Susan DrummCEO Advisor & Executive Coach | Leadership Change Agent

Change Your Playlist, Change Your Leadership #shorts

10 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief motivational short, Susan Drumm uses the metaphor of an internal "playlist" to illustrate how the mental soundtrack we carry into leadership moments shapes our performance. She contrasts upbeat, empowering songs like "Eye of the Tiger" with a slow funeral march, showing how a default playlist of doubt and fear can undermine confidence. Drumm argues that this default track is not fixed; it can be recognized, paused, and replaced with intentional anthems of confidence, courage, and curiosity. By consciously choosing the energy and song that accompany us into meetings, we can transform our leadership presence and outcomes.

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Have you ever walked into a meeting with Eye of the Tiger blaring in your head? Or maybe it's Girls Run the World or Lose Yourself, right? You feel bold, you feel focused, you're ready. Well, picture the opposite now. Imagine you're walking into a slow funeral march. That's gonna hit different, right? Here's the thing. Most of us are walking into leadership moments with a default playlist. It's one we didn't pick, but it's built on old stories of doubt and fear. And that loop might say, "Don't speak up," or "Don't mess this up." But that's not your truth. That's just a track in your brain put on repeat. And like any playlist, you can change the song. But first, you've gotta hear it. Here's the shift. You're not stuck. You're just playing the wrong song. So pause, ask yourself, what do I want playing as I walk into this room? Confidence, courage, curiosity. Choose your energy and then choose an anthem that helps you feel that because the right track changes everything.