Stop Abandoning Yourself for Approval

What One Thing? A Meeting Planner's Guide to the Top of the Events World

What One Thing? A Meeting Planner's Guide to the Top of the Events World
Stop Abandoning Yourself for Approval
Jul 23, 2026 Season 4 Episode 57
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What happens when achievement, people-pleasing and resilience become ways of proving that we are worthy?

Megan Miller, founder and CEO of Unleashed Leadership, joins What One Thing host JT Long to explore the small, often unnoticed ways people abandon themselves in pursuit of approval.

Miller explains how those patterns can appear through performing, pleasing or protecting, and why awareness is the first step toward changing them. She also shares how intentional morning rituals, thoughtful pauses and everyday acts of self-advocacy helped her rebuild her relationship with herself.

From speaking up in a meeting to waiting before answering a difficult email, Miller shows how seemingly minor decisions can strengthen self-trust and change how we lead, work and connect with others.

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