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The Dealership War Room

Chris Hunsicker

The Dealership War RoomLeadership Fire. Seven Minutes. Built Daily. Fueled Intentionally. Delivered Relentlessly.Before the first customer walks in, before the phones start ringing, before your managers start asking,“Got a second?”— you get clarity, fire, and a concrete plan to lead with precision.You don’t need another pep talk. You need adaily reset— a seven-minute tactical hit that sharpens your edge before the day takes it away.If you’re like most dealership leaders, you didn’t sign up for

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5:16

You’re Not Behind—You’re Just Unfocused

The Dealership War Room ·

2025/04/01

Feeling like you’re already behind before Monday even starts?The problem isn’t your workload—it’s your focus.In this episode, Chris Hunsicker breaks down why most dealership leaders aren’t lazy, they’re just scattered. Instead of doing 30 things halfway, elite operators lock in on one hill, one target—and win it.You’ll discover: ✅ Why “busyness” is killing your effectiveness ✅ The 3 questions that bring instant clarity to your week ✅ How to use AI as your personal clarity engine (with 3 ready-to-use

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4:19

The Leadership Tax — You’re Paying It Whether You...

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2025/03/31

Every leader pays a tax. The question is: are you paying it upfront with focus—or downstream with chaos?In this episode, Chris Hunsicker exposes the hidden “leadership taxes” that silently drain your culture, your margin, and your sanity. From avoiding hard conversations to carrying the “I’ll handle it myself” burden, these invisible costs are eating at your dealership every single day.You’ll learn: The 5 invisible leadership taxes every manager pays Why “later” is always the most expensive decision

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7:55

The Hidden Power of Negative Streaks

The Dealership War Room ·

2025/03/28

Everyone celebrates their winning streaks. But the truth? It’s the negative streaks that make or break your momentum.In this episode, Chris Hunsicker pulls back the curtain on how missing one day doesn’t ruin you—but letting it stack into two, three, or more does. He reveals why elite performers don’t fear failure—they fear failure compounding—and how you can use both positive and negative streaks to build grit, resilience, and unstoppable identity as a leader.You’ll discover: Why four missed days

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7:19

The Not Willing To Do List

The Dealership War Room ·

2025/03/27

The difference between elite leaders and everyone else isn’t talent, luck, or intelligence—it’s willingness.In this episode, Chris Hunsicker unpacks the uncomfortable truth: what you’re not willing to do is defining your leadership ceiling right now. From the phone calls you avoid to the conversations you delay, your excuses are costing you results, relationships, and growth.You’ll discover: Why willingness beats talent every time The cost of falling in love with excuses instead of results How to

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8:29

In Order for Things to Get Better…You Need to Get Better

The Dealership War Room ·

2025/03/26

When you hit the ceiling, you’ve got two options: blame or grow. In this episode, Chris Hunsicker shares a raw story about reaching the end of his own skill set—and the moment he chose growth over excuses. If your team is stalling, your culture is flat, or results have plateaued, this is your reset: for things to get better, you need to get better.You’ll learn:Why every plateau is really a leadership ceiling (and how to raise it)The “look out the window vs. look in the mirror” test for stalled

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7:21

The Law of Cause and Effect: Why You’re Stuck—And How...

The Dealership War Room ·

2025/03/25

If the result isn’t showing up, the cause isn’t installed. In this episode, Chris rips the blame lens off your dashboard and puts “ownership” back in the driver’s seat. You’ll learn how elite operators engineer outcomes by fixing upstream inputs—so stuck turns into momentum, fast.What you’ll learn:The core law: when the effect is missing, the cause is missing—and how to find it.How top performers create results by tweaking inputs, not chasing outputs.Three “power questions” that snap your focus

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7:28

You Don’t Get Paid for Ideas—You Get Paid for Executi

The Dealership War Room ·

2025/03/24

Big visions don’t move metal—execution does. In this 7-minute fire drill, Chris breaks down why leaders stall in “planning mode” and shows you how to convert strategies into results you can see on the board. If you’ve ever felt busy but not better, this is your reset.In this episode you’ll learn:The Execution Trap: Why smart leaders stay stuck in endless planning and vendor roulette.3 Keys to Consistent Results:Prioritization – define your $10,000 task and do it first.Decision Speed – good-and-now

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6:08

From Manager to Leader: The 3 Principles That Create...

The Dealership War Room ·

2025/03/21

Managing outcomes and enforcing rules won’t make your people follow you—it’ll just make them comply. True leadership creates movement: buy-in, momentum, and a culture where people want to perform at their highest level. In this episode, Chris Hunsicker breaks down the three principles that separate struggling managers from influential leaders who inspire action and top-tier performance.In this episode you’ll learn:Why pushing harder and demanding more sinks morale instead of driving results.The

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7:20

The Leadership Skill You Can’t Ignore: Mastering...

The Dealership War Room ·

2025/03/20

Before you can lead anyone else, you must lead yourself. Most leaders burn out, lose trust, or cap their influence not because they lack vision—but because they lack self-leadership. In this episode, Chris Hunsicker unpacks the intrapersonal skills that set elite leaders apart: emotional regulation, discipline, and resilience under pressure.In this episode you’ll learn:Why the toughest person you’ll ever have to lead is yourself.The hidden cost of poor self-leadership (frustration, inconsistency,

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7:41

Master the #1 Leadership Skill: How to Build Trust &...

The Dealership War Room ·

2025/03/19

You can have elite strategy and a great product—but without connection, your leadership hits a ceiling. In this episode, Chris Hunsicker breaks down the #1 leadership skill: interpersonal skills. Learn how to earn trust, create buy-in, and move a team from compliance to commitment so they follow you because they want to, not because they have to.In this episode you’ll learn:Why people don’t follow logic—they follow relationships.The Power of Presence: listen to understand (and the simple

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6:10

The Secret to Building Powerful Connections & Influence

The Dealership War Room ·

2025/03/18

You can have the best strategy, the best product, and the hardest work ethic—but if you can’t connect with people, you’ll hit a ceiling you can’t break through. Leadership isn’t about titles or orders. It’s about influence. And influence comes from one thing: your ability to connect.In this episode, Chris Hunsicker breaks down the #1 differentiator between managers who struggle and leaders who thrive—social skills. From visionary leadership to communication, conflict management, and collaboration,

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4:35

Thinking Time – The Competitive Edge You’re Ignoring

The Dealership War Room ·

2025/03/17

Most leaders don’t fail because they lack talent or drive—they fail because they don’t stop to think. They react, they rush, they repeat the same costly mistakes. The truth? The difference between average operators and elite performers often comes down to one habit: thinking time.In this episode, Chris Hunsicker shares how building intentional thinking time into your daily rhythm transforms your decision-making, eliminates wasted effort, and helps you see problems before they explode. Based on

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3:52

The $10 an Hour List – Stop Being Busy & Start Being...

The Dealership War Room ·

2025/03/14

Most leaders stay stuck because they confuse being busy with being productive. They bury themselves in low-value $10/hour tasks and miss the $10,000/hour moves that actually grow the business.In this episode, Chris Hunsicker breaks down a simple but powerful strategy—maintaining two lists: the $10 list (busy work) and the $10,000 list (needle-moving leadership work). Once you learn to separate the two, you stop reacting and start leading at a level that actually drives results.In this episode:Why

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4:58

Making Your Strengths Effective & Weaknesses Irrelevant

The Dealership War Room ·

2025/03/13

Legendary consultant Peter Drucker once said the task of management is to “make strengths effective and weaknesses irrelevant.” The best leaders don’t waste time trying to fix every weakness—they amplify strengths and design systems where weaknesses don’t slow the team down.In this episode, Chris Hunsicker breaks down how to identify what your people do best, align roles to maximize those strengths, and build processes that neutralize weaknesses—so your organization runs smoother, faster, and more

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4:15

Is it or Talent or Hard Work

The Dealership War Room ·

2025/03/12

Every dealership has two types of managers: the one you can count on rain or shine, and the one who’s on fire one month and in the gutter the next. The difference? It comes down to one powerful question: Did you get here because of talent—or because you outworked everyone else?In this episode, Chris Hunsicker reveals why talent alone doesn’t guarantee long-term success, and why grit, consistency, and sheer work ethic are the true differentiators in leadership.In this episode:The one diagnostic

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6:32

Your Confidence Bank Account

The Dealership War Room ·

2025/03/11

Confidence isn’t magic—it’s math. Every thought, memory, and habit is either a deposit or a withdrawal in your mental bank account. When your account is full, you walk into negotiations, meetings, and high-pressure moments with calm, unshakable certainty. When it’s overdrawn, you hesitate, second-guess, and watch opportunities slip away.In this episode, Chris Hunsicker breaks down how elite leaders engineer confidence by stacking mental deposits every single day—so when the moment comes, they’re

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6:00

No Zero Days

The Dealership War Room ·

2025/03/10

Success isn’t built on perfect days. It’s built on refusing to waste a single one. A zero day is when you make no progress—no learning, no growth, no action. And once you let one slip, it’s dangerously easy for the spiral to begin.In this episode, Chris Hunsicker shares the No Zero Days principle—a simple but powerful rule that keeps momentum alive and transforms inconsistency into relentless forward progress.Inside this episode:Why success is less about big leaps and more about never wasting a

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6:27

Why Impossible is just a lie

The Dealership War Room ·

2025/03/07

Ever faced a goal so massive it felt impossible? A sales target out of reach, a shifting market, or a team that just won’t execute? That voice in your head says, “This is too big. It can’t be done.”That voice is lying.In this episode, Chris Hunsicker breaks down why the “impossible” is only a matter of belief and execution—and how elite leaders turn impossible into inevitable.Inside this episode:The Roger Bannister Effect: how breaking the 4-minute mile shattered limiting beliefs worldwideWhy

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6:41

The Truth About Motivation and Focus

The Dealership War Room ·

2025/03/06

Most leaders think they need motivation first to act—but that’s a lie. The truth? Focus creates motivation.In this episode, Chris Hunsicker breaks down why you’ve been running the game backwards, why distraction—not lack of inspiration—is killing your edge, and how to flip the script so you can perform at an elite level again.Inside this episode:Why waiting for motivation keeps you stuck in neutralThe neuroscience-backed truth: action sparks motivationThe #1 enemy of focus (and how billion-dollar

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9:31

Act as if you had chosen it!

The Dealership War Room ·

2025/03/05

When chaos hits—missed deals, shifting markets, inconsistent teams—average leaders fight reality and stall. Elite leaders flip the script: they act as if they chose the challenge, reclaim control, and turn obstacles into fuel.In this episode, Chris breaks down the mindset shift that separates stuck from unstoppable and gives you a simple playbook to turn frustration into forward momentum—fast.You’ll learn:Why ownership = power (and blame = stagnation)How to rewrite the script so setbacks strengthen

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