Write Your Outcome
Write Your Outcome
Podcast Description
Welcome to Write Your Outcome, the podcast where I, Michele Phillips, empower leaders to take control of their personal and professional destinies. Drawing on over 25 years of experience in positive psychology and emotional intelligence within Fortune 100 and 500 companies, I'm here to guide you through the transformative "Write-the-Outcome" method.
In each episode, I'll equip you with practical tools, expert tips, and profound insights to craft your path to success. Whether you're navigating workplace challenges, managing emotions, or aiming for higher leadership, this podcast offers actionable strategies to help you stay focused and inspired.
Join me as I interview world-class leaders who have mastered the art of creating next-level success for themselves and their teams. Together, we'll explore how writing your outcome empowers you to lead with clarity, resilience, and purpose.
The number one person you lead is yourself.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes of personal and professional empowerment, emotional intelligence, and leadership development. Episodes explore specific topics such as overcoming people-pleasing, setting effective boundaries, mental resilience techniques, and goal-setting strategies, with concrete examples from guest experiences to provide actionable advice.

Welcome to Write Your Outcome, the podcast where I, Michele Phillips, empower leaders to take control of their personal and professional destinies. Drawing on over 25 years of experience in positive psychology and emotional intelligence within Fortune 100 and 500 companies, I’m here to guide you through the transformative “Write-the-Outcome” method.
In each episode, I’ll equip you with practical tools, expert tips, and profound insights to craft your path to success. Whether you’re navigating workplace challenges, managing emotions, or aiming for higher leadership, this podcast offers actionable strategies to help you stay focused and inspired.
Join me as I interview world-class leaders who have mastered the art of creating next-level success for themselves and their teams. Together, we’ll explore how writing your outcome empowers you to lead with clarity, resilience, and purpose.
The number one person you lead is yourself.
What if success isn’t about pushing harder… but about finally asking yourself where you’re headed?
In this episode of Write Your Outcome, Michele Phillips welcomes Sarah Draper, founder of Leading Well Strategies, former FBI Supervisory Special Agent, West Point graduate, and leadership expert who has spent nearly three decades leading in some of the world’s highest-pressure environments. Together, they explore a challenge facing so many leaders today: how to stop surviving and start leading with clarity, resilience, and purpose.
Drawing from her own journey through burnout and survival mode, Sarah shares the pivotal moment she realized that outward success wasn’t enough. That realization led her to redefine leadership, shifting from simply achieving results to helping people thrive. Michele and Sarah dive into why so many leaders lose themselves in the pursuit of performance, how organizational culture shapes our behaviors, and why clarity about what you’re working toward is essential for lasting fulfillment.
In this episode, you’ll discover:
- Why survival mode keeps even high achievers feeling stuck
- The difference between grit and true resilience
- How the simple practice of a “Future Walk” can unlock clarity and creativity
- Why asking better questions leads to better decisions
- The connection between nature, movement, and innovative thinking
- How conscious leaders create healthier organizations by first leading themselves
If you’ve been carrying the weight of endless responsibilities, wondering what’s next, or feeling successful on paper but disconnected inside, this conversation offers practical tools to help you reconnect with your purpose and create a future that feels as meaningful as it is successful.
Because writing your outcome isn’t about adding more to your load. It’s about gaining the clarity to carry only what truly matters.
About Sarah Draper
Sarah Draper is the founder of Leading Well Strategies, a West Point graduate, former U.S. Army Military Police Officer, and retired FBI Supervisory Special Agent. Today, she helps leaders build resilience, improve well-being, and create high-performing cultures where both people and organizations flourish. A certified Positive Psychology Practitioner, Resilience Practitioner, and Health & Well-being Coach, Sarah combines decades of leadership experience with evidence-based strategies to help leaders thrive personally and professionally.
Connect with Sarah Draper
- Website: https://www.leadingwellstrategies.com
- Podcast: Future Walk

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