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Save this one. Seriously. Bookmark it, download it, do whatever you need to do so that the next time you're sitting in the feeling of I can't keep going, you can come back here.
Because that day is coming. Maybe it already came this week. The moment where you question whether you're cut out for this, whether it's ever going to work, whether the smartest thing you could do is just... stop. Every entrepreneur I know has been there and today's episode is the coaching session I give my clients when they land in that exact place.
I'm walking you through how to actually unpack what's behind the urge to quit, because nine times out of ten, it's not what you think it is. We get into the three flavors this feeling tends to show up in, why your dysregulated nervous system is lying to you in those moments (and why the "big move" that feels so urgent is usually the worst one to make), and the difference between quitting your business and quitting a version of your business that simply isn't working because those are not the same thing. I also share the reflection questions I use to get to the real source of what's going on, a real client story of someone who almost built an entire second business to avoid a problem she actually just needed to solve, and why the only thing that truly separates the entrepreneurs who make it from the ones who don't isn't talent, strategy, or timing. It's just the refusal to leave the field.It's okay to sit on the bench.
It's not okay to quit. Let's talk about the difference.
Timestamps:
00:50 Why Entrepreneurs Hit A Wall
05:59 Three Reasons You Feel Done
10:14 Regulate Before You React
22:23 The Hockey Stick Breakthrough
27:22 When Quitting Is Wisdom
33:40 Why You Want To Quit
40:03 Problems Mean Progress
42:56 Inner Coach And Support
49:37 Reconnect With Your Why
54:09 Build Evidence Over Time
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To connect with Kate on Instagram, click HERE.
To apply for ITI, click HERE.
To submit a question to be answered on the podcast, click HERE.
By Kate Perkovic5
1717 ratings
Save this one. Seriously. Bookmark it, download it, do whatever you need to do so that the next time you're sitting in the feeling of I can't keep going, you can come back here.
Because that day is coming. Maybe it already came this week. The moment where you question whether you're cut out for this, whether it's ever going to work, whether the smartest thing you could do is just... stop. Every entrepreneur I know has been there and today's episode is the coaching session I give my clients when they land in that exact place.
I'm walking you through how to actually unpack what's behind the urge to quit, because nine times out of ten, it's not what you think it is. We get into the three flavors this feeling tends to show up in, why your dysregulated nervous system is lying to you in those moments (and why the "big move" that feels so urgent is usually the worst one to make), and the difference between quitting your business and quitting a version of your business that simply isn't working because those are not the same thing. I also share the reflection questions I use to get to the real source of what's going on, a real client story of someone who almost built an entire second business to avoid a problem she actually just needed to solve, and why the only thing that truly separates the entrepreneurs who make it from the ones who don't isn't talent, strategy, or timing. It's just the refusal to leave the field.It's okay to sit on the bench.
It's not okay to quit. Let's talk about the difference.
Timestamps:
00:50 Why Entrepreneurs Hit A Wall
05:59 Three Reasons You Feel Done
10:14 Regulate Before You React
22:23 The Hockey Stick Breakthrough
27:22 When Quitting Is Wisdom
33:40 Why You Want To Quit
40:03 Problems Mean Progress
42:56 Inner Coach And Support
49:37 Reconnect With Your Why
54:09 Build Evidence Over Time
To join the Ambitious Network for free, click HERE.
To connect with Kate on Instagram, click HERE.
To apply for ITI, click HERE.
To submit a question to be answered on the podcast, click HERE.

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