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Why can you give tough feedback at work but avoid that one conversation with your partner?

Life performance coach Lachlan Stuart shares the story of the money conversation he avoided with his wife Amy for months—and what finally made him say it. Spoiler: the fear was worse than the truth.

In this episode:

- The pattern: why high-performing men are surgical at work but silent at home

- The Delay Distortion: how your brain either romanticizes or catastrophizes conversations the longer you wait

- The internal conversation that changed Lachlan's career trajectory

- A client story: the question that got a marriage back on track in 3 months

- Practical steps to have hard conversations early—before they become crises

This episode explores the Calm Mind pillar of Lachlan's Core 4 framework: Strong Body, Calm Mind, Clear Purpose, Confident Life.

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Lachlan Stuart is a life performance coach and keynote speaker based in Brisbane who has worked with 1,200+ high-performing men. He completed 58 marathons in 58 consecutive days and hosts The Man That Can podcast.

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