The concept of what it means to be a leader is ambiguous—even the dictionary defines leadership as “the act of leading.” Not quite helpful. So, inspired by my own experiences, I created a framework I’m calling Danny Coleman’s 5 Levels of Leadership. Unlike that abstract or the one-size-fits-all definitions of leadership, these levels offer clarity, self-awareness, and a practical roadmap for growth—whether you're leading a team, a business, or just trying to lead yourself better. If you’ve ever wondered why some leaders build lasting greatness while others leave chaos in their wake, this episode is for you.

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Coaching, management, and leadership has a few fatal flaws—there’s no agreed upon standard of excellence, but anyone can try to coach or lead, not to mention the fact that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to the human condition in the first place. If you want to stand above the crowd as a truly impactful leader, it’s a good idea to lean in to the things that make you… well, YOU. When you develop a unique coaching style, you’ll better be able to help those that are looking to you for guidance.

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Today I have on one of the most special guests to grace the show—my mom, Suzanne Michaud. My mom is newly retired from corporate America, so I wanted to pick her brains on the lessons in work and leadership she picked up over the course of her career. We talk about what success looks like to her now now vs. the beginning of her life, having grace for yourself throughout life’s ups and downs, and the fact that it’s never too late to find your passion.

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I work with a lot of people in corporate America and I’m beginning to notice a pattern, one where many people are feeling a lack of agency, both at work and in their personal lives. These people feel like what they do is inconsequential and feel stuck—they’re disempowered and disengaged. There’s this idea that leadership and positive change has to come from the “top” but it isn’t true. Any of us can lead, any of us can make a difference from any position or place of power. Whether you realize it or not, your beliefs and actions affect the people around you, so it’s up to you whether you want to be influencing people positively or negatively. Leadership doesn’t start from the top—it starts with you.

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This week, I want to talk about the subtle forces that drive us, aka our micro-motives. We’re diving deep into how these small, often subconscious desires and preferences shape our lives, choices, and even our sense of fulfillment. I’ll share stories about everything from my lifelong cardio struggles to nerding out on psychology as a clue to my own micro-motives—and why owning those inner drives can be the key to crafting a meaningful life. Identifying our micro-motives helps us engineer passion (not just follow it), build real talent, and align our actions with what matters most to each and every one of us.

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There’s a phenomena that occurs whenever we learn something new, where once we’ve learned something, we can’t un-know it. Not only that, but we have a hard time remember what it felt like not to know it at all. As coaches and leaders, this leads us to a big problem—we need this knowledge and expertise to help our clients, but we can’t always get our message across in a way that lasts. If you want to impact your clients’ behavior in a meaningful way, you have to speak their language and understand how to communicate your ideas so they actually stick.

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When your team or your clients can’t solve any of the problems they face without you, something has gone wrong. From my early days in customer support, where a salty colleague taught me the value of bringing solutions (not just problems), to my first management role where “Google it” became a legitimate policy, I’ve seen firsthand how a lack of creative thinking, ownership, and confidence holds teams back. Today we dig into the psychology behind why people don’t know how to solve problems—perfectionism, dependence, fixed mindsets—and more importantly, how to shift that dynamic through better leadership habits. You'll learn how to stop being the bottleneck, foster confident detachment, implement simple decision-making frameworks, and create a team culture that promotes autonomy, accountability, and trust.

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Back in the early days of content creation and blog writing, listicles were all the rage. Nowadays, they’re much less popular, but sometimes a good listicle just hits right and that’s why today I’m sharing 9 quotes I live by. There’s a lot of wisdom in the world (some of it even from the brains of various Coleman family members) so I thought I’d gather it in one place for your listening pleasure.

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The whole goal of this podcast and my business is to help people become a better, higher-performing version of themselves in life and in work. Luckily for all of us, there are three scientifically grounded, battle-tested principles of high performance that I coach every client through and rely on myself. You may get a bit of an emotional hit—negative or positive—while listening to these, and if you do, I highly encourage you to think about why that is and what that might mean for your life, your productivity, and the way you show up every day.

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Part of coaching is changing minds, but as any coach knows, changing someone’s mind is no easy task. In order for someone to see themselves and the world differently, they have to come to the conclusion on their own—but you do have influence in leading them there. If you can get your clients to change their minds, you’ll change their results and revolutionize their lives.

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