The Playbook with Colin Jonov
The Playbook with Colin Jonov
Colin Jonov
The Dark Side of Leadership: Ambition, Family, and the Cost of Being “The Guy” | Zach Brandon
1 hour 7 minutes Posted Jun 25, 2026 at 3:00 am.
The Paradox Of Performance Virtues
Routines Need Room To Sway
The Painter Behind Great Questions
Lead Like A Lighthouse
Visualize The Hard Parts Too
Excellence Starts At Home
The Who Behind The Why
Perspective That Builds Resilience
Values, Identity, And Future You
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Send us Fan Mail Performance and Leadership advisor, Zach Brandon, and I dig into why the traits that drive excellence can also sabotage it when we overuse them. We trade stories and mental models that help leaders, coaches, and athletes stay adaptable, serve others well, and keep their values intact when ambition and adversity collide. • the double-edged nature of performance virtues like intensity, obsession, and discipline • overused strengths becoming limitations, including communi...