The Cost of Being the Capable One

The Cost of Being the Capable One

This episode goes straight into the quiet truth most high‑performing leaders never name: the cost of being the capable one. The steady one. The one who holds everything. I talk about how capability becomes identity, how identity becomes pressure, and how pressure becomes performance, often without you noticing. And I share the moment I realised I wasn’t exhausted from doing too much… I was exhausted from holding too much. If you’ve ever felt full in your life but empty in yourself, this one will land. You figure out that being reliable keeps things calm. That stepping in before anyone asks keeps things steady. That not needing anything keeps people close. And you get so good at it that it becomes the only version of you that's allowed. This episode is about the pattern that sits underneath burnout, over-functioning, and that particular exhaustion you can't sleep off. And the one sentence that starts to shift it. --- Follow Maryanne for updates here: www.maryannekatsidis.com [http://www.maryannekatsidis.com/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maryannekatsidis/ [https://www.instagram.com/maryannekatsidis/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maryannekatsidisadvisor [https://www.facebook.com/maryannekatsidismarketing] Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryannekatsidis/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryannekatsidis/]   By accessing this podcast, I acknowledge that the entire contents are the property of Maryanne Katsidis, or used by Maryanne Katsidis with permission, and are protected under the Australian and International trademark laws. Except as otherwise herein, users of this podcast may save and use information contained in the podcast only for personal and other non-commercial, educational purposes. No other use, including, without limitation, reproduction, retransmission or editing of this podcast may be made without prior written permission of Maryanne Katsidis, which may be requested by contacting info@maryannekatsidis.com. This podcast is for educational purposes only. The host claims no responsibility to any person or entity for any liability, loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly as a result of the use, application or interpretation of the information presented herein.

Why I Named It More Than You're Saying

This podcast has a new name. For four years it's been Heart-Led Changemakers. And that name was true for where I was. But the work has shifted. And I've finally found the words for what it's always been about. More Than You're Saying. That's the thing I walk into every time I enter a room with a leader. Not what they're saying. What they're carrying underneath it. The pressure that hasn't been named. The pattern nobody's acknowledging. The thing a CEO already knows in their body but hasn't found language for yet. That's where this podcast lives now. Short episodes. Real observations from real rooms. And occasionally a conversation with someone doing something quietly significant that most people haven't caught up to yet. If you've been here from the beginning, thank you. Stay. If you're finding this for the first time, you're here because something resonated before you could explain why. That's usually how the right things find you. Welcome to More Than You're Saying. --- Follow Maryanne for updates here: www.maryannekatsidis.com [http://www.maryannekatsidis.com/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maryannekatsidis/ [https://www.instagram.com/maryannekatsidis/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maryannekatsidisadvisor [https://www.facebook.com/maryannekatsidismarketing] Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryannekatsidis/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryannekatsidis/]   By accessing this podcast, I acknowledge that the entire contents are the property of Maryanne Katsidis, or used by Maryanne Katsidis with permission, and are protected under the Australian and International trademark laws. Except as otherwise herein, users of this podcast may save and use information contained in the podcast only for personal and other non-commercial, educational purposes. No other use, including, without limitation, reproduction, retransmission or editing of this podcast may be made without prior written permission of Maryanne Katsidis, which may be requested by contacting info@maryannekatsidis.com. This podcast is for educational purposes only. The host claims no responsibility to any person or entity for any liability, loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly as a result of the use, application or interpretation of the information presented herein.

What Creativity Actually Does

Entrepreneurs treat creativity as optional. Something to get to when the real work is done. In this conversation with Michelle Stark, founder of Aleph Studio, we explore what that actually costs and what becomes available when creativity is treated not as expression but as a way of thinking that pressure systematically shuts down. We talk about what happens in the body when you force your way through a creative block, why lying on the floor for ten minutes is more strategic than it sounds, and how the most useful breakthroughs arrive in the pause, not the push. A conversation for entrepreneurs carrying the weight of building something and wondering why the thinking that used to come easily has gone quiet. Together, we explore creativity as a leadership technology, not as something decorative or “nice to have,” but as a way of seeing, sensing, and navigating the truth beneath the pressure of entrepreneurship. We talk about the symbolic layers of design, the imaginal world leaders often ignore, and the creative blocks that reveal more about identity than strategy ever could. This conversation is for entrepreneurs who feel the weight of leading and know there’s a deeper, more creative way to move through it. If you’ve been craving clarity, resonance, or a return to your own creative intelligence, this episode will land exactly where it needs to. --- Follow Maryanne for updates here: www.maryannekatsidis.com [http://www.maryannekatsidis.com/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maryannekatsidis/ [https://www.instagram.com/maryannekatsidis/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maryannekatsidisadvisor [https://www.facebook.com/maryannekatsidismarketing] Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryannekatsidis/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryannekatsidis/]   By accessing this podcast, I acknowledge that the entire contents are the property of Maryanne Katsidis, or used by Maryanne Katsidis with permission, and are protected under the Australian and International trademark laws. Except as otherwise herein, users of this podcast may save and use information contained in the podcast only for personal and other non-commercial, educational purposes. No other use, including, without limitation, reproduction, retransmission or editing of this podcast may be made without prior written permission of Maryanne Katsidis, which may be requested by contacting info@maryannekatsidis.com. This podcast is for educational purposes only. The host claims no responsibility to any person or entity for any liability, loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly as a result of the use, application or interpretation of the information presented herein.

When You Stop Performing

There's a difference between using your voice and being in your voice. Most leaders don't realise which one they're doing until something makes them stop. In this episode I share a story I haven't told this way before, the moment I realised I'd been performing capability for years, and what happened when I finally put it down. If you've ever felt tired in a way sleep doesn't fix, or full in your life but strangely empty in yourself, this is the pattern underneath that. ------------------------------- Follow Maryanne for updates here: www.maryannekatsidis.com [http://www.maryannekatsidis.com/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maryannekatsidis/ [https://www.instagram.com/maryannekatsidis/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maryannekatsidisadvisor [https://www.facebook.com/maryannekatsidismarketing] Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryannekatsidis/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryannekatsidis/] By accessing this podcast, I acknowledge that the entire contents are the property of Maryanne Katsidis, or used by Maryanne Katsidis with permission, and are protected under the Australian and International trademark laws. Except as otherwise herein, users of this podcast may save and use information contained in the podcast only for personal and other non-commercial, educational purposes. No other use, including, without limitation, reproduction, retransmission or editing of this podcast may be made without prior written permission of Maryanne Katsidis, which may be requested by contacting info@maryannekatsidis.com. This podcast is for educational purposes only. The host claims no responsibility to any person or entity for any liability, loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly as a result of the use, application or interpretation of the information presented herein.

The Courage in This Work

Some work carries a weight most people don't see. In this conversation I speak with Lisa O'Malley about what it means to lead in a system that is simultaneously broken and essential and how leaders in high-stakes, high-consequence work stay grounded when the pressure is constant and the stakes are real. A conversation about courage, endurance, and what it costs to care at this level. ---- Follow Maryanne for updates here: www.maryannekatsidis.com [http://www.maryannekatsidis.com/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maryannekatsidis/ [https://www.instagram.com/maryannekatsidis/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maryannekatsidisadvisor [https://www.facebook.com/maryannekatsidismarketing] Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryannekatsidis/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryannekatsidis/] By accessing this podcast, I acknowledge that the entire contents are the property of Maryanne Katsidis, or used by Maryanne Katsidis with permission, and are protected under the Australian and International trademark laws. Except as otherwise herein, users of this podcast may save and use information contained in the podcast only for personal and other non-commercial, educational purposes. No other use, including, without limitation, reproduction, retransmission or editing of this podcast may be made without prior written permission of Maryanne Katsidis, which may be requested by contacting info@maryannekatsidis.com. This podcast is for educational purposes only. The host claims no responsibility to any person or entity for any liability, loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly as a result of the use, application or interpretation of the information presented herein.