The Innerverse of Business & Life

The Innerverse of Business & Life


162 The Invisible Rules We Live and Work By with Barb Patterson

October 24, 2025

We all carry invisible rules, the quiet assumptions that shape how we live, work, and measure success.


In this episode, Barb shares a story from a recent leadership retreat that revealed three powerful but often unseen beliefs:

• that speed equals excellence,

• that output equals worth, and

• that what worked before should still work now.


These hidden rules can fuel stress and overdrive, even when everything looks “successful” on the surface.


When we start to see them clearly, something shifts.


We discover that true excellence lives in clarity, not velocity - in presence, not proving. 


Thank you for listening to the Innerverse of Business and Life Podcast. For more resources like this, visit Barb's website at Barbarapatterson.com.


SHOW NOTES:
  • [00:00] - Unveiling Invisible Rules
  • [05:26] - The Cost of Excellence
  • [07:53] - Exploring Assumptions
  • [12:03] - The Velocity Trap
  • [14:36] - Output Equals Worth
  • [19:59] - The Rule of Inertia


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