Overcoming Setbacks and Challenges — guest: Cory Carlson

Chris Bolinger

Overcoming Setbacks and Challenges — guest: Cory Carlson



Leadership is hard. There are days when we don't feel like motivating or inspiring anyone, because we feel tired and discouraged ourselves. Before we can be effective at developing those we lead, we may need to overcome setbacks and challenges that fuel our doubts and insecurities.

20 years in corporate America gave Cory Carlson (website) amazing opportunities as he worked his way up to the executive level. But he also saw brokenness: work without purpose, burnout, lack of focus, strained marriages, and absentee parents. Business leaders especially were often not living life to the fullest.

In this episode, Cory draws from his second book, Rise and Go, to provide recommendations on how leaders can overcome setbacks and challenges and lead effectively, at work and at home.

An executive coach, husband, and father of three, Cory understands the pressures working parents face. He is passionate about helping business leaders win at home and work. Hear him on the Win At Home First Podcast.

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Chris Bolinger is the author of three men’s devotionals – 52 Weeks of Strength for Men, Daily Strength for Men, and Fuerzas para Cada Día para el Hombre – and the co-host of the Throwing Mountains podcast. He splits his time between northeast Ohio and southwest Florida. Against the advice of medical professionals, he remains a die-hard fan of Cleveland pro sports teams. Find him at mensdevotionals.com.

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