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Most people drift out of alignment without realizing it — until burnout forces them to stop. Steve Schlafman shows you how to catch the drift early, realign your work, and build a business that actually feels like yours.
Steve is a former venture capitalist turned executive coach who now helps founders, creators, and leaders build lives and businesses rooted in integrity. After burning out in VC, he walked away from a partner role to rebuild his life around meaning, flow, and creativity.
In this workshop, he walked us through how to stay aligned while building and scaling ambitious work.
We covered:
How to recognize the early signals of misalignment before burnout hits
The difference between being challenged and being out of integrity
His “alignment audit” exercise for identifying what energizes vs. drains you
The daily, weekly, and quarterly “downshift” practices for staying grounded
How to differentiate between the survival dance (what pays) and the sacred dance (what fulfills)
Why “playing your own game” is the only path to sustainable success
How to notice and adjust when ambition starts to pull you off course
If you’ve ever felt like you’re climbing the ladder of success only to realize it’s leaning against the wrong wall, this session is a powerful reset.
Here’s Steve’s presentation for those interested.
Cheers,
Justin
