You know it is there. But knowing it and breaking free from it are two completely different things.

In Part 2 of the People Pleasing series, Candice gets honest about what it actually took to walk out of people pleasing and start building from alignment. She shares how the Word of God transformed this in her without years of sitting in it, the two scriptures that stopped feeling like advice and started feeling like confrontation, and the three practical things that shifted how she runs her business and shows up in every room.

If Part 1 was the mirror, this is the road.

Grab the free Encouragement Series at candicedmadrid.com/encourage

We think the thing holding us back is fear. But sometimes it is people pleasing. And in leadership and business, people pleasing is not kindness. It is misalignment.

In this episode, Candice gets real about how people pleasing disguised itself as grace in her career and how it was quietly producing overextension, burnout, and blurred boundaries. She shares two scriptures that shifted everything: Colossians 3:23 through 24 that got her through a heated corporate moment, and Jeremiah 17:5 through 8, the one that actually broke it off.

If you have ever needed someone's approval to feel settled, if you have been calling it service when it was really fear, this one is for you.

Grab the free Encouragement Series at candicedmadrid.com/encourage and send Candice a note at candice@cdm-creative.com. She would love to hear from you.

Struggling to find your business niche?

Everyone says "identify the gap," but nobody tells you HOW to actually do it.

In this raw episode, I share the brain dump that changed everything, how I discovered my unique market position through frustration, not market research. If you're a creative entrepreneur or service provider trying to figure out what makes you different, this honest conversation is for you.

You'll learn why you should write a "business memo" before touching ChatGPT, how to spot predatory business coaches (including a $5,000 scam story), and my framework for turning your painful experiences into your unique value proposition.

The truth?

Your frustration might just be your foundation.

Those pain points you've experienced aren't setbacks, they're showing you exactly where you can build a business that matters.

Resources:

→ Website: candicedmadrid.com

→ Work with me: candicedmadrid.com/work-with-me

Perfect for creative entrepreneurs, service business owners, and anyone transitioning from corporate to entrepreneurship.