Change Your Life FOREVER By Discovering The Power of Relationships | Laysha Ward
Release Date: 02/18/2025
Connection Isn’t About Words (Here’s What It’s Really About) | Brian Galke
The High Performance LIFE
Brian Galke is the founder and CEO of Subtle Skills, a company that teaches people how to decode facial features and body language to build instant rapport and communicate more effectively. His F.A.C.E. Reading System helps individuals understand how others receive information, allowing them to connect more deeply, stay present, and lead with empathy. Brian’s journey—from introverted help-desk worker to Regional VP of Sales managing a $40 million book of business—demonstrates the real-world power of mastering subtle communication. Today, he shares these tools through keynotes, workshops,...
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You're Slowly Killing Your Relationship And You Don't Even Know It
The High Performance LIFE
There is a trap that most new parents fall into, and they dont even realize that it could be killing their relationship... This episode outlines something you can do daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly to hold your marriage together during this new chapter in your life! I hope it helps!
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The UNTOLD TRUTH About Financial Freedom | Jason Graystone
The High Performance LIFE
Jason Graystone is a self-made entrepreneur, investor, and bestselling author who achieved complete financial freedom by the age of 30. After launching his first business at just 22, Jason went on to build multiple multimillion-dollar companies across both the online and service sectors. Today, he’s known as a professional investor, speculator, and angel investor with a deep passion for financial education and wealth creation. A globally recognized voice in the world of personal finance, trading, and entrepreneurship, Jason has spoken on some of the most prestigious stages in the investing...
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Create Your Own Vision For A Successful Life | Adam McGraw
The High Performance LIFE
In this week’s episode, I am joined by Adam McGraw! Adam spent over a decade at American Express, where he led high-performing teams in sales and commercial strategy, earning recognition as a top 2% leader across the company. But it was his personal experience navigating stress, burnout, and the limitations of traditional leadership models that sparked a deeper shift. That shift ultimately led to the creation of CREW. Today, Adam is a transformational leadership speaker, executive coach, and the co-founder and CEO of CREW, a private leadership community for senior executives committed...
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The Mindset Shift That Will End Your Limiting Beliefs | Tim Shurr
The High Performance LIFE
In this week’s episode, my guest is Tim Shurr! Tim is the President of Shurr! Success Seminars & Coaching, a consulting and marketing firm, and a globally recognized mindset and performance expert. With a background in clinical psychology and certifications in hypnotherapy and NLP, Tim has facilitated over 15,000 individual hypnosis coaching sessions and decades of corporate training. Tim is the creator of the One Belief Away™ method, a transformative approach designed to reprogram limiting beliefs in just 30 minutes, and is often described as one of the most effective hypnotherapists...
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Exploring Modern Culture, Friends, Faith, & Family | Will Langford
The High Performance LIFE
In this week’s episode, I am joined by my good friend Mike Langford! Will Langford has 40 years’ experience leading churches to engage communities with the life-changing message of Christ. Recently he retired from the pastorate to become a Pastor Wellness Catalyst with the Georgia Baptist Convention. He is married to Melissa, and they have two grown daughters. Dr. Langford received his Doctor of Ministry and Master of Divinity from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Will is both an accomplished author and speaker. Will’s greatest passion is helping people...
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Deep Listening Will Change Your Relationships Forever | Emily Kasriel
The High Performance LIFE
In this week’s episode, I am joined by Emily Kasriel! Emily is a journalist, researcher, and executive coach whose work explores one of the most underrated and powerful tools we have in relationships: deep listening. Emily has worked all over the world with the BBC, led major global media and leadership projects, and developed her Deep Listening method as a Senior Fellow at King’s College London. She’s trained thousands of people, from army officers to corporate leaders to students in over 100 countries, on how to listen in a way that creates real connection and trust. In this episode,...
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The Four Tendencies of Human Nature & Happiness | Gretchen Rubin
The High Performance LIFE
Gretchen Rubin is one of today’s most influential observers of happiness and human nature. She’s the author of many books, including the blockbuster New York Times bestsellers Outer Order, Inner Calm; The Four Tendencies; Better Than Before; and The Happiness Project. Her books have sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide, in more than thirty languages. She hosts the top-ranking, award-winning podcast Happier with Gretchen Rubin, where she explores practical solutions for living a happier life. Raised in Kansas City, Rubin lives in New York City with her husband and two daughters....
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The Secrets To Raising 2e Kids, Mental Resilience, & Overcoming Obstacles | Julie Skolnick
The High Performance LIFE
Today’s guest is Julie Skolnick! Julie is a nationally recognized expert on twice-exceptional children, or “2e” kids — those who are both gifted and face learning challenges like ADHD, anxiety, or autism. Julie is the author of Gifted and Distractible and the founder of With Understanding Comes Calm, a global organization that supports parents, teachers, and clinicians working with neurodiverse kids. She’s helped thousands of families better understand the unique strengths and struggles that come with raising a child who doesn’t fit the mold. In this episode, we talk about what it...
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Is Technology Causing The Collapse Of Modern Parenting? | Leonard Sax
The High Performance LIFE
In this week’s episode, I am joined by Leonard Sax! Dr. Leonard Sax is an American physician, psychologist, and author best known for his work on child and adolescent development. A graduate of MIT and the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned both his M.D. and Ph.D. in psychology, Dr. Sax has spent over three decades working with children and families in clinical settings. He is widely recognized for his advocacy on issues of gender differences, parenting, and education. Dr. Sax has authored several influential books, including: - Why Gender Matters (2005) - Boys Adrift (2007) - Girls...
info_outlineIn this week's episode, I am joined by Laysha Ward!
Laysha Ward is an accomplished C-suite executive with 32 years of leadership experience at Target Corporation.
She most recently served as the retailer’s Executive Vice President, Chief External Engagement Officer, overseeing its enterprise-wide approach to stakeholder relations.
Laysha grew up in a small town in rural Indiana with a population of 700. She began her educational journey at a program for low-income children and families. From first grade through senior year, she was the only Black girl in her class.
She began her career as a frontline team member on the salesfloor at Marshall Field’s in Chicago.
Today, she is one of the nation’s top black female C-suite executives who teaches how to lead with meaning. In her groundbreaking, inspiring, and holistic approach to leadership, Laysha breaks down the skills and self-work required for fulfilling a life with purpose, leading others, and living out a life of meaning at any and every stage.
Laysha believes that when you lead with meaning, you are taking a holistic approach that blends your life and career.
Her new book, “Lead Like You Mean It; Lessons on Integrity and Purpose from the C-Suite” launches on Feb 18, 2025!
Key Points
• Purpose-driven leadership keys
• Integrity's role in career success
• Value of authentic relationships
• Balancing work and personal life
• Embracing life's imperfections
Best Quotes
01:58 - 02:03
• "But I also have an amazing lived experience as a girl from small town rural America."
02:04 - 02:10
• "And everything that I've done in between really has given me a unique vantage point on leadership."
03:12 - 03:24
• "The book really becomes a platform for me to offer up more of those lessons, more of a roadmap, to share more broadly with people."
03:40 - 03:47
• "Because that's what's at the core of lead, like you mean it, right? Those are the four guiding principles of lead. Like you mean it."
09:53 - 10:07
• "And so the book talks about flourishing together, and I use examples of not only my husband Bill, who is quite the character and very lovable, so I really encourage folks to read that, that portion of the book."
15:59 - 16:11
• "And so if we just make that foundational and understood, we can begin to work openly, candidly, honestly, towards making sure that every day we have the support that we need to do our best and be our best."
23:46 - 23:56
• "We are all human. That we are all worthy, that we are all a student and a teacher and have something to give and are worthy of also receiving."
45:53 - 45:59
• "I call it strategic serendipity. Things may not happen when you want 'em, but they're always right on time."