Identity-Level Recalibration
Identity-Level Recalibration is the daily podcast for high-capacity humans who sense they’ve outgrown the version of themselves they created to succeed.
Recalibration for high-capacity humans who’ve outgrown the version of themselves they created to succeed.
You’ve built a life you once wanted…
So why does it now feel like it no longer fits?
✔️ You’re the one people count on.
✔️ You’ve done the work — the therapy, the mindset shifts, the leadership courses.
✔️ You’ve optimized your habits and checked all the boxes.
From the outside, it looks like you’ve arrived.
But on the inside, something’s misaligned.
You can feel it — a quiet tension between who you’ve been and who you’re becoming.
This show is here to help you name that tension and navigate what comes next.
Hosted by Julie Holly — former educator, real estate investor, speaker, and creator of the Identity-Level Recalibration™ pathway — this podcast offers something deeper than performance hacks or motivational pep talks.
Each short episode (5–12 minutes) blends identity science, nervous system insight, faith, philosophy, and lived experience to guide you back into internal alignment.
Here, you’ll recalibrate from the inside out — so you can move forward with:
✔️ Clarity that comes from knowing who you are now
✔️ Courage to let go of what no longer fits
✔️ Momentum to become who you’re meant to be next
This podcast is not:
– Coaching
– Therapy
– Traditional self-help
It’s not about doing more — it’s about becoming more you.
Whether you're:
– An executive or entrepreneur who’s lost the spark
– A visionary creative or founder craving deeper congruence
– The steady go-to person who realizes it's time to tend inward
– A high-functioning parent or midlife professional entering transition
– Or someone who’s carried quiet courage for years, ready to rise
…you’re not broken. You’re becoming.
With over 600 podcast episodes under her belt and decades of experience in education, entrepreneurship, and identity work, Julie Holly brings a rare blend of depth, strategy, story, and soul.
In a world full of noise, Identity-Level Recalibration offers the signal.
Tune in daily for:
– Thought-provoking questions
– Recalibration insights
– A safe place to pause, breathe, and realign
Subscribe for weekday episodes that create real traction in your transformation.
Identity-Level Recalibration
#50 When Wanting More Feels Selfish
Is it selfish to want more? In this episode, we reframe guilt around growth, explore nervous system cues, and show how expansion — when anchored in identity — becomes an act of service, not ego.
You’ve poured into others. You’ve stayed loyal.
But now, you feel the pull to grow. And then comes the guilt.
Is it selfish to want more?
In this episode of Identity-Level Recalibration, we unpack one of the quietest tensions high-capacity professionals face — the fear that growth means abandonment. That wanting more might look like ego. That becoming someone new might betray who you’ve been.
Here’s what we explore:
- Why ambition isn’t arrogance — it’s often a call to stewardship
- How nervous system misalignment shows up when you shrink
- What happens when your outer life expands faster than your circles
- The real reason shrinking doesn’t bring peace — and what does
- Why Estée Lauder’s story reminds us that vision isn’t selfish — it’s service
Julie Holly shares a pivotal moment from her own life — transitioning from public education into full-time real estate and podcasting — and the quiet discomfort that came when others didn’t understand her shift.
This isn’t about pushing harder. It’s about anchoring deeper.
Today’s Micro-Recalibration:
Ask yourself:
– Where am I hesitating out of fear of being seen as selfish?
– Where am I shrinking to stay accepted?
– What’s one area where I can lean into growth as stewardship?
If others look to you — as a manager, parent, partner, or friend — let your clarity become permission for them. Model what anchored expansion looks like.
Explore Identity-Level Recalibration
→ Follow Julie Holly on LinkedIn for more recalibration insights
→ Schedule a conversation with Julie to see if ILR is a fit for you
→ Download the Misalignment Audit
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→ Join the waitlist for the next ILR cohort
