades30:12 Self-Help Advice Worth Questioning36:49 When Something Has to Change37:34 The Flight He Almost Forced Himself to Take41:33 Is This Discomfort or Information?45:40 The Risk of Being Completely Seen50:09 What You Can Actually Control51:05 Surrender, Boundaries, Stillness, Truth53:56 What Were We Really Solving?57:15 The Question for the Next GuestConnect with Tylertylercomeau.caConnect with Davidhttps://www.daviddeanehaskell.com/

In this episode of the Elemental Educator podcast, host Tyler Comeau sits down with LaVonna Roth, the creator of the globally recognized SHINE framework, to untangle a profound human paradox: How do leaders build massive platforms helping others recognize their value while simultaneously battling deep internal struggles with self-worth?LaVonna opens up about her personal journey of growing up without her biological father and how that foundational absence unintentionally weaponized her psychology. For years, she chased accolades, joined every club, and achieved elite educational milestones—not out of pure passion, but as a defense mechanism to prove her worth to someone who wasn't there.Through a life-altering car accident and years of radical self-reflection, LaVonna learned how to rewrite her internal narrative and re-architect her organization's core philosophy around a single umbrella value: a Heart for Humanity. This conversation delivers a masterclass in shifting from external validation to intrinsic confidence, optimizing team dynamics, and navigating leadership through structural empathy.The Excellence Trap: Most high-achievers believe their perfectionism and intense work ethic are their greatest strengths. In reality, these are often deep-seated trauma responses designed to protect you from abandonment and rejection. True leadership scale doesn't come from proving people wrong; it comes from healing the need to prove anything at all.Watch Next (Playlists & Videos)📺 Leadership Masterclasses: https://www.youtube.com/@ElementalEducatorConnect With Guest (LaVonna Roth)Website: http://www.igniteyourSHINE.comLinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lavonnarothLinkedIn Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/igniteyourshine/Instagram Personal: http://instagram.com/lavonnarothInstagram Business: http://instagram.com/igniteyourSHINEnowFacebook Personal: https://www.facebook.com/lavonnarothFacebook Business: https://www.facebook.com/igniteyourSHINEEmail Contact: [email protected] With Host (Tyler Comeau)Website: https://tylercomeau.caSpeaking & Consulting Inquiries: [email protected] Guest Inquiries: [email protected]: https://www.instagram.com/elemental_educatorFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555973948902&mibextid=JRoKGiYouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ElementalEducatorAudio Podcast Feed: https://elementaleducatorpodcast.transistor.fm/Read "The Elemental Leader" Book: https://www.routledge.com/The-Elemental-Leader-Unlocking-Your-Potential-Through-Values-Perseverance-Adaptability-and-Innovation/Comeau/p/book/9781041006084LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-comeau-961a49310/Timestamps0:00 - The Paradox of Worth and Achievement3:40 - Grounded Moments: The Hierarchy of Core Values7:34 - Deconstructing the SHINE Framework15:54 - Game: Principle or Preference20:30 - Headwinds & Tailwinds: Overcoming the Biological Father Narrative28:49 - Game: Flip the Script31:31 - Ripples of Change: From Framework to Movement44:03 - Spark or Burn: The Constant Risk of Entrepreneurship47:13 - Game: Word Versus Word50:04 - Advice to My 5, 13, and 20-Year-Old SelfAre you leading from your strengths or from your historical wounds? In this data-driven and emotionally resonant episode, Tyler Comeau breaks down the psychology of validation with international speaker and educational consultant LaVonna Roth. LaVonna exposes how the trauma of abandonment can masquerade as high-achieving perfectionism and people-pleasing. She shares the exact architecture of her famous SHINE framework (Self, Heart, Inspire, Navigate, Exceptional) and explains how shifting organizational culture away from rigid credentials toward intrinsic human gifts can dramatically minimize people problems and accelerate company growth. Perfect for educators, corporate executives, and anyone looking to reclaim their personal narrative.

Beat My Score From This Episode:https://www.whattimeswhat.comMost people think the education crisis is about funding, technology, or curriculum.They're wrong.After spending three decades leading enterprise technology teams and engineering large-scale software systems, Chris Roberts stepped into a high school classroom and discovered a problem that few people are willing to talk about. Many students aren't struggling because they lack intelligence. They're struggling because foundational skills were never fully built in the first place.In this episode of The Elemental Educator Podcast, Chris shares what happened when he left corporate leadership and inherited classrooms filled with students who couldn't access higher-level math because basic number relationships, multiplication facts, and foundational thinking skills had never become automatic.What followed challenged many of the assumptions educators, parents, and policymakers hold about student achievement.This conversation explores cognitive load, mathematical thinking, accommodations, technology dependence, educational equity, leadership, and what it actually takes to help students succeed.Chris brings a unique perspective shaped by decades of executive leadership, systems thinking, mathematics education, and firsthand classroom experience.If you're an educator, school leader, parent, policymaker, or anyone concerned about the future of learning, this episode offers an uncomfortable but necessary conversation.Contrarian InsightMany people believe the solution to struggling students is more technology, more accommodations, or easier access to information.Chris argues that the real solution may be rebuilding foundational knowledge and cognitive fluency so students can think deeply without exhausting their mental bandwidth on basic tasks.Watch NextElemental Educator Podcast Playlist:https://www.youtube.com/@ElementalEducatorGuest LinksChris Roberts:Social:https://facebook.com/whattimeswhathttps://instagram.com/whattimeswhathttps://youtube.com/@classicaleducationfoundationhttps://www.tiktok.com/@whattimeswhatWeb:https://whattimeswhat.comhttps://classicmathgames.comhttps://classical-education.orgEmail:[email protected] Host LinksTyler ComeauWebsite:https://tylercomeau.caLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylercomeauInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/tylercomeauYouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@ElementalEducatorPodcast:https://www.youtube.com/@ElementalEducatorTimestamps0:00 - The Hidden Education Crisis1:20 - Why Students Freeze During Math4:00 - Leaving Corporate Leadership for Teaching7:10 - The Afghan Refugee Student Story11:45 - Why Foundational Skills Matter18:20 - The Cognitive Bandwidth Problem25:05 - Education as a Pathway Out34:00 - Calculators, Accommodations & Learning42:15 - What Schools Are Missing51:30 - Leadership Lessons from the Classroom59:00 - Building Better Thinkers1:05:00 - Final ReflectionsSHOW NOTESWhat happens when a corporate technology executive trades the boardroom for a high school classroom?After 30 years leading enterprise IT teams, Chris Roberts entered education and discovered a troubling reality: many students are struggling not because they lack intelligence, but because foundational skills were never fully developed.In this episode, Chris and Tyler explore mathematical thinking, cognitive load, technology dependence, student motivation, educational equity, and why rebuilding foundational knowledge may be one of the most important challenges facing modern education.A powerful conversation for educators, leaders, parents, and anyone concerned about the future of learning.

In this powerful episode of the Elemental Educator Podcast, host Tyler Comeau sits down with veteran educator, former school head, and curriculum coordinator Terri Walker to dissect the real reason teachers are leaving the profession in droves. The conventional blueprint of modern education is obsessed with giving teachers more: more tech, more professional development, and more checklists. Yet, the data and raw reality reveal that teachers aren't leaving because they lack skill—they are leaving because they are completely out of breath. Terri shares her raw, personal journey from feeling dry and drained by top-down administrative mandates to launching "Dance to Your Own Drum," a thriving global community designed explicitly to give educators the sacred space they need to heal, reflect, and restore.We pull back the curtain on the "do it for the kids" trap, exploring why this self-sacrificing narrative has caused massive psychological damage to modern educators. Terri breaks down her core framework—that your thoughts create your feelings, your feelings drive your actions, and your actions dictate your results—offering a highly practical anchor for educators navigating environments that feel entirely out of control. If you are an administrator looking to fix a toxic school culture, or a classroom teacher holding your breath until the next school break, this conversation delivers the exact paradigm shift required to transition from systemic survival to autonomous fulfillment.One of the most provocative revelations in this episode completely upends the traditional view of professional development. While school divisions spend millions on new literacy strategies and curriculum workbooks, Terri’s research and global community data prove that teachers are actually drowning in strategies. The most impactful, life-saving intervention for a burning-out educator is not a better teaching tool; it is the radical introduction of unscheduled space. True fulfillment cannot be institutionalized from the top down—it must be reclaimed from the inside out by stopping the urge to carry the weight of an entire system on your shoulders.🔄 Watch Next (Playlist)Maximize your leadership impact. Watch the full Elemental Leadership playlist here:https://elementaleducatorpodcast.transistor.fm/👥 Connect with GuestTerri’s Newsletter: https://www.dancetoyourowndrum.co/subscribeLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terri-walker-coaching/ 🎙️ Connect with Host (Tyler Comeau)For Speaking and Consulting Inquiries:Email: [email protected] For Podcast Guest Inquiries:Email: [email protected] Website: https://tylercomeau.caInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/elemental_educator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555973948902&mibextid=JRoKGi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ElementalEducator Podcast Platforms: https://elementaleducatorpodcast.transistor.fm/ Buy the Book ("The Elemental Leader"): https://www.routledge.com/The-Elemental-Leader-Unlocking-Your-Potential-Through-Values-Perseverance-Adaptability-and-Innovation/Comeau/p/book/9781041006084 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-comeau-961a49310/ ⏳ Timestamps0:00 - The Obsession with "More" in Education 1:25 - Terri Walker’s Global Journey 3:10 - Accountability vs. Core Values 4:15 - Grounded Moments: Controlling Your Thoughts 6:25 - The Scripted Initiative That Broke the Camel's Back 9:55 - Game: Principle or Preference 12:35 - Reclaiming Agency and Teacher Confidence 16:15 - The Dangerous Weight of "I'm Just a Teacher" 20:30 - Building a School Culture of Trust 23:50 - Game: Flip the Script on Limiting Beliefs 27:00 - Deconstructing the Total Self-Sacrifice Myth 28:15 - Launching Dance to Your Own Drum Without Certainty 30:40 - Why Educators Need Sacred Space Over More PD 36:55 - One Tiny Prompt to Create Breathing Room Next Week 40:10 - Keeping the Corporate World and Coaching Space Separate 45:00 - Game: Final Answer (Finding the North Star Value) 48:30 - Overcoming the Lifelong Fear of Failure 50:15 - Final Question: What Are You Carrying That Isn't Yours?

In this episode of The Elemental Educator Podcast, host Tyler Comeau sits down with veteran, ironman finisher, and best-selling author Scott to dissect the ultimate paradox of achievement: why reaching your highest external goals can actually hide your deepest internal wounds. Scott shares his raw journey from chasing "scoreboard moments"—like completing an grueling 140.6-mile Ironman or engineering patented inventions—to losing everything in a life-altering "lightning strike" event that forced him to look inward.  The breakthrough moment happens when Scott pulls back the curtain on the grueling reality of his 11-month Ironman training and a bloody country-road bike wreck that radically shifted his perspective on pain. Instead of offering sugar-coated internet solutions or a generic seven-step formula for happiness, this conversation provides a data-driven, deeply moving masterclass on navigating what Scott calls the "fiery middle"—the uncomfortable space where you are too far from where you started to turn back, yet too far from your destination to see the way forward. If you are currently feeling numb, stuck on a treadmill of endless production, or struggling to find your true center mass, Scott’s framework will teach you exactly how to stop running, face your past, and embrace the beautiful reality of sacrificing who you thought you had to be.  🧠 Contrarian Insight (Our Distorted Reality)Most self-help gurus tell you that if people don't recognize your value, you simply need to work harder until they do. This episode completely flips the script. Scott argues that chasing external validation is a trap, and that true success is entirely non-transactional. If you are hanging trophies on your wall to convince other people who you are, you are operating out of emptiness. True alignment means becoming completely self-sufficient and realizing that "success teaches you nothing, while failure gives you everything you need to move forward."  🔄 Watch NextMaximize your leadership journey by diving into our dedicated growth playlist:https://elementaleducatorpodcast.transistor.fm/👥 Guest Connections & ResourcesScott's Best-Selling Book: Wake Up to Die Again🎙️ Host Connection Block (Tyler Comeau)For Speaking and Consulting Inquiries: Email: [email protected] Podcast Guest Inquiries: Email: [email protected]: https://tylercomeau.caInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/elemental_educatorFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555973948902&mibextid=JRoKGiYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ElementalEducatorPodcast Platform: https://elementaleducatorpodcast.transistor.fm/Book: https://www.routledge.com/The-Elemental-Leader-Unlocking-Your-Potential-Through-Values-Perseverance-Adaptability-and-Innovation/Comeau/p/book/9781041006084LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-comeau-961a49310/⏱️ Timestamps 0:00 - The Paradox of Achievement & Scoreboard Moments1:54 - Reaching Internal Fulfillment Through Subtraction3:16 - High School Lightning Strikes & Choosing the Army5:16 - Finding Clarity in the Quiet Absence of Noise7:25 - Entering the Four Elemental Segments8:00 - Grounded Moments: What Iron Man Taught Scott About Sacrifice11:48 - Dissecting True Self-Correction vs. Outward Identity14:38 - Behind the Bestselling Book: Wake Up to Die Again18:05 - Game: Principle or Preference Rapid Fire21:10 - Redefining Success: Why Accolades Are Garbage25:01 - Headwinds & Tailwinds: The Reality of the Hardest Day26:30 - The 64-Mile Bike Crash & Pushing Through Stitches29:26 - Rejecting Broken Promises & Choosing Yourself31:48 - Flipping the Script on Pain, Vulnerability, and Worth35:54 - Navigating the Fiery Middle Without Giving Up38:40 - The Cost of Creation: Overcoming the Internal Critic43:30 - Warning Signs of Disconnection & Clearing the Office Walls46:55 - Tyler’s Counter-Perspective on Trophies vs. Memories49:15 - How to Guard Your Nuance: Who Are Your Medals For?50:35 - Spark or Burn: The Road to Security Without Applause51:40 - Lessons From the Atlanta Airport Security Line56:10 - When Did We Stop Noticing Each Other?57:40 - Elemental Game: Final Answer58:50 - The Intimate Dedication to Family1:01:35 - Answering the Leadership Vault Question1:02:40 - Question Left for the Next Podcast Guest💬 Community QuestionQUESTION - What is the one non-essential habit, belief, or metric you need to subtract from your life this week to get closer to who you actually are? Drop your perspective in the comments below!⚖️ Affiliate DisclaimerThis video is not sponsored. Some links in this description may be affiliate links, meaning that if you choose to make a purchase, the channel will receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Thank you for supporting The Elemental Educator network!🎧