10. stop chasing what isn't for you

You're driven. You're capable. You're achieving. But are you chasing what YOU actually want? Or are you chasing what looks good, what's impressive, what's expected? High-achievers are really good at the chase - but we're not always good at pausing to ask: Do I actually want this? In this episode, I pull three tarot cards with messages about stopping the chase of what isn't for you and getting honest about what you actually desire. Because you can spend years building something impressive that leaves you feeling empty.

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You're chasing what isn't for you.

You're driven. You're capable. You're achieving. But are you chasing what YOU actually want? Or are you chasing what looks good, what's impressive, what's expected?

High-achievers are really good at the chase. We're really good at setting a goal and going after it. We're really good at pushing through and making things happen.

But we're not always good at pausing to ask: Do I actually want this? Or am I just good at it? Or does it just look right on paper?

And when we don't slow down to ask that question, we end up building impressive lives that feel empty. We end up in roles that look great from the outside, but drain us from the inside. We end up achieving things we don't even want.

You can spend years – decades even – chasing something that isn't for you. You might even catch it. You might achieve the thing. And then you're standing there holding this accomplishment, this title, this life you worked so hard for, and you feel... nothing. Or worse, you feel trapped by it.

This episode is about stopping that chase. About getting honest with what you actually want – not what you think you should want, not what would impress other people, but what you actually desire deep down.

I pulled three tarot cards with messages about this.

Here's what came through.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:

• 00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever
• 00:46 The Problem: You're Chasing What Isn't For You
• 02:52 Message One: Tune Into What You Actually Feel (King of Cups)
• 07:59 Message Two: Slow Down to Discover Your True Desires (King of Wands)
• 12:25 Message Three: You Can't Run From This Work (Six of Swords Reversed)
• 17:05 Recap: Stop Chasing, Start Building What Feels True
• 18:42 Soul Reading

THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:

• You're achieving things, but feeling empty
• You're not sure if you actually want what you're chasing
• You've been overriding your gut feelings with logic and "shoulds"
• You're good at something, but don't know if you actually like it
• You're building an impressive life that doesn't feel like yours
• You keep thinking "I should be grateful for this," but you're not excited
• You're ready to get honest about what you actually want

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

No external resources mentioned in this episode.

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READY TO GO DEEPER?

If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.

Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.

Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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ABOUT THE PODCAST:

The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

9. what the Sunday scaries are trying to reveal

The Sunday Scaries. That anxiety for Monday that creeps in on the weekend. I've been seeing this come up everywhere lately - commercials for sleep aids, online posts about weekend dread, people caught between needing rest and not being able to rest. At the root is usually some kind of misalignment - not necessarily with your role, but with your approach. In this episode, I pull three tarot cards to reveal what the Sunday Scaries are trying to tell us. Because they're showing up for a reason.

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The Sunday Scaries. That anxiety for Monday that we experience on the weekend.

I've been seeing this come up everywhere lately. A commercial for sleep aids featuring someone who can't sleep on Sunday night. Posts in online groups about the anxiety people feel on weekends about Monday.

For some, it's the anxiety about having to go back to work - they're not in an aligned role, or it's just a tough time at work right now.

For others, their work weeks are so intense that when the weekend comes, they can't rest. There's too much pushed to the weekend because the week is so busy. Or if they try to rest, it doesn't feel natural - they're in constant go mode with thoughts of what they should or could be doing instead.

And this cycle repeats which can ultimately lead to burnout.

At the root of the Sunday Scaries is typically some kind of misalignment. But it's seldom the role itself that's the issue first - usually, the initial work is on the person who is in the role. How you approach your work, how you approach your rest - it has everything to do with your mindset, what you believe to be true or needed or expected.

In this episode, I pull three tarot cards with messages about what the Sunday scaries are trying to reveal to us. Because they're showing up for a reason.

Here's what came through.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:

• 00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever
• 00:43 Why I'm Talking About the Sunday Scaries Now
• 02:39 What's at the Root
• 04:04 The Pattern: Not Being Present on the Weekend
• 05:40 Message One: Reconnect with Your Intuition (Queen of Cups Reversed)
• 10:12 Message Two: Zoom Out and Find a Mentor (The Hierophant)
• 15:25 Message Three: You Are Stronger Than You Think (Strength)
• 21:03 Recap: What the Sunday Scaries are Revealing
• 21:53 Soul Reading

THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:

• You experience Sunday anxiety about Monday
• You spend your whole weekend dreading going back to work
• You struggle to rest because you're in constant go mode
• You feel stuck in "I have to" energy around your work
• You're questioning if you can keep doing this anymore
• You're living for the weekend instead of finding peace throughout the week
• You want to understand what your Sunday scaries are trying to tell you

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

No external resources mentioned in this episode.

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READY TO GO DEEPER?

If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.

Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.

Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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LET'S STAY CONNECTED:

• Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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ABOUT THE PODCAST:

The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

8. navigating work and life with clarity

How can you be more discerning in your actions? Less quick to react? How can you work with your emotions so they don't get in the way of your interactions or decisions? In this episode, I use tarot to explore the energy of the Queen of Swords and share three messages about navigating work and life with more clarity. Whether it's emotional reactivity, hastiness, fear, or overthinking - your mind is getting in the way of your clarity. Here's how to bring it into balance.

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How can you be more discerning in your actions?

How can you be less quick to react?

How can you work with your emotions in a way that you don't let them get in the way of your interactions with others or the decisions you make for yourself?

Words can be sharp. And an emotional reaction can override your experience.

In this episode, I'm using tarot to support the messages. The topic was reflected to me through the Queen of Swords - a very logical, wise energy.

This week, we're talking about how you can embody that practical, logical side as balanced with emotion and experience.

This is an episode about how you can navigate work and life with more clarity.

Here's what came through.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:

• 00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever
• 00:44 Using Tarot for This Episode
• 00:57 Embodying the Queen of Swords
• 02:54 Message One: Process Before You Communicate (Five of Swords)
• 05:11 Message Two: Haste vs Inaction (Knight of Swords Reversed)
• 08:37 Message Three: Completing Cycles (The World Reversed)
• 12:49 Connecting the Messages
• 14:01 Soul Reading

THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:

• You tend to react in the heat of the moment and regret it later
• You swing between moving too fast and being completely frozen
• You know what you need to do but you're stalling out
• You feel stuck in your mind and can't seem to move forward
• You're ready for that next evolution but your frightened mind is keeping you stuck
• You want to navigate your work and life with more clarity and wisdom

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

No external resources mentioned in this episode.

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READY TO GO DEEPER?

If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.

Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.

Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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LET'S STAY CONNECTED:

• Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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ABOUT THE PODCAST:

The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.