What if you realized you’re already creating every moment of your life—yourself, others, and the world around you? In this milestone 350th episode, I reflect on what it truly means to be a creator in all three areas. Drawing inspiration from master coaches Steve Hardison and Steve Chandler, I explore how daily intentions, conscious thoughts, and deliberate actions shape who we become and how we experience others. You’ll be inspired to see every encounter and circumstance as an opportunity to create something meaningful—with kindness, awareness, and purpose.

You’ll discover:

• How to consciously create the person you want to be each day.
• Why your thoughts and beliefs “create” how others show up for you.
• A powerful way to bring intention to every interaction.
• How to transform challenges by asking, “What do I want to create?”
• The liberating truth that you are already a powerful creator.

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What if everything you experience—stress, conflict, even judgment—is not about what’s happening out there, but what’s going on within you? That’s the powerful lens Townsend Wardlaw offers as he guides us into a deeper understanding of consciousness and how it shapes every aspect of our lives. Through personal stories, vivid metaphors, and hard-won lessons, he shares how shifting your perspective can completely transform how you lead and live.

You’ll walk away with a new awareness of how unconscious scripts and internal projections influence your decisions, relationships, and company culture. Townsend draws a clear distinction between traditional consulting and true coaching, where the goal is not to give answers, but to help others access their own wisdom. His insights offer practical ways to release control, lead from higher consciousness, and move from judgment to curiosity. This is a conversation that has the power to change how you see the world—and yourself.

Townsend began his professional journey at 27, rapidly rising from outbound cold-calling for a small, long-distance reseller to the role of vice president of a Fortune 500 technology company in under six years. In 2002, he ventured into entrepreneurship, founding a sales consulting and outsourcing company that grew to $3 million in revenue.

After closing the company in 2009, Townsend dedicated himself to serving founders on their journey to growth and exit. He has coached 100s of leaders, and his efforts have generated over $1.5 billion in revenue and created more than $1 billion in generational wealth for their founders. What Townsend holds in the highest regard is his role in mobilizing over $7.5 billion in capital and contributions towards social and environmental organizations.

Currently, Townsend serves as the trusted advisor to a select group of founders and the world’s top coaches. In his spare time, he leads The Coach’s Operating System, a community that serves the top 5% of coaches in the world.

You’ll discover:

• Why stress often comes from your perspective, not your circumstances
• How unconscious scripts quietly shape your choices and relationships
• The difference between giving answers and creating transformation
• How leaders can release control and build more resilient cultures
• A fresh way to see challenges as invitations for growth

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054: How to Be Resilient When Facing Stress and Adversity

320: How Unresolved Wounds Affect the Way You Lead

Have you ever noticed how two people can experience the same event but walk away with entirely different perspectives?

In this episode, I share a striking contrast between two individuals on a birdwatching trip.

Their reactions caused me to reflect on how our attitudes shape our experiences and the energy we bring to those around us.

I’m the co-founder and president of Grow Strong Leaders. We’ve created online resources that help leaders strengthen their character and communication skills to build strong relationships and inspire others to perform at the highest level.

You’ll discover:

• How your words and reactions influence those around you
• The key mindset shift that leads to greater joy and connection
• How to become more intentional about the perspective you bring to every situation
• A simple yet powerful way to enhance your leadership and relationships

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Connect with Meredith

Meredith’s Resources

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Grow Strong Leaders

Books

Connect with Your Team: Mastering the Top 10 Communication Skills

Peer Coaching Made Simple

How does a company with 100,000+ employees worldwide create a culture that everyone buys into…and more importantly, lives by? Marie-France Lechasseur explains how Michelin’s ICARE Model provides a common ground for the way people treat each other across the organization. You can feel her passion around these shared values and behaviors throughout our conversation! ICARE is an acronym for Inspiring, Create Trust, Awareness, Results, and Empowerment.

Marie-France is a Human Resources Business Partner and also a competency Director in Learning & Development at Michelin. She’s been on the team that’s helped bring ICARE to life within Michelin and with companies they’re acquired.

You’ll discover:

• The importance of customizing content delivery for training programs
• Differences in the preferred learning modes of different generations
• Why employees in an acquired company quickly embraced the ICARE model
• How the ICARE model provides a common set of values for having more productive conversations
• How Marie-France applied the model with her future boss

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Michelin

Are you a person who’s always looking for ways to grow and expand? If so, you’ll love my conversation with Simon Haigh. And get ready to take notes. Simon shares valuable, practical ways for expanding your mindset and behaviors to become a more effective leader. Simon is founder and CEO of GCM Consulting and Simonhaigh.com. He’s known as The Growth Strategist because he helps organizations and leaders grow in 4 areas: business, leadership, brand, and mindset.

Simon started out as a tri-qualified commercial lawyer—in England & Wales, Australia, and Ireland. He’s been an entrepreneur, building and selling out of companies in 3 industries: technology, luxury items and travel. Simon has also been a C-suite executive and has sat on five boards across different industries. He’s currently an associate member of the Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching Organization.

You’ll discover:

• What Simon learned from Marshall Goldsmith about matching his confidence with his capabilities
• The benefits of having clarity around your purpose
• 3 questions you can ask yourself every morning for 6 weeks to gain greater self-awareness
• Why you can actually achieve more when you slow down
• The importance of understanding both the light and dark side of yourself

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SimonHaigh.com

GCM Advisory

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How to be a Better Deal-Closer

Dealmaking for Corporate Growth

How can you work through the inevitable pain that you experience in life…and emerge stronger and more powerful? Dr. Bridget Cooper knows a thing or two about that. She endured unthinkable physical, emotional and sexual abuse from infancy and throughout her teen years. She overcame incredible odds to become a powerful voice for living life fully, no matter what adversity you’ve had in your past.

Dr. B is the bestselling author of six books including Little Landslides, which is her personal memoir of rising up through trauma. She’s created a proven process for being a Pain Rebel, empowering clients around the world to reclaim their power…and peace. Our conversation centered around this process, which she describes in her latest book, Pain Rebel: How We Take Our Power Back.

You’ll discover:

• Why Dr. B refers to herself as a cage rattler
• The importance of eliminating “should” from your thoughts and words
• How to identify and eliminate old “contracts” so you can enter into new, healthier ones
• The roles that Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors have in forming new contracts
• The important distinction Dr. B makes between wounds and scars

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Little Landslides: How We Rise Up From Our Pain

How do you respond to unexpected and unwelcome events in your life? My guest Vanessa Broers has walked this path herself and helps her coaching clients navigate these situations successfully, too. In our conversation, Vanessa shares specific lessons she learned during her pregnancy and her first year of motherhood. You won’t want to miss this interview, where you’ll learn how to see that “life’s challenges are specifically designed for your success.”

Vanessa is a life and performance coach and the host of a weekly live show on Facebook and YouTube called “Practical Magic.” She is the best copywriter, bar none, in describing her guest for an upcoming show…and her interviews are all excellent. Vanessa is the author of a book about her experience with motherhood called We Are One, which I’ve read and highly recommend.

You’ll discover:

• The distinction Vanessa makes between “balance” and “integration” or “expansion”
• Insights Vanessa gained during her pregnancy and first year of motherhood as a result of deep personal development work she did during that time
• The experience that helped her discover how to take in the fullness of the present moment and not just one piece of it
• Why Vanessa believes we’ve gotten “motherhood” all wrong
• What she means when she tells clients to “stop asking for love like an infant”

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The Practical Magic Show

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We Are One

Do you sometimes get triggered by another person or a particular kind of situation? My wonderful guest Mary Simon is an expert on helping clients recognize their triggers and find ways to reduce the impact on their minds and bodies. Mary is a respected, trusted executive coach with 20 years of experience, and she’s coached leaders and teams in 17 different industries. She’s certified in brain science and neuroscience and is a former faculty member at The Wharton School of Business. In this fascinating conversation, Mary shares why reacting to triggers can be harmful to your health…and what you can do instead to reduce their impact.

You’ll discover:

• Why Mary makes a distinction between brain science and neuroscience
• How Mary helps clients become aware of words or events that trigger them
• How to identify where in your body you become tense when you have a reaction to a situation
• What you can do to respond to triggers in a way that serves you better
• Why curiosity is the magic key for moving away from a trigger

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MaryBSimon.com