How a Mindset Shift Turned Cancer into a Catalyst for Purpose with Jenn Greenhut – Episode 342
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On this episode of Dominate Your Day, I had the privilege of speaking with Jenn Greenhut, whose life took a profound turn after being diagnosed with stage four cancer. Before that moment, she had spent years striving for perfection, often tying her worth to achievement. Initially, her diagnosis felt like punishment, but everything shifted when she chose to see it differently. Instead of fighting her illness with fear and a fighting mentality, Jenn embraced gratitude, self-love, and even compassion for her own cancer cells. As she entered treatment, that mindset transformation became the...
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From Stuck to Aligned: Navigating a Career Transition with Authenticity ft. Kendrick Leckband - Episode 341
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Kendrick Leckband’s story is a powerful example of what it looks like to step out of a successful career and into a more authentic life. After a high-performing career at a private equity firm, she came to a realization: she wasn’t showing up as her true self. Through intentional self-work, including discovering her strengths, clarifying her values, crafting a personal mission statement, Kendrick gained the clarity to understand why she felt stuck and the courage to pursue a new direction more aligned with who she is on the inside. Her journey highlights a key message for anyone in a...
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The Hula Hoop Principle: A Simple Leadership Perspective Shift - Episode 340
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In this episode of Dominate Your Day, I share about the Hula Hoop Principle a simple but transformative way to rethink leadership and personal responsibility. Introduced to me by my therapist many years ago, this principle has completely shifted my perspective. I’ve noticed that leaders exhaust themselves trying to control others while neglecting the one thing they fully own themselves. The “hula hoop” represents everything within your control (your thoughts, actions, and growth), while everything outside it simply isn’t yours to carry. Clarity of personal mission is the antidote to...
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Pursuing Alignment, not Titles with Vanessa Peace - Episode 339
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Vanessa Peace shares a powerful story of reinvention, resilience, and rediscovery after an unexpected job loss. Drawing from a dynamic career spanning companies like Southwest Airlines, AT&T, and the American Cancer Society, Vanessa reflects on how her personal challenges including raising a daughter with complex medical needs shaped her leadership style and deepened her sense of purpose. Through the lens of the Authentic Imprint™ framework, she highlights the importance of understanding and leveraging one’s strengths, while aligning with core values such as authenticity, purpose,...
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On Trailblazing as a Leader with CEO Ellen Wood - Episode 338
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On this episode of Dominate Your Day, Ellen Wood, CEO of VCFO, talks about what it means to be a trailblazer. Nearly 30 years ago, Ellen pioneered the fractional CFO model long before “virtual” became part of everyday business language. What started as a bold, unconventional idea has now served more than 6,000 clients and helped define an entire industry. We discuss culture, accountability, and leadership. Over the years, Ellen has learned that culture isn’t a “soft” concept it’s the heart of the business. By involving employees in...
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What You Tolerate Reveals Your Values
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How to Make Lasting Change in Your Community with Author Sharon Eubank - Episode 336
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On this episode of Dominate Your Day, I had the privilege of sitting down with Sharon Eubank to talk about her new book, , and the powerful lessons she’s learned from nearly three decades of global humanitarian work. Sharon emphasizes that real help is always an exchange grounded in respect, dignity, and listening rather than assuming we know what’s best for others. We also discuss the leadership principles behind her work, especially the belief that we are most powerful where we live. Sharon explains how lasting change happens within trusted networks teams, neighborhoods, and...
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Are you compromising your values? - Episode 335
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Values aren't what you say. They're what you protect especially when it costs something. In this episode, I offer 3 diagnostic questions to help you determine whether or not your values guide your leadership decisions. When values are compromised quietly over time, leadership starts to feel hollow. This isn’t a personality problem, it’s an alignment gap. When your strengths operate disconnected from your values, you can be highly productive and deeply unfulfilled at the same time. But when strengths and values align? Leadership becomes sustainable. In today's episode, I share 3 steps you...
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How Vulnerability Creates Real Connection with Connection Coach, Shari Leid - Episode 334
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Burnout vs. Misalignment: How to Spot It in Your Leadership - Episode 333
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Here's what no one tells you about strengths: knowing them isn't enough. Many high-performing leaders know their strengths well and still feel drained or disconnected not because they’re doing something wrong, but because something is out of alignment. This episode explores why strengths alone aren’t enough and what to notice when leadership starts feeling heavier than it should. I also unpack the difference between burnout and misalignment. Misalignment shows up quietly through constant urgency, reduced presence, or emotional fatigue and often appears long before burnout does. By paying...
info_outlineIn this episode, I challenge one of the most common leadership assumptions we’ve all been taught: that better time management is the answer. But perfectly organized calendars still leave so many leaders exhausted.
The real issue isn’t time it’s energy. It is energy that is your strategic leadership asset managing it intentionally is essential in today’s workplace.
Listen in to learn about the four energy currencies physical, emotional, mental, and relational and how each one depletes and replenishes differently. This episode will help you stop treating yourself like a machine and start leading like a human: one who understands that your energy shapes your impact.
Top 3 Takeaways: 1. Time management can’t fix energy depletion. A full calendar doesn’t equal meaningful impact. Sustainable leadership requires intentional energy management, not tighter schedules.
2. Different energy drains require different solutions. Physical, emotional, mental, and relational energy each need specific forms of renewal. The right diagnosis leads to the right intervention.
3. Your energy sets the tone for your leadership. What you bring into a room affects everyone in it. When you lead from a full tank, you become a source of energy not drain for others.
Episode Minutes:
Minute 1: Understanding Energy Currencies
Minute 2: The Misdiagnosis Problem
Minute 4: Energy Audit Assignment
Resources from This Episode:
Take the free 3-minute Authentic Imprint™ Assessment
Get a copy of The Internal Revolution: Lead Authentically and Build Your Personal Brand from Within
Plan your days by actively using your strengths with The Strengths Journal™
Book a 30-minute discovery call to discuss your executive and team development needs