First timer (or feel like one)? This rapid, heart-to-heart breakdown exposes the five rookie traps that make smart, capable women lose interviews and onstage moments they should win. You’ll hear the real “I tried to wing it” story from Miss Nebraska at Miss America, why “looking the part” isn’t enough, and how to swap perfection-pressure for connection-power so you walk in prepared, present, and unforgettable.

02:10 Mistake #1: Winging it / DIY (and the Miss America wake-up call)

09:40 Mistake #2: Chasing “perfect” instead of creating connection

13:25 Mistake #3: Treating interview like a test vs. a conversation

15:55 Mistake #4: Over-weighting image and under-training substance

20:30 Faith, identity, and leading with purpose (why it all shows on stage)

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On this podcast, we talk about…

pageant interview questions, how to answer pageant interview, pageant platform example, current events pageant questions, pageant storytelling, pageant coaching, miss interview tips, identity work for women, faith and identity, purpose over performance, self worth vs achievement, you are not what you do, values alignment, limiting beliefs, belief reprogramming, identity shift, core state change, inner child work, mindset reset, confidence from identity, purpose driven life, Christian identity coaching, life after pageants, life after big goal, rebuild confidence after failure, how to find purpose again, sustainable success habits, daily check-in routine, evening reflection practice, morning identity routine, goal setting that sticks, break perfectionism paralysis, progress over perfection, achievement addiction, identity work, mindset coaching, pageant mindset, dopamine trap, burnout recovery, confidence, Christian coaching, neurolinguistic programming