Elite performance coach and author Gareth Morgan joins Dragica to unpack his latest book The Winning Motivation: Turning Pressure into Progress and the mind-set leaders need to thrive in a hyper-volatile world. 

In this episode, we discuss the key takeaways from his book.  

• Impact Substitute: Why the most valuable players often start on the bench - and how watching, spotting gaps, then stepping in with purpose creates game-changing influence. 

• Observation = Advantage: Leaders who ask more questions than they answer unlock hidden talent, engagement and innovation. 

• The Great Paradox of Change: The real "pain point" isn't a problem itself; it's the inner resistance to changing what created it. 

• Seven Emotional Stages of Change: Dissatisfaction → Indecision → Inadequacy → Surrender (the valley) → Sifting → Stretching → Steadying. Each tough emotion is a signpost to the next positive action. 

• Arrow of Values: Two strategic values form the arrowhead (Gareth's are Clarity & Innovation); supporting values are the fletchings that keep your flight true. Use them as lenses when you feel lost. 

• Surrender & Sifting: Letting go of outdated identities and relationships to make room for the future that's trying to emerge. 

• Stretch & Capacity: "Nine out of ten can'ts are really won'ts." Create margin—time, energy, money—so unexpected opportunities can land. 

• Steadying for the Long Game: Define success as "bringing my best each day to what matters most" and stick with the process when fog rolls in. 

Quick hits 

• Ask "What do I want?"—but first list what you don't want to surface true motivation. 

• Anchor decision-making to the question: In 500 years, how will the world be thankful that I was alive?<span clas