After a year of therapy and working with hundreds of leaders, I discovered something that changed everything: I'm not the screw-up I thought I was. I'm resilient. And recognizing that changes everything.
Most people think resilience means gritting your teeth and pushing through. It's not. Real resilience is getting back to your baseline quickly and healthily when life knocks you down.
In this episode, I break down:
✅ Why I stopped calling myself a loser (and you should too)
✅ The difference between resilience and just "being tough"
✅ How modern self-care culture is making us fragile
✅ Why you need people who won't tolerate your worst self
✅ How to assess your own resilience level
✅ Why living in echo chambers makes you brittle
The best leaders I work with don't change their routine when things go wrong - they get back to baseline and keep moving.
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ABOUT JAMES: Former therapist, now an executive coach helping leaders move from surviving to thriving. I work with founders, executives, and ambitious people who want to live above baseline and thrive every day.
TIMESTAMPS:
3:07 - The therapy insight that changed everything
8:12 - How self-care is making us weak
12:40 - Assessing your resilience level
14:58 - What thriving actually looks like
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