Danielle McGeough
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first heard May 2026
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So much energy then goes into deciding instead of doing. And I also think working with people that are wildly capable, we can accumulate a lot of wins without actually ever learning what it is that we want.
And sometimes winning stops feeling like evidence of anything. So if you're going through this phase, if you're at this place where you're like, I think I did the thing and I cared about the thing, the thing felt like it had purpose. And yet here I am.
having done the thing and feeling hollow, I want you to know that you are in this messy middle and that this phase does have its own purpose. So I want to talk about what is this messy middle phase for then.
I think that a lot of times people think that this might need to be a phase that requires rest. And it could, but not necessarily. Or it's a phase that needs self-care. Also, self-care is great. But what I've seen is that we hit this phase, we're in this discomfort mode. And while rest is great, and sometimes when we have that space, we are better able to connect with ourselves again more.
and it gives us the space that clarity can emerge. But if you also aren't inviting that, resting alone isn't going to get you to clarity. And for some people, it's not even that you're tired, it's just that you're not sure why you're doing what you're doing anymore. So you can't just rest your way back to purpose. So what is this phase? In this phase,
This is where you need to connect with what you actually want. I did a challenge earlier this year called Finally Certain. And it was all about helping women reconnect with our desires so that you can find some clarity.
and what it is that you actually want. And I don't know, I hope that maybe I can do that challenge again here soon. I got amazing feedback on it. But what I really noticed is leading up to this phase, the question that I was asking myself is, can I do this? Can I actually do this? But at this phase, it's not about whether or not you can do this. You can't.
you have. It's do you want to keep doing this? And I want to note that just because you are good at something does not mean that you have to do it. And this is where I also see sunk cost fallacy coming into play that for so many of us, we have invested so much time, energy, money, ourselves in
into doing the thing and proving that we're capable. That once we get there, the idea that we would switch is not only scary because what if I start something new and I'm not as good at it? You have to step into that beginner mode again, but it also feels like you're throwing away all of the stuff that you've invested in. So there's a lot of
to move through here but again just because you are good at something does not mean you have to do it is this the thing that you actually want so i want to offer you some questions to help you if you are in this phase i want to mention just like i said i have finally certain which was a challenge that i did that helped people get to this i also have a group coaching program called simply bold
And I only am going to do it twice a year. I'll do it in the fall and I'll do it again in the spring. And so I have a Simply Bold cohort coming up. I like to keep the group small so that it's intimate. I want it to feel as personalized as one-on-one coaching, but I want you to have the benefit of doing the work alongside other amazing women. That support, that validation, that
That collective brilliance that comes from people doing this work together is absolutely astounding. The very first question that we work through in Simply Bold is, what do you want? What do you actually want? And how do you determine that from a deep place of connection to yourself? Releasing many of the ways that we've been socialized and conditioned to want.
I also named it Simply Bold because I really desire simplicity. I love the everyday and the ordinary. And I love the novel, the bold. I value impact.
And I wanted to create something that put those things together and showed people that the simple, the ordinary, the bold, the impactful can coexist, that they can inform each other, that you can do big things without losing yourself, that you can find beauty and awe in the everyday and
while also doing wacky, wild, bold, amazing things. So as you think about your next goal, I want you to ask yourself, is this something that you genuinely want? Or are you just trying to make that discomfort stop? The second question is, what did achieving the last goal actually teach you? Not about your ability, but about your desire. So what did achieving the last goal actually teach you about your desire?
Third, if this option disappeared tomorrow, would you fight to get it back or would you feel relieved? There's a lot of wisdom in how you answer that. And fourth, what did you sacrifice to reach this goal? And was the trade worth it? I'm a huge fan of Sean Blanc. He teaches something called the Focus Course. I got to meet him in June and he is a lovely person.
Also, I realized that his wife is a famous Instagram shuffler. She shuffle dances. I don't know. That just made me really happy. But Sean talks in his focus course about the law of trade-off. And I was really resistant to it when I first heard it. But I think there is a lot of truth in this, is that trade-offs happen. They're part of all of this.
And if we just acknowledge that when we say yes to one thing, we might be saying no to another, if we can get really honest with ourselves about what the trade-off is that we're willing to make and what trade-offs we're not willing to make, I do believe that we can make decisions from a much healthier standpoint. So
If you had to make that same trade-off right now, knowing what that trade-off would cost you, would you still make the same decision? One of the things that we've talked through in Simply Bold is creating filtering systems. And I have a discernment filter that I like to think through and I want to share it with you all as I close out this episode.
And it's simple. If it's not yours to carry, don't carry it. If it creates resentment, it is not sustainable. If it is urgent but not meaningful, it's a distraction. So I want you to sit with those things. Is this yours to carry? If not, don't carry it. Do you feel a little bit resentment in here? If so, this isn't a sustainable practice. And if something's urgent but not meaningful, it's a distraction.
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