The Commencement Address: Class of 2026

REPLAY | EP13: A Profile in Courage & Leadership

(This episode originally aired on May 13, 2024.) Nic and Tarina are joined by their daughter, Elle. She shares how she got started making the Encouragement Cards and how this experience over the past 9 years has given her confidence in her gift of encouragement. It’s a special episode profiling Elle’s leadership as well as her courage to do what others may consider weird. Her example is living proof that small gestures—whether it’s encouragement, faith, or cookies—can have a big impact. If you enjoy Nic and Tarina’s podcast and get something from listening to “all this Nic Bittle Crap,” please hit the like button, share it with a friend, or both. Your recommendation goes a long way in helping us reach more people. Also if you have questions that you want Nic and Tarina to answer, email them at info@nicbittle.com [info@nicbittle.com]. --- 🛟 Click here to order your copy of Nic’s Life Ready Curriculum [https://lifereadyedu.com/] 🧰 Check out Nic’s new solution for foremen: The Foreman's Inner Circle [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCJEsxSBBo0] 💬 To subscribe to Nic’s Leadership DRIP, please text the word “DRIP” to 866-998-4545 then follow the prompts. ❓ If you have questions or comments for Nic & Tarina, please send an email to info@nicbittle.com. 🎬 Check out Nic's Work Force Pro YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@workforcepro4980] channel. 📚 Nic has written 4 books. You can decide which one is best for you here [https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B01LYDJKTG?ingress=0&visitId=6b428b72-7b05-4fed-be1e-ecaaccebe24a&ref_=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1].

Special Guest: Brett Russell, Part 2

This is the second half of Nic’s interview with Brett Russell, retired Fire Chief for the City of Clinton, Oklahoma, and small business owner. What’s one of the biggest leadership lessons you’ve learned? Do you appreciate the power of presence and proximity as a leader? Are values something you just put on the wall or something you actively reinforce every day? As a true leader, what really matters to you? How do you inspire your team to want the same thing? Brett has learned and applied these lessons—and like a true leader, is still learning. If you enjoy Nic and Tarina’s podcast and get something from listening to “all this Nic Bittle Crap,” please hit the like button, share it with a friend, or both. Your recommendation goes a long way in helping us reach more people. Also if you have questions that you want Nic and Tarina to answer, email them at info@nicbittle.com [info@nicbittle.com]. --- 🛟 Click here to order your copy of Nic’s Life Ready Curriculum [https://lifereadyedu.com/] 🧰 Check out Nic’s new solution for foremen: The Foreman's Inner Circle [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCJEsxSBBo0] 💬 To subscribe to Nic’s Leadership DRIP, please text the word “DRIP” to 866-998-4545 then follow the prompts. ❓ If you have questions or comments for Nic & Tarina, please send an email to info@nicbittle.com. 🎬 Check out Nic's Work Force Pro YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@workforcepro4980] channel. 📚 Nic has written 4 books. You can decide which one is best for you here [https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B01LYDJKTG?ingress=0&visitId=6b428b72-7b05-4fed-be1e-ecaaccebe24a&ref_=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1].

Special Guest: Brett Russell

What are the desires of your heart? What’s next for you after a successful and fruitful career? Nic’s guest is Brett Russell, retired Fire Chief for the City of Clinton, Oklahoma, where he has served since 2017. How do you transition from one good thing to the next good thing? Are you, as a leader, ready to let go and let your people perform? Do you know what will be said for your eulogy? Will people speak about you as an intentional leader? If you enjoy Nic and Tarina’s podcast and get something from listening to “all this Nic Bittle Crap,” please hit the like button, share it with a friend, or both. Your recommendation goes a long way in helping us reach more people. Also if you have questions that you want Nic and Tarina to answer, email them at info@nicbittle.com [info@nicbittle.com]. --- 🛟 Click here to order your copy of Nic’s Life Ready Curriculum [https://lifereadyedu.com/] 🧰 Check out Nic’s new solution for foremen: The Foreman's Inner Circle [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCJEsxSBBo0] 💬 To subscribe to Nic’s Leadership DRIP, please text the word “DRIP” to 866-998-4545 then follow the prompts. ❓ If you have questions or comments for Nic & Tarina, please send an email to info@nicbittle.com. 🎬 Check out Nic's Work Force Pro YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@workforcepro4980] channel. 📚 Nic has written 4 books. You can decide which one is best for you here [https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B01LYDJKTG?ingress=0&visitId=6b428b72-7b05-4fed-be1e-ecaaccebe24a&ref_=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1].

The KLOVE Fan Awards | Grand Ole Oprey

It’s funny what happens when we don’t read the fine print. It’s also funny how ah-ha’s arrive when we least expect it. And men, do you feel you’re serving your wife because you joined in what she wanted? But did you complain the whole time? Are you really serving from the heart or making your wife pay emotionally for dragging you along to an event you didn’t really want to do? If you enjoy Nic and Tarina’s podcast and get something from listening to “all this Nic Bittle Crap,” please hit the like button, share it with a friend, or both. Your recommendation goes a long way in helping us reach more people. Also if you have questions that you want Nic and Tarina to answer, email them at info@nicbittle.com [info@nicbittle.com]. --- 🛟 Click here to order your copy of Nic’s Life Ready Curriculum [https://lifereadyedu.com/] 🧰 Check out Nic’s new solution for foremen: The Foreman's Inner Circle [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCJEsxSBBo0] 💬 To subscribe to Nic’s Leadership DRIP, please text the word “DRIP” to 866-998-4545 then follow the prompts. ❓ If you have questions or comments for Nic & Tarina, please send an email to info@nicbittle.com. 🎬 Check out Nic's Work Force Pro YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@workforcepro4980] channel. 📚 Nic has written 4 books. You can decide which one is best for you here [https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B01LYDJKTG?ingress=0&visitId=6b428b72-7b05-4fed-be1e-ecaaccebe24a&ref_=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1].

REPLAY | EP10: Be Curious, Not Judgmental

This episode originally aired on April 22, 2024. How do you as a leader develop your men and women to become problem solvers? Or will you remain frustrated rather than get curious about how to lead differently? Good foremen recognize that for many of the people they lead, this is their first real job. Do you remember your first job and all the mistakes you made? When we remember our own growth we begin to appreciate the difference between being curious versus judgmental. Also if you have questions that you want Nic and Tarina to answer, email them at info@nicbittle.com [info@nicbittle.com]. --- 🛟 Click here to order your copy of Nic’s Life Ready Curriculum [https://lifereadyedu.com/] 🧰 Check out Nic’s new solution for foremen: The Foreman's Inner Circle [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCJEsxSBBo0] 💬 To subscribe to Nic’s Leadership DRIP, please text the word “DRIP” to 866-998-4545 then follow the prompts. ❓ If you have questions or comments for Nic & Tarina, please send an email to info@nicbittle.com. 🎬 Check out Nic's Work Force Pro YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@workforcepro4980] channel. 📚 Nic has written 4 books. You can decide which one is best for you here [https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B01LYDJKTG?ingress=0&visitId=6b428b72-7b05-4fed-be1e-ecaaccebe24a&ref_=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1].