256: Rising up to systematically challenge serious health and career obstacles to come out stronger, wiser, healthier, and happier with guest expert Megan McNealy

Megan McNealy, author of Reinvent the Wheel: How Top Leaders Leverage Well-Being for Success

Megan McNealy and Bill Ringle discuss concrete, unexpected, and inspiring ways to leverage body, mind and spirit well-being to achieve personal and small business success – especially in challenging and even crisis-level environments.

>>> Visit MyQuestforTheBest.com for complete show notes and more expert advice and inspiring stories to propel your small business growth.

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Interview Insights

Top 3 Takeaways from this Interview

Top business leaders actually leverage well-being by “protecting the asset” (their body, mind, and spirit) to amplify success and allow themselves to show up with more power. Rather than burning out, they RISE.
With the body, mind, and spirit core optimized, not only their time but also their potential is leveraged, and thus we are seeing evidence of astonishing accomplishment professionally and personally.
A full-blown crisis – even a pandemic – can actually uplevel every area of your life if you approach it with a specific, leveraged, carefully planned strategy.

Read the Show Notes from this Episode

Megan shares her early inspiration. [2:08]
Megan shares an example when open-mindedness had helped. [2:50]
Megan discusses the shocking difference between living with burnout vs. vibrant well-being. [3:53]
Megan talks about how she get to conceptualizing 18 steps to reinvent and uplevel herself. [7:52]
Megan shares about prioritizing your well-being. [11:39]
Megan holds that owning your personal truth and its key to your natural power. [16:43]
Megan says that it’s important to “tune your focus” and its application to the Covid-19 situation. [21:50]
My Quest for the Best Lightning Round begins [25:09]

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Expert Bio

Megan McNealy has devoted her career to helping others reach their highest potential in their personal and professional lives.

She is an award-winning, 22+ year Senior Vice President and Wealth Management Advisor at one of the largest financial firms in the world.

Megan is simultaneously an impact entrepreneur and a prominent well-being thought leader who founded Well-Being Drives Success, a multi-faceted platform designed to serve those in our workforce who strive for exceptional wellness and extraordinary success.

Megan authored Reinvent the Wheel: How Top Leader Leverage Well-Being for Success and her work has been featured in the UK Telegraph, Fast Company, Chief Executive, Thrive Global, Business Insider, and on the Mindvalley Podcast to name a few.

Reinvent the Wheel was also featured on the Top 20 Must-Reads of 2019 in Forbes and won a Silver Medal from Axiom Book Awards.

As a survivor of three chronic illnesses (two autoimmune diseases and cancer), Megan promised herself that if she healed herself she would dedicate the rest of her life to service and impact.