Ever feel like the very habits that made you successful are now holding you back? In this episode, I sit down with executive coach Muriel Wilkins, author of Leadership Unblocked: Break Through The Beliefs That Limit Your Potential, to talk about the hidden beliefs that drive overachievers to perfectionism, micromanagement, and control. She breaks down how deeply rooted beliefs about worth, control, and safety shape your behavior at work. Tune in to learn how to rewire your thinking so you can lead with more ease, clarity, and confidence.

In this Episode, You Will Learn

00:00 Meet Muriel Wilkins, Executive Coach and Founder & CEO of Paravis Partners.

07:00 How performance-based beliefs shape your sense of worth and leadership identity.

10:30 Ways to “break out of the matrix” and rewrite beliefs that keep you stuck in perfectionism.

13:30 The three most common “blockers” that high-achieving leaders face.

18:15 The belief that traps high-performing leaders in frustration and conflict.

21:15 Coaching exercise that helps leaders see their blind spots.

26:45 How over-caring and over-consensus quietly become leadership paralysis.

30:30 Ways to set limits and “contracts” that help reel in perfectionism.

35:45 How “I need to be involved” thinking keeps leaders stuck in the weeds and blocks growth.

Resources + Links

Read Muriel's book, Leadership Unblocked

Get a copy of my book - The Anxious Achiever

Watch the podcast on YouTube 

Find more resources on our website morraam.com

Follow

Follow me: on LinkedIn @morraaronsmele + Instagram @morraam

Follow Muriel: on LinkedIn @murielwilkins + Instagram @coachmurielwilkins