Season 2, Ep. 2 | The Play Sheet: A Conversation with Brian Hurtak

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In this episode, I sit down with Brian Hurtak—Fortune 100 executive, community leader, dad, and author of The Play Sheet.

Brian brings forward a grounded, honest conversation on what it means to carry the weight of work, family, ambition, and expectations—and still show up with intention.

Inspired by the structure of football, and how coaches coach, The Play Sheet isn't a sports book. It's a life book. A practical, clear-eyed framework designed to help overloaded professionals cut through noise and make the right call—whether at work, at home, or in the sometimes precious minutes we get with our kids at the end of a long day.

We talk attitude, adjustments, and those sand-in-the-gears moments when what used to work doesn’t anymore—and how to respond. Brian shares real-life plays he runs in his parenting, marriage, and leadership, and why he keeps his play sheets visible in the most ordinary parts of his day.

This one’s for anyone wanting to live more intentionally, not just drift through the day running out the clock.
Key More Elephant Takeaways in this Episode:

• Brian outlines the importance of stating with your ethos—have a clear sense of what you are trying to achieve—and how to emulate a football coach’s play sheet to organise and maximise the outcomes
• We discuss how leadership so often happens in the ordinary moments and growth is by making adjustments.
• Brian shares the intentionality around balance across life’s quadrants and how planning and aligning outcomes drives peak performance and connection.
• and more…