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Written by Jason Montoya. Posted in Personal Development.

Why You Compromise Under Pressure (And How to Stop It) | With Jim Karwisch & Toby Bloomberg

Ever feel like you're constantly "buckling under pressure," making decisions you later regret?

In this Share Life Academy workshop, I'm joined by narrative coach Jim Karwisch and social media strategist Toby Bloomberg to unpack why maintaining your values and integrity when challenges arise is so difficult.

Discover how to identify your core values, set clear boundaries, and avoid the common traps of overcommitment and people-pleasing that lead to misalignment. 

Learn to live authentically, even when the pressure mounts, and transform your relationships and career. 

Key Workshop Takeaways

  • Alignment isn't an easy thing to do.
  • Recognizing personal struggles is the first step to alignment.
  • Saying no is crucial to maintaining priorities.
  • Regret can inform future decisions and actions.
  • Conflicting values require careful navigation.
  • Boundaries are essential for maintaining alignment.
  • Authenticity is complex and layered.
  • External pressures can influence personal decisions.
  • Self-reflection is key to understanding values.
  • Values can evolve and should be regularly assessed.

Additional Resource

who is jim karwisch

Who is Jim Karwisch?

Jim Karwisch is the founder of Untangled Narrative, where he helps people untangle the stories they live by, enabling them to move forward with clarity, alignment, and momentum. Through his work, Jim guides individuals and communities to rewrite the inner narratives that shape their choices, behaviors, and relationships.

With a background in storytelling, improvisation, coaching, corporate training, and group facilitation, Jim blends structure with spontaneity and logic with intuition. He's known for asking the right question at the right time.

When he's not working with clients or on his upcoming book, Your Untangled Narrative, Jim builds a community of thoughtful changemakers, develops narrative-based tools, and turns lessons from video games and pop culture into surprising insights about real life. He's a sci-fi fan, gamer, podcaster, and highland cow enthusiast who lives near Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife, son, mother-in-law, and a rotating cast of pets.

Who Is Toby Bloomberg

Toby Bloomberg is an experienced social media strategist, freelance consultant, and writer known for her expertise in the culinary and cooking space, with past contributions to Georgia Trend. She excels at telling stories and works to help individuals and businesses align their authentic selves with their values and boundaries.

Toby specializes in helping clients define their identity and core values to effectively communicate their brand and connect with like-minded individuals through social media. She believes that understanding one's values, even as they evolve with life's circumstances, is crucial for setting clear boundaries and avoiding being "swept downstream" by external pressures. 

What is the Share Life Academy?

The Share Life Academy is a community and place for us to develop ourselves, each other, and our organizations; and to get inspired. It is a place to help us escape survival mode, dream big, see clearly, and achieve great things together. One of our goals is to prioritize the important over the avalanche of urgency, to make sure we keep the ball moving forward on important projects that matter in the long run. It's also a place to discuss the important things that prevent us from finishing them and enable us to succeed.

Fill out the following form to register for this workshop and access the Share Life Academy. You can also click here to learn more.

Historical Event Details

  • When was this event? May 21st, 2025, 11am
  • Where was this event? Virtual Stream via Riverside to YouTube.

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