Learn more about Danny Bauer

Daniel Bauer is an unorthodox Ruckus Maker who has mentored thousands of school leaders through his Better Leaders Better Schools blog, books, podcasts, and powerful coaching experiences. 

His new book, The Mastermind: Unlocking the Talent Within Every School Leader introduces a proprietary process called the ABCs of powerful professional development™ which is changing the landscape of how school leaders experience professional development. 

Key Thoughts from Our Interview with Danny Bauer
Danny wastes no time about the harsh reality that 90% of school leaders who leave their school, leave the profession. The cost of retention is too high, which is why joining a community of dedicated professionals is paramount.

Listen to Danny explore the imposter syndrome--how it limits our abilities, why it kicks in, and how we can push past our self-defeating behaviors when we are a member of the right community.

Danny shares a quote: What’s ordinary for you is extraordinary for me. ~ Derek Sivers. Check out entrepreneur and founder of CD Baby, Derek Sivers, you won't be disappointed.

A big part of the Mastermind process is the “hotseat” protocol. It’s where we challenge one another to do and be better. Listen to what Danny says about the collective IQ. 

Danny mentions Dr. Benjamin Hardy as someone who he follows to learn and grow. Dr. Hardy is an organizational psychologist and author of Willpower Doesn’t Work and Personality Isn’t Permanent.

What is Danny looking forward to in his future? Eventually, he wants to serve 1200+ leaders in his Mastermind. This is where the interview gets very tangible, and Danny tells about what he learned from The Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale.

Teaching others is what leads to his growth because it helps to make the learning stick. He is always looking for something that stretches his thinking. Check out the altMBA, an investment that he made in his own leadership. 

Lastly, listen to what he says about “just cause.”

Let us know what you’re reading and who else you want us to bring on the show by contacting us at contact@theschoolhouse302.com. 

We can’t wait to hear from you. 

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In this episode of Inside Personal Growth, Greg Voisen sits down with Amit Chitre, founder of R3 Communications and author of The Other Playbook: Brand Lessons Every Student-Athlete Needs (But No One Teaches).

Amit blends decades of expertise—from journalism to crisis communications to training Fortune 500 executives—to reveal the life skill every student-athlete needs: building a personal brand with intention. This conversation uncovers why your brand is not your logo, highlight reel, or follower count…
but how you make people feel.

Through real stories—including insights learned while coaching his own sons—Amit shows how young athletes can define who they want to be, protect their reputation, and succeed not only in sports, but in school, relationships, and life.

This episode is essential listening for parents, coaches, mentors, and young athletes who want to develop clarity, confidence, character, and leadership in a world dominated by social media and constant scrutiny.

🎧 What Listeners Can Learn
-Why personal branding is a life skill, not a marketing concept
-How student-athletes can define, build & protect their identity
-How behavior, consistency & communication shape reputation
-Why leaving your brand to chance allows others to define you
-How to avoid crisis moments through value-driven decisions
-How coaches & parents can guide young athletes with structure
-How to thrive on the field, in the classroom, and in everyday life

Our Guest, Amit Chitre:
➥ Book: The Other Playbook: Brand Lessons Every Student-Athlete Needs (But No One Teaches) 
➥ Buy Now: https://a.co/d/dIyoqu7
➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amitchitre/

Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen:
➥ https://gregvoisen.com
➡️Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/  
➡️Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/
➡️LinkedIn:     https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/ 
➡️Twitter/ X:  https://twitter.com/lvoisen/

Podcast 1274: The Other Playbook: Brand Lessons Every Student-Athlete Needs (But No One Teaches)

In this powerful and thought-provoking episode of Inside Personal Growth, Greg welcomes Robert Richman — cultural strategist, keynote speaker, and author of The Culture Blueprint: A Guide to Building the High-Performance Workplace.

Robert takes listeners behind the scenes of what made Zappos one of the most admired company cultures in the world, including insights from working closely with the legendary Tony Hsieh. He explains how culture is not taught but co-created, why the best leaders don’t have all the answers, and what it really takes to build an environment where people thrive.

From emotional intelligence and personal responsibility to panic attacks, playfulness, analog habits, and the psychology behind real change, this conversation blends personal development, leadership, and practical cultural design in a way only Robert can deliver.

If you’re a leader, team member, entrepreneur, or anyone wanting to reshape your personal or workplace culture, this is an episode filled with clarity, humanity, and breakthrough insights.

🔥 What Listeners Will Learn
1. The Core Ingredients of a High-Performance Culture
How Zappos created an environment of happiness, ownership, and exceptional service — and why culture must start with recruiting and onboarding.

2. Why Emotional Work Begins With You
The hidden trap leaders fall into: trying to “fix culture” instead of fixing the internal feelings they avoid in their own lives.

3. The Power of Questions Over Answers
The questions Tony Hsieh and top leaders use to unlock creativity, innovation, and truth inside teams.

4. How to Handle Panic, Stress, and Overwhelm
Robert’s raw personal story of panic attacks, what he did to overcome them, and why facing feelings instead of resisting them creates freedom.

5. The Disruption Formula
How to predict the future by noticing frustrations with no solutions — and why removing what seems essential creates breakthrough innovation.

6. Analog vs. Digital Living
Why board games, movement, nature, and unplugging build deeper creativity, connection, and humanity in an AI-saturated world.

7. Micro-Decisions That Rebuild Confidence
Why clarity is an emotion, not information — and how simple choices (like choosing lunch) can retrain certainty and direction in your life.

Our Guest, Robert Richman:
➥ Book: The Culture Blueprint: A Guide to Building the High-Performance Workplace 
➥ Buy Now: https://a.co/d/2jyMK24
➥https://robertrichman.com/
➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertrichman

Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen:
➥ https://gregvoisen.com
➡️Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/  
➡️Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/
➡️LinkedIn:     https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/ 
➡️Twitter/ X:  https://twitter.com/lvoisen/

Podcast 1275: The Culture Blueprint: A Guide to Building the High-Performance Workplace by Robert Richman

In this enlightening conversation with Lena Morgan, author of Fight Languages: Turn Conflict into Connection, listeners will discover a groundbreaking way to understand and navigate conflict—whether at home, at work, or within themselves.

Lena breaks down her powerful framework of the Five Fight Languages—Amplifier, Analyzer, Extinguisher, Igniter, and Negotiator—and explains why people clash, misunderstand each other, or shut down during emotionally charged moments. She reveals how identifying your own conflict style (and the style of those around you) creates instant empathy, clearer communication, and more meaningful connection.

Listeners will learn:
-Why conflict isn’t something to avoid, but a doorway to deeper understanding
-How to identify your primary and secondary fight languages and how they show up under stress
-Why most of us fight different at home vs work—and why that matters
-Somatic and practical tools to interrupt heated reactions and shift toward calm, productive dialogue
-How to handle internal conflict, the “gremlin voice,” and self-critical patterns
-The importance of repair, and why the moments after a fight can build the strongest trust
-A new way to see conflict not as chaos—but as valuable information about what matters most

This episode gives listeners actionable tools to turn arguments into understanding, create safer communication, and build relationships that can withstand stress, emotion, and misunderstanding.

Take Lena’s free quiz at LenaMorgan.com after listening to discover your fight language.

Our Guest, Lena Morgan:
➥ Book: Fight Languages: Turn Conflict into Connection
➥ Buy Now: https://a.co/d/hbkx82X
➥https://www.lenamorgan.com/
➡️Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hi.lenamorgan
➡️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lenamorgan.co/#

Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen:
➥ https://gregvoisen.com
➡️Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/  
➡️Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/
➡️LinkedIn:     https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/ 
➡️Twitter/ X:  https://twitter.com/lvoisen/

Podcast 1276: Fight Languages by Lena Morgan | How Understanding Conflict Styles Can Transform Your Relationships

In this compelling episode of Inside Personal Growth, Greg welcomes Dr. Rebecca Heiss, biologist, behavioral scientist, and author of Springboard: Transform Stress to Work for You. Rebecca’s groundbreaking work reshapes one of the biggest myths in modern life — that stress is something we need to avoid.

Drawing from neuroscience, evolutionary biology, and her own profound life transformation, Rebecca reveals why stress is not the enemy. Instead, she shows us how to reframe fear, repurpose stress, and use it as powerful fuel for growth, clarity, and purpose.

She shares the moment that changed everything — when a family tragedy forced her to confront the life she was living and make bold, life-altering decisions. This experience, combined with scientific insight, led her to create the Fearless Stress Formula, helping people shift from anxiety to action, from avoidance to empowerment.

Together, Greg and Rebecca explore how stress impacts mindset, health, productivity, and meaning — and why your belief about stress matters more than the stress itself. They also dive into journaling, curiosity, post-traumatic growth, and how small daily actions can restore your sense of agency even in uncertain times.

If you’ve ever felt stuck, afraid, overwhelmed, or disconnected from your own potential, this conversation will give you a renewed sense of possibility — and a path to transform stress into strength.

🎧 What Listeners Will Learn
How stress can become a tool rather than a threat
Why your belief about stress has more impact than stress itself
The Fearless Stress Formula: Tiger → Transfer → Trajectory
How to turn fear into energy that moves you forward
The neuroscience behind cortisol, motivation, and resilience
Why curiosity and fear cannot coexist — and how curiosity rewires your response
The difference between PTSD and post-traumatic growth (PTG)
Why journaling works as an emotional and neurological release
How to reclaim control in uncertain times through small, consistent actions
How to apply these tools in relationships, careers, and leadership

Our Guest, Dr. Rebecca Heiss:
➥ Book: Springboard: Transform Stress to Work for You
➥ Buy Now: https://a.co/d/5v7xe3Q
➥https://rebeccaheiss.com/
➡️Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drrebeccaheiss/
➡️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drrebeccaheiss/
➡️LinkedIn:     https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccaheiss/

Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen:
➥ https://gregvoisen.com
➡️Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/  
➡️Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/
➡️LinkedIn:     https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/ 
➡️Twitter/ X:  https://twitter.com/lvoisen/

Podcast 1277: Why Stress Isn’t the Enemy - Lessons from Springboard: Transform Stress to Work for You featuring Dr. Rebecca Heiss

In this episode of Inside Personal Growth, Greg sits down with David Homan — classical composer, nonprofit leader, global “connector of connectors,” and author of the bestselling book Orchestrating Connection. David shares the remarkable life events that shaped his philosophy on building authentic relationships at scale, from childhood adversity to leading an arts organization through crisis, to eventually forming a global community of over 2,300 super connectors.

He breaks down the five principles of meaningful connection, explains why vulnerability and accountability matter more than ever, and reveals how to design relationships intentionally instead of leaving them to chance. David also shares powerful real-life stories that show how generosity and trust can create life-changing ripple effects. This episode is an inspiring guide to the art and science of human connection — and how it can transform your career, relationships, and purpose.

⭐ What Listeners Will Learn
1. The difference between networking and intentionally designing relationships
2. The Five Principles of Connection
3. Why reputation is the strongest currency you have
4. How to shift from “What can I get?” to “How can I serve?”
5. The emotional story that shows the true power of connection
6. How David built a global community of trusted connectors
7. The truth about finding your tribe
8. Practical steps listeners can use immediately

Our Guest, David Homan:
➥ Book: Orchestrating Connection: How to Build Purposeful Community in a Tribal World
➥ Buy Now: https://a.co/d/1Iq1hGh
➥ https://orchestratedconnecting.com/

Beta sign-up for SOAR Connect: available on the website
➥soarconnect.ai

➡️LinkedIn:     https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidrhoman

Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen:
➥ https://gregvoisen.com
➡️Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/  
➡️Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/
➡️LinkedIn:     https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/ 
➡️Twitter/ X:  https://twitter.com/lvoisen/

Podcast 1278: Orchestrating Connection: How Authentic Relationships Create Real Impact — with David Homan

In this deep and reflective episode of Inside Personal Growth, host Greg Voisen sits down with Dr. Bartosz Adam Gonczarek, author of Riddled by Progress: The Challenge of Nurturing Humanity in the Age of AI, to explore the philosophical and human consequences of rapid technological advancement. Drawing from Greek mythology, Central European philosophy, and real-world AI implementation, Dr. Gonczarek reframes AI not as humanity’s enemy—but as a riddle that challenges our understanding of meaning, wisdom, and human flourishing. This conversation invites listeners to rethink progress, authenticity, and the role of technology in shaping our inner and outer worlds.

What Listeners Will Learn
-Why the real danger of AI is not replacement, but the loss of human meaning and confidence
-The Sphinx metaphor and how modern technology mirrors ancient existential riddles
-What the Promethean Lag reveals about humanity’s struggle to keep pace with its own creations
-How over-reliance on AI-generated answers can undermine wisdom and personal growth
-Practical ways to use AI responsibly without surrendering human agency or authenticity

Our Guest, Bartosz Adam Gonczarek:
➥ Book: Riddled by Progress: The challenge of nurturing humanity in the age of AI 
➥ Buy Now: https://amzn.in/d/2QaVcSF
➥https://www.riddledbyprogress.com/
➥https://vstorm.co/
➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gonczarek/

Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen:
➥ https://gregvoisen.com
➡️Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/  
➡️Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/
➡️LinkedIn:     https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/ 
➡️Twitter/ X:  https://twitter.com/lvoisen/

Podcast 1279: Riddled by Progress: The challenge of nurturing humanity in the age of AI

In this episode of Inside Personal Growth, host Greg Voisen speaks with leadership expert and author Rick Williams about how leaders can make better decisions in times of uncertainty and rapid change.

Based on insights from his book Create the Future, Rick introduces a practical decision-making framework centered on asking the right questions, learning from others, and aligning decisions with values, goals, and risk tolerance. He shares real-world examples from his career in consulting, business leadership, and sailboat racing to show how effective decision-making works under pressure.

Listeners will gain valuable tools for navigating ambiguity, encouraging open dialogue within teams, and making thoughtful decisions that shape both organizational success and personal growth. This episode is ideal for leaders, entrepreneurs, and professionals who want to lead with clarity, confidence, and purpose.

🎧 What Listeners Will Learn
-Why decision-making is the core responsibility of leadership
-A simple framework for making better decisions
-How to lead through uncertainty and rapid change
-Why creating psychological safety leads to better ideas
-How leaders can slow down to make more impactful choices

Our Guest, Rick Williams:
➥ Book: Create the Future: Powerful Decision-Making Tools for Your Company and Yourself
➥ Buy Now: https://a.co/d/6rXKXMQ
➥https://rickwilliamsleadership.com/
➡️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rickwilliamsleadership/
➡️Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Rick-Williams-Leadership/61561142191541/
➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickwilliams-speaker-author/

Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen:
➥ https://gregvoisen.com
➡️Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/  
➡️Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/
➡️LinkedIn:     https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/ 
➡️Twitter/ X:  https://twitter.com/lvoisen/

Podcast 1280: Create the Future: Powerful Decision-Making Tools for Your Company and Yourself by Rick Williams

In this deeply reflective episode of Inside Personal Growth, host Greg Voisen sits down with spiritual teacher, author, and founder of the BACA Institute, Laurie Seymour, to explore the profound themes behind her book Unconditional Remembrance: Your Connection to Source.

Laurie invites listeners into a heart-centered conversation about forgetting and remembering who we truly are beyond ego, conditioning, and self-doubt. Drawing from decades of experience as a therapist, teacher, and spiritual innovator, she explains why healing is not about fixing what’s broken—but about remembering our inherent wholeness and connection to Source.

This episode explores unconditional love as a lived, embodied experience, the illusion of separation, the role of doubt and contraction, and how surrendering personal will allows access to deeper creativity, guidance, and purpose. It’s a powerful dialogue for anyone feeling disconnected, burned out, or seeking meaning beyond striving.

Listeners are guided toward subtle but transformative inner shifts—moving from head to heart, from control to co-creation, and from self-forgetting to remembrance.

🌱 What Listeners Will Learn
What “unconditional remembrance” truly means—and why it’s not a concept but an embodied experience
Why self-doubt and suffering are signs of forgetting, not failure
How ego, personal will, and constant “healing” can block inner truth
The difference between contraction as fear vs. contraction as creative gestation
How to access inner guidance without belief systems or spiritual dogma
Why emptiness and the void are essential stages of growth and creation
How remembrance leads to clearer decisions, deeper connection, and authentic action

Our Guest, Laurie Seymour:
➥ Book: Unconditional Remembrance: Your Connection to Source
➥ Buy Now: https://a.co/d/cf57kC5
➥https://thebacainstitute.com/
➡️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurie.seymour
➡️Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/laurie.seymour.5/
➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurieseymour

Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen:
➥ https://gregvoisen.com
➡️Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/  
➡️Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/
➡️LinkedIn:     https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/ 
➡️Twitter/ X:  https://twitter.com/lvoisen/

Podcast 1281: Unconditional Remembrance: Your Connection to Source by Laurie Seymour

In this deeply reflective episode of Inside Personal Growth, host Greg Voisen welcomes back Richard Barrett - founder of the Barrett Academy and author of The New Human - for a powerful conversation on consciousness, values, and what it truly means to come home to ourselves.

Richard explores the idea that personal growth is not about becoming something new, but about remembering who we were before conditioning, fear, and performance-based identity took over. Drawing from decades of work in values-based leadership and human consciousness, he introduces a new language of transformation rooted in energy, frequency, emotional integration, and self-recognition.

Together, Greg and Richard discuss the seven stages of psychological development, why growth is a spiral rather than a ladder, and how emotions are not obstacles to awakening but the doorway to it. The conversation also dives into nervous system safety, ego–soul dynamics, shadow integration, and how individual inner work contributes to the evolution of collective human consciousness.

This episode is an invitation to slow down, feel deeply, and reconnect with the essence of who you truly are - beyond roles, beliefs, and expectations.

🎧 What Listeners Will Learn
Why personal growth is really about uncovering, not improving
The difference between self-help and self-recognition
How emotions act as a gateway to spiritual awakening
Why growth happens in spirals, not linear stages
How childhood conditioning shapes adult beliefs and behavior
The role of safety, presence, and the nervous system in transformation
What it means to live from alignment, frequency, and authenticity
How inner work contributes to the evolution of human consciousness

Our Guest, Richard Barrett:
➥ Book: The New Human: Activating the Inner Architecture for Conscious Evolution
➥ Buy Now: https://a.co/d/7SkHfgP
➥https://www.barrettacademy.com/
➡️Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/barrettacademy/
➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrettvalues/

Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen:
➥ https://gregvoisen.com
➡️Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/  
➡️Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/
➡️LinkedIn:     https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/ 
➡️Twitter/ X:  https://twitter.com/lvoisen/

Podcast 1282: The New Human: Activating the Inner Architecture for Conscious Evolution by Richard Barrett

In this powerful episode of the Inside Personal Growth Podcast, host Greg Voisen sits down with Dr. Melissa Robinson Winemiller, author of The Empathic Leader, to explore why empathy is no longer a “soft skill,” but a strategic leadership advantage.

Drawing from her personal journey—from classical musician to educator, researcher, and leadership consultant—Melissa shares how unempathetic leadership systems can derail careers, damage cultures, and stifle innovation. She explains how empathy is a learnable, actionable skill, rooted in perspective-taking, emotional intelligence, and self-awareness.

Listeners will gain deep insight into how empathetic leadership drives higher productivity, stronger cultures, lower turnover, and increased profitability, especially in an AI-driven world where empathy cannot be automated. This conversation challenges outdated command-and-control leadership models and offers a practical framework for leaders who want to lead with clarity, courage, and humanity

🎯 What Listeners Will Learn
-Why empathy is a strategic leadership skill, not weakness
-The difference between empathy, sympathy, and emotional intelligence
-How perspective-taking improves decision-making and team performance
-Why most EQ programs fail—and how empathy should come first
-How empathetic leadership reduces burnout and employee turnover
-The role of self-empathy in becoming an effective leader
-Why empathy is the key differentiator in an AI-driven workplace
-Practical tools like empathy mapping to strengthen leadership impact

Our Guest, Dr. Melissa Robinson:
➥ Book: The Empathic Leader: How EQ via Empathy Transforms Leadership for Better Profit, Productivity, and Innovation
➥ Buy Now: https://amzn.in/d/4zudiDA
➥https://eqviaempathy.com/
➡️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/empathyqueen.eq/
➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-melissa-a-robinson-winemiller-author-speaker-trainer/

Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen:
➥ https://gregvoisen.com
➡️Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/  
➡️Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/
➡️LinkedIn:     https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/ 
➡️Twitter/ X:  https://twitter.com/lvoisen/

Podcast 1283: The Empathic Leader: How EQ via Empathy Transforms Leadership for Better Profit, Productivity, and Innovation

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