Susan DrummCEO Advisor & Executive Coach | Leadership Change Agent

Why Leaders Need an Anthem before they Walk into the Room #shorts

4 Sept 2025 · 1 min

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A short motivational piece by Susan Drumm arguing that leaders carry mental "playlists"—automatic, often negative self-talk—that shape how they enter leadership moments. She advises leaders to notice that internal track, pause, and intentionally choose an empowering "anthem" (confidence, courage, curiosity) to change their energy and performance.

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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 going to 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 got to 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.