#654: When You Feel Blocked and Overwhelmed…

The Confidence Podcast: Confidence Tips for Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Self-Love, Self-Confidence and Courage to Overcome Self-

Trish Blackwell | Life Coach, Confidence Coach, Mindset Coach

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🗓️ 3 June 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Are you constantly busy yet feel like you're spinning your wheels? Do your days end with a sense of exhaustion, but without meaningful progress on your most important goals? If this resonates, you're not alone.

In this episode, we delve into the common experience of high achievers who find themselves:

Overwhelmed by endless to-do lists
Avoiding significant tasks due to fear or perfectionism
Feeling stuck despite constant activity
Experiencing a disconnect between effort and fulfillment

We'll explore the underlying reasons for this cycle, including the psychological impacts of chronic stress and the societal pressures that perpetuate busyness as a badge of honor.

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0:00.0	If you've ever found yourself staring at a to-do list that feels never-ending and it actually
0:06.4	ends up being paralyzing by the sheer volume of tasks and you get things done but you feel
0:14.6	unable to tackle the ones that really matter or even if you do, you've realized that you have
0:19.5	spent all day fighting against
0:21.4	yourself, and yet you consider yourself a very driven, motivated person, and you're wondering
0:26.9	why it's certain tasks or certain projects are harder to move forward than others. You're checking
0:34.6	off the small things, but the big, meaningful ones, those projects are staying untouched. It's as if you're checking off the small things, but the big meaningful ones, those projects are
0:38.4	staying untouched. It's as if you're drowning in responsibilities and despite all of your
0:44.0	efforts and you're working. You're not making real progress look. If this sounds familiar,
0:50.3	I want you to know you're not alone. In this episode, we're going to explore why high
0:55.2	achievers often find themselves stuck in this cycle of busyness without fulfillment. And we're
1:01.3	going to uncover some of the psychological barriers that keep us from moving forward. I'm going to
1:05.9	give you some practical strategies to break free from this pattern. By the end of today's podcast, you're going to get a
1:11.8	clearer understanding of how to navigate through overwhelm and to take purposeful action
1:17.7	towards your goals. Welcome to the Confidence Podcast. Let's dive in. You're listening to
1:24.4	the Confidence Podcast where we do confidence coaching for driven high achieving
1:29.0	women who want more, because high achieving women deserve high level confidence.
1:35.7	I'm your host, Trish Blackwell. Let's get started.
1:39.6	Hey guys, it's Trish Blackwell, and you're listening to The Confidence Podcast. This is episode
1:44.2	654. In today's show, we're talking about feeling blocked. What to do when you feel
1:51.9	blocked and overwhelmed. You might be overwhelmed by your endless to-do list or avoiding
1:58.2	significant tasks because of fear or procrastination or perfectionism or you just
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