Running a practice, leading a team, or stepping into any kind of leadership role brings its own pressure, and burnout doesn't always show up the way people expect. Mental health professionals who step outside the traditional clinical path often find themselves managing perception, criticism, and their own confidence all at once, without much guidance on how to do it well.

David Blatt spent more than three decades coaching at the highest levels of professional and international basketball, including a run to the NBA Finals with the Cleveland Cavaliers. In this conversation, he talks with Kym about what actually holds people back under pressure, how he handled career transitions that were often sudden and out of his control, and what it takes to rebuild someone's confidence after things don't go as planned.

In This Episode, We Cover:

• Why chasing results instead of focusing on the process makes pressure worse.
• How David learned to filter out criticism without shutting out everyone around him.
• What it took to navigate three major career changes, including one he never saw coming.
• The real order between responsibility and accountability, and why it matters.
• A simple approach to rebuilding someone's confidence after a setback.
• How to tell whether a team's struggle comes down to strategy or culture.
• Is leadership something people are born with or something they build over time?

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