{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Leadership Sovereignty Podcast: Career Growth and Promotion","title":"The Pressure to Perform: When Athletes and Professionals Break","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3045,"description":"On The Leadership Sovereignty Podcast, host Ralph E. Owens II and co-host Terry Baylor sit down with Ja'Quan Lavender — Olympic hopeful, Team USA skeleton athlete, and founder of two youth leadership organizations — to unpack what happens when the pressure to perform becomes too heavy to carry. From the locker room to the office dynamics of corporate America, the pressure to perform follows every professional into every high-stakes moment at work. Ja'Quan shares what it cost him, what it built in him, and the six-word phrase that redirected a decade-long pursuit toward a purpose that no performance review could touch. This episode is for every career promotion-minded professional who has ever tied their worth to what they produce — and felt that foundation crack. If you are chasing career growth and trying to lead from a place of identity rather than output, this conversation will change how you see both the pressure and the purpose on the other side of it. WHO THIS EPISODE IS FOR- Corporate professionals who feel their worth is tied to their performance metrics- Leaders who want to build an identity that does not collapse under pressure- Managers and mentors who want to develop people — not just manage output- Anyone navigating a high-stakes career moment and questioning whether they are readyWHAT YOU'LL LEARN- Why performance-based identity is the career trap nobody warns you about — and how to dismantle it- The visualization protocol that elite athletes use before high-stakes moments — and how to apply it at work- How to evaluate leaders by character — not just competence — before you commit to following them- What the gold medal vs. gold crown framework means for every career decision you are facing right now👤 View Ja'Quan Lavender's guest profile, resources, and contact information ****************************************************🧾 Chapters****************************************************📺 Watch This Episode on...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/q11oXTiPmdD5f3NFX1fMBTw124PYDXNyA3FwNLM8bZ8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yMWQz/ZDlhNWI3N2IyOGZj/MTFlOTYwM2RkNGEz/NjA3Zi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}