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And I will see you in the next episode of The Leap Academy with Ilana Galancho.

And I will see you in the next episode of The Leap Academy with Ilana Galancho.

Michael Hyatt, from the CEO of Thomas Nelson Publisher, now he's the founder of Full Focus, author of several bestselling books. You're a podcaster, you're a speaker, and you're all about showing leaders that they can win at work and succeed in life.

Michael Hyatt, from the CEO of Thomas Nelson Publisher, now he's the founder of Full Focus, author of several bestselling books. You're a podcaster, you're a speaker, and you're all about showing leaders that they can win at work and succeed in life.

How do you recover from that? And how do you find balance?

How do you recover from that? And how do you find balance?

Michael Hyatt, from the CEO of Thomas Nelson Publisher, all the way to the acquisition of HarperCollins, which I think we all heard of. Now he's the founder of Full Focus, author of several New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, bestselling books. I don't know how you do it all. You're a podcaster. You're a speaker. Michael, it's incredible.

Michael Hyatt, from the CEO of Thomas Nelson Publisher, all the way to the acquisition of HarperCollins, which I think we all heard of. Now he's the founder of Full Focus, author of several New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, bestselling books. I don't know how you do it all. You're a podcaster. You're a speaker. Michael, it's incredible.

And you're all about showing leaders that they can win at work. and succeed in life. So first of all, it's so great to have you on the show with us, Michael.

And you're all about showing leaders that they can win at work. and succeed in life. So first of all, it's so great to have you on the show with us, Michael.

I think you studied philosophy, religion. Take us back in time. How did that shape your career path?

I think you studied philosophy, religion. Take us back in time. How did that shape your career path?

You came from a pretty religious household, or is that something that came later?

You came from a pretty religious household, or is that something that came later?

And I love that because the truth is, Michael, you started at word publishing, but very quickly you got to entrepreneurship, honestly, before the word even existed. Right, Michael? Like, I mean, I don't think that word existed. And you co-founded your own publishing company. So talk to a little bit about that route from Baylor and how that formed into your own company.

And I love that because the truth is, Michael, you started at word publishing, but very quickly you got to entrepreneurship, honestly, before the word even existed. Right, Michael? Like, I mean, I don't think that word existed. And you co-founded your own publishing company. So talk to a little bit about that route from Baylor and how that formed into your own company.

Wow. Oh my God. So first of all, I want to take you there and I appreciate the real truth here because I think there's some myth about, and we see it in our business, right? I mean, we're on one hand, one of the fastest growing companies in America. On the other hand, you're like a little duck, you know, trying to like stay above water, right?

Wow. Oh my God. So first of all, I want to take you there and I appreciate the real truth here because I think there's some myth about, and we see it in our business, right? I mean, we're on one hand, one of the fastest growing companies in America. On the other hand, you're like a little duck, you know, trying to like stay above water, right?

And people are like, yeah, but you guys make multi-million dollars. Yeah, that doesn't quite get to the bank. So walk us through a little bit just before we move on. What made you continue, Michael? Because that can get really, really hard and scary. What kept you going in those really, really hard moments?

And people are like, yeah, but you guys make multi-million dollars. Yeah, that doesn't quite get to the bank. So walk us through a little bit just before we move on. What made you continue, Michael? Because that can get really, really hard and scary. What kept you going in those really, really hard moments?