In this episode, Tim has a conversation with Froswa’ Booker-Drew. Froswa believes that Social Capital is critical and spends her days weaving people together via networking and connecting. Booker-Drew is a relational leadership junkie. Relationships, when cultivated well, are powerful and transformative. Tim and Froswa’ keep it real and go deep with real-life challenges that keep people from experiencing true growth, connections, and engagement. Enjoy!

THE CONVERSATION:

• Growing up in the deep south
• How she didn’t stay ‘STUCK’ as a child with limited resources and lack of opportunities
• How her relationships and family helped her see there is more out there beyond ‘LUCK’
• Which is greater, your own power or privilege?
• Life can be ‘Both-And …’
• Thoughts on: Opinions, Beliefs, and Values
• The importance of finding spaces of reflection and feedback loops
• The problem with not letting people hurt and feel pain
• Being on the balcony and being on the dancefloor (The Practice of Adaptive Leadership by Ronald A. Heifetz)
• Understanding that people are not machines and they need to be the totality of who they are
• Learning to be still in silence. The Silence Retreat
• We are not human ‘DOERS’ we are human ‘BEINGS’
• Replacing the technology connections with real face-to-face conversations
• The struggle people have to identify and share the descriptors of who they are beyond the surface or obvious
• The lost desire for CURIOSITY and INNOVATION
• People are creating but not being creative
• The power of saying, I AM and what it’s paired with
• Overcomplicating things that are simple
• Examining your own narrative
• What do you focus on?
• Are you the common denominator in less than desired situations and circumstances?
• The value of openness and vulnerability
• An UPHILL challenge Froswa’ experienced and what she did to overcome

RESOURCES:

Rules of Engagement by Froswa Booker-Drew

Videos of Dr. Froswa’ Booker-Drew

BOOK REFERENCES:

Walk on Water by Madeline L’Engle

From Here to There by Don Miguel Ruiz

CONNECT WITH THANE:

Website: froswasrules.com

LinkedIn:in/froswabookerdrew

Twitter: @Froswa

ABOUT FROSWA:

Dr. Froswa’ Booker-Drew
Vice President, Community Affairs and Strategic Alliances at State Fair of Texas®

I am intrigued by relationships, particularly building networks to address issues in...

In this episode, Tim shares his journey and process of working through the choices and decisions he made prior to 2018 and the divine intervention that helped him course correct. Tim reveals how he had to take himself back to what he knows to be true about himself and his purpose. Ultimately getting to his One Word and his true North for 2019 and beyond. Enjoy!

FIND YOUR ONE WORD:

1. Take the time to review the last year
2. Ask yourself – What went well?
3. Ask yourself – What didn’t go well?
4. Ask yourself – What did I learn?
5. Ask yourself – Where am I headed? What do I want to go now and next?
6. Share + Invite others in – your inner-circle is vital for:
   • Challenge
   • Accountability
   • Connection
   • Empathy
   • Value
   • Learning
   
   

INTRO AND OUTRO MUSIC (Used by permission):
Continuation Vibe – Written, arranged and performed by Luke Pecoraro (© 2018 LSP Music)
Uphill Conversations is an Uphill Strategies, LLC production © 2016 – 2018 Uphill Conversations

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In this episode, Tim has a conversation with Thane Ringler, a former pro golfer turned writer, speaker, collaborator, and entrepreneur living in Los Angeles, CA. After competing for nearly four years as a professional, he transitioned out of the world of golf into his new endeavors. Ringler brings fresh insight and value to those who desire to a life of mastery! This interview is inspiring, helpful and is applicable to all things life.

THE CONVERSATION:

• Understanding your current place in life beyond your age
• Winning and competing
• Adding + learning the layers as you progress
• The process and the experience
• Taking the time to examine, look-back and reflect
• Developing liquid knowledge
• The concept of peaking too soon
• The two overarching themes in the book:
  • #1 Take ownership individually of our lives
  • #2 Never settle for less than we are capable of
  
  
• The default response of ‘SETTLING’
• The importance of believing and preaching the truth
• Being FAITHFUL
• Developing Self-awareness
  • Starts (and ends) with reflection
  • Seek conflict
  • Seek challenge
  • Seek outside perspective
  • Use tools
  • Learn from living
  • Practice humility
  • Value listening above talking
    • 4 Step Path
      • Observation
      • Evaluation
      • Correction
      • Ingraining
      
      
    
    
  
  
• Discovering, understanding, and optimizing
• Questions that are important to ask yourself
• The 5 P’s of Mastery
  • Purpose
  • Preparation
  • Process
  • Patience
  • Persistence
  
  
• Having a ‘WORD’ for the year
• Three things Thane is optimistic about over the next twelve months

RESOURCES:

From Here to There by Thane Marcus Ringler

BOOK REFERENCES:

Strangers to Ourselves by Timothy D. Watson

Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud

CONNECT WITH THANE:

Website: thanemarcus.com

Instagram: @thanemarcus

LinkedIn: in/thaneringler/

Facebook: @thane.ringler

Twitter: @thanemarcus

ABOUT THANE:

Thane Marcus Ringler is a former pro golfer turned writer, speaker, collaborator, and entrepreneur living in Los Angeles, CA. After competing for nearly four years as a professional, he transitioned out of the world of golf into his new endeavors.

In his current work, Thane is coming alongside freelancers, business owners, and entrepreneurs to help them by taking the professional athlete’s mindset to everyday people in everyday life. He is passionate about speaking to the journey from the journey and wants to empower this generation to take...