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Ask Me How I Know: Multifamily Investor Stories of Struggle to Success
High performer burnout feels personal, but overwhelm is physiological — not failure. Today we unpack why your system hits a threshold long before your mind does, and how to reset in real time without losing momentum. A grounded, identity-rooted recalibration.When high-capacity leaders feel overwhelmed, they often blame discipline, mindset, or capability. But overwhelm isn't a character flaw — it's a physiological threshold.In this episode, Julie Holly breaks down how burnout, decision fatigue, and chronic pressure form an elevated baseline state that keeps leaders braced, buzzy, and overloaded even when life looks “fine” on paper. Through the lenses of somatic regulation, co-regulation, allostatic load, and the lived experience of high performers, Julie names what your body has been trying to tell you for years.You'll learn:• why overwhelmed leaders hit depletion without looking depleted • how your nervous system reaches “capacity max” long before burnout appears • why your system reacts to tone, pace, and urgency (co-regulation) • the difference between discipline and dysregulation • how elite performers like LeBron James regulate in real time • how Identity-Level Recalibration offers the only sustainable pathway to grounded leadershipThis episode brings the psychology, neuroscience, and lived experience together — and offers three grounded, real-world nervous system resets you can use immediately.And as always, Julie names the one truth most leaders have never heard: you're not overwhelmed because you're weak — you're overwhelmed because you've been carrying too much without internal safety.Today's Micro Recalibration: “Where does overwhelm show up first in my body — and what would help me feel 2% safer in that moment?”Team Extension:Ask your team:“Where do we unintentionally create overwhelm — and what would 10% more calm look like in our culture?”You'll learn more truth from this than a month of strategy meetings.ILR isn't another mindset tactic or productivity tool. It's the root-level recalibration that makes every other strategy finally work.If this episode gave you language you've been missing, please rate and review the show so more high-capacity humans can find it. Explore Identity-Level Recalibration→ Join the next Friday Recalibration Live experience → Follow Julie Holly on LinkedIn for more recalibration insights → Schedule a conversation with Julie to see if The Recalibration is a fit for you → Download the Misalignment Audit → Subscribe to the weekly newsletter → Books to read (Tidy categories on Amazon- I've read/listened to each recommended title.) → One link to all things This isn't therapy. This isn't coaching. This is identity recalibration — and it changes everything.
Ask Me How I Know: Multifamily Investor Stories of Struggle to Success
High performer pressure feels like motivation, but it's actually survival. In this episode, Julie Holly unpacks why pressure becomes a safety strategy — and how internal steadiness becomes the real path to mastery. Learn to shift from stress to alignment.Why do high performers rely on pressure — even when it's draining them? In this episode, Julie Holly reveals the identity-level truth beneath performance pressure, burnout recovery, and the internal exhaustion so many high-capacity humans carry.When life looks successful but doesn't feel sustainable, it's not a motivation problem — it's a safety problem. Pressure becomes the nervous system's way of creating stability, clarity, and urgency. But pressure doesn't produce mastery. Internal safety does.Drawing from Self-Determination Theory, internal coherence, and the embodied practices of elite performers like LeBron James, Julie explains why pressure narrows your identity, fragments your clarity, and keeps you locked in survival-mode excellence.Inside this episode you'll learn:why performance pressure becomes a default survival strategyhow identity misalignment drives decision fatigue and success without fulfillmenthow allostatic load creates internal chaos even when life looks stablewhy safety expands creativity, mastery, and grounded ambitionhow internal coherence replaces adrenaline as your true internal stabilizerwhy ILR is the only pathway that shifts excellence from stress to identity-level alignmentJulie walks you through practical, accessible micro-recalibrations you can use today to interrupt the pressure loop and retrain your nervous system to trust safety instead of urgency — without sacrificing your edge.Named Entities: LeBron James (elite performance + regulation), Self-Determination Theory (Deci & Ryan), Identity-Level Recalibration (ILR).Today's Micro Recalibration:Ask yourself:Where have I mistaken pressure for motivation? Choose one area and explore:What would this look like if safety led instead of stress?What would excellence look like from alignment, not adrenaline?What small cue of safety can I give my body before I begin?Team Extension: Ask your team: “Where are we driving performance through pressure instead of clarity?”If this episode gave you language you've been missing, please rate and review the show so more high-capacity humans can find it. Explore Identity-Level Recalibration→ Join the next Friday Recalibration Live experience → Follow Julie Holly on LinkedIn for more recalibration insights → Schedule a conversation with Julie to see if The Recalibration is a fit for you → Download the Misalignment Audit → Subscribe to the weekly newsletter → Books to read (Tidy categories on Amazon- I've read/listened to each recommended title.) → One link to all things This isn't therapy. This isn't coaching. This is identity recalibration — and it changes everything.
Ask Me How I Know: Multifamily Investor Stories of Struggle to Success
High performer burnout doesn't just drain energy — it rewires your nervous system. This episode uncovers why you stay “on edge” even when life looks stable, and how to recalibrate your baseline so your body finally feels safe enough to rest.Why do high performers stay on edge even when nothing is wrong? Why does your body brace, your mind scan, and your system hum long after the pressure is gone? Today we unravel the neuroscience behind that constant inner tension — the allostatic load, the dysregulated baseline, and the learned patterns that keep your nervous system stuck in alert mode.If you've ever wondered why success still feels exhausting, why rest feels unsafe, or why your body is always “two steps ahead” of your actual life, this episode will meet you with truth and relief. Drawing on psychology, neuroscience, and the root-level work of Identity-Level Recalibration (ILR) — not another mindset tactic, but the recalibration that makes every other tool effective — we name what your body has been carrying for years.We explore how allostatic load builds over time, why the nervous system remembers pressure long after the moment has passed, and how elite performers like LeBron James retrain their baseline state to expand longevity, clarity, and capacity.You'll learn:why your body feels “on edge” even in calm environmentshow allostatic load + hyper-vigilance shape your emotional baselinewhy traditional burnout recovery tools don't work if your body still registers threathow to sense micro-shifts in your baseline before overwhelm hitsthe identity-level fear beneath your vigilance: “Who am I if I'm not bracing?”why healing doesn't weaken your drive — it strengthens itWhether you're navigating burnout recovery, decision fatigue, identity drift, role confusion, or spiritual exhaustion, this episode helps you understand what's happening internally so you can finally exhale.Micro Recalibration: Ask: “What signals tell me my baseline is rising — and what does safety feel like in my body right now?” Invite your team to reflect: “How can we create rhythms that lower our collective baseline?”If this episode gave you language you've been missing, please rate and review the show so more high-capacity humans can find it. Explore Identity-Level Recalibration→ Join the next Friday Recalibration Live experience → Follow Julie Holly on LinkedIn for more recalibration insights → Schedule a conversation with Julie to see if The Recalibration is a fit for you → Download the Misalignment Audit → Subscribe to the weekly newsletter → Books to read (Tidy categories on Amazon- I've read/listened to each recommended title.) → One link to all things This isn't therapy. This isn't coaching. This is identity recalibration — and it changes everything.
Ask Me How I Know: Multifamily Investor Stories of Struggle to Success
High achiever burnout often shows up as the inability to relax—even when you finally stop. In this episode, we explore why rest feels unsafe in your body, not your mind, and how to retrain your nervous system so restoration becomes possible again.High achiever burnout isn't just exhaustion — it's a nervous-system pattern. This episode of The Recalibration names why slowing down feels unsafe for high-capacity humans and how to retrain your body to finally experience real rest.Julie explains how predictive processing (your brain anticipating what might happen) and neuroception (your body's unconscious safety scanner) make stillness feel risky, even when nothing is wrong. She names the lived reality many carry: vacations that don't restore, weekends that stay tense, and moments of stillness that make your body louder instead of calmer.You'll learn:• Why rest feels unsafe to high performers • How early responsibility wires your system for vigilance • Daily signs your body only knows motion • Why “trying harder to relax” never works • How micro-experiences of safety retrain your system • What rest looks like once safety returnsReferenced ConceptsPredictive ProcessingNeuroception (Polyvagal Theory)Safety patterns in high-capacity humansILR DifferentiationIdentity-Level Recalibration (ILR) isn't another habit or hack — it's the root-level identity work that rewires safety, making every other tool finally work.Today's Micro RecalibrationWhere does rest feel unsafe in your body? • What happens when you slow down? • Which sensation shows up first — guilt, tension, vigilance? • What would it take for your body to trust rest?Team Extension: “What would make rest feel safe for us as a collective?”If this episode gave you language you've been missing, please rate and review the show so more high-capacity humans can find it. Explore Identity-Level Recalibration→ Join the next Friday Recalibration Live experience → Follow Julie Holly on LinkedIn for more recalibration insights → Schedule a conversation with Julie to see if The Recalibration is a fit for you → Download the Misalignment Audit → Subscribe to the weekly newsletter → Books to read (Tidy categories on Amazon- I've read/listened to each recommended title.) → One link to all things This isn't therapy. This isn't coaching. This is identity recalibration — and it changes everything.
Ask Me How I Know: Multifamily Investor Stories of Struggle to Success
High performer burnout doesn't start in your calendar — it starts in your nervous system. In this episode, Julie Holly reveals why your body won't let you relax, even when you're exhausted, and how to begin rewiring safety from the inside out.Burnout recovery isn't about better habits or stronger boundaries — it starts in the nervous system. In this episode, Julie Holly opens Week 7 by revealing why high performers stay exhausted, restless, and unable to fully relax, even when life finally slows down.You'll learn how predictive processing and neuroception train your body to equate motion with protection, productivity with stability, and pressure with belonging — and why stillness often feels unsafe, unfamiliar, or guilt-inducing. Julie shares a candid personal story (“the butt sensor”) that captures how nervous system tension spreads through a home and becomes a pattern you never meant to pass on.This episode removes shame and brings compassionate clarity: you're not broken — you adapted. And now your system is ready to learn a different way.You'll explore how burnout, decision fatigue, success-without-fulfillment, and identity drift often stem from a body that never learned what safety feels like — and how Identity-Level Recalibration (ILR) addresses the root, not the symptoms. Julie also points toward the spiritual dimension of safety, setting the stage for the week's deeper work on embodiment and God-led peace.Inside this episode you'll discover:• Why burnout is a nervous-system pattern, not a personal failure • How predictive processing keeps you bracing and sprinting • Why stillness feels uncomfortable even when you want it • The difference between real safety and familiar pressure • How neuroception silently shapes your relationships • Why rest requires identity, not willpower • What's actually happening when you can't relax on vacation • How ILR creates safety from the inside outToday's Micro RecalibrationWhere does pressure feel like safety in your body? Where does your system speed up even when you're not in danger? Where are you bracing? Where are you moving out of habit instead of alignment?Team Extension: “What signals tell us we're slipping into pressure instead of safety?”This week begins a transformation at the nervous-system level — the internal shift that makes peace possible again.If this episode gave you language you've been missing, please rate and review the show so more high-capacity humans can find it. Explore Identity-Level Recalibration→ Join the next Friday Recalibration Live experience → Follow Julie Holly on LinkedIn for more recalibration insights → Schedule a conversation with Julie to see if The Recalibration is a fit for you → Download the Misalignment Audit → Subscribe to the weekly newsletter → Books to read (Tidy categories on Amazon- I've read/listened to each recommended title.) → One link to all things This isn't therapy. This isn't coaching. This is identity recalibration — and it changes everything.
Ask Me How I Know: Multifamily Investor Stories of Struggle to Success
High performers often feel the pain of constant pressure, striving, and decision fatigue — even when life looks successful on the outside. In this episode, Julie reveals how peace—not pressure—can lead your ambition, expand your capacity, and align your calling.If you've ever wondered why success still leaves you tense, tired, or spiritually stretched, this episode is a breath you didn't know you needed. Today, we close Week 6 by exploring what happens when peace—not pressure—begins leading your ambition.High-capacity humans are often trained to equate productivity with purpose, striving with stewardship, and pressure with progress. But spiritually, psychologically, and neurologically, the opposite is true: peace expands your capacity far more than pressure ever will.In this Sunday faith-integration episode, Julie walks you through:• Why high performers default to striving even when they love God deeply • How the nervous system responds to pressure versus peace • Why peace is not passive — but a physiological state of clarity, creativity, and courage • How God's leadership redefines “enough” and breaks the pressure to outrun your calling • Why identity alignment produces better fruit than relentless motionDrawing from Judges 6–7 and the story of Gideon, Julie reframes what divine provision looks like when the numbers don't make sense. Gideon's reduction from 32,000 to 300 men becomes a powerful picture of what it means to trust God's economy instead of your own metrics. Peace is not the absence of action — it's the source of aligned action.You'll hear how Julie personally wrestled with pace, pressure, and the familiar urge to move ahead of God, including the journaled confession, “God, I'm sorry I went ahead of You again.” And you'll discover why ambition stays strong—but striving breaks—when peace becomes the compass.Today's Micro Recalibration: Peace isn't passive — it's the power source. Ask: “Where is peace pointing me — and where is pressure pushing me?”Team Extension: “What would our ambition look like if peace led our decisions this week?”If this episode gave you language you've been missing, please rate and review the show so more high-capacity humans can find it. Explore Identity-Level Recalibration→ Join the next Friday Recalibration Live experience → Follow Julie Holly on LinkedIn for more recalibration insights → Schedule a conversation with Julie to see if The Recalibration is a fit for you → Download the Misalignment Audit → Subscribe to the weekly newsletter → Books to read (Tidy categories on Amazon- I've read/listened to each recommended title.) → One link to all things This isn't therapy. This isn't coaching. This is identity recalibration — and it changes everything.
Ask Me How I Know: Multifamily Investor Stories of Struggle to Success
When high performance turns into never enough, it creates burnout, decision fatigue, and a constant sense of falling behind. In this episode, Julie Holly helps you redefine “enough” through identity, alignment, and embodied clarity—not metrics.If you're a high-capacity human who quietly wonders why you always feel behind, even when you're achieving more than ever, this episode will land deeply. Today, Julie guides you into one of the most foundational identity shifts in the entire recalibration journey: redefining what “enough” really means for you now.Most high performers were conditioned to override their natural signals—pushing past their limits, measuring their worth by output, and living inside the quiet hum of not enough. This episode softens that internal pressure and helps you name the deeper truth: Enough is a feeling, not a finish line.Inside this episode, you'll explore:• why you've never felt “done” (role confusion, identity drift, narrative identity patterns)• how overriding your body's cues creates burnout, success fatigue, and spiritual exhaustion• why your estimations of “enough” were shaped by past environments—not present identity• how to reclaim an embodied sense of enough through clarity, safety, and internal congruence• how meaning—not metrics—reveals where your true capacity liesJulie teaches through Narrative Identity, a psychology lens that explains how old stories shape your current definition of worth, success, and adequacy. She also frames “enough” through a faith-rooted perspective—inviting you to trust the One who names you before you produce anything.Unlike mindset work or productivity strategies, ILR (Identity-Level Recalibration) helps you rewrite the internal story beneath your behaviors—so you can stop pushing from pressure and start living from aligned identity. It's not another tactic. It's the root-level recalibration that makes every other tool effective again.Today's Micro Recalibration: Enough is a feeling, not a finish line.Ask: “What does enough feel like in my body?”Enough feels like space. Enough feels like exhale. Enough feels like release.Team Extension: “What does ‘enough' look like for us as a team—not in metrics, but in energy and presence?”This is the kind of episode your future self will thank you for.If this episode gave you language you've been missing, please rate and review the show so more high-capacity humans can find it. Explore Identity-Level Recalibration→ Join the next Friday Recalibration Live experience → Follow Julie Holly on LinkedIn for more recalibration insights → Schedule a conversation with Julie to see if The Recalibration is a fit for you → Download the Misalignment Audit → Subscribe to the weekly newsletter → Books to read (Tidy categories on Amazon- I've read/listened to each recommended title.) → One link to all things This isn't therapy. This isn't coaching. This is identity recalibration — and it changes everything.
Ask Me How I Know: Multifamily Investor Stories of Struggle to Success
High performers often hit burnout when metrics—not meaning—start defining success. In this episode, discover why constant measurement creates pressure, how to release the scoreboard, and how identity-driven work restores clarity, peace, and sustainable momentum.High performers rarely realize when metrics begin to run their emotional world. The dashboards, numbers, KPIs, and progress charts become the scoreboard of worth—leading to decision fatigue, performance pressure, and a quiet sense of spiritual and emotional depletion.In this episode, Julie uncovers why measurement becomes a master, how identity drifts beneath constant evaluation, and why releasing metrics restores meaning, clarity, and peace. Through the lens of Self-Determination Theory, burnout recovery, role confusion, and success fatigue, she reveals how humans thrive through autonomy, alignment, and inner congruence—not external measurement.You'll also revisit Sara Blakely's story through a new angle: her early success didn't come from dashboards or performance metrics, but from intuition, aligned risk, and meaning-driven decisions. Her story illustrates a truth every high-capacity human needs to remember: metrics can guide you, but they were never meant to govern you.This episode embodies the heart of The Recalibration — Julie's proprietary, psychology-backed, faith-rooted pathway that realigns identity at the root. ILR isn't another performance tool; it's the recalibration that makes every other tool effective again.In this episode, you'll explore: • why metrics become emotional anchors for high performers • how measurement disconnects you from identity and meaning • the psychological pattern behind “scoreboard living” • what autonomy and alignment do for your nervous system • why releasing metrics actually improves outcomes • how to reconnect with meaning instead of measurementToday's Micro Recalibration Where have the numbers become your master? Today, release the scoreboard and return to the meaning beneath the motion. Not everything meaningful can be measured.Team Recalibration Ask your team: “What would change if metrics supported us instead of governed us?”If this episode gave you language you've been missing, please rate and review the show so more high-capacity humans can find it. Explore Identity-Level Recalibration→ Join the next Friday Recalibration Live experience → Follow Julie Holly on LinkedIn for more recalibration insights → Schedule a conversation with Julie to see if The Recalibration is a fit for you → Download the Misalignment Audit → Subscribe to the weekly newsletter → Books to read (Tidy categories on Amazon- I've read/listened to each recommended title.) → One link to all things This isn't therapy. This isn't coaching. This is identity recalibration — and it changes everything.
Ask Me How I Know: Multifamily Investor Stories of Struggle to Success
Why success feels empty for so many high performers — and how redefining achievement through identity restores meaning, clarity, and drive. Discover how intrinsic motivation, not pressure, sharpens your edge and leads to aligned, sustainable success.High performers often assume that if success starts feeling empty, something must be wrong — with their motivation, their pace, their ambition, or their capacity. But emptiness isn't failure. It's a sign of identity misalignment, the quiet drift between who you were and who you're becoming.In this episode, Julie reframes success through intrinsic motivation, showing why meaning — not metrics — is what truly sustains high-capacity humans. Through the lens of burnout recovery, role confusion, decision fatigue, and spiritual exhaustion, she reveals why external validation stops working and how internal congruence sharpens your drive instead of softening it.You'll revisit the story of Sara Blakely, not as a billionaire founder, but as a woman who built her success from alignment, intuition, and play — a reminder that identity-led ambition multiplies effectiveness.This episode is a core expression of The Recalibration — Julie's psychology-backed, faith-rooted pathway that goes beneath mindset shifts and habit stacks to realign identity at the root. ILR isn't another strategy; it is the root-level recalibration that makes every other tool effective again.In this episode, you'll explore: • why success stops feeling like success when identity evolves • how cultural expectations shape outdated definitions of achievement • the difference between intrinsic motivation and external pressure • why alignment deepens drive rather than dulling it • how meaning becomes the new metric for sustainable excellenceToday's Micro RecalibrationIf success didn't need to impress anyone — not your peers, not your mentors, not your past self — what would success look like now? Let your success flow from alignment, not anxiety.Team RecalibrationAsk your team: “If success didn't need to impress anyone, what would we focus on differently this week?”If this episode gave you language you've been missing, please rate and review the show so more high-capacity humans can find it. Explore Identity-Level Recalibration→ Join the next Friday Recalibration Live experience → Follow Julie Holly on LinkedIn for more recalibration insights → Schedule a conversation with Julie to see if The Recalibration is a fit for you → Download the Misalignment Audit → Subscribe to the weekly newsletter → Books to read (Tidy categories on Amazon- I've read/listened to each recommended title.) → One link to all things This isn't therapy. This isn't coaching. This is identity recalibration — and it changes everything.
Ask Me How I Know: Multifamily Investor Stories of Struggle to Success
High performer pressure often comes from decision fatigue and role conditioning — not ambition. In this episode, discover why you push past your limits and how predictive processing keeps you ahead of life instead of in it. Learn the identity-level shift that frees your nervous system to choose peace.High performers often assume they push too hard because they're ambitious, responsible, or wired for excellence. But beneath the burnout, decision fatigue, spiritual exhaustion, and success-without-fulfillment lies something deeper: identity misalignment shaped by predictive processing.In this episode, Julie reveals why your system learned to stay ahead of pressure — not from fear, but from efficiency, stability, and the desire to keep everything steady. Through the lens of predictive processing, performance psychology, and lived experience, she shows how high-capacity humans begin anticipating pressure before it arrives and why this autopilot keeps you out of the present moment.You'll also revisit the story of Sara Blakely, not as a billionaire entrepreneur, but as a woman who built from identity instead of urgency. Her path illustrates what happens when ambition flows from alignment rather than anticipatory pressure.This episode is a core part of The Recalibration — Julie's psychology-backed, faith-rooted pathway that goes beneath habits, mindset hacks, and performance strategies to recalibrate identity at the root. ILR is not another tool; it's the recalibration that makes every other tool effective again.In this episode, you'll explore: • why your nervous system moves before your mind realizes a move is needed • how predictive processing shapes pressure, pace, and overfunctioning • the hidden cost of staying ahead of life instead of living in it • the difference between identity-led ambition and anticipatory hustle • the kind of peace your body can't access when it's always bracingToday's Micro Recalibration You are allowed to stop anticipating pressure and start anticipating peace. Ask yourself gently: What expectation have I been hedging myself from? Your system learned those expectations — your identity has outgrown them.Team Recalibration With your team, ask: “What would change around here if we anticipated peace instead of pressure?”If this episode gave you language you've been missing, please rate and review the show so more high-capacity humans can find it. Explore Identity-Level Recalibration→ Join the next Friday Recalibration Live experience → Follow Julie Holly on LinkedIn for more recalibration insights → Schedule a conversation with Julie to see if The Recalibration is a fit for you → Download the Misalignment Audit → Subscribe to the weekly newsletter → Books to read (Tidy categories on Amazon- I've read/listened to each recommended title.) → One link to all things This isn't therapy. This isn't coaching. This is identity recalibration — and it changes everything.
Ask Me How I Know: Multifamily Investor Stories of Struggle to Success
High performers often don't realize how performance pressure shapes their identity until success stops feeling like success. In this episode, Julie Holly helps you release the quiet drive to earn worth through achievement and return to identity-led belonging.High performers rarely see performance pressure as a problem — it feels like responsibility, excellence, or simply “how life works.” But when success feels good while slowly disconnecting you from yourself, you're not dealing with burnout. You're experiencing identity misalignment — the quiet gap between who you are and who you've learned to be.In this episode, Julie names how high-capacity humans begin tying worth to outcomes. Not from insecurity, but because achievement brought affirmation, opportunity, and belonging. Over time, success becomes identity, creating emotional exhaustion, decision fatigue, spiritual depletion, and role confusion that no mindset tactic can solve.Through attachment science, performance psychology, and lived experience, Julie reveals why you keep pushing even when success stops feeling like success — and offers a compassionate path back to the self beneath the striving.Here, you'll understand why the Identity-Level Recalibration Pathway (ILR) isn't another strategy or habit stack. It is the root-level realignment that makes every other tool effective again, restoring presence, belonging, and worth that doesn't depend on production.What You'll LearnWhy achievement feels like the “right” thing even when it drains youHow identity misalignment quietly forms beneath successThe difference between ambition and the internalized pressure to performWhy high performers drift into spiritual exhaustion and emotional numbnessHow role conditioning and early success experiences shaped your identityThe first step to reclaiming the truest version of yourselfWhy ILR offers the psychological and spiritual realignment your system is cravingToday's Micro RecalibrationYou don't have to earn belonging — you get to embody it.Team Recalibration PromptOffer your team this identity-first reflection:“What would it look like for us to work from belonging instead of performance this week?”This simple question softens urgency, restores clarity, and reshapes culture.If this episode gave you language you've been missing, please rate and review the show so more high-capacity humans can find it. Explore Identity-Level Recalibration→ Join the next Friday Recalibration Live experience → Follow Julie Holly on LinkedIn for more recalibration insights → Schedule a conversation with Julie to see if The Recalibration is a fit for you → Download the Misalignment Audit → Subscribe to the weekly newsletter → Books to read (Tidy categories on Amazon- I've read/listened to each recommended title.) → One link to all things This isn't therapy. This isn't coaching. This is identity recalibration — and it changes everything.
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Ask Me How I Know: Multifamily Investor Stories of Struggle to Success
When high performance starts costing you pieces of yourself, it's not burnout—it's identity misalignment. In this episode, Julie Holly reveals the hidden toll of ambition and why success stops feeling like it used to. Learn how to realign from the inside out.When success looks great on the outside but feels empty on the inside, you're not burned out—you're facing identity misalignment. In this episode, Julie names the hidden cost behind ambition: the quiet drift that forms when your drive outpaces your identity.She shares a Life Laboratory moment—the season where everything was “working,” yet joy and clarity faded. Many high-capacity humans know this feeling: results increase while your inner world feels disconnected.Julie explains how cognitive dissonance emerges when performance pressure, decision fatigue, and role confusion pull you away from who you truly are. Instead of calling it burnout, ILR frames it as an identity-level tension ready for recalibration.You'll also hear about Sara Blakely, founder of SPANX, whose identity-led approach shows what ambition can feel like when it flows from alignment rather than proving. Her story offers a vision of success that actually feels like success.This episode reveals why the Identity-Level Recalibration Pathway isn't another mindset hack—it's the root-level shift that makes every other tool effective again.What You'll LearnThe real reason success stops feeling like successHow identity misalignment, cognitive dissonance, and success fatigue developWhy high performers often drift into spiritual exhaustion and emotional numbnessThe difference between pressure-driven ambition and identity-led ambitionHow Sara Blakely built from alignment rather than provingThe first step toward redefining success from the inside outToday's Micro RecalibrationWhere has your ambition been good for you… and where has it quietly worn you down?Not in a shaming way—just in a noticing way.Let this truth settle:Your ambition was never meant to lead your life. Your identity was.Team Recalibration PromptInvite your team into alignment with this question:“What would it look like for us to lead from identity rather than urgency this week?”This single reflection can shift culture, clarify priorities, and reduce team-wide pressure patterns.If this episode gave you language you've been missing, please rate and review the show so more high-capacity humans can find it. Explore Identity-Level Recalibration→ Join the next Friday Recalibration Live experience → Follow Julie Holly on LinkedIn for more recalibration insights → Schedule a conversation with Julie to see if The Recalibration is a fit for you → Download the Misalignment Audit → Subscribe to the weekly newsletter → Books to read (Tidy categories on Amazon- I've read/listened to each recommended title.) → One link to all things This isn't therapy. This isn't coaching. This is identity recalibration — and it changes everything.
Ask Me How I Know: Multifamily Investor Stories of Struggle to Success
High performers often confuse power with pressure, leading to burnout, decision fatigue, and emotional overload. In this episode, Julie teaches practical identity-level tools to stay powerful without collapsing under expectation—and shows how Taylor Swift embodies aligned strength.High-capacity humans are often praised for their strength, stability, and potential. But the very traits that make people trust you can quietly turn into pressure—pressure to carry more, respond faster, hold everything together, and never falter. This episode explores how that pressure creates burnout, decision fatigue, leadership strain, and emotional exhaustion, and why high performers often feel powerful one moment and overwhelmed the next.Julie Holly guides you through the identity-level shift that allows power to be expressed without being performed. You'll learn the psychological mechanisms behind pressure responses, how the nervous system contracts under expectation, and how reclaiming agency creates sustainable strength. This is not behavior modification or another mindset tactic—this is Identity-Level Recalibration, the root transformation that makes every other tool finally work again.To bring these insights to life, Julie draws on Taylor Swift's evolution—her early choice to protect her potential, the rising weight of public projection, and her transformative decision to reclaim authorship of her identity. Her story becomes a powerful mirror for high performers learning to move from pressure into aligned agency.Inside this episode, you'll practice:• Micro-boundaries that restore choice• Identity-first decision making• A simple alignment check for the nervous system• Releasing roles that are no longer yours to carryYou'll leave with a grounded sense of how to stay powerful without feeling pressured—and how to move through your day from alignment, not obligation.Micro Recalibration: Where are you confusing power with pressure? Ask: “What is mine to carry—and what is mine to release?”Micro Recalibration for Teams: What pressure are we unintentionally placing on individuals that should be shared or clarified?If this episode gave you language you've been missing, please rate and review the show so more high-capacity humans can find it. Explore Identity-Level Recalibration→ Join the next Friday Recalibration Live experience → Follow Julie Holly on LinkedIn for more recalibration insights → Schedule a conversation with Julie to see if The Recalibration is a fit for you → Download the Misalignment Audit → Subscribe to the weekly newsletter → Books to read (Tidy categories on Amazon- I've read/listened to each recommended title.) → One link to all things This isn't therapy. This isn't coaching. This is identity recalibration — and it changes everything.
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High performers often feel the pressure to live up to their potential, creating burnout, emotional exhaustion, and quiet spiritual fatigue. In this episode, Julie Holly reframes potential from pressure to partnership—and shows how identity-level recalibration brings relief.When you're a high-capacity human, people see your potential long before you do. And slowly—quietly—that potential stops feeling like possibility and starts feeling like pressure. In this episode, Julie Holly unpacks the subtle psychological and spiritual weight of projected potential, and how it creates burnout, decision fatigue, role confusion, identity drift, and emotional heaviness in leaders, founders, and high performers.Drawing from Michael Jordan's journey—where early freedom and joy slowly became the weight of maintaining a myth—Julie reveals how potential becomes pressure the moment it turns into a standard you must uphold instead of a gift you get to express. Jordan's story becomes a powerful mirror for what so many high-capacity humans experience internally: the felt expectation to “perform potential” even when no one says a word.Julie then offers an identity-level reframe grounded in psychology, neuroscience, and faith:Potential is not meant to be carried alone.It is meant to be stewarded in partnership.She explores how the nervous system contracts under pressure but expands through support, co-regulation, and alignment with the Sovereign. This is the heart of the Identity-Level Recalibration Pathway—not another mindset tactic, but the root-level transformation that makes every other tool finally work again.You'll leave this episode with a softened body, a clearer internal landscape, and a deeper sense of what your potential was always meant to be: something that rises through you, not something that sits on you.Micro Recalibration: Where is potential sitting on you instead of rising through you? Ask: “Who or what am I meant to partner with here instead of carrying this alone?”Micro Recalibration for Teams: Where are we carrying potential as pressure—rather than stewarding it together?If this episode gave you language you've been missing, please rate and review the show so more high-capacity humans can find it. Explore Identity-Level Recalibration→ Join the next Friday Recalibration Live experience → Follow Julie Holly on LinkedIn for more recalibration insights → Schedule a conversation with Julie to see if The Recalibration is a fit for you → Download the Misalignment Audit → Subscribe to the weekly newsletter → Books to read (Tidy categories on Amazon- I've read/listened to each recommended title.) → One link to all things This isn't therapy. This isn't coaching. This is identity recalibration — and it changes everything.
Ask Me How I Know: Multifamily Investor Stories of Struggle to Success
High performers often feel intense pressure to live up to their potential, leading to burnout, decision fatigue, and emotional exhaustion. In this episode, Julie Holly reveals the neuroscience behind this pattern—and how identity-level recalibration begins to set you free.High-capacity humans rarely talk about it, but many silently feel the psychological weight of having “so much potential.” The pressure isn't imagined—it's wired. In this episode, Julie Holly unpacks the neuroscience and psychology behind why high performers feel responsible for more than they ever asked for, leading to burnout recovery questions, decision fatigue, role confusion, and internal identity drift.Julie explains the four core mechanisms behind the pressure of potential:Perfectionism as protection (through the lens of Michael Jordan).Predictive processing—your brain anticipating expectations before anyone speaks (illuminated by Taylor Swift).Attachment patterns that taught you capability equals connection.Identity formation shaped around function instead of essence.Using light-touch examples from Michael Jordan's pursuit of excellence and Taylor Swift's early-career instinct to protect her creative identity, Julie shows how even globally visible leaders experience the same psychological patterns that high performers live out internally—just without the arena lights.This is not behavior advice or another reframed mindset tactic.This is Identity-Level Recalibration—the root-level transformation that makes every other tool finally work again.Because your exhaustion isn't from doing too much—it's from becoming who everyone else needed you to be.You'll walk away with a framework that finally explains why pressure lands in your body so quickly, why expectation feels like responsibility, and why your capacity can feel like a burden instead of a blessing.Micro Recalibration:Where is your system still predicting pressure that hasn't arrived? Name one place you're preparing for expectations no one actually voiced.Micro Recalibration for Teams:What pressures are we operating under that no one explicitly named—and what clarity would set us free?If this episode gave you language you've been missing, please rate and review the show so more high-capacity humans can find it. Explore Identity-Level Recalibration→ Join the next Friday Recalibration Live experience → Follow Julie Holly on LinkedIn for more recalibration insights → Schedule a conversation with Julie to see if The Recalibration is a fit for you → Download the Misalignment Audit → Subscribe to the weekly newsletter → Books to read (Tidy categories on Amazon- I've read/listened to each recommended title.) → One link to all things This isn't therapy. This isn't coaching. This is identity recalibration — and it changes everything.
For ADHD brains, small areas of clutter can add to mental noise and stress, especially first thing in the morning or before bed. A quick declutter of your nightstand helps signal rest, order, and calm setting you up for better sleep and a smoother start tomorrow. Check out this episode for some tips to tidy your nightstand!PLUS: Hear this week's pick for Book of the Week!Create an ADHD-Friendly Personal Owner's Manual (POM) eBook is now available in the ADHD-Friendly shop for only $19.99: https://www.adhdfriendly.com/adhd-friendly-shop/Join ADHD-Friendly now and jump into the Summer Semester of our ADHDU Hybrid Course — all about Managing Time and Tasks!As a member, you'll get full access to this course and all ADHD-Friendly live events, planning tools, and on-demand resources.Click the link below to get started today!https://adhdfriendly.mn.coThank you for checking out this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patty Blinderman!!New episodes are posted every Wednesday! Subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@adhdfriendlyPlease subscribe to my YouTube channel, ADHD Friendly Podcast, or wherever you listen to podcasts. For more information on the ADHD-Friendly services offered by Patty, please visit her website: ADHDFriendly.com
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High performers often feel potential turn into pressure, leading to burnout, decision fatigue, and emotional exhaustion. In this episode, Julie Holly unpacks why it feels so heavy—and how identity-level recalibration restores clarity, compassion, and peace.For many high-capacity humans, potential doesn't feel like possibility—it feels like pressure. What once felt exciting now feels heavy, and the constant expectation to “rise” leads to burnout recovery questions, decision fatigue, emotional overload, and a deep sense of identity drift.In this episode, Julie Holly explores why being “full of potential” often becomes a quiet burden. She traces how the nervous system learns to equate capability with belonging, how early experiences of responsibility shape adult identity, and why success without fulfillment leaves high performers feeling unseen and unsupported.Drawing from the early career of Taylor Swift, Julie shares how Taylor intentionally signed with a brand-new label to protect her potential—only to discover that the world still tried to define it for her. Her story mirrors what many leaders, entrepreneurs, and high performers experience internally: the tension between gratitude for their gifts and the emotional cost of carrying everyone's expectations.Julie normalizes the loyalty behind over-functioning and reframes the psychological adaptations that form under chronic pressure. She offers an identity-level explanation for patterns like over-responsibility, emotional caretaking, and staying in roles long after you've outgrown them.This episode is not another mindset tactic or productivity strategy. It's Identity-Level Recalibration—the root-level realignment that makes every other tool finally work again. Because the real exhaustion doesn't come from doing too much; it comes from becoming who everyone else needed you to be.You'll walk away with language, compassion, and a renewed sense of agency around your own potential.Micro Recalibration: Where have you been carrying expectations you never agreed to? Name one place where you've been living out someone else's narrative instead of your own.Micro Recalibration for Teams: Ask together: What expectations are we carrying simply because “we always have”—and what would alignment look like instead?If this episode gave you language you've been missing, please rate and review the show so more high-capacity humans can find it. Explore Identity-Level Recalibration→ Join the next Friday Recalibration Live experience → Follow Julie Holly on LinkedIn for more recalibration insights → Schedule a conversation with Julie to see if The Recalibration is a fit for you → Download the Misalignment Audit → Subscribe to the weekly newsletter → Books to read (Tidy categories on Amazon- I've read/listened to each recommended title.) → One link to all things This isn't therapy. This isn't coaching. This is identity recalibration — and it changes everything.
Ben Cross is a 4th-generation flower grower and the proprietor of Crosslands Flower Nursery. Specialising in the cultivation of alstroemerias for the cut-flower trade, Ben is one of a diminishing number of commercial growers in the UK. Dan and Julia find out why the big supermarkets aren't supporting British growers and where our cut flowers really come from - you might be surprised! Along the way, they learn how easy alstroemerias are to grow in your own garden or greenhouse, so why not have a go?Jobs for the fortnightMany seed and bulb merchants are releasing their new catalogues and plant lists now. Place orders early for any unusual varieties that might sell out quickly.Add a thick layer of nutritious compost to your vegetable beds. If you're unlikely to be doing much gardening between now and spring, you might want to cover them with cardboard to stop weeds from germinating.Get your tulip bulbs in any time between now and Christmas, but don't forget about them. If you need to keep them for a while, make sure they're somewhere cool, dry, dark and well ventilated, so they don't go mouldy.Protect and stake your brassicas - Brussels and broccoli are prone to leaning over or snapping in high winds. Support emerging broad beans sown outside and keep an eye out for peckish pigeons.Check apples stored last month for signs of rotting, and remove any blemished ones immediately. Don't worry if you still have apples to pick.Tidy up strawberry plants and pot up any baby plants sent out on runnersBuild new compost bins to accommodate the massive volume of leaves, weeds and cleared vegetation that need somewhere to go at the end of the year Clean bird baths and top up bird feeders.It's the final window to plant autumn onion and shallot sets, and get ready for garlic next month.Prune apple and pear trees from now until the end of February before new growth starts.Website links:Dan Cooper GardenDan's Calendar of EventsParker's PatchCrosslands Flower NurseryTo order Ben's alstroemerias, drop him a line at crosslandsflowernursery@gmail.comExpertly produced by Scott Kennett at Red Lighthouse Local Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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High performers often feel potential turn into pressure, leading to burnout, decision fatigue, and success that no longer feels like success. In this episode, Julie unpacks why this happens—and how identity-level recalibration brings you back to peace and overflow.High-capacity humans rarely talk about it, but many silently feel their potential turning into pressure. What once felt like possibility now feels like responsibility—fueling burnout, decision fatigue, role confusion, and success that no longer feels like success.In today's episode, Julie Holly reveals why this pressure forms inside the nervous system long before it becomes conscious. Drawing from predictive processing, attachment patterns, and the early wiring of performance-based belonging, she explains why your brain anticipates expectations, why your body tightens under unspoken demands, and why your identity begins bending to match other people's needs.Using the early career of Michael Jordan, Julie names the moment when obvious potential becomes public expectation—and how greatness turns into pressure when humanity gets overshadowed by capability. She also addresses the spiritual layer: when people's expectations become louder than God's calling, high performers experience spiritual exhaustion, identity drift, and a subtle confusion about who they're becoming.This episode is not another mindset tip or productivity hack.It's Identity-Level Recalibration—the root-level shift that brings you back to alignment so every other tool can finally work again because you're not exhausted from doing too much; you're exhausted from becoming who everyone else needed you to be.You will leave today's episode with language for a quiet ache you've carried alone—and the first step toward releasing pressure that was never yours to carry.Micro Recalibration (Individual)Where has your potential become an obligation instead of an offering?Name one area where what once felt like possibility now feels like pressure.Micro Recalibration (Teams)In your next team meeting, ask:Where have we been operating from expectation instead of alignment—and what needs to shift for us to move from performance to purpose?This question opens honest dialogue without blame and helps teams recalibrate from pressure to clarity.If this episode gave you language you've been missing, please rate and review the show so more high-capacity humans can find it. Explore Identity-Level Recalibration→ Join the next Friday Recalibration Live experience → Follow Julie Holly on LinkedIn for more recalibration insights → Schedule a conversation with Julie to see if The Recalibration is a fit for you → Download the Misalignment Audit → Subscribe to the weekly newsletter → Books to read (Tidy categories on Amazon- I've read/listened to each recommended title.) → One link to all things This isn't therapy. This isn't coaching. This is identity recalibration — and it changes everything.
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Do as they say and not as they do - in this podcast Zazi and Tess openly discuss their domestic skills and why their upbringings may not have leaned into them becoming domestic goddesses. Despite this Zazi is determined to raise her children to be house proud and understand the importance of cleaning (respectfully of course). The duo highlight some of the reasons why some children (and adults) may struggle to tidy more than others and as always, give some helpful evidence based strategies to support children in developing their independence with tidying! For resources: https://www.patreon.com/youvegotthis For additional content: https://www.instagram.com/youvegotthispodcast/
No question this week - it's #roughlyquarterly time! This quarter, we're talking about getting your professional life in order. Tidy up your resume, post a thing or two on LinkedIn, and attend a local meet up for a work-related thing that you're interested in. You never know where it might lead you! xo Jess Join me live every week for the Monday Club inside the Leader Assistant community on Circle! Jess Lindgren 4465 E Genesee Street STE 114 Syracuse, NY 13214 Join the newsletter if you're feeling fancy: Substack | Click Here Patreon is another fancy option: Patreon | Click Here I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching
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Josh's songwriting and storytelling echo with the tradition of bards from times gone by, while addressing modern concerns and events. The post Josh Fortenbery – “Tidy Memorial” appeared first on Paradigms Podcast.
TV tonight! ‘The Golden Bachelor' is back. ‘South Park' is enjoying massive ratings for this extreme season. ‘Freakier Friday' is now on Disney+. ‘Survivor' is on tonight, and Sarah and Vinnie are ready for the season to kick it up a notch. Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine signed a voice deal with an AI company. ‘Toy Story 5' trailer is out, and the iPad is making its Pixar premier. Vinnie says living near the ocean might make you live longer. Should kids be compensated for keeping their room clean? Plus, salad pizza… enough said.
Do you ever wish your home could just stay tidy for more than a day? The secret isn't cleaning harder—it's using resets.In this episode, we'll talk about what resets are, why they work so well for ADHD brains, and how to use them to keep your home feeling tidy without perfection or burnout. You'll learn:The difference between cleaning and resettingHow to create simple daily and weekly reset routinesWhy small, consistent resets are easier to maintain than big cleanupsIf you're tired of the constant mess and want a calmer, more manageable home, this episode will give you the structure and encouragement you need to start fresh. If this episode blessed you, leave a review! Thank you so much! - XO COACHING Schedule a 15-Minute Consultation JOIN The Accountability Club FREE Daily Reset Checklist DO YOUR WILL @ Mama Bear Legal 20% Off with code: H&H20 MY FAVORITE PLANNER At-A-Glance Harmony Planner
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In this episode of "Delusional Fandom," Johnathan, Brad and Max dive into the hilarity of parenting and football fandom. Brad shares a comical story about his son's reluctance to rake leaves for cash, sparking a debate on chores and earning one's keep. The trio also discusses the Panthers' chances this season, with a mix of optimism and delusion, as they predict a sweep against the Saints. The episode is filled with laughter, playful banter, and a touch of football analysis, making it a must-listen for fans who enjoy a good laugh with their sports talk.Follow the show here: https://www.instagram.com/thetgitpod/Checkout the new Hopecast website:https://thehopecastnetwork.com/Buy Merch here:https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-hopecast-network-swag/This show is brought to you by The Hopecast Networkhttps://www.instagram.com/hopecastnetwork/
in this week's episode, we dive into burnout: how to spot the signs, and how to recharge!! think of this as your reminder to slow down, breathe, and come back to yourself.substack article linked here.to stay up to date on our lives, contribute to future episodes and share any of your thoughts - pls do Follow us on instagram, tiktok or subscribe to us on youtube here! ☕ Thinking of joining our BOOK CLUB? We'd love to have you! Check it out here! for advertising opportunities, or you don't have any social media and want to chat, please email us at: thematchadiariespod@gmail.comNovember Burnout Recovery PlanWeek 1: The Slow ResetClear space, clear mind. Start simple — create the environment for recovery.Checklist:☐ Declutter one small area (a desk, nightstand, or shelf)☐ Wash your bedding and add a cozy blanket or flannel sheets☐ Create one calming corner (a reading nook, candle, or fairy lights)☐ Write down 3 things you're letting go of this month☐ Go for one solo walk without headphones☐ End each night with a warm drink (tea, hot chocolate, matcha)☐ Read or journal before bed instead of scrollingWeek 2: The Sensory ResetReconnect with your senses to quiet your nervous system.Checklist:☐ Light a candle each morning or evening — something seasonal like amber or vanilla☐ Try a cozy homemade meal (soup, pasta, or roasted veg night)☐ Listen to a “soft life” playlist while cooking or getting ready☐ Go on a short morning or evening walk — just for fresh air☐ Do one gentle yoga, stretching, or Pilates session☐ Write one journal entry answering: “What actually feels good right now?”☐ Have one social moment — call a friend, host a wine + cheese night, or cozy movie nightWeek 3: The Mental ResetProtect your energy and quiet your mind.Checklist:☐ Turn off notifications for at least one app that drains you☐ Schedule one “no plans evening” — guilt-free rest night☐ Try a low-stimulation morning (no phone until breakfast)☐ Read something comforting (The Comfort Book, Wintering, or a cozy romance)☐ Write down 3 things that made you smile this week☐ Do one thing just for fun — bake, draw, rearrange your flat☐ Go outside for sunlight every day, even if just 5–10 minsWeek 4: The Grounding ResetReflect, restore, and prepare gently for the end of the year.Checklist:☐ Write a short reflection: “What have I learned from slowing down this month?”☐ Have a self-care evening — bath, music, skincare, book☐ Do a mini digital detox for a day (no scrolling, just living)☐ Walk somewhere beautiful — a park, along the Thames, or through autumn leaves☐ Tidy your space while listening to an uplifting podcast☐ Choose one small goal for December (something that feels good, not ambitious)☐ Spend one day completely off-duty — no chores, no work, no guilt
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In this episode of the IT Experts Podcast, I sat down with the brilliant Fiona Challis to separate reality from the noise and give MSP owners a practical route to value. We opened with a simple viewpoint. AI is not a magic fix and it is not a toy to chase. It becomes powerful when it sits on top of clear processes, clean data, and a focused plan. That theme runs through the whole conversation with Fiona Challis, who has spent recent years enabling partners around enterprise AI and then translating that experience for the MSP world. The result is a set of grounded lessons that help you create capacity, improve client experience, and grow revenue without creating chaos. We began with the service desk, because it is where most MSPs feel the pain. Fiona Challis drew a helpful line between automation and AI. Many teams still have a backlog of simple automations available inside the tools they already pay for. Tidy those first to free time and reduce firefighting. Once the ground is set, AI can handle a large slice of tier one demand through voice agents and smart triage. A well-trained voice agent can answer calls, qualify the user, create a ticket with the right context, and get it to the correct queue. That single move lowers the noise floor and gives engineers the space to do higher value work. The critical point is that none of this works without basic workflows, decent documentation, and accurate data. Garbage in leads to poor outcomes. A little discipline in process creates a lot of value once you layer in AI. Sales and marketing came next. Many MSP owners dislike this part of the job and often push it to the bottom of the to do list. AI can carry a heavy load here when used thoughtfully. Fiona Challis explained how an AI SDR can answer inbound calls at all hours, qualify interest, book meetings straight into your calendar, and route non buyers to relevant assets that nurture interest. That removes delay and prevents lead leakage. On outbound and account development, an AI analyst agent can sweep your CRM and contracts to surface missed opportunities across your existing base. We discussed one real world example where this activity revealed more than six hundred thousand pounds of potential from accounts that were already paying the MSP. That kind of return changes the shape of the quarter and gives your team a clear priority list. Tool choice came up, and we gave a steer that saves time. Do not buy software based on headline price. Measure tools by the hours they give back, the improvement in client experience, and how they help your team perform. Money can be earned again. Time cannot. If one platform removes half of your tier one traffic or cuts proposal cycle time in half, that platform pays for itself many times over. We then tackled client offerings, with a special focus on Microsoft Copilot. Many MSPs sell the licence and stop there, which leaves clients confused and creates security risk from ad hoc use of multiple AI tools. The fix is simple and valuable. Adopt Copilot inside your own MSP first and create one or two internal champions. Capture the time saved and the outcomes you achieve. Lead with those use cases in your conversations. Follow that with a paid AI or Copilot readiness assessment that checks data hygiene, permissions, workflows, and change readiness. Fiona Challis has seen MSPs charge meaningfully for this assessment, then package remedial work to clean data, lock down access, and prepare the environment. Once the foundations are set, run a 30-day adoption pilot that targets a visible quick win, like meeting summaries with actions, agent setup for routine tasks, or document drafting for proposals. After the pilot, move into an acceleration phase that adds leaderboards, prompt packs, training rhythms, and light gamification to drive real adoption. The message is simple. You are not selling a licence. You are guiding a transformation that raises productivity, revenue, and experience for users and clients. A question many owners ask is who delivers all of this. The pathway is not heavy. Your AI SDR filters interest and books the right conversations. Your internal champions run the readiness assessment with a clear checklist. Your engineers deliver the remediation as projects with defined outcomes. Your client success rhythm then tracks adoption and wins. That repeatable sequence turns Copilot from an unprofitable add on into a profitable solution stack that protects your base and attracts buyers who value progress. Throughout the episode, Fiona Challis emphasised a steady cadence. Create a two-year roadmap across four quadrants, service operations, sales, marketing, and client offerings. Pick one quick win every 30 to 90 days. Implement, measure, and move to the next win. That rhythm stops the noise, builds confidence, and compounds results. It also positions you as a managed AI provider in the eyes of your clients. You become the partner who assesses readiness, remediates risk, aligns workflow, and accelerates adoption with measurable impact. AI becomes a growth engine when it sits on top of simple process, clean data, and a plan your team can follow. Start inside your business. Automate what you can. Deploy AI where it makes a dent in time and quality. Use AI to make sales and marketing consistent so that your calendar fills with qualified meetings. Become your own best Copilot case study, sell the readiness assessment, deliver the remediation, and lead a visible 30-day pilot that wins hearts and minds. Keep going with an acceleration pack that keeps adoption rising every week. That is the path to scale with confidence. You can connect with Fiona Challis on her LinkedIn HERE. Make sure to check out our Ultimate MSP Growth Guide, a free guide that walks you through a proven process to take your MSP from stuck to scalable, without working even more hours. It's 44 pages rammed with advice, insights and inspiration to help you decide what support is available to you now if you want to grow and scale your business. Click HERE to get your copy. Connect on LinkedIn HERE with Ian and also with Stuart by clicking this LINK And when you're ready to take the next step in growing your MSP, come and take the Scale with Confidence MSP Mastery Quiz. In just three minutes, you'll get a 360-degree scan of your MSP and identify the one or two tactics that could help you find more time, engage & align your people and generate more leads. OR To join our amazing Facebook Group of over 400 MSPs where we are helping you Scale Up with Confidence, then click HERE Until next time, look after yourself and I'll catch up with you soon!
A good job to do this time of year is to give your gardening pots, and greenhouse too if you have one, a thorough deep clean. It's a job that's easily neglected, but if you take the time now in autumn, you'll reap the benefits in spring when the growing season starts again in earnest. And, apart from the satisfaction you'll get from seeing gleaming pots and shiny greenhouse windows, it's important to get rid of any pests, diseases and mould that can overwinter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
I'm working with a client who is a gifted communicator with years of real-world experience. He kept hearing that paid speaking is off limits unless you are already well known, can sell tickets by name alone, or have a massive audience. I knew that wasn't the full story. So I brought in someone I trust and have known for nearly 15 years, Grant Baldwin, to walk through what actually works today for getting paid to speak without celebrity status. Grant has trained thousands of speakers and built The Speaker Lab into a respected, enduring brand, one that has ranked on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest, growing privately held companies in the United States for five consecutive years. What This Episode Is… And Who It's For This conversation is designed for strong communicators who are comfortable on a stage and want to translate that skill into paid opportunities. If that's you, you'll find a clear framework, realistic fee guidance, what event planners actually want, and the specific outreach and follow-up cadence that moves you from “aspiring” to “booked.” Core Mindset Shift: From “Be Famous” To “Solve A Specific Problem” Event planners aren't always evaluating your follower count. They are reducing risk. They want a reliable speaker who can solve one specific problem for one specific audience and make the organizer look like a hero for choosing wisely. If Oprah or a former president is headlining, tickets sell on name alone. For the rest of us, the job is to solve a defined problem so well that attendees are grateful and organizers are relieved they chose us. The trap to avoid: “I can speak to anyone about anything.” Don't be a buffet. Be a steakhouse. A steakhouse does one thing exceptionally well. Most buffets do many things mediocre. Your positioning must signal sharp focus, not “I do it all.” Practical implication: Choose a niche problem and audience, and let everything else in your marketing reinforce that narrow, valuable focus. The SPEAK Framework Grant Teaches (And How To Apply It) Grant uses a five-part framework. I'll restate it with my commentary and application steps you can take immediately. S - Select a problem to solve Pick one clear problem for one identifiable audience. Validate it by confirming that organizations actually hire speakers on that topic. Avoid niche passions that no one budgets for on stage. Look for the Venn overlap between what you love, what you're skilled at, and what event buyers pay for. Quick validators you can run this week: Make a list of real conferences or associations where your topic would fit. Start with local, state, and regional events rather than national headliners that pay six figures to celebrity keynoters. Identify a few working speakers one or two steps ahead of you as benchmarks. If no one exists in your proposed niche, that's not a blue ocean. It's likely a market that doesn't buy talks on that topic. P - Prepare your talk Design a talk that offers a concrete solution to the chosen audience's felt need. Make sure the talk aligns with what planners already hire speakers to address. Your talk is a product. It must reduce the organizer's risk and fulfill the promise in the program description. Tip: If there's a personal subtopic you care about that isn't a main-stage draw, embed it as a 5 to 10 percent segment within a widely purchased theme, rather than making it the headline. This blends your passion with market reality without performing a bait-and-switch. E - Establish yourself as the expert You need a sharp, professional website and a demo video. Event planners who hire speakers will compare you to several other speakers. Your materials must look as good or better than your fee peers, because people judge books by their covers, especially under risk. You do not need to spend tens of thousands, but you do need clarity and quality. What to include: Crisp positioning: audience, problem, outcome. A talk page with titles, descriptions, and learning outcomes. Select testimonials that match your audience and topic. A short, high-quality demo reel showing stage presence and audience engagement. A - Acquire paid speaking gigs This is where most speakers falter. Do not wait passively for inquiries. Identify target events, start conversations, and follow up with discipline. Smaller events are not “lesser.” They are accessible and often pay in the $1,000 to $5,000 range for quality speakers who fit well. Those reps build momentum and referrals. A starter outreach line that works: “When will you start reviewing speakers for your [season/year] event?” You're aligning to their process, not forcing a pitch at the wrong time. If they say, “in three months,” get explicit permission to follow up, then actually follow up in three months with a helpful, short note. They won't expect you to do it. Showing up reliably previews how good you'll be to work with. My added tactic: Use Facebook groups where your audience gathers to crowdsource a list of live events they already attend. Ask, “If someone wanted to fully immerse in solving [problem], what live events should they attend?” Now you have a prospect list drawn from the market itself. Then apply the outreach process above. I share the exact post volume thresholds and how I used this approach during my Free The Dream years. K - Know when to scale Speaking can be the whole business or the front end of a larger business. Some speakers aim for many gigs and fee growth. Others use speaking primarily to acquire coaching, consulting, or long-term clients worth tens of thousands, which can dwarf the fee itself. Decide your model early, then shape your targeting and topic accordingly. What To Charge When You're Getting Started Set expectations realistically. Most speakers who are early in their professional journey charge between $1,000 and $5,000 for the first several paid gigs, with growth as reps, results, and marketing assets improve. Fees vary by industry: corporations generally pay more than nonprofits, for example. Your website, demo video, testimonials, and relevance to that organizer's audience all factor into perceived value. If you are already collecting checks in the $10,000 to $25,000 range, you're likely in a pond that routinely books at that level, with the credentials and references to match. Your materials and proof must stand shoulder to shoulder with other speakers priced similarly. The decision-maker is weighing risk. Your job is to make the yes feel safe. How Event Planners Think: Risk, Fit, Proof Event planners and committees are in the risk mitigation business. They need to justify why choosing you is safe. The fastest way to help them feel safe is to present tightly aligned positioning, a clear solution for their audience, relevant testimonials, and a professional demo that shows what they will see on their stage. If you're a known quantity in their industry, you reduce risk further. Translation: Your niche experience matters. Even if you want to speak beyond your current industry later, start where you already have credibility and connections. Build momentum there, then expand. Be The Steakhouse, Not The Buffet We swapped a memorable story about a dinner in Vegas that nails this point. A top steakhouse has a short menu. It's exceptional at one thing. Too many speakers showcase a menu of twenty topics across every domain. That spreads you thin and confuses buyers. You don't become referable as “the person who solves X.” Choose X. Then keep saying X. Building Momentum: Breakouts, Workshops, Local and Regional Stages Keynotes are the glory slot, but many buyers hire outstanding breakout or workshop speakers they've never heard of. Target smaller, local, or state-level events where budgets are sensible and competition is less fierce. Use these to gather testimonials and in-industry proof. The more you speak, the more you speak. People in the seats are often the next bookers. Referrals compound. Proactive Prospecting And Follow-Up: Exactly How To Do It Most speakers fail because they wait. Here's a workable cadence: Build a prospect list of the right-fit events. Send a short, no-pressure opener: “When will you start reviewing speakers?” Capture their answer and permission to follow up. Follow up exactly when promised with a crisp, helpful note. Keep the thread warm with brief check-ins aligned to their process, not your pitch calendar. This shows the organizer what it's like to work with you. Reliability beats bravado. My supplement to this: Source events by asking active Facebook groups where your audience congregates which conferences they actually attend. Then research and contact those events using the cadence above. Two Viable Business Models: Fee-First vs. Lead-Gen-First Fee-first speakers optimize for the check, the travel schedule, and fee growth over time. Lead-gen-first speakers optimize for speaking to rooms filled with ideal buyers, then convert into higher lifetime value offers such as retainers, advisory, or premium programs. In some niches, a single client is worth more than the speaking fee. Choose the model that matches your goals and build your targeting and talk to support it. Host Your Own Stage To Create Reps And Proof You don't have to wait for an invitation. Design a focused one-day workshop around your problem-audience fit, sell tickets, and put yourself on stage. This both validates your topic and produces assets, testimonials, and compelling footage for your reel. Tactical Tips, Stories, And Subtleties You Might Miss On First Listen Expectations prevent discouragement. Speaker fees range from a few hundred to hundreds of thousands. Unless your name sells tickets, start where the market is and grow. Manage expectations early so you stay persistent long enough to break through. Industry matters. Corporate, association, education, nonprofit, faith, and government markets all have different norms and ranges. Choose the pond that fits your topic, background, and goals. Marketing assets are not optional. At minimum, have a professional, focused site and a tight demo. Decision-makers compare several speakers side by side. Present like a pro. Momentum is real. The more stages you're on, the more invitations you'll receive. Some referrals hit years later. Plant seeds now. Harvest later. Start where you have leverage. If your career was in real estate, restaurants, law, healthcare, or tech, begin there. You speak the language, know the players, and reduce buyer risk. You can always evolve your niche after you build proof. Breakouts build keynotes. Deliver great breakout sessions that solve concrete problems. That creates case studies and word of mouth that lead to higher-fee keynote opportunities. Small and local is a feature, not a bug. Many high-quality regional events have budgets in the $1,000 to $5,000 range and want excellent speakers who fit. Those are perfect on-ramps. Be personable and reliable. The subtle signals you send in email cadence, brevity, and clarity matter as much as your sizzle reel. Planners notice. Use audience hubs to find events. Facebook groups with significant daily activity are a goldmine for discovering exactly which conferences your market actually attends. Ask the right question, harvest the list, then do surgical outreach. Speaking as impact. Opportunities come in all shapes and sizes. Grant shared doing a virtual session for inmates in a county jail, and he has also spoken to arenas of 10,000. There isn't one “correct” venue. There are aligned venues for your mission and model. If You're A Strong Communicator And Ready To Start, Do This In The Next 7 Days Define your niche: Write a one-sentence positioning statement: “I help [audience] solve [problem] so they can [outcome].” Keep it painfully specific. List 25 target events: Use Google, LinkedIn, and active Facebook groups your audience frequents. Ask what events they already attend and compile answers. Tidy your materials: Ensure your site and speaker page reflect your niche clearly, with outcomes and a clean bio. If you don't have a reel, assemble a short, honest highlight cut from any footage you have. Send five concise outreach emails: “When will you start reviewing speakers for [event]?” Track replies. Ask for permission to follow up at their timeline. Build a simple follow-up system: Calendar reminders or a basic CRM. Follow up exactly when promised with a short, service-oriented note. Reliability is your advantage. Book or create one rep: Pitch a breakout locally or host a focused micro-workshop yourself. Capture testimonials and footage. Momentum starts here. Resources Mentioned The Speaker Lab website The Speaker Lab podcast The Speaking Fee Calculator The Successful Speaker book by Grant Baldwin My Closing Thought If you're gifted on stage and willing to do the unglamorous prospecting and follow-up, there is a clear, repeatable path to getting booked and paid. You do not need to be famous. You do need to be focused, professional, and persistent. Choose your “steak,” serve it beautifully to the right diners, and keep showing up. The rooms you want will start asking for you by name. Ready to Turn Your Experience Into Income? If you're still here reading this, I have a feeling I know something about you. You're a communicator, a creator, someone with real experience, skill, and a genuine desire to serve others. You've been working hard to build your business, grow your audience, and create content that helps people. Yet even with all that effort, the profit still doesn't reflect the impact you're making. If that sounds familiar, it might be time for a different approach. Over the years, I've worked with countless creators, coaches, and entrepreneurs who started by doing what everyone said they should: creating content, building websites, and growing an audience. The problem? That's actually Step 8 in the process of building a profitable business. They skipped the first seven steps, the ones that make everything else work. That's why I created my Building an Online Business Program. It's the same proven 11-step framework I've used and taught to help others finally see consistent, sustainable income from the work they love. The program includes my complete course, recorded live in the Next Level Studio, and two private 90-minute one-on-one coaching sessions with me. Those sessions are where we take what you're learning and apply it directly to your goals, your challenges, and your business model. It's personalized guidance designed to bring focus, clarity, and predictable income to your business. If you've been creating content for years but still feel like you're spinning your wheels, this is your chance to change that. You'll get the clarity, structure, and strategy that can finally convert your experience into income, and build the freedom you set out to create in the first place. Click Here To Learn More And Enroll Today Let's journey together.
You've bought bins and baskets, you've downloaded decluttering checklists, and you've tried cleaning schedules, but your house still doesn't stay tidy. In this episode, find out why those tools only create temporary results and what your home is actually missing to stay organized for good. If you're tired of resetting the same messes every week, this one's for you.
This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy! Do you struggle with organization? Would you like less ‘stuff' in your life? In this episode, Danny and Randy discuss tips for how to tidy up. Listen now and start dropping the stuff that is holding you back! Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Channel! Thanks for listening! Do you have a question you want answered in a future episode? If so, send your question to: existentialstoic@protonmail.com
Text Agony Aunt Roz with your Cutflower Questions.In this episode of the Cut Flower Podcast, Roz discusses the beauty of October in the cutting garden, emphasizing the importance of preparing for winter while still enjoying the last blooms of the season. She shares practical tips on caring for dahlias, sowing hardy annuals, planting spring bulbs, and planning for the next growing season. Roz encourages listeners to reflect on their gardening successes and challenges, and to dream about future planting plans.TakeawaysOctober is a beautiful month in the cutting garden.Keep cutting flowers to encourage more blooms.Be cautious with dahlias before the first frost.Lift or protect tender plants for winter.October is ideal for sowing hardy annuals.Now is the time to plant spring bulbs.Prepare and mulch your garden beds for winter.Dividing and moving perennials can enhance your garden.Tidy up tools and check seed stock for next year.October is a time for dreaming and planning for the future. https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/newsletters The Growth Club: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/thegrowthclub Lots of free resources on our website: https://thecutflowercollective.co.uk/cut-flower-resources/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fieldgateflowers Facebook Group 'Cut Flower Farming - Growth and Profit in your business' https://www.facebook.com/groups/449543639411874 Facebook Group 'The Cut Flower Collection' https://www.facebook.com/groups/cutflowercollection
Pruning To Prosper - Clutter, Money, Meals and Mindset for the Catholic Mom
Opening Bible verse is 2 Timothy 3:14-4:2 Persistence and Perseverance is key. Here is a quick list of recommended daily routines: 1. Pray your rosary before anything else. 2. Trash 3. Ask yourself, "What's for dinner?" 4. Tidy as you go 5. Do the dishes 6. Make your bed 7. Do a load of laundry 8. Declutter as you go **If you live in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania and would like help decluttering your home, I offer in-person decluttering. This is a 5 hour appointment and I donate all items to local thrift stores. Cost $300. Please email me at: tightshipmama@gmail.com For hourly coaching via Zoom (decluttering, budgeting, meal planning), you can see my calendar and book a session here: Virtual Coaching Schedule Join the private Facebook community here: Facebook Group Follow me on Instagram here: Instagram Prefer to receive a weekly email with the monthly freebie like a group rosary, group declutter, or budget Q&As? Join my mailing list here: Weekly Newsletter Do you like to watch a podcast? Check out my YouTube channel here: YouTube For any other inquiries or guest appearances, please email me at: tightshipmama@gmail.com
Tidy Admiral Ryan Downey returns to the show for this year's first edition of TiDy Takes, where we break down dynasty trades. Ryan, Victor, and Jesse talk through four trades and give their thoughts on the results including FHL patron votes on who came out best. Have a listen! Our show is part of the Dobber Podcast Network and sponsored by Fantrax.com. Email fantasyhockeylife@gmail.com and ask to join our free discord. Join our Patreon at Patreon.com/fantasyhockeylife for rankings, bonus podcasts, in-depth prospect reports with video, show notes and more. Check out our YouTube for more prospect videos at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQPYVXp3foOcvh7344fjKmA. Listen and subscribe wherever podcasts are posted - and give us 5 stars! We want to be your best place to talk about the game of dynasty fantasy hockey
Weekend Reset Ritual (Small, Repeatable, Real)Journal prompt: “Today, leaning into self-care looks like…”Weekends can feel loud or empty. Today we keep a tiny ritual that steadies you without stealing your energy.A Flicker (Hope) — A repeatable calm spot The same mug, the same chair, the same two minutes of quiet. Familiar can be soothing—let it be.To Rebuild (Healing) — Three-part reset (≤10 minutes)Clear a square: Tidy one small surface (nightstand, counter corner).Add a comfort: Warm drink, soft blanket, favorite song (60 seconds).Mark the moment: Light a candle or open a window; take one slow exhale.Take a Step (Becoming) — Name your ritual Give it a simple name—“Morning Patch,” “Porch Pause,” “Candle Minute.” Put it on your calendar for next Saturday/Sunday.Choose-your-energy menu:Hollow (low): Sit in your calm spot for 2 minutes. Breathe out longer than you breathe in.Healing (medium): Do the three-part reset once today.Becoming (higher): Schedule this ritual for both weekend days for the next month.Food for Thought Today: Rituals are bricks, not magic. The point isn't special—it's steady. Repeating one small kindness for your nervous system teaches your body where to find you when the day tilts.Exhale. Keep what serves you; leave the rest. I'll be here again tomorrow.
In this episode, Dan and Julia chat with Toby Shaull of Zophian Plants about his journey from pro-skateboarder and carpenter to specialist plantsman and pioneer of alternative growing mediums. Toby is part of a new generation of nurserymen gently nudging small-scale, commercial horticulture into the 21st Century.Toby will be offering plants for sale at these forthcoming events;Plant Fairs Roadshow at Mount Ephraim Gardens, Kent - Sunday, 28th September 2025Great Dixter Plant Fair - Saturday, 4th and Sunday, 5th October 2025Jobs to do in your garden this fortnightKeep deadheading dahlias and give them a potassium-rich liquid feed to boost flower production; this will also help maintain their vibrant colours as the weather cools.Prepare hyacinths and narcissi for Christmas by potting them up in peat-free compost before popping them in a cool, dark place until new growth is 5-6cm long.Bring houseplants inside that were evicted for the summer. Remove dead or damaged leaves and check underneath the pots for slugs and snails.It's your last chance to cut topiary and hedges before winter.Order overwintering onion sets and plant them this month or next. Nudge them into the ground with their tips just protruding.Remove greenhouse shading.Tidy tomato plants by cutting off leaves that shade any fruits still left to ripen. It's still relatively warm, so tomatoes will continue to grow if they receive enough light.Freeze any excess fruit if you are short on time; tomatoes and berries can be frozen whole.Divide older or very large rhubarb crowns to create new plants; this will also rejuvenate the existing crowns.Order sweet pea seeds, these can be sown in the autumn or next spring, often, the best varieties sell out quickly.Dan's featured products:Signature Potting Trowel - perfect for filling pots with compost and a lovely gift for keen propagators.Signature Slim Transplanting Trowel - ideal for moving self-seeders and planting small bulbs. Minimises disturbance of neighbouring plants.Signature Disc Weeder - a round 'Hori Hori' for cultivating, weeding, scraping off moss, clearing gutters and removing weeds from cracks in paving.Website links:Dan Cooper GardenDan's Calendar of EventsParker's PatchZophian Plants InstagramExpertly produced by Scott Kennett at Red Lighthouse Local Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Paring Down: Realistic minimalism to live more intentionally
Getting a little personal this week. Living with PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder)—or ANY chemical imbalance, hormonal sensitivity, or particularly difficult season of life—can feel overwhelming, especially when it comes to keeping up with your home. In this episode, I'm sharing practical ways to manage your space while living with a recurring shift in your energy and emotional bandwidth. You'll learn: What PMDD is and how it impacts my daily life 5 simple strategies to declutter and tidy your home even during tough PMDD days Mindset shifts that help you give yourself grace while still making progress If you've ever felt like your home gets out of control during your PMDD cycle (or another challenging state), this episode is for you. Paring Down Instagram: @paring_down Paring Down Newsletter: The L.E.S.S. Express Paring Down Blog Paring Down YouTube MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Ep 71: How Growing Up in a Cult Made Me More Intentional Ep 102: Creating Systems to Be Productive Toward What Matters with Chelsi Jo Ep 94: Practical Advice for Living Intentionally with 7x NYT Bestselling Author, Gretchen Rubin Ep 78: Addressing the Mental Load of Clutter with Dr. Morgan Cutlip Happier Podcast by Gretchen Rubin The Moth Podcast (live true-story storytelling) Modern Love Podcast Little Green Machine PARING DOWN RESOURCES: Free Decluttering Checklist Treasures of the Heart: A 7-Day Bible Study on Breaking Free from Material Attachments (free) Complete Guide to Decluttering Kid Stuff Free 15 Clutter-Free Gift Ideas Free Gift Request Email Template Free Know Your Why Worksheet SPONSORS: 20% OFF any AquaTru water purifier when you go to AquaTru.com and use promo code PARING $300 off Air Doctor Pro air purifier: https://airdoctorpro.com/ - Use code PARING Ethical, luxury women's clothing at Quince.com/paring for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! 10 Free Meals from Hello Fresh: www.hellofresh.com/paring10fm $15/month 5G wireless with Mint Mobile: www.mintmobile.com/paring 20% off chic, soft closet staples from Splendid: https://splendid.com/ - use code PARING at checkout For Hers Hair Growth: https://www.forhers.com/paring Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tidy up your outer areas, do your dishes, clean the kitchen, and maybe even straighten your bedrooms and bathrooms, while the host acknowledges the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk. Links to videos about topics mentioned in this episode:Important Takeaway: Will You Choose Justice or Grace? Cleaning Influencer Shoutout: Organized Chaos - Audrey - YouTubeUnlock bonus episodes and support Clean With Me Podcast: Clean With Me | Listen While You Clean
→→ Wedding day tips for the grooms are here! →→ This edition helps grooms prepare for their special day while navigating the expectations flawlessly. →→ Discover crucial tips and hacks to help you stay calm and confident! This podcast is for engaged couples who are stressed out with wedding planning and family expectations, but want a fun wedding day. Sal and Sam share crucial wedding day hacks aimed at grooms-to-be. They cover key preparations such as getting enough sleep, eating well, hydrating, practicing vows, and grooming. Also discussed are day-of tips, like being punctual, staying close to your partner, mingling with guests, maintaining good posture, and expressing gratitude. By the end of the edition, you'll learn the importance of preparation and enjoying the day despite any hiccups. Stress-free Wedding Planning Podcast #166: Crucial Wedding Day Hacks That Every Groom-to-be Needs to Know! Host: Sal & Sam Music: "Sam's Tune" by Rick Anthony TIMESTAMP 00:00 Introduction to Crucial Wedding Day Hacks That Every Groom-to-be Needs to Know! 01:00 Podcast Overview and Goals 02:50 Spotlight on the Groom 04:00 Pre-Wedding Preparation Tips 04:30 Eat a solid breakfast 05:00 Hydrate 05:30 Practicing your vows and speeches 06:00 Prepare and have your accessories ready 07:00 Grooming 08:00 Tidy room 09:00 The Rings 11:00 Wedding Tip Wednesday: Hold That Kiss 12:00 Prepare Groomsmen 13:15 Spend time with your parents 14:00 Stick close to your partner 15:30 Remove bulky items from Suit Pockets 16:00 Have good posture 17:00 Have FUN!! 17:30 Review 19:30 Final Thoughts and Community Engagement 20:15 Closing Remarks and Farewell Get your FREE no-obligation report TODAY: "8 QUESTIONS YOU MUST ASK A WEDDING PROFESSIONAL BEFORE BOOKING THEM" http://forms.aweber.com/form/55/756659955.htm Music List Giveaway https://www.afterhourseventsofne.com/guestcontact *** Join us in the Stress-free Wedding Planning Facebook group https://urlgeni.us/facebook/stress-free-wedding-planning Copyright © 2025 Atmosphere Productions LLC All Rights Reserved. Produced by Atmosphere Productions in association with After Hours Events of New England https://atmosphere-productions.com https://www.afterhourseventsofne.com #WeddingJitters #weddingworry #2026Bride #2027Bride #NewEnglandWedding #WeddingPlanning #WeddingCeremony #WeddingPreparations #WeddingChecklist #weddingpro #weddingexperts #WeddingInspo #WeddingIdeas #WeddingPhotography #WeddingGoals #WeddingWisdom #WeddingTips #DreamWedding #WalkDownTheAisle #StressFreeWedding #StressFreeWeddingPlanning #StressFreeWeddingPlanningPodcast #WeddingPodcast #WeddingTipWednesday #WeddingAdvice #WeddingMusic #WeddingDay #CTweddingdj #WeddingDJ #AtmosphereProductions #AfterHoursEventsOfNE
Busy moms who are juggling a million things, this episode is for those feeling stuck in an endless loop of picking up, purging, and wondering why their home never stays tidy, even after all the decluttering. Diana breaks down why it's so common for clutter to creep back in no matter how many times you “do the thing” and get ruthless with your stuff.Real-Life Solutions for Real HomesYou'll get a clear roadmap: how to set up actual systems to keep clutter from reappearing during life's chaos.Diana breaks down the importance of routines and simple hacks to make tidiness stick, even when new stuff is always coming through your front door.Learn why everything in your home needs a “home” (yes, even the random fidgets from the bottom of the purse) and how creating these tiny systems prevents clutter from spiraling out of control.Tune in, laugh along, and leave feeling seen (and equipped) to handle the clutter cycle with confidence right alongside Diana and thousands of moms just like you.Found the episode useful? Follow, review, and share with a mom friend who needs a little hope! Share this episode What can you expect from this podcast and future episodes?15-20 minute episodes to help you tackle your to-do listHow to declutter in an effective and efficient wayGuest interviewsDeep dives on specific topicsFind Diana Rene on social media:Instagram: @the.decluttered.momFacebook: @the.decluttered.momPinterest: @DianaRene Are you ready for a peaceful and clutter-free home? Watch my FREE training video “Chaos to Calm” to learn how it's possible! And find all of my resources here.
Do you have a corner of your home that's a little cluttered, unorganized, or full of things you just can't decide what to do with, so they sit there, staring back at you? Or maybe life has thrown you into a situation that's turned your house upside down, repairs, a remodel, new carpet going in, or houseguests everywhere? I get it. Me too. When our space slips into disarray, it often leaves us feeling off balance. That's because our nervous system is constantly picking up on the extra noise and sending signals that lead to overstimulation, decision fatigue, and even stress or anxiety. And here's the kicker: clutter doesn't just affect our productivity—it also interferes with our ability to rest. That low hum of “things left undone” keeps our brains buzzing when we're trying to relax. But here's the good news: awareness is the first step, and a few simple actions can reset both your space and your mindset. When I'm feeling out of sorts, I always come back to these four easy wins: Make the bed – it instantly sets the tone for order. Do one load of laundry—start to finish. Take out the trash. Clear off one cupboard or counter space. These small steps create momentum, restore clarity, and bring a surprising sense of calm. ✨ Bottom line: A cluttered space = a cluttered mind. When you clear your environment, you're not just tidying up, you're creating mental clarity, lowering stress, and giving yourself the breathing room you deserve.
In this episode of Boldly Go, Brandi and Dave talk about episode 309 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Terrarium. Topics include derivative works, passing the Bechdel test, and the literary works of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Not a whole lot of jokes in this one.
In this hour, stories of clean breaks—emotional and physical. Tidy endings, broken bones, and fresh starts. This episode is hosted by Moth Executive Producer, Sarah Austin Jenness. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media. Theresa Wiggins starts—and ends—a romance. Adelle Onyango attempts to keep family traditions alive, in the wake of a divorce. Erik Heen needs a statue to open his soda. In the midst of a mishap, Courtney Jae Renee must choose between her finances and her pride. Safia Ibrahim is determined to be ordinary. Podcast # 936 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Motherkind Moment is your place for calm and connection and a shift in perspective before the week ahead. Decluttering expert Ingrid Jansen joins us to share her best practical tips to help you create a calmer home. She explains why breaking tasks into manageable chunks and implementing daily resets and non-negotiable tasks can help you maintain a sense of order and keep your stress levels low. For more powerful insights from Ingrid Jansen listen to the full episode here: Toys everywhere? They're making you stressed - here's how to finally tackle the kids' clutter Get your free 3 days of 5-minute Motherkind here - 21 days to reset your energy, mood and mindset. Click Here to order your copy of 'Motherkind: A New Way to Thrive in a World of Endless Expectations' Motherkind is sponsored by Wild Nutrition, the brand raising the bar for women's supplements. Want to feel the Food-Grown difference yourself? Get 50% off for three months at wildnutrition.com/motherkind. Ts and Cs apply. Get 40% off a Calm premium subscription at calm.com/motherkind For a £100 sponsored job credit, visit Indeed.com/ Motherkind Continue the Conversation: Join our community over on Instagram for inspiration, tips, and sometimes a bit of humour to get us through our day - @zoeblaskey Join our mailing list to receive news, updates and new episode releases Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
If your house feels like a mess, your head feels like a mess—and nothing gets done. That's exactly why I have a quick tidy routine that I run through every morning before I start my workday. These four spaces are the key to keeping my home calm and my brain focused while I juggle homeschooling, cooking, and running my business from home. In this episode, I'm walking you through: – The four exact places I tidy every morning (and why they matter) – How to reset your home without spending all day cleaning – The one thing I do before every work block to signal “go time” for my brain – What to do if you only have time to tidy one space (this alone can shift everything) You don't need a spotless home to be productive—but you do need a system that keeps things from spiraling into chaos. This quick tidy routine will give you the clarity and calm you've been craving. xoxo, Chelsi Jo . . . . Ready to finally organize your business and your home with systems that actually work? Watch my free on-demand Workflow Workshop and learn how to get more done in less time: chelsijo.co/workflowworkshop