What if the tension you're feeling right now isn't a sign that you're failing… but proof that you're growing?

In this episode, I'm diving into a message I believe high-achieving women desperately need to hear: friction does not equal failure. So often, when things feel heavy, complicated, or uncomfortable in our leadership or business, we immediately turn inward and assume we did something wrong. I unpack why we mislabel normal growth friction as failure, what friction actually is, and how it shows up in real life. From evolving programs and outdated contracts to misaligned values, missed expectations, shifting relationships, and seasons ending, I walk through tangible examples that will likely hit close to home. If you've been telling yourself "I dropped the ball" or "I should have seen this coming," this conversation will gently but firmly challenge that narrative.

Topics covered in this episode include:

• Why friction often shows up at the exact moment something is working

• The subtle ways growth disguises itself as inconvenience

• How high-achieving women unintentionally weaponize self-blame

• The difference between friction that refines you and misalignment that drains you

• The powerful questions I use to discern what's really happening beneath the tension

• Why missed expectations are usually a silence problem, not a character flaw

• How to identify the one area creating noise instead of assuming everything is broken

• What it actually looks like to adjust instead of quit

If this episode resonates, I invite you to take a quiet moment and ask yourself: where am I experiencing friction right now, and what might it be teaching me? Download the Strategic Wheel, do a simple self-audit, and look for the area asking for attention.

Show notes available at www.leadinglady-coaching.com/podcast

Resources Mentioned:

Down Strategic Wheel: https://leading-lady.mykajabi.com/wheel

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Have you ever looked around your business and thought, "How did it get this complicated?"

In today's episode, I'm getting radically honest about the 99 problems that seem to come with entrepreneurship and the quiet truth that many of them were created by perfectly reasonable decisions made in motion. I unpack the myth that successful businesses ever run smoothly, why chaos is not a failure signal, and how most of the overwhelm we feel is not external at all. This conversation is about releasing shame, telling the truth about growth, and understanding that building while moving will always require refinement.

Topics covered in this episode include:

• Why decisions that made sense then feel heavy now

• The cost of systems that worked until they didn't

• The problem you did not know you created

• How founder math reframes growth and responsibility

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Resources Mentioned:

Book a Call with AliceAnne: https://aalcoachschedule.as.me/?appointmentType=2262142

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Is the way you measure ROI actually costing you growth, clarity, and better opportunities?

In this episode, I challenge the traditional, dollar-only definition of return on investment and invite you to rethink how you evaluate networking spaces, communities, and business ecosystems. I break down the five dimensions of ROI and explain why focusing solely on immediate financial returns can lead you to miss the bigger picture. We'll talk about direct vs. indirect revenue, unrealistic expectations, and the importance of having systems in place to track where opportunities and referrals are really coming from.

Topics covered in this episode include:

• Why immediate financial ROI can be a misleading metric

• The hidden returns most business owners fail to track

• How trust quietly outperforms large contact lists

Show notes available at www.leadinglady-coaching.com/podcast

Resources Mentioned:

Book a Call: https://leadinglady-coaching.com/schedule/

Email AliceAnne at: aliceanne@leadinglady-coaching.com

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