Welcome to the Andy Stanley Leadership Podcast, a conversation designed to help leaders go further.

Faster, I'm Andy.

And today we're talking about the stories we tell ourselves as leaders, stories that shape our decisions, our relationships, and ultimately our success, specifically within the context of what we do for a living.

And joining me to unpack this

idea is my friend Michael Hyatt. He's no stranger to most leaders. He's a sage in the leadership

space and has been for many years through his speaking and publishing and for his ability to make

complex ideas incredibly practical. And Michael, we really need you to make this one incredibly practical.

And real quick, and I should have mentioned this before we started, but Michael actually is the

one that gave me my first opportunity to publish. Many years ago in her previous life, he was

helping my dad. And they called me up and said, hey, we think it's time for you to publish a book.

And so, Michael, I am forever grateful to you.

So welcome to the Andy Stanley Leadership Podcast.

Man, thanks for having me.

I listen to your podcast regularly.

Love what you're doing for leaders.

So it's an honor to be here.

Well, you have so much to offer. And just for the four of you out there who are not familiar with Michael's work, he's the founder and chairman of full focus.

He's helped scale multiple companies over the years, including a $250 million publishing company with about 700 plus employees, as well as his own company.

And then under his leadership, his company,

full focus has been featured in ink, in the ink list of fastest growing companies in America,

as well as best places to work, the best workplace list. He's the author of several New York

Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling books, including your best year ever, free to focus, when at work and

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