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Finding Mr. Height: The Podcast

272. Designing a Life That Fits ft. Danielle McGeough

Finding Mr. Height: The Podcast

Ali Jackson

Relationships, Society & Culture

3.9712 Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Danielle McGeough joins Ali to talk about what happens after you hit the goal you've been chasing your whole career and realize it doesn't feel the way you thought it would (and how this relates to dating!). Danielle, a professor and creator of the RISE Ritual Method, unpacks the difference between burnout and demoralization, why habits alone won't get you out of a hollow season, and how to design rituals that actually move you from where you are to where you want to be.


In Updates, Ali and Skyline are officially in Europe, one night into a trip to Italy where they'll also be recording their two-year anniversary episode. Listener questions for that episode are still open!


This week’s Media Mention is: Something Different DC, an Instagram account running creative events in Washington, D.C. It’s a great reminder that meeting people off the apps is possible in unusual places!


Where to find Danielle: On Instagram @plangoalplan and at www.plangoalplan.com.


Take Danielle's "Stuck" assessment here: https://www.plangoalplan.com/stuck


Timestamps: Danielle joins us at around minute 9.


Ask questions, make a Storytime submission, or give feedback here: https://tinyurl.com/fmhpodqs


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Transcript

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0:00.0

I read this book and it says you should do these 10 things and then they do them.

0:03.7

But like, depending on what your current and your desired state are, those things might be moving you in the wrong direction.

0:24.8

Hello and welcome to another episode of Finding Mr. Hi, the podcast.

0:32.3

I'm your host, Dally Jackson, and I am bringing you my positive and practical approach to dating relationships and all of it else about life based on my lived experience.

0:34.0

Welcome back to another week.

0:35.1

Thank you for being here.

0:39.3

This week's guest interview is possibly my favorite guest interview I've done this year. In recent memory, for sure, I absolutely loved it. It was one of

0:46.5

those things where I got off of the phone with her or the video with her and was like, wow,

0:51.0

like I have so much to think about coming out of that interview. So today's guest is

0:54.8

Danielle McGue. She is a professor. And she talks a lot about career pivots and burnout based on her

1:00.0

own story that she went through, which frankly mirrors my own a lot, which was pretty cool.

1:05.0

But it's one of those conversations that goes way beyond what I expected. Like we started there,

1:09.2

right, with career pivots and identity.

1:11.5

And we end up in dating and performativity.

1:14.6

I think I'm pronouncing that right theory.

1:16.7

And she has so many little phrases that just made me go, oh shit, yeah, I love that.

1:23.2

She also shares something that she created called the Rise Ritual Method, which is this

1:27.2

practical framework for finding, like designing meaning into your She also shares something that she created called the Rise Ritual Method, which is this practical

1:27.7

framework for finding, like designing meaning into your day, especially when you're in a transition.

1:34.2

It really spoke to me.

1:36.4

And I think it could really help a lot of people that are maybe feeling stuck in various parts

1:41.5

of their life, not just career, right?

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