LITerally The Embodiment of Success (Close-Up with Lacey)
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Jan 14, 2026 Successful women often overlook their achievements, leading to anxiety and self-doubt. The podcast dives into patterns that prevent high achievers from feeling safe with success. It highlights how nervous systems can resist recognizing accomplishments, causing unnecessary fear and hesitation. Practical strategies are shared, such as setting achievable goals and celebrating wins in real-time to retrain the body and mind. Tools like testimonial banks and identity journaling help make success tangible and foster self-trust, promoting a healthier relationship with one's achievements.
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When Success Outruns Identity
- Business success can outpace identity updates, leaving a mismatch between reality and self-perception.
- That mismatch creates anxiety, over-responsibility, and decisions from fear instead of power.
Feeling Like A Millionaire Before The Number
- Lacey felt like a millionaire before making a million because she embodied the identity first.
- That early embodiment made achieving the financial milestone feel inevitable later.
Success Feels Unsafe If Built On Striving
- Nervous system patterns often anchor success to striving, control, or proving rather than receiving.
- Receiving praise, ease, or stability can feel unsafe when your system is built on hypervigilance.