#24 The Power of Small Steps When You’re Burned Out

If your vision is big but your pace keeps breaking you, this episode will help you rebuild from the inside out. Because small, identity-aligned shifts aren’t a compromise — they’re the way forward.

Whether you’re a leader holding the weight of your team, a parent trying to stay present, or a high performer whose old pace is no longer sustainable, you’ll discover why slow, steady, identity-rooted movement changes everything.

We introduce Pillar 3: Micro-Changes from the Identity-Level Recalibration pathway — and explore what your nervous system, leadership, and future self actually need to grow with peace and power.

What we explore in this episode:

• Why high-capacity leaders often reject what feels “too small”
• How overfunctioning masks deep nervous system resistance
• The internal tug-of-war between big goals and personal bandwidth
• A real story from an ILR cohort that reframed self-trust
• Why familiar patterns feel safer — even when they’re misaligned
• What James Dyson’s 5,127 micro-movements teach us about staying with the work
• How to move at a pace your body, life, and leadership can hold

Today’s Micro-Recalibration:
Pause the part of you that believes more pressure means more progress.
Ask yourself:

• Where have I been undervaluing a small step because it doesn’t “feel big enough”?
• Is my resistance about clarity — or discomfort with slowness?
• What’s one micro-move that reflects who I’m becoming, not who I’ve been?

You don’t have to overhaul it all — you just need to move with intention today.

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