I Hate It Here S10 E4: I Got Coached on Air and Survived with Mary Pat Jacobs
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Nov 17, 2025 Mary Pat Jacobs, a leadership coach and organizational development consultant, dives deep into the intricacies of impatience and leadership. In a live coaching session, she helps unpack the host's struggles with urgency tied to childhood expectations. They explore how early career experiences shape leadership styles and the importance of separating personal identity from work-imposed patterns. Mary Pat emphasizes the need for self-awareness and encourages professionals to reframe their beliefs about disappointment to foster growth.
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Impatience As Trait And Response
- Hebba's impatience may be both a personal trait and a stress response shaped by past environments.
- Recognizing it as a response opens the possibility to choose different reactions at work.
Set A Clear Coaching Goal
- Set a clear coaching goal: name the behavior and what success looks like before you start.
- Use a 1–10 clarity scale to decide realistic progress for a single session.
Fixing To Avoid Disappointment
- Hebba links her impulse to fix with fear of disappointing others.
- That emotional driver reframes impatience as avoidance of perceived failure.
