You made the right call. So why are you still rehearsing it three days later?

If you’re replaying sound decisions, pressure-testing them after the meeting ends, or quietly reopening threads you already closed, this episode is for you.

This isn’t hesitation before the decision. It’s something deeper — and it’s costing you more energy than you realize.

• Why decisiveness isn’t your real issue

• The difference between deciding and releasing

• How outdated protection creates decision drag

• Why your operating system may still be running on “prove yourself” mode

When a decision doesn’t settle, it keeps running in the background.

You’re not panicking. You’re not spiraling. You’re carrying it.

That’s not lack of skill. It’s an operating system still scanning for threats in a season where you no longer need to prove yourself.

This week, notice:

• Where you replay decisions after they’re made

• Where you gather reassurance you don’t actually need

• Where you reopen something that was already settled

No fixing. Just noticing whether the decision truly landed.

Decision drag, leadership operating systems, outdated protection patterns, internal reputation management, and the difference between decisiveness and release are explored throughout this episode.

This conversation continues as we go deeper into decision drag — how to diagnose it, what your operating system may be protecting, and how leaders recalibrate without losing strength or authority.

The problem isn’t how you decide. It’s why something inside you won’t let the decision stay decided.

That tension isn’t weakness. It’s outdated protection.

When your operating system upgrades, decisions hold — and leadership feels lighter not because the stakes are lower, but because the internal debate is quieter.

If this is resonating, that’s the work we begin inside an Aligned Leadership Audit

tamimariecoaching.com/call .

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