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November 13, 2025 38 mins

What if your high performance is actually hiding a crisis? In this episode of Leadership That Sells, I’m joined by transformational coach and multilingual speaker Daniel Castro – a former finance exec turned burnout-buster. Together we explore why high-achievers often find themselves stuck, despite hitting all the targets, and how to begin the journey back to purpose.

We break down Daniel’s CASVI Method – a powerful framework that reconnects success-driven professionals with meaning, energy and clarity. If you’ve ever felt like you’re “doing well but not feeling well,” this one’s for you. We talk identity, self-leadership, burnout, energy management, and why true leadership often starts with simply stopping.

This is about transforming the way you lead – by transforming the way you live.

How to shift from burnout to purpose
  1. Pause – Start by stopping. High achievers rarely pause to question their trajectory. Clarity begins with stillness.
  2. Clarity – Understand your beliefs, motivations, values and what brought you here. Redefine success on your terms.
  3. Awareness – Stop drifting. Start noticing. From posture to thoughts, cultivate conscious awareness.
  4. Sense of purpose – Discover your unique strengths and apply them in service to something bigger than yourself.
  5. Vitality – Guard your energy. What you eat, consume, think and feel – it all affects your performance.
  6. Integration – Knowledge without application is useless. Take action. Make it real. Make it daily.
Timeline summary

[02:50] – Why burnout hides behind achievement [05:54] – “Living slowly is an act of rebellion” [07:10] – Redefining success: purpose over promotion [10:12] – “The value isn’t in what I know – it’s in the questions I ask” [13:54] – Unpacking the C in CASVI: Clarity [17:35] – Awareness is the antidote to autopilot [20:07] – Purpose through service: why giving is getting [24:17] – Serve with no strings attached – the key to resilience in sales [28:19] – Energy is fuel: protect your vitality [35:03] – Integration: where transformation actually happens

Links & resources
  • Daniel’s website: dannycasvipo.com
  • Follow Daniel on Instagram: @dannycasvi

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