In this episode, Deborah Stellingwerff and Tracy Lundell unpack why traditional New Year’s resolutions so often leave us feeling pressured, behind, or not enough and offer a more compassionate alternative. Instead of adding more discipline, effort, or expectations, they invite listeners to consider intentions and eliminations as a way to create relief, capacity, and sustainable growth.

Together, they explore how goal-setting is ultimately about wanting to feel better than you do right now and why coming at change from self-criticism or “fixing” energy only leads to burnout. Through personal reflections and practical insights, Deb and Tracy encourage a kinder, more aligned approach to the new year: clearing space, simplifying what’s no longer working, and building support systems that actually help you move forward.

This conversation is a reminder that nothing about you needs fixing and that feeling better is not the reward for success, it’s the fuel.

🎧 Listen now and start taking aligned action—whether you feel like it or not.

Need help deciding what’s next? Let’s talk. Book a discovery call with me: https://app.usemotion.com/meet/deborah-stellingwerff/discovery

Let’s talk about something that comes up constantly in my coaching conversations:

“I don’t want to seem greedy, but…”

I hear it from women.

I hear it from men.

I hear it from top producers and new agents alike.

Somewhere along the way, we internalized the idea that wanting more — more income, more freedom, more peace, more room to breathe — makes us greedy.

It doesn’t.

In today’s episode of the Align & Prosper Podcast, I’m breaking down:

✨ The difference between true greed and healthy desire

✨ Why so many of us feel guilty for wanting more

✨ How this guilt blocks your income and opportunities

✨ Why your desires are actually guidance

✨ How to give yourself permission to want what you want

This episode is especially powerful if you're entering 2026 with new goals but feel a bit conflicted about naming them out loud.

🎧 Listen now and start taking aligned action—whether you feel like it or not.

Need help deciding what’s next? Let’s talk. Book a discovery call with me: https://app.usemotion.com/meet/deborah-stellingwerff/discovery

In this honest and heartfelt episode of the Aligned and Prosperous Podcast, host and coach Deborah Stellingwerff pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to bring a big vision to life—and how to recover from the sprint.

Deb shares candid lessons from launching her bestselling book Align & Prosper, a book for realtors about building a business without burnout, and how the very process of launching it pushed her to the edge of exhaustion. She explores the striking parallels between the book writing and launch process and the sprints and marathons of real estate, and the rhythms required to sustain both energy and success.

You’ll also learn Deb’s top four strategies for recovering from and moving through burnout, drawn from her own lived experience and the coaching tools she teaches Realtors every day.

If you’ve ever felt like your business is running you instead of the other way around, this episode will remind you that success doesn’t require self-sacrifice—it requires alignment.

Tune in to discover how you can create a thriving business without sacrificing your well-being.

Get your copy of Align and Prosper: The Modern Real Estate Agent’s Guide to Thriving without Burnout on Amazon or Kobo now.