In this episode, Sean sits down with physicist, eight-figure founder, and author Randy Lyman to explore the missing piece in leadership most high performers never address: emotions. Randy shares how logic, strategy, and execution alone eventually led him to burnout—and how integrating emotional awareness transformed his leadership, his businesses, and his life.

This conversation dives into emotional intelligence as a leadership multiplier, the science behind emotional energy, why unprocessed emotions quietly shape culture and performance, and how leaders can begin leading themselves first.

If you’ve achieved success but still feel something’s missing, this episode will change how you think about leadership, fulfillment, and growth.

Episode Chapters

00:00 – Introduction
00:52 – Meet Randy Lyman
01:49 – When Logic Hits a Ceiling
02:24 – The Emotional Wake-Up Call
04:29 – Why We Avoid Emotions
05:49 – Sean’s Story of Suppression
07:20 – The Inner Child & Approval
09:27 – Strength and Vulnerability
11:19 – Emotions in Leadership
13:21 – The Science Behind It
15:27 – Releasing Emotional Energy
17:01 – The Cost of Avoidance
18:54 – Emotions & Physical Health
19:47 – Burnout and Breakdown
21:42 – Healing Through Feeling
22:45 – Leadership Starts With Self
25:20 – Testing a New Leadership Model
26:55 – What It Looks Like in Practice
27:22 – What People Really Need at Work
32:15 – Leadership as a Cheat Code
35:21 – Where to Start
37:29 – Consciousness & Reality
40:01 – A Simple Experiment
41:02 – Final Thoughts

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Guest Links -Randy Lyman

Website: https://www.randylyman.com

Book — The Third Element: https://www.randylyman.com/the-third-element

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/randylyman

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randylyman

No Limit Leadership is the go-to podcast for growth-minded executives, middle managers, and team leaders who want more than surface-level leadership advice. Hosted by executive coach and former Special Forces commander Sean Patton, this show dives deep into modern leadership, self-leadership, and the real-world strategies that build high-performing teams. Whether you're focused on leadership development, building a coaching culture, improving leadership communication, or strengthening team accountability, each episode equips you with actionable insights to unlock leadership potential across your organization. From designing onboarding systems that retain talent to asking better questions that drive clarity and impact, No Limit Leadership helps you lead yourself first so you can lead others better. If you're ready to create a culture of ownership, resilience, and results, this leadership podcast is for you.

Most leaders believe control is the key to success. It helps them push through pressure, survive adversity, and achieve results. But what happens when the very strategy that once saved you starts holding you back?

In this episode of the No Limit Leadership Podcast, host Sean Patton sits down with executive coach Houston Bradley for a deeply personal and transformational conversation. Houston shares how a near-fatal brain injury at 17, years of high performance in Hollywood, and eventual recovery reshaped his understanding of leadership, identity, and control.

Together, Sean and Houston unpack the difference between confidence and ego, when control is a useful tool—and when it becomes a dangerous identity. They explore why so many driven leaders know what they want to have but lack clarity around who they need to be to create it.

This conversation challenges the grind mentality, exposes the hidden costs of unchecked control, and offers a new framework for leadership rooted in self-awareness, accountability, and transformation.

⏱️ Episode Highlights & Timestamps

• 00:00 – The hidden downside of control in leadership
• 01:00 – Introducing Houston Bradley and his unconventional path
• 02:30 – A near-fatal skateboarding accident and waking up in a coma
• 05:45 – Using control as a survival tool—and when it turns against you
• 08:20 – Faith, recovery, and the identity shift after trauma
• 10:20 – Ego, overachievement, and drifting from humility
• 12:20 – Ignoring warning signs and living without accountability
• 14:45 – Confidence vs. ego: how high performers get trapped
• 16:40 – Rock bottom, recovery, and choosing a new way of being
• 20:00 – When control becomes an identity instead of a tool
• 23:00 – Blind spots, accountability, and why self-reflection isn’t enough
• 26:00 – Vision vs. identity: why “doing more” doesn’t create change
• 28:00 – Why leaders know what they want—but not who they must become
• 30:45 – Coaching, transformation, and creating a future worth the work
• 36:00 – The power of having people who call you out and call you forward
• 39:00 – Final reflections on growth, leadership, and transformation

👉 Houston Bradley
https://www.hbmetacoaching.com/

IMDb Profile — Background on his creative work and credits:
👉 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5652382/

No Limit Leadership is the go-to podcast for growth-minded executives, middle managers, and team leaders who want more than surface-level leadership advice. Hosted by executive coach and former Special Forces commander Sean Patton, this show dives deep into modern leadership, self-leadership, and the real-world strategies that build high-performing teams. Whether you're focused on leadership development, building a coaching culture, improving leadership communication, or strengthening team accountability, each episode equips you with actionable insights to unlock leadership potential across your organization. From designing onboarding systems that retain talent to asking better questions that drive clarity and impact, No Limit Leadership helps you lead yourself first so you can lead others better. If you're ready to create a culture of ownership, resilience, and results, this leadership podcast is for you.

If you want to lead with humility, confidence, and real influence in a distracted world, this is a conversation you don’t want to miss. Sean Patton sits down with Scott Millson — former U.S. Navy Petty Officer, executive leader, and author of Frequency of Excellence — to explore why leadership breaks down when attention fades, how ego quietly erodes trust, and why the smallest behaviors reveal the real standard you’re setting as a leader.

From folding underwear in Navy boot camp to leading high-performing organizations, Scott shares timeless lessons on presence, growth mindset, humility, and human-centered leadership — and how leaders can build cultures that consistently perform at a higher frequency.

⏱ Episode Timestamps

00:00 – Why excellence isn’t about doing more — it’s about paying attention
00:42 – Scott Millson’s leadership journey: Navy, executive life, and beyond
02:09 – Joining the Navy and early lessons in discipline and perseverance
04:01 – “How you do anything is how you do everything”
06:17 – The power of presence and curiosity as a leader
08:15 – Growth mindset in a distracted, fast-moving world
10:58 – Reflection, pausing, and encoding lessons for long-term growth
12:28 – Capturing insights: journaling, notes, and learning systems
14:30 – Being intentional about who you surround yourself with
16:55 – Failure, humility, and learning the hard way
21:02 – Growth mindset vs ego at senior leadership levels
23:07 – Leadership lessons from the USS Benfold turnaround
26:11 – Trust, respect, and why leaders must give it first
30:03 – Why culture is the shadow of leadership
33:54 – The organization’s role in leader development
35:59 – Management vs leadership: tasks vs people
38:55 – Calm, optimism, and leadership as a force multiplier
42:00 – Where to find Scott and learn more

Scott Millson is a former U.S. Navy Petty Officer, seasoned executive, keynote speaker, and author of Frequency of Excellence: Tuning Into the Everyday Excellence of Life and Leadership. After decades in leadership roles across industries, Scott now dedicates his work to helping leaders grow with humility, confidence, and intentionality — focusing on presence, relationships, and continuous learning.

📘 Featured Book

Frequency of Excellence: Tuning Into the Everyday Excellence of Life and Leadership
🔗 https://scottmillson.com

🔗 Connect with Scott Millson

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-millson/
  
  

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No Limit Leadership is the go-to podcast for growth-minded executives, middle managers, and team leaders who want more than surface-level leadership advice. Hosted by executive coach and former Special Forces commander Sean Patton, this show dives deep into modern leadership, self-leadership, and the real-world strategies that build high-performing teams. Whether you're focused on leadership development, building a coaching culture, improving leadership communication, or strengthening team accountability, each episode equips you with actionable insights to unlock leadership potential across your organization. From designing onboarding systems that retain talent to asking better questions that drive clarity and impact, No Limit Leadership helps you lead yourself first so you can lead others better. If you're ready to create a culture of ownership, resilience, and results, this leadership podcast is for you.

From busing tables on the Jones Beach boardwalk to building one of the NHL’s most admired workplace cultures, Sean Henry’s leadership journey is anything but conventional. In this episode, Sean shares how he helped build Smashville by putting culture first—using trust, humility, fun, and servant leadership as a real competitive advantage.

This conversation is packed with hard-earned lessons on motivation, decision-making, culture-building, and why people don’t quit jobs—they quit environments.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why fun is not a perk—but a leadership strategy
• How servant leadership creates trust at every level
• Lessons from bankruptcy, bad bosses, and bold career risks
• How listening to employees transforms culture
• Why great leaders remove silos and lead from the floor
• How Smashville became one of the NHL’s top workplaces

Episode Timestamps / Chapter Markers

00:00 – Why this episode matters & what makes Sean Henry different
01:38 – From busboy to CEO: early lessons in work ethic
03:14 – “Leave it better than you found it”
06:21 – Motivation isn’t money—here’s what actually works
07:42 – Why Sean doesn’t read management books (except one)
10:31 – Leadership mistakes and what not to do
13:45 – Don’t make your passions other people’s burdens
15:31 – Betting everything on a startup—and going bankrupt
18:38 – Choosing who you work with matters more than the job
21:05 – Turning around the Tampa Bay Lightning
24:30 – Trust starts at the top (and goes down)
26:23 – Breaking silos and building one team
30:31 – Confidence, humility, and decisive leadership
33:09 – Innovating when “it’s never been done before”
36:12 – Installing urinals yourself (yes, really)
38:40 – Why Smashville is a top workplace year after year
41:58 – The power of fun, joy, and shared purpose
45:44 – Final thoughts on leadership and service

Links & Resources

• Connect with Sean Henry on LinkedIn:
  https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/all/?keywords=Sean%20Henry%20Nashville%20Predators
  
  
• No Limit Leadership Website:
  https://nolimitleadership.com

No Limit Leadership is the go-to podcast for growth-minded executives, middle managers, and team leaders who want more than surface-level leadership advice. Hosted by executive coach and former Special Forces commander Sean Patton, this show dives deep into modern leadership, self-leadership, and the real-world strategies that build high-performing teams. Whether you're focused on leadership development, building a coaching culture, improving leadership communication, or strengthening team accountability, each episode equips you with actionable insights to unlock leadership potential across your organization. From designing onboarding systems that retain talent to asking better questions that drive clarity and impact, No Limit Leadership helps you lead yourself first so you can lead others better. If you're ready to create a culture of ownership, resilience, and results, this leadership podcast is for you.

Most leaders are chasing better results by doing more — more strategy, more effort, more discipline. But what if the real breakthrough doesn’t come from doing more… but from changing who you’re being?

In this episode of the No Limit Leadership Podcast, Sean Patton sits down with Joseph King-Barkley, Partner at Novus Global and President of the Meta Performance Institute, to explore the powerful shift from high performance to true transformation.

Together, they unpack identity, failure, vision, feedback, and the internal lenses that shape how leaders see the world — and why those lenses often determine results more than tactics ever could.

This conversation is a deep dive into what it really takes to unlock fulfillment, capacity, and impact at the highest levels of leadership.

⏱️ Episode Chapters

00:00 – Why Doing More Isn’t the Breakthrough
01:20 – Meet Joseph King-Barkley & Meta Performance
03:00 – Why Elite Leaders Thrive on Teams
04:25 – From Pastor to Executive Coach: Joseph’s Journey
06:50 – High Performance vs. Meta Performance
10:55 – Why Leaders Play It “Reasonable”
14:55 – Fear of Failure & Identity
18:25 – The Power of Lenses and Reframing Reality
22:45 – Loss, Perspective, and Choosing a New Story
25:00 – Be → Do → Have (And Why Most Leaders Get It Backwards)
31:20 – Identity Is More Fluid Than You Think
35:20 – Practical Ways to Change How You’re Being
38:50 – Feedback as a Leadership Superpower
41:00 – Why Great Coaches Always Have Coaches
42:25 – How to Work With Novus Global or Become a Coach

🔗 Links & Resources Mentioned

• Novus Global – Executive Coaching Firm
  https://novus.global
  
  
• Meta Performance Institute (MPI) – Coach Training & Certification
  https://mp.institute
  
  
• Free Vision Call with a Novus Global Coach
  https://nolimitleaders.com/vision
  
  
• Book: Beyond High Performance (Joseph King-Barkley & team)
  https://www.amazon.com/dp/1637741581
  
  
• Book: The Three Laws of Performance (Steve Zaffron & Dave Logan)
  https://www.amazon.com/dp/0470193403
  
  
• No Limit Leadership Podcast
  https://nolimitleaders.com

No Limit Leadership is the go-to podcast for growth-minded executives, middle managers, and team leaders who want more than surface-level leadership advice. Hosted by executive coach and former Special Forces commander Sean Patton, this show dives deep into modern leadership, self-leadership, and the real-world strategies that build high-performing teams. Whether you're focused on leadership development, building a coaching culture, improving leadership communication, or strengthening team accountability, each episode equips you with actionable insights to unlock leadership potential across your organization. From designing onboarding systems that retain talent to asking better questions that drive clarity and impact, No Limit Leadership helps you lead yourself first so you can lead others better. If you're ready to create a culture of ownership, resilience, and results, this leadership podcast is for you.

In this powerful episode, Sean sits down with Danilda Polanco, architect, developer, and founder of Dope Architecture, to unpack what it really takes to build a life and business on your own terms.

Danilda shares her journey from immigrating to the U.S. at 19 with no English, to becoming a 7-figure solopreneur leading a respected design-build firm in Denver. Together, they explore identity, leadership, motherhood, and what it means to stop chasing balance and start designing your life with intention.

This conversation is a masterclass in resilience, self-trust, and redefining leadership — especially for women, immigrants, and anyone who’s ever felt boxed in by expectations.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How limiting beliefs shape our reality — and how to break them
• Why representation matters, but preparation matters more
• What leadership looks like in male-dominated industries
• How motherhood and entrepreneurship can coexist without guilt
• Why setting boundaries actually earns respect
• How to build a business that reflects your values, not industry norms

Chapters

00:00 – Danilda’s immigrant journey and early ambition
04:30 – Learning English, finding mentors, and building confidence
08:45 – Identity, mindset, and rewriting the story in your head
12:40 – Motherhood, sacrifice, and redefining success
17:00 – Why she stopped chasing balance
20:45 – Leading crews and building respect in construction
26:30 – Setting boundaries and owning leadership
30:10 – The vision behind Dope Architecture
34:00 – Representation, women in construction, and legacy
38:00 – Designing a business — and life — with intention
41:30 – Final leadership lessons and mic-drop moment

About the Guest

Danilda Polanco is an architect, developer, and founder of Dope Architecture, a Denver-based residential design-build firm known for excellence, integrity, and transformational spaces. With nearly two decades in the industry, Danilda is on a mission to open doors for women and minorities in construction — and to prove that you don’t need permission to build something extraordinary.

Connect With Danilda

🌐 Website: https://dopearch.com/
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dope.arch/

No Limit Leadership is the go-to podcast for growth-minded executives, middle managers, and team leaders who want more than surface-level leadership advice. Hosted by executive coach and former Special Forces commander Sean Patton, this show dives deep into modern leadership, self-leadership, and the real-world strategies that build high-performing teams. Whether you're focused on leadership development, building a coaching culture, improving leadership communication, or strengthening team accountability, each episode equips you with actionable insights to unlock leadership potential across your organization. From designing onboarding systems that retain talent to asking better questions that drive clarity and impact, No Limit Leadership helps you lead yourself first so you can lead others better. If you're ready to create a culture of ownership, resilience, and results, this leadership podcast is for you.

This episode is required listening for high performers.

During seasons of stress, travel, and constant social pressure—especially around alcohol—many leaders begin to experience a quiet erosion of energy, clarity, consistency, and relationships. What feels normal or even expected can slowly undermine leadership from the inside out.

Sean Patton sits down with Amber Hollingsworth, Licensed Professional Counselor, Master Addiction Counselor, and creator of the YouTube channel Put the Shovel Down, to unpack how high-performing leaders often drift into unhealthy coping patterns without realizing it. Amber explains why addiction often hides behind success, how ambition and addiction come from the same drive, and why the issue isn’t how much you drink—but how much space it takes up in your mind and life.

This conversation challenges black-and-white thinking around addiction and reframes recovery, presence, and rest as essential components of elite performance and self-leadership.

If you’re committed to showing up as your best self—in your work, your relationships, and your life—this episode will change how you think about performance.

⏱️Timestamps

00:00 – Why this episode is required listening
02:00 – Meet Amber Hollingsworth
04:15 – Why high performers are vulnerable to addiction
06:00 – The inability to “turn it off”
08:05 – Why addiction isn’t about the number
10:45 – Superpowers, kryptonite, and ambition
14:05 – Performance vs presence at home
18:40 – Alcohol culture in leadership and business
21:20 – Inconsistency as a hidden warning sign
24:10 – Anxiety, dopamine, and rebound effects
27:45 – Navigating conferences and social pressure
30:00 – THC, marijuana, and the slow drift
33:45 – Leading a team through performance decline
38:50 – Ownership, accountability, and real change
39:55 – Where to find Amber’s work

🔗 Links

• Amber Hollingsworth’s Website:
  https://hopeforfamiliesrecoverycenter.com
  
  
• YouTube Channel – Put the Shovel Down:
  https://www.youtube.com/@PutTheShovelDown

No Limit Leadership is the go-to podcast for growth-minded executives, middle managers, and team leaders who want more than surface-level leadership advice. Hosted by executive coach and former Special Forces commander Sean Patton, this show dives deep into modern leadership, self-leadership, and the real-world strategies that build high-performing teams. Whether you're focused on leadership development, building a coaching culture, improving leadership communication, or strengthening team accountability, each episode equips you with actionable insights to unlock leadership potential across your organization. From designing onboarding systems that retain talent to asking better questions that drive clarity and impact, No Limit Leadership helps you lead yourself first so you can lead others better. If you're ready to create a culture of ownership, resilience, and results, this leadership podcast is for you.

If you’ve ever struggled to understand why different generations communicate, work, and clash so differently, this episode will give you a new lens on leadership.

In this conversation, Sean Patton sits down with Gabby Rosely, keynote speaker, leadership trainer, and host of The Gabby Rosely Podcast. Gabby stepped into leadership at just 21 years old, managing boomers, Gen X, millennials, and Gen Z simultaneously—an experience that shaped her expertise in multi-generational communication and leadership.

Together, Sean and Gabby unpack what it really takes to build trust, accountability, and strong culture across age groups. They explore the challenges of moving from individual performance to leadership, the difference between being nice and being kind as a leader, and how generational blind spots can quietly derail teams.

This episode is a must-listen for leaders, managers, and entrepreneurs who want to communicate better, retain top talent, and create workplaces where every generation can thrive.

Chapters

• 00:00 – Why Generations Clash at Work
• 02:00 – Stepping Into Leadership at 21
• 04:30 – From Individual Performer to Team Leader
• 07:30 – Leading by Example vs. Taking Charge
• 10:30 – Kind vs. Nice Leadership
• 14:00 – Blind Spots and Why Leaders Need Coaches
• 18:30 – Developing Leaders, Not Just Performers
• 22:30 – Understanding Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z
• 27:00 – Keeping Gen Z Engaged at Work
• 32:00 – Vision, Alignment, and Team Buy-In
• 35:30 – Leveraging Multi-Generational Strengths
• 40:00 – Culture Shifts and the Search for Structure
• 45:00 – Where to Connect with Gabby Rosely

Guest Links

• Gabby Rosely – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabbyrosely
  
  
• Gabby Rosely Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gabby-rosely-podcast/id1681507089
• https://open.spotify.com/show/26HaB2hjLj0R1YrWLoHW5F?si=KKnhURrXSKi4tKkYEyYSxg&nd=1&dlsi=93bed0d235794479
• YouTube (Speaking Videos): https://www.youtube.com/@GabbyRosely
  
  

No Limit Leadership is the go-to podcast for growth-minded executives, middle managers, and team leaders who want more than surface-level leadership advice. Hosted by executive coach and former Special Forces commander Sean Patton, this show dives deep into modern leadership, self-leadership, and the real-world strategies that build high-performing teams. Whether you're focused on leadership development, building a coaching culture, improving leadership communication, or strengthening team accountability, each episode equips you with actionable insights to unlock leadership potential across your organization. From designing onboarding systems that retain talent to asking better questions that drive clarity and impact, No Limit Leadership helps you lead yourself first so you can lead others better. If you're ready to create a culture of ownership, resilience, and results, this leadership podcast is for you.