A whopping 70% of the workforce is disengaged…is that you? Is it the people you lead??

Kate Volman, CEO of Floyd Consulting and steward of The Dream Manager framework, believes most leaders are diagnosing the wrong problem because they’re trying to fix performance at WORK instead of asking what happened to someone’s dreams at HOME.

Today, Phil and Kate discuss why people check out at work (long before they quit). Once someone has stopped dreaming in their own life, that disengagement eventually shows up in their performance, energy, and loyalty.

What they unpack:

• The real driver behind that 70% disengagement statistic
• What actually happens when adults stop dreaming
• The patterns most common in adult’s dreams (including finances, health, and relationships)
• How waiting for inspiration quietly delays meaningful work
• Where perfectionism shows up and how it limits output
• Why structured accountability consistently outperforms raw motivation

If you lead a team and want higher engagement without gimmicks, this conversation with Kate will give you a clear starting point.

0:00 Intro02:30 Kate’s Career Path06:29 What the Dream Manager Is10:13 Are Dreams Fluff?12:34 Engagement & Leadership Responsibility14:01 How Dreams Evolve Over Time18:05 Writing the Book20:50 The Myth That Inspiration Will Strike23:08 Action Creates Clarity25:29 Ego & Fear of Criticism28:14 Defining Success in Creative Work31:20 Systems & Accountability35:59 How Kate Defines Success39:57 Where to Connect with KateResources Mentioned:Connect with Kate:https://www.katevolman.com📚 Do What You Love by Kate Volmanhttps://a.co/d/06ieszyN 📚 The Dream Manager by Matthew Kellyhttps://a.co/d/016WfdH6 The Dream Manager Programhttps://www.thedreammanager.com🎙️ Kate’s channel and “Create For No Reason” podcast:https://www.youtube.com/@KateVolmanMedia Follow @PhilOnPurposehttps://www.instagram.com/philonpurposehttps://www.facebook.com/philonpurpose

Could your drive to succeed actually be the thing keeping you stuck?

Phil sits down with clinical psychologist and author Dr. Kelly Flanagan, whose work has resonated most with an unexpected audience: high-achieving entrepreneurial men.

Dr. Flanagan breaks down the difference between guilt and shame, and how shame quietly hijacks careers, marriages, and parenting. He explains why achievement does not resolve the original wound of “something is wrong with me,” and how success can actually intensify it.

He also shares the pivotal question he and his wife asked themselves before walking away from prestigious paths to build a different kind of life…one shaped by worthiness instead of proving.

You’ll hear them unpack:

• The question that reveals whether your next move is driven by freedom or the need to prove
  

• Why success often strengthens shame instead of resolving it
  

• Why passion always involves suffering, and why that is not a signal to quit
  

• The three stage cycle of worthiness, belonging, and purpose
  

• How to build relationships where you feel less pressure to perform and more freedom to be yourself

If achievement hasn’t quieted the voice that says you’re not enough, this conversation explains why.

0:00 Intro

02:21 Who Lovable Was Written For

06:59 Shame as the Original Wound

10:16 Guilt vs. Shame

13:22 Parenting Triggers and Self Grace

19:05 Meeting His Wife

23:22 The Freedom Question That Changed Everything

29:19 The Cycle of Worthiness, Belonging, Purpose

32:04 Why Relationships Come First

39:22 How Passion, Pain, and Purpose Connect

42:21 Why Resistance Is Not a Sign to Quit

44:28 The Road Less Triggered

Dr. Kelly Flanagan’s books:

📚 Lovable

📚 The Unhiding of Elijah Campbell

📚 The Road Less Triggered Available now for pre-order with bonuses: https://lesstriggered.com

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Most of us don’t feel stuck because we’re failing. We feel stuck because we were trained to be.

Trained to stay busy. To do it alone. To worry about how it LOOKS instead of who we’re becoming.

That realization led to one word that kept resurfacing: broken.

Not as a flaw to hide, but as a starting point that we all have in common.

In this episode, Phil reflects on the ways society shapes our habits, our fears, and our definition of success…and how those patterns can slowly pull us off course without us even noticing.

Key moments:

• Why feeling “stuck” is often learned, not earned
  

• The difference between being broken and being hopeless
  

• How busyness and ego quietly block purpose
  

• Why reframing regret can unlock growth
  

• The role the right people play in moving forward

This isn’t about “fixing yourself.” It’s about seeing clearly, asking for help, and choosing a different way forward.

0:00 Intro

1:02 The word that changed everything

5:43 The 5 hidden obstacles in our way

7:05 How busyness steals your peace

9:27 Regret as your greatest teacher

15:44 The real thing holding you back

20:42 Brokenness means we need help

21:19 How to find your Iron Few

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