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EPISODE · Aug 27, 2025 · 34 MIN

61. How to Trust Your Instincts When Your Brain Won't Stop Overthinking

from Psychology at Work | Career Success, Leadership, Communication Skills · host Melody Wilding

🗓️ FREE TRAINING: High Performance Under High Pressure – September 9th at 3pm ET (replay available): https://melodywilding.com/highperformance —What happens when your greatest professional strengths become the very things that exhaust you? In this episode, Melody sits down with Elise, a graduate of the RESILIENT program, who shares her journey from taking leave for burnout after feeling trapped in cycles of overthinking and self-doubt to developing the confidence to take "imperfect action" and trust her instincts. What You’ll Discover: How "procrast-learning" keeps you stuck in endless preparation mode instead of taking actionThe specific mantras Elise used to push through discomfort and take "imperfect action" in challenging situationsHow to dramatically shorten your preparation time for important conversations and presentationsWays to share incomplete thoughts and disagree with confidence in meetings without second-guessing yourselfhttps://melodywilding.com/summitConnect with Melody:FREE NEWSLETTER: Psychology at Work WeeklyGet on the Waitlist for Speak Like a Senior Leader™Get on the Waitlist for Lead from WithinGet Melody's new book, Managing Up

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