The Career Clinic Podcast
Host: Ronnie Dickerson Stewart
Welcome to Week Two of The Career Clinic January Intensive.
In Episode 81, we turn our attention to one of the most consequential gaps in leadership, career growth, and personal trust: the space between what you say matters and what you actually do.
This episode isn't about setting better goals or crafting prettier intentions. It's about follow-through, integrity, and building a year where your actions consistently back up your words. You'll learn why most resolutions fail, how trust erodes when intention and behavior drift apart, and what it actually takes to stay in the small percentage of people who follow through long after January ends.
✔️ Why goals alone don't change outcomes
✔️ The real reason most people abandon resolutions by February
✔️ How the Say vs. Do gap erodes self-trust and credibility
✔️ Why your calendar tells the truth faster than your intentions
✔️ How alignment between words and actions creates integrity
✔️ A simple but powerful practice to close the gap — starting now
Every time you say something matters — and then don't act accordingly — trust erodes. Not just with others, but with yourself.
This episode explores how:
Unaligned actions teach your nervous system that your word is negotiable
Self-doubt and resentment creep in quietly through broken promises
Integrity is built through alignment, not aspiration
Your calendar, energy, and habits tell the truth long before your goals do.
Vision boards, notebooks, and beautifully written goals don't change lives on their own.
What does change outcomes:
Shifting behaviors
Increasing accountability
Adjusting environments
Eliminating friction
Without structure, motivation fades. With structure, follow-through becomes possible.
Rather than chasing dozens of goals, this episode introduces a powerful anchor: one word or phrase that embodies what you will do this year.
Not what you hope for.
Not what sounds good.
What you will do.
Examples shared in the episode include:
Stretch — taking brave, identity-shifting action
Love myself too — pouring into yourself alongside others
Step — moving forward with full presence and commitment
Your word becomes a filter, a compass, and a decision-making aid — layered on top of your requirements and capacity.
Within 24 hours of listening to this episode:
Choose your word or phrase of intention
Write it down
Say it out loud
Put it somewhere you'll see it daily
Waiting weakens commitment. Action builds momentum.
Before rushing into the week ahead, pull up last week's calendar and ask:
Where did my time actually go?
What got my best energy?
What did I say mattered — and did my actions match?
Observation, not judgment, is the starting point for change.
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In Episode 82, we'll introduce a practical framework for closing the Say vs. Do gap — turning your word of intention into structure, accountability, and consistent action.
You don't need better goals.
You need better follow-through.
Alignment between what you say and what you do builds trust, integrity, and momentum — one decision at a time.
Let's close the gap.
All of 2026.
I'll see you tomorrow. 🤎
