Every January I had a plan. New morning routine. New workout. New goals. New energy. And every February, it was already fading.

Not because I was lazy. Not because I did not want it. Because I kept trying to build something new on top of a life that was already at capacity. It is like renovating a house while the plumbing is leaking. You can paint the walls all you want but the real problem is underneath.

It took me way too long to realize I was skipping the most important step. In this episode, I get into all of it — the cycle, the skip, and what actually made the difference.

In this episode:

• Why I kept starting over every January and every Monday for years and nothing ever stuck
• The step nobody talks about because there is no dopamine hit and nobody claps for you
• What stabilizing actually looked like in my life — clearing physical space, going after the 47 mental tabs, and cleaning up the digital clutter I did not realize was draining me
• How I went from about 100 mental tabs to 20 and what that felt like
• The doctor's appointment I had been avoiding since my youngest was born
• Why stabilizing is not a one-time thing and how I know when it is time to reset again
• The signs my body gives me when things are piling up — shorter patience, worse sleep
• Why "I don't have time to stabilize" is exactly why you keep ending up back at square one
• How to start with 30 minutes (or even 2 minutes if that is all you have)

The bottom line: You have to create capacity before you can create change. You cannot pour into something new when you are already at capacity. This is the least exciting step. But it is the one that makes everything else possible.

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