Episode 161 - The Patterns I’ve Seen After 530+ Women In Coaching
Over the past few years, after working with more than 530 women business owners in coaching, clear patterns have emerged. Different industries. Different personalities. Different stages of growth. Yet the same underlying themes continue to surface again and again.
In this episode, I break down the most common patterns that hold women back from aligned business growth, sustainable success, and deeper self-trust. From black and white thinking to self-abandonment through comparison, these behaviours subtly sabotage confidence, clarity, and revenue.
If you’ve ever felt stuck, resentful, burnt out, or secretly envious of someone else’s success, this conversation will help you understand what that really reveals about your alignment. We explore how radical self-honouring, boundary setting, and using envy as data can transform your business and move you into your most abundant era.
Tune in to hear:
How black and white thinking quietly sabotages creativity, growth, and aligned business decisions.
Why fitting in, following trends, or masking your true self disconnects you from your most magnetic positioning.
How comparison, envy, and jealousy can become powerful tools for clarity and expansion instead of self-sabotage.
And how radical self-honouring shifts everything.
In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
Why trying to belong at the expense of being yourself keeps your business small and misaligned.
How self-abandonment shows up through people-pleasing, comparison, and avoidance stories.
The difference between unhealthy comparison and healthy envy, and how to use it strategically.
How radical self-honouring creates confidence, boundaries, clarity, and long-term aligned business growth.
Themes & Time Stamps:
0:00 Introduction: Pattern Recognition in Business Coaching.
0:45 Why Pattern Recognition Matters and 500+ Client Insights.
2:27 Pattern #1: Black and White Thinking in Business Growth.
5:50 Authenticity vs Fitting In: Belonging at the Expense of Being.
7:27 Pattern #2: Self-Abandonment Through Comparison and People Pleasing.
8:27 Pattern #3: Avoidance Stories and Not Following Through.
9:29 Using Envy as a Strategic Signal for Expansion.
11:06 Moving from Comparison to Radical Self-Honouring.
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