{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Choose Courage Inc.","title":"Ep 48 | Real Talk: What do you tell folks who feel stuck? (ft. Vincent Brathwaite)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1102,"description":"If you’ve been telling yourself you’re “too deep in” to change, this episode is for you.Vivianne and Vincent unpack the fear hidden inside responsibility, the psychology of sunk costs, and why staying put is often just practiced survival, not alignment.This is a conversation about identity, agency, and what becomes possible when you stop confusing familiarity with safety.In This Episode, We Explore:• Why “too deep in” is usually attachment, not reality.• The sunk cost fallacy and how it distorts your future.• How identity gets fused with your job and why that makes leaving feel like self-erasure.• Why exhaustion shrinks your imagination.• The difference between certainty in place and uncertainty in motion.• How corporate systems quietly train learned helplessness.• Why movement creates clarity that standing still never can.They also explore a simple but confronting shift: Instead of asking what you’ve already invested… ask what you want the next 10–15 years to feel like.If you’ve been waiting to feel ready, calling misalignment “practical” or have been telling yourself you should just endure, this episode is just a friendly reminder that you’re not behind.____________•If this episode resonated, share it with an entrepreneur who’s tired of grinding and ready to build something that actually feels good.•Follow Vivianne on LinkedIn for more reflections on courage, creativity, and regenerative entrepreneurship.______Resources MentionedVivianne shares two practical tools to help you move from reflection to action:•Life Audit Workbook from Episode 19, designed to help you spot misalignment before burnout and reclaim your agency.•Prototype Your Purpose (30-Day Framework) from Episode 23, a step-by-step guide to stop “finding” purpose and start experimenting your way toward clarity.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/yf4-4iPXy8BfBaLLAjG9JUS6uwqKphTsggtyHhQFFp8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85MzJj/MTQyMjQ0NTg1NWUz/YjI3NDIxZGUxNTlj/ZjgyOS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}