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Bob Koenig

Apr 24, 2018 · 1h 1m

About this episode

Bob Koenig is the founder of Andrew Coaching and the training director for VEL Institute. Bob has spent the last thirty years of his life helping leaders maximize their potential through coaching them to become Principled Leaders. Bob is an Iron Man and a Man of Faith. During this episode we discuss God, life, leadership, purpose, training, serving others and much more. Podcast Segments Leadership as a common bond [3:09] Career experience [5:22] Andrew Coaching [6:01] Leaning into fear [7:50] Find out what make you alive [9:00] Starting a business [10:53] Successful people [11:29] Being an Iron Man [11:50] Why invest in people [15:48] Learning from the front line [17:47] The definition of success [21:21] Bob’s idea of a good coach [23:16] Advice to future entrepreneurs [24:50] Growing as a leader [27:26] Lessons learned [29:47] Dealing with fear [32:25] The importance of a spiritual life [33:12] The lasting leader [35:31] Overcoming challenges [40:40] Rumbling with things [43:15] Helping others with anger [45:02] The last leg of the Iron Man [50:35] Believing in yourself [51:55] Principles [53:20] Book recommendations [56:08] What every man needs [58:51] Selected links from show VEL Institute Andrew Coaching John Eldredge Iron Man Mindset John Wooden Chesterton George Barna Fran Tarkenton Peter Drucker Brene Brown The Anger Management Book Emotional Intelligence Emotional Intelligence 2.0 The Servant Good To Great Patrick Lencioni Henry Cloud Endurance Wild at Heart Andrew Coaching