The Hire Is the Starting Line: How Great Leaders Use SPARK™ After the Hire
The Wake Up Eager Podcast
Suzie Price shares real stories and three practical SPARK™ processes that help leaders use TriMetrix assessment insights after hiring to strengthen onboarding, coach employee development, and improve workplace collaboration — without needing to become assessment experts. TOP 3 TAKEAWAYS 1. Start Strong: Use the First 90 Days to Build Connection 2. Coach Smarter: Start with the Role and Build on Strengths 3. Work Better Together: Understand Differences Before They Create Friction The Collaboration Report helps two people compare DISC communication styles and Motivators...
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Acumen in Action Mini: Caring About People vs. Understanding People
The Wake Up Eager Podcast
Have you ever known someone who genuinely cares about people but misses what they actually need? In this Acumen in Action mini episode, Suzie Price shares a real-world story that reveals why caring about people and understanding them are two different things. Learn how Motivators, DISC, and Acumen provide different insights — and discover one simple shift that can make your conversations more meaningful. TOP 3 TAKEAWAYS 1. Caring about people isn't the same as understanding them. Motivators can help reveal why supporting others matters to someone....
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2026 Tip # 6 Nicole Williams - Mini Episode
The Wake Up Eager Podcast
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What Gives You Energy and What Quietly Drains It, the 7 Day Energy Audit
The Wake Up Eager Podcast
Learn how to notice what genuinely gives you energy, recognize the quiet drains you may have stopped seeing, and use a simple 7-Day Energy Audit to make more intentional choices about where your energy goes. TOP 3 TAKEAWAYS 1. Your Energy Leaves Clues 2. Go Underneath the Activity to Discover What Really Energizes You 3. Not All Tired Is the Same—and Not Every Drain Means “Stop” KEY QUOTES “Our energy leaves clues for us.” “Sometimes our feelings are giving us an answer before we've actually figured out how to explain it.” “The clock doesn't necessarily...
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When a Good Opportunity Isn’t the Right Opportunity
The Wake Up Eager Podcast
Sometimes the hardest opportunities to turn down are the good ones; Suzie Price shares a four question Opportunity Filter to help you decide what truly deserves your time, energy, and attention right now. TOP 3 TAKEAWAYS 1. Being able to do something doesn’t mean it belongs in your life. Capacity and calling are not the same thing. An opportunity can be good, flattering, profitable, or interesting and still not fit what matters most to you right now. 2. Every yes has a trade-off. Instead of asking only, “Can I fit this in?” ask, “What gets less of me if I say yes?” Time,...
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When It’s Hell No, Don’t Go: Trusting Your Inner Guidance
The Wake Up Eager Podcast
How do you know when discomfort is the healthy stretch of growth—and when your own internal guidance is telling you that something simply isn't right for you? TOP 3 TAKEAWAYS 1. Pay attention to your first response—before your brain starts negotiating with it. Suzie's wedding story is an exaggerated but memorable example: she knew immediately that singing a solo made absolutely no sense for her, yet she talked herself into saying yes because she was flattered, wanted to please her friend, and overrode what she already knew. 2. You don't have to make something—or someone—wrong...
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Under the Hood: What Acumen Really Tells Us About How We Think, Decide & Lead
The Wake Up Eager Podcast
Suzie Price takes listeners “under the hood” of TriMetrix to explore how Acumen reveals the clarity behind the way we understand people, handle reality, navigate systems, see ourselves, understand our roles and envision our future—and why that matters for better decisions, stronger leadership and meaningful development. TOP 3 TAKEAWAYS 1. Behavior is not capability. DISC helps us understand how someone naturally communicates and behaves, but it does not tell us everything they are capable of doing. A quiet, understated person may have tremendous clarity and judgment under...
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Eric Church’s Six Strings of Life: Are the Things That Matter Most in Your Life in Tune?
The Wake Up Eager Podcast
Inspired by Eric Church’s powerful 2026 UNC commencement speech, Suzie Price connects his “six strings of life” to six dimensions of Axiology to explore how greater self-awareness can help us notice what has drifted out of tune—and intentionally make the adjustments that matter. TOP 3 TAKEAWAYS 1. Nothing has to be broken to need tuning. Every important part of life can drift—our direction, relationships, roles, work, community, and even our sense of who we are. The goal is not perfect balance; it is developing enough awareness to notice when something needs attention and...
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Make People Feel Something: Leadership with Kevin Paul Scott
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Kevin Paul Scott shares how authentic, intentional leaders make people feel seen and valued—and why balancing relationships, accountability, and results creates experiences people want to return to. TOP 3 TAKEAWAYS 1. Real connection happens where authenticity meets intentionality. Good intentions are not enough, and polished techniques can feel manipulative. Kevin describes authentic connection as the intersection of authenticity—your motives—and intentionality—the effort you put into connecting. That includes the small things: looking up from your phone, remembering...
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2026 Tip # 5 Nicole Williams - Mini Episode
The Wake Up Eager Podcast
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