331: What Running a Business Reveals About You with Maria Winters

Nobody warns you that opening your own business is also going to hold up a mirror. In this episode, I sit down with my dear friend and fellow leading lady ambassador Maria Winters, a licensed mental health therapist and founder of The Coaching Therapist, to talk about what entrepreneurship shows us about ourselves, the strengths we didn't know we had and the self doubt we didn't see coming.

We talk about why you will never be fearless (and why that's okay), what "ready" even means, and how success can look completely different from the version you chased at the start. Maria also shares the moment a woman standing by the stairs of her building, unsure she belonged, showed her what success really looks like.

Topics covered in this episode include:

• The thing about owning a business that no one tells you until you're in it

• Why waiting to feel ready might be the sneakiest way we stay stuck

• What a woman standing by the stairs taught us both about success

If you've ever caught yourself saying "I'll start when I'm ready," this one is for you. 

Show notes available at www.leadinglady-coaching.com/podcast

Resources Mentioned: 

The Coaching Therapist: https://thecoachingtherapist.com/ 

Maria on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coaching_therapist/ 

Take the Lead by AliceAnne Loftus: https://leadinglady-coaching.com/books/take-the-lead-book/ 

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