Redefining Your Best: How Self-Aware Leaders Build Realistic Expectations
Get Organized at Work | Career, Leadership, Project Management, Productivity, Time Management · 2025-10-06 · 17 min
Episode notes
Redefining Your Best: How Self-Aware Leaders Build Realistic Expectations In this episode, Redefining Your Best: How Self-Aware Leaders Build Realistic Expectations , leadership coach and working mom Kayla Fahey-Ahrndt shares a powerful mindset shift for high-achievers who feel like they’re never doing enough. Discover why your “best” changes daily — and how self-aware leaders use reflection, realistic expectations, and proactive systems to lead without burnout. Kayla opens up about her own journey from overcommitted college student to healthcare leader and entrepreneur, revealing how capacity, seasons, and energy all shape success. You’ll learn how to stop being hard on yourself, embrace realistic productivity, and plan your work with purpose. Plus, grab Kayla’s free Realistic Leadership Reflection Journal inside the Get Organized at Work Podcast Community App , and join The Organized Leader Sprint (just 4 spots left!) to build your personalized leadership system. Bonuses expire Tuesday, October 7 — visit for details and the kickoff replay.