Summary
Brenda Winkle engages in a candid conversation with business mentor Tiffany Carter, exploring the challenges faced by high-performing, empathic women in trusting themselves and their decisions. The discussion highlights the struggle many experience when external emotions and expectations cloud their clarity, despite their success in other areas of life. Winkle emphasizes the importance of self-trust, emotional regulation, and setting boundaries, while also sharing personal anecdotes and client stories to illustrate these concepts.
Carter, who is also Winkle's business coach, shares her insights on the pitfalls of seeking certainty and the allure of fantasy marketing in entrepreneurship. They discuss the dangers of believing in quick-fix solutions and the necessity of showing up authentically, even when it feels uncomfortable. Both women reflect on their journeys, acknowledging that the very traits they once viewed as weaknesses—such as their emotional sensitivity—can actually be their greatest strengths in business. They advocate for a more honest approach to visibility and success, encouraging listeners to embrace their true selves and take action despite their fears.
The conversation ultimately serves as a reminder that while the path to personal and professional growth can be fraught with challenges, it is essential to remain connected to one's authentic self and to seek support from like-minded communities.
Show Notes
What if you don't need to feel completely certain before taking your next step?
In this episode of Your Yes Filled Life, Brenda Winkle sits down with business mentor and ProjectME creator Tiffany Carter to explore why even the most capable women second-guess themselves.
They talk about the fear of being seen, the trap of overthinking, and how to pursue what you want without making your worth dependent on the outcome.
In this episode:
Why waiting for certainty keeps you stuck.
The difference between wanting something and needing it to happen.
How to move through resistance and show up authentically.
Why self-trust matters more than having all the answers.
Connect with Tiffany:
Website: https://www.projectmewithtiffany.com/ ProjectME Posse: https://ProjectMeWithTiffany.com/ProjectMePosse Instagram: @ProjectME_with_Tiffany
Coming November 1: Brenda's free 28 Days to Discover Your Intuition practice, designed to help you notice intuitive insights and emotional patterns. Be sure to come back.
Connect with Brenda: Website: https://brendawinkle.com Free Emotional Energy Audit: https://brendawinkle.com/audit Explore POWER: https://brendawinkle.com/power
About Tiffany Carter:
Tiffany Carter is an money mindset expert, business mentor, and host of ProjectME with Tiffany Carter, a Top 5 money-and-entrepreneurship podcast in 57 countries. She helps clients heal the subconscious emotional patterns that drive their relationship with money, work, and success, so they can stop repeating scarcity cycles and start building real wealth.
A former TV news broadcaster turned multimillionaire entrepreneur, Tiffany is the creator of Emotional Based Sales TechniquesTM, a trauma-informed system that has generated over $265 million in revenue for clients across industries. Her work blends emotional intelligence, attachment theory, and trauma-aware business strategy to help clients rewrite inherited beliefs around safety, worthiness, and earning, transforming money wounds into confidence, clarity, and consistent income.
Based in Los Angeles, Tiffany guides clients in building authentic personal brands, mastering content marketing, and scaling online businesses, all while healing the emotional patterns that limit their success. She has supported more than 150,000 clients in group programs and 3,200 privately, helping them apply emotional intelligence to sales, business, and marketing strategies.
Her insights resonate across platforms, from her podcast to her engaged TikTok audience (430K+), inspiring women worldwide to step into their presence and get paid for their gifts.
An accomplished international speaker, Tiffany has presented at Sony Pictures, GSK Pharmaceuticals, and the Betty Ford Center, sharing her expertise on manifestation, money mindset, personal branding, and business strategy. Drawing on her own journey of transforming trauma and abuse into abundance, she brings a message of resilience and possibility to every stage and conversation.
Keywords:
self-trust, how to trust yourself, trusting yourself without certainty, Tiffany Carter, Brenda Winkle, Your Yes Filled Life podcast, overcoming self-doubt, letting go of control, overcoming overthinking, fear of visibility, taking action despite fear, intuitive decision making, emotional resilience, personal growth, empath empowerment, entrepreneurship, mindset shifts, releasing perfectionism, nervous system regulation, trusting your intuition, authentic leadership, confidence and self-trust, manifestation and detachment
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