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293. Be Like Charlie: Conviction Over Comfort by Denouncing A Lukewarm Life
Episode 29322nd September 2025 • YOUR BIG NEXT | business growth, leadership development, scaling with purpose, faith and family first entrepreneur • Elizabeth Hartke
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This episode is personal, raw, and necessary.

It’s not a commentary on the headlines or a breakdown of what happened. It’s a reckoning. A heart check. A call to ask ourselves: Am I really living with conviction? Am I leading in alignment with what I believe—even when it’s inconvenient, uncomfortable, or costly?

In this episode of Your Big Next, I reflect on the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk—his courage, his clarity, and his unwillingness to live lukewarm. His recent death shook something loose in me. And while I didn’t record this to analyze the noise, I couldn’t stay silent either.

This is for the leaders who are feeling the tension. Who know they’re being called to rise. Who feel the urgency to stop playing small and start leading with truth.

Inside this episode, I share:

🔥 The internal reckoning I felt after learning of Charlie’s death

💬 Why leadership that avoids discomfort isn’t leadership at all

🧭 The cultural pressure to water down our convictions—and what it costs us

⚡ The difference between performance and purpose in leadership

🛡 Why now is the time for bold, truth-centered leadership in business, parenting, and culture

📣 A call to live in such alignment that your actions preach louder than your words

👣 What it means to honor a legacy—not just in words, but in the way we live, lead, and raise the next generation

This isn’t about Charlie alone—it’s about us. About what we choose to build, how we show up, and whether we’re willing to lead from courage rather than comfort.

If you feel like you’re being asked to rise—this episode is your reminder: you were born for this moment.

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