In this episode of Burning the Ships, host Jason Seward flies solo to share something he has been thinking about for a while — the ten fundamental traits that he believes are the building blocks of success in life, relationships, and business.

Jason opens up about where the podcast is headed, why he is refocusing Burning the Ships around mindset and storytelling, and how launching the Dealmaker podcast with his business partner Jim Ingersoll has freed him up to go deeper on the topics he cares about most. From there, he walks through his personal list of ten core character traits — not as a lecture, but as an honest reflection on what has shaped him, what he has had to build over time, and what he still works on every single day.

This episode is equal parts personal and practical. Jason weaves in stories about his grandfather, his mar ...