DTU Podcast

Ever sat in a meeting with the fear, “Eventually, they’re going to figure out I have no idea what I’m doing.” You aren’t alone. In fact, 70+% of high-achievers experience Imposter Syndrome. The paradox is that it rarely affects people who are actually unqualified—it disproportionately targets the people who care the most. In this episode, […]

You can stand in Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza—just steps from the United Nations—and never learn who Dag Hammarskjöld was. No context. No explanation. Just a name on the street. In this episode of Decoding the Unicorn: The Podcast, I explore a strange and unsettling question: How does someone so important become so invisible? Dag Hammarskjöld wasn’t just

What if the problem isn’t that you don’t know what to do… but that you’ve never really been taught how to know yourself? Let’s talk about self-knowledge—the kind that quietly reshapes your decisions, your relationships, and the direction of your life. Because most people aren’t actually lost. They’re just disconnected from themselves. #selfknowledge #feelingstuck #findyourdirection

  With the United States and Israel now at war with Iran, the headlines feel eerily familiar: escalation, retaliation, alliances hardening, and the fear that this could spiral into something much larger. So now that war has begun… what would Dag Hammarskjöld say? After all: history doesn’t just repeat. It warns. Links: https://www.amazon.com/Decoding-Unicorn-New-Look-Hammarskj%C3%B6ld-ebook/dp/B0DSCS5PZT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_Guatemalan_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat

  When you decide to level up in life, not everyone will go with you. And that’s OK. They don’t have to! Ken Atchity’s book: https://www.amazon.com/How-Quit-Your-Live-Dreams/dp/1616086866 *** Subscribe to my weekly newsletter, The Unicorn Dispatch, here: https://sara-causey.kit.com/2d8b7742dd Sara’s award-winning biography of Dag can be found on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Decoding-Unicorn-New-Look-Hammarskj%C3%B6ld-ebook/dp/B0DSCS5PZT Her forthcoming project, Simply Dag, will release globally on July

The holiday season is over and most people are back to the daily grind. Is this really the best time to make a resolution? Nature is still asleep. The ground is fallow. Why do we do this to ourselves? Links: https://source.washu.edu/2019/12/new-years-resolution-wait-until-spring/ https://www.bucksfamilynetwork.com/post/why-new-years-resolution-are-best-left-until-spring-mental-health Housekeeping note: this podcast will be releasing on a monthly basis. I am

I think everyone has an “I.G.Y.” moment when they’re young and then an “End of the Innocence” moment later. My “I.G.Y.” moment was when the Berlin Wall came down. My “End of the Innocence” moment was 9/11. This time of the year, as we careen into the holiday season, it’s important to remember that peace is possible.

Does any of this “advice” sound familiar to you? Just start a business. Just freelance. Pursue self-employment. Monetize a hobby and make it full-time. If someone is unemployed, searching, and scared, this is what they often hear. Unfortunately, most small businesses fail and random visibility ≠ success, trust, new clients coming in, etc. Business gurus

Gratitude is everywhere this time of year… on journals, Instagram posts, Pinterest boards, and inspirational mugs. Everyone talks about how important it is to “practice gratitude,” but what happens if that becomes toxic gratitude? Real gratitude doesn’t require you to pretend. It doesn’t demand a smile or erase your struggles or silence your truth. If you’re tired

Ever walk into a job and instantly know: “Oh… I don’t belong here.” That pressure shift. That spiritual eye-roll. That full-body Nope. In this episode, we talk about the unmistakable — and often ignored — feeling of being in the wrong room in your career, your work life, or your creative path. If your job drains