786. Expert–The Power of Redefining Success, with C.J. McClanahan
Discover Your Talent–Do What You Love
Don Hutcheson
5.0 • 619 Ratings
🗓️ 31 August 2019
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
C.J. McClanahan is a speaker, author and executive coach. A few years after starting his coaching firm, he noticed that no matter how much success his clients achieved, few every seemed to truly enjoy the journey. It didn't matter if they doubled their income or become CEO–it never seemed to be enough. CJ's latest book, The Overachiever's Dilemma, lays out a proven strategy to help overachievers get more satisfaction and joy in their lives while still achieving all their professional goals.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm delighted to bring you our featured expert, C.J. McLanahan. Welcome, C.J. |
| 0:14.7 | Hey, thanks for having me, Don. I appreciate it. |
| 0:16.9 | It is our pleasure. C.J. McClanahan is a sought-after speaker, author, and executive coach. |
| 0:23.8 | Since 2003, he spent more than 10,000 hours in front of entrepreneurs, executives, and their teams, |
| 0:30.8 | helping them to achieve record sales and profits. |
| 0:34.2 | A few years after starting his coaching firm, he noticed that no matter how much success his clients achieved, very few seem to truly enjoy the journey. |
| 0:43.3 | It didn't matter if they double their income or became CEO. |
| 0:46.7 | It never seemed to be enough. |
| 0:48.6 | His latest book, The Overachievers Dilemma, lays out a proven strategy to help overachievers get more satisfaction |
| 0:55.3 | and joy in their lives while still achieving all their professional goals. |
| 1:00.4 | Well, CJ, congratulations on your career, by the way. |
| 1:04.0 | Thank you. I appreciate that. |
| 1:05.6 | Most welcome. |
| 1:07.1 | Today's topic is the power of redefining success. |
| 1:09.7 | So in this wonderful success-driven world, |
| 1:13.6 | it's been that way since the Founding Fathers, I think. Take the stage and tell us just a little bit |
| 1:19.5 | about what got you here. Take just a couple of minutes and tell us about your backstory. |
| 1:23.9 | Sure. I'd like to think that I am unique in my backstory, but as you've seen a lot, |
| 1:32.1 | there were all unique in some way. But I went, I'm from Indiana. I went to law school right |
| 1:37.7 | after college for a semester, and I realized that law school was the absolute worst place for me. |
| 1:43.6 | Why, sir? That's a good question. I am not... that law school was the absolute worst place for me. Why so? Why so? |
| 1:45.2 | That's a good question. I am not. The law deals in a lot of gray, and I am very black and white. |
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