Peak Performance and Peak Satisfaction in Your Business Career

Peak Performance & Peak Satisfaction is the podcast designed for business professionals who want to excel with ease, get rewarded handsomely AND enjoy their work. Master Coach and Executive, Cheri Gregov is sharing her intellectual property as a 25 year business veteran trained and certified in neuroscience, a Wharton MBA of Strategy, Operations, & Entrepreneurship, and formerly a Chief Operating Officer at a Fortune 500 company. Her signature approach to proactively managing our careers is a mix of career strategy, performance optimization, leadership development, and life coaching. This C-suite executive is sharing secrets from inside the boardroom and delivering the direct career guidance and cutting edge thought leadership you won't hear anywhere else. Tune in for the perspective, the strategies, and practical steps to unleash success in the office that spills over into health and relationships too.

Peak Performance and Peak Satisfaction in Your Business Career is a business podcast hosted by Cheri Gregov, with 103 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Cheri Gregov hosts Peak Performance and Peak Satisfaction in Your Business Career, a business show with 103 episodes published.

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  Episode #104

  Facts vs. Drama: The Real Cause Of Your Work Stress

  Aug 21, 202626 min

  If work stress has your doctor raising concerns, or anger keeps showing up at moments you wish it wouldn't, there's real neuroscience behind both, and real tools to change them. In this episode, I break down the habit underneath our two most damaging work emotions, and the single mental shift that defuses both. What You'll Learn From This Episode: Why anger works like a security blanket, and what it's actually protecting you from feeling. A simple two-part practice for releasing anger without letting it derail your day, week, or career. The two beliefs underneath almost all chronic work stress, and how to catch them in yourself. The difference between the facts of a situation and the drama you've layered on top, and why that distinction changes everything. A real client story on what changes when stress finally has somewhere real to go. Whether anger or stress is more your pattern, this episode gives you a tool you can use again the next time either one shows up. Resources: Read My Book: Choice: How To Love This Life , available on Amazon, Audible, and Kindle Start Here: Free Leadership Playbook for career-critical moments Read: Weekly Leadership Insights and join 1,000 subscribers Watch: Take Charge Of Your Career Masterclass In 3 Vital Steps Meet: Schedule a complimentary Career Strategy Consultation Learn More: How 100+ Leaders Have Benefited from my Executive Coaching Recommended Related Episodes: Episode 12 - The Cause of Burnout Episode 14 - Work Trauma Episode 18 - Love Your Work Again Episode 31 - Sick of Being Busy and Tired Episode 76 - Tame Corporate Rage Message me your thoughts on this topic / episode here

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  Episode #103

  First You Fear Losing, Then You Fear Winning.

  Aug 14, 202624 min

  Most people expect the fear that shows up early in a big goal, when the finish line still feels far away. Almost nobody expects the fear that shows up right at the end, when success is finally within reach. In this episode, I break down both, and give you the exact questions to cut through each one. What You'll Learn From This Episode: Why every "should" statement you tell yourself is a judgment dressed up as a fact, and how to catch it. Two questions that cut straight through your inner judge's drama and back to the facts. Why self-sabotage most often shows up right before you get what you wanted, not just in the hard middle. What it means when success starts to feel scary instead of exciting, and why that's actually a sign you're on the right track. A real client story of someone who used to pump the brakes on his own success, and what changed. Whether you're deep in the hard middle of a goal or standing right at the edge of getting what you wanted, I hope this episode helps you recognize the voice trying to talk you out of it. Resources: Start Here: Free Leadership Playbook for career-critical moments Read: Weekly Leadership Insights and join 1,000 subscribers Watch: Take Charge Of Your Career Masterclass In 3 Vital Steps Meet: Schedule a complimentary Career Strategy Consultation Learn More: How 100+ Leaders Have Benefited from my Executive Coaching Recommended Related Episodes: Episode 11 - Self Sabotage Episode 27 - Fail Fast To Succeed Episode 34 - Follow Through Episode 62 - Initial Resistance - When To Ignore It & When To Honor It Episode 83 - Risk & Success Intolerance Message me your thoughts on this topic / episode here

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  Episode #102

  Why White-Knuckling Your Career Makes You Worse At It

  Aug 7, 202622 min

  Most of us were trained to work hard and try our best, but never trained on how much is enough. In this episode, I break down where that white-knuckled, gripping-too-tight approach to work actually comes from, and why athletes have a better model for it than most leaders do. What You’ll Learn From This Episode: Why “work hard and do your best” can quietly become a recipe for burnout when no one ever taught you where the boundary is. The difference between chasing external validation and building real, self-sourced satisfaction in your work. Why your career was never meant to be the measure of your safety or your worth. What athletes mean by playing with “soft hands,” and how to apply it to interviews, negotiations, and high-stakes moments at work. A real client story on loosening your grip during an intense, high-pressure season without losing your performance. Whether you’re heading into a big decision or just in the middle of a demanding season at work, I show you how to perform your best by releasing excess tension. Resources: Start Here: Free Leadership Playbook for career-critical moments Read: Weekly Leadership Insights and join 1,000 subscribers Watch: Take Charge Of Your Career Masterclass In 3 Vital Steps Meet: Schedule a complimentary Career Strategy Consultation Learn More: How 100+ Leaders Have Benefited from my Executive Coaching Recommended Related Episodes: Episode 87 - Feeling Behind Is Slowing You Down Episode 76 - Tame Corporate Rage Episode 48 - Burnout vs Quiet Quitting and the Happy Middleground Episode 60 - Grieving Missed Career Milestones Episode 31 - Sick of Being Busy and Tired Message me your thoughts on this topic / episode here

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  Episode #101

  You Were Hired For The Work You’re Avoiding

  Jul 31, 202632 min

  Most leaders don’t skip the strategic work on purpose. They fill the day with things that feel productive instead, a clean inbox, a fast reply, a meeting they didn’t need to attend, and the real work quietly waits. In this episode, I break down the two things leaders avoid without realizing it: thinking clearly when there’s no roadmap, and getting other people to actually back the idea once you have one. I share client stories on both, along with three practical frameworks you can use the next time you sit down to think strategically. What You’ll Learn From This Episode: Why busywork can feel like diligence when it’s actually avoidance. The three barriers that keep leaders from doing their most important work. Three practical frameworks (SWOT, Porter’s Five Forces, and Six Sigma DMAIC) to use when you don’t know where to start. How to map stakeholders so your good idea doesn’t die in a meeting nobody remembers. A real story of a promotion nomination that only succeeded because of this exact kind of mapping. Whether you’re trying to carve out space to think or trying to get buy-in on something you already know needs to happen, I hope this episode gives you a concrete next step. Resources: Start Here: Free Leadership Playbook for career-critical moments Read: Weekly Leadership Insights and join 1,000 subscribers Watch: Take Charge Of Your Career Masterclass In 3 Vital Steps Meet: Schedule a complimentary Career Strategy Consultation Learn More: How 100+ Leaders Have Benefited from my Executive Coaching Recommended Related Episodes: Episode 91 - AI Is Here, Keep Calm & Innovate On Episode 80 - Make Powerful Decisions Episode 52 - Self Efficacy & Taking The Hill Episode 39 - Executive Presence Episode 63 - Corporate Politics Message me your thoughts on this topic / episode here

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  Episode #100

  You Don't Need An Accountability Partner

  Jul 24, 202634 min

  Most leaders ask for a coach because they think they need accountability. After one hundred one-on-one coaching clients and one hundred episodes of this podcast, I don't think that's actually true. In this episode, I break down what coaching really changes, using real conversations from my last hundred clients. I cover the three types of voices that quietly keep leaders stuck, why awareness alone never creates change, and what it actually looks like when someone stops needing a coach's voice in their head and starts hearing their own. What You'll Learn From This Episode: Why "I just need an accountability partner" is rarely the real problem leaders are trying to solve. The three voices most leaders are surrounded by, and why two of them quietly keep you stuck. Why knowing what to do has never been the hardest part of leadership. A simple weekly framework for turning insight into lasting habits. The real difference between awareness and change, and how to tell which one you actually have. Whether you're deciding if coaching is right for you, or simply trying to lead yourself more intentionally, I hope this episode helps you see your own next step a little more clearly. Resources: Start Here: Free Leadership Playbook for career-critical moments Read: Weekly Leadership Insights and join 1,000 subscribers Watch: Take Charge Of Your Career Masterclass In 3 Vital Steps Meet: Schedule a complimentary Career Strategy Consultation Learn More: How 100+ Leaders Have Benefited from my Executive Coaching Recommended Related Episodes: Episode 86 - Success Redefined Episode 25 - Why Engage A Coach and When Episode 29 - Outside Perspective Episode 57 - Someone To Believe In You First Episode 81 - Your Dream Career: Realized Message me your thoughts on this topic / episode here

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