What if the most underestimated leadership system in your life isn't your organization—but your closest relationship? In this episode of The Game Changer with Dr. Sharalyn, I sit down with Dr. Robin Buckley to dismantle the myth that love and strategy are opposites. We explore why elite leaders must apply intention, prevention, and strategy at home, not to diminish romance, but to protect it. We unpack her work, including her newest book, and reveal how kindness, clarity, and structure directly shape a leader's capacity to think clearly, lead sustainably, and perform under pressure.

Research is clear: chronic relationship stress reduces executive decision-making capacity by up to 40% (American Psychological Association), while strong relational bonds increase resilience, performance, and longevity. This conversation is not about turning marriage into a transaction. It's about protecting romance, power, and purpose before cracks become crises.

• Kindness is not soft; it's strategic power. Neuroscience shows kindness strengthens trust circuits and accelerates conflict recovery, making it a competitive advantage in leadership and love.

• High-performing women often underperform at home—not from failure, but from misapplied leadership instincts. What wins in the workplace can unintentionally erode intimacy if not recalibrated.

• Prevention beats repair. Just as elite organizations invest in risk management, couples must design systems that prevent breakdown instead of reacting to damage.

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In this episode of The Game Changer with Dr. Sharalyn, we sit down with Regina Huber, CEO of Transform Your Performance, global leadership expert, and former Boston Consulting Group leader, to challenge one of leadership's most persistent assumptions: that mindset alone is enough.

With leadership experience spanning five continents and a career that bridges elite consulting, entrepreneurship, media, and executive coaching, Regina brings a rare global and practical lens to leadership development. In this conversation, she introduces a more complete leadership model—one that integrates mindset, heartset, presence, embodiment, and energy to help leaders stand out with confidence and credibility.

This episode is for leaders who are capable, accomplished, and ambitious—yet sense that something essential is missing from the way leadership is commonly taught.

• Heartset—how leaders relate to themselves, their values, and their truth—shapes trust, decision-making, and how others experience their leadership.
• One of the most compelling parts of the conversation: how Regina's passion for dance informs her leadership philosophy and reinforces the idea that leadership is not only cognitive—it is embodied.

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Most leaders don't fail because they lack ambition, discipline, or intelligence. They fail because they are unknowingly running outdated internal programs that sabotage clarity, decision-making, and momentum.

In this powerful conversation, Dr. Sharalyn Payne sits down with Dr. Alain Salas to dismantle the myths of traditional goal-setting and expose what actually governs performance: mindset architecture, emotional regulation, and subconscious decision loops. This episode is a wake-up call for leaders who are doing "everything right" and still feel stuck, depleted, or frustrated by diminishing returns.

• The 3-step process to reprogram business blocks, negative thought loops, and unproductive emotional pattern.
• Personal and professional development go hand in hand.
• You are more powerful than you think.

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