620: The secret to sustainable high performance | Legendary CEO Lew Frankfort

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Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 19 October 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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“There are only two things that are really important in life: one is purpose, and the other is authentic relationships,” explains Lew Frankfort. Frankfort, the longtime CEO of Coach and author of Bag Man, joins us today to explain how to sustain high performance without sacrificing health, relationships, or presence, and to share the leadership and life strategies that helped him thrive under pressure. - Does balance really exist? (~5:30) - A protocol for napping (~ 7:50) - Separating work from home (~9:20) - Intentional language to handle conflict (~14:00) - How to become a better listener (~19:30) - Prioritizing collaboration (~22:00) - Frankfort’s health journey (~24:50) - Stress & purpose (~29:35) - The three types of relationships (~32:00) - Longevity & healthy aging (~35:30) - Frankfort’s health scare (~40:00) - Succeeding across domains of life (~43:00) - His legacy (~45:45) - Advice to his younger self (~48:10) Referenced in the episode: - Pick up his book, Bag Man (https://www.amazon.com/Bag-Man-Story-Behind-Improbable/dp/B0DRZGQ6FV) - Learn more about Frankfort (https://lewfrankfort.com/) We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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