In this episode, Dr. Rick Rigsby shares practical insights on the everyday habits and values that set genuine leaders apart. Learn why influence matters more than titles or education, and hear meaningful lessons inspired by Dr. Rick’s own father.

He highlights the foundational building blocks of leadership, like preparation, ethical living, and character, that anyone can put into practice.

Tune in for down-to-earth advice and thoughtful stories to help you strengthen your own leadership, both at work and in life.

Show Highlights Include:

• What’s the most critical asset of a leader? [01:04]
• Discover how genuine leadership is forged from within [05:00]
• This is what Aristotle said about your identity [05:51]
• Do you know the importance of your everyday habits? [07:57]
• What did Dr. Rick learn from a football coach about leadership? [09:53]
• Find out the one trait that sets great leaders apart [12:18]
• Here is how character matters for achieving success [14:05]

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick’s best-selling book, Lessons From a Third-Grade Dropout, for free.

In today’s episode, Dr. Rick Rigsby takes a thoughtful look at what genuine leadership really means. Drawing on wisdom from his father and legendary coach John Wooden, Dr. Rick shows that leadership isn’t about titles or appearances, but about everyday actions and living with strong values.

You’ll learn how habits like preparation, kindness, and humility can make a bigger impact than any resume ever could. If you’re looking for practical, down-to-earth ways to influence others and improve yourself, this episode is for you.

Let Dr. Rick’s stories and insights inspire you to lead with purpose, no matter your role.

Show Highlights Include:

• Discover the signs of a shallow culture [01:22]
• How does cultivating values make great leaders? [02:32]
• This is when you stop impacting people [04:20]
• Learn the lesson Dr. Rick learnt from his late friend on pride [06:15]
• Do you know what determines the power of our impact? [09:56]
• Remember the building blocks of genuine leadership? [11:00]

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick’s best-selling book, Lessons From a Third-Grade Dropout, for free.

Wisdom is ‘inner intuition’ or a deep knowing of something. And while we have the capacity for good sense, it can get mixed up in the noise of our busy lives.

Everything is about instant gratification (instead of sound judgment and common sense). Nowadays, knowing wisdom and practicing wisdom are two different things.

In this episode, you’ll discover the six lessons of wisdom for leading a life of great impact and inner guidance.

Show Highlights Include:

• How online shopping and high-speed entertainment quiet your inner wisdom every day. (0:37)
• The “Lifesaver’s candy way” to pile up your savings (and still splurge on something sweet). (2:33)
• How to avoid an emergency with this glovebox compartment essential. (6:28)
• The ‘Mailbox Money’ strategy for keeping your family financially afloat when all plans fail. (8:03)
• Lessons from a bowl of soup about becoming the best at something. (10:35)
• Why leading others starts with being an hour early everywhere you go. (13:56)
• The most empowering words to hear on your worst day. (14:54)

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick’s best-selling book, Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout, for free.