What if the tension you're feeling right now isn't a sign that you're failing… but proof that you're growing?
In this episode, I'm diving into a message I believe high-achieving women desperately need to hear: friction does not equal failure. So often, when things feel heavy, complicated, or uncomfortable in our leadership or business, we immediately turn inward and assume we did something wrong. I unpack why we mislabel normal growth friction as failure, what friction actually is, and how it shows up in real life. From evolving programs and outdated contracts to misaligned values, missed expectations, shifting relationships, and seasons ending, I walk through tangible examples that will likely hit close to home. If you've been telling yourself "I dropped the ball" or "I should have seen this coming," this conversation will gently but firmly challenge that narrative.
Topics covered in this episode include:
Why friction often shows up at the exact moment something is working
The subtle ways growth disguises itself as inconvenience
How high-achieving women unintentionally weaponize self-blame
The difference between friction that refines you and misalignment that drains you
The powerful questions I use to discern what's really happening beneath the tension
Why missed expectations are usually a silence problem, not a character flaw
How to identify the one area creating noise instead of assuming everything is broken
What it actually looks like to adjust instead of quit
If this episode resonates, I invite you to take a quiet moment and ask yourself: where am I experiencing friction right now, and what might it be teaching me? Download the Strategic Wheel, do a simple self-audit, and look for the area asking for attention.
Show notes available at www.leadinglady-coaching.com/podcast
Resources Mentioned:
Down Strategic Wheel: https://leading-lady.mykajabi.com/wheel
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