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Breaking Free from the Grind
Join Master Certified Coach, Columbia MBA & former Wall Street investment banker & Fortune 500 consultant Amelia Noël each week to learn everything you need to work less, stress less & break free from the grind of your career.
Breaking Free from the Grind
Ep #167 - How to Take Back Control of Your Calendar Part III: The 70% Rule
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You finally cleared your calendar.
You finally stopped saying yes to everything.
You finally created space in your week…
But instead of feeling lighter…you filled it right back up.
Not with meetings this time.
With “just checking.”
“Just reviewing.”
“Just fixing it quickly.”
And suddenly, you’re back in execution mode again…just in a different form.
In this week’s BFG episode, I’m diving in to discuss:
- Why removing meetings isn’t enough, and how over-involvement quietly rebuilds your packed calendar
- The 70% Rule as a leadership identity shift (from “best executor in the room” to “leader who builds capability in others”)
- How to trust your team enough to let work move forward without you becoming the safety net
If your calendar looks better…but your workload doesn’t feel different…
This episode will show you what’s actually missing in the shift to senior leadership.
30-min. Leadership Strategy Consult: On a private consult, we’ll get specific, cut through the noise, and identify the exact gaps that are keeping you from shifting from mid-career mindset to operating like a true senior leader. If you’re serious about accelerating into your next level of leadership without sacrificing your sanity to get there, this is the place to start.
Book your 30-min. Leadership Strategy Consult here.
Next Level™ Leader Quiz: You’re smart. Capable. Proven. So why does the next level still feel harder than it should? Take my free Next Level™ Leader quiz to uncover the hidden pattern slowing your rise…and what to do next.
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About Amelia
Amelia Noël is an executive coach and former investment banking and consulting professional who helps high-achieving women in demanding corporate roles develop their Executive Edge™ to rise into senior leadership...and thrive there without burnout. Through her coaching, workshops, and podcast, Breaking Free from the Grind, Amelia helps women strengthen their executive presence, increase visibility and influence, communicate their value with confidence, and shift from overworking to leading more strategically at their next level. Her work blends over a decade of real-world corporate experience with practical leadership development to help women become the kind of leaders that bigger opportunities, and bigger rooms, are built for.
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