You Don’t Need a Five-Year Plan - You Need One Small Win

Let’s get this out of the way:

If 2026 didn’t start with clarity, motivation, and white-hot momentum - nothing is wrong with you.

In this first episode of Every Day’s a Trainwreck, Marley drops the performative positivity and tells the truth on "When The New Year Feels Like A Dumpster Fire".
This is for founders who are tired, overwhelmed, carrying invisible weight, and still showing up anyway.

Listen to this episode of Every Day’s a Trainwreck if you need a reset that feels real.

When “Strong” Becomes Exhausting

Social media loves the highlight reel.
Confidence.
Certainty.
Perfectly timed resets.

But on Every Day’s a Trainwreck, Marley talks about the part founders live in:
Kids, business pressure, deadlines, physical pain, emotional fatigue, and the constant demand to keep producing.

If you’ve been holding it together with duct tape and caffeine, listen to this episode.
You’ll feel seen.

Invisible Suffering Is Real

During a talk in Asia on the future of AI, Marley shared a concept that landed hard: invisible suffering.

It’s what happens when you’re thrust into something you didn’t choose, didn’t train for, and can’t easily escape - with real consequences if you fail.

Caregivers.
Founders.
Parents.
Leaders.

You can look fine and still be drowning.
This episode of Every Day’s a Trainwreck speaks directly to that.

Listen to this episode if you’ve been silently carrying too much.

Why Productivity Isn’t the Answer Right Now

When your brain feels flooded, you don’t need a new strategy.
You need calm.

Marley shares a four-bucket framework she uses when it feels like everything is falling apart.
Not to “fix your life.”
To help you move one inch forward.

And one inch matters.

If you’re stuck, listen to this episode of Every Day’s a Trainwreck and pick one tool.

The Only KPI That Matters Some Days

Showing up.

Not perfectly.
Not confidently.
Not with a polished plan.

Just showing up.

If you take nothing else from this episode, take this:
You don’t need a massive overhaul.
You need one action that proves you’re still in the game.

Want the Full Conversation?

These insights are just the highlight reel.

In the full episode, Marley goes deeper on what it actually looks like to start a new year overwhelmed and how to keep moving anyway.

In this episode of Every Day’s a Trainwreck, Marley unpacks:

• Why January pressure is a lie and what to focus on instead
• What “invisible suffering” looks like for founders, leaders, and caregivers
• Simple ways to calm your nervous system when your brain is in a tornado
• How isolation makes everything feel worse and how to break it without oversharing
• Why you don’t need a five-year plan right now, just one small step forward

🎧 Listen to “When the New Year Feels Like a Dumpster Fire - Marley Gets Real in 2026” on Every Day’s a Trainwreck.

Perfect for your walk, your drive, or your “I need business perspective without another hustle podcast” moment.

👉 And if you haven’t yet, subscribe to the podcast because business is messy, leadership is personal, and sometimes the most valuable lessons come from saying the quiet part out loud.

Final Thought

Running a business isn’t about having everything figured out.

You:

• Set the tone
• Manage the energy
• Show up even when you don’t feel white hot

You don’t control everything - but you do shape the experience.

And when you lead with honesty and resilience?
People trust you.
They stay.
They come back for more.

That’s Profit Goddess energy.

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