Madame Speaker Says
Madame Speaker Says is the podcast for women of colour ready to own the mic, drop that book and get paid like a legend.
Join Magogodi oaMphela Makhene - author, speaker and coach - for real talk, shortcuts and receipts to help you lead with confidence — on stage, on the page and way beyond the 9–5. No caucacity, no crusty old school leadership.
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NonStop Productivity Is a Scam: The Lie Killing Your Thought Leadership
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The Productivity Lie That's Killing Your Thought Leadership (Why Rest Is Your Secret Weapon)
What if the most powerful move you can make as a thought leader isn't relentless productivity—but radical restoration? After a sudden health crisis forced me to stop everything--including a week off this podcast schedule--I'm here to unpack the toxic lie that pausing makes you irrelevant.
Here, I reveal why clarity and resonance require you to rest deeply.
IN THIS EPISODE:
- The health scare that exposed the hidden cost of constant productivity
- Who actually profits from the lie that "if you pause, you'll disappear"
- The science of how restoration fuels clarity and focus
- Toolkit - How to shift from chasing the optics of productivity to operating from genuine resonance
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👉🏾 Website: http://www.magogodi.com
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CHAPTERS:
- 00:02 Your Most Powerful Move: Restoration Over Productivity
- 01:02 The Treadmill Lie: What Happens When You Give Yourself Permission to Rest
- 01:50 The Health Scare That Changed Everything
- 04:31 The Hidden Cost of Suppressing What Your Body Needs Most
- 06:55 Is Constant Productivity Undermining Your Thought Leadership?
- 07:28 Who Benefits When You Believe Pausing Makes You Disappear?
- 09:12 The Catastrophic Cost to Your Clarity When You're Not Well-Rested
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