You're not overwhelmed, you're unclosed. Robin Quinn Keehn joins Pol to explain why the exhaustion most of us feel isn't from doing too much. It's from everything we've left unfinished and unsaid: the avoided conversation, the unset boundary, the decision we keep dodging.
Robin built Aspire Academy of Expressive Arts from 15 students to over 500 a year, then walked away from it to focus on what she'd actually learned building it. In this episode, she introduces her framework for "open loops," the small unclosed threads in our tasks, our decisions, our promises to ourselves, and our relationships, that quietly drain our energy long after we've stopped noticing them.
In Part 1, you'll hear:
- The real story behind what Robin calls "the beautiful monster," and what scaling a business that fast actually cost her
- The four kinds of open loops, and why the task-based ones are the easiest to spot and the hardest to fully close
- A more honest take on imposter syndrome. Sometimes the fear isn't irrational
- The moment on a beach in Oregon that became the actual inspiration for her book
This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation. Part 2, where Robin walks through exactly how to have the conversation you've been avoiding (and the tool she built to help you practice it first), is coming soon.
About Robin Quinn KeehnRobin is the founder of People Skillz Education & Consulting. Her new book, Stop Stealing From Yourself: Close the Open Loops That Quietly Drain Your Time, Energy, and Peace, is out now.
Robin also wants you to know:She's built something she's genuinely excited about: People Skillz, a "difficult conversation simulator" where you can rehearse a hard conversation (with a partner, a boss, a parent) safely, before you ever have to have it for real. It's free to try.
App: try.pplskillz.com
Website: pplskillz.com
Community: skool.com/peopleskillz
YouTube: @therobinquinnkeehn
Instagram: @robinquinnkeehn
Facebook: robinquinnkeehnsparks
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