The Professional Reset: Get Unstuck and Reclaim Your Professional Self-Concept

The Professional Reset: Get Unstuck and Reclaim Your Professional Self-Concept

From Create Your Future by Mandy Mackowiak

March 20, 2026 · 11 min · Episode 149

About this episode

Mandy Mackowiak explores how to overcome feelings of being 'stuck' in your professional life and upgrade your self-concept.

"Stuck doesn’t exist; it’s just a thought." - Brooke Castillo, The Life Coach School. In this episode, we are diving deep into the psychology of the professional "rut." Whether you are a leader in a Fortune 500 company, an entrepreneur navigating a new project, or a high achiever eyeing the C-suite, the feeling of being "stuck" is something we all experience. What if that feeling isn't a dead end, but a signal that your professional self-concept is ready for an upgrade? Mandy shares a powerful framework to help you move from stuck to momentum, drawing on her experience in corporate leadership, organizational psychology, and life coach certification. In this episode, you’ll learn: The Thought Audit: How to identify the "unuseful" thoughts holding you back and replace them with intentional, bigger, results-driven thinking. Appreciative Inquiry in Action: How to use your past "peak experiences" as a foundational blueprint to solve current challenges. The Wisdom of the Future Self: A powerful practice of connecting to your highest and best self to help you make decisions from a place of strength rather than self-doubt. The 80% ASAP Rule & Parkinson’s Law: Practical strategies to…

People in this episode

Host: Mandy Mackowiak

Topics covered

  • professional development
  • self-concept
  • overcoming obstacles
  • psychology of work
  • leadership
  • personal growth

Keywords

  • professional reset
  • self-concept
  • thought audit
  • appreciative inquiry
  • future self
  • perfectionism
  • procrastination
  • career growth

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Organizations: The Life Coach School

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