Start Here, episode 1

January 18, 2022

In this episode, Cathy explores the annual ritual of the January do-over. She explores the dark side to do-overs and to the unending quest for that ideal future self.

She talks about how “project ideal you” can be a form of perfectionism that not only sets you up for failure but can end in you unfairly berating yourself for a lack of motivation of discipline.

Start here, invites you to a subtle but profound shift in thinking about how to create a fresh start in 2022.

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Cathy Jacob

I'm Cathy Jacob. I am a writer, coach and co-founder of Fire Inside Leadership. After two decades of coaching leaders on how to inspire while navigating the challenges of demanding careers and lives, I’ve created this site to share the best of what I’ve learned from my courageous clients and leaders in the fields of psychology, leadership, philosophy and neuroscience on what it takes to live an inspired life.

4 Comments

  1. Gina Brown on January 30, 2022 at 1:36 pm

    Coffee in hand, check. Calm surroundings, check. Great start! This podcast was an interesting deconstruction of the New Year’s resolution ritual that often unravels quickly as the year picks up momentum. Thanks to your insights I realize one slip isn’t a big deal. We can press the restart button any time. Well done!

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    • Cathy Jacob on February 4, 2022 at 7:24 pm

      Thanks Gina! Glad you enjoyed it.

      Reply
  2. Kathi Zwicker on January 30, 2022 at 3:03 pm

    Hi Cathy

    Thank you for this opportunity to start my Sunday morning with you. I loved the podcast. I would like to do a review of it but when I follow the link I don’t understand what it is I need to do to write a review. I clicked on most of the page but nothing popped up I could write on. My sense is that this “Leave a Comment ” space is not the review space as there is no stars to click on to indicate a rating of satisfaction.

    A suggestion – in your description busy professionals…. and creatives, you neglected to include changemakers – the activists, animators and advocates of the world engaged mostly in a volunteer capacity need a mention. too.

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    • Cathy Jacob on February 4, 2022 at 7:23 pm

      You are so welcome Kathi! Thank you so much for subscribing. And thanks for the feedback. Of course, I’d love for this content to support the changemakers out there. Please stay in touch and keep offering the feedback.

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