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The Case For Not Having It All...All At Once (with Valeria Gutowski)
When was the last time someone asked how you were doing and you said “busy”?
We’ve built a culture that treats having it all as the baseline expectation. Be the best at your job. Be the best parent. Be the most present partner, the most available friend — and do all of it simultaneously. And if something slips, it feels like failure.
Today’s guest has lived that. Valeria Gutowski is a Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer who has spent her career at the highest levels of corporate finance. She’s also a mother of two teenagers, an immigrant from Italy, and someone who pushed through every wall until life forced her to rethink everything. Her realization: maybe you can have it all, but not all at once. And maybe that’s not a compromise — maybe that’s how you become better at all of it.
Together we examine the myth of simultaneous excellence, the real cost of piling on, a seasons framework for deciding where your energy goes, the power of releasing control, and “trying easy” — the two-word philosophy that changed how Valeria shows up for everyone in her life.
Exhibits: A: The Myth of Simultaneous Excellence | B: The Cost of Piling On | C: The Seasons Framework | D: The Power of Releasing Control | E: The Proof
Micro-tools: Ask “What’s most important right now?” | The “If I don’t, then what?” test | The 2-week / 1-year / 5-year projection
Valeria Gutowski on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/valeriagutowski
#TheCaseFor #NotHavingItAll #WorkLifeBalance #WomenInLeadership #Burnout #Seasons #TryEasy #IntentionalLiving #CareerGrowth #WorkingMom #LeadershipPodcast #PersonalDevelopment #MindfulLiving #HighAchievers #LetGo
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By matthew.r.campobassoWhen was the last time someone asked how you were doing and you said “busy”?
We’ve built a culture that treats having it all as the baseline expectation. Be the best at your job. Be the best parent. Be the most present partner, the most available friend — and do all of it simultaneously. And if something slips, it feels like failure.
Today’s guest has lived that. Valeria Gutowski is a Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer who has spent her career at the highest levels of corporate finance. She’s also a mother of two teenagers, an immigrant from Italy, and someone who pushed through every wall until life forced her to rethink everything. Her realization: maybe you can have it all, but not all at once. And maybe that’s not a compromise — maybe that’s how you become better at all of it.
Together we examine the myth of simultaneous excellence, the real cost of piling on, a seasons framework for deciding where your energy goes, the power of releasing control, and “trying easy” — the two-word philosophy that changed how Valeria shows up for everyone in her life.
Exhibits: A: The Myth of Simultaneous Excellence | B: The Cost of Piling On | C: The Seasons Framework | D: The Power of Releasing Control | E: The Proof
Micro-tools: Ask “What’s most important right now?” | The “If I don’t, then what?” test | The 2-week / 1-year / 5-year projection
Valeria Gutowski on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/valeriagutowski
#TheCaseFor #NotHavingItAll #WorkLifeBalance #WomenInLeadership #Burnout #Seasons #TryEasy #IntentionalLiving #CareerGrowth #WorkingMom #LeadershipPodcast #PersonalDevelopment #MindfulLiving #HighAchievers #LetGo