Episode Details

Most people know Sadie Lincoln as the co-founder and CEO of barre3, where she built a fitness empire with 170 franchise studios and a massive online following. But as she reveals in this intimate conversation, she wasn't just building a business, she was learning to dismantle the guru model of fitness to help people access their own inner authority.

In this episode, Sadie opens up about the "intoxication of success" that left her with the dream job but a sense of deep unhappiness, and the profound spiritual lessons she learned by finally stopping to listen to what her life was telling her. She discusses her innate ability to notice (a skill she uses to bridge the gap between high-performance and mindfulness) and how she navigated the shadow side of leadership.

Corissa and Sadie dive deep into the power of Body Wisdom, specifically why "motion creates emotion." Sadie explains how she reclaimed the concept of fitness from a tool for validation into a practice of self-love, and why facing the darkness is the only way to truly flourish.

In this episode, we cover:

• The Wintering Philosophy: How Sadie learned to honor seasons of stillness and not blooming in a culture obsessed with constant growth.
• Intuition as a Business Skill: How Sadie uses the "I Notice" practice to quiet the inner critic and connect to the present moment, even during a run.
• The Metaphysical Deep Dive: How to sit with the discomfort of criticism and shadow emotions, knowing that they hold equal purpose to the light.
• Reclaiming Authenticity: Why we need to stop letting dream jobs define us and rewrite our definitions of success based on our core values.
• The Archetype in Leadership: Why the best teams aren't uniform, but a mix of Merchants (visionaries) and Bankers (data-lovers) who respect each other's disparate energies.

Notable Quotes:

• "There's equal purpose in darkness as there is in enlightenment." — Sadie Lincoln
• "Motion creates emotion." — Sadie Lincoln
• "I got so intoxicated with success... I had the dream job, but I wasn't happy... I was addicted to it almost, but it was not congruent with my core value." — Sadie Lincoln

Resources & Links:

• Connect with Sadie: instagram.com/sadielincoln
• Barre3: instagram.com/barre3, barre3.com

Connect with Corissa:

• Explore the Advisory. https://corissasaintlaurent.com/advisory
• Inquire for Keynotes. https://corissasaintlaurent.com/speaking

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