🎧 How to Tell the Difference Between What You Want and What You've Been Told to Want

LeadtheGame Locker Talk · May 8, 2026 · 15m

This week we’re talking about the invisible pressure that shapes most mid-career decisions and why it doesn’t feel like pressure at all. It feels suspiciously like your own voice.

We call them “shoulds.” And by the time you’re mid-career, they’ve been living in your head long enough that they’ve redecorated the place.

In this episode I share what they are, where they come from, what they cost you, and the six questions I walk every client through before we touch anything tactical.

Links mentioned:

* 📌 Monday’s Substack Post: The Career Playbook Nobody Told You Was Expiring

* 📌 Wendesday’s…