EPISODE 206: What If You’re Not Behind? Rethinking Time, Momentum, and the Story You’re Telling Yourself
Time is a construct and if you ask me, it’s magical.
But, for so many people, managing time (and the lack of it) is incredibly stressful.
If you’ve been telling yourself that you’re behind, that you lost momentum, or that something went wrong because you slowed down- this episode is for you.
Today, I’m diving into one of the most common (and quietly destructive) patterns I see with entrepreneurs: turning time into proof that something is wrong with us.
We replay the past, obsess about the future, and label ourselves “stuck” when we don’t know what to do next. And all the while, time itself stays exactly the same.
In this episode, I break down why “I’m stuck” almost always just means “I don’t know what I should be doing,” how rest and pleasure get mislabeled as procrastination, and why you are the one who decided how long things are supposed to take in the first place.
I also share personal examples from taking time off, to nourishing myself with art and beauty, to very real moments of procrastination and the questions I use to interrupt the spiral when I start questioning my pace, my progress, or myself.
If you’ve been using time as a weapon against yourself, this episode will help you put it down.
In This Episode, I Talk About:
Why our brains struggle to stay in the present moment
How entrepreneurs make up timelines and then punish themselves for them
The difference between changing pace and losing momentum
Why not knowing what to do doesn’t mean you’re stuck
Time, energy, and money as our three core resources
How rest, pleasure, and beauty actually support sustainable success
Three powerful questions to reset your relationship with time
A reframe I want you to sit with: what if you’re always right on time?