369. Your Ego Is Making You Miserable with Cy Wakeman [Encore Edition]

What if your suffering isn't coming from your circumstances, but from your stories? In this episode of The Game Changing Attorney Podcast, workplace drama expert, leadership consultant, and best-selling author Cy Wakeman unpacks the inner chaos that holds high performers back. Through personal stories and hard-won lessons, she reveals how the ego fuels self-imposed suffering, how gratitude can evolve your perspective, and why true leadership begins with self-reflection. Alongside Jessica Mogill, Cy shares the practices and mindset shifts that can help you stop resisting reality and start showing up with clarity, calm, and compassion. Here's what you'll learn: Why most suffering is self-inflicted — and how your ego is the culprit How to use three simple questions to break free from stress and overwhelm What it takes to live a life you don't need a vacation from Your peace begins where your ego ends — and this episode shows you the way. ---- Show Notes: 00:00 – Introduction 01:56 – Writing Through the Chaos: How the Pandemic Shaped Cy's New Book 02:08 – Self-Imposed Suffering: How Ego Hijacks the Present Moment 06:04 – Reclaiming Perspective: The Three Questions That Set You Free 10:06 – Gratitude Reimagined: Counting Everything as a Blessing 23:05 – Stop Naming Things Too Soon: Embracing Curiosity Over Control 25:07 – The Power of “And”: Rejecting Either/Or Thinking 29:41 – Overgiving, Boundaries, and the Illusion of Control 32:42 – Self-Soothing vs. Self-Care: The Difference That Changes Everything ---- Links & Resources: Reality-Based Rules of the Workplace and Life's Messy, Live Happy by Cy Wakeman Ted x Talk: “Ditch the Drama” by Cy Wakeman ---- Do you love this podcast and want to see more game changing content? Subscribe to our YouTube channel. ---- Past guests on The Game Changing Attorney Podcast include David Goggins, John Morgan, Alex Hormozi, Randi McGinn, Kim Scott, Chris Voss, Kevin O'Leary, Laura Wasser, John Maxwell, Mark Lanier, Robert Greene, and many more. ---- If you enjoyed this episode, you may also like: 110. Leading Ladies: Four Leaders in Business 132. Summit Spectacular: Part 1  214. Dream Team: How to Hire & Keep High-Performing Talent