Lead Well. Live Whole

About Lead Well. Live Whole

Lead Well. Live Whole. is for anyone who wants to think more clearly, make better decisions, build stronger relationships, and live with greater purpose. Hosted by executive leadership coach and author Michael Sirmon, this channel explores leadership, personal growth, confidence, identity, resilience, decision-making, emotional intelligence, difficult conversations, and practical strategies for navigating life's biggest challenges. Whether you're leading a business, a classroom, a church, a nonprofit, a family, a team, or simply learning to lead yourself, you'll find real-world insights you can apply immediately. New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday. 🌐 Learn more: https://www.michaelsirmon.com (https://www.michaelsirmon.com) 🎥 Watch every podcast episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@leadwelllivewhole (https://www.youtube.com/@leadwelllivewhole) 📚 Books, Articles & Resources: https://www.michaelsirmon.com (https://www.michaelsirmon.com) 🤝 Executive Coaching | Leadership Development | Keynote Speaking https://www.michaelsirmon.com (https://www.michaelsirmon.com) This channel is for: • Leaders at every level • Parents and grandparents • Teachers and educators • Coaches and mentors • Entrepreneurs and business owners • Military and first responders • Church and nonprofit leaders • Students and young professionals • Anyone seeking greater clarity, confidence, and purpose Popular topics include: • Leadership Development • Decision Making • Mental Clarity • Overthinking • Confidence • Identity • Emotional Intelligence • Difficult Conversations • Accountability • Personal Growth • Resilience • Purpose • Healthy Relationships • Building Trust • Communication Skills • Self-Leadership • Work-Life Balance • Living Whole If you've ever asked yourself: • Why do I overthink everything? • How do I make better decisions? • Why am I so hard on myself? • How do I become a better leader? • How do I handle difficult conversations? • How do I build confidence? • How do I stop carrying everyone else's problems? • How do I live with greater purpose? ...you're in the right place. Subscribe and join a growing community committed to thinking clearly, leading confidently, developing others, and living whole. #Leadership #PersonalGrowth #SelfLeadership

Publisher

Michael Sirmon

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 May 2025

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

55 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026

   S2 E33 | Behind the Ballot: People, Process, Trust | Julie Dermody — Part 1

   Michael and Tammy Sirmon sits down with longtime friend and Rogers County Election Board Secretary Julie Dermody for a candid, nonpartisan conversation about what happens behind the scenes of an election. Drawing on Julie’s years in election administration, they explore the preparation, people, procedures, safeguards, voter education, transparency, and accountability behind Election Day. The conversation moves beyond election mechanics into larger questions of public trust, community service, understanding, and stewardship. Julie shares why she views her work as more than a job and why helping people understand the process has become an important part of her service. Part 1 lays the foundation for Part 2, where the conversation shifts from today’s voters to tomorrow’s—and Julie’s work helping children understand citizenship, community, belonging, and their place in “We the People.”

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   29 Sept 2026

   Are You Becoming Who You Want to Be? | Brandon Summitt | S2 E32

   Are You Becoming Who You Want to Be? | Brandon Summitt | S2 E32 In this episode of Lead Well. Live Whole., Michael Sirmon welcomes Brandon Summitt, host of the Charting Life podcast, for a conversation about what happens when we stop measuring life only by what we’re accomplishing and begin asking who we’re becoming in the process. Brandon shares how difficult experiences early in life helped shape his curiosity about people and his desire to help others grow. After leaving college as a young man, he never stopped learning. In 2020, he challenged himself to read 50 books in a year. That became 200 books over four years, eventually giving him the confidence to return to college. Today, he is completing his master’s degree in theology. That journey opens a larger conversation about faith and curiosity. Michael and Brandon discuss why mature faith can make room for difficult questions, why “I don’t know” can be an honest and valuable answer, and how understanding why we believe something can deepen rather than diminish conviction. The conversation then turns toward young people. Drawing from Brandon’s experiences as a father, teacher, and youth ministry leader, they explore what the next generation needs from the adults around them. Brandon offers one of the episode’s most memorable observations: young people may not expect adults to completely understand them, but they need to know they are valuable enough for us to make the attempt. That leads to another important question: How do we help someone develop convictions instead of simply borrowing ours? For Brandon, part of the answer is discovery. Rather than always handing someone the answer, good parents, teachers, coaches, and leaders can help people think their way toward understanding and ownership. Michael and Brandon also explore leadership as influence, what fatherhood teaches us about modeling behavior, and why public influence should flow from private character rather than outrun it. Brandon then explains the deeper purpose behind Charting Life. He created the podcast with legacy in mind. If something happened to him, his son would have dozens of conversations he could return to—conversations revealing what his father believed about faith, resilience, authenticity, character, curiosity, and living well. Ultimately, the episode returns to intentionality. A life can become incredibly full while the things we value most quietly receive less of us. So the conversation leaves us with two related questions: Are you becoming who you want to be? And perhaps the more challenging question from the episode artwork: Are you who you want the world to be? Because the world we’re hoping for begins, at least in part, with the lives we’re willing to model for the people watching us.

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   22 Sept 2026

   S2 E31 | What Will Your Older Self Inherit? | Larry Kerr

   Former GD Energy Products CEO Larry Kerr returns to Lead Well. Live Whole. for a conversation about the cumulative effect of life’s seemingly small decisions. Rather than focusing on Larry’s executive career, Michael and Larry explore what becomes visible only after enough years have passed: our older selves inherit the patterns our younger selves established. Larry describes four areas he has intentionally invested in throughout his life—spiritual growth, physical movement, continual learning, and relationships—and explains how consistency in each has paid dividends as he has gotten older. The conversation moves from Larry’s commitment to reading God’s Word and maintaining physical mobility to the importance of friendship, community, encouragement, and remaining connected after professional titles disappear. Larry also reflects on his earlier fear of failure, the transition away from executive leadership, the potential danger of allowing comfort to replace calling, and what he would tell his 40-year-old self if he could speak to him today. At its heart, the episode isn’t about aging. It’s about intentionality. Larry’s message is that transformation doesn’t require perfection or dramatic overnight change. It begins by choosing one meaningful action, doing it consistently, and continuing to move forward. Because over enough time, small choices become a life.

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