Ria and Mack Story share how dealing with a boss you can't stand boils down to three core options:

1. Quit and Find a New Job and a New Boss: How you quit reveals A LOT about your character. Will you shine or whine?
2. Stay and Be Proactive: addressing issues head-on through open communication and personal development as you rise above the friction.
3. Stay and Be Reactive: moaning, groaning, and whining without building any trust or increasing your influence.

Proactive choices often earn respect, maintain relationships, and open doors, while reactive choices create friction, rupture relationships, and decrease your influence.

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Kick off the new year with intention and clarity.

As we wave goodbye to 2025 and step boldly into 2026, Mack & Ria Story guide you through a reflective exercise designed to help you audit your habits, celebrate your wins, and set the stage for transformative change.

With a common sense approach, this episode breaks down five essential questions to help you declutter your life, amplify what works, and embrace new possibilities. This 30-minute session will provide you with a mental roadmap to help you get more out of the year ahead.

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In this episode of the podcast, Mack Story delves into the transformative power of self-control and personal growth as outlined in his book Defining Influence: Increasing Your Influence Increases Your Options.

Drawing from his own life-changing encounter with Stephen R. Covey's principle—that between stimulus and response lies a space for choice—Mack shares how embracing this idea shifted his mindset, mended fractured relationships with his son and father, and laid the foundation for his leadership journey. He emphasizes that true influence begins with self-leadership, urging listeners to reflect on their own responses, motivate themselves through passion and purpose, and learn intentionally from experiences to avoid repeating mistakes.

Mack also explores the challenges of growth, including resistance from those around you who may prefer the status quo, and the necessity of moving forward even if it means leaving some people behind.

Through personal stories that enhance the book's insights, he illustrates how increasing one's influence expands options in life, encouraging reflection on Socrates' wisdom about the quality of questions we ask ourselves.

This episode inspires listeners to take responsibility for their development, apply leadership principles for better results, and extend their positive impact to others.

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