This time of year is terrible for habit overload. Everywhere you turn, someone's telling you to wake up earlier, journal longer, optimize harder. Your morning routines feel more like a boot camp than something that supports you.

If you've tried to be more disciplined and it just hasn't stuck, don't worry. It’s not you, it’s your habits. Our host, Diane Rolston, talks about the habits that matter now, not the ones you're tired of hearing about, focusing on adding the right habits and removing the wrong ones.

Listen to learn these key takeaways:

1. Why borrowed routines fail
2. The danger of habit stacking
3. Why adding more habits doesn't always equal more success
4. The new way to make habit stacking work
5. The critical shift from output to capacity
6. Examples of capacity-restoring habits
7. The two seasons that require different habits
8. Why fewer habits done better will outperform 10 habits done poorly
9. Real examples of small switches that beat adding more
10. The permission to evolve

Learn more about the Pomodoro Technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_Z2BgmFWX8

Hear more about Momentum and Maintenance Seasons: https://dynamic-women.captivate.fm/episode/are-you-in-momentum-or-maintenance-season-with-diane-rolston-dw335

Here’s the time tracking tool Diane uses: https://toggl.com/

Here’s Brain.fm: https://www.brain.fm/

Want to be invited to join Diane’s NEW high-level, like-minded group of women? Email her at diane@dianerolston.com.

Do you prefer reading blogs or watching videos?

1. Read Diane’s blogs here: https://www.dianerolston.com/blog
2. Watch Diane’s videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@CoachDianeRolston

This show’s host, Diane Rolston, is called THE Expert on Being Dynamic and living a Dynamic Life. She specializes in coaching high-achieving women who want to be successful AND satisfied. She is a Certified Professional Coach, International Speaker, 11-time Author, and host of the five-time award-winning Dynamic Women...

Since Diane started the Dynamic Women community 13 years ago and the podcast 6 years ago, so it's time to redefine what it means to be a dynamic woman because it's beyond doing it all.

Our host, Diane Rolston, shares her journey of evolution and invites you into the next stage. Listen as Diane reveals why the outdated image of a strong woman hustling and filling her calendar needs to change and what the new dynamic woman chooses instead.

Listen to learn these key takeaways:

1. Why "dynamic" was chosen at 2 am when other words like "confident" felt too limiting, and the surprising polar opposites women shared that defined it
2. What being dynamic is NOT
3. The three stages women go through
4. Why different seasons of your life require different versions of you, and you have permission to evolve without explanation
5. The identities Diane let go of
6. What replaces hustle for the new dynamic woman
7. The powerful shift from "I have to prove my worth" to "I choose what matters" and why choosing yourself is wisdom, not weakness
8. How Diane's own transformation through postpartum depression, grief, overwhelm, and health issues reshaped her understanding of what it means to be dynamic
9. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: January 29th live event in North Vancouver (two sessions)

Claim your FREE gifted ticket to the redefined Dynamic Woman event on January 29th in North Vancouver! https://keap.app/contact-us/8700536908034306

This is Diane's thank you for helping the podcast win 5 awards and reach the top 2.5% of all podcasts. Two sessions available.

Claim your FREE gifted ticket to the redefined Dynamic Woman event on January 29th in North Vancouver! https://keap.app/contact-us/8964039388713353

Want to be invited to join Diane’s NEW high-level, like-minded group of women? Email her at diane@dianerolston.com.

Do you prefer reading blogs or watching videos?

1. Read Diane’s blogs here: https://www.dianerolston.com/blog
2. Watch Diane’s videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@CoachDianeRolston

This show’s host, Diane Rolston, is called THE Expert on Being Dynamic and living a Dynamic Life. She specializes in coaching high-achieving women who want to be successful AND satisfied. She is a Certified Professional Coach, International Speaker, 11-time Author, and host of the five-time award-winning Dynamic Women Podcast,...

You may be thinking that in order to get to your goals, you need more willpower, but you don't. The problem isn't discipline. It's trying to carry growth, decisions, and momentum all alone. Listen as Diane explains why willpower is finite but support is sustaining.

Our host, Diane Rolston, shares her own experience of quiet burnout from pushing harder alone and what changed when she realized she didn't need more discipline. She just needed support.

Listen to learn these key takeaways:

1. Why high-achieving women are taught to "try harder, be stronger, figure it out yourself" and the hidden cost of this approach
2. The truth about willpower
3. The three powerful things support gives you that willpower never can
4. The Les Brown quote that changes everything
5. The reason why growth stalls without support
6. The difference between support where you only receive versus equal environments where you can give and receive
7. Real client feedback from The Breakthrough 2025: "I didn't realize how much I needed the monthly calls until I had them"
8. Why quarterly check-ins weren't enough and how monthly support moved women far beyond their original goals
9. Two reflection questions to ask yourself right now about where you're relying on willpower instead of support

Ready to stop relying on willpower alone? Join The Breakthrough, which is a year-long coaching experience with monthly group calls for reflection, recalibration, and connection. Learn more at thebreakthrough2026.dynamicwomen.biz. Doors are closing soon!

Have questions about The Breakthrough 2026? Email Diane directly at diane@dianerolston.com.

Want to be invited to join Diane’s NEW high-level, like-minded group of women? Email her at diane@dianerolston.com.

Do you prefer reading blogs or watching videos?

1. Read Diane’s blogs here: https://www.dianerolston.com/blog
2. Watch Diane’s videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@CoachDianeRolston

This show’s host, Diane Rolston, is called THE Expert on Being Dynamic and living a Dynamic Life. She specializes in coaching high-achieving women who want to be successful AND satisfied. She is a Certified Professional Coach, International Speaker, 11-time Author, and host of the five-time award-winning Dynamic Women Podcast, ranked in the top 2.5% of podcasts.

Diane has been recognized with multiple awards for her professional...