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The Unstuckifier

Get Unstuck Now

A practical guide for leaders who know exactly what to do. And aren't doing it.

Created by

Richard Russell

The Fast Brain Coach

The Guide

Sixteen tools you can use today. Free.

The Cheat Sheet

All sixteen tools on one page.

You’ve shipped harder things than this. You’ve led bigger rooms, solved messier problems. And yet right now you cannot write this email. You cannot start this deck. You cannot make this decision.

You’re just… sitting there.

This isn’t laziness. It isn’t a sign you’ve hit your ceiling. It’s a gap between what you can do and what you’re actually doing.

It has a cause. Which means it has a fix.

Most execution problems aren’t strategy problems. Something specific has seized up.

And when a leader gets stuck, the organisation fragments. Debates fill the vacuum. Teams hedge. Strategy blurs. What feels like a personal problem isn’t.

Here’s how to fix it:

Every time you get stuck, one of three things has dropped to zero — Clarity, Energy, or Commitment. If any one drops to zero, the others can’t compensate.

Name which one it is. Pick the tool. Move.

Then keep moving.

Inside the guide

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What people say

I’ll be using it. Looks really strong

“The framing really lands — especially that trying harder isn’t the answer anymore, and that you need all three factors to be non-zero, not perfect.”

— Former Group Product Manager, Google

Wow, it’s really inspiring

“I LOVE it - it’s so easy to read, so obviously workable, and your diagrams are perfect — they stick in the mind and explain the issue accurately, and are funny into the bargain!”

— My Mum

Let’s meet

Book a 20-minute clarity call so we can get to know each other a little and explore your goals and what’s keeping you from them. We’ll finish with an invitation to work together, a recommendation to meet someone else, or simply a clearer next step.

The Guide

Sixteen tools you can use today. Free.

The Cheat Sheet

All sixteen tools on one page.

You’ve shipped harder things than this. You’ve led bigger rooms, solved messier problems. And yet right now you cannot write this email. You cannot start this deck. You cannot make this decision.

You’re just… sitting there.

This isn’t laziness. It isn’t a sign you’ve hit your ceiling. It’s a gap between what you can do and what you’re actually doing.

It has a cause. Which means it has a fix.

Most execution problems aren’t strategy problems. Something specific has seized up.

And when a leader gets stuck, the organisation fragments. Debates fill the vacuum. Teams hedge. Strategy blurs. What feels like a personal problem isn’t.

Here’s how to fix it:

Every time you get stuck, one of three things has dropped to zero — Clarity, Energy, or Commitment. If any one drops to zero, the others can’t compensate.

Name which one it is. Pick the tool. Move.

Then keep moving.

Inside the guide

Page 28
Page 29
Page 30
Page 31
Page 32
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Page 6

What people say

I’ll be using it. Looks really strong

“The framing really lands — especially that trying harder isn’t the answer anymore, and that you need all three factors to be non-zero, not perfect.”

— Former Group Product Manager, Google

Wow, it’s really inspiring

“I LOVE it - it’s so easy to read, so obviously workable, and your diagrams are perfect — they stick in the mind and explain the issue accurately, and are funny into the bargain!”

— My Mum

Let’s meet

Book a 20-minute clarity call so we can get to know each other a little and explore your goals and what’s keeping you from them. We’ll finish with an invitation to work together, a recommendation to meet someone else, or simply a clearer next step.

The Guide

Sixteen tools you can use today. Free.

The Cheat Sheet

All sixteen tools on one page.

You’ve shipped harder things than this. You’ve led bigger rooms, solved messier problems. And yet right now you cannot write this email. You cannot start this deck. You cannot make this decision.

You’re just… sitting there.

This isn’t laziness. It isn’t a sign you’ve hit your ceiling. It’s a gap between what you can do and what you’re actually doing.

It has a cause. Which means it has a fix.

Most execution problems aren’t strategy problems. Something specific has seized up.

And when a leader gets stuck, the organisation fragments. Debates fill the vacuum. Teams hedge. Strategy blurs. What feels like a personal problem isn’t.

Here’s how to fix it:

Every time you get stuck, one of three things has dropped to zero — Clarity, Energy, or Commitment. If any one drops to zero, the others can’t compensate.

Name which one it is. Pick the tool. Move.

Then keep moving.

Inside the guide

Page 28
Page 29
Page 30
Page 31
Page 32
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Page 6

What people say

I’ll be using it. Looks really strong

“The framing really lands — especially that trying harder isn’t the answer anymore, and that you need all three factors to be non-zero, not perfect.”

— Former Group Product Manager, Google

Wow, it’s really inspiring

“I LOVE it - it’s so easy to read, so obviously workable, and your diagrams are perfect — they stick in the mind and explain the issue accurately, and are funny into the bargain!”

— My Mum

Let’s meet

Book a 20-minute clarity call so we can get to know each other a little and explore your goals and what’s keeping you from them. We’ll finish with an invitation to work together, a recommendation to meet someone else, or simply a clearer next step.

The Fast Brain Coach

Executive coach for founders and senior leaders

© 2026 Russell and Company SARL-S. All rights reserved.

The Fast Brain Coach

Executive coach for founders and senior leaders

© 2026 Russell and Company SARL-S. All rights reserved.