Three Episodes. One Theme: Courage.
We’ve just released a special collection on the Moonshots Podcast — a three-episode deep dive into the work of Brené Brown.
This isn’t a biography series.
It’s a practical roadmap for leadership, relationships, and personal growth built around one central truth:
Your life outcomes are strongly shaped by how you respond to discomfort.
Across Episodes 283, 284, and the Master Series Episode 51, Mike and Mark move step-by-step from emotional awareness → grounded leadership → wholehearted living.
🎧 Episode 283 — Atlas of the Heart
Emotional Intelligence, Naming Emotions & Values-Based Living
Many problems we try to solve with productivity or strategy are actually emotional awareness problems.
Drawing from Atlas of the Heart, this episode explores Brené’s principle “naming is taming.”
When you accurately identify what you feel, emotional reactivity drops and decision quality improves.
You’ll learn:
how unrecognised emotions drive behaviour patterns
the difference between regulation and suppression
why comparison and envy can become useful signals
how emotional literacy improves leadership and relationships
▶ Watch on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/CtXUUSF_vNQ
🎧 Episode 284 — Strong Ground-Based Living
Clarity, Values & Accountability in Leadership
When pressure increases, most leaders push harder.
Brené Brown suggests the opposite:
Great leaders don’t lead from intensity — they lead from foundation.
This episode introduces Strong Ground: the internal stability that allows leaders and teams to stay aligned during uncertainty.
Key ideas:
courage as a trainable skill
clarity before speed
accountability builds trust
why communication breakdowns come from unclear expectations
You’ll also learn the Playback Technique — a simple method to eliminate team confusion by confirming shared understanding before action.
▶ Watch on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/own1ZA-qLMg
🎧 Master Series Episode 51 — Daring Greatly
Vulnerability, Courage & Wholehearted Living
We close the series with the heart of Brené Brown’s research:
Vulnerability is not weakness — it is the starting point of courage.
Through conversations with Oprah, Steven Bartlett, and The Power of Vulnerability, we explore why growth requires stepping into uncertainty instead of avoiding it.
You’ll learn:
why avoidance quietly blocks progress
the four daily practices of courage
how trust is built behaviourally
why mastery happens only “in the arena”
▶ Watch on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/4QkGiIPiFog
Why This Series Matters
Most people think improvement comes from better tactics or better habits.
Brené Brown shows something deeper:
People rarely struggle because they don’t know what to do.
They struggle because doing it requires emotional risk.
These three episodes give you tools to:
handle feedback
communicate clearly
recover from mistakes
lead difficult conversations
act despite fear
In short — to stay in the arena when it matters.
Start Listening
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https://www.moonshots.io/master-series
If you’ve been feeling hesitant, stuck, or uncertain lately, start here.
Because courage isn’t a personality.
It’s a practice.
