About this episode

This episode explores the importance of not deferring happiness in leadership and introduces a self-leadership framework for high-performing leaders.

You hit your targets. You built the business. So why does it still feel like something's missing? In this episode, you'll discover why deferring your happiness until the next deal, the next promotion, or the next milestone is quietly destroying your leadership, your team culture, and your returns. A personal freedom coach who has spent 30 years in hospitality and now works exclusively with CEOs and top executives joins the show to share the self-leadership framework that changes how high-achi...

People in this episode

Host: Michael Russell

Guest: Mike Messeroff

Topics covered

• leadership
• happiness
• burnout
• self-leadership
• team culture

Keywords

• leadership
• happiness
• burnout
• self-leadership
• team culture
• executives
• coaching

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