# 229: NLCA 32: What Changes When You Stop Playing Small?

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Podcast: [The Successful Nurse Coaches ™](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-successful-nurse-coaches-4892519)
Published: 2026-03-16T06:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://the-successful-nurse-coaches.captivate.fm
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## Resource

In today’s episode, Laura explores the powerful idea of what changes when we stop playing small in our lives and careers. She challenges listeners to examine the subtle ways we keep ourselves safe by choosing reasonable goals, stability, and certainty instead of pursuing the bigger impact we quietly feel called to create. Through personal stories and reflections from her own nursing career, Laura explains how tension, misalignment, and dissatisfaction are often signals that we’re meant to grow beyond our current roles. She walks through the mindset shifts required to expand, including recognizing where we’re holding ourselves back, stepping into a new identity, and learning to tolerate uncertainty as part of growth. Laura emphasizes that alignment creates energy and momentum, while playing small often drains us over time. She encourages listeners to trust their internal whisper and that there may be something bigger available to them, and to begin exploring what it would look like to play a larger game in their work and lives. Connect with us: Instagram: @successfulnursecoaches Website: www.thesuccessfulnursecoaches.com Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thesuccessfulnursecoach Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/w0Cv8E3i0g8 Mentioned in this episode: Nurse Coach Residency https://www.nurselifecoachacademy.com/nurse-coach-residency

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