One day your life will be summarized by a single line.

A beginning date.
An ending date.
And a dash in between.

The question is:

What are you doing with your dash?

On this episode of Like It Matters Radio, Mr. Black delivers a direct challenge about purpose, legacy, leadership, and eternity. Because life is not measured by possessions, titles, or status. It is measured by people.
Who are you helping?
Who is breathing easier because you lived?
Who is stronger because your life intersected with theirs?
What are you building that will outlive you?

Drawing from Isaiah 61, Luke 4, Viktor Frankl, Stephen Covey, and the book of Job, Mr. Black breaks down the deeper meaning behind being in the People Business.

Not using people.
Not managing people.
Building people.

This episode explores the powerful CARE Framework:
Cultivate Potential
Align Hearts & Purpose
Restore Healthy Culture
Empower Ownership

Because when people feel cared for:
commitment rises
engagement deepens
cultures heal
performance improves

Mr. Black also examines the three failed comforters in the book of Job:
Eliphaz the traditionalist
Bildad the legalist
Zophar the accuser

Together they reveal what happens when leaders choose explanation over compassion, certainty over mercy, and systems over people.

This powerful episode also features interviews with four recent graduates of the Leadership Awakening class, sharing firsthand how the experience impacted their mindset, relationships, leadership, faith, and direction in life. Their stories bring the message of transformation out of theory and into real life.

This is an emotional, challenging, and deeply personal episode about becoming the kind of leader, parent, mentor, spouse, and friend who leaves behind more than success.

A life fully spent.
A dash that mattered.

Because at the end of life, the question will not simply be:

“What did you accomplish?”

But rather:

“What on earth were you doing?”

Inspiration. Education. Application.
When you live your life like it matters… it does.

One day your life will be summarized by a single line.
A beginning date. An ending date. And a dash in between.
The question is:
What are you doing with your dash?
On this episode of Like It Matters Radio, Mr. Black delivers a direct challenge about purpose, legacy, leadership, and eternity. Because life is not measured by possessions, titles, or status. It is measured by people.
<ul>
<li>Who are you helping?</li>
<li>Who is breathing easier because you lived?</li>
<li>Who is stronger because your life intersected with theirs?</li>
<li>What are you building that will outlive you?</li>
</ul>
Drawing from Isaiah 61, Luke 4, Viktor Frankl, Stephen Covey, and the book of Job, Mr. Black breaks down the deeper meaning behind being in the People Business.
Not using people. Not managing people. Building people.
This episode explores the powerful CARE Framework:
<ul>
<li>Cultivate Potential</li>
<li>Align Hearts &amp; Purpose</li>
<li>Restore Healthy Culture</li>
<li>Empower Ownership</li>
</ul>
Because when people feel cared for:
<ul>
<li>commitment rises</li>
<li>engagement deepens</li>
<li>cultures heal</li>
<li>performance improves</li>
</ul>
Mr. Black also examines the three failed comforters in the book of Job:
<ul>
<li>Eliphaz the traditionalist</li>
<li>Bildad the legalist</li>
<li>Zophar the accuser</li>
</ul>
Together they reveal what happens when leaders choose explanation over compassion, certainty over mercy, and systems over people.
This powerful episode also features interviews with four recent graduates of the Leadership Awakening class, sharing firsthand how the experience impacted their mindset, relationships, leadership, faith, and direction in life. Their stories bring the message of transformation out of theory and into real life.
This is an emotional, challenging, and deeply personal episode about becoming the kind of leader, parent, mentor, spouse, and friend who leaves behind more than success.
A life fully spent. A dash that mattered.
Because at the end of life, the question will not simply be:
&ldquo;What did you accomplish?&rdquo;
But rather:
&ldquo;What on earth were you doing?&rdquo;
Inspiration. Education. Application. When you live your life like it matters&hellip; it does.

Our World and our country are changing rapidly.  Things are confusing, and it seems like many of us are under assault.  What to do?  Turn on your radio for an HOUR OF POWER.  Way of Warrior Podcast brings clarity to the confusion and an understanding of how we can be manipulated into thinking and doing things without our conscious awareness. If you want to change your world, you must change your thinking. Mr. Black helps you understand all three parts of the human experience: Mental, Physical and Spiritual. Previously titled, Like It Matters Radio, is radio, Like It Matters: Inspirational, Educational and Applicational. Mr. Black is creator and host of Like It Matters Radio.  Mr. Black has been inspiring radio audiences since 2015, and we can proudly say, “There is nothing on the radio like it”. Black reminds many of Paul Harvey, with his storytelling and common-sense approach to the issues of the day.  Your Radio Life Caddy brings his 30 years of Leadership Training/Development and Coaching with a unique blend of the psychological disciplines of Transactional Analysis, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Logotherapy, Emotional Intelligence, Neuro Linguistic Programming, Multiple Intelligences, biology, physiology, and the science of Right/Left Brain development into an entertaining and educational journey for an hour. Mr. Black takes this frame, as a launching pad, as he encourages and delves into issues of the day. His emotionally intelligent approach deals with Personal Development, political issues, and social patterns in a powerful way; sprinkled with stories, poetry, the Word of God, and humor- creating an HOUR OF POWER that will leave listeners thinking bigger thoughts, and seeing a bigger picture! Listen to Like It Matters Radio daily, reclaiming your power and your freedom! Less

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Our World and our country are changing rapidly.  Things are confusing, and it seems like many of us are under assault.  What to do?  Turn on your radio for an HOUR OF POWER.  Way of Warrior Podcast brings clarity to the confusion and an understanding of how we can be manipulated into thinking and doing things without our conscious awareness. If you want to change your world, you must change your thinking. Mr. Black helps you understand all three parts of the human experience: Mental, Physical and Spiritual. Previously titled, Like It Matters Radio, is radio, Like It Matters: Inspirational, Educational and Applicational. Mr. Black is creator and host of Like It Matters Radio.  Mr. Black has been inspiring radio audiences since 2015, and we can proudly say, “There is nothing on the radio like it”. Black reminds many of Paul Harvey, with his storytelling and common-sense approach to the issues of the day.  Your Radio Life Caddy brings his 30 years of Leadership Training/Development and Coaching with a unique blend of the psychological disciplines of Transactional Analysis, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Logotherapy, Emotional Intelligence, Neuro Linguistic Programming, Multiple Intelligences, biology, physiology, and the science of Right/Left Brain development into an entertaining and educational journey for an hour. Mr. Black takes this frame, as a launching pad, as he encourages and delves into issues of the day. His emotionally intelligent approach deals with Personal Development, political issues, and social patterns in a powerful way; sprinkled with stories, poetry, the Word of God, and humor- creating an HOUR OF POWER that will leave listeners thinking bigger thoughts, and seeing a bigger picture! Listen to Like It Matters Radio daily, reclaiming your power and your freedom! Less
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Like It Matters Radio with Scott V. Black

Are you sick and tired of getting what you are getting out of life?  If you keep doing what you are doing, then you will continue to get what you are getting!  If you want more out of life, out of relationships, and out of yourself, then it is time to fiht the good fight with Way of Warrior. You have everything you need to live the life you want and deserve! This podcast gives you the tools you need to create your life's ultimate experience! You will learn the secrets to how you work, and how to change what you are currently doing, to get what you want and desire out of life.

Way of Warrior with Scott V. Black is a weekly podcast that helps the listener regain and retain their personal power and freedom. 

Host, Scott V. Black, has been in the field of human potential for almost 30 years, helping people transform their lives and live life in the Way of Warrior. As a Master Practitioner of NLP, he also brings the disciplines of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Transactional Analysis, Logo Therapy, Emotional Intelligence, Constant and Never-Ending Improvement, and the knowledge of the Word of God to help people achieve their dreams and vanquish their demons.  In addition to the simplification of psycho-therapy, Scott makes the show entertaining, with some humor and storytelling. If "GOODNUFF", is no longer good enough, if you desire more hope and more passion in your experience- then you have found your podcast home. 

Are you sick and tired of getting what you are getting out of life?  If you keep doing what you are doing, then you will continue to get what you are getting!  If you want more out of life, out of relationships, and out of yourself, then it is time to fiht the good fight with Way of Warrior. You have everything you need to live the life you want and deserve! This podcast gives you the tools you need to create your life's ultimate experience! You will learn the secrets to how you work, and how to change what you are currently doing, to get what you want and desire out of life.
Way of Warrior with Scott V. Black is a weekly podcast that helps the listener regain and retain their personal power and freedom. 
Host, Scott V. Black, has been in the field of human potential for almost 30 years, helping people transform their lives and live life in the Way of Warrior. As a Master Practitioner of NLP, he also brings the disciplines of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Transactional Analysis, Logo Therapy, Emotional Intelligence, Constant and Never-Ending Improvement, and the knowledge of the Word of God to help people achieve their dreams and vanquish their demons.  In addition to the simplification of psycho-therapy, Scott makes the show entertaining, with some humor and storytelling. If "GOODNUFF", is no longer good enough, if you desire more hope and more passion in your experience- then you have found your podcast home.

Like It Matters Radio - Living Life Like it Matters with Scott V. Black

What On Earth Are You Doing?

Vision is not wishful thinking.
Vision is seeing clearly enough to connect the dots before everyone else does.

On this episode of Like It Matters Radio, Mr. Black breaks down the six forces that shape a life that matters:
Passion – the fuel
Purpose – the why
Focus – the direction
Commitment – the GO button
Team – the multiplier
Vision – the ability to see what others miss

Because without clear vision, people drift.
Without passion, people quit.
Without purpose, any road will do.

Mr. Black challenges listeners with three defining leadership questions:
Where are we now?
Where are we going?
What will it take to get us there—and how long?

This episode connects leadership, neuroscience, parenting, culture, and spiritual formation into one unavoidable truth:

Children become what they see. 

Through powerful research on mimetic theory, social learning theory, attachment theory, and developmental psychology, Mr. Black shows how today’s crisis of identity, anxiety, delayed adulthood, and cultural confusion did not happen by accident.

The data is staggering:
Emotional maturity is delayed
Anxiety and depression are skyrocketing
Young adults are disconnected from purpose, responsibility, and resilience
Technology has replaced mentorship, risk, and real-world formation

But the message of this episode is not hopelessness.
It’s responsibility.

Because the solution is not outrage.
The solution is better examples.

Parents acting like parents.
Leaders acting like leaders.
Adults refusing to stay emotionally adolescent while expecting children to mature.

This is a direct challenge to become someone worth following—because whether you realize it or not, someone is watching.

“When you thought I wasn’t looking…
I was learning how to live.”

This is an Hour of Power about leadership, legacy, culture, and reclaiming clear vision in a distracted world.

Because if you want to change the future…
you must start by becoming the example.

Inspiration. Education. Application.
When you live your life like it matters… it does.

Vision is not wishful thinking. Vision is seeing clearly enough to connect the dots before everyone else does.
On this episode of Like It Matters Radio, Mr. Black breaks down the six forces that shape a life that matters:
<ul>
<li>Passion &ndash; the fuel</li>
<li>Purpose &ndash; the why</li>
<li>Focus &ndash; the direction</li>
<li>Commitment &ndash; the GO button</li>
<li>Team &ndash; the multiplier</li>
<li>Vision &ndash; the ability to see what others miss</li>
</ul>
Because without clear vision, people drift. Without passion, people quit. Without purpose, any road will do.
Mr. Black challenges listeners with three defining leadership questions:
<ol>
<li>Where are we now?</li>
<li>Where are we going?</li>
<li>What will it take to get us there&mdash;and how long?</li>
</ol>
This episode connects leadership, neuroscience, parenting, culture, and spiritual formation into one unavoidable truth:
Children become what they see.&nbsp;
Through powerful research on mimetic theory, social learning theory, attachment theory, and developmental psychology, Mr. Black shows how today&rsquo;s crisis of identity, anxiety, delayed adulthood, and cultural confusion did not happen by accident.
The data is staggering:
<ul>
<li>Emotional maturity is delayed</li>
<li>Anxiety and depression are skyrocketing</li>
<li>Young adults are disconnected from purpose, responsibility, and resilience</li>
<li>Technology has replaced mentorship, risk, and real-world formation</li>
</ul>
But the message of this episode is not hopelessness. It&rsquo;s responsibility.
Because the solution is not outrage. The solution is better examples.
Parents acting like parents. Leaders acting like leaders. Adults refusing to stay emotionally adolescent while expecting children to mature.
This is a direct challenge to become someone worth following&mdash;because whether you realize it or not, someone is watching.
&ldquo;When you thought I wasn&rsquo;t looking&hellip; I was learning how to live.&rdquo;
This is an Hour of Power about leadership, legacy, culture, and reclaiming clear vision in a distracted world.
Because if you want to change the future&hellip; you must start by becoming the example.
Inspiration. Education. Application. When you live your life like it matters&hellip; it does.

Vision = Connecting the Dots

Are Millennials and Gen Z falling apart…
or standing at the edge of a massive awakening?

On this episode of Like It Matters Radio, Mr. Black tackles one of the biggest leadership and cultural questions of our time:
Is the next generation a mess—or an opportunity? 

The statistics are staggering:
Loneliness is skyrocketing
Anxiety and depression are rising sharply
Emotional intelligence is declining
Purpose is collapsing
Hope is eroding

And the effects are showing up everywhere—from relationships and mental health to the workplace itself. Surveys reveal many business leaders see Gen Z as the most difficult generation to work with, citing struggles with communication, conflict resolution, motivation, and emotional resilience.

But Mr. Black makes something very clear:

This didn’t happen by accident.

Through the lens of the Law of Causality and the Chain of Causation, this episode examines how culture, technology, isolation, and spiritual drift have shaped an entire generation. Drawing from Jonathan Cahn’s The Return of the Gods, Mr. Black connects major cultural and legal shifts to the broader battle over identity, values, and the soul of a nation.

But this episode is not about condemnation.
It’s about intervention.

Joining the conversation is Garrett Bryant from Prayer at the Heart, sharing why many Gen Z young adults are turning back toward prayer, faith, and spiritual community in search of what social media, achievement, and endless comparison could never provide.

Because underneath the anxiety is a deeper hunger:
To belong
To matter
To find purpose
To know truth

Mr. Black closes with a direct challenge to leaders, parents, mentors, and believers:

The time is NOW.

We can still shape the next generation.
We can still interrupt the cycle.
We can still change eternal destinations.

Because helpless and hopeless are not the final answer.

This is an Hour of Power about leadership, culture, purpose, and the fight for the hearts and minds of the next generation.

“If not you, then who?
If not now, then when?”

Inspiration. Education. Application.
When you live your life like it matters… it does.

Are Millennials and Gen Z falling apart&hellip; or standing at the edge of a massive awakening?
On this episode of Like It Matters Radio, Mr. Black tackles one of the biggest leadership and cultural questions of our time: Is the next generation a mess&mdash;or an opportunity?&nbsp;
The statistics are staggering:
<ul>
<li>Loneliness is skyrocketing</li>
<li>Anxiety and depression are rising sharply</li>
<li>Emotional intelligence is declining</li>
<li>Purpose is collapsing</li>
<li>Hope is eroding</li>
</ul>
And the effects are showing up everywhere&mdash;from relationships and mental health to the workplace itself. Surveys reveal many business leaders see Gen Z as the most difficult generation to work with, citing struggles with communication, conflict resolution, motivation, and emotional resilience.
But Mr. Black makes something very clear:
This didn&rsquo;t happen by accident.
Through the lens of the Law of Causality and the Chain of Causation, this episode examines how culture, technology, isolation, and spiritual drift have shaped an entire generation. Drawing from Jonathan Cahn&rsquo;s The Return of the Gods, Mr. Black connects major cultural and legal shifts to the broader battle over identity, values, and the soul of a nation.
But this episode is not about condemnation. It&rsquo;s about intervention.
Joining the conversation is Garrett Bryant from Prayer at the Heart, sharing why many Gen Z young adults are turning back toward prayer, faith, and spiritual community in search of what social media, achievement, and endless comparison could never provide.
Because underneath the anxiety is a deeper hunger:
<ul>
<li>To belong</li>
<li>To matter</li>
<li>To find purpose</li>
<li>To know truth</li>
</ul>
Mr. Black closes with a direct challenge to leaders, parents, mentors, and believers:
The time is NOW.
We can still shape the next generation. We can still interrupt the cycle. We can still change eternal destinations.
Because helpless and hopeless are not the final answer.
This is an Hour of Power about leadership, culture, purpose, and the fight for the hearts and minds of the next generation.
&ldquo;If not you, then who? If not now, then when?&rdquo;
Inspiration. Education. Application. When you live your life like it matters&hellip; it does.

Millennial Mess... or Opportunity?

Every leader thinks they’re in the product business…
the profit business…
the performance business…

They’re not.

They’re in the people business.

On this episode of Like It Matters Radio, Mr. Black breaks down the core truth behind every organization, team, and outcome:
people are the cause—everything else is the effect. 

The greatest expense? People.
The greatest reward? People.
The greatest potential—and the greatest problems? People.

This episode challenges leaders to stop managing results and start developing humans. Because when you build better people, everything else rises with it—culture, performance, relationships, and long-term success.

Mr. Black introduces the CARE Framework, a practical system for leading in the people business:
Cultivate Potential – Develop strengths, not just assign tasks
Align Hearts & Purpose – Connect people to something that matters
Restore & Reinforce Culture – Protect the emotional environment
Empower Ownership – Trust people to lead, not just follow

This isn’t soft leadership.
It’s how high-performing teams are actually built.

You’ll also uncover how people are formed:
Early life experiences shape their map of reality
Hebb’s Law wires repeated experiences into patterns
Social Learning Theory shows we become what we see
Attachment Theory defines how we trust and connect
Mimetic Theory reveals we desire what others model

Which means this:

People aren’t broken.
They’re programmed.

And leaders who understand that don’t just fix problems—
they rebuild people from the inside out.

Because when people feel cared for, they commit.
When they commit, they engage.
When they engage, performance follows.

So the real question is:

Are you using people…
or are you building them?

This is an Hour of Power for leaders ready to stop chasing outcomes and start leading what actually drives them.

Inspiration. Education. Application.
When you live your life like it matters… it does.

Every leader thinks they&rsquo;re in the product business&hellip; the profit business&hellip; the performance business&hellip;
They&rsquo;re not.
They&rsquo;re in the people business.
On this episode of Like It Matters Radio, Mr. Black breaks down the core truth behind every organization, team, and outcome: people are the cause&mdash;everything else is the effect.&nbsp;
The greatest expense? People. The greatest reward? People. The greatest potential&mdash;and the greatest problems? People.
This episode challenges leaders to stop managing results and start developing humans. Because when you build better people, everything else rises with it&mdash;culture, performance, relationships, and long-term success.
Mr. Black introduces the CARE Framework, a practical system for leading in the people business:
<ul>
<li>Cultivate Potential &ndash; Develop strengths, not just assign tasks</li>
<li>Align Hearts &amp; Purpose &ndash; Connect people to something that matters</li>
<li>Restore &amp; Reinforce Culture &ndash; Protect the emotional environment</li>
<li>Empower Ownership &ndash; Trust people to lead, not just follow</li>
</ul>
This isn&rsquo;t soft leadership. It&rsquo;s how high-performing teams are actually built.
You&rsquo;ll also uncover how people are formed:
<ul>
<li>Early life experiences shape their map of reality</li>
<li>Hebb&rsquo;s Law wires repeated experiences into patterns</li>
<li>Social Learning Theory shows we become what we see</li>
<li>Attachment Theory defines how we trust and connect</li>
<li>Mimetic Theory reveals we desire what others model</li>
</ul>
Which means this:
People aren&rsquo;t broken. They&rsquo;re programmed.
And leaders who understand that don&rsquo;t just fix problems&mdash; they rebuild people from the inside out.
Because when people feel cared for, they commit. When they commit, they engage. When they engage, performance follows.
So the real question is:
Are you using people&hellip; or are you building them?
This is an Hour of Power for leaders ready to stop chasing outcomes and start leading what actually drives them.
Inspiration. Education. Application. When you live your life like it matters&hellip; it does.

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