Here’s what you’ll get when you hit play:
💡 Why “being” will supercharge your “doing” (and your results)
🤯 The zillion-dollar Q: If you had all the money in the world… would you still be hustling this hard?
🔥 How to ditch outdated success habits that are quietly burning you out
🛑 The price you pay for living in constant “go mode”
💨 A guided breathwork session to re-train your body to ALLOW more ease, clarity, and joy—while still being your Type-A, high-achieving self

Do you have a mantra that helps you with more allowing and ease? Please let me know, I'd love to hear what you've been up to.

Breath Pattern:

• Halo active (inhale thru nose, exhale deeply through mouth)
• Blow breath (short, strong exhales also called the lion's breath)
• Halo active (repeat)

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About Rachael

Rachael O’Meara is a bestselling author, TEDx speaker, and career coach who helps high-achieving leaders move beyond overwhelm and self-doubt to reclaim their confidence in their next career steps. Her book Pause was a top business book for your career, and she also authored Pause the Journal and co-authored Leading with Self-Awareness. She’s been featured in the New York Times, WSJ.com, HBR and on the TEDx stage. After thirteen years at Google in client services and sales she has a pulse on what it takes to be a successful & transformational leader. She is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), has an MBA from Fordham University, and a Master’s in Transformational Leadership and Coaching from the Wright Graduate University. She is also a certified trauma informed breathwork facilitator. She is a eight-time rowing national champion, and tries to pause as much as possible, a lifelong challenge.

Learn more at www.rachaelomeara.com

What if your to-do list is actually holding you back from the life you really want? 📝💀

In this powerful and playful episode, bestselling author + behavioral change expert and VIP Karen Salmansohn joins Rachael to explore how mortality awareness can help high-achieving leaders pause, realign, and make bold, values-driven moves — before life forces the pivot.

Here’s what’s inside:
✨ A guided "Stop & Swap" Pause to reset in real-time
💡 How writing your own eulogy can clarify your values and next steps
🔁 Bridge habits that help you close the gap between your current life and your to-die-for life
🧠 The hidden flaw in every to-do list (and how to rethink it)

👉 Learn the 3-D Marble Mortality Method (It's powerful!)
🧭 The 7 core values Karen uses to design a more intentional life
🧱 Identity-based habits for sustainable change
🎭 Frank Sinatra, Aristotle, and… terror management theory?!
💔 Supportive tools for navigating #grief and major life transitions

This one’s for you if you’re:

→ Overthinking what comes next

→ Feeling stuck in "someday" mode

→ Ready for more clarity and connection to what really matters

🎧 Tune in now and give yourself the gift of perspective + possibility

Why you need to know Karen - she's quite incredible

Karen Salmansohn is a multi-bestselling author and leading Behavioral Change Expert with over 2 million books and online courses sold – plus the creative force behind the popular personal development website ⁠NotSalmon.com⁠. Her career began in New York’s top ad agencies (remember the Crossan'wich - thats her), leading her to a successful transition as a thought leader in personal development. She's been blessed by Madonna, talked on the TEDx stage, and is a very funny woman we all need to know.

#ThePausecast #LeadershipPause #EmotionalIntelligence #ConfidentLeader #EndOfLifeWisdom #HighAchieverHealing #ToDieForLife

You’ve crushed goals, led teams, and made an impact—but fulfillment?
That still feels… mushy—or like a luxury you don’t have time for.
Especially when:

✅ Deadlines are looming
✅ Team dynamics are draining
✅ You’re juggling high-stakes leadership and home life

Here’s the truth:
What got you here (working harder, proving yourself, pushing through)…won’t take you to your next level of leadership.

🔥 Real leadership rises when it starts from the inside.
Not by checking more boxes—but by connecting to your emotional clarity, confidence, and calm.

In this episode, Rachael shares how executive women can:
💡 Lead from EQ, not exhaustion
💡 Reclaim fulfillment without quitting
💡 Let go of the inner critic and own your voice again

🎧 Plus: a powerful mindset shift to stop confusing “calm” with “weakness.”

👉 Listen in and ask yourself:
What would change if I felt more fulfilled every day—without changing jobs?

If this resonates, tap to listen + rate the show—and don’t forget to subscribe to get more leadership clarity delivered right to your ears each week.

#HighAchievingWomen #EmotionalIntelligence #FulfilledNotFried #ThePausecast #leadership #fulfillmentnotfluff