Leadership isn’t about knowing what to do.It’s about doing the thing you keep avoiding.In this episode of Unified Leadership, Sifu Rafael and Coach Timothy T.O. Clay move leadership out of theory and into truth with a conversation most leaders quietly dodge. The topic is simple, uncomfortable, and powerful: Eat the Frog.Not as a productivity hack.As a leadership standard.Joining the conversation are two exceptional voices with decades of real-world impact.John Guaspari is a former aerospace engineer turned author, management consultant, and leadership thinker with more than three decades of experience helping organizations rethink customer value, quality, and leadership development. The author of eight books and seven training programs, his latest work, If Engagement is the What, Then Respect is the How, challenges how organizations pursue engagement and exposes why respect is the missing ingredient most leaders overlook.Scott Schilling, known as The Authentic Connector, brings over 40 years of experience in coaching, sales, marketing, and leadership development. He has influenced hundreds of thousands of people worldwide by helping leaders stop negotiating with themselves and start taking aligned, purposeful action that creates real growth.Together, this conversation explores why leaders delay the hardest decisions they already know they must make, what “eating the frog” truly means in leadership rather than task management, how avoidance silently erodes trust and culture, and why respect, discipline, and ownership must come before motivation. Most importantly, it examines what changes when leaders go first and do the uncomfortable work.Sifu Rafael is a master instructor, professional speaker, and founder of Sifu’s Mind Body Method™, the NYC Mastermind Experience, and multiple leadership platforms focused on discipline, communication, and personal mastery. His work helps leaders command the vessel of their life and lead with clarity, purpose, and conviction.Coach Timothy T.O. Clay is a retired U.S. Marine Sergeant Major, leadership coach, best-selling author, and global speaker. With 23 years of decorated military service, he blends discipline, spiritual wisdom, and real-world leadership experience to help leaders rise with integrity and impact.Subscribe to Sifu Rafael on YouTube and Apple Podcasts for ongoing conversations that challenge comfort and sharpen leadership.Watch on Facebook, LinkedIn, X, and YouTube.#UnifiedLeadership #EatTheFrog #LeadershipDiscipline #OwnershipLeadership #LeadershipRespect #SifuRafael #CoachTOClay #JohnGuaspari #ScottSchilling #LeadershipDevelopment
