Lessons From My Hero's Journey: Moving countries, writing MOAR! and playing to win without burning out

💖🟣🦁 Welcome to the ROAR! For MOAR! Podcast, where we show you how you can play to win without burning out. So, if you have this sense that there must be more to work and life than what you're currently experiencing, you've come to exactly the right place. You're caught in what I call this more paradox, constantly striving for more and never feeling enough. So, you're successful on paper, but you feel empty inside. You know something needs to shift, but you're not sure where to start. Well, start with you.  

🎙️ Once again, I'm flipping the script! Instead of me interviewing a guest, the beautiful Andrea Fraser is taking you on a journey with me as we explore the story behind my book MOAR!

In this candid and inspiring conversation, Andrea turns the tables on Marilise asking the questions her audience has been wanting answered. From the raw emotion of a book launch to the realities of burnout, this episode is full of honest reflections, practical wisdom, and Marilise's signature inside-out philosophy.

➡️ Hop over to YouTube to watch our conversation here: https://youtu.be/WlXADm0-B6A

In this podcast we also explore:

🟣 Behind the Scenes of the MOAR! Book Launch Marilise shares the real story behind launching MOAR! The hiccups, the last-minute chaos, and why this launch felt worlds apart from her first book ROAR! in 2019.

🟢 Writing with AI: Authenticity, Iteration & Claude Could she stay authentic while co-writing with AI? Marilise opens up about learning to use Claude for the first time, how she trained it on her voice, and why the process didn't necessarily speed things up but absolutely deepened the quality of her thinking.

🟡 The ROAR Blueprint & the MOAR Hero's Journey Marilise unpacks how her ROAR methodology (Recognise, Observe, Assert, Redirect) sits at the very heart of MOAR! and how the two books work together as a complete transformation system. She walks through the MOAR acronym: Map your adventure, Open your life force, Act with heart, Rise through the fire.

🔵 What Burnout Really Feels Like and Who's Most at Risk Using the WHO's official definition as a starting point, Marilise describes burnout in human terms, the darkness, the emptiness, the exhaustion. She explains why high performers and high achievers are most vulnerable, and shares her Daily MEDS framework (Meditation, Exercise, Diet, Sleep) as a practical recovery tool.

🟠 Career Pivots, Passion & the "Passion Doesn't Pay the Bills" Myth From chartered accountant to conscious leadership coach, Marilise tells her career story with honesty and heart. She challenges the idea that passion can't be profitable and offers a simple, grounded invitation: start small, start now, and keep showing up for your dream.

Get your copy of my Rest, Release & Recharge Guide here: https://www.marilise-de-villiers.com/opt-in-to-get-your-copy-of-the-rest-release-recharge-guide

I absolutely loved this conversation with Andrea - it was an honour to share my journey with such vulnerability and to invite you into the possibility of your own MORE.

You are extraordinary 💖💪✨

➡️ Hop over to YouTube to watch our conversation here: https://youtu.be/WlXADm0-B6A

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Until next time, live your purpose, stand in your power and have courage to speak your truth – ROAR!

No more playing small. Own your magic. Your message matters. 💖🟣

Marilise

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🔸 About MOAR! – MOAR! is Marilise's second book, following ROAR! (published December 2019). Written as a guide and playbook for your personal transformation journey, MOAR! offers a wealth of questions to help you ask better ones, practical steps for sustainable change, and the roadmap for inside-out transformation.

Get your copy of MOAR! here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1049244788