Show Notes
I’m always fascinated by the reasons that wellness business owners aren’t able to ‘just start now’ in their work and I know the reasons go deep. I’ve recently started therapy myself (long overdue!) as I’m finding there are certain things I know at a logical level, but that continue to hold me back despite all the coaching and awareness I have. I wanted to chat to someone more about what might have happened in the past that shows up in our businesses today and what we can do to ensure it doesn’t prevent us achieving what we want and there’s no better woman that Sinead Doohan who is a Clinical Transformational Hypnotherapist and Coach, supporting women to flourish without fear, without worrying about mistakes or what other people think. In this episode we talk about: The missing piece if you’re finding that business strategy and setting goals just isn’t getting you results The three biggest negative beliefs Sinead sees holding people back The fact that we have to ‘do the cleaning on the way to the rainbow’ All the ‘shoulds’ and where they really come from How the ‘inner work’ is an ongoing process and requires constant curiosity and compassion Love this podcast? Want to go deeper? Join the Just Start Now course and community for wellness business owners.
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