#121: Myles Downey - The Sessions and Why Genius is Dangerous

The Coach's Journey - build a coaching business with integrity · May 21, 2026 · 1h 10m

Myles Downey’s new book, The Sessions, marks a transition, a metamorphosis in his influential body of work. And that becomes the theme of this, his third appearance on The Coach’s Journey Podcast.

What happens when it is no longer sustainable to remain what you have been? What is it like to have an idea - like Myles did with The Sessions more than 30 years ago - and not be able to let it go?

And for Padraig, the protagonist of The Sessions, what is it like for someone to step into their own shoes, becoming a leader, becoming oneself as a leader?

That is just the start, though, in a…