Leader Rising

I remember when I started as a lawyer, I was happy to be a lawyer. I was happy that someone cared enough about my work to pay for it. I felt important.

So I worked for a few years, and didn’t love it. But thought it’s too early to do anything about it.

And then a few years passed. I tried switching jobs. I was pretty sure law wasn’t the right choice for me, but then what would I do instead? That’s a big decision. Can’t rush it.

And then a few years later, you’re certain. But now you’ve also spent a decade becoming good at your career. And you feel pot committed. You can’t throw away 10 years of work…

In this episode, we talk about what to do when you’re not liking what you’re doing. When you feel like you’ve made the wrong choice and you feel like it’s too late to do anything about it.

It’s not too late. It’s never too late.

It may not be the right choice to leave, or maybe you should have been gone years ago. How does this fit into what you truly want for your life?

Alex has a milestone birthday coming up. And (like New Year's) they tend to spark introspection and, often, questioning.

When I ask him what he wants to talk about, he answers motivation. Motivation to do the necessary things. But we don’t stay there long. We end up digging deeper and figuring out what’s underneath both his need to get going, and underneath the reason that he hasn’t gotten moving yet.

This episode is ultimately about being stuck, what’s keeping us stuck, and how we can go about getting some momentum to start changing things in our lives.

Once you get past the four cardinal mistakes that we discussed on episode 5, you're ready to start building the life that you actually want to live. One that makes you alive. Here we walk through each of the five steps and what they might look like in your life.

Melissa has made a decision about her job and, in the aftermath of that decision, we continue to explore what it is for her to trust herself, and what causes her to make snap decisions in the first place.

We pull back the curtain on how her mind makes decisions, and in particular, the feelings that she’s running from as she pulls the trigger quickly on her decisions in order to try to avoid them.

This is universal. Although we do it to greater and lesser degrees, I still haven’t met someone who isn’t avoiding at least something where it would serve them to stop avoiding it.

We review the four cardinal mistakes that we make as we try to move towards a life that we actually feel alive in. And also the thing that we fear most that's keeping us stuck.

Alex tries to solve his procrastination by exploring scheduling and we delve into what's actually driving his procrastination so that the can "solve" it once and for all in his life.

We talk about the opportunities available both for people who have a lot of time on their hands now, and others who may have young kids at home and/or super busy jobs and are just barely holding on.

Melissa is having some issues with her job. She feels a bit like she was mislead during the interview, and there are parts to her job she definitely doesn't like. But what should she do about it? And can she trust her gut and her judgment?

Welcome to the Leader Rising Podcast. We help hyper-busy professionals who’ve had work take over their lives and who are ready to live a life that they look forward to waking up to every day. Come join us if you’re ready to get over your inertia, fear, and uncertainty, to create the life you’ve always wanted, and to stop wondering what it is you’ll be when you grow up.