The CourageToLead Podcast with Shawn Lovejoy

Most leaders don't lose their day at noon. They lose it at 6:30 in the morning, the moment they pick up their phone and spend the rest of the day reacting to whoever shouts the loudest. A leader who's constantly reacting isn't leading. They're just responding. In this episode, Shawn introduces the Spartan Day, the morning framework he's spent nearly a decade building with leaders as part of the Killer Team Operating System. He walks through his own routine hour by hour, explains why it's tim...

If your business feels stuck, you've probably prayed about it... more than once. But what if God isn't the one holding things up? Every miracle in Scripture had two parts: God did the miraculous, and people did their part. The proof of our readiness isn't in our prayers. It's in our preparedness. In this episode, Shawn explains why he calls CourageToLead the "anti-scaling" coaching company. Growth is God's job, and our job is to steward what we already have well enough that He can trust us wi...

Being the go-to person for everything in your business can feel like leadership — right up until it's the reason your business can't grow past you. In this episode, Shawn names three lies that convince good, committed leaders they have to carry everything themselves. He breaks down what each one actually costs you, including the math on how much time "just doing it yourself" really eats up. If you've ever said "it's just easier to do it myself" and meant it, this one's for you. 👉 Download ...

Letting someone go is one of the hardest calls you'll ever make as a leader — and if you're a faith-driven leader, it comes with an extra layer of tension. How do you make the tough call and still love the person on the other side of it? In this episode, Shawn gets honest about firings that are botched, the ones that waited too long, and what he's learned about doing this well — with clarity, courage, and genuine love. If you've ever put off a hard conversation because you didn't want to be "...