In this episode John takes a different approach and instead of interviewing a guest he shares his deeply personal keynote speech that he has only delivered once before. In this keynote John shares the challenges he has faced over the past few years ever since his father died and the journey he has been on to find the characteristics of companies and people who always seem to keep growing even though tough times. After speaking with hundreds of executives and studying dozens of companies he has identified 3 main characteristics that keep these companies and individuals moving: Alignment, Execution and Gratitude. After learning these characteristics John shares how he applied them to his own life and business and keep himself going after realizing he had stopped growing and was stick in neutral.