by Michelle Kay Anderson
Upleveling Work helps ambitious leaders create a bigger, more meaningful life without burning out or betraying themselves in the process. Executive coach Michelle Kay Anderson shares practical tools, coaching insights, and Enneagram wisdom to help you navigate uncertainty, make aligned decisions, set boundaries, overcome people-pleasing, and create lasting change. Because leadership isn’t about doing more. It’s about becoming more fully yourself. Learn more at uplevelingwork.com.
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June 15, 2026
<p>You already know what you need to do. So why is change still so hard?</p><p>In this episode, Michelle Kay Anderson explores the hidden psychological immune system that protects us from perceived threats - and often sabotages the changes we want most. Learn why lasting transformation isn’t about more discipline or better plans, but understanding the competing commitments and assumptions operating beneath the surface.</p><p>If you’ve ever thought, “Why can’t I just follow through?” this episode will change how you see yourself, and your capacity to grow.</p><p><br></p><p>🔗 Show notes at https://uplevelingwork.com/23</p>
May 12, 2026
<p>You've read the books. You know you're a perfectionist. So why is it still running your life?</p><p>Executive coach Michelle Kay Anderson makes the case that what many high-achieving women are actually living isn't fear-driven perfectionism. It's fidelity to potential: a vivid, almost painful sensitivity to the gap between what is and what could be, shaped by giftedness, women's conditioning, and decades of being rewarded for closing every gap in sight. </p><p>In this episode: why the standard perfectionism conversation is solving the wrong problem (4:10), three myths that keep sensitive, high-functioning women stuck (9:18), how the Enneagram frustration triad (1s, 4s, 7s) experiences this pattern at a structural level (14:49), and three small practices (including one Michelle is still figuring out herself) (19:11). </p><p>If you've been trying to fix your perfectionism and it keeps coming back, this episode is not another fix. It's a reframe of what you're actually dealing with. And that changes everything.</p><p><br></p><p>Written from a woman's experience. Resonates across the spectrum.</p><p>🔗 uplevelingwork.com/22</p>
August 13, 2025
<p>Think people-pleasing is just “being nice”? Think again. In this episode of Upleveling Work, Michelle Kay Anderson breaks down five myths that keep managers (especially women and marginalized leaders) locked in overwork, burnout, and approval-chasing. Learn how to spot the patterns, set micro-boundaries, and lead with integrity instead of fear.</p><p><br></p><p>uplevelingwork.com/21</p>
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Upleveling Work helps ambitious leaders create a bigger, more meaningful life without burning out or betraying themselves in the process.
Executive coach Michelle Kay Anderson shares practical tools, coaching insights, and Enneagram wisdom to help you navigate uncertainty, make aligned decisions, set boundaries, overcome people-pleasing, and create lasting change.
Because leadership isn’t about doing more. It’s about becoming more fully yourself. Learn more at uplevelingwork.com.
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