Episode Details

✨ Episode summary

Leaving your job to start your business felt like freedom at first, until a few months in when you're rewriting emails 17 times, saying yes when you mean no, and overdelivering yourself into exhaustion. The corporate baggage didn't stay behind, it just packed itself neatly into a suitcase and came right along with you. 

In this episode, I'm sitting down with career coach and founder of The Springboard, Monika Kunz, to talk about how to stop hiding behind old patterns and redefine what success looks like on your own terms. 

Here's what we're getting into:

• The Nonlinear Superpower — why pivoting across industries is actually your greatest asset
• The Baggage Suitcase — why people-pleasing and workaholism don't care about your new LLC
• The Founder Identity Crisis — why so many service providers struggle to own their titles
• Low-Stakes Practicing — a genius strategy for having hard conversations before you're ready
• The 14-Day Tracking Challenge — a concrete exercise to see exactly how often you're saying yes when you mean no
• Doubling Down on Genius — why fixing your weaknesses is the wrong strategy entirely

If you've been carrying old corporate patterns into your new chapter without even realizing it, this one is for you.

📌 Resources & links mentioned

• Check out Monika's website and everything she offers
• Follow Monika on Instagram
• Connect with Monika directly on LinkedIn
• Exclusive Listener Offer — Monika is offering five free 90-minute North Star Sessions for Bold Women in Business listeners. Mention this episode when you reach out to claim yours.
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Hosted by: Rachel Honeyman
Music by: Shmukulele
Produced by: Podium Studios

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