ÜBER DIESE EPISODE
Most high performers do not lack information.
They know what they want, understand what they should do, and may even have the strategy to get there. Yet they still procrastinate, overwork, second-guess themselves, or repeat patterns that conflict with the future they say they want.
In this episode of the Root, Realign, Rise™ Podcast, Mairin Moore Cane speaks with Dr. Joseph Drolshagen- mindset and performance expert, business strategist, author, speaker, and creator of the SMT Method™.
Together, they explore the knowing–doing gap: the space between what we consciously want and the subconscious conditioning that influences what we repeatedly do.
Dr. Joseph shares how growing up in a struggling blue-collar family influenced his definition of work and success, why he walked away from a multimillion-dollar opportunity at 22, and what missing his son’s first birthday taught him about inherited beliefs.
He also explains how those same patterns later appeared in his leadership, business growth, and response to disruption during COVID.
This conversation examines self-sabotage, fear, burnout, identity, sustainable ambition, and what it takes to build external success without sacrificing your health, relationships, or sense of self.
IN THIS EPISODE:
• Why information and strategy alone rarely create lasting change • How subconscious conditioning affects leadership and decision-making • The everyday behaviors that can signal self-sabotage • Why high performers often respond to stalled growth by working harder • How fear can prepare us rather than stop us • What Dr. Joseph means by the knowing–doing gap • How the SMT Method™ connects clarity, aligned action, and dynamic vision • Why old patterns can return during disruption or uncertainty • How leaders can pursue growth without being consumed by hustle • The difference between achievement and fulfillment
EPISODE MINUTES:
00:00 Opening and show introduction 01:04 Why awareness alone does not create transformation 02:55 Joseph’s early conditioning and search for change 03:46 Turning down a multimillion-dollar opportunity 05:22 The cost of inherited definitions of success 07:03 From struggling salesperson to sales leader 08:44 Why capable people sabotage their own growth 10:05 How self-sabotage appears in everyday behavior 10:52 Stepping through fear instead of avoiding it 12:03 External blame and internal conditioning 13:10 Closing the knowing–doing gap 14:53 Can success become emotionally unsafe? 15:53 Why people stop before a breakthrough 18:14 Reframing failure through the car-wash story 19:42 Mairin on closing a business and choosing differently 21:28 The two points of clarity behind the SMT Method™ 22:50 How the SMT Method™ works 26:15 How COVID reactivated Joseph’s old programming 27:20 Why burnout patterns can return 29:30 Creating growth without being consumed by hustle 31:00 Why overworking can hold a business back 32:20 Mairin on illness and permission to slow down 34:25 Scaling while taking more time away 35:02 From not wanting to live to experiencing joy 36:18 Fulfillment versus achievement 37:04 A practical challenge for changing repetitive patterns 38:17 Connect with Dr. Joseph 38:49 Closing reflections
CONNECT WITH DR. JOSEPH
Website: https://coachwithjoey.com
Schedule a conversation: https://smtmethod.com/reg
CONNECT WITH MAIRIN
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