The Dreamer’s Guide to Achieving in Uncertain Times with Alex Chaparro | Leaders Are Readers – Wired For Success Book Club | Episode 255
Wired For Success: Success Mindset, High-Performance Habits, and Business Success for Entrepreneurs
Release Date: 04/21/2026
Wired For Success: Success Mindset, High-Performance Habits, and Business Success for Entrepreneurs
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What if the real reason you're not moving forward isn't strategy, resources, or timing — but a paradigm you haven't examined yet?
In this episode of the Wired For Success Podcast, Claudia Garbutt sits down with ICF Certified Executive Coach, business strategist, and author Alex Chaparro to explore what it really takes to move from stuck to unstoppable — especially when the world around you feels uncertain.
With over 30 years of experience across real estate, sales, and executive leadership, Alex has seen every version of human potential — realized and unrealized. Today he works with entrepreneurs, creatives, and high-performing executives (including those with ADHD and dyslexia) to create the internal shifts that make lasting external change possible. His book, Dreamers' Guide to Achieving in Uncertain Times, is the distillation of everything he's learned about what separates dreamers who act from dreamers who wait.
If you've ever felt like you have all the ingredients for success but can't quite get out of your own way — this episode is for you.
WE TALKED ABOUT
… The real power of dreaming
… How self-rejection silently sabotages your goals
… The difference between unnecessary pain and productive discomfort
EPISODE NOTES
Alex Chaparro is an ICF Certified Executive Coach, founder of PowerUP Coaching, and the author of Dreamers' Guide to Achieving in Uncertain Times. With over 30 years of experience in real estate, sales, and leadership, Alex brings rare real-world depth to his coaching work — helping entrepreneurs, creatives, and mid- to senior-level executives break through the limitations keeping them from their next level.
Alex specialises in mindset transformation, high-performance leadership, and turning vision into measurable action. He works with a wide range of high-achievers, including executives navigating ADHD and dyslexia, providing practical tools that improve focus, confidence, and leadership effectiveness without burning out.
Known for his ability to create paradigm shifts that produce real results, Alex's coaching is built on one core belief: lasting change starts from the inside out.
Connect with Alex Chaparro
🌐 Website:
📘 Book: Dreamers' Guide to Achieving in Uncertain Times — available everywhere you buy your books or directly via
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexanderchaparro/
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