High achievers are experts at “making it work.” The business grows, the revenue looks strong, the calendar stays full, and from the outside, everything signals success. Yet inside the day-to-day, there can be a quiet weight that never really lifts.
This episode of the Redefining Success® Podcast looks at that weight through a very specific lens: what you are tolerating.
We explore how tolerations in business and life drain capacity, create decision fatigue, and keep entrepreneurs, professionals, and Realtors operating below the level they are actually capable of. You will hear how unspoken standards, unconscious “manuals,” and outdated expectations shape your calendar, your relationships, and your energy more than you realize.
This conversation helps you see where you have adapted instead of chosen and where you have quietly accepted a way of operating that no longer fits the leader you are becoming.
In this episode, we cover:
What “tolerating” looks like for high-achieving entrepreneurs and professionals when everything appears successful on paper
How small, daily tolerations in your business, your calendar, and your relationships quietly drain energy and focus
The link between tolerations, standards, and identity, and why your results tend to match what you are willing to allow
How self-trust erodes when your stated values and your actual patterns do not match
The “manuals” concept, and how unwritten rules about being a good leader, parent, partner, or entrepreneur keep you overextended
The way high performers use capacity, responsibility, and reliability as reasons to keep carrying more than they actually want to carry
A practical Toleration Reset framework to help you identify what you are tolerating, set new standards, and implement change in a grounded way
You will walk away with:
Clear language for naming the specific situations, habits, and relationships you have been tolerating in your business and life
A deeper understanding of how your internal standards and identity drive what you accept in your schedule, your income, and your environment
A simple reflection process to uncover the quiet rules you are following about what a “good” or “successful” person should be able to handle
Permission to update those rules so they match the season you are in now, not the season where you started
A step-by-step approach to releasing tolerations in a way that protects revenue, supports clients, and restores your energy
Coaching style questions you can use to decide where to tighten access, refine pricing, shift communication, or restructure support
This episode is for you if:
Your business looks successful, yet your days feel heavier than they should
You find yourself saying “it is fine, I can handle it” while feeling drained or resentful
Clients, team members, family, or friends rely on your capacity, and you are starting to feel the cost of being the one who always holds everything together
You know some part of your calendar, pricing, offers, or boundaries is overdue for an upgrade
You want a high-performance approach that honors results and revenue while also protecting your time, your energy, and your life outside of work
Resources and next steps
If this episode is revealing how much you have been tolerating, and you want support applying this work directly to your business and life, here are ways to go deeper:
Everything shared in this episode is part of Laura’s Redefining Success® Method, which helps high performers simplify decisions, reclaim focus, and create success that supports their life.
Get Access to the (free) Secret Podcast for the Life First Business Reset. Learn how to simplify your strategy, create space for clarity, and lead your business with confidence and alignment. https://LauraFlood.com/Reset
You can explore working with Laura through:
The Redefining Success® Collective, offering three levels of ongoing coaching and guidance LauraFlood.com/Collective
The Capacity & Clarity Audit: $97 Delivered in 3 business days. Identify where income still depends on your constant mental engagement and where structure can replace that load. You walk away with a focused plan that protects your time, clears mental space, and builds revenue that isn’t tied to your constant attention LauraFlood.com/Audit
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You don't have to keep living at the edge of capacity while telling yourself this is just how success feels.
You are allowed to raise your standards, release what no longer fits, and build a business and life that truly reflect the level you are meant to operate at.
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