Playing Full Out™ with Rita Hyland

152: The Remedy For the High Performer's Success Drift

When you're a high performer, you learn to endure. You adapt, take on more, carry a lot for others, and figure it out. And because nothing breaks, you keep going on momentum and autopilot. But there's a moment that quietly determines your next decade, one that doesn't look like failure or feel like a crisis. It's when the internal alignment between your life and who you are today has quietly expired, and you're still living by rules you wrote for yourself 20 years ago. In this episode, I'm sharing why 'success drift' is far more dangerous than failure for high performers, and the strategic reset that helps you recalibrate before the cost gets higher. This isn't about fixing what's broken, but examining the gap between who you were when you started and who you've become, then updating the internal operating system that's running your life. You'll learn how to recognize the subtle signs that you're drifting instead of intentionally leading, why great leaders pause early before misalignment becomes painful, and the questions that reveal what still fits and what no longer does. Because you don't need a new goal, you need a clear relationship with the life you're already living so you can assess what you're ready for today, not ten years ago. Our mission is to help you become unstoppable, enabling you to do your best work of your career while enjoying more inner peace and freedom. Head to ritahyland.com and sign up to receive podcast announcements and exclusive tips to unleash more of your creativity, productivity, and ingenuity in your work and at home.  If this episode was helpful for you…  Share it with someone who will also benefit from hearing it. That way, we all improve. Also, be sure to leave a review on Apple Podcasts, letting me know what you enjoy about Playing Full Out and any questions you have.  Your topic may be used as the subject for a future episode! Show Notes:  https://www.ritahyland.com/remedy-for-the-high-performers-success-drift Connect with Rita on LinkedIn: ★Rita (Wetterstroem) Hyland★  

151: The Year-End Review And The Epidemic of Not Celebrating

When you're moving at full speed, it's easy to cross the finish line of one goal and immediately sprint toward the next. High performers do this constantly, accomplishing meaningful things, then dismissing them because they "should have happened sooner." But that pattern costs us more than we realize. We're discarding the very evidence that could accelerate everything we want in the year ahead. In this episode, I'm sharing the Year-End Review.  A four-step exercise that's been responsible for continual growth in my business, relationships, and leadership for over a decade. This isn't traditional goal-setting. It's about mining the gold from your own lived experience and discovering your personal success formula, the patterns that already work for you, and the ones that could be dropped for better results. You'll learn how to celebrate your wins in a way that rewires your brain for more success, identify the themes driving your results, and build 2026 goals on a foundation of proven strategy rather than borrowed tactics and shiny objects.   Our mission is to help you become unstoppable, enabling you to do your best work of your career while enjoying more inner peace and freedom. Head to ritahyland.com and sign up to receive podcast announcements and exclusive tips to unleash more of your creativity, productivity, and ingenuity in your work and at home.  If this episode was helpful for you…  Share it with someone who will also benefit from hearing it. That way, we all improve. Also, be sure to leave a review on Apple Podcasts, letting me know what you enjoy about Playing Full Out and any questions you have.  Your topic may be used as the subject for a future episode! Mentioned Resource The Year-End Review Exercise Show Notes: https://www.ritahyland.com/year-end-review-and-not-celebrating Connect with Rita on LinkedIn: ★Rita (Wetterstroem) Hyland★  

150: My Seven Learned Leadership Lessons From the Inca Trail

When leadership feels heavy, even the most seasoned executives can lose sight of themselves in the pace, pressure, and expectations of everyday decision-making. Stepping onto the Inca Trail gave me a rare chance to slow down, listen inward, and see my leadership with a fresh perspective. In this episode, I'm sharing the seven leadership lessons this journey revealed. These lessons aren't about hiking; they're about leading yourself with more clarity, trust, and intention. You'll learn how to reset your internal expectations, reconnect to what truly matters, and cultivate the self-awareness that strengthens your leadership in every season. Our mission is to help you become unstoppable, enabling you to do your best work of your career while enjoying more inner peace and freedom. Head to ritahyland.com and sign up to receive podcast announcements and exclusive tips to unleash more of your creativity, productivity, and ingenuity in your work and at home.  If this episode was helpful for you…  Share it with someone who will also benefit from hearing it.  That way, we all improve. Also, be sure to leave a review on Apple Podcasts, letting me know what you enjoy about Playing Full Out and any questions you have.  Your topic may be used as the subject for a future episode! Show Notes: https://www.ritahyland.com/seven-learned-leadership-lessons Connect with Rita on LinkedIn: ★Rita (Wetterstroem) Hyland★

149: A 3-Question Practice To End Overthinking and Move Forward

When decision fatigue sets in, even the most capable leaders can find themselves circling the same questions, waiting for a sense of certainty that never seems to arrive. The mind calls it preparation and responsibility, but often it’s hesitation in disguise. In this episode, I share a 3-step practice that helps you identify and disassemble overthinking so you can take your next best action with clarity. These questions invite you to explore both possibility and practicality. It’s only fair to consider a whole perspective. In doing so, you’ll be enabled to shift from mental loops to meaningful action — especially when the decisions count. You’ll learn how to quiet the internal noise, rebalance doubt with perspective, and reconnect to the kind of courage that builds momentum and performance in leadership and in life. Our mission is to help you become unstoppable, enabling you to do your best work of your career while enjoying more inner peace and freedom. Head to ritahyland.com and sign up to receive podcast announcements and exclusive tips to unleash more of your creativity, productivity, and ingenuity in your work and at home.  If this episode was helpful for you…  Share it with someone who will also benefit from hearing it.  That way, we all improve. Also, be sure to leave a review on Apple Podcasts, letting me know what you enjoy about Playing Full Out and any questions you have.  Your topic may be used as the subject for a future episode! Show Notes: https://www.ritahyland.com/end-overthinking-as-a-leader Connect with Rita on LinkedIn: ★Rita (Wetterstroem) Hyland★

148: 10 Brain-backed Ways To Be a Positively Infectious Leader Daily

If you think leadership is about the title on your résumé, the results you deliver, or the strategies you execute, it’s easy to see why. We’ve been taught to measure great leadership by performance. However, the truth is that people often don’t follow the title. They follow the energy.  In this episode, I share 10 brain-backed practices that rewire your brain for joy, resilience, and connection while transforming how others experience you as a leader. From gratitude and laughter to listening deeply and celebrating wins, you’ll learn how simple daily habits can create powerful ripple effects in your work, your relationships, and your community. Our mission is to help you become unstoppable, enabling you to do your best work of your career while enjoying more inner peace and freedom. Head to ritahyland.com and sign up to receive podcast announcements and exclusive tips to unleash more of your creativity, productivity, and ingenuity in your work and at home.  If this episode was helpful for you…  Share it with someone who will also benefit from hearing it.  That way, we all improve. Also, be sure to leave a review on Apple Podcasts, letting me know what you enjoy about Playing Full Out and any questions you have.  Your topic may be used as the subject for a future episode! Show Notes: https://www.ritahyland.com/positively-infectious-leader  Connect with Rita on LinkedIn: ★Rita (Wetterstroem) Hyland★