How to Build Structure When You Hate Routine
The Achievers Podcast: Get out of your own way and find success
Release Date: 11/24/2025
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. Today is story time. And yes, it involves braces. But this isn’t really about teeth. It’s about the moment you realize your younger self would be absolutely blown away by the life you’ve built… Even if you don’t feel successful day-to-day. In this episode, I share a personal...
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. If you’ve ever assumed top reps are just built differently, this episode is going to be a relief. I was on a call with a client recently and told them I experience imposter syndrome, too. Their reaction was basically, “Wait… YOU?” And honestly, that’s exactly why I wanted to record 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. If planning feels heavy, annoying, or like one more thing on your to-do list, this episode is for you. Most sellers either: • Don’t plan at all and spend the day putting out fires, or • Try to follow someone else’s “perfect system” and assume they are the problem when it doesn’t...
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. If you’ve ever taken the Enneagram and discovered you’re a Type 3 (The Achiever) or if you simply act like one, this episode will feel like someone finally put words to your inner world. Achievers push themselves relentlessly. They hit goal after goal. They look wildly successful from the...
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. You’re not broken because your last few jobs haven’t worked. You’re not flaky because you’re already thinking about leaving… again. You’re not “bad at work” because your current role feels like slogging through wet cement. You might just be a really great plant… in the...
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. You don’t need a 5am routine. You need a rhythm that actually fits you. If you’re someone who craves structure but instantly rebels the moment you try to create it, you’re not broken. You’re not undisciplined. You’re not “bad at routines.” You’re a human with a nervous system...
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 people don’t have “bad careers.” They have the wrong environment. If you’ve ever wondered why you can crush it in one role and completely flounder in another, this episode will blow your mind. I’ll show you how to identify your ideal work environment using a simple...
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. Looking for a new job can be brutal. Even just thinking about interviews can make your stomach flip. But what if interviewing didn’t have to feel like a performance? What if it were just two humans trying to see if they’d actually enjoy working together? In this episode, I share the...
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. You’ve saved every productivity post on LinkedIn. You’ve bookmarked all the “morning routine” hacks. You’ve bought the course. Watched the webinar. Took the notes. And then… nothing changes. If that’s you, SAME!!. In this episode, I’ll show you exactly why your good...
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. You’re on a call with a big exec. You’re trying to sound confident. And then it hits that little voice that says, “They can see through me.” Your heart starts pounding. You talk too fast. You start filling the silence. It feels horrible. Here’s the secret: everyone feels...
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.
You don’t need a 5am routine.
You need a rhythm that actually fits you.
If you’re someone who craves structure but instantly rebels the moment you try to create it, you’re not broken. You’re not undisciplined. You’re not “bad at routines.”
You’re a human with a nervous system and a brain that likes freedom, and there’s nothing wrong with that.
You don’t need perfect consistency to thrive.
You just need rhythm.
You just need tools that meet you where you are, not where some imaginary version of you “should” be.
In this episode, I’m sharing four strategies that help you build focus, accountability, and flow without overpowering your natural way of being. These are the tools I use myself on the days when structure feels impossible and my inner rebel wants to throw the whole plan away.
🎯 In this episode, I riff on:
↠ Why consistency isn’t a moral virtue — it’s a tool, not a personality test
↠ How to check in daily without judgment and meet yourself where you are
↠ The “toolbox” method that makes discipline flexible
↠ Why quick recovery beats perfect consistency every time
↠ How to rename tasks to trick your brain into enjoying structure
↠ The subtle psychology of self-compassion and productivity
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