2519: Effective Management with Ashley Herd

LifeBlood: We talked about becoming a better and more effective manager, the primary roles of a manager, what every employee is looking for, a great question to start asking asap for impact, and how to get started, with Ashley Herd, Founder and CEO of the Manager Method, podcast host, and author.Listen to learn the 3-step framework for creating better connection and becoming a more effective manager!Get your copy of The Manager Method here:https://amzn.to/4qBSICV You can learn more about Ashley at ManagerMethod.com, Instagram, and LinkedIn.George’s newest book is available! Get your copy of The Meaningful Few here: https://amzn.to/4qA26X9 Feeling busy but unfulfilled? The Meaningful Few helps you identify what truly matters, eliminate distractions, and live with intention and clarity. Learn more here: MyMeaningfulFew.comThanks, as always for listening! If you got some value and enjoyed the show, please leave us a review here:​​https://ratethispodcast.com/lifebloodpodcastYou can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected]. Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates.Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifebloodCopyright LifeBlood 2026.

There’s a competition raging for your attention—and most people are losing without realizing it.In this episode, we break down how modern life drains your headspace through distraction, overstimulation, and unexamined commitments. Drawing on Blaise Pascal’s warning and the Meaningful Few framework, this conversation challenges the myth that more is better—and introduces the Headspace Audit, a simple tool to reclaim your attention, reduce noise, and realign your life across the six areas that actually matter.This isn’t about productivity.It’s about defending your clarity.Get the Headspace Audit here:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HBK9vqp9X3ZuEQmtLL9bC_4-frUmEtrxpVWP_MwdF8c/edit?usp=sharing George’s newest book is available! Get your copy of The Meaningful Few here: https://amzn.to/4qA26X9 Feeling busy but unfulfilled? The Meaningful Few helps you identify what truly matters, eliminate distractions, and live with intention and clarity. Learn more here: MyMeaningfulFew.comWant to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifebloodThanks, as always for listening! If you got some value and enjoyed the show, please leave us a review here:​​https://ratethispodcast.com/lifebloodpodcastCopyright LifeBlood 2026.

We have a complicated relationship with pain. We avoid it, delay it, and try to outsmart it—yet somehow end up choosing more of it in the long run.This episode explores why comfort is so seductive, why procrastination feels rational in the moment, and why pain is unavoidable no matter what we do. The real question isn’t whether we’ll experience pain—but which kind.You’ll hear why too many choices exhaust us, how daily renegotiation drains time and energy, and why removing choice altogether can be the most freeing move you make.This conversation introduces the idea of “Zero Options”—a simple but demanding approach to money, wellbeing, relationships, and peace of mind that replaces willpower with systems and execution.Pain now, or pain later.Structure, or regret.The choice is simpler than it looks.George’s newest book is available! Get your copy of The Meaningful Few here: https://amzn.to/4qA26X9 Feeling busy but unfulfilled? The Meaningful Few helps you identify what truly matters, eliminate distractions, and live with intention and clarity. Learn more here: MyMeaningfulFew.comWant to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifebloodThanks, as always for listening! If you got some value and enjoyed the show, please leave us a review here:​​https://ratethispodcast.com/lifebloodpodcastCopyright LifeBlood 2026.

No doubt you’ve heard phrases like “be yourself” or “live your truth,” but what if authenticity isn’t about comfort at all?George G explores the meaning of “I AM”—not as self-expression, but as self-responsibility—why maximizing your God-given abilities is a duty, not a preference, and how becoming who you are meant to be requires intention, urgency, and service.Get the I AM worksheet here:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w_MlwkJF4dGV-OQUtjKik7rYOe4HNB6AuB3Viac-Uso/edit?usp=sharing George’s newest book is available! Get your copy of The Meaningful Few here: https://amzn.to/4qA26X9 Feeling busy but unfulfilled? The Meaningful Few helps you identify what truly matters, eliminate distractions, and live with intention and clarity. Learn more here: MyMeaningfulFew.comYou can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected]. Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates.Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifebloodGet your copy of The Purpose Book here:https://amzn.to/47Y2u98 You can get a free digital download of The Purpose Book here:https://moneyalignmentacademy.thinkific.com/enroll/2554435?price_id=3360279 Get our monthly updates here:https://george-grombacher.aweb.page/Thanks, as always for listening! If you got some value and enjoyed the show, please leave us a review here:​​https://ratethispodcast.com/lifebloodpodcastYou can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected]. Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates.Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffeehttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifebloodCopyright LifeBlood 2026.

LifeBlood: We talked about how there’s so much more for you in life, why so many people are finding their way back to church, what it means to have faith, why asking questions is essential to finding the truth, and how to get started, with Bishop Kevin Foreman, Pastor, Coach, Author, and Speaker.Listen to learn why it’s possible for you to have a personal relationship with God!You can learn more about Bishop Foreman at BishopForeman.com, Instagram, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.George’s newest book is available! Get your copy of The Meaningful Few here: https://amzn.to/4qA26X9 Feeling busy but unfulfilled? The Meaningful Few helps you identify what truly matters, eliminate distractions, and live with intention and clarity. Learn more here: MyMeaningfulFew.comThanks, as always for listening! If you got some value and enjoyed the show, please leave us a review here:​​https://ratethispodcast.com/lifebloodpodcastYou can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected]. Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates.Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifebloodCopyright LifeBlood 2026.

LifeBlood: We talked about making discomfort comfortable in service of a healthy lifestyle, how to create new habits that will compound over time, the importance of having and sticking to a plan that works, how long it takes to create a new habit, and how to get started, with Jerzy Gregorek, creator of The Happy Body, and author.Listen to learn why feeling and looking better is only 30 minutes a day away!You can learn more about Jerzy at TheHappyBody.com, Instagram, X,Facebook, and LinkedIn.Get your copy of The Happy Body here:https://amzn.to/498Rc4Q Thanks, as always for listening! If you got some value and enjoyed the show, please leave us a review here:​​https://ratethispodcast.com/lifebloodpodcastYou can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected]. Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates.Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifebloodCopyright LifeBlood 2026.

If you want to know what a person truly values, don’t listen to their speeches. Look at their bank statement. And the same rule applies to a nation.George G talks about how to stop tolerating waste, inefficiency, and fraud from our government!George’s newest book is available! Get your copy of The Meaningful Few here: https://amzn.to/4qA26X9 Feeling busy but unfulfilled? The Meaningful Few helps you identify what truly matters, eliminate distractions, and live with intention and clarity. Learn more here: MyMeaningfulFew.comYou can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected]. Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates.Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifebloodGet your copy of The Purpose Book here:https://amzn.to/47Y2u98 You can get a free digital download of The Purpose Book here:https://moneyalignmentacademy.thinkific.com/enroll/2554435?price_id=3360279 Get our monthly updates here:https://george-grombacher.aweb.page/Thanks, as always for listening! If you got some value and enjoyed the show, please leave us a review here:​​https://ratethispodcast.com/lifebloodpodcastYou can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected]. Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates.Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffeehttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifebloodCopyright LifeBlood 2026.

Adding more to an already full plate is a perfectly human thing, but it keeps us stuck. Here’s the reality; if your peace depends on it, you don’t own it- it owns you.George G talks about the necessity of practicing addition by subtraction and how to get started!Grab your copy of the Addition By Subtraction worksheet here:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K95rezsmjdiK6FJxyzpzAycToFIfxgbe/view?usp=sharing George’s newest book is available! Get your copy of The Meaningful Few here: https://amzn.to/4qA26X9 Feeling busy but unfulfilled? The Meaningful Few helps you identify what truly matters, eliminate distractions, and live with intention and clarity. Learn more here: MyMeaningfulFew.comYou can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected]. Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates.Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifebloodGet your copy of The Purpose Book here:https://amzn.to/47Y2u98 You can get a free digital download of The Purpose Book here:https://moneyalignmentacademy.thinkific.com/enroll/2554435?price_id=3360279 Get our monthly updates here:https://george-grombacher.aweb.page/Thanks, as always for listening! If you got some value and enjoyed the show, please leave us a review here:​​https://ratethispodcast.com/lifebloodpodcastYou can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected]. Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates.Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffeehttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifebloodCopyright LifeBlood 2026.

Who deserves mercy, and who doesn’t? George G talks about what mercy truly is, when it should be applied, and how to think about and answer that question!Find the Mercy and Self-Enforcing Audit here:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A6rgs4TRL6pWsZlW4mPlXYKWPfI1PLMB7fZC7v0YBO8/edit?usp=drive_link Feeling busy but unfulfilled? The Meaningful Few helps you identify what truly matters, eliminate distractions, and live with intention and clarity. Learn more here: MyMeaningfulFew.comYou can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected]. Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates.Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifebloodGet your copy of The Purpose Book here:https://amzn.to/47Y2u98 You can get a free digital download of The Purpose Book here:https://moneyalignmentacademy.thinkific.com/enroll/2554435?price_id=3360279 Get our monthly updates here:https://george-grombacher.aweb.page/Thanks, as always for listening! If you got some value and enjoyed the show, please leave us a review here:​​https://ratethispodcast.com/lifebloodpodcastYou can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected]. Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates.Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffeehttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifebloodCopyright LifeBlood 2025.

Potential isn’t meant to be fulfilled. It’s meant to be preserved.Most people think potential is something you’re supposed to cash in.Fulfill it.Realize it.Arrive.But what if that way of thinking is exactly what causes people to peak early—and quietly decline for decades afterward? Potential isn’t meant to be fulfilled. It’s meant to be preserved.This is about capacity, desire, voluntary discomfort, and why the real war of life isn’t success vs. failure—but becoming vs. arriving. If you’ve ever felt restless despite “doing well,” or uneasy with the idea of settling into a final version of yourself, this episode is for you.Because the saddest life isn’t the unfinished one.It’s the one that decided it was done.George’s newest book is available! Get your copy of The Meaningful Few here: https://amzn.to/4qA26X9 Get the Potential VS Atrophy Audit here:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jzIDx-BVJH9dQ9f-MtW9xsWwk69_PGWk2K-L3JSINVA/edit?usp=sharing Feeling busy but unfulfilled? The Meaningful Few helps you identify what truly matters, eliminate distractions, and live with intention and clarity. Learn more here: MyMeaningfulFew.comWant to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifebloodThanks, as always for listening! If you got some value and enjoyed the show, please leave us a review here:​​https://ratethispodcast.com/lifebloodpodcastCopyright LifeBlood 2026.