The Leader’s Playlist: Entrepreneur Susan Drumm on the Transformational Power of Music to Disrupt Patterns, Forge New Pathways, and Unlock Your Superpowers

16 Dec 2025 · 38 min
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16 Dec 2025 · 38 min

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Podcast interview (Wings of Inspired Business) with leadership coach Susan Drumm about her "leader's playlist" approach: using music to interrupt recurring negative mental patterns (the 'playlist' in our heads), build new neural pathways, and practice desired emotional states with anchor songs and 'I am' statements. Discussion includes how music can help entrepreneurs move past fear, doubt, and frustration; practical steps for building a playlist (choose triggers, identify desired feeling, assemble ~10 songs, pick an anchor song, practice regularly); evidence-based claims referencing music's neurological effects (Alzheimer's, MRI examples). Drumm also explains using the Enneagram as a systems model focused on motivation (not just behavior) to identify superpowers, blind spots, and build high-performance, cognitively diverse teams. She promotes her Enneagram Applied program (20% off with code DRUMM) and points listeners to susandrumm.com and her podcast The Enlightened Executive.

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