Growth doesn’t happen by accident.
It happens through better conversations and better habits, practiced consistently over time.
This week, the Moonshots Master Series returns with two powerful new episodes that tackle both sides of personal and professional mastery:
how you speak when it matters most — and how you design a year that actually delivers results.
Whether you’re leading teams, building a business, or simply trying to make this year different from the last, these episodes give you practical frameworks you can apply immediately.
🎧 Episode 53
Crucial Conversations — How to Speak with Clarity, Candor, and Tactical Empathy
Most leadership breakdowns don’t come from bad strategy or poor intent.
They come from avoided conversations, softened feedback, and emotional reactions in moments that demand clarity.
In this Moonshots Master Series episode, Mike and Mark go deep on the discipline of high-stakes conversations — the moments where emotions run high, opinions differ, and outcomes truly matter.
Drawing on insights from Joseph Grenny, Kim Scott, Chris Voss, and Dale Carnegie, this episode shows why conversation mastery is one of the highest-leverage skills you can develop.
This isn’t about winning arguments or manipulating people.
It’s about learning how to speak honestly without breaking trust, how to listen beneath the words, and how to turn tension into forward momentum.
You’ll learn how to:
Recognize when a conversation becomes crucial — before it derails
Deliver clear, direct feedback while strengthening relationships
Use tactical empathy to surface hidden fears, motivations, and constraints
Replace emotional reactions with calm, intentional responses
Build conversational habits that compound trust and influence over time
If you want better teams, stronger relationships, and real influence — it starts with mastering conversations.
🎧 New Episode
New Year’s Resolutions — How to Build Habits That Actually Stick
Every January begins with optimism — and ends with abandoned resolutions.
In this episode of the Moonshots Podcast, Mike and Mark break down why most resolutions fail and what to do instead. The shift is simple but powerful: move from motivation to mastery, from intensity to consistency.
Using Darren Hardy’s concept of The Compound Effect, the episode reveals why small, repeatable actions outperform dramatic but short-lived bursts of effort — and how this applies to health, work, and personal growth.
As the year unfolds and motivation fades, the episode introduces tools for staying on track:
Carol Dweck’s growth mindset for navigating setbacks
Ryan Holiday’s reframing of discipline as clarity, not restriction
Jim Collins’ perspective on long-term ambition and persistence
This is not a hype-driven resolution talk.
It’s a systems-first guide for building habits, protecting focus, and making progress long after January ends.
If you want this year to be different — not because of willpower, but because of better design — this episode gives you the blueprint.
🚀 Go Deeper with the Moonshots Master Series
These episodes are part of the Moonshots Master Series — long-form, deeply researched conversations designed to help you build skills that compound over a lifetime.
🎧 Listen now and become a member:
👉 https://www.patreon.com/Moonshots
Because real growth doesn’t come from motivation alone —
it comes from mastering the conversations you avoid and the habits you repeat.
