A recent article Eric read stating people would rather hurt themselves than sit alone with their thoughts for more than a few minutes, is the inspiration behind this episode.

Not even Nayla knew what the topic would be going in, but it's a perfect example of what The Inside Job podcast is all about … pushing past the uncomfortable to face what's going on underneath.

Take a listen to today's episode and really be honest with yourself over whether you would choose an electric shock over your own thoughts.

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It's been a minute since we've been here on the podcast, and we're honestly not sure where the first quarter of the year went. When we released the last episode in January, we had the best intentions of consistently releasing episodes, and all of a sudden, three months had gone by.

We're back again, though, and the topic for this week's episode is one that we've not only both worked with clients on, but one we have also experienced ourselves.

We believe this is a great episode to kick off the rest of our 2026 episodes, and we hope it's one you'll resonate with as well.

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As ambition evolves, do we let it or do we try to plan for it?

We're starting the new year off strong by tackling a topic we've noticed several of our clients struggling with lately. The topic has presented itself in our conversations as them changing their relationship with ambition or struggling with where to place their motivation. However, in discussing this topic amongst ourselves, we realized there's a much deeper conversation to be had around what the best version of ourselves really looks like and how to know if we're sharing that version to those around us.

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