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79 | You Can’t Create From Exhaustion
If you’ve been telling yourself you’re “just not disciplined enough,” this episode is your permission slip to stop weaponizing that story.
Because the truth is you’re trying to create from a body that’s depleted.
In this episode, Monique names what so many high-achieving women experience: you can hold a crystal-clear creative vision for years… and still shut down the moment you finally have time to work on it. Not because you’re lazy. Not because you don’t want it badly enough. But because pressure and creativity don’t thrive in the same conditions.
Tune in as Monique breaks down why execution can happen under adrenaline, urgency, and cortisol, but creation requires something else and offers a grounded shift that changes everything.
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Join Monique’s Newsletter
Apply for her upcoming Retreat March 1-4, 2026 in Palm Springs, CA
GEMS DROPPED
“You don't actually lack discipline. You're just trying to create from a body that is truly, completely depleted.”
“Rest is not a reward that you get after you create. It's the requirement before you do.”
“You can't solve for your dream from the same place you produce from for your job. That place is pressure. The kind of pressure that has depleted you.”
“There is a middle space between burnout, which we have to acknowledge. And what I think is in that middle space is restoration.“
STAY IN TOUCH
Come and follow me on Instagram @moniquershields or YouTube and I would love your feedback so send an email to [email protected].
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By Monique R. ShieldsIf you’ve been telling yourself you’re “just not disciplined enough,” this episode is your permission slip to stop weaponizing that story.
Because the truth is you’re trying to create from a body that’s depleted.
In this episode, Monique names what so many high-achieving women experience: you can hold a crystal-clear creative vision for years… and still shut down the moment you finally have time to work on it. Not because you’re lazy. Not because you don’t want it badly enough. But because pressure and creativity don’t thrive in the same conditions.
Tune in as Monique breaks down why execution can happen under adrenaline, urgency, and cortisol, but creation requires something else and offers a grounded shift that changes everything.
LINKS
YouTube channel
Join Monique’s Newsletter
Apply for her upcoming Retreat March 1-4, 2026 in Palm Springs, CA
GEMS DROPPED
“You don't actually lack discipline. You're just trying to create from a body that is truly, completely depleted.”
“Rest is not a reward that you get after you create. It's the requirement before you do.”
“You can't solve for your dream from the same place you produce from for your job. That place is pressure. The kind of pressure that has depleted you.”
“There is a middle space between burnout, which we have to acknowledge. And what I think is in that middle space is restoration.“
STAY IN TOUCH
Come and follow me on Instagram @moniquershields or YouTube and I would love your feedback so send an email to [email protected].