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Is Now the Right Time, Or Are You Just Avoiding the Decision? With Susan Perry
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You know something isn’t right anymore.
Your role, your business, the direction you’re heading. But the idea of starting over feels… a lot.
In this episode, Shelley sits down with accountant and founder Susan Perry, who made a bold decision to leave a secure director role and start again from scratch. All while planning a wedding and moving house.
This isn’t just about business. It’s about ownership. Making the call when there’s no perfect timing.
And backing yourself when it would be easier to stay where you are.
Susan also shares the reality of building a business from the ground up, the pressure that comes with it, and why relying on “advice from the internet” might be costing you more than you think.
You’ll hear how to:
- Recognise when something no longer aligns and stop ignoring it
- Make decisions without waiting for the perfect moment
- Cut through noise and get the right support in your business
If you’ve been questioning whether to stay or go, this one will hit.
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Susan has been in the accountancy industry since she left school almost 30 years ago. She was one of 7 directors of a medium sized firm for nearly 5 years when she decided to step out on her own all while moving house and planning a wedding. Her passion with her business is to help those micro/small businesses navigate the world of accounts and tax returns and to show its not as scary as they think and that it's ok to not know it all.
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Shelley Bosworth is a Dubai-based business and mindset coach, keynote speaker, and the host of The She Is Courageous Podcast.
After a 25-year corporate career leading teams across major retail and hospitality brands, Shelley launched her coaching business to help ambitious women stop holding themselves back and start building the lives and businesses they actually want.
Her work focuses on the psychology of ambition, helping capable women recognise the mindset patterns that keep them stuck in overthinking, self-doubt, or burnout, even when they’re doing everything “right.”
Through coaching, speaking, and this podcast, Shelley challenges the beli