The Deep Dive With Jose St. Phard
The Deep Dive With Jose St. Phard
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Welcome To The Deep Dive with Jose St. Phard. This is a podcast for leaders, dreamers, and changemakers who want to make a lasting impact in the Church, in Business, and in Culture. Every episode is a conversation—sometimes with guests, sometimes just heart to heart—about what it means to lead well while staying rooted in faith. Take a breath. Lean in. Let’s dive deep together.
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The podcast covers themes related to leadership, faith, personal growth, and cultural impact. Specific topics include the power of storytelling in leadership, the hidden skill of listening, managing anxiety, and the art of self-awareness. For example, Episode 5 explores how personal stories shape leadership strategies, while Episode 4 highlights the importance of listening for impactful leadership.
Welcome To The Deep Dive with Jose St. Phard. This is a podcast for leaders, dreamers, and changemakers who want to make a lasting impact in the Church, in Business, and in Culture. Every episode is a conversation—sometimes with guests, sometimes just heart to heart—about what it means to lead well while staying rooted in faith. Take a breath. Lean in. Let’s dive deep together.
What if the problem is not the pressure you are under, but the perspective you are leading from?
In this episode of The Deep Dive with Jose St. Phard, Jose explores one of the most expensive blind spots in leadership: perspective.
Drawing from a childhood memory of experiencing snow for the first time, the psychology of perceptual contrast, the story of Elisha in 2 Kings 6, and the wisdom of Philippians 4:12, Jose unpacks how the lens through which we see our circumstances shapes the way we lead through them.
Two leaders can face the same crisis, carry the same pressure, and work with the same level of talent. Yet one sees a threat while the other sees an opportunity.
In this episode, you’ll learn how perspective can distort your reality, why discouragement often begins with a misread situation, and how to reframe what you are facing without denying the difficulty of it.
You’ll also be introduced to practical tools like the Perspective Audit, the Jonathan List, and a simple prayer that can help you begin to see what God is already doing in the middle of your situation.
This episode is for executive leaders, pastors, healthcare leaders, organizational change-makers, and anyone who has ever looked at their circumstances and thought, “It’s over.”
It is not over. You may just need a new lens.
In this episode:
- Why perspective is one of the most overlooked leadership issues
- How perceptual contrast shapes the way we interpret reality
- The danger of overestimating problems and underestimating God
- Why your identity is not your performance
- What Elisha teaches us about seeing beyond the surface
- How to build a support system that helps recalibrate your perspective
- The prayer every leader needs when fear starts winning
Referenced in this episode:
Philippians 4:12
2 Kings 6
Influence by Robert Cialdini
Reflection Question:
What is one area of your leadership where your perspective may be lying to you?
Connect with Jose St. Phard:
Website: www.thedeepdivewithjose.com
Instagram: @iamsaintphard
Podcast Instagram: @thedeepdivewithjose
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