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Turning the Tides: Toni Eastwood on Courage, Confidence & Creating a Life on Your Terms

Turning the Tides: Toni Eastwood on Courage, Confidence & Creating a Life on Your Terms

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 Show NotesEpisode Title: Turning the Tides: Toni Eastwood on Courage, Confidence & Creating a Life on Your TermsPodcast: Real Women Stories in Partnership with Women On PurposeHost: Lisa QuaitGuest: Toni Eastwood OBE MBA✨ Episode IntroductionThis week, the tables turn. Instead of being the one asking the questions, I step into the guest seat as Lisa Quait interviews me for a powerful, emotional, and deeply honest conversation about confidence, courage, and creating a life on your own terms. From leaving school with no qualifications and being bullied into silence, to becoming a national trailblazer for women in business, building million-pound ventures, and ultimately redesigning life and work from the sunshine of Spain – this episode is not a highlight reel.It’s the real story. This conversation is for anyone who has ever:Felt they didn’t fitFollowed the “right path” only to feel deeply unhappyBuilt success that looked good on paper but felt emptyKnown they wanted more freedom, but didn’t know how to get thereIt’s about redefining success, trusting yourself, and having the courage to choose a life that actually feels like yours.🔥 Episode HighlightsFrom bullied schoolgirl to business trailblazerToni shares how early experiences of bullying shaped her confidence and her lifelong drive to help others rise.Helping everyone else… but not herselfThe irony of supporting thousands to start businesses while struggling to voice her own ambitions.The corporate dream that became a nightmareLanding the “ultimate” corporate role and realising almost immediately it was completely wrong.The coffee-shop breaking pointWalking out of a senior role, sitting in a Bradford café in tears, and deciding never to work for anyone else again.The napkin momentWriting the words: “I’m going to help a million women have the career of their life.”Designing life before businessWhy time freedom, autonomy, and alignment matter more than titles, turnover, or ticking boxes.🌱 Key TakeawaysConfidence is built through action - not qualificationsYou don’t become confident then act. You act first, and confidence follows.Success without alignment comes at a costMoney, status, and prestige mean nothing if you’re unhappy in your body and life.You are not behind - you’re becomingNothing is wasted. Every experience feeds the work you’re meant to do.Stop waiting for permissionNo one is coming to tap you on the shoulder and say “now you’re ready”.Comparison is the confidence killerEspecially in the age of social media - your path is allowed to look different.Freedom requires decisionTo decide is to cut off other options. You can’t stay on the hamster wheel and expect a new life.It doesn’t matter how - it matters whatClarity of desire comes before clarity of process.💬 Best Moments“I thought that was the worst day of my life – and it wasn’t.”“You don’t build confidence and then take action. You take action, and that’s what builds confidence.”“I had financial freedom… but I didn’t have life freedom.”“No one else can be you. No one else has lived your life.”“I never want to look back and say ‘I wish I’d tried.’”“It doesn’t matter when you get there. It matters that you’re moving towards what you want.”🧭 Tools & Concepts MentionedWOOP Method - Wish, Outcome, Obstacles, PlanA simple but powerful framework Toni uses with clients (and their children) to move from desire to action.The ‘Letter to Yourself’ exerciseWriting from the future as if the life you want already exists – clarity before certainty.🤍 Work With MeReady to create clarity, confidence, and freedom in your Business and Life?Book a call: https://tinyurl.com/BookACallWithToniFollow Real Women Stories and connect with Lisa https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/real-womens-stories-with-lisa-quait/id1769667587https://www.instagram.com/lisaquait?igsh=MWppZ2g4aHFic24yNw%3D%3D&utm_source=qrhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/real-women-coach?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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