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EPISODE · Oct 23, 2025 · 10 MIN

How High-Impact Leaders Get Unstuck: A 3-Step Framework to take action on the work that matters most

from The H2 Leadership Podcast · host H2 Leadership

Every leader has that project...The one that’s been sitting on your list for months (or years) because you don’t know where to start. In today’s episode, Alan breaks down a simple but powerful 3-step framework to help you get unstuck and finally take action on the work that matters most. Whether you’re writing a book, launching a new initiative, creating a new offering, or trying to push a big idea across the finish line, this episode gives you a proven path forward rooted in clarity, momentum, and healthy leadership practices. This teaching comes directly from the H2 coaching process and aligns with the principles in Alan’s book Anti-Burnout: A Lighter Way to Live and Lead in a Heavy World. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: Why feeling stuck is not a leadership flaw—it’s a signal The first mindset shift required to create movement The exact 3 questions you must ask to break through resistance How healthy leaders use who and how to move faster—with less stress A practical way to break down overwhelming projects into actionable next steps Three Questions to Get You Unstuck Who can help me? How can I do this more lightly (not harder)? What smaller chunks can I break this into? Resources Mentioned Anti-Burnout: A Lighter Way to Live and Lead in a Heavy World by Alan Briggs Coaching with H2 Leadership – Learn more at H2Leadership.com Subscribe & Review If this episode helped you get clarity, share it with a leader who needs momentum. Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a review—it helps more leaders discover tools for health and high impact. Chapters / Timestamps 00:00 – Why every leader gets stuck 02:40 – The difference between feeling stuck and being stuck 04:15 – Step 1: Naming the project 05:30 – Question #1: Who can help me? 07:45 – Question #2: How can I do this more lightly? 09:50 – Question #3: Break it into chunks 12:00 – Final leadership challenge & call to action

Every leader has that project...The one that’s been sitting on your list for months (or years) because you don’t know where to start. In today’s episode, Alan breaks down a simple but powerful 3-step framework to help you get unstuck and finally take action on the work that matters most. Whether you’re writing a book, launching a new initiative, creating a new offering, or trying to push a big idea across the finish line, this episode gives you a proven path forward rooted in clarity, momentum, and healthy leadership practices. This teaching comes directly from the H2 coaching process and aligns with the principles in Alan’s book Anti-Burnout: A Lighter Way to Live and Lead in a Heavy World. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: Why feeling stuck is not a leadership flaw—it’s a signal The first mindset shift required to create movement The exact 3 questions you must ask to break through resistance How healthy leaders use who and how to move faster—with less stress A practical way to break down overwhelming projects into actionable next steps Three Questions to Get You Unstuck Who can help me? How can I do this more lightly (not harder)? What smaller chunks can I break this into? Resources Mentioned Anti-Burnout: A Lighter Way to Live and Lead in a Heavy World by Alan Briggs Coaching with H2 Leadership – Learn more at H2Leadership.com Subscribe & Review If this episode helped you get clarity, share it with a leader who needs momentum. Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a review—it helps more leaders discover tools for health and high impact. Chapters / Timestamps 00:00 – Why every leader gets stuck 02:40 – The difference between feeling stuck and being stuck 04:15 – Step 1: Naming the project 05:30 – Question #1: Who can help me? 07:45 – Question #2: How can I do this more lightly? 09:50 – Question #3: Break it into chunks 12:00 – Final leadership challenge & call to action

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