Today we’re joined by Sean Smith, a Master Results Coach, author, speaker, actor, poet, songwriter and owner of Elite Success Systems, a personal development and human healing company.  He brings his full self into the circle to share with us what he has learned from helping 100’s of thousands of people transform their lives. In this profoundly deep conversation, your soul will awaken as Sean invites you into your most authentic, joy-filled life. This is leadership for our time. 

What’s in this episode for you:

• 8:04 - The sacred ways we can heal when we find each other
• 13:45 - Sean Smith’s poem “Commoditize Me”
• 20:00 - The importance of reclaiming our value
• 27:52 - The dilemma of being driven by immediacy and avoidance
• 34:20 - Sean's early childhood lens of anger and “life’s not fair”
• 37:27 - The one thing that shapes our worldview in the first 9 months of life
• 44:00 - A question asked and a promise made that shaped Sean's forever 53:00 - Shifting from something’s wrong to curiosity and gratitude
• 1:01:30 - The power of deciding what to spend your energy on 
• 1:05:20 - The need and call for a new kind of leadership
• 1:07:48 - Why inauthenticity is causing widespread exhaustion
• 1:11:11 - The real journey of finding our authentic selves 1:15:00 - A long-game approach to transformation 1:22:08 - How fathers influence self-esteem of their daughters + the most important words a father needs to say 1:24:17 - An introduction to Sean's powerful book 1:28:50 - How to know when you’re enough
• 1:31:35 - Sean’s invitation to become a lighthouse
• 1:36:24 - A chance to win Sean’s book!

Buy Sean’s Book - Daddy, Are You Proud of Me?  A Father’s Guide: What Daughters Need to Hear, See, and Know From Their Dads. 

Check out the episode website to find Sean and get the details to win a copy of Sean's book.  

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Our opening and closing music was created by the talented E-Rol Beats. You can find his creations at www.erolbeats.com

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