Leadership often asks us to step into the uncomfortable, whether it’s facing feedback that shakes our confidence, letting go of the urge to do it all, or standing firm through battles that test our belief. In this month’s Inner Work: Breakdown episodes, we revisit Paul Coury’s journey of moving from control to trust and reflect on Ashton Theiss’s hard-won lesson that doing everything isn’t true leadership. Each story offers a different window into the same truth: growth comes when we choose courage over comfort.
In this Breakdown conversation, MaryAnn Means-Dufrene and Karen Finney revisit Paul Coury’s Inner Work episode to reflect on the hidden cost of staying in your comfort zone. Paul’s story began with tough feedback that pushed him to shift from control to trust, leading with humility and courage. MaryAnn and Karen unpack the deeper themes of his journey, how to step back from micromanaging, respond to feedback without defensiveness, and invest in others while keeping your own voice strong. The takeaway: feedback can be a gift, but only if we’re willing to open it.
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This Breakdown episode revisits the Inner Work conversation with Ashton Theiss, a powerhouse real estate broker who learned that doing everything herself wasn’t sustainable leadership. MaryAnn and Karen reflect on Ashton’s shift from burnout to bold delegation, exploring how she discovered clarity and strength by asking for help. Along the way, they connect Ashton’s story to common leadership traps—urgency addiction, blurred boundaries, and over-control—and share what it really takes to lead with sustainability. The big insight: just because you can doesn’t mean you should.
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