In this episode of The Aligned for Success podcast, Nikki shares her journey of dramatically increasing her capacity and reveals how the limits we set on ourselves are often just mental barriers waiting to be broken.

Nikki opens by reflecting on how becoming a mother forced her to completely reimagine her capacity. What started as a necessity, waking up at 4:45 AM to manage feeding, pumping, and getting both herself and baby Hazel ready- evolved into a powerful routine that unlocked entirely new levels of productivity. Six and a half years later, this early morning ritual remains the foundation of her expanded capacity.

Throughout this insightful conversation, Nikki discusses her recent promotion at The Wealthy Practitioner from support coach to client success manager, sharing how her expertise in systems made it possible to step back from daily patient care without sacrificing practice success. She reveals how having dialed-in standard operating procedures prevents the dreaded "people call Nikki whenever something goes wrong" scenario that keeps so many business owners trapped in their practices.

Nikki vulnerably shares her strategies for managing overwhelm when pushing capacity limits, including remembering that overwhelm is temporary, focusing on one task at a time, and avoiding overbooking herself. She emphasizes the power of surrounding yourself with successful people, noting how her circle of high-achieving chiropractic friends normalized what others might consider exceptional results.

Drawing inspiration from Ed Mylett's concept of breaking days into multiple segments, Nikki challenges listeners to push their own perceived limits—whether that's seeing patients every 10 minutes instead of 15, or simply questioning "what if" scenarios that stretch current boundaries. This episode delivers powerful insights on why the capacity limits we've set are often just "crap" and how pushing past them can multiply our impact and fulfillment.

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Book recommendation: "The Big Leap" by Gay Hendricks - mentioned for working through upper limit capacity issues!