Ep 204: When Success Leaves You Empty: Rebuilding Identity, Confidence, and Clarity with CEO + Entrepreneur Susan
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE:
The hidden reason driven leaders often freeze after a big career win like a sale or exit: without the old role to define them, they cling to overthinking as a way to feel in control.
The cost of perfectionism and waiting for the “right” answer. How it keeps you trapped in self-doubt, erodes daily confidence, and can even tip you into quiet depression.
Why taking small, imperfect actions to feel your way forward builds momentum, and why trying to “think it through” before moving can stall moving forward.
How to spot the figure-it-out-first trap, from endlessly rewriting your plans to second-guessing every option, and why this mental loop leaves you more exhausted the more you “prepare.”
How training your brain to spiral up with a new believable thought instead of down and believing your “negative thoughts” unlocks the courage to test new possibilities, spot opportunities faster, and design a life that excites you. Without waiting for permission!
SHOW NOTES
When Susan sold her company, she thought she’d find freedom and clarity.Instead, she woke up to an unsettling truth: she’d lost her momentum, her confidence, and even her sense of identity.
This was the woman who once built physical tools to help people get “unstuck”, and now she was the one in the quicksand.
Inside Iconic, Susan learned to stop chasing the “perfect answer” and start testing possibilities in real time. From coaching clients to taking on advisory and fractional roles. She let go of a self-imposed deadline to have it all figured out, and instead worked on choosing the next better belief and feeling, even on days when optimism felt out of reach.
You’ll hear how she rewired her mind to spiral up! Instead of down, cleared her home and office to reflect her new calm, and reclaimed the deep belief that her next exciting chapter is already unfolding.
Her message now? Write your own damn permission slip! And never wait for someone else to hand it to you.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susankpieper/
Website: https://www.spieper.co/
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