The Personal Success Podcast with Ryan Watts
We explore the paths to living authentically, finding fulfillment, and defining success on your own terms.
Episodes
#195 - Why Recognition Beats Money: Dave Williams on What People Want From a Leader
A family business paid bonuses of 20,000 pounds and staff still complained. Dave Williams asked the directors one question: is money really the motivator? The room went silent.
Dave Williams is a UK-based master coach, keynote speaker, and two-time #1 bestselling author of Confidence for Life!: 23 Proven Strategies to Improve YOUR Confidence, for Greater Success! He took his first managem
#194 - Its Never a People Problem || Michelle Edwards
Most people problems at work are leadership problems.
Michelle Edwards spent nearly 30 years in operations, human resources, and head of talent roles, watching thousands of careers move through organizations. One pattern held every time: the leader decided the trajectory.
What does people-first leadership look like in practice? For Michelle, the job changes the moment another human is in
#193 - Presence Before Performance: Ruth Andermatt
Most leaders can tell you exactly how they're performing. Fewer can tell you whether they're actually present.
Leadership and self-leadership coach Ruth E. Andermatt joins Ryan Watts to talk about the difference between performance and presence, and why connection is what makes performance last. Ruth has coached leaders one-to-one for 28 years. Before that, she was a competitive athlete,
#192 - Power Changes Every Leader with Nik Kinley
Nik Kinley spent over a decade as a forensic psychotherapist in prisons before moving into business, and he has assessed and advised senior leaders ever since. In this conversation he explains why the moment you gain power over someone, they start filtering what they tell you, and why you are the last person in the room to notice it happening.
We get into what power actually does to judgm
#191 - When Success Stops Holding You Together with Steven Ferrara
Steven Ferrara built a small family insurance business in Newark, New Jersey into a large financial services firm and served as CEO for 25 years. He was 49 when his son Christopher died in a car accident at 23. In this conversation he tells I talk with Steven about what that did to a spiritual foundation he had been building since he was a teenager, and what he found on the othe
#190 - Why You Know What to Do and Still Don't Do It || Marty Hofmann
Complacency rarely looks like laziness. It looks like a full calendar.
I sit down with Marty Hofmann, author of Kill Complacency and host of the podcast by the same name, for a conversation that starts with a confession. Their first attempt at this recording was unusable, and Ryan pushed through the entire thing anyway rather than call it. What he found underneath that is the spine o
#189 - The Goal That Was Never Yours: Andrea Mancuso on The Space Between
Most people never ask whether the goal belongs to them.
Andrea Mancuso is a licensed mental health counselor, an ICF-certified coach, and a former New York City public school psychologist who spent 14 years in the system before founding Intentional Healing & Wellness. Her book, The Space Between: Navigating the Journey from Dream to Success, is about the part of the journey nobod
#188 - Turning Setbacks Into Fuel || When Life Falls Apart, with John Ulsh
John Ulsh was a thirty-six-year-old marathon runner with a young family and a good life. One turn onto a scenic road ended it in an instant. What followed was eighteen days in a coma, forty-five surgeries, and a long stretch in a nursing home where he could not brush his own teeth.
The comeback most people imagine is a straight line up. John's was not. He talks openly here about the anger
#187 - Reinvention: Why it’s never too late to change, credentials don’t matter, and there are no small moments
Jay Sargeant has never had a job.
At 79, he is building his eighth working life. Before that he was a community organizer, a tennis professional, a franchise developer, an NLP training consultant, the builder of a distributor network, and, starting at 72, a pickleball coach. He started most of those with no credential, no background, and no backup plan.
In this conversation Jay tells Ryan
#186 - The Barbarian in You: Vigor, Wonder, and Fellowship | Ed Hinman
Ed Hinman graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy, played four years of college football, served eight years in the Marine Corps, earned a master's degree in history, and has spent the last seventeen and a half years in public figure protection at Gavin de Becker & Associates. On paper that reads like a straight line. It was not.
In this conversation, Ed lays out the idea behind his boo
#185 - Why Motivation Fades in a Week and Rhythm Doesn't | David Ray Fullmer
David Ray Fullmer moved 29 times before he turned 17, was homeless at 15, and grew up as one of thirteen children. He is now a roofing contractor working across 18 states, and the creator of a seven-day framework he calls Becoming Seven, or B7.
The premise is that you cannot hold every personal development principle at once, so you stop trying. You give each day of the week one attribute
#184 - Dan Shapiro on Chess, Confidence, and Kids Who Don't Fit the Mold
Not every kid finds their confidence on a field, a stage, or a court. Dan Shapiro's son found his across sixty-four squares.
Dan Shapiro has spent nearly three decades in the investment industry. When remote school arrived in 2020, he and his wife started noticing things in their younger son that were hard to watch. Distraction that would not lift. Not responding to his name. Walking in c
#183 - Why Success Isn't Enough: Larry Kesslin on Joy and Identity
Larry Kesslin achieved his own definition of success and found out it was not enough. He had defined it at 28 as the ability to do what he wanted whenever he wanted. Twenty years later he spent a month in rural villages in eastern and northern Uganda, met people with almost nothing who were plainly happier than he was, and came home understanding that his definition had a hole in it. In t
Bonus: Leadership Fatigue: The Internal Negotiation No One Sees | Skot Waldron Interviews Ryan Watts
Most leaders who feel worn down are not failing. They are running a constant internal negotiation about whether a decision is really theirs to make, and that negotiation is where the energy goes.
This week is a role reversal. Ryan sits in the guest chair while Skot Waldron, internal communication strategist and host of Unlocked, asks the questions. What follows is the clearest account Rya
#182 - Julian Reeve: Perfectionism, Burnout, and the Identity AI Cannot Copy
Julian Reeve was the music director on the first national tour of Hamilton. Three months into the job, at 43, he had a stress-related heart attack. He was diagnosed on a Sunday, received two stents, and was back conducting ten days later.
In this conversation, Julian tells Ryan Watts what he found underneath it. Working with a psychologist, he traced the heart attack to years of lifestyle
#181 - Inner State as Performance: J. Johnson Jr on Mental Frequency
What if your next level does not begin with a better strategy…but with the state you bring to the starting line?
In this episode of The Personal Success Podcast, Ryan Watts speaks with multidimensional athlete, inventor, and entrepreneur J Johnson Jr. about the relationship between consciousness, athletic performance, visualization, and action.
J shares how a powerful meditation experienc
#180 - Healing Trauma Bonds: Somatic Work and Healthier Relationships With Nima Rahmany
What if the ambition driving your success is also protecting a part of you that still feels unworthy, rejected, or afraid of being abandoned?
In this episode of The Personal Success Podcast, Ryan Watts speaks with Nima Rahmany, a former chiropractor and the creator of the Trigger Proof methodology.
Nima shares the personal breakdown that forced him to confront his anger, codependency, tra
#179 - Luxury Design and Family Legacy with Sebastian Saavedra
Most people think luxury is about price. Sebastian Saavedra says it is about the people behind the product. He grew up watching his parents build businesses between Ecuador and Canada, and today he leads Metaval Canada, a brand carrying fifty years of Latin American craftsmanship into the North American market. This conversation is about what heritage actually teaches you that business sc
#178 - What Men Need Now: Identity, Purpose and Real Direction
Men's mental health and identity crisis explained. Bill McCamley breaks down why so many men feel confused, isolated, and stuck, and what actually helps.
This episode covers the core argument of Bill McCamley's book "Now What, My Dudes?", out August 4th. The conversation works through male loneliness, the confusion driving men toward figures like Andrew Tate, why barbershops and other inf
#177 - From Stage 4 Cancer to No Evidence of Disease: Dale Atkinson on Self Advocacy, Patient Trust, and Fighting for More Time
In this powerful episode of The Personal Success Podcast, Ryan sits down with Dale Atkinson for a conversation about cancer, self advocacy, patient trust, fatherhood, and what happens when life strips away the illusion of unlimited time.
Dale’s story is almost impossible to hold lightly.
After building a successful career in finance, compliance, governance, and fraud prevention, Dale’s li
#176 - Leaders: Your Nervous System Teaches the Room || Amar Dahll
In this episode of The Personal Success Podcast, Ryan Watts sits down with Dr. Amar Dhall for a deep conversation on leadership, coherence, nervous system regulation, power, authenticity, and meaning.
Dr. Dhall’s mission is simple, but not small…
To support powerful people in becoming good humans.
Together, Ryan and Dr. Dhall explore what happens when leaders operate from pressure, stress
#175 - The Three Headed Dragon of Transformation With Misha Saidov
The Three Patterns Keeping Successful People from Feeling Alive
In this episode of The Personal Success Podcast, Ryan Watts sits down with Misha Saidov for a deep conversation on psychology, behavior change, mysticism, leadership, identity, and real transformation.
Misha’s work lives at the intersection of psychology, behavioral change, and mysticism. He explains how transformation happen
#174 - When Success Still Feels Unsafe: Dr. Maria Elena Lukeides on Fear, Flow, and Self Love
In this profound episode of The Personal Success Podcast, Ryan Watts sits down with Dr. Maria Elena Lukeides, a clinical psychologist, meditation and mindfulness teacher, speaker, trainer, and psychedelic assisted therapist.
This conversation moves through psychology, spirituality, fear, flow, healing, self acceptance, and the deeper meaning of success.
Dr. Lukeides shares how one early e
#173 - Retire, Refire, Rewire: George Jerjian on Purpose After Retirement
In this episode of The Personal Success Podcast, Ryan Watts sits down with George Jerjian, author, retirement mindset mentor, and creator of the DARE Method, for a powerful conversation about retirement, identity, purpose, and the courage to begin again.
George’s life changed when an oncologist told him he may have only six months to live. After discovering he belonged to what he calls “t
#172 - Mental Toughness Is a Skill: 10 Reps to Train Your Mind with Jeff Jones
In this episode of The Personal Success Podcast, Ryan sits down with Jeff Jones, a strength and conditioning coach, performance coach, speaker, and author of The Intentional Edge: 10 Reps to Mental Toughness.
Jeff has spent more than 20 years coaching college football athletes. Early in his career, his work focused on physical performance…speed, strength, explosiveness, and athletic devel
#171 - Mental Health Is Solvable: Data, AI, and the Future of Care with Nawal Roy
Ryan sits down with Nawal Roy, Founder and CEO of Holmusk, for a powerful conversation about the future of mental health care, the role of data, and why one of the world’s most complex problems may also be one of the most solvable.
Nawal brings a rare combination of conviction, humility, and systems thinking to the conversation. With a background in economics, finance, and strategy, he en
#170 - Spiritual Bodybuilding: Healing Trauma, Masculinity, and the Body with Nahum Vizakis
In this episode of The Personal Success Podcast, Ryan Watts sits down with Nahum Vizakis…also known as The Spiritual Bodybuilder…for a powerful conversation on trauma, masculinity, bodybuilding, nervous system regulation, plant medicine, authenticity, and what it means to build real strength from the inside out.
Nahum shares his journey from a difficult childhood marked by foster care, ho
#169 - Leadership Begins in the Body with Croft Edwards
In this episode of The Personal Success Podcast, Ryan speaks with Croft Edwards, MCC, leadership and change coach, retired military officer, author, and President of CROFT + Company.
Croft has spent decades studying one central question…
What is leadership?
The conversation begins with a powerful distinction.
Management is authority granted by an organization.
Leadership is authority gran
#168 - Externalizing Executive Function: How Organization Frees Your Time, Energy, and Self Trust with Lisa Woodruff
In this episode of The Personal Success Podcast, Ryan Watts sits down with Lisa Woodruff, founder and CEO of Organize 365, creator of the Sunday Basket, host of the Organize 365 Podcast, and author of Escaping Quicksand.
This conversation explores the hidden weight of modern life…the paper, decisions, household management, invisible work, interrupted attention, and emotional load that man
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The Hidden Cost of Being Able to Handle Anything
In this episode of The Private Leadership Reset Podcast, Ryan Watts explores a quiet but powerful leadership tension inspired by a clip from Misha Saidov, founder of the Metacognitive Programming Institute.
The tension is simple:
What happens when the same emotional suppression tha
#167 - Reset Your Life: Burning Bright with Mikael Avatar
In this episode of The Personal Success Podcast, Ryan sits down with Mikael Avatar…Inner Freedom Architect, artist, coach, creator of The Mikael Avatar Method, and author of Life Reset: Practical Guide to Resetting Your Life.
Mikael’s story begins in a way few stories do.
He was born clinically dead for 45 minutes. He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. He was told what would be difficult,
#166 - How TRE Helps the Body Release Stress, Trauma, and Burnout with Richmond Heath
In this episode of The Personal Success Podcast, Ryan Watts sits down with Richmond Heath, an Australian physiotherapist, TRE Certification Trainer, and National Coordinator of TRE in Australia. Richmond shares how chronic pain, high functioning anxiety, and the inability to switch off led him into a deeper understanding of the body’s natural recovery systems.
The conversation explores TR
#165 - How to Engineer Belonging in a Disconnected World With Matt Kaufman
In this episode of The Personal Success Podcast, Ryan sits down with Matt Kaufman, summer camp director and author of The Campfire Effect: How to Engineer Belonging in a Disconnected World.
Matt explains why summer camp is more than fun. It is a designed environment for belonging, trust, challenge, confidence, and human development.
Together, Ryan and Matt explore how the same principles
#164 - The Laptop Life Is Real (But It Takes Reps) | Matt Raad on Escaping the Corporate Grind
Featuring Matt Raad
In this episode, Ryan sits down with Matt Raad, entrepreneur, website investor, educator, and co founder of eBusiness Institute. Matt and his wife, Liz Raad, have spent decades buying, building, renovating, and selling businesses, eventually moving into digital assets and online businesses. Today, they help professionals build income streams outside the traditiona
#163 - Turning the Ship: David Schnurman on Moving from Stuck to Living
In this episode of The Personal Success Podcast, Ryan sits down with David Schnurman, CEO of Lawline, author, speaker, podcast host, and father, for a powerful conversation about purpose, family, success, freedom, and what it really takes to stop thinking about the life you want and start living it.
David shares the story behind his book Eleven Suitcases, which follows his family’s decisi
#162 - Todd Graves on Moe Norman, Simplicity, and the Intelligent Golf Swing
In this episode of The Personal Success Podcast, Ryan speaks with Todd Graves, founder of Graves Golf and one of the leading voices in teaching Moe Norman’s Single Plane Golf Swing.
Todd’s mission is simple…to teach people an easier way to play golf. But this conversation goes far beyond golf.
Ryan and Todd explore mastery, simplicity, frustration, failure, self discipline, flow state, an
#161 - Why Successful People Still Feel Lost | Julian Lighton on Navigating Your Next
In this episode of The Personal Success Podcast, Ryan Watts sits down with Julian Lighton, Silicon Valley strategy executive, board advisor, former McKinsey partner, executive coach, and author of Navigating Your Next: How to Decide What You Want and Get There on Purpose.
Julian brings more than 30 years of experience helping leaders, teams, and organizations make better decisions. His ca
#160 - How to Build a Life Plan That Actually Changes Your Future || with David Howe
What if the difference between drifting through life and living with clarity is not effort…but a plan?
In this episode, Ryan talks with Dave Howe…retired Army colonel, former consulting executive, and leader working with the Comfort Peace and Freedom Foundation. Together, they explore what it means to live and lead intentionally, why so few people ever create a real life plan, and how suc
#159 - How Consciousness Shapes Leadership, Healing, and Success | Dr. Ron Stotts
What if the next level of leadership is not about more force, more strategy, or more control?
In this episode of The Personal Success Podcast, Ryan sits down with Dr. Ron Stotts for a deep conversation on consciousness, healing, emotional intelligence, authenticity, and the inner work of leadership. Dr. Stotts shares how self awareness becomes the doorway to greater consciousness, why so
#158 - How to Define Success For Yourself | Career Reinvention, Food As Love Language and Fulfillment | with Lisa Parda
What does success really mean when your life does not fit neatly into one label?
In this episode, Ryan sits down with Lisa Parda for a rich and wide ranging conversation about ambition, reinvention, food, grief, curiosity, and what it means to build a life that actually feels like your own.
Lisa has worn many hats across her life and career, including aviation professional, real estate br
#157 - How to Find Work You Love | Money, Meaning, AI, and Career Reinvention with Mirav Ozeri
In this episode of The Personal Success Podcast with Ryan Watts, Ryan sits down with Mirav Ozeri, journalist, storyteller, and host of How Much Can I Make? for a wide ranging conversation about work, success, money, meaning, AI, and the courage it takes to follow what feels true. Mirav shares how a shelved television concept eventually came back to life as a podcast, why she believes ever
#156 - Why The World Needs More Women Leaders || With Nancy Lynn Griffin
What does it really take for more women to lead boldly in today’s world?
In this episode of The Personal Success Podcast, Ryan Watts sits down with Nancy Lynn Griffin, founder of Women, Worth & Wellness, to explore the deeper issues that shape women’s leadership, self worth, financial confidence, and legacy. Together, they unpack why many women still hesitate to step fully into leader
#155 - Conviction, Courage, and the Cost of Playing Small || With Jim Effner
In this episode of The Personal Success Podcast, Ryan Watts sits down with Jim Effner for a wide ranging conversation on mindset, conviction, performance, adversity, and what it really takes to bridge the gap between potential and execution. Jim shares the philosophy behind his work with financial professionals, the role of emotional intelligence in performance, and the difference between
#154 - Feng Shui for Stress, Sleep, and Success || Lisa Morton
What if your home is affecting your stress, sleep, focus, and sense of success more than you realize?
In this episode of The Personal Success Podcast, Ryan Watts sits down with Lisa Morton, holistic interior designer, feng shui master teacher, author of Aligned at Home, and host of the Feng Shui Living podcast. Lisa shares her journey from designing luxury private aircraft interiors to ex
#153 - The Paradox of AI || Why Emphasizing Humanity Will Save Us from Oblivion with Dr. Borodowski
In this episode of The Personal Success Podcast, Ryan sits down with Dr. Alfredo Borodowski for a timely conversation on positive psychology, character strengths, leadership, purpose, and the human future in the age of AI.
Dr. Borodowski shares why the real crisis inside organizations is not a lack of talent… but a lack of loyalty, motivation, resilience, and purpose. He explains the diff
#152 - Job Loss Is Grief || How to Rebuild Confidence and Find Your Next Role || with Michelle Schafer
Episode summary
Career transitions can feel like identity loss…not just job loss.In this conversation, Michelle Schaefer shares a grounded way to move from shock…to structure…to momentum. You will hear why restructures are business decisions…not personal verdicts…and how small systems rebuild confidence when the job market feels brutal.
About Michelle
Michelle Schaefer is a certifie
#151 - What Is Your World Made Of? || A Conversation on Identity and Intuition || with Jordan Alexandra Blizzard Planit
This is a conversation that does not try to fit you into a box…it breaks the box…then hands you the tools to build your own world on purpose.
Jordan Alexandra Blizzard Planit joins Ryan to explore Planit Butter…a playful, immersive world made out of peanut butter…built to normalize non conventionality through her philosophy…intucentricism.
This episode is part philosophy…part creativ
#150 - Private Money Explained: How to Raise Capital Without Chasing Investors with Jay Conner
In this episode, Jay Conner breaks down the private money system that changed everything after his bank closed his line of credit in January 2009…with zero notice. Instead of chasing banks or pitching deals, Jay learned how to raise private money by teaching ordinary people how to earn strong returns backed by real estate.
This is a conversation about funding…yes…but it is also a conversa
#149 - Emotional Safety vs Emotional Comfort || How to Build Capacity With Jessica Fern and David Cooley ||
Why do we avoid discomfort…even when it’s the very thing that leads to growth?
In Part 2 of this conversation, Ryan, Jessica, and David go deeper into one of the most misunderstood ideas in personal development and relationships…the difference between emotional safety and emotional comfort.
This episode explores how nervous system regulation, shame, and internalized survival strategies sh
#148 - Shame Isn’t the Problem, It’s the Map With Jessica Fern and David Cooley
What if shame isn’t something to eliminate…fix…or outgrow?
What if shame is actually information…a map pointing toward what matters most?
In Part 1 of this powerful two-part conversation, Ryan sits down with therapist and author Jessica Fern and restorative relationship facilitator David Cooley to explore how shame operates inside us, why it becomes invisible, and how it quietly shapes ou
#147 - The Skill of Boldness || How Fred Joyal Built 1 800 DENTIST and a Life Without Regret
Part 2 takes the conversation deeper…and more personal.
Fred Joyal shares the moments that taught him boldness isn’t about bravado…it’s about emotional resilience. From missed opportunities to painful regrets, and from speaking when it mattered to staying silent when it didn’t, this episode explores what actually haunts people later in life…and how to prevent it.
Ryan and Fred unpack the
#146 - Super Bold Living || Why Confidence Follows Action, Not the Other Way Around
In Part 1 of this powerful conversation, Ryan sits down with legendary entrepreneur and author Fred Joyal, co founder of 1-800-DENTIST, to dismantle one of the most common myths about success…that confidence comes first.
Fred shares how boldness, not confidence, became the skill that shaped his career, his relationships, and ultimately his philosophy on living without regret. From launchi
#145 - More Than a Diagnosis || Honoring Difference, Power, and the Child Within || Victoria Lenormand
In Part 2, the conversation deepens.We explore what becomes possible when we stop trying to fit… and start listening inward.
Ryan and Victoria move from diagnosis to discernment… examining how personal power is reclaimed not through force… but through alignment… nervous system safety… and self trust.
This episode is about agency… not rebellion. About choice… not opposition. About learning
#144 - The Magic of Not Fitting In || Why Systems Fail and Souls Thrive || Victoria Lenormand
In Part 1 of this conversation on The Personal Success Podcast, Ryan sits down with Victoria Lenormand to explore what happens when human complexity collides with rigid systems.
This episode is an honest inquiry into power… compliance… parenting… education… leadership… and what it means to raise and lead humans who do not fit neatly into predefined boxes.
Rather than rushing toward answer
#143 - The Great Illness, The Gift and Surrender as a Superpower || Anthony Abbagnano
Part 2 goes deeper into the lived experience behind the work…Anthony’s illness…what surrender really means…how the first seven years shape the rest of life…and why breathwork is powerful enough to demand discernment.
You will also hear the origin story of ASHA…a real world healing campus in Tuscany built to regenerate community…not just host retreats.
Key ideas worth sitting with
Surrend
#142 - From Mastery to Mystery With Anthony Abbagnano
What happens when you hit the peak…and it still does not feel like it was supposed to In Part 1, Anthony Abbagnano and Ryan unpack the shift from chasing success to living from presence…using the Hero’s Journey as a map for why overwhelm is not a dead end…it is often the doorway.
Key ideas worth sitting with:
Overwhelm can be a signal…not a sentence
Resistance is not the enemy…it
#141 - Success Looks Different When You’re Finally Honest || Chris March
We go deeper into the inner game of leadership...self doubt, imposter syndrome, conflict, and the pressure that comes with senior roles. Chris breaks down how coaching works when it’s done well...why the real work happens outside the session...and why sustainability beats intensity every time. We also talk about AI...not as a shortcut to replace human depth...but as a mirror that amplifie
#140 - Leadership Isn’t Authority…It’s Humanity || Chris March
Chris March shares a refreshingly human definition of leadership...one built on service, psychological safety, and personal integrity. We talk about why leadership is not a title...why kindness is not weakness...and how the best leaders create trust through actions, not slogans. We also connect leadership to “unreasonable hospitality”...the idea that people remember how you made them feel
#139 - A More Brilliant Life || How One Family Escaped Inherited Expectations || With Jake Rieke
What happens when the life you were supposed to want slowly empties you out? In this episode of the Personal Success Podcast, Ryan Watts sits down with Jake Rieke, co-author of A More Brilliant Life, to explore what it really looks like to wake up from inherited expectations, constant distraction, and the illusion of security.
Jake shares the deeply personal story of walking away from a 1
#138 - Faith Intact: Parenting, ADHD, and the Small Decisions That Shape You with JB PT. 2
Part 2 goes deeper...into faith without performance, parenting in real time and how to live with conviction while still offering grace. JB unpacks why people deconstruct faith because of followers… not Jesus… and why he believes your faith has to be tethered to the resurrection rather than personalities, denominations, or loud voices.
Ryan and JB also connect on ADHD… presence… creat
#137 - Put Good Out in the World: How Purpose Beats Negativity with JB Pt. 1
In part 1 of this two part series, Ryan sits down with JB for a grounded… funny… and real conversation about what it means to live on purpose in a world that rewards negativity. JB shares how his show started in his living room. Why he cares so deeply about the next generation and how “moments that define you” are less about the event and more about how you show up inside it.
Key topics
#136 - The Life Reset Button || A Step by Step Process for Men at a Crossroads with Nick Shelton PT. 2
Nick breaks down how to make change stick when the “old you” keeps trying to come back. You will get practical tools…identity anchors…environment resets…and a simple tactic to rebuild confidence and community fast.
We cover...
The Reset Button framework overview…audit…honor and release…build the new version
The “burning ceremony” concept…releasing the old identity so the new one can lead
#135 - The Life Reset Button || A Step by Step Process for Men at a Crossroads with Nick Shelton PT. 1
If you have built a life that looks successful but feels empty, Nick Shelton lays out a practical reset framework rooted in one thing…structure. You will hear how a retired Air Force veteran used simple processes to rebuild purpose, identity, and connection after early retirement.
Who Nick Shelton is…Air Force veteran…20 years in oil and gas…retired at 49…traveled to 40 plus countries
Wh
#134 - The Economy of the Heart: Love, Excellence, and Results PT. 2 with Hanna Bauer
In this part 2 of Ryan's conversation with Hannah Bauer, the CEO and founder of Heartnomics, they discuss the intersection of leadership and heart. The conversations continues exploring how personal experiences shape leadership styles. Hannah shares her journey from facing health challenges to creating a coaching program that emphasizes the importance of emotional intelligence, psych
#133 - The Economy of the Heart: Love, Excellence, and Results PT. 1 with Hanna Bauer
Ryan interviews Hannah Bauer, the CEO and founder of Heartnomics. They discuss the intersection of leadership and heart, exploring how personal experiences shape leadership styles. Hannah shares her journey from facing health challenges to creating a coaching program that emphasizes the importance of emotional intelligence, psychological safety, and the need for alignment between personal
#132 - Digital Marketing Since 1998... What Hasn’t Changed? (Lead Quality, AI, and Unicorn Growth) | Borja Cuan
In this episode of The Personal Success Podcast, Ryan Watts sits down with Borja Cuan, co founder of Four15 Digital, to explore what actually drives sustainable business growth.
Borja shares lessons from working in digital marketing since 1998… from the early days of paid search to today’s AI driven landscape. Together, they unpack why lead quality matters more than lead volume… why marke
REPLAY: Pia Leichter || Stop waiting for clarity, create space and it will emerge
Ryan sits down with Pia Leichter…creative director, writer, and creative partner…to unpack what creativity really is…not just art, but how you respond to life. They explore how slowing down creates clarity, why novelty sparks insight, how community shapes genius, and how self awareness turns everyday moments…even a ripe avocado…into a doorway back to agency.
Pia Leichter Author of Welcome
#131 - Hollywood Executive to Startup Founder…Steven Puri on Failure, Flow, and Momentum || Part 2
In Part Two of this conversation, Ryan Watts and Steven Puri move from story to application…from insight to lived experience.
Steven shares how years in Hollywood, tech, and failed startups led him to a deeper question…why do so many capable people struggle to do the work they know they’re here to do?
This episode dives into flow states…what they are, how they work, and why they may be on
#130 - Hollywood Executive to Startup Founder…Steven Puri on Failure, Flow, and Momentum || Part 1
In this first release of 2026, Ryan Watts sits down with Steven Puri…former Hollywood studio executive, startup founder, and creator of The Sukha Company…for a wide ranging conversation about story, success, failure, and the human drive to reclaim what matters most.
Steven has spent decades inside some of the most influential creative environments in the world, working across major studio
REPLAY: Parenting, Attachment, and Raising Kids in a Digital Age with Todd Sarner, MFT
What if the most important parenting tool is not discipline, rules, or techniques…but relationship?
In this rereleased and deeply relevant conversation, Ryan Watts sits down with psychotherapist, parenting coach, and author Todd Sarner, MFT to explore the unseen foundations of healthy families…attachment, leadership, and connection.
Todd shares how his own childhood experience in therapy
REPLAY: The Pressure Loop
This is a time capsule episode in an older solo format…no interviews…no fluff…just a deep dive.
Ryan shares how being diagnosed with ADHD at 39 became a doorway, not a finish line…a doorway into understanding how a dopamine hungry brain can shape your work, your habits, your self talk, and especially your relationships.
If you overbook your calendar, wait until the last minute to feel ali
Fan Fav - What it Means to Be Wired For Connection with Dr. Adam Dorsay
Episode Rerelease Show Notes
Super Psyched…The 4 Types of Connection That Bring You Fully AliveConversation with Dr. Adam Dorsey…licensed psychologist…certified executive coach…and host of the award winning podcast Super Psyched
This episode is a reminder that the quality of your life is often the quality of your connection…to yourself…to others…to the world…to something greater.
Ryan and
#129 - From Avoidance to Ownership: Creating Space and Systems with Justin Lund - Part 2
In Part 2, we pick up where everything fell apart. Justin describes how he discovered millions had been embezzled from his companies, how the IRS and legal system came crashing down, and how he survived four and a half years of litigation without collapsing inward.
This half of the conversation dives into meditation, forgiveness, entrepreneurship, time freedom, intentional living, and the
#128 - From Avoidance to Ownership: Creating Space and Systems with Justin Lund - Part 1
In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, Ryan sits down with entrepreneur and coach Justin Lund, whose life journey spans addiction, high-pressure performance, building multimillion-dollar companies, losing everything through embezzlement, and ultimately rebuilding from the inside out.
This episode focuses on the early arc of Justin’s story—his struggle with identity, the pressure to perf
#127 - Priority Living: How Bill Goodwin Turned Death, Purpose, and Leadership into a Life That Counts
What happens when a young husband and father dies… and comes back? Today’s episode of The Personal Success Podcast is one of the most powerful conversations we’ve ever had.
At 28 years old, Bill Goodwin suffered a sudden respiratory collapse. His daughter dialed 911. He coded. His spirit left his body. He experienced what he describes as a full encounter with heaven… and then he returned
#126 - Never Stay Broke: How Joseph Rutakangwa Rebuilt His Life from Zero - Part 2
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