{"podcast":{"title":"Visionary's Pursuit","slug":"visionary-s-pursuit-7083552","podcast_index_feed_id":7083552,"rss_url":"https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/2147818240/feed","website_url":"https://www.carozuleta.com/podcasts/visionary-s-pursuit","image_url":"https://kajabi-storefronts-production.kajabi-cdn.com/kajabi-storefronts-production/file-uploads/site/51530/podcasts/581c06-603b-82eb-6b6e-1a8abc5b8ef1_Visionary_Pursuit_Podcast_Tile_updated_.jpg","author":"Carolina Zuleta","episode_count":90,"summary":"Whether it's a business idea or a creative endeavor, bringing anything meaningful into existence demands emotional mastery, strategic clarity and the courage to make difficult decisions amid constant urgency and uncertainty. The Visionary's Pursuit Podcast explores the psychological and practical challenges of entrepreneurship. Host Carolina Zuleta, founder, coach and advisor, examines the tension between vision and execution, growth and sustainability, ambition and wellbeing. Each episode addresses the challenges that keep visionaries stuck: the inability to delegate, the pressure to be everything to everyone, the gap between knowing what to do and actually doing it. Peppered with candid insights from her work with founders, creatives, professional athletes and her own entrepreneurial journey, Caro reveals why most advice falls short and why training your thoughts is imperative for success. You'll learn to see past the hustle culture and how deepen your emotional intelligence, clarity and personal capacity necessary to be successful. This podcast is for founders who know that extraordinary results come from mastering your mind first; for leaders ready to create sustainable growth…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T18:17:30.465974+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/visionary-s-pursuit-7083552"},"episode":{"title":"70. Are You in Survival Mode?","slug":"70-are-you-in-survival-mode","published_at":"2026-02-04T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/visionary-s-pursuit-7083552/70-are-you-in-survival-mode","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/visionary-s-pursuit-7083552","url":"https://www.carozuleta.com/podcasts/visionary-s-pursuit/episodes/2149161083","audio_url":"https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/medias/2149161083.mp3","summary":"Founder Consult Week is Coming!  February 16-20 Access my calendar here  or copy and paste the link below.  https://calendly.com/carolinazuleta/founder-consultation-week Free one-hour private consultations with limited spots Bring a real business challenge and walk away with clarity on what's actually in your way Open to founders who have never worked with Carolina before Booking link above Episode 70: Are You in Survival Mode? Episode Summary I love leadership assessments. MBTI, DISC, Hogan, Enneagram. I've taken them all. But my favorite by far is the Leadership Circle Profile. Unlike most assessments, it pulls feedback from your team, business partners and investors and benchmarks you against leaders globally. In this episode, I use that framework to explore something most founders don't realize they're doing: leading from survival mode. I share my own reactive tendencies, including the one I'm actively working on right now, and break down the difference between drive that comes from vision and drive that comes from scarcity. I also announce Founder Consult Week happening February 16-20. Key Takeaways: Reactive Tendencies vs Creative Competencies: Reactive tendencies are survival-based patterns like people pleasing, controlling, overworking and defensiveness They aren't bad. They worked at earlier stages of life. But they become limitations as your business grows Creative competencies are developed through self-awareness and emotional intelligence and enable you to lead sustainably Why Drive Is the Trickiest Reactive Tendency: Drive gets constantly rewarded with praise, productivity and results The hidden costs include mental restlessness, constant urgency and difficulty being present The critical distinction is whether your drive comes from visi…","meta_description":"Founder Consult Week is Coming! February 16-20 Access my calendar here or copy and paste the link below. https://calendly.com/carol…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1318,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/visionary-s-pursuit-7083552/episodes/70-are-you-in-survival-mode/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/visionary-s-pursuit-7083552/70-are-you-in-survival-mode.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}