Fortune, Oct. 6, 2026

He manages one of the most successful soccer clubs in the world and is the elite leader every CEO wants to talk to. So why has Mikel Arteta decided to go public on having his own DNA mapped? 

Mikel Arteta tells me he is not a fan of the word pressure, an external force that may make leaders freeze. He prefers to talk about expectation, desire, and fulfilling tasks. “It’s about putting a lot of focus on leading yourself,” he says. “And making very clear who you want to be, what you want to accomplish in life, what is your purpose, what drives you, what is your passion, and then making sure that you create your ecosystem around you to achieve.”  

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