6. If I'm So Smart, Why am I So Stuck?

Unstoppable Brilliance with Sade Curry

Do you ever look at your life and think, "I should be further along by now"?

I spent decades asking myself the haunting question: "If I'm so smart, why am I stuck?" Despite my education, my six-figure career, and all external markers of "success," I couldn't seem to move forward with the things that mattered most to me.

Maybe you've felt this too.

In this week's Unstoppable Brilliance podcast episode, I pull back the curtain on my personal journey from being that "super smart, ahead of the curve" kid to finding myself divorced at midlife, questioning everything I thought I knew about success.

What I discovered changed everything.

The truth is, your stuckness isn't about laziness or lack of discipline. It's about:

• The invisible systems you're participating in (that are designed to keep you overwhelmed)
• The emotional labor you're carrying (that no time management book addresses)
• The perfectionism that keeps you from starting (because you're terrified of failing)

I used to think something was wrong with me. Now I know better—and I want you to know it too.

Since my divorce, I've rebuilt my life on my own terms. I run the Dating After Divorce Collective, host an award-winning podcast, and can pick up and travel to the UK for six weeks when I need a break. Not because I suddenly got "better" at time management, but because I learned to untangle myself from the things that were keeping me stuck.

In this episode, I share the seven key areas I had to address to finally break free:

1. Facing reality about the systems I was in
2. Taking ownership of my thinking patterns
3. Processing feelings instead of packing them away
4. And four more essential shifts that changed everything

If any of this resonates, I'd love to support you. Schedule a free life coaching consultation call with me, and let's explore how you can become unstoppable.

Because you're not broken. You're just caught in systems that aren't designed for your success.

Listen to this episode for the key that can help you break free.

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