About this episode

Rebecca Shannon shares her journey from fear about money and people pleasing to reclaiming her power and living a fulfilling life.

Leadership coach Rebecca Shannon on going from fear about money and years of people pleasing to a life she genuinely loves, and what it really took to get there. In Part 1 of this two-part conversation on Accelerating Your Wealth, Rebecca Robertson sits down with leadership coach Rebecca Shannon, creator of Beyond Limits, someone she has known for around ten years. This half is Rebecca Shannon's own story, told honestly. She describes the fearful version of herself a decade ago, the fear about money and the sense that she had lost her power, and the slow work of getting it back. She shares the flamingo analogy that so many mothers recognise, the years of people pleasing and shrinking herself, and what changed when she stopped trying to do it all and started filling her own cup first. We explore: · Why she lost her colour, and the flamingo analogy behind it · How people pleasing quietly costs you your power · Filling your own cup, and why that is not selfish · Setting boundaries without swinging to the other extreme · Surrender, trust and getting through a painful divorce Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction, reuniting with Rebecca Shannon 02:00 The fearful version of Becky, ten years…

People in this episode

Host: Rebecca Robertson

Guest: Rebecca Shannon

Topics covered

• money problems
• leadership coaching
• personal growth
• people pleasing
• setting boundaries
• self-care
• divorce recovery

Keywords

• money management
• fear of money
• personal empowerment
• self-care
• boundaries
• abundance mindset
• divorce

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Beyond Limits

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