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Before venturing forth in a new endeavor -- whether changing your career, launching a business or making a major move in your personal life -- it is of crucial importance to consider your safety net. The "right" safety net will support your commitment to success as much as it protects you from hardship.

Learn about the different types of safety nets. Gain awareness of the dangers of the wire cage safety nets & the featherbed safety nets. Learn how to avoid the types of safety nets that hold you back & keep you stuck -- & how to construct a wise safety net that prudently & powerfully propels you forward.

The high achiever's "best foot forward" inevitably has an Achilles' heel. If you have noticed that your best qualities are also your greatest weaknesses, you are not alone. These are your "Trojan horse traits" -- qualities & behaviors that are seemingly desirable & now also destructive. The drivers of your success are now also the obstacles to your fulfillment & feeling at peace.

Explore which of the "Painful P's" -- perfectionism, people-pleasing, overly-professionalism & overly-proactive -- are causing your burnout. Learn how to identify & manage your Trojan horse traits. Incorporate new tools & techniques to overcome overwhelm, so that your superpowers can, once again, serve you well.

The high achiever's "best foot forward" inevitably has an Achilles' heel. If you have noticed that your best qualities and your greatest talents are also your biggest weaknesses, you are not alone. These are your "Trojan horse traits" -- qualities & behaviors that are seemingly desirable & now also destructive. The drivers of your success are now also the obstacles to your fulfillment & feeling at peace.

Explore which of the "Painful P's" -- perfectionism, people-pleasing, overly-professionalism & overly-proactive -- are causing your burnout. Learn how to identify & manage your Trojan horse traits. Incorporate new tools & techniques to overcome overwhelm, so that you superpowers can, once again, serve you well.

The high achiever's "best foot forward" inevitably has an Achilles' heel. If you have noticed that your best qualities & your greatest talents are also your biggest weaknesses, you are not alone. These are your "Trojan horse traits" -- qualities & behaviors that are seemingly desirable & now also destructive. The drivers of your success are now also the obstacles to your fulfillment & feeling at peace.

Explore which of the "Painful P's" -- perfectionism, people-pleasing, overly-professionalism & overly-proactive -- are causing your burnout. Learn how to identify & manage your Trojan horse traits. Incorporate new tools & techniques to overcome overwhelm, so that your superpowers can, once again, serve you well.

What if you don't make a new year's resolution this year? Rather than, once again, pledging to drink less, exercise more or reach a long-desired goal, try switching your focus to who you want to be.

Learn techniques to develop the qualities and habits to be the person you most want to be. Make this your breakout year by focusing on the dream you!

There are three components to every career. There's what we do, there's how we do it & there's where we do it. It is common to conflate two or more of the three. If you are unhappy in your job or confused as to what the next step in your career should be, you are feeling stuck.

Distinguishing the three different elements of your career could be your key to gaining new insights & breaking free. Learn how to apply this framework to expand your view & be better able to recognize new, desirable opportunities.

Is comparison only about being better than or worse than someone else? Rather than always striving to be or have something better, might you pursue something different? Could comparison to a role model serve to inspire & help you grow?

Are you recognizing how far you have come -- or are you only measuring how much farther you yet have to go to reach your goal? Do you move out the goalpost each time a goal is met? How much is enough?

Do you have talent dysphoria? Learn to watch out for the comparison time warp. Overcome the urge to be a Goldilocks -- someone who is hyper-vigilantly comparing meaningless things, while neglecting to discern what matters most.

Expand how to think about & approach comparison, so that you can live more joyously & within your value system.

You want to scale your business. Whatever your vision of successfully scaling your business, creating space -- & protecting that space -- is likely the "magic key" to entering the next level of your business. When we let go of what no longer serves us, we create space for what does.

Learn to identify your "time termites" -- those seemingly small & harmless takers of your time that over the years destroy what you are working so hard to build. What might you need to turn away from in order to create space for the new & bigger experiences that are meant for you?

You are feeling stuck -- in your career, in a relationship with a loved one, regarding your social life, about your health & fitness or in some other area of life. It may feel really horrible, or you may just be in an unsatisfying rut. You are telling yourself that you do not have a choice, that you are stuck. But you do have choices. We always have choices.

Learn practical steps to getting unstuck by: 1) brainstorming many possibilities, 2) narrowing your focus to clarify what is ideal & 3) identifying your dealbreakers. Create custom ways to filter possibilities to screen for your must-haves. You have more choices than you think you do!

Is your desire a fantasy, a dream or a goal? What are the differences? Why does it matter? Learn what distinguishes a fantasy from a dream & a dream from a goal. Move beyond narrow limitations & be open to more -- & perhaps even infinite -- possibilities.

What is that relentless Voice in your head -- the one that criticizes & badgers you nonstop, endlessly ruminates about what happened & constantly worries about what might happen?

Learn tips & techniques to tame your unwanted, intrusive thoughts, be more intentional about where you place your attention & feel more at peace in the present moment.

How do you manage discomfort, pain & burden -- whether a pebble in your shoe or boulders on your back?

When life is "too much" & we feel "off," we need a way to re-regulate in order to restore balance, physically & emotionally.

How do you self-soothe? Are you releasing (in a way that is solving or easing the root problem or at least letting out the energy that is built up inside)? Or are you relieving the pain & pressure by escaping it by numbing or distracting?

What would be more satisfying & sustainable ways to self-soothe?

There are three human instinctual drives -- self-preservation, one-to-one bonding (a.k.a. sexual) & social (community belonging). We all have all three of these drives. But for each of us, one of the three is our primary & dominant focus, one is a secondary focus & one is largely disowned.

Being aware of these drives & how they influence how we as well as others feel & act can help us to better understand & relate to loved ones & colleagues. Greater awareness can also guide us towards career roles & social interactions that feel like a natural fit, in flow & fulfilling.

Knowing our disowned instinct can also support our growth. It can help us to expand our perspective , create more balance & live a life that is healthier, richer in experiences & more impactful.

How aligned are your efforts with your values? What do you value highly, yet give relatively low focus, energy & time? Where are you expending high effort & resources for something you feel is of relatively low value? Why is this? Is it a "should" rather than your own top value? Is it because you believe the high effort in a low value area is necessary to secure a top value that relies upon it? Or are your boundaries too lax as to protecting your time, energy & money for what matters most?

Life feels limited, boring & even oppressive when we ignore or reject the expression of parts of who we are. What aspects of yourself are you disowning? Explore practical ways to identify the emotions, desires, behaviors & activities that you are not allowing yourself to experience. How could you incorporate your full self into your life?

What is "the high achiever's black hole"? It is where you are exceptionally good at your work -- & receiving praise & pay for it -- but your spirit is being sucked out of you. No one is coming to save you. You must recognize your part in creating & maintaining your circumstances. And you need to be clear about what you do love to do -- & how that ideal work ties to the key parts of the brand for which you are already known & valued. Communicate your superpowers & passions in "shooting star statements," so those in power can support you in rising into a fulfilling role.

What stage of work & life are you in? Are you focused on grabbing the brass ring for yourself or on passing the torch to the next generation? What we most value changes depending upon what stage we are in.

As high achievers, we delay gratification as we prepare to grab the brass ring. And then many of us continue a chronic state of self-imposed depravation for decades -- well after we have grabbed the ring and collected its prize.

What areas of my life are out of balance due to my extended delaying of gratification? How can I enjoy my life more now?

We all have three types of intelligence -- thinking, feeling & knowing. To optimize our intelligence, we must incorporate & balance the wisdom of our hear, heart & gut. Most of us rely heavily on one type of intelligence -- & largely ignore one (or two) of the other intelligences. How can you distinguish what is wise intuitive gut sensing from negative intrusive thoughts or volatile emotional reactions? How can you tap into your full intelligence on a regular basis?

What does it mean to be authentic? When what we are saying & doing is at odds with what we are thinking & feeling, we experience inauthenticity -- & unhappiness.

How do we grow in a healthy, authentic way, when change often require us to take courageous action that is contrary to our fearful thoughts & feelings?

Is an exciting new opportunity truly "not you" -- because it is inauthentic & misaligned with your top values & best self? Or is it just the cold, jagged Voice of Fear, trying to keep you "safe" & blocking you from stepping forward into the Flow of Life? Learn how to distinguish what's authentic, what's inauthentic -- & what's just your fear talking.

Welcome to The Authenticity Coach podcast. I am your host, Wendy Schult. I help high achievers explore, vet and clarity their own definition of success, figure out what mindsets and habits are getting in the way and then create tactical, practical plans to make their dreams a reality.

If you have been doing what you "should" for decades and are now asking yourself whether you go ahead and do what you dare, this podcast is for you. If you have "shown well" for everyone and everything -- now you also want to be well -- this podcast if for you.

You may be feeling completely miserable, yet still performing at the highest level of excellence. Or you may be loving what you are doing, but want to be certain that you are on the path that is ideal for you. Or you may be feeling stuck, with the sense that there is something more for you.

The answers are within you. My role is to ask the "right" questions and to help you look at yourself and your world from new perspectives.

In each episode of The Authenticity Coach podcast, we will explore different topics and ideas for you to consider on your journey to sharper clarity, feeling more at peace and having a greater sense of freedom and fulfillment.