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Are you pretending everything is fine while feeling deep down like something is fundamentally off? In this episode of Mork Unfiltered, I’m getting raw and real about the nine reasons you need to stop settling and start planning your exit. 

We look at everything from the "soul-sucking" trap of staying just for a paycheck to the physical toll a high-stress job takes on your heart and sanity. 

I also break down why the "Big Enchilada"—your relationship with your manager—is usually the ultimate dealbreaker. If you’ve outgrown your environment, it’s time to stop sliding backwards and start getting clear on your true value.

Episode Chapters:

00:01 – The Age of AI and the "Doing More with Less" Pressure 
01:10 – Reason 9: Escaping the Cycle of Never-Ending Emergencies 
02:00 – Reason 8: How Toxic Workplaces Drain Your Energy 
02:27 – Reason 7: Why Lack of Growth is a Career Death Sentence 
03:00 – Reason 6: The Problem with Missions Built Only on Money 
03:30 – Reason 5: When the Paycheck Becomes Soul-Sucking 
04:15 – Reason 4: Your Health is Not a Negotiable Expense 
05:30 – Reason 3: The Danger of Feeling Invisible and Underappreciated 
06:30 – Reason 2: Incongruency—When Work Attacks Your Core Values 
08:15 – Reason 1: The Number One Reason People Quit—Bad Managers 
09:35 – My Gift to You: The "Baseball Card" for Self-Awareness

If this episode moved you or gave you a different lens on adversity and growth, I want to invite you to go deeper.

I wrote Step Back and Leap for people exactly like us. People building through chaos. People trying to find meaning inside uncertainty. People choosing purpose over comfort. You can get it here:
https://a.co/d/e4nd8RT

And if you want practical tools you can use today to strengthen your resilience, I created a short, tactical guide you can download immediately. It’s called The Mork Guide to Resilience and it is designed to help you build inner strength, recover faster, and lead from a grounded place:
https://aa5c-ea.systeme.io/resilience

Because sometimes the most powerful leaps forward start with stepping back, grounding yourself, and reconnecting to why you are here in the first place.

— Patrick