Weekly Questions to Spark Immediate Change and Growth (Now available)
Start With What If
Immediate, practical change and growth for everyday life.
Most change fails in real time.
Pressure rises. Emotions spike. Old habits take over.
I teach a simple method that helps people that moment before it controls them.
The What If Rule:
Pause. Question. Go.
You can always intentionally create better perspectives and options.
This is how you change your day in 30 seconds.
It’s also the foundation of my book, Start With What If: Weekly Questions to Spark Immediate Change and Growth.
Get the book now or sign up for weekly What If questions to start putting this to work immediately.
Hello. I’m Doug Fleener
I’m a speaker, coach, and writer who works with leaders, teams, and individuals who want their growth to show up in real life, not just in theory.
My path has included success, failure, rebuilding, and starting over.
In my early years, addiction nearly took everything from me. Recovery became the foundation that reshaped how I think about responsibility, leadership, and relationships. It taught me that lasting change is built one decision at a time.
Professionally, I went on to lead teams across the country, including serving as Director of Retail for Bose Corporation and later running a national company as CEO.
I have coached executives, entrepreneurs, and frontline managers, and spoken to organizations that want leadership to be both strong and human.
Real life has been my greatest classroom. The lessons that matter most rarely come from a boardroom. They come from how you show up at home, at work, and in the moments no one else sees.
Joanna is my wife and partner in this chapter of life. She reminds me that growth is not about perfection. It is about awareness, ownership, and doing the next right thing.
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