“What do you think will happen first, world peace or the end of lying?”

Lauren Zander, CEO and founder of The Handel Group, was a life coach long before being a life coach was a “thing”. Forget the clichés; Lauren's trademarked coaching technique, the Handel Method, isn't about hand-holding—it's about getting sh*t done. She's taught it at prestigious institutions like MIT and Stanford Business School and counts celebrities, CEOs, and entrepreneurs among her clients.

In this episode, Lauren takes the wheel as your personal life coach to expose the truths we're afraid to confront. First stop: our culture, which, let's be real, thrives on lying. But Lauren's on a mission to change that. She'll lay out why we're all so prone to being “pleasey” (especially women!), the role behavioral epigenetics plays in our life choices, and how self-sacrifice leaves us high and dry. We also discuss:

• Lauren’s journey from being an environmental studies graduate to becoming a life-coaching guru
• Behavioral epigenetics and why knowing your family history is like holding the treasure map to your future
• Why we're trained to lie, and how it holds us back, making us feel like we're imposters
• Unmasking the origin of people-pleasing, the invisible puppeteer that hijacks our desires
• The concept of parallel relationships—you don't have to agree and overlap on everything
• Lauren dissects the three main voices in our heads: the chicken (fear), the brat (self-sabotage), and the weather reporter (judgment and commentary). Learn how to master these voices, drop the excuses, and step into authenticity
• Why doing what we know will get results feels like trying to move mountains and why big achievements aren't microwaveable
• The power of transparency and authenticity in coaching. Lauren believes in laying it all out, and she's got the results to prove it

OUR GUEST: Lauren Zander is the Founder and CEO of Handel Group®, a renowned life coaching company. She's the creator of The Handel Method®, taught in over 35 world-class institutions like MIT, NYU, and Stanford Graduate School of Business. Lauren is the creator of Inner.U: Learn to Human Better®, the online coaching course that teaches the entirety of The Handel Method. With two decades of coaching experience, Lauren has empowered countless clients, including top executives from companies like Vogue and AOL. She's also authored "Maybe It’s You," a practical guide to achieving your life goals. Lauren's expertise has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, and more.

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