Entrepreneur and TED speaker Michael Brody-Waite has been sober for 17 years. He states that addicts wear masks to try to present themselves to the world in a certain way but they suffer from not being authentic.

He states that there are 4 masks people generally wear:

1. Saying yes when you should say no

2. Hiding a weakness

3. Avoiding difficult conversations

4. Holding back your unique perspective

Michael found that systematically applying the principles of recovery in a leadership environment differentiated him from his competitors and gave him a competitive advantage.

Michael's 3 principles of his system are:

1. Practice rigorous authenticity

2. Surrender the outcome

3. Do uncomfortable work Michael tells us real-life stories of when he embraced his principles in the face of great risk and profound outcomes.

To this day, this episode remainds one of my favourites. You can watch the full episode at the bottom of the page.

Break The Chain Podcast 15 Great Leaders Live Like Drug addicts with Michael Brody-Waite

He went from being a homeless drug addict to the founder of a Fortune 500 company. He started the first online self-scheduling service. He won the healthcare entrepreneur of the year award. He won the most admired CEO award. He is the author of the incredible book 'Great leaders live like drug addicts' and he has a mind-blowing and powerful TED talk with over 1.7 million views.

In this episode, we go deep into the mysteries of addiction and we discuss the system that Michael has created by compressing the 12 step program into 3 simple and pragmatic rules that keep you safe on the road to recovery and prevent us from relapsing. I have personally been following Michael's rules and they have guided me through some difficult and uncomfortable situations. I hope you find as much value in this episode as I did!

Full episode below

Here are the links to find Michael and purchase his lifechanging book.

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