Building & Maintaining the CEO Mindset - Looks Like Work, Season 1, Ep 26

In this powerful and refreshing episode, Chedva Ludmir speaks with Christina Langdon—founder of Christina Langdon High Performance Coaching & Consulting, cancer survivor, former media executive, and devoted champion of joy and ease in leadership.

From burnout to golden cages, corporate hustle to creative recovery, Christina shares what it really takes to grow into the next version of yourself as a leader. This is not your standard CEO playbook—it's a call to stop hustling, start imagining, and lead with both courage and clarity. With practical tools like journaling prompts, a mindset of possibility, and the radical act of canceling meetings when you need space, this episode is a reminder that ambition and wellness don’t have to be opposites.

What We Talk About

• Why joy and ease should be part of your business strategy

• The "golden cage" of success—and how to escape it

• Emotional puberty and the awkward middle school stage of scaling a business

• Building a CEO self-concept that reflects who you’re becoming

• The messy mind–messy calendar connection

• Journaling as a tool for intentional growth

• Walking, stillness, and the body’s wisdom in leadership

• Christina’s personal journey through illness and reinvention

• Letting go of fear, imposter syndrome, and shortcuts

• Christina’s Powerful Question

  “Who do I want to become—and what do I need to let go of to become her?”
  A clarifying question for leaders navigating fear, identity shifts, and growth.

• Key Lessons

  • The CEO mindset is something you build—not something that appears overnight

  • Possibility is a skill, and it grows with practice

  • A cluttered calendar is often a signal, not just a schedule

  • Self-care isn’t indulgent—it’s foundational to sustained impact

  • Fear may try to protect you, but it shouldn’t be in the driver’s seat

  • Intentional leadership creates ripple effects far beyond your to-do list

  • Sometimes the biggest breakthroughs start with one canceled meeting

“We’re the only species that has the ability to imagine—and that’s where possibility exists.”

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Resources & Mentions:

1. Visit Christina’s Website

2. Follow Christina on Instagram

3. Find Christina on LinkedIn

4. Join Christina’s Newsletter

5. Read this Ira Glass quote

6. Order The Gap and The Gain by Dan Sullivan

7. Book recommendations from this season of LLW

8. Catch up on previous seasons of Looks Like Work wherever you get your podcasts: Spotify | Apple | Podbean

9. Subscribe to the newsletter: chedva.substack.com

10. Check out The Curiosity Lab and CuriosityGPT