#24 The Power of Small Steps When You’re Burned Out

Identity-Level Recalibration

If your vision is big but your pace keeps breaking you, this episode will help you rebuild from the inside out. Because small, identity-aligned shifts aren’t a compromise — they’re the way forward.

Whether you’re a leader holding the weight of your team, a parent trying to stay present, or a high performer whose old pace is no longer sustainable, you’ll discover why slow, steady, identity-rooted movement changes everything.

We introduce Pillar 3: Micro-Changes from the Identity-Level Recalibration pathway — and explore what your nervous system, leadership, and future self actually need to grow with peace and power.

What we explore in this episode:

• Why high-capacity leaders often reject what feels “too small”
• How overfunctioning masks deep nervous system resistance
• The internal tug-of-war between big goals and personal bandwidth
• A real story from an ILR cohort that reframed self-trust
• Why familiar patterns feel safer — even when they’re misaligned
• What James Dyson’s 5,127 micro-movements teach us about staying with the work
• How to move at a pace your body, life, and leadership can hold

Today’s Micro-Recalibration:
Pause the part of you that believes more pressure means more progress.
Ask yourself:

• Where have I been undervaluing a small step because it doesn’t “feel big enough”?
• Is my resistance about clarity — or discomfort with slowness?
• What’s one micro-move that reflects who I’m becoming, not who I’ve been?

You don’t have to overhaul it all — you just need to move with intention today.

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