The System Wasn’t Built for Me — So I Built My Own with Lesley Pinckney

Episode notes

Topics Covered Corporate misalignment and personal reinvention Leadership identity and self-permission Authenticity vs. performance Mental fitness and daily regulation PQ reps and saboteur patterns The role of therapy, coaching, and systems Tai Chi, calendar strategy, and sustainable focus Women, burnout, and racial identity at work Entrepreneurial clarity Timestamps 00:00 – The moment you realize: the system wasn’t built for you 02:00 – Lesley’s leadership trajectory and values shift 06:00 – From contributor to manager: identity tension 10:00 – Brain–heart–gut coherence and internal signals 13:00 – What happens when you're not authentic 15:00 – How Lesley defines alignment and internal clarity 17:00 – Dealing with uncertainty as a founder 18:00 – Tools: therapy, business coach, Positive Intelligence 20:00 – Calendar systems for mental focus 23:00 – Rapid fire: books, practices, and authenticity myths 25:00 – What authenticity isn’t —it’s not harshness 27:00 – Final insights and Claire’s wrap-up What You’ll Learn: The brain-body warning signals that tell you when you’re out of alignment How to stop forcing yourself to fit into systems that don’t reflect your values The difference…