Vision, Chaos, and Calling Out Your Own BS with Adrian Koehler

In this episode of Breakaway Wealth, Jim Oliver sits down with leadership coach Adrian Koehler—a former pastor and prison leadership trainer who now coaches founders and “type A dickheads” who feel the weight of responsibility and the loneliness at the top.
Adrian and Jim dig into why “not having a vision” isn’t an accident, it’s a strategy. They unpack how confusion is actually a chosen vision, why high-performers secretly love being “stuck,” and how most leaders waste energy being frustrated that others aren’t like them instead of learning to translate their own genius.

What You’ll Learn
- Confusion Is a Vision: Why “I don’t know what I want” isn’t a neutral statement—it’s a chosen vision of confusion with payoffs and prices.
- The Real Work of High Performers: How founders create the loneliness at the top—and what shifts when you actually want truth more than comfort.
- Vision as a Future Worth Having: How Adrian reframes faith, calling, and vision—away from protectivism and toward adventure.

Action Steps
1. Expose Your “Confusion Strategy”
Write out: “Why do I love being confused about my vision?” List every payoff and every price. Awareness kills the racket.
2. Translate Your Genius for Your Team
Take one intuitive thing you do well and break down the principles behind it. That’s how you scale your thinking.
3. Re-Anchor Money to Mission

Ask: “If I had a billion dollars today, where would it go this week?” Compare that to your current spending and adjust.

Adrian Koehler’s Powerful Word
“Everybody has a vision—every second of their life. If you’re ‘stuck’ or ‘confused,’ that’s still a vision. If we don’t get to now, we can’t get to next.”

Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Background
02:48 Journey from Nursing to Coaching
08:21 The Importance of Vision
14:20 Understanding Confusion and Complaints
19:06 Coaching Philosophy and Approach
20:01 Acknowledging Problems for Growth
21:59 The Harrison Assessment: Understanding Preferences
25:06 Natural Skills and Coaching Challenges
28:44 Translating Brilliance into Action
31:07 The Role of Money in Influence and Impact
32:40 Best Advice: Permission to Be Yourself

Connect with Adrian Koehler:
Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC3c7kMcC7nah-QdxffV2NXA
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/adriankoehler
Instagram: www.instagram.com/adrian.k/?hl=en

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