Redefining Your Best: How Self-Aware Leaders Build Realistic Expectations
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Redefining Your Best: How Self-Aware Leaders Build Realistic Expectations
In this episode, Redefining Your Best: How Self-Aware Leaders Build Realistic Expectations, leadership coach and working mom Kayla Fahey-Ahrndt shares a powerful mindset shift for high-achievers who feel like theyâre never doing enough. Discover why your âbestâ changes daily â and how self-aware leaders use reflection, realistic expectations, and proactive systems to lead without burnout. Kayla opens up about her own journey from overcommitted college student to healthcare leader and entrepreneur, revealing how capacity, seasons, and energy all shape success. Youâll learn how to stop being hard on yourself, embrace realistic productivity, and plan your work with purpose. Plus, grab Kaylaâs free Realistic Leadership Reflection Journal inside the Get Organized at Work Podcast Community App, and join The Organized Leader Sprint (just 4 spots left!) to build your personalized leadership system. Bonuses expire Tuesday, October 7 â visit www.kfaconsulting.org/sprint for details and the kickoff replay.
đKeywordsrealistic expectations at work, leadership mindset, self-aware leaders, productivity guilt, how to stop being hard on yourself, leadership reflection journal, organized leader sprint, capacity-based planning, leadership development podcast
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Learn how to delegate with confidence (without losing control).
Shift from reactive firefighting â proactive, strategic leadership.
Build routines that keep you productive, without late nights or constant overwhelm.
Walk away with a repeatable playbook you can use for every role, project, and season of leadership.
Hereâs how it works - We start Tuesday, October 14th
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