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The Achievers Podcast: Get out of your own way and find success
Release Date: 09/29/2025
The Achievers Podcast: Get out of your own way and find success
Welcome to the The Achievers Podcast. I'm your host, Amber Deibert, Performance Coach. I help enterprise sellers unlock their full potential by aligning their work with how they workout and cleaning up mindset trash, so they can sell more, stress less, and take back control of their time and success. You spend hours polishing a deliverable nobody notices. You build a beautiful AI-powered strategy and never implement a single piece of it. You refuse to start because you can't do it "right." In this episode, I break down how perfectionism quietly steals your time, masks deeper fears,...
info_outlineThe Achievers Podcast: Get out of your own way and find success
Welcome to the The Achievers Podcast. I'm your host, Amber Deibert, Performance Coach. I help enterprise sellers unlock their full potential by aligning their work with how they workout and cleaning up mindset trash, so they can sell more, stress less, and take back control of their time and success. When stress is high, sleep is low, and everything feels urgent, even small moments can trigger conflict that throws you completely off. In this episode, I break down exactly how to navigate those high-stakes moments with clarity, control, and composure so you can perform at your...
info_outlineThe Achievers Podcast: Get out of your own way and find success
Welcome to the The Achievers Podcast. I'm your host, Amber Deibert, Performance Coach. I help enterprise sellers unlock their full potential by aligning their work with how they workout and cleaning up mindset trash, so they can sell more, stress less, and take back control of their time and success. In this episode, I get real about something a lot of high performers aren’t saying out loud: AI isn’t just a tool, it can become a full-blown dopamine trap. If you’ve ever felt behind, obsessed with optimizing, or quietly burning out while “being productive,” this...
info_outlineThe Achievers Podcast: Get out of your own way and find success
Welcome to the The Achievers Podcast. I'm your host, Amber Deibert, Performance Coach. I help enterprise sellers unlock their full potential by aligning their work with how they workout and cleaning up mindset trash, so they can sell more, stress less, and take back control of their time and success. Most productivity advice fails because it treats everyone the same. What if your body already has a blueprint for how you work best? In this episode, I walk you through the core insight behind my Work Like You Workout™ methodology and show you how to map your physical energy preferences...
info_outlineThe Achievers Podcast: Get out of your own way and find success
Welcome to the The Achievers Podcast. I'm your host, Amber Deibert, Performance Coach. I help enterprise sellers unlock their full potential by aligning their work with how they workout and cleaning up mindset trash, so they can sell more, stress less, and take back control of their time and success. Ever had a huge week where you crushed your number only to completely crash the week after? You’re not alone. The hustle that got you here is quietly burning you out. In this episode, I break down why working harder is actually killing your performance and how to shift into a smarter,...
info_outlineThe Achievers Podcast: Get out of your own way and find success
Welcome to the The Achievers Podcast. I'm your host, Amber Deibert, Performance Coach. I help enterprise sellers unlock their full potential by aligning their work with how they workout and cleaning up mindset trash, so they can sell more, stress less, and take back control of their time and success. Most high performers have a mental checklist of things they think they need to fix: the anxiety, the imposter syndrome, the procrastination, the people-pleasing. And the belief is that once it's all cleaned up, THEN they'll go after the big goal. That day never comes. In this episode, I...
info_outlineThe Achievers Podcast: Get out of your own way and find success
Welcome to the The Achievers Podcast. I'm your host, Amber Deibert, Performance Coach. I help enterprise sellers unlock their full potential by aligning their work with how they workout and cleaning up mindset trash, so they can sell more, stress less, and take back control of their time and success. Everyone's using AI better than you. At least, that's what your brain wants you to believe. If you've been scrolling LinkedIn feeling like everyone has figured out AI except you, this episode is for you. I'm not going to teach you how to use AI (there are a thousand videos for that). I'm...
info_outlineThe Achievers Podcast: Get out of your own way and find success
Welcome to the The Achievers Podcast. I'm your host, Amber Deibert, Performance Coach. I help enterprise sellers unlock their full potential by aligning their work with how they workout and cleaning up mindset trash, so they can sell more, stress less, and take back control of their time and success. Ever noticed how even top performers can suddenly doubt themselves? You close big deals, win awards, and consistently beat quota… yet the moment a new challenge shows up, your brain whispers, “I’ve never done this before.” In this episode, I unpack the real reason high...
info_outlineThe Achievers Podcast: Get out of your own way and find success
Welcome to the The Achievers Podcast. I'm your host, Amber Deibert, Performance Coach. I help enterprise sellers unlock their full potential by aligning their work with how they workout and cleaning up mindset trash, so they can sell more, stress less, and take back control of their time and success. In this episode, I share a deeply personal story about my ADHD journey, getting diagnosed later in life, experimenting with different medications, and learning that productivity struggles aren’t always about discipline. For high performers, especially in enterprise sales, it’s easy...
info_outlineThe Achievers Podcast: Get out of your own way and find success
Welcome to the The Achievers Podcast. I'm your host, Amber Deibert, Performance Coach. I help enterprise sellers unlock their full potential by aligning their work with how they workout and cleaning up mindset trash, so they can sell more, stress less, and take back control of their time and success. Last week, we talked about how your feelings can lie to you. And so many of you asked, “Okay… but then what’s real?” If you’ve ever spiraled because you’re “definitely getting fired,” your manager “clearly hates you,” or the “economy is ruining everything,” this...
info_outlineWelcome to the The Achievers Podcast.
I'm your host, Amber Deibert, Performance Coach. I help enterprise sellers unlock their full potential by aligning their work with how they workout and cleaning up mindset trash, so they can sell more, stress less, and take back control of their time and success.
I’m weirdly passionate about adult friendships, mostly because no one teaches us how to do them.
As kids, friendships just happen. You sit next to someone in class, or play on the same team, and boom! BEST FRIENDS. But as adults? It feels awkward. You want deeper friendships, but how do you even start? You can’t exactly walk up to someone at the park and say, “Hey, want to be my best friend?”
Here’s the good news: friendships aren’t magic. They’re built. And there’s actual research, practical strategies, and even some scripts that make it so much easier.
🎯 In this episode, I riff on:
↠ Why adult friendships feel harder than childhood friendships
↠ The research: how many hours it really takes to move from acquaintance → friend → best friend
↠ Why you don’t need one “perfect best friend” (and how to build a friendship portfolio instead)
↠ How to practice showing up, even when messy and awkward
↠ Catchphrases and conversation starters that actually work
↠ How to move past surface-level small talk and into a deep, lasting connection
↠ Why vulnerability is the key to being fully seen in your friendships
↠ The quirky mindset shift that helps me revive friendships, even after 10 years apart
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