The Midlife Reinvention: How to Find Your Ikigai, Deal with Imposter Syndrome & Build Your Confidence in Career & Life Transitions

#241: Why Being “The Responsible One” Is Quietly Destroying Your True Potential In Your Career & Life Transitions


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Are you carrying the weight of responsibility so heavily that you've forgotten who you really are? Find out why being the "Responsible One" is quietly destroying your true potential in your Career & Life Transitions. 

If you've always been the one who keeps everything together - at home, at work, for everyone but yourself - this episode is a powerful wake-up call. What if doing “the right thing” for everyone else is actually costing you your purpose, joy, and energy?

In this episode Kavita Ahuja unpacks the emotional toll of the "responsibility trap" - and offers a heartfelt roadmap to reclaiming your truth. If you're navigating a life or career transition, and feeling stuck between guilt and longing, this conversation will help you rethink what responsibility truly means - especially to yourself.


In This Episode You’ll discover:

  • Why your upbringing and cultural conditioning may be quietly holding you back

  • The difference between fear-based responsibility and courageous alignment

  • How to model real fulfillment — not quiet sacrifice — for those who look up to you


🎧 Listen now to uncover how honoring yourself may be the most responsible choice you'll ever make.


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In this podcast, we delve into the challenges and opportunities that come with midlife career and life transitions, addressing the importance of change, finding one's happiness, purpose and Ikigai, and building confidence, especially for women. We explore the impact of limiting beliefs, self-doubt, inner critics and "midlife crises". We discuss visualization, manifestation, and the journey of self-discovery that leads to reinvention and fulfillment, as well as career advice & guidance on how to shift your mindset at any age.

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The Midlife Reinvention: How to Find Your Ikigai, Deal with Imposter Syndrome & Build Your Confidence in Career & Life TransitionsBy Kavita Ahuja, Founder of It's My Time Now Coaching, Inspired By Mel Robbins, Oprah Winfrey, Brene Brown, Deepak Chopra, Vishen Lakhiani, Cathy Heller

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