In this Owner’s Room episode of the Culture Focused Practice podcast, I’m walking through something a little different: that feeling of being trapped by the very systems that are supposed to set you free. (👀 IYKYK.)

This is a real-time, unscripted exploration where I’m asking myself — and you — the hard stuff. Things like:

• Am I actually free in my own business?
• Am I clinging to systems too tightly?
• Where the hell did my spontaneity go?

Across six questions and two real-life scenarios, I dig into the very real tension between structure and soul. I talk EOS (yes), rigidity (yep), creative suppression (ugh), and how to course-correct when your well-oiled machine starts feeling like a cage.

This one’s a grounded, reflective traipse through what happens when leadership growth meets system fatigue — and how to recalibrate without burning it all down.

Timestamps
00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview
00:31 The Owner's Room: Feeling Trapped by Your Own System
01:45 Question 1: Do I Still Feel Free Inside My Own Business?
04:49 Question 2: Following the System Too Tightly
07:38 Question 3: Losing Spontaneity and Creativity
11:31 Question 4: Tension Between Organization and Authenticity
17:07 Question 5: EOS as a Framework, Not a Religion
18:18 Question 6: The Freedom I'm Chasing
19:29 Real-Life Scenarios and Solutions
27:49 Conclusion and Call to Action

👉 Want more grounded structure without losing yourself in the process?
Get first dibs access to the next EOS Mastermind cohort:
www.taravossenkemper.com/eos-mastermind