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The Chris LoCurto Show
Break down the barriers to small business success with 'The Chris LoCurto Show'. Tailored for the tireless entrepreneur facing the daily grind of managing cash flow, leading a team, and carving out a competitive edge, this podcast offers more than just advice—it offers a lifeline. Chris LoCurto brings decades of firsthand experience leading small businesses and delivers straightforward strategies and actionable insights.
Every episode tackles the real issues you face—how to inspire your team…
Episodes
The Chris LoCurto Show523 | How To Kill The Leadership Crazy Cycle
Use the timestamps below to guide you better as a leader or individual: How to kill the crazy cycle. (1:42) Leadership Crisis Cycle. (6:27) Organize your…
The Chris LoCurto Show522 | Trade Shows (Experiential Marketing)
Use the timestamps below to guide you better as a leader or individual: What are trade shows and what are they about? (0:00) How trade shows can be beneficial…
The Chris LoCurto Show521 | Getting a Grip on Grants
Use the timestamps below to guide you better as a leader or individual: 1. Leadership is more than just about success.- 0:00 2. Learn to lead yourself…
The Chris LoCurto Show520 | Seven Habits That Keep Leaders On Track
Use the time stamps below to get you to guide you better as a leader or individual Leadership is more than just about success. - 0:00 Learn to lead yourself…
The Chris LoCurto Show519 | The Dangers of Self-Pursuit
Use the time stamps below to get you to guide you better as a leader or individual Introduction to today’s topic. - 0:10 What Is Narcissism? - 2:32 Your world…
The Chris LoCurto Show518 | Managing Unruly Team Members
Use the time stamps below to get you to guide you better as a leader or individual Leadership is not for wimps. It’s tough. - 0:00 How do you deal with a…
The Chris LoCurto Show517 | How To Stop Gossip
Use the time stamps below to get you to guide you better as a leader or individual How to stop gossip? - 0:00 A litmus test of gossip. - 8:30 How gossip…
The Chris LoCurto Show516 | How To Trust Again
Why is it tough to trust again?- 2:53 The trust test.- 8:44 Self-assess yourself and your relationships.-13:51 It takes two people to trust.- 22:58…
The Chris LoCurto Show515 | What Your Kids Need To Know About Money
A lot of parents tend to avoid topics like money when teaching their kids. Some parents may have grown up in a household where talking about it was taboo, and…
The Chris LoCurto Show514 | Restoring Your Resilience
One of the topics we get asked to deal with the most on this show is along the lines of strength, courage, and resilience. And it’s not strange, when you…
The Chris LoCurto Show513 | Cultivation: Part 3
This week, we’ll conclude our three part series called Cultivation. What are we cultivating? We’re cultivating leaders! And as we’ve seen, this is labor…
The Chris LoCurto Show512 | What I've Learned From Helping Toxic People
After 10 years of leading people through an in-depth, discovery process of themselves, our Next-Level Life event, I’ve discovered that a lot of people are…
The Chris LoCurto Show511 | Mastering Time and Money
Relationships, time, and money. These are probably the three greatest personal assets that you’ll ever have the privilege (and the responsibility) of managing…
The Chris LoCurto Show510 | Cultivation: Developing New Leaders
Today we continue our series called Cultivation. And what are we cultivating? Leaders. If you didn’t catch part one, you’ll want to go back and listen to…
The Chris LoCurto Show509 | Tales From The Life Side
Taking people through an in depth, two-day, transformative process was something of a side-project early on in our company’s development. Fast forward ten…
The Chris LoCurto Show508 | Tales From The Business Side
Leaders frequently struggle in very specific and vital areas of their business. To make matters worse, they tend to lack actionable clarity and they can often…
The Chris LoCurto Show507 | Perfection vs. Excellence
So many people who wrestle with perfectionism never get to excellence. Is that you? Well, maybe you’d say, no Chris, I’m a failure not a perfectionist. It’s…
The Chris LoCurto Show506 | What Is Setting Someone's Reality?
You’ve probably heard us talk about making others successful. It’s one of our core pursuits here. In fact, we just did a whole show on this a few weeks back…
The Chris LoCurto Show505 | The Psychology of a Scarcity-Mindset
Ever feel like there’s not enough time or money? Maybe the bills are piling up Your tasks feel overwhelming You’re living paycheck to paycheck You feel like…
The Chris LoCurto Show504 | Cultivating Leaders, P1: Making Others Successful
Hey leaders, we’ve got a power-packed new series coming at you! First up, your job as a leader is to make your team successful, and not the other way around…
The Chris LoCurto Show503 | Undermining The Crises of Life
Welcome to a brand new year! It’s 2023 and I’ve got some good perspective for you. Tough times are guaranteed to come. Not what you were looking for? Don’t…
The Chris LoCurto Show502 | What's The Difference? People Pleasing vs. Servant's Heart
What’s the difference between people-pleasing and having a real servant’s heart? Of course, no one wants to be taken advantage of. And it’s good to have…
The Chris LoCurto Show501 | How To Position Yourself For Promotion
Are you positioned to be promoted? As we approach a new year, most people begin 1) reflecting on the year that’s ending, and 2) wondering if they’re positioned…
The Chris LoCurto Show500 | Special 500th Anniversary Episode
We’re so excited to celebrate 9 years of this podcast with you today! To commemorate this 500th episode, we’re going to talk about what YOU’VE said about this…
The Chris LoCurto Show499 | The Positive Benefits of Saying No
Do you like being told “no” to something that you want to do? Very few people like to hear that word. And a lot of people don’t like telling other people “no”…
The Chris LoCurto Show497 | The Lies Villains Tell Themselves, Part 1
How has examining victim mentality changed or challenged your thinking? Exposing the lies and combating them with the truth will help us to live a life that’s…
The Chris LoCurto Show496 | The Lies Victims Tell Themselves, Part 2
Have you ever played the “victim-card”? I’m sure that we all have at one time or another. Why? We’ve all been duped into believing some of the Lies Victims…
The Chris LoCurto Show495 | The Lies Victims Tell Themselves, Part 1
Have you ever played the “victim-card”? I’m sure that we all have at one time or another. Why? We’ve all been duped into believing some of the Lies Victims…
The Chris LoCurto Show494 | How To Help Your Team Own The Vision
Ever get that sneaking suspicion that not everyone on the team is fully onboard with where you’re going as a company? It’s more common than you might think!…
The Chris LoCurto Show493 | How To Really Connect With Customers
No matter what industry your business is in, you’ve likely got customers or clients that you have to interact with. But, how do you know if you’re really…
The Chris LoCurto Show492 | Why Can't I Just Use A Job Description?
You probably use some kind of Job Description in your recruiting and hiring processes, right? But, what are you using in order to keep your team members on…
The Chris LoCurto Show491 | Risks & Rewards: Communication
How would you rate yourself as a communicator on a scale of 1 to 10? Most of the time, leaders and their teams think they’re doing just fine. However, most are…
The Chris LoCurto Show490 | Why Can’t I Just Cope?
How do you know if your coping skills are actually helping you in life or holding you back? There are different kinds of coping skills or strategies. For…
The Chris LoCurto Show489 | Developing Your Personal Growth Plan
You were created to grow, thrive, and flourish. You weren’t created to barely get by, wander aimlessly through life, or just maintain the status quo. In fact…
The Chris LoCurto Show488 | Leaving Your Job: The Right Way, The Right Time
Should I stay or should I go? That can be a loaded question when it comes to employment. It’s no secret, transitions are stressful, especially when looking to…
The Chris LoCurto Show487 | Why Character Counts (and why it gets discounted)
Today we’re learning why character counts, and why it gets discounted so quickly. In modern culture, character is one of the last virtues to get noticed, even…
The Chris LoCurto Show486 | Risks & Rewards: Accountability
Have you ever felt a slight hesitation before confronting a team member, coworker, or even a family member on a goal that they set or a commitment that they…
The Chris LoCurto Show485 | Three Rules For Changing Your Financial Trajectory
Feeling stuck or out of control with your finances? You’re not alone. That’s why these three rules for changing your financial trajectory are so important…
The Chris LoCurto Show484 | Limiting Factors: Are Processes Holding Your Capacity Captive? P2
You’ve probably encountered a roadblock like this before. The person on the other end of line or behind the plexiglass partition, a person responsible for…
The Chris LoCurto Show483 | Limiting Factors: Are Processes Holding Your Capacity Captive? P1
When’s the last time you came across a really well-oiled machine? Well, you might not have even known it was there! Yup, and that’s kind of the point…
The Chris LoCurto Show482 | How Not To Take Things Personally
Look, don’t take this personally, ok? Sounds like good advice, right? But how many times have you been able to follow it? We tend to look at things that are…
The Chris LoCurto Show481 | How Not To Take Work Home With You
Ever get the feeling that your workload is following you home at the end of the day? It might even take on a presence, like a little lost puppy. And if you…
The Chris LoCurto Show480 |What Happens When Leaders Train Their Teams Well?
Wanted: looking for someone to lead a confident, creative, and highly effective team of people. Would you apply for that job? Well, you can actually have that…
The Chris LoCurto Show479 | Can Someone Be Both Submissive And Controlling?
We’ve probably all felt that tension in a relationship at least once, right? Someone appears to be calm and agreeable, and yet they’re trying to control you or…
The Chris LoCurto Show478 | What Happens When Leaders Love What They Do?
Can you tell the difference between someone who’s truly passionate about their work and someone who’s just putting in the hours, passing time, and waiting for…
The Chris LoCurto Show477 | What Always Having To Be Right Says About You
How far would you go to prove your point or to make sure others know that you’re right? Sometimes, we can get caught up in needle-point precision, focusing on…
The Chris LoCurto Show476 | Three Rules For Really Forgiving Others (And Yourself)
Were you ever told as a child, “just forgive them and let it go!” Sage advice… that’s much easier said than done! It can be really tough to forgive. Anger…
The Chris LoCurto Show475 | What Happens When Leaders Dare To Take Time Off?
Are you the kind of leader who’s always plugged in, you can’t let go, you find it hard to delegate (without worrying), and you still can’t find the off button…
The Chris LoCurto Show474 | Three Rules For Making A Fresh Start (After Failure)
What if there was a reset button on life? Would you hit that button and start again? Some people would just love to start over, maybe hoping to make fewer…
The Chris LoCurto Show473 | Prioritizing Grace In The Workplace
Have you ever needed grace? If we’re honest, we all have. But, how much is too much, and how far is too far? Especially, when you’re responsible for a team…
The Chris LoCurto Show472 | How To Spend More Time Preparing Than Executing
How much time do you usually spend planning and preparing before getting into the action? Today, we’ll continue our special “How To” mini-series where we’ll…
The Chris LoCurto Show471 | How To Stop Seeing Through a Negative Lens
Ever feel like you can’t shake the negativity? Today, we’ll continue our special “How To” mini-series where we’ll deal with a single topic and go as deep as we…
The Chris LoCurto Show470 | How To Stop Being Your Own Worst Critic
470 | How To Stop Being Your Own Worst Critic by Chris LoCurto
The Chris LoCurto Show469 | How To Start Getting Others To Follow You
On today’s show, we’re taking a departure from our normal format in order to tackle a few practical topics in our mini-series of “How To” episodes. Today’s…
The Chris LoCurto Show468 | How To Care Less About What Others Think
On today’s show, we’re taking a departure from our normal format in order to tackle a few practical topics in a brand new mini-series of “How To” episodes. In…
The Chris LoCurto Show467 | What Does Your Best Life Look Like?
What if you had a picture of a happier, healthier, and more successful you? How would you feel? What would you be free to do? How would life be different for…
The Chris LoCurto Show466 | Three Rules For Eliminating Distraction
Can Chris and Joel agree on Brian’s Three Rules for eliminating needless distractions in life? You’ll find out today! We’re in the third and final episode of a…
The Chris LoCurto Show465 | Three Rules For Leaving Your Past Behind You
Can Chris and Joel agree on Brian’s Three Rules for leaving your past behind you? You’ll find out today! We’re in the second episode of a fun, new mini-series…
The Chris LoCurto Show464 | Three Rules For Successful Delegation
Can Chris and Joel agree on Brian’s Three Rules for successful delegation? You’ll find out today! We’re kicking off a fun, new mini-series with one goal in…