Guiding you toward a life of purpose, progress, and personal growth. Each week, James interviews world-class thinkers, including prime ministers, Olympic gold medalists, billionaires, and visionaries, to uncover the habits, tools, and mindsets that drive meaningful success.
Hosted by James Laughlin—a 7-time world champion drummer, sought-after keynote speaker, and high-performance leadership consultant—this podcast brings you conversations with extraordinary individuals who have shaped industries, inspired nations, and achieved greatness.
Whether you're building confidence, breaking through barriers, or discovering your purpose, Lead on Purpose is your guide to turning challenges into opportunities and ambitions into achievements.
Team Culture: Good is the enemy of Great Former World Champion, James Laughlin, shares his high-performance habits, methodologies, and tips for leaders and high performers. Send me a personal text message - Pre-order my new book TODAY - www.thehabitbook.com Support the show...
How to crush stigma : being the first openly gay All Black with Campbell Johnstone Campbell Johnstone is a Former All Black and Crusader. He also played rugby in Russia, Wales and France. Campbell grew up in rural New Zealand near Hastings, where his love for rugby grew everyday when he played out in the paddocks with his brothers. He spoke to me about his visualisation practices that he believes helped him achieve that coveted spot on the team as an All Black. Campbell has recently opened up an...
How to crush stigma : being the first openly gay All Black with Campbell Johnstone Campbell Johnstone is a Former All Black and Crusader. He also played rugby in Russia, Wales and France. Campbell grew up in rural New Zealand near Hastings, where his love for rugby grew everyday when he played out in the paddocks with his brothers. He spoke to me about his visualisation practices that he believes helped him achieve that coveted spot on the team as an All Black. Campbell has recently opened up an...
1000 Days Without Alcohol Here's What Happened Former World Champion, James Laughlin, shares his high-performance habits, methodologies, and tips for leaders and high performers. Send me a personal text message - Pre-order my new book TODAY - www.thehabitbook.com Support the show...
The Truth About Your Mindset Former World Champion, James Laughlin, shares his high-performance habits, methodologies, and tips for leaders and high performers. Send me a personal text message - Pre-order my new book TODAY - www.thehabitbook.com Support the show...
Reshaping Capitalism with Ty Montague Ty Montague is the Co-Founder and CPO at Co:Collective - a company that works alongside leadership teams to identify the companies purpose and values and help them bring those to life throughout the business. They help businesses be congruent and be better story-doers than storytellers. Ty shared so much gold with me in this conversation. He believes that there is a whole new model of business coming to life, one that focuses on sustainability, congruency, p...
Reshaping Capitalism with Ty Montague Ty Montague is the Co-Founder and CPO at Co:Collective - a company that works alongside leadership teams to identify the companies purpose and values and help them bring those to life throughout the business. They help businesses be congruent and be better story-doers than storytellers. Ty shared so much gold with me in this conversation. He believes that there is a whole new model of business coming to life, one that focuses on sustainability, congruency, p...
How to identify your BS Former World Champion, James Laughlin, shares his high-performance habits, methodologies, and tips for leaders and high performers. Send me a personal text message - Pre-order my new book TODAY - www.thehabitbook.com Support the show...
6 Pillars for Daily Mental Health with Sir John Kirwan Sir John Kirwan is a New Zealand Mental Health advocate, former All Black, and former rugby union coach. He has written two books on the subject of mental health, has spoken openly about his battles with depression, and been honoured for his services to mental health. John spoke openly about his struggles with mental health and how he no longer wanted to stick around to deal with it. He got to an incredibly low point and tried to jump out of...
6 Pillars for Daily Mental Health with Sir John Kirwan Sir John Kirwan is a New Zealand Mental Health advocate, former All Black, and former rugby union coach. He has written two books on the subject of mental health, has spoken openly about his battles with depression, and been honoured for his services to mental health. John spoke openly about his struggles with mental health and how he no longer wanted to stick around to deal with it. He got to an incredibly low point and tried to jump out of...
The Secret to High Performance Former World Champion, James Laughlin, shares his high-performance habits, methodologies, and tips for leaders and high performers. Send me a personal text message - Pre-order my new book TODAY - www.thehabitbook.com Support the show...
How to see possibilities instead of problems with Elisa Schmitz Elisa A. Schmitz is an award-winning Latina entrepreneur and journalist. She is the founder and CEO of 30Seconds.com, with millions of unique users every month. She is also the founder of iParenting, a “Best of the Web” digital media company that was acquired by the Walt Disney Company. Elisa is the author of the new book Become the F ire: Transform Life’s Chaos into Business and Personal Success. “We all ex perience chaos, challeng...
How to see possibilities instead of problems with Elisa Schmitz Elisa A. Schmitz is an award-winning Latina entrepreneur and journalist. She is the founder and CEO of 30Seconds.com, with millions of unique users every month. She is also the founder of iParenting, a “Best of the Web” digital media company that was acquired by the Walt Disney Company. Elisa is the author of the new book Become the F ire: Transform Life’s Chaos into Business and Personal Success. “We all ex perience chaos, challeng...
5 Steps to Embracing Your Purpose Former World Champion, James Laughlin, shares his high-performance habits, methodologies, and tips for leaders and high performers. Send me a personal text message - Pre-order my new book TODAY - www.thehabitbook.com Support the show...
6 Secrets to Powerful Answers with Dr. Brian Glibkowski Dr. Brian Glibkowski is an author and researcher who is passionate about the role that both questions and answers play in life and business. His journey started with his research on questions. He authored an article on questions that has been recognized by the Association of Human Resource Development as one of ten articles that will shape the 21st century. One thing that really stuck out to Brian during his research, was the fact that we f...
6 Secrets to Powerful Answers with Dr. Brian Glibkowski Dr. Brian Glibkowski is an author and researcher who is passionate about the role that both questions and answers play in life and business. His journey started with his research on questions. He authored an article on questions that has been recognized by the Association of Human Resource Development as one of ten articles that will shape the 21st century. One thing that really stuck out to Brian during his research, was the fact that we f...
The Formula For Making Hard Decisions Former World Champion, James Laughlin, shares his high-performance habits, methodologies, and tips for leaders and high performers. Send me a personal text message - Pre-order my new book TODAY - www.thehabitbook.com Support the show...
#1 way to deal with pressure with Performance Psychologist Jonah Oliver Jonah Oliver is one of Australia’s best Performance psychologists. He has worked with some of the world’s top professional golfers, Olympic athletes, professional soccer teams, surgeons, indigenous performing artists, and endurance tri-athletes to name just a few. Jonah is passionate about helping people fulfil their potential on the biggest stage. Jonah values mastery, curiosity and playfulness, and he makes sure to bring t...
#1 way to deal with pressure with Performance Psychologist Jonah Oliver Jonah Oliver is one of Australia’s best Performance psychologists. He has worked with some of the world’s top professional golfers, Olympic athletes, professional soccer teams, surgeons, indigenous performing artists, and endurance tri-athletes to name just a few. Jonah is passionate about helping people fulfil their potential on the biggest stage. Jonah values mastery, curiosity and playfulness, and he makes sure to bring t...
How to Achieve Balance Former World Champion, James Laughlin, shares his high-performance habits, methodologies, and tips for leaders and high performers. Send me a personal text message - Pre-order my new book TODAY - www.thehabitbook.com Support the show...
Why Your Employees Hate You with Dr. Lauren Tucker Dr. Lauren Tucker is the founder and CEO of Let’s Do What Matters, an inclusion management consultancy. Let’s Do What Matters is designed to help communications firms take their DEI efforts from well-meaning to sustainable. Dr. Tucker has worked at some of the most renowned advertising and marketing agencies in the world where she focuses her research on the use of the nudge theory to design actionable inclusion solutions that help firms achieve...
Why Your Employees Hate You with Dr. Lauren Tucker Dr. Lauren Tucker is the founder and CEO of Let’s Do What Matters, an inclusion management consultancy. Let’s Do What Matters is designed to help communications firms take their DEI efforts from well-meaning to sustainable. Dr. Tucker has worked at some of the most renowned advertising and marketing agencies in the world where she focuses her research on the use of the nudge theory to design actionable inclusion solutions that help firms achieve...
How to Multiply Motivation Former World Champion, James Laughlin, shares his high-performance habits, methodologies, and tips for leaders and high performers. Send me a personal text message - Pre-order my new book TODAY - www.thehabitbook.com Support the show...
How to run your business like the U.S. Navy with Martin Groover In the Navy, nothing is left to chance. Every strategy is tested, and every resource is utilized with minimal excess and remarkable efficiency. This streamlined convergence of people, processes, and technology is the pinnacle of productivity and its benefits resonate far beyond military endeavors. Martin Groover is a Retired Naval Officer with a passion for driving business outcomes with Operational Technology. He is a leading Partn...
How to run your business like the U.S. Navy with Martin Groover In the Navy, nothing is left to chance. Every strategy is tested, and every resource is utilized with minimal excess and remarkable efficiency. This streamlined convergence of people, processes, and technology is the pinnacle of productivity and its benefits resonate far beyond military endeavors. Martin Groover is a Retired Naval Officer with a passion for driving business outcomes with Operational Technology. He is a leading Partn...
Three Ways to Supercharge Your Network Former World Champion, James Laughlin, shares his high-performance habits, methodologies, and tips for leaders and high performers. Send me a personal text message - Pre-order my new book TODAY - www.thehabitbook.com Support the show...
The #1 way to eliminate distraction that all leaders NEED to know with Kathryn Fantauzzi Kathryn Fantauzzi is the co-founder & CEO of Apollo Neuroscience, which has developed the first scientifically-validated wearable technology that actively improves energy, focus & sleep. Originally invented by a team of physicians and neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh, the Apollo uses a novel touch therapy that signals safety to the brain, accelerating stress recovery and supporting men...
The # 1 way to eliminate distraction that all leaders NEED to know with Kathryn Fantauzzi Kathryn Fantauzzi is the co-founder & CEO of Apollo Neuroscience, which has developed the first scientifically-validated wearable technology that actively improves energy, focus & sleep. Originally invented by a team of physicians and neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh, the Apollo uses a novel touch therapy that signals safety to the brain, accelerating stress recovery and supporting me...
Nelson Mandela’s Lost Tapes with Richard Stengel Richard Stengel is the former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy in the Obama administration. Prior to going to Washington, Stengel was the editor of TIME for seven years. He was also the president and CEO of the National Constitution Center. In the 1990s, he collaborated with Nelson Mandela on the South African’s autobiography, “Long Walk to Freedom.” He is the author of a number of books, the most recent of which is “Information Wars:...
Nelson Mandela’s Lost Tapes with Richard Stengel Richard Stengel is the former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy in the Obama administration. Prior to going to Washington, Stengel was the editor of TIME for seven years. He was also the president and CEO of the National Constitution Center. In the 1990s, he collaborated with Nelson Mandela on the South African’s autobiography, “Long Walk to Freedom.” He is the author of a number of books, the most recent of which is “Information Wars:...
