
Summary
In this conversation, Kate gets real about what it actually means to be “behind", and why your timeline isn’t broken. She walks you through her full career journey from starting her psychology degree at 18 years old to fitness coach to burnout to productivity pop star 🎤 Plus, the deeper reason you might be overworking right now... and the surprising reframe that’ll shift it all 🔥
Top Takeaways & Quotes
🧠 “When you feel behind, you start working from panic, not power.”
🔥 The moment I realized she had to be self-employed and how that cracked open my mind to limitlessness
💭 “You can’t just come up with a dream biz. You become the person first.”
📆 From in-person fitness coaching to digital productivity systems (aka the pivot that made time freedom REAL)
💥 “I needed the burnout. That’s what led me to productivity.”
👅 “Financial freedom. Geographical freedom. Time freedom. That’s the fckin trifecta.”
✅ The trap of thinking every free hour should go toward “catching up” on work
⚡ “You’re not behind, you’re in the exact spot you need to be.”
💸 How my ultra-masculine first coach pushed me way too hard (and what I did instead)
Mentioned Resources
🧠 Your Next Steps
Music from #Uppbeat
https://uppbeat.io/t/cruen/in-the-now
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