How to Walk Away From a C-Suite Role and Become a Digital Independent - Glen Hicks - EP 637

Are you letting the golden handcuffs of a corporate salary destroy your health and rob you of true time freedom?  In this powerful interview, Billy Keels sits down with Glenn Hicks, a former telecom CIO who walked away from the corporate C-suite at 48 years old after a life-altering health crisis to design life on his own terms. Discover how to completely rewrite your leadership philosophy, trade a soul-crushing productivity race for radical presence, and build a sustainable "digital independent" lifestyle that allows your business assets to fund your ideal lifestyle. 🚀 Want to make your corporate role optional? Grab your FREE copy of Billy's 3-Step Process eBook here: https://www.makeitoptional.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p2olm 📌 Questions Answered in This Episode: How can corporate executives transition out of the C-suite and become a successful "digital independent"? What are the physical danger signs and psychological costs of severe corporate chronic stress? Why is shifting from "delegating tasks" to "negotiating commitment" the ultimate key to executive stress reduction? How do you successfully decouple your personal identity and self-worth from a prestigious corporate title? What does it look like to design and successfully fund a "Thrive lifestyle" entirely without a day job? ⏱️ Episode Chapters: 00:00 - From Telecom CIO to Digital Independent 02:17 - The Golden Handcuffs: Fighting Corporate Guilt, Anxiety, and Extreme Overwork 04:30 - The Life-Altering Hospital Wake-Up Call 05:35 - Changing the Mindset, Staying in the C-Suite: Doing Things Differently 06:38 - Shifting from Management 101 Delegation to Negotiating Commitments 09:40 - Overcoming the Sunday Scaries and Disarming Your Lizard Brain 12:00 - Moving Beyond Status Symbols: Rejecting the McMansion and Jeep Cherokee Trap 14:27 - Decoupling Your Professional Identity from Your Corporate Business Card 17:22 - Architectural Design for Life: Defining a Financial Sustainable Thrive Lifestyle 19:13 - The Genesis of Priority Pilot and Portfolio Management Solutions 24:27 - Staying Healthy, Staying Present: The Ultimate Strategy for High Achievers 27:10 - How to Break the Corporate Mold and Connect with Glenn Hicks Find Glen through links at his website: https://glenhicks.ca/  Glen's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/glenhicks/  📘 About Billy Keels & Corporate Optionality If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, learn how to achieve true control over your career and turn your corporate skills into personal assets. With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, Billy Keels achieved true optionality through multiple income streams. Today, he has helped dozens of executives build a predictable path to take control of their time and start living their ideal day. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and starting to live your IDEAL day - today! Get the Free eBook: https://www.makeitoptional.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p2olm How to Leave a Review for The Going Long Podcast:  https://youtu.be/qfRqLVcf8UI Be sure to connect with Billy: Website: https://www.billykeels.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@billykeels LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billykeels Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billykeels Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BillyKeelsFanPage Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/billykeels