Episode 33: How to Slay Your Self-Doubt Dragon Holding You Back with Katherine Wintsch

 

What negative thoughts, stories, and beliefs constantly come up for you? How badly do you want to feel in control of your life without letting these self-limiting beliefs hold you back?

You’re in for a treat today because we are collectively dusting off our swords, adjusting our crowns, and slaying the dragon of negativity and self-doubt!

In this episode, Katherine Wintsch joins us to talk about how to slay your self-doubt dragon and overcome self-limiting beliefs that are holding you back from reaching your full potential. Katherine is the Founder and CEO of The Mom Complex where she helps Fortune 500 companies better support their mom customers and employees and develop better products and services for mothers. As the author of Slay Like a Mother, she combines 10+ years of ground-breaking research with her personal journey as a mom to help mothers around the world destroy what’s holding them back so they can live the life they want.

Whether or not you’re a mom, this episode and Katherine’s book offer the insights you need to finally pursue what lights your soul on fire!

“I found the strength to still do it because I made the conscious choice to stop living my life for everyone around me. I didn’t know what life would be like as an entrepreneur, but I took the leap anyway because my heart, soul, and instincts told me there was a better life waiting on the other side.” – Katherine Wintsch in “Slay Like a Mother”

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What You’ll Learn from this Episode:

  • Katherine shares the journey over overcoming self-limiting beliefs that led her to write Slay Like a Mother and create The Mom Complex.

  • Our society tells us to chase money, fame, titles, and accomplishments – but if that’s not what lights your fire, you’ll end up feeling unfulfilled and lost. That’s why we need to be courageous in pursuing our passions and what lights our fire!

  • Katherine highlights the elements of her path to freedom from self-doubt: knowing yourself, loving yourself, and protecting yourself. She also shares simple exercises you can do right now to eliminate self-doubt, figure out how you want to spend your time, and decide if it’s time for you to make a change in your career/life.

  • What does living with a “dragon” of self-doubt feel like?

  • Katherine explains the difference between struggling and suffering: “The struggle is real, your suffering is optional.”

  • When was your self-doubt born? What is the root of your self-doubt? When you’re able to OWN your experiences with self-doubt without feeling shame and self-judgment, you reduce their power over you.

  • Why do we, as women, give grace to others but don’t give grace to ourselves?

  • Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it! We can’t do it all and we don’t always know what’s best. People are always willing to help you and the more you do it, the easier it gets.

  • The power of setting expectations and boundaries early on in relationships.

  • Slay Like a Mother gives you the language to slay your self-doubt dragon. Listen in as Katherine breaks down her 3 secret weapons for slaying your self-doubt dragon.

  • What does it mean to be the CEO of your life and business?

  • What makes Katherine feel Audacious as F*ck?

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