There’s a quiet pressure many builders carry — the sense that they should be further along by now. In this episode, Penelope Bent gently challenges the belief that success follows a universal timeline and invites listeners to reconsider what it really means to “arrive.” Instead of measuring progress by speed, titles, or external milestones, she reframes growth as something deeper and more personal: the steady evolution of who you are becoming.

Penelope explores the invisible work that rarely gets acknowledged — the recalibration, the boundary-setting, the integration of old identities into new ones. She unpacks how rushing can produce results, but becoming produces sustainability. For anyone building a business, shifting careers, or simply redefining success on their own terms, this conversation offers a grounded reminder that clarity often develops in quiet seasons. You may not be late. You may simply be in the middle of becoming.

Plus, a listener Q&A on how to move forward with a business idea when fear won’t fully go away — and how to work with uncertainty instead of waiting for it to disappear.

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BUILD IT, BABY! is a Rainy Day Production House original. Hosted by Penelope Bent and produced by Morgan Clymer.

Music:

• “The Stars” by Yuri Shemshishin
• “Unsolved Story” by Oleksii Holubiev
• “Falling Stones” by Oleksii Holubiev

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