Talent Magnet Institute Podcast

This week, Mike talks to Cory Carlson, Executive Coach, Author and Speaker, about his recently published book, Win At Home First: An Inspirational Guide to Work-Life Balance.  As an Executive Coach, Cory has worked with many leaders.  He says when his clients really get to the root of their leadership, it most commonly has to do with how well things are going at home.   Mike and Cory discuss: Cory’s journey that lead to his writing of the book and how being authentic was hard to do but made all the difference in his own growth (3:30)“Three Temptations” story that everyone needs to hear often to keep all parts of our lives in perspective (5:30)Two “breakdowns” that forced him to change the way he lives and views success (9:20) Cory shares his insight about symptoms of dysfunction and how to know when something is out of whack.  He says this can apply to anyone.  “We all go to where we get wins...so if home life is not going well then we’ll go to work (or volunteer too much)” (16:36) What’s REALLY keeping execu