Headamentals

How Leaders Can Crack Negative Self-Talk

By: Suzy Burke PhD, Ryan Berman, Rhett Power

Narrated by: Dylan Wheeler, Suzy Burke PhD, Ryan Berman, Rhett Power

Transform Your Self-Talk Monster

You’re in the middle of a complicated project. As a leader, you are astutely aware of what you’re saying to yourself when no one else is listening. Your mind is playing tricks on you, whispering doubts that shrink your self-confidence. Worse, those negative mind games are starting to impact your team.

Suzy Burke, PhD, Ryan Berman, and Rhett Power have devoted their careers to examining how and why our minds work against us. And it’s this expertise that informs Headamentals—a concise, actionable guide that helps leaders silence negative self-talk before it spirals into toxic team-talk.

Learning how to get ahead starts by getting out of your own head. Progress stalls when you’re stuck in self-doubt and your team is tangled in miscommunication. And when time is of the essence, you can’t afford to have your head on hiatus! Headamentals is the brain-training manual you need to quiet the noise, steady your focus, and keep your head in the game.

The authors’ 3-C Maverick Method will teach you how to Catch, Confront, and Change destructive mental dialogues, increasing your resilience and raising your productivity. Built on real-life stories, thought-provoking insights, and actionable exercises, Headamentals will guide you to minimize your own internal Monster and help your team members do the same.

Every leader knows their product is productivity. This book provides the tools you need to conquer your Monster, enabling you and your team to make decisions with more clarity, speed, and confidence.

©2025 Suzy Burke, PhD, Ryan Berman, Rhett Power (P)2025 Suzy Burke, PhD, Ryan Berman, Rhett Power

A must read!

Defeat the most critical battle of everyone’s life, the mental monsters within! Do the exercises and stay curious and you’ll change your life!

Monster versus Maverick

We live in a time where burnout and uncertainty are pervasive in our society. Headamentals is an approachable, effective book designed to empower leaders to recognize and reorient negative self talk by Catching, Challenging, and Changing the self-narrative. This is an exceptional book not only for leaders but for anyone facing challenges, doubts, and their monster’s voice holding them back. The tools and techniques can be implemented not only by leaders and their teams but also by teens, young adults and aspiring leaders as well. Well done!

Wasn’t the self-help I was looking for

Too academic. Narrator voice is annoying—sounds pretentious while sounding like he’s trying not to be. Not audiobook friendly because reads through tables that are probably better processed visually.