Do you ever feel like you can’t have fulfilling relationships without sacrificing your own needs and big dreams?
Do you feel the pinch of trying to honor your ambitions while navigating others’ expectations?
What if surrounding yourself with people who uplift and encourage ALL of your desires was the answer to making those big goals feel so much more reachable?
It’s possible to stop settling for others’ lower standards or restrictive expectations. And it’s more possible than you might think! In today’s episode, I interview Samantha Bove, a leadership coach, Reiki Master and CEO of Zen Boss Academy, who shares how leaving her fiancé to embrace her true self led her to discover the secret ingredients to building healthy and fulfilling connections that allow her to thrive.
If you’re like most ambitious women, you want to have wonderful relationships while pursuing your deepest desires. In this episode, Sam shares how to identify and express your needs in both personal and professional relationships. She’ll also shed light on the link between ambition and relationships, and how to break free from toxic dynamics and societal expectations.
So get ready to unleash your inner queen who ALWAYS gets what she desires, and start living life, love and business to the full. It’s time to stop settling in relationships and be unapologetically YOU! Let’s dive in and make it happen.
Samantha is a Forbes-featured leadership coach who empowers CEOs, leaders, and teams globally to harness the power of their intuition to enhance decision making, deepen communication skills, and cultivate unshakable confidence. She is the founder of ZenBoss Academy, an award-winning business school, where she passionately teaches mission-driven entrepreneurs how to launch purpose-driven, profitable businesses. Samantha is also a Reiki Master with a specialty in body & emotional intelligence, mindful self-compassion, and meditation. She is also the host of the She’s Too Much Podcast.
Timestamps
*The Inspiration behind the She’s Too Much Podcast [00:01:14]*
Samantha discusses the inspiration behind starting her podcast and the need to channel her emotions and opinions.
*Identifying and Meeting Personal Needs [00:06:40]*
Samantha talks about the process of identifying her needs, the importance of having them seen and respected, and taking responsibility for meeting them.
*The Concept of Ambition [00:09:25]*
Sarah and Samantha discuss the concept of ambition, how it can be misunderstood, and the realization of being ambitious and having big goals.
*The importance of recognizing and shifting relationship standards [00:10:32]*
Discussion on settling for less in relationships and the learning process of discovering personal preferences.
*The normalization of ambition and finding supportive relationships [00:12:10]*
Exploration of how ambition is perceived and the importance of surrounding oneself with people who normalize and celebrate ambition.
*Challenging societal norms in dating and navigating insecurities [00:15:32]*
Conversation about dating multiple people, confronting insecurities, and taking time to fully commit to a relationship.
*The importance of prioritizing oneself [00:20:48]*
Putting oneself at the center of their world, managing joy and choices, and celebrating being single.
*The need for transparent communication in dating [00:22:25]*
The importance of voicing intentions and desires in dating, asking questions, and having transparent conversations.
*Challenging societal expectations and apologizing unnecessarily [00:29:50]*
Questioning and challenging societal expectations placed on women, such as apologizing unnecessarily and conforming to perfection.
*Stating Boundaries and Emotional Expression [00:33:23]*
Samantha discusses the importance of stating boundaries and practicing emotional expression in communication.
*Over-Apologizing and Negative Self-Talk [00:35:26]*
Samantha talks about the habit of over-apologizing and negative self-talk, and how it affects one’s perception of oneself.
*Choosing Gratitude and Letting Go of Self-Pity [00:37:17]*
Samantha shares a personal story about choosing gratitude and letting go of self-pity in a situation where she made a mistake.
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