Balance & Beyond

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When control stops working, what actually builds credibility? We open the door to a different kind of authority: the capacity to stay present, honest, and steady when the ground is moving. Instead of chasing the illusion of certainty, we show how vulnerability becomes a practical leadership skill that strengthens trust, speeds learning, and sets a clear path through chaos.

We unpack the old model of leadership built on control, polish, and having all the answers, and why it’s faltering in a world defined by complexity and rapid change. Then we offer the alternative: being human on purpose. That means dropping the masks that drain your energy, acknowledging what you don’t yet know, and pairing that honesty with a simple plan for testing, measuring, and iterating. You’ll hear concrete language you can use with your team, ways to set boundaries without apology, and how to admit mistakes without slipping into defence or self-critique.

The heart of this approach is your nervous system. We explore how to stay calm in the mess, decouple identity from outcomes, and avoid the traps of oversharing or performative toughness. Expect practical strategies to reduce over-functioning, move from perfection theatre to real influence, and model a culture where learning happens faster because truth is safe. In a world where AI can mimic polish, your imperfect, present, accountable leadership is the advantage.

If the old playbook feels heavy and you’re ready to lead with clarity and courage, this conversation is your next step. Subscribe, share with a friend who’s levelling up their leadership, and leave a review to tell us the one mask you’re ready to drop.
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A small shift can change the whole day. We explore how novelty inside structure calms the nervous system, restores agency, and brings back breath without blowing up a perfectly good life.

• triangle sushi as a metaphor for context and experience
• the squeeze of routines as school and work resume
• why structure is not the enemy, sameness is
• environmental micro changes that reset your nervous system
• practical ideas to reclaim agency within constraints
• designing novelty to avoid subconscious self sabotage
• closing reminder to let life hit different by choice

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If you’re keen to dive deeper into our world, here are our socials where you can discover more about the toolkit that has helped thousands of women create a life of balance.

Website: www.balanceinstitute.com
Podcast Website: https://www.balanceinstitute.com/podcast
Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/stonejoanne
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Ever wonder why a tiny choice—how you part your hair, whether you eat a donut—can spark a wave of judgement in your head? We pull back the curtain on the quiet scripts that turn neutral moments into moral verdicts and show how those stories hardwire your nervous system, shape your identity, and dictate whether rest feels safe or forbidden. From the myth of “I’ll rest when things calm down” to the efficiency trap of “it’s quicker if I do it myself,” we unpack four powerful narratives many women inherit and unknowingly rehearse for decades.

You’ll hear how attention in childhood became a proxy for love and safety, why being rewarded for usefulness cements hypervigilance, and how value gets fused to output until slowing down feels like failure. We explore the cost: chronic overfunctioning, comparison that stings, and a body that whispers “enough” while the mind says “more.” Along the way, we bring in somatic insights and a simple focus exercise—the red and yellow scan—that proves how your brain filters reality based on what you ask it to find. When you shift focus, you change the evidence your mind serves up, and that’s where new choices become possible.

This conversation is a gentle, practical guide to rewriting your inner script. Label thoughts as stories, not facts. Pair new language with breath, grounding, and micro-rest so the body learns that slower can be safe. Delegate one task fully, leave one email for the morning, and build proof that reliability and rest can co-exist. Change doesn’t arrive in a single revelation; it accrues one word, one response, one boundary at a time. Subscribe for more conversations on redefining success, share this with a woman who needs a softer script, and leave a review to help the show reach the people it’s meant for.
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If you’re keen to dive deeper into our world, here are our socials where you can discover more about the toolkit that has helped thousands of women create a life of balance.

Website: www.balanceinstitute.com
Podcast Website: https://www.balanceinstitute.com/podcast
Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/stonejoanne
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We explore how desire shrinks under self-editing and why holding a want without making it about worth can change the shape of a life. A public love story becomes a mirror for our conditioning and a prompt to name a bigger want and take one clean step.

• the difference between wanting and pre-rejecting
• how cultural conditioning teaches women to self-edit
• the four-part sequence: want, name, act, detach
• why nervous system capacity matters more than hype
• practical micro-steps to build tolerance for visibility and risk
• prompts to surface a want that feels too big

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If you’re keen to dive deeper into our world, here are our socials where you can discover more about the toolkit that has helped thousands of women create a life of balance.

Website: www.balanceinstitute.com
Podcast Website: https://www.balanceinstitute.com/podcast
Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/stonejoanne
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Instagram: @betterbalanceinstitute

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If you don’t want to start the year on autopilot, the New Rules for Career Success workshop is for you. Learn how to stop equating speed with value, create space for real perspective, and upgrade the rules that are quietly burning you out. Register here for Day 1 which kicks off Friday 23rd January: www.balanceinstitute.com/rules 

The ground rules of work have changed, and running last year’s playbook harder won’t save you. We open the door on a different path: moving from busyness and rescue mode to the rarer skills that now define value — judgment, perspective and discernment. With AI making speed and responsiveness cheap, we explore how to step above the work, stop proving worth through output, and create the space required to lead.

We dig into the hidden beliefs that keep high performers stuck: the comfort of a back‑to‑back calendar, the pull of over‑responsibility, and the secret addiction to urgency that makes deadlines feel safer than white space. You’ll hear how accelerated pace and shrinking resources trained us to be firefighters, why that credibility now anchors you in execution, and what shifts help you be seen as direction rather than delivery. We talk practical changes too — protecting thinking time, tightening meeting purpose, delegating execution, and using AI to clear the runway so you can focus on the decisions only you can make.

Most importantly, we offer three questions to reset your year before it locks in: what work truly requires your judgment, what tasks you’re holding because busy feels safer than being seen, and how you’d prove value if speed stopped being rewarded tomorrow. If you’re standing between who you were and who you’re becoming, this is your cue to upgrade the operating system of your success. Subscribe, share this with a woman who needs it, and leave a review to help the message reach those ready to lead with space and clarity.
Thank you for joining us today on the Balance and Beyond Podcast. We're so glad you carved out this time for yourself!

If you’re keen to dive deeper into our world, here are our socials where you can discover more about the toolkit that has helped thousands of women create a life of balance.

Website: www.balanceinstitute.com
Podcast Website: https://www.balanceinstitute.com/podcast
Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/stonejoanne
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/betterbalanceinstitute/
Instagram: @betterbalanceinstitute

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