Hustle Culture Recovery: A Live As If Podcast
Welcome to Hustle Culture Recovery—the podcast where real estate CEOs and investors find strategies to thrive without burnout. This show is designed for high-achievers ready to reclaim their time, automate, and delegate with purpose.
Each week, we dive deep into automation hacks, effective delegation tactics, and powerful mindset shifts to help you escape the daily grind and build a business that supports your life’s work. Expect insights tailored for real estate professionals on how to streamline operations, hire smart, and set up systems that free you from overwork, so you can focus on sustainable growth and true time freedom.
Join us on Hustle Culture Recovery for a blueprint to success that’s aligned with rest, resilience, and results—perfect for exhausted leaders who want to rise above hustle culture and lead with ease.
Episodes
28 episodes
Episode 16 - The Truth About Costa Rica No One Talks About | The Aligned CEO™
Sunrise, salt air, quieter brain. From Eloa’s treetops, David and I break down how Costa Rica upgrades your PIES: Physical, Intellectual, Emotional, Spiritual. If your calendar is loud and your thinking feels dull, this episode gives you a simp...
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Episode 15 - How I Beat Brain Fog With Flow | The Aligned CEO™
Rest is not a reward. It is the strategy.In this episode of Aligned CEO™, I pull back the curtain on what happens when brain fog takes over and your to-do list looks like a CVS receipt. From taxes to watering the grass, everything feels...
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Episode 14 - Delegating While on Vacation | The Aligned CEO™
What if you could build 9 client-ready guides, 9 automations, and an entire quiz funnel… while lying in bed or walking the beach in Puerto Viejo?In this episode of The Aligned CEO™, I show you how I used FLOW to take a big framework and...
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Episode 13 - The Biggest Lies About Rest That Nearly Broke Us| The Aligned CEO™
Rest is not laziness. It is a business strategy.In this week’s episode of The Aligned CEO™, I sit down with my business besties Tanisha Molden (Molden Law) and Charmaine Brown (Connections Consulting + Simply Living Me) to unpack the bi...
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Episode 12 - No 9-5. Just Wealth Here's How We Raised Them | The Aligned CEO™
Generational wealth is about more than real estate and bank accounts. It is about building a legacy that lasts in your family, your health, and your relationships.In this week’s episode of The Aligned CEO™, David and I share the systems...
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Episode 11 - You Don't Need A Team, You Need This! | The Aligned CEO™
Before you hire someone new, ask yourself, does this task really need a human?In this episode of The Aligned CEO™ podcast, I walk you through my real to-do list.It was long. Messy. Stress-inducing.I dropped the entire th...
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Episode 10 - Watch This Before You Hire Your First Employee | The Aligned CEO™
This episode is for every founder who’s scaling too fast, hiring too soon, and wondering why they still feel behind.I share the exact frameworks I use with FLOW to decide: – What needs my attention – What can be templa...
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Episode 9 - The Only 3 Things You Need Each Morning | The Aligned CEO™
Most founders wake up and hit the ground running.I used to be one of them, inbox before breath, meetings before meaning.Then I made a radical shift: ✨ No alarms ✨ A $7.98 gratitude meditation ✨ No meetings ...
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Episode 8 - Here's The Truth About Keeping The Spark | The Aligned CEO™
Ten years inand we are still asking how to show up fullywithout losing ourselves in the processThis episode of The Aligned CEO™ is about what intimacy looks like when life is fullVirtual dinnersSoft check-ins...
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Episode 7 - Too Tired To Explain? FLOW Gets It | The Aligned CEO™
Voice notes don’t scale. FLOW does.In this episode, I turned one messy voice note into 3 complete, actionable tasks without a second explanation.If you're tired of repeating yourself, FLOW translates your chaos into clarity so your ...
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Episode 6 - If you're not using these 3 filters before you delegate...well | The Aligned CEO™
From chaos to clarity in 2 minutes.In this episode of The Aligned CEO™, I walk you through how one messy voice note turned into three crystal-clear tasks without repeating myself once.You’ll learn the 3-question fi...
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Episode 5 - Hustle Didn't Work This One Did | The Aligned CEO™
Pleasure is the business plan.I don’t start my day with Slack. I start it with breath work.Since switching to rest-driven systems, my decisions have been sharper and my growth more sustainable.Build one daily ritual that opens your ...
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Episode 4 - What Almost Broke Us... and What Brought Us Back | The Aligned CEO™
First time living alone. At 38.In Costa Rica. After a massive fight.I stopped performing and started breathing.And I realized something wild.I had never lived without serving someone else.The mental tabs we keep open...
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Episode 3 - Brain Dumped and She Gave Me a Plan | The Aligned CEO™
I had three tabs open, two team members waiting on answers, and my smoothie was melting.My VA asked the same question for the third time. Not because she wasn’t capable — but because I was holding the entire business in my brain.
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Episode 2 - You're Delegating Wrong Wanna Fix It? | | The Aligned CEO™
You’re not delegating. You’re escaping.No time to train. No room to draft. No trust in the final delivery.And then you wonder why it keeps coming back.Try this instead: Train. Try. Trust. Repeat with clarity.Ready to stop pu...
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Episode 1 - I Didn’t Plan This Episode, My Nervous System Did | The Aligned CEO
I didn’t film this episode with a plan.These are the moments I caught;the pauses, the movement, the breath that makes everything else possible.This isn’t a sit-down episode.This is real life, real rest, my real rhythm.
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Planting Prosperity: Taurus Season Insights with Rikki Dutch
In this transformative episode, I, Shalece Daniels, a 7-figure business coach, author, real estate investor, and retreat host, take you on a journey through the pivotal moments that shaped my success. From growing up on Detroit's East Side to s...
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Men, Do You Crave Balance Too?
In this powerful episode, we dive deep into the challenges men face in business—particularly as leaders, providers, and entrepreneurs. While men are often expected to suppress emotions and always have the answers, this unprocessed pressure can ...
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Real Estate Investing with Laura Tomlinson
As a Detroit-based real estate investor and property manager with over 20 years of experience, I sat down with LT on Tag Up with LT to share my journey, insights, and strategies for building a thriving rental property portfolio. In thi...
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When to Rest and Reflect as a Real Estate Investor with Tilisa Stubbs
What if rest was the secret to scaling your business? In this conversation with Tilisa Stubbs, I, Shalece Daniels, share how embracing radical rest and intentional practices took my real estate business to seven figures while allowing me to cre...
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Fuel Creativity: Breakthroughs By Slowing Down with Laura Jane Layton
As entrepreneurs and real estate CEOs, we often wear "hustle" like a badge of honor, but what if rest was the ultimate power move? In this episode of The Lara Jane Layton Show, I, Shalece Daniels, share my journey from burning the cand...
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First Time Experiences: Travel Stories and Laughing Through Hardships with Lavinia Grosanu and Asher Wright
Have you ever taken a leap into the unknown? In this episode, alongside Asher and Lavinia, I’m sharing one of the most transformative firsts of my life: moving to Costa Rica in 2020. What started as a three-week vacation turned into a five-m...
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Boost Your Business With Rest
I’m Shalece Daniels, and in this episode, I’m sharing how I transformed my hands-on property management business into a thriving, hands-off operation—while living in Costa Rica. My journey is all about embracing rest as a revenue driver, sca...
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How to Profit from Section 8 Rentals with Shalece Daniels | Real Estate Investing Tips for Entrepreneurs
Welcome to the Keys to Success Podcast! In this episode, we dive into the lucrative world of Section 8 rentals with Shalece Daniels, a seasoned real estate investor and avid traveler. Shalece shares her journey from starting as an 18-year-old l...
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Black Women on Kilimanjaro: Tips for Success
For all the Black women who dream of conquering Mount Kilimanjaro—or even those who never thought about it—this episode is for you. Climbing Africa’s tallest peak isn’t just about the physical journey; it’s about preparing your mind, body, and ...
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