The Bottleneck is You (And That’s Okay… For Now)

Season 1 | Episode 14

Ever feel like everything in your business is stuck waiting on… you?

If you’re the one juggling the emails, the approvals, the client onboarding, and the content calendar—it’s not because you’re doing it wrong. It’s because you’re doing it all.

In this episode of Optimized Living, I’m sharing the truth I had to face in my own business:

I was the bottleneck.

And the freedom came when I finally owned it, faced it, and started creating systems to change it.

We’ll dive into:

  • What it really means to be the bottleneck (without shame)
  • How to recognize the signs that you’re the one holding things up
  • 3 simple, powerful steps to start delegating and scaling
  • Real stories from my business (JS, RDD, RDC) where I had to let go to grow
  • The mindset shift that turns “I’m in the way” into “I’m clearing the path”

If you’ve been running on burnout and can’t seem to get ahead, this is the wake-up call (with a whole lotta grace) you didn’t know you needed.

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