In the newest episode of The Greatness Machine, host Darius Mirshahzadeh sits down with Lauren Handel Zander, founder and CEO of the Handel Group®, to explore her groundbreaking approach to life coaching. Lauren shares how she developed her signature methodology, breaking life into 12 distinct areas and teaching people to engineer their dreams through intentional inner dialogue. From her origins as an environmentalist who realized “it’s the humans, not the trees,” to rebuilding her entire life after a devastating professional betrayal, Lauren delivers a candid, practical, and deeply spiritual conversation about what it truly takes to create a life you love.

In this episode, Darius and Lauren will discuss:

• (00:00) Introduction and guest background
• (02:06) Lauren’s journey from environmental studies to coaching
• (05:00) The 12 areas of life for holistic growth
• (07:53) Reframing dreams as gifts, not goals
• (11:58) The inner dialogue and its influence
• (14:57) Promising yourself and building confidence
• (20:03) The role of energy and manifestation
• (25:01) Overcoming inner barriers and lies
• (29:58) Practical tools: daily design and night planning
• (34:57) The Hawkins scale and levels of consciousness
• (40:05) Spiritual bypassing and authentic alignment
• (44:58) The importance of accountability and promises
• (47:57) Lauren’s advice for creating greatness

Meet Lauren:

Lauren Handel Zander is the Founder and CEO of Handel Group® and creator of The Handel Method®, an internationally recognized coaching methodology taught at institutions including MIT, Stanford Graduate School of Business, and NYU. For more than 20 years, she has coached thousands of individuals and executives from organizations including Vogue, Live Nation, and Google. She is the author of “Maybe It’s You: Cut the Crap, Face Your Fears, Love Your Life” and was named by GQ in 2025 as one of 10 life coaches redefining what it means to lead and live.

Meet Darius: 

Darius is your host of The Greatness Machine. Darius is a mad scientist, high-growth CEO, serial entrepreneur, author, conscious capitalist, speaker, and entertainer. Darius is on a quest to create 1,000,000 Core Value Driven Organization by 2030. He is calling this “The Core Value Revolution.” Darius is an alumni of the Birthing of Giants Entrepreneurial Program at MIT and Stagen Integral Leadership Program. Darius’s accolades include being ranked #9 Top Rated CEO in America on Glassdoor, has won numerous Stevie Awards, and has founded and grown organizations that have been ranked #40 in the Inc. 500 and were ranked #3 Best Places to Work By the San Francisco Business Time. He is all about the P’s: Passion, Pizza, Puzzles, and, especially, Pink Unicorns. His book, The Core Value Equation, is an Amazon #1 Best Seller and is available at www.thecorevalueequation.com.

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