Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:00:30 -0400 http://www.theimpactfoundry.com en-us © 2026 The Impact Foundry Podcast yes 80e52c3f-86b3-5d96-8def-6d94ac28930e Greg Cox episodic false Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Leadership, Communication, Sales, Intentionality, Motivation, Improvement, Personal Growth, Career Growth, Coaching, Planning, Success Greg Cox https://storage.buzzsprout.com/lp1z3rvre4dhikmh0nxkgv3ei0xp?.jpg http://www.theimpactfoundry.com E14: Integrating the Impact Habits In this final episode of Season 1, we look back at the first 13 episodes of The Impact Foundry Podcast. Episode 14 is part Index, part Table of Contents, and part Glossary. In this episode, we tie The Impact Habits together, integrating each of the other episodes in Season 1. Each of the episodes in Season 1 introduced a habit which, when combined with another one of the habits, increases the yield of both habits exponentially. Working each of The Impact Habits into your career and life is a path to being more purpose driven, bearing more fruit, and having greater impact.

]]> In this final episode of Season 1, we look back at the first 13 episodes of The Impact Foundry Podcast. Episode 14 is part Index, part Table of Contents, and part Glossary. In this episode, we tie The Impact Habits together, integrating each of the other episodes in Season 1. Each of the episodes in Season 1 introduced a habit which, when combined with another one of the habits, increases the yield of both habits exponentially. Working each of The Impact Habits into your career and life is a path to being more purpose driven, bearing more fruit, and having greater impact.

]]> Greg Cox Buzzsprout-11980079 Wed, 04 Jan 2023 15:00:00 -0600 1523 1 14 full false E13: Stop It! Breaking Bad Habits (and Starting Good Ones!) As creatures of habit, we are what we repeatedly do. Winston Churchill said, “Watch your habits, they determine your character.” Our habits are in need of our attention and our effort. We won’t just discuss our good habits in Episode 13 of The Impact Foundry Podcast, but also our bad habits. Bad habits are like toxins which undermine all of the other things we strive for--like piss in a fine merlot. Join us as we discuss some practical ways to keep our bad habits at bay, and make room for good ones to rise up in their place.

]]> As creatures of habit, we are what we repeatedly do. Winston Churchill said, “Watch your habits, they determine your character.” Our habits are in need of our attention and our effort. We won’t just discuss our good habits in Episode 13 of The Impact Foundry Podcast, but also our bad habits. Bad habits are like toxins which undermine all of the other things we strive for--like piss in a fine merlot. Join us as we discuss some practical ways to keep our bad habits at bay, and make room for good ones to rise up in their place.

]]> Greg Cox Buzzsprout-11816660 Tue, 06 Dec 2022 06:00:00 -0600 1918 1 13 full false E12: Take Inventory: The Gears of Life Periodically, we need to take the time to look at all that we have going on in our lives from 30,000 feet: a big picture point of view. We need to look at 8 different areas of our lives to make sure we are giving each of them the attention they deserve. That’s because if one area, or one “gear”,  is out of line, the rest of the gears of our life can follow suit and our lives don’t run smoothly. In this episode we take on “The Gears of Life”,  a tool which helps us gain clarity on how we are doing and what we need to be paying more attention to. It can also be a great tool to complete as we look to be mentored or coached. Join us for Episode 12 and gain some insight on you.

]]> Periodically, we need to take the time to look at all that we have going on in our lives from 30,000 feet: a big picture point of view. We need to look at 8 different areas of our lives to make sure we are giving each of them the attention they deserve. That’s because if one area, or one “gear”,  is out of line, the rest of the gears of our life can follow suit and our lives don’t run smoothly. In this episode we take on “The Gears of Life”,  a tool which helps us gain clarity on how we are doing and what we need to be paying more attention to. It can also be a great tool to complete as we look to be mentored or coached. Join us for Episode 12 and gain some insight on you.

]]> Greg Cox Buzzsprout-11723381 Fri, 18 Nov 2022 14:00:00 -0600 1410 1 12 full false E11: Your 24: Managing Your Calendar and Watch As long as there have been people inhabiting the earth, the sun has come up and gone down at the same time. Days have lasted 24 hours. It’s amazing to see what some people have done with their 24 hours over the course of their lives. In this episode, we will take a look at our Time Management Toolbox, a set of tools that has become even more critical in our world of hyper-busyness, remote work, and the quest for work-life balance.

]]> As long as there have been people inhabiting the earth, the sun has come up and gone down at the same time. Days have lasted 24 hours. It’s amazing to see what some people have done with their 24 hours over the course of their lives. In this episode, we will take a look at our Time Management Toolbox, a set of tools that has become even more critical in our world of hyper-busyness, remote work, and the quest for work-life balance.

]]> Greg Cox Buzzsprout-11657274 Tue, 08 Nov 2022 13:00:00 -0600 1790 1 11 full false E10: Building Strong Relationships We need other people for many reasons. Strong relationships improve our quality of life, give us a greater sense of purpose, help us to benefit from and pass on wise counsel, and give us more opportunities to laugh deeply. Strong relationships take work and don’t form and grow by happenstance. They aren't accidental. Join us for Episode 10, where we discuss the ingredients to strong relationships, and also the ingredients that we want to avoid at all costs. Get started on some initiatives that will make our most important relationships at work and on the home front better.

]]> We need other people for many reasons. Strong relationships improve our quality of life, give us a greater sense of purpose, help us to benefit from and pass on wise counsel, and give us more opportunities to laugh deeply. Strong relationships take work and don’t form and grow by happenstance. They aren't accidental. Join us for Episode 10, where we discuss the ingredients to strong relationships, and also the ingredients that we want to avoid at all costs. Get started on some initiatives that will make our most important relationships at work and on the home front better.

]]> Greg Cox Buzzsprout-11570184 Tue, 25 Oct 2022 21:00:00 -0500 1905 1 10 full false E9: Questions are the Answer Effective questioning is a critical communication skill which should be paired with our listening skills. Effective questions allow us to go deeper and discover insights, enabling us to better understand the other person’s point of view, as well as what is important to them. These skills also set the stage for us to be a better resource, mentor, and leader, allowing us to make a difference, influence, and have greater impact on others. In this episode we will share how we can ratchet up our questioning skills. Are you ready to do that?

]]> Effective questioning is a critical communication skill which should be paired with our listening skills. Effective questions allow us to go deeper and discover insights, enabling us to better understand the other person’s point of view, as well as what is important to them. These skills also set the stage for us to be a better resource, mentor, and leader, allowing us to make a difference, influence, and have greater impact on others. In this episode we will share how we can ratchet up our questioning skills. Are you ready to do that?

]]> Greg Cox Buzzsprout-11525130 Tue, 18 Oct 2022 16:00:00 -0500 1760 1 9 full false E8: Listen to Understand The Good Lord gave us two ears and one mouth...but you would never know it with some people. Listening to understand goes way beyond listening attentively or listening to respond. When we listen to understand we not only listen with our ears, but with our eyes and our brain. Listening is work because we must not only manage a great deal of external distractions, but we also need to  mange the even more common internal distractions that happen between our two ears. Listening to understand will make us remarkably more impactful in whatever we do.

]]> The Good Lord gave us two ears and one mouth...but you would never know it with some people. Listening to understand goes way beyond listening attentively or listening to respond. When we listen to understand we not only listen with our ears, but with our eyes and our brain. Listening is work because we must not only manage a great deal of external distractions, but we also need to  mange the even more common internal distractions that happen between our two ears. Listening to understand will make us remarkably more impactful in whatever we do.

]]> Greg Cox Buzzsprout-11495318 Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:00:00 -0500 1969 1 8 full false E7: The Journaling Habit Jim Rohn said, "A life well-lived is worth recording." The Journaling Habit involves capturing our thoughts, dreams, goals, and ideas in writing. The number of benefits of journaling is astounding.  Listen to this episode to take a deeper dive into the benefits of journaling and design a Journaling Habit that is right for you. If you already practice the Journaling Habit, you will find a number of ways to optimize what you are already doing. With regular journaling, you will increase the probability of your desired future state becoming a reality. You'll also create a record that you can come back to and see how far you have come. 

]]> Jim Rohn said, "A life well-lived is worth recording." The Journaling Habit involves capturing our thoughts, dreams, goals, and ideas in writing. The number of benefits of journaling is astounding.  Listen to this episode to take a deeper dive into the benefits of journaling and design a Journaling Habit that is right for you. If you already practice the Journaling Habit, you will find a number of ways to optimize what you are already doing. With regular journaling, you will increase the probability of your desired future state becoming a reality. You'll also create a record that you can come back to and see how far you have come. 

]]> Greg Cox Buzzsprout-11440890 Tue, 04 Oct 2022 21:00:00 -0500 1914 1 7 full false E6: The Discipline of Solitude The world we inhabit is jammed packed full of distractions that are constantly trying to interrupt us and focus our attention on something else. That something else can often be trivial, or even harmful.  A Discipline of Solitude is a block of time (an appointment) that we set with ourselves to think, write, and reflect on the things in our lives that are most important to us. Think you don't have enough time? Then throw your current scheduling process on its head and start scheduling Solitude first! Tune in and find out how a Discipline of Solitude can rock your world. 

]]> The world we inhabit is jammed packed full of distractions that are constantly trying to interrupt us and focus our attention on something else. That something else can often be trivial, or even harmful.  A Discipline of Solitude is a block of time (an appointment) that we set with ourselves to think, write, and reflect on the things in our lives that are most important to us. Think you don't have enough time? Then throw your current scheduling process on its head and start scheduling Solitude first! Tune in and find out how a Discipline of Solitude can rock your world. 

]]> Greg Cox Buzzsprout-11397636 Tue, 27 Sep 2022 21:00:00 -0500 1766 1 6 full false E5: Take Action! Achieving our desired impact rarely happens by accident. In this episode we discuss how the vision we established in E1 can help us to develop meaningful, clear goals. Once we have clear goals, it's all about actions—the right actions—that narrow the gap between where we are and where we want to be. Are you ready to launch the rocket?

]]> Achieving our desired impact rarely happens by accident. In this episode we discuss how the vision we established in E1 can help us to develop meaningful, clear goals. Once we have clear goals, it's all about actions—the right actions—that narrow the gap between where we are and where we want to be. Are you ready to launch the rocket?

]]> Greg Cox Buzzsprout-11348283 Tue, 20 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0500 1992 1 5 full false E4: Developing a Growth Mindset How we think about things has tremendous influence on how we come across to our leaders,  teammates, and others.  Ultimately, our mindset impacts the results that we will achieve. In this episode we will make the distinction between a Growth Mindset and a Fixed Mindset and share some ideas on how we might be able to cultivate a Growth Mindset within ourselves and on our teams.

]]> How we think about things has tremendous influence on how we come across to our leaders,  teammates, and others.  Ultimately, our mindset impacts the results that we will achieve. In this episode we will make the distinction between a Growth Mindset and a Fixed Mindset and share some ideas on how we might be able to cultivate a Growth Mindset within ourselves and on our teams.

]]> Greg Cox Buzzsprout-11311987 Tue, 13 Sep 2022 11:00:00 -0500 2102 1 4 full false E3: Seek Wise Counsel Part 2: Get Coached! We all have something to learn that we can only learn from another person. In this podcast we will discuss uncovering our blindspots, finding a good coach, and preparing ourselves to receive feedback. We will also talk about a processes that is critical to organizational heath and devastating when it gets overlooked.

]]> We all have something to learn that we can only learn from another person. In this podcast we will discuss uncovering our blindspots, finding a good coach, and preparing ourselves to receive feedback. We will also talk about a processes that is critical to organizational heath and devastating when it gets overlooked.

]]> Greg Cox Buzzsprout-11273963 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 20:00:00 -0500 2326 1 3 full false E2: Seek Wise Counsel Part 1: Leaders are Readers We all have something yet to learn. Join us as we present a powerful case for reading carefully selected and actionable books, developing a network of author mentors, and putting what we learn into action. Listeners will be much more intentional with their reading in the upcoming year.

]]> We all have something yet to learn. Join us as we present a powerful case for reading carefully selected and actionable books, developing a network of author mentors, and putting what we learn into action. Listeners will be much more intentional with their reading in the upcoming year.

]]> Greg Cox Buzzsprout-11273945 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 20:00:00 -0500 2123 1 2 full false E1: Cast a Compelling Vision Having a clear picture of our desired future state is the first step in having the impact that we seek. It allows us to choose our actions and be more purpose-driven. In this episode, we will explore the questions that need to be asked so that we head in the right direction. Impact does not happen by accident. This is the starting point.  

]]> Having a clear picture of our desired future state is the first step in having the impact that we seek. It allows us to choose our actions and be more purpose-driven. In this episode, we will explore the questions that need to be asked so that we head in the right direction. Impact does not happen by accident. This is the starting point.  

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