32. Better Your Business by Becoming the Person You Needed when You Were Young with Michael Seaver

Michael Seaver’s entrepreneurial  journey may seem like a long one, but by his 30s, Michael had already identified his life’s work and was fully running his own booming coaching company. Now, he’s expanded that coaching lifestyle into the service area, spreading the knowledge he’s found about adjusting your perceptions inwardly so you can perform at a higher level outwardly with industry leaders and startups alike. Today, Join host Liam Leonard with guest Michael Seaver to talk about Michael's path through family business, corporate positions, and ultimately to his calling. Find out how being aware of your mental patterns will help you to shed unwanted perceptions. Take a look into Michael’s personal experience that investing in yourself will place you higher than you thought you’d be in 10 years, and learn the reason behind Michael’s conviction for becoming the person you needed when you were young. 3 Key TakeawaysWhy it may take time for you to clearly articulate your life missionThe most impactful investment Michael ever madeHow to maintain your core values while advancing with the world’s changesAbout Michael SeaverMichael S. Seaver is an award-winning executive coach, leadership consultant, keynote speaker, and author. He’s on a mission to unlock human potential to help people uncover and live their purpose, and live a more meaningful and authentic life. His unique methodology has revolutionized how leaders can live authentically and how organizations engage employees. He offers no-nonsense strategies to help people find confidence in their life’s narrative, commonalities across generations working today, and ways to communicate with emotional intelligence.Michael’s newest book, I Know, A Practical Guide For Awakening To What’s Within And Finding Work-Life Integration, tells his story of excruciating emotional pain and contemplating suicide. Cleopatra, his cat, sensed his despair, kept him grounded, and helped him rise from his life’s ashes. I Know is a how-to guide Michael uses with clients walking you through the three phases of personal transformation and nine processes you can complete alone or with trusted friends. The book tells Michael’s raw and authentic story, offers research-based psychological truths, and is full of real-world client examples. After reading I Know, you’ll transition from believing life’s answers come from outside yourself to knowing you can discover the answers already inside yourself.For more than 25 years, Michael has led teams and has coached global leaders since 2011. He’s invested thousands of hours in the “arena” managing personal and organizational change, guided others to uncover their lives’ missions, and taught leaders how to create psychological safety by inviting employee life experiences into the workplace.Featured in numerous publications such as Forbes, Authority, Medium, Thrive Global, Arizona Republic, Business Journals, Accounting Today, Financial Executives International, Best Companies USA, Michael has shared his experiences widely. He is a frequent guest on international podcasts and has served on a variety of boards of directors. Michael graduated from the Thunderbird School of Global Management with a MBA and speaks a bit of Mandarin. He is certified by TTI Success Insights to administer the DISC, 12 Driving Forces, Emotional Intelligence assessments.ResourcesWebsite: michaelsseaver.comHis book: I Know: A Practical Guide for Awakening to What's Within and Finding Work-Life IntegrationInstagramLinkedin