Exploring Modern Culture, Friends, Faith, & Family | Will Langford
Release Date: 07/01/2025
The High Performance LIFE
Brian Galke is the founder and CEO of Subtle Skills, a company that teaches people how to decode facial features and body language to build instant rapport and communicate more effectively. His F.A.C.E. Reading System helps individuals understand how others receive information, allowing them to connect more deeply, stay present, and lead with empathy. Brian’s journey—from introverted help-desk worker to Regional VP of Sales managing a $40 million book of business—demonstrates the real-world power of mastering subtle communication. Today, he shares these tools through keynotes, workshops,...
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There is a trap that most new parents fall into, and they dont even realize that it could be killing their relationship... This episode outlines something you can do daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly to hold your marriage together during this new chapter in your life! I hope it helps!
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Jason Graystone is a self-made entrepreneur, investor, and bestselling author who achieved complete financial freedom by the age of 30. After launching his first business at just 22, Jason went on to build multiple multimillion-dollar companies across both the online and service sectors. Today, he’s known as a professional investor, speculator, and angel investor with a deep passion for financial education and wealth creation. A globally recognized voice in the world of personal finance, trading, and entrepreneurship, Jason has spoken on some of the most prestigious stages in the investing...
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In this week’s episode, I am joined by Adam McGraw! Adam spent over a decade at American Express, where he led high-performing teams in sales and commercial strategy, earning recognition as a top 2% leader across the company. But it was his personal experience navigating stress, burnout, and the limitations of traditional leadership models that sparked a deeper shift. That shift ultimately led to the creation of CREW. Today, Adam is a transformational leadership speaker, executive coach, and the co-founder and CEO of CREW, a private leadership community for senior executives committed...
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In this week’s episode, my guest is Tim Shurr! Tim is the President of Shurr! Success Seminars & Coaching, a consulting and marketing firm, and a globally recognized mindset and performance expert. With a background in clinical psychology and certifications in hypnotherapy and NLP, Tim has facilitated over 15,000 individual hypnosis coaching sessions and decades of corporate training. Tim is the creator of the One Belief Away™ method, a transformative approach designed to reprogram limiting beliefs in just 30 minutes, and is often described as one of the most effective hypnotherapists...
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In this week’s episode, I am joined by my good friend Mike Langford! Will Langford has 40 years’ experience leading churches to engage communities with the life-changing message of Christ. Recently he retired from the pastorate to become a Pastor Wellness Catalyst with the Georgia Baptist Convention. He is married to Melissa, and they have two grown daughters. Dr. Langford received his Doctor of Ministry and Master of Divinity from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Will is both an accomplished author and speaker. Will’s greatest passion is helping people...
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In this week’s episode, I am joined by Emily Kasriel! Emily is a journalist, researcher, and executive coach whose work explores one of the most underrated and powerful tools we have in relationships: deep listening. Emily has worked all over the world with the BBC, led major global media and leadership projects, and developed her Deep Listening method as a Senior Fellow at King’s College London. She’s trained thousands of people, from army officers to corporate leaders to students in over 100 countries, on how to listen in a way that creates real connection and trust. In this episode,...
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Gretchen Rubin is one of today’s most influential observers of happiness and human nature. She’s the author of many books, including the blockbuster New York Times bestsellers Outer Order, Inner Calm; The Four Tendencies; Better Than Before; and The Happiness Project. Her books have sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide, in more than thirty languages. She hosts the top-ranking, award-winning podcast Happier with Gretchen Rubin, where she explores practical solutions for living a happier life. Raised in Kansas City, Rubin lives in New York City with her husband and two daughters....
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Today’s guest is Julie Skolnick! Julie is a nationally recognized expert on twice-exceptional children, or “2e” kids — those who are both gifted and face learning challenges like ADHD, anxiety, or autism. Julie is the author of Gifted and Distractible and the founder of With Understanding Comes Calm, a global organization that supports parents, teachers, and clinicians working with neurodiverse kids. She’s helped thousands of families better understand the unique strengths and struggles that come with raising a child who doesn’t fit the mold. In this episode, we talk about what it...
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In this week’s episode, I am joined by Leonard Sax! Dr. Leonard Sax is an American physician, psychologist, and author best known for his work on child and adolescent development. A graduate of MIT and the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned both his M.D. and Ph.D. in psychology, Dr. Sax has spent over three decades working with children and families in clinical settings. He is widely recognized for his advocacy on issues of gender differences, parenting, and education. Dr. Sax has authored several influential books, including: - Why Gender Matters (2005) - Boys Adrift (2007) - Girls...
info_outlineIn this week’s episode, I am joined by my good friend Mike Langford!
Will Langford has 40 years’ experience leading churches to engage communities with the life-changing message of Christ.
Recently he retired from the pastorate to become a Pastor Wellness Catalyst with the Georgia Baptist Convention. He is married to Melissa, and they have two grown daughters.
Dr. Langford received his Doctor of Ministry and Master of Divinity from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Will is both an accomplished author and speaker.
Will’s greatest passion is helping people cultivate their gifts and talents to leave a legacy of faith in their family and community.
Key Points
• Passionate about life's next chapter
• Leaving a legacy, not just memories
• The value of community and service
• Driving force: Relationships over being right
• Cultivating faith as life's foundation
Best Quotes
04:25 - 04:34
• "You know, sometimes we, we focus on being right so much that we, we draw a really tight circle, and if we're not careful, we're gonna draw that circle so tight that we're the only ones standing in it."
05:13 - 05:24
• "I talk a lot on this show about Sunday night dinners, and my mom does a Sunday night dinner every week, my mom and dad, but mom's the one that listens to the show, so I mention her a little bit more."
07:48 - 07:58
• "I mean, look, look at, look at politics, right? I mean, it's every single month the media is pressing something that they want us to actually pay attention to."
14:18 - 14:26
• "And the light that shines the brightest, you know, it, it's, they're the furthest, I guess the light that shines the furthest shines the brightest right here."
44:50 - 44:59
• "It's the kind of thing that could help a group of people that are looking for a way to live within imbalance, but focus on the most important things."