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#42. Why Success Never Feels Like Enough (w/ Mandy Balak)

September 03, 2026

We don’t have a burnout epidemic. We have a capacity crisis. And we’ve been calling it success.That’s the line Mandy Balak opens with, and it’s the thesis her whole book Chasing Enough is built on. Not “you’re not managing your time well enough.” Not “you need better habits.”You’ve been operating beyond what you have, for so long, that you’ve mistaken depletion for dedication.I wanted to talk to Mandy not to promote the book, but to press on it. What does it actually mean to separate your wor...

#41 How to Pace Yourself (Without Falling Behind) w/ Elizabeth Svoboda

July 23, 2026

We live in a culture that worships speed. Faster output, faster growth, faster everything…as if slowing down were a personal failing rather than a skill. This week’s guest thinks we’ve got it backwards.Elizabeth Svoboda is a science journalist and the author of The Art of Pacing, a book that digs into why sustainable effort is what actually gets us where we’re trying to go, not constant intensity. In our conversation, we talk about where our obsession with speed comes from, why “pacing” gets ...

#40. Why Great Speakers Aren’t Born w/Dayna Gowan

June 18, 2026

In this episode, I sit down with Dayna Gowan — founder of Improvly Speaking, Distinguished Toastmaster, workshop facilitator, and host of the Improvly Speaking podcast. Dayna's story starts in a bathroom, crying after a disastrous presentation, and ends with her building an entire career around the very thing that terrified her most.We talk about how improv — yes, the kind you see on a comedy stage — is one of the most underrated tools for communication, confidence, and mental health. Dayna b...

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