Protecting Peace While Building Ambition

About this episode

Naya discusses how to protect peace while pursuing ambition through personal reflections and lessons learned.

In this reflective solo episode, Naya opens up about the quieter side of ambition, the overwhelm that can come from juggling multiple creative and professional pursuits. She shares three lessons she’s applying this season to protect her peace while continuing to build intentionally: recognizing overload early, creating clear boundaries, and protecting rest and joy. Episode 11: Protecting Peace While Building Ambition 00:00 – 01:03 | Introduction: Ambition can chip away at your peace if unchecked 01:03 – 02:11 | Q3 reality check — overwhelm, disconnect, and hitting pause 02:11 – 05:18 | Lesson 1: Recognizing overload early and identifying signals 05:18 – 07:23 | Lesson 2: Creating containers and boundaries to focus energy 07:23 – 09:55 | Lesson 3: Protecting joy and rest intentionally 09:55 – 11:39 | Reframing expectations & designing sustainable systems 11:39 – 12:31 | Final reminder: Your peace is not optional Key Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Smart PM Career Roadmap⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Build Without Permission – Mini Course⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Side Hustle Stories – Mini Course⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Proof & Practice Bundle Subscribe to the newsletter DM me on LinkedIn about PMaaS

People in this episode

Host: Naya

Topics covered

• ambition
• mental health
• boundaries
• self-care
• overwhelm

Keywords

• protecting peace
• building ambition
• recognizing overload
• creating boundaries
• protecting joy

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