Hard Reset for Quiet Leaders: Use Breathwork to Cut Anxiety & Self-Doubt
Richie Kyriacou on returning to your “factory settings” — a mind uncluttered by fear, worry, and self-doubt.
Do you ever wish you could go back to your original factory settings — to a mind uncluttered by fear, worry, and self-doubt?
This week I sat down with Richie Kyriacou, founder of Reset With Richie, and he’s the real deal. Richie works with professionals at every level — from senior leaders to analysts and entrepreneurs — who look “fine” on paper… but inside feel stuck in stress, self-doubt, and imposter syndrome.
And Richie doesn’t teach this from theory.
He lived the high-pressure corporate life in financial services — global banks, big names, intense expectations — while carrying anxiety and fear underneath the success.
Then he describes the moment the cycle escalated: “work hard, play harder” turned darker — still performing, still getting good reviews, while privately falling apart.
What makes this episode so powerful is how practical and visceral it is. We talk about the deeper shift quiet people need — from over-intellectualizing our way out of fear… to building a real inner connection that creates calm, clear decision-making.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
A breathwork path that helps you slice through anxiety, worry, and self-doubt by reconnecting to what’s actually happening inside you (not just “thinking” about it).
The mindset shift quiet people need most: stop chasing acceptance from everyone else — and start building acceptance from within.
Inner confidence vs. surface confidence: how to move from “performing leadership” to leading from clarity, connection, and steadiness.
A line that stuck with me
Richie describes how early experiences can install an inner critic that “becomes your belief system.”
One small action to try today
Next time you feel yourself spiraling before a meeting, a presentation, or a hard conversation: notice whether you’re trying to “think” your way out of it… and instead ask, What am I actually feeling right now? Richie’s point is simple but profound: the shift starts when you stop fearing the emotion and learn to sit with it.