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Ever wonder why you can create a perfect budget or spreadsheet, yet still find yourself making impulse purchases you later regret?

Are you tired of standard financial advice that treats you like a rational calculator when 95% to 99% of spending decisions are purely emotional?

Do you feel a constant friction between your deeply held core values and where your money actually goes every month?

In this episode, Dr. Leslie Davis sits down with Ted McLyman—retired Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel, former Naval Academy economics instructor, and author of Confessions of a Reformed Financial Advisor. Together, they pull back the curtain on why traditional financial literacy is broken and why managing behavior, not math, is the real secret to financial freedom.

Ted shares how our primitive "feeling brain," biology, and childhood beliefs conspire against us when making financial choices. In this episode, we’re sharing the truth about behavioral finance so you can stop forcing yourself into standard budgeting boxes, align your spending habits with your core values, and build a personalized money strategy that actually fits who you are.

Resources and Links Mentioned

• Connect with Ted McLyman & Get His Book: Grab Confessions of a Reformed Financial Advisor (includes the free $50 Money Behavior System course code) at tedmclyman.com.
• Dr. Leslie’s Book: Purchase Anchored in the Wilderness at anchored.mindshiftll.com.
• Community: Join our free community of spirit-led leaders at authenticvoiceleadership.com.
• Free Guide: Download the 3-Step Communication & Authority Guide at gift.mindshiftll.com/guide.

Connecting with Me and Next Steps

• Contact -> [email protected]
• Connect -> Authentic Voice Leadership Community
• Instagram -> @lesliebaylis

Next Steps:

• Step 1: Join the community Authentic Voice Leadership Community.
• Step 2: Grab Ted McLyman’s book, Confessions of a Reformed Financial Advisor, at tedmclyman.com to uncover your unique money temperament and unlock your free Money Behavior System course.

Are the hidden, subconscious thoughts running in the background of your mind the real reason you keep hitting a wall with your time and money?

In this episode, Dr. Leslie Davis sits down with mindset coach Liz Taylor to explore the powerful intersection of neuroscience, behavior, and the subconscious habits that dictate how we show up as leaders.

If you are a spirit-led leader running on autopilot, understanding the link between your subconscious mind and your operational thought habits is the key to breaking free from hustle culture.

Liz breaks down the mechanics of the Habit Finder Assessment —tracking six core dimensions of thinking from self-worth to execution—revealing how identifying internal thought risks can help leaders execute a purposeful life pivot, step out of the grind, and step into authentic authority, so you can stop the five-to-ten-year "drift," navigate life transitions with grace over perfectionism, and learn to hold both joy and sorrow simultaneously in heavy business seasons.

• The Power of the Subconscious: Approximately 99% of our thoughts are subconscious. Without active self-awareness, these automated thought habits quietly control our daily behaviors and choices.
• The Habit Finder Framework: A transformative assessment tracking six core dimensions of thinking: connection with others, mental creation (dreaming/planning), physical creation (execution), structure, personal fulfillment, and self-worth.
• Rewiring and the "Drift": If you don't intentionally set targets and cultivate self-awareness, your brain defaults to the path of least resistance (confirmation bias), leading to a five-to-ten-year "drift" away from your true goals.
• Seasons of Business & Redefining the Finish Line: High achievers frequently get trapped in endless cycles of "chasing more." True leadership alignment requires defining financial finish lines, recognizing the seasonal rhythm of life and business, and intentionally integrating rest.

• Grace Over Perfectionism: Shifting away from a paralyzing need for perfection toward mindfulness, intentional awareness, and self-compassion.
• Aligning Actions with True Values: Addressing the exhaustion of the hustle grind by performing a time and money audit to align calendar schedules and bank accounts with genuine, value-driven outcomes.
• Managing High-Pressure Transitions: Recognizing how to navigate deep personal or business transitions—such as stepping into a "season of healing"—without destroying operational momentum.

• Free Thought Assessment: Take your complimentary assessment and access your free debrief at Habit Finder with Liz.
• Connect with Liz Taylor: Visit the official website at Legacy Coaching Group or reach out via email at [email protected].
• Join the Free Community: Connect with like-minded spirit-led leaders at Authentic Voice Leadership.

Ever wonder how much lighter and brighter your life would feel if you finally stopped performing for everyone else's expectations and boldly embraced who God already created you to be?

In this powerful episode of Authentic Voice Leadership, Dr. Leslie Davis sits down with the radiant leader herself, Dr. Eboni L. Truss. Dr. Eboni is a former educator and the visionary founder of the Unbecoming Movement. She partners with Heaven to help high-achieving executives and entrepreneurs confront the masks they’ve been wearing, brush off the dust of past conditioning, and confidently reclaim their true identity.

If you are a high-performer who has found your worth in your work rather than the Word, this conversation is your permission slip to stop striving and start resting in your eternal identity. Dr. Leslie and Dr. Eboni dive deep into inner healing, breaking free from an orphan mentality, and learning how to step into the full bigness of your God-given calling.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• The "Who You Be" Reality: Why your identity is not tied to a title, position, or corporate status, but to who you were at conception.
• Healing the Mirror Within: A beautiful breakdown of how Jesus repairs our fractured perceptions with His liquid love and redeems our past pain.
• Overcoming the Orphan Mentality: How to transition from a mindset of hyper-independence and self-reliance to fully accepting God’s intimate fatherhood.
• The "BIG" Framework: What it truly means to embrace "Believing It's God" and confidently accept the bigness of your voice and personality without hiding in plain sight.
• Dancing with the Trinity: Moving past the "middlemen" of faith to engage in your own personal, beautiful face-to-face relationship with God.

Connect with Today’s Expert:

Ready to take off the mask? Grab Dr. Eboni’s free three-step guide to reclaim the person you lost while building the life others expected at eboniltruss.com/gift.

Join the Conversation: Did you know we have a free community of spirit-led leaders just like you? Head over to authenticvoiceleadership.com right now to connect with like-minded kingdom leaders, grab exclusive resources, and keep the conversation going.

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Are you tired of running on a high-pressure hamster wheel, constantly striving to scale your business while sacrificing your peace of mind? In this raw, vulnerable, and unscripted solo episode, Dr. Leslie Davis shares a massive, miraculous life update directly from her future studio room.

Walking through what she calls a "flashlight season"—where God only provides enough light for the very next step—Leslie opens up about the real financial strain of the 3-to-5-year business-building phase and the deep spiritual surrender required when navigating sudden career pivots. What started as a terrifying conversation about worst-case scenarios turned into a whirlwind two-week miracle involving multiple teaching job offers, a step back from local ministry commitments, and an immediate move to Nashville, Tennessee. If you are a faith-based entrepreneur currently drowning in information, feeling stuck in business overwhelm, or feeling lost in your own wilderness, this episode will help you break the cycle of striving, ground your nervous system, and step into the floodgates of God's perfect timing.

• Navigating the Flashlight Season: How to maintain spiritual clarity, conquer anxiety, and take obedient steps when you can only see an inch in front of you.
• The Reality of Business Overwhelm: A candid look at the financial pressures of the early years of business building and the humility it takes to look at worst-case scenarios.
• Signs It's Time to Step Back: Discerning when the Lord is systematically cutting your tethers to old responsibilities to make room for a new season.
• Drinking From Deep Wells: Why the lessons and resilience you forge in your darkest wilderness moments become the very water that sustains you when things move fast.

• Grab your copy of the book: Anchored in the Wilderness
• Join the paid analog community for just the cost of shipping: The Leslie Davis Letter
• Connect with spirit-led leaders: Say hello and join the conversation at Authentic Voice Leadership.

Are you tired of feeling like a workhorse that never gets a break, fighting the urge to operate at a constant "Level 10" intensity just to keep your business afloat?

For many driven founders, the hustle mentality quickly spirals into physical and mental exhaustion. When you are entirely consumed by leading your business, you risk missing out on the people who matter the most.

In this episode of Authentic Voice Leadership, Dr. Leslie Davis sits down with writer, photographer, and family travel expert Paul Partridge to explore practical strategies for entrepreneur burnout recovery and how to reclaim what he calls the "gift of time together."

Paul shares his journey from the high-pressure advertising grind of Madison Avenue to spending over 25 years designing intentional global travel experiences. Together, they dive into why traditional vacation planning is completely backward, the psychological power of a pattern interrupt, and how creating space to "be bored" can act as a profound nervous system reset for business owners.

Most people plan trips by picking a destination, booking a hotel, and cramming a checklist with 27 sights to see in five days. Paul argues this approach is entirely backward. To achieve true entrepreneur burnout recovery, planning must start with the people, not the place. Ask yourself: Who am I going with, why are we coming together, and how do we want to feel?

As business owners, we are constantly bombarded with stimuli. When entrepreneurs vacation, they often substitute business stress with logistical travel stress. Paul advocates for explicitly choosing to "be bored." Stepping out of your routine into new terrain acts as a pattern interrupt. It signals safety to an overworked body, offering a deep nervous system reset that allows real creativity and presence to return.

The moments that families talk about around the Thanksgiving table five years later are rarely the hyper-scheduled tours. Instead, they are the spontaneous moments of pure joy:

• The St. Lucia Fire: Paul unexpectedly volunteering to swallow fire at a dinner, leaving his family in a state of comic horror.
• The Galapagos Sea Lion: A sea lion jumping completely over Paul's snorkeling wife while she remained none the wiser.
• The Greek Farm: A local villa chef spontaneously inviting Paul’s family to drink from his well, pick fruit, and meet his animals.

• Free Resource: Download Paul’s complimentary guide, The Gift of Time Together, featuring three simple steps to design meaningful experiences.
• Community: Join the Authentic Voice Leadership community of spirit-led leaders to learn how to lead with radiant authority without sacrificing your well-being.

Are you leading your team by simply telling them what to do, or are you actively cultivating a culture where they take true agency and ownership?

Have you ever found yourself caught in the trap of people-pleasing, sacrificing your own hard boundaries just to avoid perceived conflict?

What if the secret to building deep trust and authentic connection with your people started with a willingness to show up with radical vulnerability?

In this episode of Authentic Voice Leadership, Dr. Leslie Davis sits down with Sharon Justice, the founder of Justice Leadership and a 40-year veteran on the people side of business. Together, they pull back the curtain on what it practically takes to bridge the leadership gap and step into excellent, high-impact authority.

Sharon breaks down her signature CALG framework (Clarity, Alignment, Leadership, Growth) and shares why a leader's ultimate superpower is asking open-ended, engaging questions rather than executing top-down commands.

Dive into a rich conversation about the true difference between vulnerability and weakness, how to intentionally design an organizational culture that rewards risk-taking, and the concrete steps required to scale your emotional intelligence from individual self-awareness all the way to full team ownership.

Resources and Links Mentioned

• Discover Your Leadership Gap: Take the free assessment and grab your customized Leadership Gap Scorecard right at the top of the page at Justice Leadership.
• Connect with Sharon Justice: Stay updated with her weekly newsletter, professional insights, and free corporate resources on LinkedIn or via Justice Leadership.
• Dr. Leslie’s Book: Learn how to stay solid and immovable in who you are across every professional season with Anchored in the Wilderness.

Connecting with You and Next Steps

• Contact: [email protected]
• Podcast: Subscribe and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite streaming app.
• Connect: Join our free network of powerhouse, spirit-led leaders at the Authentic Voice Leadership Community.
• Instagram: @lesliebaylis

Ever feel completely overwhelmed or anxious when trying to learn a complex new skill or master a difficult concept?

Do you find yourself trapped in an internal "adult toddler meltdown" of frustration when things don't click for you right away?

Are you stuck in a loop of chronic stress and mental rumination because your body hasn't learned how to physically release tension?

In this episode, Dr. Leslie Davis shares a powerful, transformational professional development session designed specifically for educators, classroom teachers, and school leaders. Teaching in today’s landscape is a demanding profession—from balancing student behavior and administrative burdens to navigating the constant friction of learning new educational technologies.

Dr. Leslie reframes classroom struggle and technology frustration not as failures, but as the biological proof of growth. You’ll discover how the brain's superpower of neuroplasticity works, why your working memory acts like a limited computer RAM, and how to identify when you or your students are trapped in a chronic stress cycle. More importantly, you will walk away with actionable physical, breathing, and mindfulness frameworks to "shake off the wolf," complete the stress cycle, and cultivate deep emotional regulation and resilience in your staff room and your classroom.

• The Superpower of Neuroplasticity: Understand how the brain physically reorganizes and rewires itself through new neural connections when faced with difficult material.
• The Limited RAM Analogy: Why learning new educational technologies or complex teaching strategies causes temporary mental strain and internal "adult toddler tantrums."
• The Biology of the Stress Cycle: A breakdown of how cortisol and adrenaline impact the nervous system using the natural illustration of the rabbit and the wolf.
• Completing the Cycle: Why intellectualizing stress doesn't work, and how prioritizing movement, breathwork, and mindfulness signals true safety to the body.
• Cultivating Classroom Resilience: Three practical pedagogical shifts to move student focus from right answers to the learning process through effort-based praise and metacognitive reflection.
• Teacher Self-Compassion: Shifting the narrative in the staff room to validate professional burnout and build a supportive community.
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• Book: Anchored in the Wilderness (Dr. Leslie’s Book)
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Are you tired of trying to build a business or ministry using worldly formulas, only to find yourself ground up and spit out by the system?

Ever wonder why bringing shiny, new corporate strategies into sacred spaces often creates more organizational problems than solutions?

What if true authority doesn't come from cracking the whip or climbing a mountain alone, but from having the humility to be the "first follower"?

In this episode, I’m sitting down with Dr. Keith Burnett, the visionary founder of the international mission ministry Equip Us, to unpack the critical distinction between generic corporate management and true, spirit-led authority.

Dr. Keith shares a powerful reality check for every business, ministry, and family leader: the body of Christ is not a static organization to be controlled, but a living, breathing organism to be nurtured.

Together, we look at the radical blueprint of servant leadership—challenging leaders with "the bathroom test"—and explore what it practically looks like to follow God's presence closely, stay completely anchored when the cultural storms of 2026 are raging, and run a marathon of faithful ministry so you can finish well. If you are ready to stop performing, shed worldly pressure, and step into authentic kingdom leadership, this conversation is your roadmap.

• Grab Your Free Guides: Download Dr. Keith Burnett's complimentary Three-Step Leadership Guide and his deep-dive character study on King Hezekiah featured in today's program notes!
• Connect with Dr. Keith Burnett: Read his latest insights and articles online at KeithBurnett.org.
• Learn More About the Mission: Explore volunteer team opportunities and training resources at EquipUs.org.
• Dr. Leslie’s Book: Dive deeper into surviving the wilderness seasons of life with Anchored in the Wilderness.

• Contact: [email protected]
• Connect: Join our free, private community of spirit-led leaders at the Authentic Voice Leadership Community.
• Instagram: @lesliebaylis
• Step 1: Join a supportive community of powerhouse men and women digging deep into kingdom principles at the free Authentic Voice Leadership Community.
• Step 2: Stop trying to be a funnel that hoards pressure, and become a fountain. Access our free tools, downloadable strategy shifts, and exclusive resources at AuthenticVoiceLeadership.com.

Are you tired of spinning your wheels with planners, schedules, and color-coded systems, only to find yourself trapped in an exhausting cycle of hyperdrive and burnout?

Do you struggle to stay consistent because of life circumstances leaving you feeling like you simply don't have enough in you to do what needs to be done?

Are you ready to stop guessing what your daily bandwidth is and discover a practical framework to keep the dial moving forward—even on your lowest energy days?

In this episode, Dr. Leslie Davis opens up about her personal journey navigating autoimmune disorders and the moment she realized she was trying to solve the wrong problem entirely.

The truth is, we are all gifted the same 24 hours in a day, but traditional time management means nothing if you don't know how to manage your biological, mental, and emotional capacity within those hours.

Tune in to discover the crucial difference between time and energy management, how a simple reframe of everyday tasks (like doing the dishes!) can unlock hidden pockets of dopamine, and how to use the famous "Spoon Theory" to accurately measure your daily currency. Dr. Leslie breaks down her practical 5-step Energy Capacity Audit framework designed to help you stop striving, introduce healthy resistance for growth, and lead from a sustainable overflow.

Resources and Links Mentioned:

• The Capacity Audit Workbook: Available now in the resources tab inside the Authentic Voice Leadership Community at AuthenticVoiceLeadership.com
• Book Recommendation: Atomic Habits by James Clear (The 1% progress framework)
• The Spoon Theory: Originally introduced by Christine Miserandino in 2003 as a visual guide for daily energy bandwidth

Connecting with You and Next Steps:

• Podcast: [Insert Apple Podcasts/Spotify Links]
• Community Platform: Authentic Voice Leadership Community at AuthenticVoiceLeadership.com
• Instagram: [Insert Handle]

Next Steps:

• Step 1: Join a supportive community of intentional leaders at AuthenticVoiceLeadership.com.
• Step 2: Head over to the resources tab inside the community to download your free copy of The Capacity Audit Workbook grid.
• Step 3: Choose an accountability partner this week to help you monitor your spinning plates and prevent the next energy crash!

Ever wonder why you're taking all of the right actions but still feeling completely stuck? True abundance isn't just about thinking happy thoughts—it’s about aligning your daily, practical actions with Kingdom principles and universal laws.

In this episode, I sat down with Karen Baines, founder of The Conscious Wealth Code, to demystify the energetic language of money. For over 10 years, Karen has been teaching business owners how to stop broadcasting misaligned signals and naturally show up 100% unapologetically from a place of love. Tune in to discover the missing puzzle pieces keeping you from your absolute limitlessness!

• Are you tired of doing things out of sheer obligation? Do you dread day-to-day tasks in your business that you secretly hate but feel you "must" do?
• Have you done all the mindset work but still aren't seeing physical results? Wondering why clearing blocks and limiting beliefs hasn't shifted your bank account?
• Are you outstaying your welcome in old environments? Feel like you've energetically outgrown your current circle but are afraid to untether?

• Your Thoughts Don't Become Things—Your Actions Do: The universe doesn’t respond to forced positive thinking. It responds to the silent frequency underneath your practical, real-world actions.
• The 24-Hour Commodity: Time is your ultimate point of leverage. You can always make more money, but you cannot make more time. How you "spend" your time dictates what you broadcast to the universe.
• The Law of Attraction is Always Saying "Yes": Because of free will, if you choose to spend your day operating in obligation or sacrifice, the universe assumes you want more of it and will send you more things you "have to" do.
• The Nuance of the "Stretch Frequency": Why certain high-energy activities represent who you are becoming, but why doing too much too soon can completely drain your alignment.

1. Conduct an Energy Audit: Start tracking how your tasks actually make you feel on a daily basis.
2. Clear the Obligation Territory: Identify the lowest-vibrating tasks on your schedule and immediately apply one of four choices: Stop, Delegate, Streamline, or Automate.
3. Set Firm Boundaries: Learn to untether from old frequencies and demanding environments by communicating and enforcing clear boundaries.
4. Take Karen's Money Alignment Assessment: https://soulwhispers.uk/maa

• Join the Community: Connect with spirit-led leaders at Authentic Voice Leadership.
• Discover Your Path of Least Resistance: Take Karen's free assessment to pinpoint exactly where you are leaking energy at Soul Whispers UK.
• Connect with Karen Baines: Connect directly via Facebook or LinkedIn at Karen Baines Conscious Wealth Mentor.