There’s a moment in every career when it hits:

No one is coming to fix this for you.

In this episode, Joe talks about agency — what it really means, why helplessness fuels burnout — and how reclaiming control starts with small, deliberate actions.

Now, this isn’t just another tough-love rant, mind you.

It’s a reminder that your power doesn’t come from being fearless — it comes from feeling that fear and acting anyway.

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Special thanks to the incomparable Lisa Baskett for her amazing late-night-DJ-smoother-than-silk voiceover ;-)

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