A Leaders Purpose: Navigating Career and Life-Defining Moments with Clarity, Confidence, and Purpose for High-Level Leader

Author: Tami Marie Imlay International Speaker Executive Coach Purpose & Leadership Strategist

A Leaders Purpose with Tami Imlay The podcast for leaders whove outgrown surface-level success and are ready for soul-level impact. Youve built the career, led the teams, checked the boxesand yet, youre still asking, Is this really it? Welcome to the space where high-achieving, faith-driven leaders come to get honest, get clear, and get aligned. Hosted by executive coach, speaker, and Master Certified Enneagram and NeuroCoach Tami Imlay, this show helps you rise into your next season with confidence, clarity, and purposewithout burning out, starting over, or chucking it all and moving to Bali (tempting as that sounds). With 20 years of leadership experienceincluding military service, therapy and neuroscience training, and coaching high-level entrepreneurs and executivesTami brings both strategy and soul to the mic. After becoming a Gold Star Spouse and walking through her own identity shift, she made it her mission to help other leaders do the same: step into a life and leadership that actually feels like you. Each episode blends truth-telling with tangible toolsexpect a little sass, a lot of heart, and zero tolerance for performative leadership. Well cover topics like: Identity clarity & self-awareness using the Enneagram Neuroscience-backed tools to rewire limiting beliefs Purpose-aligned business and leadership strategy Navigating transitions, pivots, and legacy-defining moves Burnout recovery and sustainable success Authentic communication & emotional intelligence Faith and leadership integration that doesnt feel cheesy If youre circling your calling, craving deeper impact, or just tired of pretending everythings fine when youre quietly questioning whats nextthis podcast is for you. Because heres the truth: You dont need another strategy. You need identity clarity. Youre not behindyoure right on time. You already have what it takes. You just need to remember who you are. This is your permission to risewithout losing yourself in the process. Hit subscribe and le
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337| If Leadership Feels Heavy, This Might Be Why
Episode 337
Monday, 12 January, 2026

Leadership doesn’t always feel heavy because you’re doing something wrong. Sometimes it feels heavy because you’ve outgrown the way you’ve been leading. In this episode, Tami speaks candidly about a pattern she sees often in capable, high-performing leaders: when momentum replaces clarity, leadership begins to cost more energy than it should. She unpacks why “heavy” isn’t the same as burnout, how friction quietly builds beneath success, and why pushing harder rarely fixes the problem. If leadership has felt heavier than it should lately, this episode will help you name what’s actually happening. What You’ll Hear in This Episode Why feeling “heavy” doesn’t automatically mean burnout How momentum without clarity creates internal drag The subtle cost of carrying roles, decisions, or identities that no longer fit A simple question that can shift how you lead forward The Leadership Pattern to Notice You can still be moving forward… Still making progress… Still checking the boxes… And yet everything costs more energy than it should. That’s not a motivation problem. It’s a clarity problem. Leadership Noticing: This week, don’t try to fix anything. Just notice where leadership feels heavier than it should. Notice what costs more energy than seems reasonable. Notice where momentum is carrying you without clarity. You’re not looking for answers yet. You’re paying attention to patterns. What you notice is often the first signal that something in your leadership system wants your attention. A Question to Sit With If leadership didn’t have to feel this heavy, what would need to change? You don’t need to answer this today. You just need to notice what surfaces. What’s Coming Next Tami is creating something private for leaders who are recognizing this pattern and want clarity on what’s actually happening beneath the surface, without adding more to their plate. More soon. Final Thought Leadership isn’t meant to feel like constant resistance. When it does, it’s usually telling you something important. If leadership has started to feel heavier than it should, it may not be a motivation issue. It may be an alignment issue. If you want support clarifying what’s creating friction and how to realign your leadership system, book a Leadership Strategy Call at 👉 tamimariecoaching.com/call Enjoyed the Episode? If this spoke to you, I’d love for you to: ✅ Share it with a friend who needs this message! ✅ Leave a quick rating & review to help more people find A Leader’s Purpose podcast. ✅ Subscribe so you never miss an episode! Thank you for being here, Friend. You are capable, you are seen, and you are ready to step into your calling. Choose joy until joy chooses you! 💛 Find me: @tamimariecoaching on Instagram and Facebook LinkedIn @tamiimlay Email me: tami@tamimariecoaching.com My website is www.tamimariecoaching.com Send me a DM! I would love to connect with you! For more information on the song: Guitalele's Happy Place by Stefan Kartenberg (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. https://dig.ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/56194 Ft: Kara Square (mindmapthat) Copyright Daily Choosing Joy LLC 2025