Episode Description:

We’re no longer preparing for disruption—we’re living inside it. In this episode of Mission Driven You, Will sits down with Fadi Hindi, transformation strategist and advisor, to talk about what it means to lead in a world where AI, automation, and exponential technologies are not around the corner—they’re already here.

Drawing on his experience with startups, Fortune 500s, and innovation platforms like Singularity University, Fadi shares how leaders can navigate this accelerating moment without defaulting to fear, layoffs, or short-term thinking. He offers a powerful reframe: transformation doesn’t begin with tech—it begins with people. And those who lead from clarity, not control, will shape the next era of impact.

This episode is for anyone guiding teams, organizations, or industries through complexity—and trying to do it with both urgency and humanity.

🧠 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• Why we’re already “past the knee of the curve” when it comes to AI and exponential tech
• The cultural and emotional blind spots that stall meaningful transformation
• How to navigate the intersection of strategy, operations, and culture—in that order
• Why AI isn’t replacing your team—but your team needs to adapt with intention
• How Fadi helps clients use AI as a creative tool, not just a productivity hack
• The difference between technical resistance and cultural resistance
• What it means to lead from abundance in a world designed for scarcity
• A vision of the future that is hopeful, human-first, and radically possible

🔧 Key Frameworks & Insights:

• The Diffusion of Innovation Curve—and why waiting isn’t a strategy
• Fadi’s simplified model: Strategy → Operations → Culture
• “Change begins the moment you decide it will. The rest is grief and logistics.”
• How to move from fear-based decision-making to imagination-led leadership

🔗 Resources + Links:

• Fadi Hindi on LinkedIn
• Singularity University
• The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman (book recommendation)
• drwillsamson.substack.com — for reflections on transformation and conscious leadership

💬 Quotes to Remember:

“We’re not waiting for AI. AI is waiting for us.”

“If you’re still asking whether to adopt AI, you’re asking the wrong question.”

“Technology doesn’t create change—culture does.”

“Disruption isn’t something to brace for. It’s something to lead into—with people at the center.”

✨ Reflection Questions:

• What part of your business (or life) is still built for the last era?
• Are you building your future on fear, or on clarity?
• What conversations about AI or change are you avoiding because of discomfort?

📬 Join the Conversation:

• Subscribe to Mission Driven You on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen
• Share this episode with a leader who’s navigating transformation in real time
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Episode Description:

Success on paper doesn’t mean clarity in practice. In this episode of Mission Driven You, Will Samson continues the journey through the Resilience Stack by introducing Layer Two: Radical Self-Ownership—a mindset and practice that shifts you from reactivity to authorship, from control to clarity.

If you’ve ever felt like you were “in charge” but still living in constant reaction—this episode is for you. Will breaks down why so many high performers, executives, and entrepreneurs are silently outsourcing their agency, and how to reclaim a deeper sense of internal authorship without adding pressure or burnout.

This episode is about more than personal growth. It’s about learning to lead from the only place that’s truly yours—your inner state.

🧠 What You’ll Learn:

• What it means to suffer from “outsourced agency”
• How to shift from blame language (“They need to level up”) to ownership language
• Why emotional fatigue and constant waiting are symptoms of reactive leadership
• How to lead from clarity and calm—even in chaos
• Why reactivity often shows up as over-functioning, hyper-control, or shame
• The difference between control and authorship—and how to choose the latter
• How to practice radical self-ownership without adding more pressure

🔧 Practices & Frameworks Introduced:

• The Ownership Pause: A simple way to pause, notice the story you’re reacting to, and choose what’s truly yours to own
• Left/Right Column Exercise:
• Left = what’s in your control
• Right = what isn’t
• Ownership = focus on the left
• Three Reflective Questions:
• What part of this problem is mine?
• What would leadership look like if I trusted myself here?
• How can I respond from clarity, not control?

💬 Quotes to Remember:

“Agency isn’t about your org chart. It’s about your internal authorship.”

“You don’t need different circumstances. You need a different sense of ownership.”

“Leadership isn’t about control—it’s about clarity.”

“Radical self-ownership isn’t about doing more. It’s about creating space to breathe.”

✨ Reflection Questions for Listeners:

• Where am I waiting for something outside of me to change before I can move?
• What would shift if I trusted myself in this situation?
• What am I carrying that isn’t mine?

🔗 Next Steps & Resources:

• Subscribe to Mission Driven You on Apple Podcasts & Spotify
• Join the newsletter for deeper dives: drwillsamson.substack.com
• Follow Will on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/willsamson

💡 Final Takeaway:

You can’t lead others well if you haven’t taken back leadership of yourself. Radical self-ownership isn’t a personality trait—it’s a practiced way of being.

Episode Description:

What do we do when the frameworks we’ve used to make sense of life… stop working? When the stories we’ve told ourselves about success, identity, and healing begin to crack? In this powerful and raw episode of Mission Driven You, Will sits down with Alex Myers for an unflinching exploration of consciousness, healing, and what it means to be truly awake.

Alex shares his journey navigating the intersections of psychedelic experiences, trauma integration, AI, culture, and spirituality—and how so many of us are actually responding to the same quiet ache: the longing to come home to ourselves.

⚠️ Content Warning: This episode includes discussion of psychedelic use.

This is not medical advice. Always consult a healthcare provider before making decisions about your mental or physical health.

And as someone in long-term recovery, Will is not promoting anything that might endanger sobriety. This is a conversation—not a recommendation.

🧠 Key Topics Covered:

• Why the hunger for psychedelics is really a hunger for presence
• How trauma, ego, and the nervous system shape our stories
• Why peak experiences aren’t the answer—but they can open a doorway
• The danger of using spiritual tools to bypass emotional healing
• What to do when the "map" of your life no longer fits the terrain
• Why slowing down isn’t just an act of resistance—it’s an act of remembering
• The risks of optimization culture, and how psychedelics are being misused in it
• Navigating grief, masculinity, and emotional depth in a culture addicted to performance

🌀 Memorable Quotes:

“Psychedelics don’t fix anything. But they can show you where the work is.”

“So many people are chasing transcendence, but what they really need is integration.”

“The system we’re living in is sick. And healing often looks like stepping outside of it.”

“The ache you feel isn’t a flaw—it’s feedback. Pay attention.”

🔗 Resources Mentioned:

• The 500-Year Delta and The Fourth Turning (on cultural shifts)
• The concept of the “Hero’s Journey” as a framework for personal evolution
• Somatic experiencing and nervous system regulation
• Works of Charles Eisenstein, Gabor Maté, and other thinkers on healing and culture

✨ Reflection Questions:

• Where in your life are you chasing peak experiences instead of healing old stories?
• Are you using achievement or identity as a shield against discomfort?
• What if the “ache” you’re feeling is trying to guide you home?

📬 Stay Connected:

• Subscribe to Will’s Substack: drwillsamson.substack.com
• Connect with Will on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/willsamson
• Learn more about Alex Myers: [
• Share this episode with someone who’s been questioning everything—and needs to know they’re not alone

💡 Final Takeaway:

“You don’t have to destroy who you are to grow. But you might have to let go of the story you’ve been telling.”

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