Why You’re SO Tired: Checking Your Alignment Score
Have you ever felt completely worn out, uninspired, or exhausted… but you couldn’t quite explain why?
In this episode, I want to talk about something I believe is at the root of so much burnout: misalignment. It’s not always that you’re doing too much — sometimes it’s that you’re doing too much of what doesn’t actually align with who you are.
Alignment isn’t just a trendy word. Alignment is when your values match your calendar, your beliefs match your decisions, and your faith matches your actions. When those things line up, there may still be hard work, but there’s also joy, peace, and internal fulfillment. When they don’t, exhaustion shows up fast.
I share how I’ve personally had to recalibrate throughout my career — stepping off boards, saying no to good things that didn’t feed my soul, and learning that all change initially feels like loss. But staying misaligned costs far more: your energy, your peace, your momentum, and eventually your health.
One of the biggest indicators of alignment isn’t excitement — it’s peace. You can be walking through something challenging and still know you’re in the right lane. Misalignment, on the other hand, shows up as irritation, restlessness, and feeling off without knowing why.
In this episode, I challenge you to do an alignment check:
Is your calendar aligned with what truly matters to you?
Are you spending time with people who reflect your values?
Are you honoring who you are becoming — not just who you used to be?
Alignment doesn’t require burning your life down. It’s built through small, intentional steps. Saying no. Making adjustments. Choosing discipline. Getting quiet enough to ask where your soul feels the most alive.
There’s never been a more important time to tune out the noise and live authentically. When you live aligned, the right people find you, your peace returns, and your purpose becomes clearer.
Because the truth is this:
There is nothing more fulfilling than living in alignment with who you were created to be.
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Episode Minute By Minute:
00:00 – Why exhaustion isn’t always about doing too much
01:00 – What alignment actually means
02:10 – How misalignment shows up as burnout
03:20 – Looking at your calendar honestly
04:25 – Why good things can still drain you
05:30 – All change initially feels like loss
06:40 – Authenticity and living aligned
07:50 – The car alignment analogy
09:00 – The biggest indicator of alignment: peace
10:20 – You don’t need to blow your life up
11:40 – Small steps into alignment
13:00 – Finding where your soul feels most alive
14:45 – Alignment looks different for everyone
16:10 – Why recalibration is necessary over time
17:40 – Walking in endurance without losing yourself
18:45 – Final encouragement: living aligned on purpose