EP 114: How Great Leaders Reframe Fear: Nataly Kogan on Building a Possibility Mindset

November 10

43 mins

Episode Description

The story you tell yourself as a leader becomes the culture your team lives in, and Nataly Kogan shows how to rewrite that story with agency, awareness, and action.

Sarah sits down with Nataly Kogan for a grounded conversation about entrepreneurship, business, and wellbeing—how the way we think shapes the way we lead. Nataly shares how to “talk back to your brain,” a practice that helps quiet fear, interrupt unhelpful patterns, and create space for better choices. They discuss how mindset ripples through an organization, shaping how teams respond to uncertainty and whether they lean toward anxiety or possibility.

Nataly offers simple tools to help leaders edit their thoughts and reframe challenges as creative prompts. What story are you telling your team right now—and is it one that invites courage, clarity, and connection? This episode is a reminder that leadership starts in the mind, but it comes to life through the stories we choose to share.

Episode Breakdown:

00:00 Nataly Kogan on Entrepreneurship and Wellbeing

04:15 Why Confidence Follows Action

07:06 The Power of Agency in Times of Change

09:07 How to Talk Back to Your Brain

14:24 Reframing Negativity and Building Constructive Beliefs

18:04 From Obstacles to Possibilities

26:01 The Edit Your Thoughts Practice

34:01 Creating a Culture of Possibility in Business

42:56 Leading with Clarity, Courage, and Humanity

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