Leadership Lessons From The Great Books
Oct 7, 2026 · 48 min · 13 segments
*The Man That I Would Become: Lessons from a Life of Hard Work, Faith and Purpose* by Victor L. Bretting \--- Exploring the intersection of legacy, grit, and faith, this episode features a candid…
Jesan SorrellsHost
Victor BrettingGuest
Well, one, I love construction because we see a product of what we do every single day.
You know, the next thing is, you know, when I built a stadium, I never built a stadium before.
You've got to figure things out at all points in time because you've never done it before.
But, you know, construction that the positive and the negative of construction.
You know, so Victor's learned a saying in my leadership, it's tens and ones.
So if I can take the hill and get out of my way and I'm going to make it happen no matter what.
So part of my transition in my life was to understand that I was feeling less at some point in time.
And the other thing then realized, okay, if you're really going to be a well-rounded person, the 10 does not become a five because I tried that.
Lost money on the only job that I have ever lost money in construction in my entire life because I changed what God naturally gave me.
Well, one, I love construction because we see a product of what we do every single day.
You know, the next thing is, you know, when I built a stadium, I never built a stadium before.
You've got to figure things out at all points in time because you've never done it before.
But, you know, construction that the positive and the negative of construction.
You know, so Victor's learned a saying in my leadership, it's tens and ones.
So if I can take the hill and get out of my way and I'm going to make it happen no matter what.
So part of my transition in my life was to understand that I was feeling less at some point in time.
And the other thing then realized, okay, if you're really going to be a well-rounded person, the 10 does not become a five because I tried that.
Lost money on the only job that I have ever lost money in construction in my entire life because I changed what God naturally gave me.
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