{"podcast":{"title":"Outlier's Edge Podcast with Niiamah Ashong","slug":"outlier-s-edge-podcast-with-niiamah-ashong-699880","podcast_index_feed_id":699880,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/outliersedge/","website_url":"https://niiamahashong.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/74c022c5-ed46-4421-b206-75f0d357b98a/outliers-edge-podcast-cover-3000x3000.png","author":"Niiamah Ashong","episode_count":962,"summary":"Outlier's Edge Podcast is a live coaching podcast where we come together in conversation to work through the challenges and apply the gifts of being a unique tribe of high-performing, high-impact entrepreneurs, changemakers, and leaders who choose to play a bigger game of impact, influence, and income than we've ever play before. What's an Outlier? 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Those two things feel over-coupled.\" – Zach Kleyn Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Zach Kleyn as they go deep on the hidden cost of high achievement and what happens when you finally stop trying to earn love through results. Zach is a coach, artist, and creative consultant who helps people freely express their unique voice. But in this raw, unscripted conversation, he's the one in the chair, navigating a season of uncertainty, deconstruction, and a profound realization: his ambition has been wired to a childhood need for love. What unfolds is one of the most honest episodes of the show. No polish. No performance. Just two leaders in the mess together and a breakthrough that changes everything. If you've ever felt empty after a win, or driven by something you can't quite name, this one's for you. Welcome to the Outlier's Edge Podcast, hosted by Niiamah Ashong, Founder of Outlier's Edge and Sherpa of the World of Difference. On this podcast, you'll join other high-performing unconventional leaders and entrepreneurs (aka Outliers) as they talk about leveraging what makes them different to make a difference in the world. --Check out the video episode on YouTube !-- Timestamps: 00:00 — Being misunderstood as outlier 05:34 — Zach's vulnerable opening confession 10:14 — Zach's creative and coaching background 14:46 — Fear to power in seconds 16:24 — Seasons of inner creative life 21:16 — The gift of not knowing 24:59 — What needs to die now 30:23 — Decoupling love from achievement 40:26 — Owning the spiritual path 45:57 — Freeing your voice today Follow Outlier's Edge Socials: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn |…","meta_description":"\"What needs to die is a connection, an intertwining — between the actions that I do in the world, my accomplishments, my achievements, and my sense of wor…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2939,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/outlier-s-edge-podcast-with-niiamah-ashong-699880/episodes/what-if-you-are-enough-right-now-zach-kleyn-ep-959/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/outlier-s-edge-podcast-with-niiamah-ashong-699880/what-if-you-are-enough-right-now-zach-kleyn-ep-959.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}