The H2 Leadership Podcast

Most leaders have heard that coaching is valuable. Fewer have seen what it actually looks like from the inside. In this episode Alan Briggs and Jonathan Collier pull back the curtain on a real coaching relationship, using clips from Alan's conversations with Daryl Smith, gathering pastor at The Journey Church in Newark Delaware, to show what Healthy AND High Impact leadership looks like when someone does the work.

Daryl stepped into a bigger role with real weight and made a decision: he was not going to just survive it. What happened next is exactly what H2 Leadership is all about.

In this episode:

• Why stepping into a new role is one of the most common entry points into coaching and what separates leaders who thrive in the transition from those who just endure it
• The counterintuitive move that changes everything: why slowing down is the most high impact thing a fast-moving leader can do
• The org chart story: how Daryl went from sitting on an idea for six months to presenting it to his lead team in seven days and why his lead pastor is still referencing it today
• A full walkthrough of the Start Stop Keep tool and the five questions that helped Daryl step into 2026 with momentum, confidence, and direction
• What Daryl said about how coaching changed his marriage, his relationship with his kids, and his presence at home

The line that will stay with you:

Coaching helped Daryl listen to God more clearly, lead people more wisely, and live more honestly. That is Healthy AND High Impact in a single sentence.

This episode is for the leader who:

• Just stepped into a bigger role and is figuring it out as they go
• Is grinding toward high impact but knows their health is taking the hit
• Has been thinking about coaching but has not pulled the trigger yet

Connect with H2 Leadership:

Website: h2leadership.com

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