🎙 New Episode: “Any Given Sunday – Inches of Emotional Intelligence”

What can a late-90s Oliver Stone football classic teach us about leadership, ego, and self-care? A lot more than you think. In this Audible Series installment of The Shadows Podcast, we break down the Emotional Intelligence lessons buried in the chaos, drama, and famous locker room speeches of Any Given Sunday.

🏈 Play #1 – The Leadership Balancing Act
When your old playbook stops working, do you double down or adapt?

🏈 Play #2 – The Ego Trap
How do you manage success so it doesn’t isolate you from the people who help you win?

🏈 Play #3 – The Emotional Toll of Sacrifice
Are you pushing through pain out of loyalty, or at the cost of your own well-being?

This episode is for you if you’ve ever…

• Felt your leadership style wasn’t connecting the way it used to.

• Wondered if your recent success has changed the way you show up for others.

• Questioned whether your constant sacrifice is helping or hurting in the long run.

From Al Pacino’s legendary “Inches” speech to Willie Beamen’s ego-fueled music video, we explore how Any Given Sunday mirrors the challenges we all face — in sports, in leadership, and in life.

🎧 Listen now and ask yourself: Are you fighting for the right inches?

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