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1130: Building the Confidence to Push Past Procrastination, Overthinking, and Perfectionism with Krista Stepney

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Feb 19, 2026

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Krista Stepney

Krista Stepney, leadership strategist and author of Move Anyway, helps leaders and changemakers break free from fear and perfectionism. She discusses how comparison fuels inaction. She outlines the BOLD framework, microboldness practices, scripts to start anyway, and rituals like a wall of wins to build momentum and confidence.

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ANECDOTE

Delayed Presentation Cost A Leader Credibility

A client delayed a presentation by over-researching and lost perceived credibility.
Using B.O.L.D. helped him present, regain credibility, and get useful feedback.

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ADVICE

Use The B.O.L.D. Four-Step Framework

Block out comparison, outline past wins, list two next steps, and decide to act.
Krista Stepney recommends this B.O.L.D. framework to break decision paralysis and launch work.

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ADVICE

Pick Two Tiny Next Steps

Focus on exactly two next steps to create chosen movement and momentum.
Krista Stepney says two steps feel doable and retrain your brain to accomplish tasks.

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Defining Overthinking and Perfectionism

01:36 • 2min

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How Comparison Fuels Perfectionism

03:56 • 1min

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BOLD Framework to Break Paralysis

04:58 • 2min

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Why Two Steps Create Momentum

07:00 • 3min

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Five-Day Social Detox & Mirror Exercise

09:36 • 2min

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Microboldness: Trainable Boldness Skill

11:42 • 1min

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Start-Anyway Script and Implementation Intentions

13:10 • 5min

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Maintaining Progress with a Wall of Wins

17:51 • 2min

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Hidden Forms of Fear at Work

20:08 • 4min

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Counting the Cost of Inaction

24:20 • 2min

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Transformational Client Stories

Favorite Quotes, Tools, and Habits

29:42 • 3min

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Final Challenge: Move Anyway

A Guide for Overthinkers, Perfectionists, and Almost-Starters

Krista D. Stepney

Krista D. Stepney’s Move Anyway provides strategies for people who struggle with overthinking, perfectionism, and procrastination by blending research, lived experience, and practical exercises. The book introduces tools like the BOLDprint framework and micro-boldness practices to reframe fear, reduce comparison, and create momentum through small, repeatable actions. Stepney emphasizes identifying the cost of inaction, using implementation-style scripts to prompt movement, and building confidence through documented wins. Her approach is oriented toward leaders and everyday changemakers aiming to launch ideas, persist through uncertainty, and design a purposeful career or life. Move Anyway is both a motivational and tactical resource for turning hesitation into forward progress.

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The Fear-Fighter Manual

Luvvie Ajayi Jones

In this book, Luvvie Ajayi Jones shares her personal experiences and insights on overcoming fear and imposter syndrome. She provides a humorous and transformational guide on how to fearlessly pursue one's goals and create a life that is authentic, bold, and purposeful. The book is filled with her characteristic wit and warmth, making it both entertaining and inspiring.

Krista Stepney shares powerful tactics for moving forward when fear has you feeling stuck.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) How to identify and address the root causes of inaction

2) How to take your power back from comparisons and self-doubt

3) Two powerful scripts for when you’re stuck

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— ABOUT KRISTA —

Krista D. Stepney is a leadership and business strategist, keynote speaker, and transformation advisor who helps leaders and everyday changemakers turn hesitation into momentum. With over 15 years of experience in operations, organizational leadership, and culture transformation, Krista blends research, faith, and lived experience to help others build a purposeful life and legacy.

As the creator of The BOLDprint Method and the W.A.N.D. Methodology, she has coached executives, entrepreneurs, and everyday dreamers on overcoming fear, resisting comparison, and designing a personalized roadmap forward, even when the next step feels unclear.

Her mission is simple: to help people get unstuck and move anyway, especially when it feels like the hardest thing to do.

• Book: Move Anyway: A Guide for Overthinkers, Perfectionists, and Almost-Starters

• Website: KristaStepney.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Study: Perfectionism Research by Vitale & Co.

• Study: “Healthy Reflections: The Influence of Mirror Induced Self-Awareness on Taste Perceptions” by Ata Jami

• Study: “Implementation Intentions and Goal Achievement: A Meta‐analysis of Effects and Processes” by Peter M. Gollwitzer and Paschal Sheeran

• Book: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen

• Book: Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual by Luvvie Ajayi Jones

• Past episode: 015: David Allen, The World’s Leading Authority on Productivity

• Past episode: 798: How to Have Difficult Conversations about Race with Kwame Christian

• Past episode: 1078: How to Stop Playing Small and Achieve Your Greatest Goals with Richard Medcalf

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