What if procrastination wasn’t a flaw, but a signal?

In this episode of The Self Trust Solution Podcast, former film executive turned tech entrepreneur Steven Puri shares how high-pressure Hollywood deadlines taught him powerful lessons about productivity, creativity, and deep focus.

Now the founder of The Sukha Company—a focus platform designed to create more joy in work—Steven reveals practical and surprising tools that help you get more done with less stress.

You’ll walk away with new ways to break through resistance, beat distraction, and create meaningful progress, even if you’re not feeling motivated.

Learn more about Steven & the app at https://www.thesukha.co/

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📖Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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⭐About our guest:
‭ Steven is the Founder and CEO of The Sukha Company with the mission to help millions of‬
‭ people find their focus, achieve more and have a healthy work life.‬
‭ Steven's career started as a newscaster/interviewer for the #1 youth news show in the‬
‭ DC/Baltimore market (on WTTG-TV) and then as a junior software engineer & Thomas J.‬
‭ Watson Scholar at IBM. After attending USC in Los Angeles, he began working in film‬
‭ production and produced computer-generated visual effects for 14 movies including‬
‭ Independence Day which won the Academy Award for Visual Effects.‬
‭ Steven’s first tech company was Centropolis Effects that produced those CGI effects, and he‬
‭ eventually sold it to the German media conglomerate Das Werk when he was 28.‬
‭ Steven then produced some indie films and eventually went studio-side to develop and produce‬
‭ live-action features as a VP of Development & Production at 20th Century Fox (running the Die‬
‭ Hard and Wolverine franchises) and an EVP at DreamWorks Pictures for Kurtzman-Orci‬
‭ Productions where he worked on Star Trek, Transformers and more.‬
‭ After Fox, Steven returned to building tech companies and founded The Sukha Company -
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‘sukha’ means ‘happiness from self-fulfillment’ in Sanskrit. The Sukha is a focus app that‬
‭ bundles all the tools necessary to have a focused experience and a healthy, productive‬
‭ workday.‬
‭ Steven lives in Austin, TX now.‬www.TheSukha.co

If you’ve ever set a goal with a deadline… only to immediately feel behind—you’re not alone. Most goal timelines are based on fantasy, fear, or urgency—not the actual steps it takes to succeed.
In this episode of The Self Trust Solution™ Podcast, we introduce the Success Date Calculator™, a self-trust-powered framework for creating goal timelines that are grounded, doable, and motivating.
You’ll learn:

• Why most deadlines create burnout instead of momentum
• How to reverse-engineer your goal timeline based on real life
• The difference between a fixed vs. flexible deadline—and how to choose the right one
• How guessing, learning, and adjusting builds progress (not failure)
• Why timelines rooted in truth actually help you follow through

This isn’t about playing small—it’s about setting yourself up for sustainable success with self-trust at the core.
Whether you're launching something big, writing a book, or finally tackling a goal that’s been hanging over your head, this episode will help you build a timeline that works for you—not against you.
🎯 Want the printable Success Date Starter Sheet™?
Grab it HERE
✨ Next up: Before we dive into the next tool, the Obstacle Abatement Plan™, we have a powerful guest episode coming your way!

Join me and Steven Puri what he learned about procrastination and productivity working in Hollywood. You don’t want to miss it.
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Are you constantly feeling "too busy" yet unproductive?

In this episode, we’re joined by Dalit Sharer, a life and business coach specializing in time management and intentional living. Dalit shares powerful strategies for aligning your time with your values, conquering procrastination, and living more intentionally. Learn how to plan your time, follow through with confidence, and create a life that reflects what truly matters to you.

About our guest: Dalit Sharer is a life and business coach passionate about helping people with time management and productivity to eliminate overwhelm and create an intentional life. She's coached thousands of clients getting granular and specific with the cliché's of mindset to achieve tangible results.
Using her engineering background, Dalit uses her analytical mind to help clients say what they want and then do what they say. A task that sounds simple enough but is not easy.
Clients achieve extraordinary results by hacking their thoughts and learning to be present. They get more done in less time, improve their relationships, make more money, stop overeating, and most importantly, learn to love themselves unconditionally.

Check out her Program to take control of your time at https://thejewishlifecoach.com/momtime

Feeling like you’re always starting from scratch? You’re not.

In this episode of The Self Trust Solution™ Podcast, we dive into one of the most effective self-trust tools for entrepreneurs, leaders, and high achievers: The I’m So Impressed List.
If you’ve been dismissing your progress, downplaying your accomplishments, or feeling stuck in the gap between where you are and where you want to be, this episode is your reset.
You’ll learn:
Why we tend to minimize past success—and how it hurts momentum
✅How to reconnect with your skills, traits, and resilience in a way that fuels your next level
✅Why self-celebration isn’t fluff—it’s strategy
✅How to start and use your own I’m So Impressed List™ today (in less than 5 minutes)
This isn’t about toxic positivity or surface-level affirmations. It’s about building strategic self-trust by recognizing the real-life evidence that you are capable, evolving, and equipped to move forward.
Whether you're in a moment of doubt or riding a wave of growth, this tool will meet you there—and remind you who you are.
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✨ Next up: Before we dive into the next tool, the Success Date Calculator™, we have a powerful guest episode coming your way! Join me and coach Dalit Sharer as we explore how to manage one of our most precious resources- TIME. You don’t want to miss it.
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In this powerful episode of The Self Trust Solution Podcast, executive leader and author Jim Carlough joins Dawn to explore what truly makes an effective leader.

Drawing from over 30 years of experience, Jim shares lessons from mentoring more than 50 leaders and outlines why self-trust, empathy, and integrity are non-negotiables in leadership today. From personal failure to high-level success, Jim's story is a testament to how leaders are not born—they’re built.

And it all starts with one simple, powerful question.

Listen in to Learn:
✔️ The number one factor that keeps high-potential people stuck
✔️ What shapes leadership more than success
✔️ What it really means to lead with empathy (without being walked over)
✔️ The non-negotiable pillar in Jim's Six Pillars of Effective Leadership
✔️ The life-changing question Jim has asked himself every night since 1983
If you’ve ever struggled with balancing compassion and authority, or being the leader you want to be; this episode will bring clarity, compassion, and powerful tools to help you move forward.
Get Jim's Book The Six Pillars of Effective Leadership: A Roadmap to Success

Learn more about Jim at https://www.jimcarlough.com

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About our Guest: Jim Carlough is an accomplished executive with experience in the C-suite and EVP/VP with over 30 years of expertise in driving explosive growth and profitability for healthcare and healthcare technology organizations ranging from start-ups to large scale enterprises. With a demonstrated history of success in building high-performance teams, revitalizing struggling portfolios, and leading successful M&A integrations. Jim is a strategic leader capable of energizing and transforming any organization and author of The Six Pillars of Effective Leadership: A Roadmap to Success.

You’ve probably heard that growth happens outside your comfort zone.
But here’s the truth most people miss: You don’t have to abandon comfort to achieve your goals—you just have to be strategic about it.

In today’s episode of The Self Trust Solution Podcast, I’m introducing you to one of the most underrated tools for consistent follow-through: the Comfort Plan™.
You’ll learn how comfort—when used intentionally—becomes a powerful, strategic advantage (not a crutch) that helps you stay in motion even when discomfort and doubt arise.

🔹 In this episode, you’ll discover:

• Why most comfort defaults actually distract you from your goals—and how to fix it

• The critical difference between nourishing self-support and draining self-permission

• The 4 key categories to customize your Comfort Plan™ for real-time support

• Why introducing comfort isn’t just kind—it’s strategic and effective for long-term success

Building self-trust doesn’t mean bulldozing through discomfort.
It means supporting yourself through it—on purpose.

✨ Next up: Before we dive into the next tool, the “I’m So Impressed” List™, we have a powerful guest episode coming your way!
Join me and leadership coach Jim Carlough as we explore the one question every leader should ask themselves daily—you don’t want to miss it.

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Shame is sneaky—it hides in our goals, our relationships, and even in our desire for growth. In this episode, Crystal Haitsma joins us to unpack the silent but powerful impact of shame on how we parent, pursue success, and show up in the world. Learn the difference between guilt and shame, how it hides beneath our triggers, and the surprising way it affects your subconscious beliefs (and your kids’). This isn’t just about awareness—it’s about liberation.
✔️ The hidden signs that shame is running the show—even if you don’t realize it
✔️ How shame silently blocks goal achievement and meaningful relationships
✔️ Why emotional triggers are your greatest teachers
✔️ The antidote to shame and how to practice it daily
If you’ve ever felt not-enough, too-much, or unsure why you’re stuck in patterns you can’t break, this episode will bring clarity, compassion, and powerful tools to help you move forward.

🔥 Want to boost your self-trust in just minutes a day? Start the free 7-day Self Trust Boost and reconnect with the clarity and confidence that’s already in you. ⁠Get Your Boost Here Now.⁠

If you’re ready to build unshakable self-trust to make confident decisions, follow through without second-guessing, and finally achieve the goals that matter most—book a Strategy Snapshot with Certified Life Coach and Self-Trust Expert, Dawn Ledet.

This isn’t just another clarity session.It’s your personalized next step—rooted in self-trust, not guesswork.

⁠⁠⁠Book Your Strategy Snapshot Now⁠⁠.

About our Guest: Crystal, The Parenting Coach, is a Certified Life Coach and Canadian homeschooling mama who just got back from travelling the world with her family of 6. She combines her background in Psychology with helpful coaching tools, to help moms and couples with shame-free, connection-based parenting (aka ditching the 1980s parenting style, and adding in a hefty dose of connection and presence).
She hosts The Parenting Coach Podcast where she shares helpful parenting tools and support each week.

Grab her Intuitive Journaling Prompts to start the unshaming process ⁠HERE⁠

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🎯 Feeling stuck, second-guessing yourself, or spinning in indecision?If you’ve ever wished someone would just tell you what’s missing and what to do next — this is for you.

The Self-Trust Strategy Snapshot gives you the clarity and direction you’ve been craving — delivered straight to your inbox.

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If you’ve ever stalled on a goal—even with a plan in place—you’re not alone. In this episode, I share why follow-through isn’t a discipline problem (or a personality flaw) and how the 3E Success Method™ offers a simple, powerful framework to follow through with clarity, consistency, and confidence.
💡 What if your problem isn’t the plan… it’s the missing piece that connects your plan to success? That piece is self-trust—and we’re diving into how to build it at every stage of your strategy.
✨ In this episode, you’ll learn:
✔ Why most strategies fail without self-trust (and how to fix it)
✔ The 3E Success Method™: Envision, Execute, Embody
✔ How to make decisions without overwhelm or delay
✔ What to do when discomfort, doubt, or “what’s wrong with me?” shows up
✔ The tools I teach clients to simplify strategy and create unstoppable follow-through
🎯 Mentioned in this episode:
The Success Date Calculator™
The Comfort Plan™
The Obstacle Abatement Plan™
The “I’m So Impressed” List™
And a powerful client story that flips discomfort into momentum
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