You hit six figures. Then seven. And instead of feeling settled, something else starts happening: you're saying no more than you ever have, the people around you stop seeing your struggle, and somehow you feel more used and more alone than when you started.
In this episode, Rachel Wortman breaks down four things that happen to your heart when your business starts working, the parts of success nobody puts in a course. Drawing from coaching nearly 140 businesses with combined revenue close to $40 million, Rachel names what's actually going on when success gets disorienting: the guilt of learning to say no, becoming blind to your own weight because you carry it well, getting dehumanized by people who need you to be less than human, and the slow realization that you're being used and can't say so out loud.
She also shares a story from her own life, a milestone trip to Paris and Lake Como that turned into one of the hardest seasons of her adult life the moment she got home, and what she learned about betrayal, forgiveness, and staying in her calling anyway.
If you're building something and it's starting to work, and it feels heavier than you expected, this episode is for you.
In this episode:
-Why successful entrepreneurs have to relearn how to say no
-The hidden cost of carrying weight well
-How success gets you dehumanized in other people's eyes
-Why you get used by people and can't call it out
-Joseph of Arimathea, Lydia, and what the Bible says about funders
-A personal story of betrayal and how Rachel worked through it
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ABOUT THE SHOW:
Wisdom's Table is the flagship podcast series on this channel, going deep on faith, leadership, business, and relationships for Christian entrepreneurs and marketplace leaders. Rachel Wortman, business coach, author, and 20+ year ministry veteran, unpacks what it actually looks like to build a kingdom-minded business: the mindset shifts, the money conversations, and the heart work nobody else is talking about.
New episodes cover topics like the hidden cost of success, kingdom money stewardship, spiritual warfare in entrepreneurship, identity in business, and practical faith-based leadership for founders scaling past six and seven figures. Rachel draws from coaching nearly 140 businesses and combined client revenue approaching $40 million to speak candidly about what happens in your heart, your relationships, and your leadership once success actually arrives.
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📚 Rachel is the author of The Expansion Mandate and The Money Mandate, and leads Supernatural CEO, a coaching program for faith-driven entrepreneurs.
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