The Two Voices Running Your Life (And How to Finally Silence Them)
If you’ve done the mindset work, can say “I am enough” and mean it, but still wake up at 3 am convinced it’s all going to disappear, this episode is for you. I’m revealing why the imposter voice and scarcity voice aren’t separate problems, why nearly half of all women fear ending up homeless regardless of income, and what becomes possible when you stop waiting for permission to arrive.
3 Key Takeaways from this Episode:
Why imposter syndrome and scarcity are two heads of the same dragon. I’ll walk you through how one keeps you over-preparing while the other keeps you over-producing — and why neither delivers the exhale you’re actually chasing.
My scarcity story — the bag lady vision I’ve carried for years. I’ll share the image that still haunts me despite every financial milestone, and what I discovered when I started talking to other successful women about their secret fears.
How to define sufficiency markers instead of chasing moving goalposts. I’ll teach you the practice that helped my mentee go from $500K in revenue with 3am panic attacks to finally feeling like she was running her business instead of it running her.
Redefine Your Relationship with Enough Inside Pretty Damn Ambitious
The women I work with inside Pretty Damn Ambitious are naming the scarcity patterns running their decisions. Defining what enough actually looks like for their season. Building businesses that feel as good as they look.
If you’re ready to stop running on a treadmill that was never designed to let you off, I’d love to work with you.
Find the gap between who you are and who you’re becoming
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“You cannot outwork your way to enough. You have to decide it. And keep deciding it.” Bianca B. King
Resources
Research, Studies & Books:
Brickman, P. & Campbell, D.T. (1971). “Hedonic Relativism and Planning the Good Society.” Adaptation-Level Theory: A Symposium. Academic Press. — Original research on the hedonic treadmill
Allianz Life Insurance Company (2013). Women, Money & Power Study. — Survey of 2,200+ women finding 49% fear ending up broke and homeless, including 27% of women earning over $200,000
Price, P.C. & Holcomb, B. (2024). “Gender Differences in Impostor Phenomenon: A Meta-Analytic Review.” Current Research in Behavioral Sciences. — Meta-analysis of 108 studies with 40,000+ participants showing women consistently score higher on imposter syndrome measures
Book:
Twist, Lynne. The Soul of Money: Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Life. W.W. Norton & Company.
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