It's not the traffic. It's not your inbox. It's not your coworker who can't seem to reply to a simple email.

By lunch, you're already running on fumes and everything that shows up after that just catches the shrapnel.

You've been handing out your energy all morning to anything that asked for it, and now you're sitting there wondering why you're irritated and scattered and can't take a full breath.

Here's what's actually happening: your mental and emotional energy isn't unlimited.

And you've been spending it like it is.

This episode is for you if:

- You end most days feeling depleted but can't point to anything that was actually that hard

- You've snapped at someone and immediately thought "where did that even come from"

- You check your phone first thing in the morning and somehow you're already behind before you've had coffee

- You're technically busy all day but nothing important actually got done

- You keep telling yourself you're just tired, and you are, but not for the reasons you think

If you're tired of ending every day wondering where your energy went, the self-coaching guide for this episode will help you figure that out. It's got the reflection questions and reframes to actually use what you heard today not just think about it.

[Click here to get the guide.]

If you're ready to stop white-knuckling your way to 5pm, let's chat!

If someone in your life runs out of f*cks to give by 10am, send this to them. They need it more than they'll admit.

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About Pamela Hughes:

Pamela Hughes spent 20 years as a talk show host before walking away to do the one thing she actually wanted to do — help people get out of their own way.

She's a certified life coach and the CMO (Chief Mindset Officer) for business owners and team leaders who are smart, capable, and somehow still stuck. She works with people who already know what to do and can't figure out why they're not doing it. That gap? That's exactly where she lives.

She's been there herself. Walked away from a career that looked great from the outside. Did the hard work of stopping the excuses, taking full responsibility, and building something real. She's not going to tell you it was easy. She's also not going to tell you it's complicated — because it's not.

What she will tell you is the truth. And follow her long enough, you'll start telling it to yourself.

Follow Pamela on Instagram and TikTok for the kind of content that makes you slightly uncomfortable because it's too accurate.

You're paralyzed by your own to-do list right now. Everything feels hard. You can't get your act together. And you keep waiting for some magical burst of motivation that's never coming.

Here's what nobody tells you: motivation is the least reliable emotion on the planet. You're sitting around waiting for it like you're waiting for perfect weather.

This episode is for you if:

• You know exactly what you need to do but you're stuck in this weird funk where you can't seem to start
• You've got the list: get back in shape, grow your business, organize your house—and you're doing none of it
• You think the problem is discipline or willpower (it's not)
• You're tired of starting strong and then watching everything fall apart

I'm going to tell you about 10 minutes on a treadmill, one follow-up email, and why the tiniest actions you think don't matter are actually the only things that do.

Motivation is a spark that burns out fast. Momentum is a fire that feeds itself. Stop waiting. Start moving.

MENTIONED IN PODCAST:

The Next 90 Days Workbook: Less Overwhelm. More Direction. One Week At A Time.

https://pamelahughescoaching.com/next90

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About the host:

Hi, friend! My name is Pamela Hughes and I’m a former talk show host turned life coach. After 20 years in the news business, I walked away from what people thought I should do and I did what I wanted to do … coach people who are stuck like I was and help them find relief, awareness and control within themselves.

This was no easy task and I’m not here telling you it was. I had to take full responsibility for where my life was and then decide where I wanted it to go. It was time to stop complaining about my situation and do something about it. I had to stop looking for others to validate me and start having my own back. This required looking inside myself for the answers instead of looking outside myself.

I told you it wasn’t easy … but I wouldn’t change one thing about my journey because it led me right here to you reading about it, maybe identifying with aspects of it and hopefully being inspired to get UNSTUCK.

Ever had one of those days where you swear you’ve been “go, go, go” — but when you finally crash on the couch at night, you’re left wondering: what did I even get done today? Yeah, me too. Spoiler alert: it’s not because you’re lazy, it’s because your to-do list is kind of a liar.

In this episode, we’re pulling back the curtain on why those long, never-ending lists leave you feeling exhausted but not accomplished. I’ll share the surprising way your brain treats “buy milk” and “land that career-changing opportunity” like they’re the same thing (wild, right?).

We’ll dig into a sneaky trap you probably don’t even realize you’re falling into — and I’ll ask the question that stopped me in my tracks: are you really making progress, or are you just staying busy?

Oh, and there’s one simple, practical shift you can try today that might just change the way you look at your list forever. (Hint: it fits on a sticky note.)

So if you’re tired of ending your day feeling like you worked your butt off but have nothing to show for it, this one’s for you. Hit play now — your future self will thank you.