From Waiting to Ownership: Reclaiming Authorship of Your Life

From Waiting to Ownership: Reclaiming Authorship of Your Life

Duration: 00:04:02

Have you ever felt unsettled, but you can’t name why?

In this short solo episode of The Tessa Tubbs Podcast, Tessa shares a simple self-leadership question that helps her stop rushing to “fix the feeling” and instead get honest about what’s actually happening beneath the surface.

She unpacks why that internal tension often isn’t confusion, it’s misalignment: the gap between what you already know is true and what you’ve been tolerating.

You’ll hear:

  • The question Tessa asks when she feels “off” and can’t explain it
  • Why slowing down creates the clarity we keep trying to force
  • How “waiting for something outside of you to change” can become a trap
  • The moment self-leadership shifts from blame to authorship
  • Why owning your choices steadies you even when circumstances stay imperfect

If you’re in a season of waiting, stuckness, or quiet internal tension, this episode is an invitation to reclaim agency, tell the truth, and make the next clean decision.

🎧 Listen now and ask yourself: Where am I out of alignment with something I already know is true?

Listen to More Epidsodes

Drained by Over-Functioning

Drained by Over-Functioning

If you’re ending most days emotionally exhausted, it might not be your workload, it might be your self-abandonment. In this solo episode of The Tessa Tubbs Podcast, Tessa explores a powerful self-leadership question she asks when work leaves her drained:“Where did I...

New Mission

New Mission

You may have noticed a slight change in content this year. Over the last several years, my work has largely lived inside organizations: helping leaders execute strategy, navigate complexity, and succeed in corporate environments. Much of what I’ve learned and taught...

The Struggle for Authenticity

The Struggle for Authenticity

There was a season when I thought belonging required shrinking parts of myself. I didn’t call it that at the time. I told myself I was being adaptable, agreeable, “easy to work with.” In this solo episode of The Tessa Tubbs Podcast, I share a deeply personal story...

The Most Productive Thing You’re Not Doing with guest Adam Tanaka

The Most Productive Thing You’re Not Doing with guest Adam Tanaka

Burnout is normalized. Productivity is glorified. And many high-functioning people are quietly exhausted, doing all the “right” things while sensing something is off. In this episode of The Tessa Tubbs Podcast, Tessa sits down with Adam Tanaka: founder, serial...

Leading Yourself Through Discomfort: Stay Present, Stop Avoiding

Leading Yourself Through Discomfort: Stay Present, Stop Avoiding

In this solo episode of The Tessa Tubbs Podcast, Tessa shares practical, real-life strategies for leading yourself through discomfort without numbing out, spiraling, or escaping into overwork, overeating, shopping, scrolling, or people-pleasing. You’ll learn how to...

3 Myths That Hold Us Back From Receiving Feedback with Nigel Bristow

3 Myths That Hold Us Back From Receiving Feedback with Nigel Bristow

Feedback can be one of the most powerful accelerators of leadership growth… and one of the most emotionally complicated. In this episode of The Tessa Tubbs Podcast, Tessa is joined by Nigel Bristow (bestselling author, speaker, and feedback thought leader, and author...

360° Feedback That Drives Real Change

360° Feedback That Drives Real Change

Most leaders have experienced a 360° feedback process — but how often does it actually change behavior? In this episode of The Tessa Tubbs Podcast, Tessa sits down with Bruce Bennett, Founder and CEO of Star 360 Feedback, to explore how to turn data into meaningful...

Leading Your Career with Intention with Gavin Naimer

Leading Your Career with Intention with Gavin Naimer

How do you lead your career—before it leads you? In this episode of The Tessa Tubbs Podcast, Tessa sits down with Gavin Naimer, Founder and President of Granite International Executive Search, to explore what it means to approach your career with clarity, courage, and...

How Do We Engage Employee Well-Being?

How Do We Engage Employee Well-Being?

In this solo episode of The Tessa Tubbs Podcast, Tessa explores how leaders can move beyond surface-level benefits and meaningfully invest in the health, happiness, and engagement of their teams. Especially in hybrid and remote workplaces, connection and...