Podcasts by Russ Off The Cuff

Russ Off The Cuff

Russ Ewell invites you to embark with him on his journey to learn about the intricate relationship between Leadership, Emotion, and Spirituality. His goal is to imitate Ralph Waldo Emerson about whom Robert D. Richardson Jr. writes in 'Mind on Fire,' "Emerson’s organized, persistent, purposeful journal keeping is one of the most striking aspects of his early intellectual life."

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The Lost Art of Friendship, Final Episode of the Series: Are you willing to invest in building quality friendships? from 2021-04-05T02:00

The Friendship Factor” was the first book to make me think about the importance of friendship, and that h...

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The Lost Art of Friendship, Part 10: What are the qualities of character necessary to build friendships? from 2021-03-30T15:00

This episode discusses the truth ancients believed about friendship, that it requires extraordinary qualities of character.  We discuss 3 key qualities in this episode.

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The Lost Art of Friendship, Part 9: Do we accept as truth that friendship is rare? from 2021-03-29T01:00

This episode discusses the truth that friendship is rare, precious, and hard won.  This definition is taking from the ancients based on the essay "Listen

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The Lost Art of Friendship, Part 8: Have we forgotten what it means to be friends? from 2021-03-27T15:00

This episode takes as its thesis the idea that "We cannot be friends with everyone otherwise friendship has no meaning." Before you react consider the ideas inside this episode:

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Why Are We Afraid To Lead, Intro, Part 1 from 2021-03-26T23:33:51

This week I saw fear in the face of a young leader. He reminded me of my own fear at a similar age. This lead me to create an article called "Why Are We Afraid To Lead."  You can find the a...

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The Lost Art of Friendship, Part 7: Friendship or Distraction? from 2021-03-26T14:00

This is the 7th episode of our "Lost Art of Friendship" podcast series based on the Lead Different article of t...

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The Lost Art of Friendship, Part 6: A Few Thoughts About Teens from 2021-03-24T14:00

Teenagers are experiencing a punishing loneliness during this pandemic. This experience is chronicled by Ellen McCarthy in “Listen

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The Lost Art of Friendship, Part 5: The Loneliness Epidemic from 2021-03-22T02:00

"Something I have learned about my life and the lives of the hundreds I have spoken to about their emotional and spiritual lives is that loneliness is experienced more often than admitte...

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The Importance of Being a Learner from 2021-03-21T14:00

This is a quick reflection on learning. No absolutes. No certainty.  Only an awareness that the future belongs to those who learn, and organizations with a learning culture.

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Am I Emotion Phobic? from 2021-03-19T23:38:36

Emotional Phobias lead us to "suppress and diminish our emotions." After a time, we become emotionally deprived or dehydrated...

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The Lost Art of Friendship, Part 4: A Quick Sidebar About Men and Loneliness from 2021-03-19T14:00

Real friendship tends to be difficult for men and boys. We are taught early on that our emotions can lead us into the “dark arts of human vulnerability...”

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The Lost Art of Friendship, Part 3: How we Lose the Art of Friendship? from 2021-03-17T14:00

"One of the best ways to receive an emotional education is through friendship. For this to occur these friendships must be built from the inside out, intrinsically not extrinsically."

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The Lost Art of Friendship, Part 2: Friendship Requires an Emotional Education from 2021-03-15T00:00

"We are all in desperate need of an emotional education, the very thing capable of helping us nurture and strengthen the relational aspects of life, and let’s face it, more often than not it isn...

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The Lost Art of Friendship, Intro: The Pursuit of Love from 2021-03-13T00:40:53

The Lost Art of Friendship is an article of exploration of deeper relationships and can be found at Lead Different.  This episode of the podcast is an in...

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Leadership In Times of Crisis from 2021-01-28T06:54:14

This is the introduction to a series about leading in times of crisis.  In this first episode there are three broad topics. Featured prominently in the podcast and companion articles is the...

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The 7 Core Character Traits from 2020-11-21T00:22:32

This is an audio supplement to the Lead Different Article "The Pursuit of Greatness"

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The Power of Change from 2020-11-15T00:58:06

This is another bonus episode for those searching for a Sunday Morning Spiritual Meditation. The theme is "The Power of Change."   You as always can find the Listen

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Only If You Want To Change (Music Free) from 2020-11-08T16:08:51

"Only If You Want To Change" is for people who are passionate about personal change, especially personal change can lead to changing the world. This episode takes a dee...

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The Parenting and Leadership Connection from 2020-10-24T02:57:44

This episode evolved out my research on the topic "Leadership Begins with Leading Yourself." Hopefully there will be a time when I can complete this very practical episode, but today, "The Paren...

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Too Much Truth??? from 2020-10-22T02:00

Thank you for your patience. My audio quality needs to get better.  Since I am doing these on the move, in the wild so to speak, there is a bit more mastery needed.  I...

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When Life Gets To Be Too Much from 2020-10-21T02:00

"When Life Gets To Be Too Much" is the beginning of a conversation we should have about the overwhelming nature of life, especially in the midst of a pandemic, political polarization, presidenti...

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How To Discover Your Voice (All Episodes in 1, Unedited, No Stops) from 2020-10-19T02:00

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How To Discover Your Voice (Part 5, Time To Woodshed) from 2020-10-17T00:15:32

This is the 5th of 5 episodes under the title "How To Discover Your Voice."  The article upon which each episode is based can be found at Lead Different....

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How To Discover Your Voice (Part 4, Be Original) from 2020-10-17T00:09:17

This is the 4th of 5 episodes under the title "How To Discover Your Voice."  The article upon which each episode is based can be found at Lead Different....

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How To Discover Your Voice (Part 3, Role of Spirituality) from 2020-10-16T23:31:09

This is the 3rd of 5 episodes under the title "How To Discover Your Voice."  The article upon which each episode is based can be found at Lead Different....

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How To Discover Your Voice (Part 2, No Short Cuts) from 2020-10-16T23:23:20

This is the 2nd of 5 episodes under the title "How To Discover Your Voice."  The article upon which each episode is based can be found at Lead Different....

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How To Discover Your Voice (Part 1, Intro) from 2020-10-16T23:13:59

This is the 1st of 5 episodes under the title "How To Discover Your Voice."  The article upon which each episode is based can be found at Lead Different. ...

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Before You Give Up On Being A Leader from 2020-10-09T01:14:27

Taking a snapshot from the best-selling biography of Ulysses S. Grant by Ron Chernow Listen

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Russ Off The Cuff (Trailer) from 2020-10-07T04:22:52

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