The Microshift Project Podcast
Life’s biggest changes often start with the smallest shifts. This podcast is for high-achievers who look successful from the outside yet still wrestle with pressure, doubt, and the question: “Is this all there is?”
We’re not chasing quick fixes. We’re building perseverance—through practical tools, honest stories, and real conversations that stick.
Hosted by Nick Volinchak, The Microshift Project explores the moments, choices, and interactions that quietly change the course of a life. You’ll hear from leaders, entrepreneurs, and everyday people who’ve faced adversity and found ways forward—because change is rarely about one giant leap. It’s about the next shift you make.
What you’ll get here:
- Real strategies: Actionable insights you can use immediately.
- Lived experience: Lessons forged in setbacks, recovery, and rebuilding.
- Connection: Proof you’re not the only one carrying the weight.
- Personal roadmaps: Guidance that meets you where you are.
Episode mix:
- Solo deep-dives: Mindset, resilience, decision-making under pressure.
- Candid interviews: Guests who’ve persevered through challenges.
- Practical playbooks: Tools for navigating stress, doubt, and leadership moments.
Core themes:
- Perseverance that lasts
- Managing doubt & impostor syndrome
- Leadership that stays human
- Boundaries & sustainable ambition
- Recovery, reinvention & resilience
- Staying present in what matters most
Why “Microshift”?
Transformation rarely comes from one big moment—it’s the small, repeated shifts that create momentum.
Who it’s for:
- Leaders, entrepreneurs, and professionals seeking clarity and steadiness
- People in transition or rebuilding seasons who refuse to quit
- Growth-minded individuals committed to real progress
What makes this different:
- We normalize the hard parts behind the highlight reel
- Peer-to-peer conversations, not top-down lectures
- Concrete, actionable steps grounded in lived experience
- Growth measured by who you become, not just what you produce
How to use this podcast:
- Pick an episode that resonates.
- Apply one shift today—start the conversation, set the boundary, take the action.
- Share it with someone who needs it.
Connect with us:
- Website: themicroshift.com
- Speaking, media, partnerships: Contact nick@themicroshift.com
Disclaimer: This podcast shares personal experiences and practical frameworks. It is not clinical, legal, or medical advice.
The Microshift Project Podcast
The Microshift Project Podcast - Episode 10 - Breaking the Cycle
Some cycles run deep — loss, abuse, addiction, trauma. They pass from one generation to the next unless someone decides to break them.
In this episode, I share my most personal story yet. I grew up losing my mom young, living with abuse, and carrying anger I didn’t know how to process. Addiction consumed me, leading to homelessness, jail, and estrangement from everyone I loved. That was the cycle repeating — pain leading to destruction, destruction leading back to pain.
The turning point came at the Rescue Mission and through mentors who believed in me when I didn’t believe in myself. For the first time, I realized I didn’t just want to survive. I wanted the cycle to stop with me.
Becoming a father made that decision real. Every day, I feel the weight of raising a son while carrying scars from my own past. It’s a fight — not to hide who I was, but to make sure he never has to live it.
This conversation isn’t just about addiction or parenting. It’s about refusing to hand down pain — whether that’s anger, neglect, or self-doubt. Breaking the cycle means drawing a line and saying, “It ends here.”
Because your past doesn’t disappear, but it doesn’t get to decide your future — or your children’s.
And remember: keep fucking going.
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