Old Alarm or Real Signal?

This shows up in leadership, but it shows up everywhere else too, especially right now, with so much shifting under all of us at once. Knowing the difference between an old alarm and something real is one of the quieter skills nobody teaches. 



In this solo episode, Dave shares the story of turning down a job he wanted because a feeling inside him said no, and he read it as a verdict instead of what it actually was. Years later, sent back to the same city, he finally knew what to do with that alarm instead of obeying it. Along the way: a practice for sorting intuition from an old pattern, and why this distinction matters more now than ever, when most of us are navigating several disruptions at once instead of one.

In this episode:

• The moment a job offer turned into a whole-body no
• Sorting intuition from pattern, trauma, and an old protector part
• A practice for telling a real signal from an old alarm
• What changed the second time disorientation hit
• Why old, sequential strategies don't work when change is stacked and running in parallel
• Becoming an inner wilderness guide for your own signals

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⏱ CHAPTERS

00:00 — Introduction

02:14 — The call that changed everything

05:14 — Sorting the signal

06:33 — The protector part

07:25 — The raincoat practice

10:18 — Building an anchor on the inside

12:48 — Why this matters more now than ever

14:00 — Old strategies built for one change at a time

15:16 — Old alarm or real signal 15:35 — The inner wilderness guide