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Stop Hiding Under the Covers: Practical and Quick Tools to Get Out of a Funk and Wake Up Eager

The Wake Up Eager Podcast

Release Date: 11/21/2025

What Gives You Energy and What Quietly Drains It, the 7 Day Energy Audit show art What Gives You Energy and What Quietly Drains It, the 7 Day Energy Audit

The Wake Up Eager Podcast

Learn how to notice what genuinely gives you energy, recognize the quiet drains you may have stopped seeing, and use a simple 7-Day Energy Audit to make more intentional choices about where your energy goes.   TOP 3 TAKEAWAYS 1. Your Energy Leaves Clues 2. Go Underneath the Activity to Discover What Really Energizes You 3. Not All Tired Is the Same—and Not Every Drain Means “Stop”   KEY QUOTES “Our energy leaves clues for us.” “Sometimes our feelings are giving us an answer before we've actually figured out how to explain it.” “The clock doesn't necessarily...

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Sometimes the hardest opportunities to turn down are the good ones; Suzie Price shares a four question Opportunity Filter to help you decide what truly deserves your time, energy, and attention right now.   TOP 3 TAKEAWAYS 1. Being able to do something doesn’t mean it belongs in your life. Capacity and calling are not the same thing. An opportunity can be good, flattering, profitable, or interesting and still not fit what matters most to you right now. 2. Every yes has a trade-off. Instead of asking only, “Can I fit this in?” ask, “What gets less of me if I say yes?” Time,...

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When It’s Hell No, Don’t Go: Trusting Your Inner Guidance show art When It’s Hell No, Don’t Go: Trusting Your Inner Guidance

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How do you know when discomfort is the healthy stretch of growth—and when your own internal guidance is telling you that something simply isn't right for you?   TOP 3 TAKEAWAYS 1. Pay attention to your first response—before your brain starts negotiating with it. Suzie's wedding story is an exaggerated but memorable example: she knew immediately that singing a solo made absolutely no sense for her, yet she talked herself into saying yes because she was flattered, wanted to please her friend, and overrode what she already knew. 2. You don't have to make something—or someone—wrong...

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  Suzie Price takes listeners “under the hood” of TriMetrix to explore how Acumen reveals the clarity behind the way we understand people, handle reality, navigate systems, see ourselves, understand our roles and envision our future—and why that matters for better decisions, stronger leadership and meaningful development.   TOP 3 TAKEAWAYS 1. Behavior is not capability. DISC helps us understand how someone naturally communicates and behaves, but it does not tell us everything they are capable of doing. A quiet, understated person may have tremendous clarity and judgment under...

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Eric Church’s Six Strings of Life: Are the Things That Matter Most in Your Life in Tune? show art Eric Church’s Six Strings of Life: Are the Things That Matter Most in Your Life in Tune?

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Inspired by Eric Church’s powerful 2026 UNC commencement speech, Suzie Price connects his “six strings of life” to six dimensions of Axiology to explore how greater self-awareness can help us notice what has drifted out of tune—and intentionally make the adjustments that matter.   TOP 3 TAKEAWAYS 1. Nothing has to be broken to need tuning. Every important part of life can drift—our direction, relationships, roles, work, community, and even our sense of who we are. The goal is not perfect balance; it is developing enough awareness to notice when something needs attention and...

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Make People Feel Something: Leadership with Kevin Paul Scott show art Make People Feel Something: Leadership with Kevin Paul Scott

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Kevin Paul Scott shares how authentic, intentional leaders make people feel seen and valued—and why balancing relationships, accountability, and results creates experiences people want to return to.   TOP 3 TAKEAWAYS 1. Real connection happens where authenticity meets intentionality. Good intentions are not enough, and polished techniques can feel manipulative. Kevin describes authentic connection as the intersection of authenticity—your motives—and intentionality—the effort you put into connecting. That includes the small things: looking up from your phone, remembering...

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Relationship coach Kathy Rushing shares practical ways ambitious couples can recognize unhealthy patterns, communicate through conflict, understand their different wiring, and remain connected when work and life become demanding.   TOP 3 TAKEAWAYS 1. Stop looking for the person to blame and start recognizing the dance. Most couples develop a recurring pattern in which each person’s response triggers the other person’s next move. Kathy compares it to a dance: sometimes couples move together beautifully, and sometimes they repeatedly step on each other’s toes. The breakthrough comes...

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Suzie shares a personal lesson about placing good people in the wrong roles and introduces a practical five-part Job Fit model and the REV process for turning chronic workplace friction into clarity, accountability, and momentum.   TOP 3 TAKEAWAYS 1. A good person can still be in the wrong seat. Commitment, loyalty, kindness, and effort do not automatically equal job fit. Someone can care deeply and still lack the experience, motivation, natural strengths, judgment, or personal skills that the role requires. 2. Job fit includes five distinct areas. Suzie’s car analogy provides a...

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Mini Episode: When Everyone Wants the VP Role: Ambition Isn’t the Same as Fit show art Mini Episode: When Everyone Wants the VP Role: Ambition Isn’t the Same as Fit

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When several capable people want the same leadership role, the best decision comes from clearly defining what the position requires and evaluating each person’s true fit—not simply rewarding ambition, tenure, or visibility.   TOP 3 TAKEAWAYS 1. Wanting the role does not automatically mean someone is suited for it. Ambition can be valuable, but desire alone does not tell you whether a person has the judgment, leadership approach, emotional maturity, or personal skills the position requires. Someone may genuinely want the promotion and still be a better fit for a different path....

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In this episode of the Wake Up Eager Workforce podcast, host Suzie Price shares her personal journey of overcoming burnout and reclaiming her energy and focus with powerful tools to help you get out of a funk. Drawing from her expertise and years of coaching leaders, Suzie introduces a fresh, science-backed approach to realign your life with clarity and purpose.

Through the lens of TriMetrix and Axiology, Suzie breaks down simple, practical tools that have helped her and countless others transform from stress and overwhelm to energy and alignment. She explains the 1% Solution (Tune In Time) as an easy-to-implement method that resets your mind in just 15 minutes a day, and how consistency can lead to 91 hours of mental calm over the course of the year.

Whether you’re feeling burnt out, stuck, or simply need a mental reset, this episode provides a clear roadmap to help you overcome those moments and wake up eager every day.

Read the transcript for Episode 140 below and discover how these tools can transform your mindset, boost your energy, and put you back in control of your life.

 

Takeaways of Episode #133 --- 

  • Tune In Time, or TNT
    Fifteen minutes a day — just one percent of your time — can completely change your energy and focus. It’s the pause that resets your perspective and builds 91 hours of calm clarity over the year. As author Greg McKeown reminds us, “If you don’t prioritize your life, someone else will.” Those 15 minutes are your daily investment in calm, focus, and ownership of your time.
  • The Intentional Focus Method
    You can’t always control what happens around you, but you can control what you focus on. When you shift from frustration to appreciation, you change your entire emotional landscape — and the results that follow. As Abraham-Hicks says, “You have the ability to focus, and therefore, the ability to choose the way you feel.”
  • Self-mastery is true power
    Every time you choose to focus on what’s going well, to plan your six must-do’s, or to give yourself grace, you strengthen your alignment. Because the most powerful leaders — and the most peaceful people — are the ones who know how to manage their own focus.As Lao Tzu reminds us, “Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.”

 

In this episode:

[00:05:20] Suzie Price: "Getting out of a funk isn’t about waiting for motivation to strike. It’s about building small, intentional actions that create momentum."

[00:17:43] Suzie Price: "The 1% Solution isn’t about big, overnight changes. It’s about dedicating 15 minutes a day to realign your focus and reduce stress over time."

[00:29:10] Suzie Price: "Self-leadership is the key to everything. When we lead ourselves well, we’re better equipped to show up for others and create the life we truly desire."

[00:33:33] Suzie Price: "Transformation happens in the small moments. It’s those consistent actions that, over time, create the biggest results in our lives."