The Version of You That Got You Here Can’t Take You There. Episode 546
The Version of You That Got You Here Can’t Take You There
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Have you ever prayed for growth, watched God answer, and then wondered why everything suddenly felt harder instead of easier? When the moves that always worked stop landing, that doesn’t mean you missed God or took a wrong turn. It’s one of the clearest signs you’re growing. In this solo episode, I talk about the core takeaway: the habits and beliefs that built your current life won’t always carry you into the next, and you need to set down what’s finished so your hands are free for what God is giving you next.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- The difference between a failure problem and a promotion problem, and why the women I coach aren’t stuck. They’ve outgrown what worked before.
- Why people-pleasing, perfectionism, and doing everything alone made sense in an earlier season, and how to recognize when a strategy has reached its shelf life.
- How to spot the hidden cost of an old habit before it quietly drains your capacity, the subscription you forgot you signed up for.
- Why releasing an old version of yourself can feel like grief, and how to honor her instead of shaming her.
- The one question I ask the fastest-growing women I coach: What version of me finished her assignment?
- A simple practice for this week: name one strategy to set down, then watch the space it opens.
Timestamps:
(00:00) – Praying for growth and watching it get harder, not easier
(00:28) – When your reliable playbook quits on you (and why that’s a sign of growth)
(01:06) – The habits that built this life won’t build the next one
(01:25) – Failure problems vs. promotion problems
(02:04) – New levels, new devils: why growth needs a different version of you
(03:00) – Honoring what got you here: people-pleasing, perfectionism, and going it alone
(03:46) – Are these strategies still serving you, or are you serving them?
(04:49) – Sarah’s story: the habit that made her couldn’t free her
(06:04) – Why letting go feels like grief, and the little funeral nobody warned you about
(07:10) – The question the fastest-growing women learn to ask
(08:11) – The fear underneath: what if the next version of me is less sharp?
(08:30) – Growth is subtraction
(08:40) – Your assignment this week: name one thing and set it down
(09:31) – Who the Catalyst Mastermind is for
(10:12) – This week’s recommendation: check your inputs
(11:40) – The becoming happens in the ordinary days
(12:42) – Coming home to yourself in a new season
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