Redefining Success During Life's Biggest Transitions (Live Coaching with Kasia)

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In this powerful live coaching session, Lisa works with Kasia, a former client who is navigating pregnancy in her 40s while running a successful coaching business. This conversation explores the profound shifts that come with major life transitions and how our definitions of success must evolve with us.

Key Topics Discussed

The Reality of Pregnancy vs. Expectations

How pregnancy can shatter our carefully constructed ideas of how life "should" go
The guilt that comes when reality doesn't match our dreams
Learning to hold multiple truths at once: excitement and regret, joy and burden

Redefining Success

Moving from external metrics (revenue, client satisfaction, stability) to internal states
Key insight: "Success isn't a measurement - it's a feeling you get to embody"
Success as an identity and internal state of being rather than external achievement

Value Beyond the Dollar

Recognizing inherent worth that isn't tied to income generation
The unpaid labor of motherhood, partnership, and family building
Standing in your power when financial contributions shift

Navigating Partnership During Transition

Having difficult conversations about expectations and contributions
Moving from 50/50 thinking to understanding natural ebbs and flows in relationships
The importance of negotiation and honest communication

Conflict Avoidance Patterns

How childhood experiences with conflict shape adult behavior
The difference between actual conflict and perceived judgment
Learning to trust your ability to navigate uncertainty

Key Takeaways

Surrender as Practice: Major life transitions require us to practice surrender at levels we've never experienced before
Internal vs. External Judgment: Often the harshest judgment comes from within, not from others
The Value Question: Ask yourself and your partner: "What would you pay me to be a mother to your child?"
Presence Over Productivity: Some seasons of life call for being rather than doing
Relationships as Long-term Reciprocity: Healthy partnerships aren't tit-for-tat but involve carrying each other through different seasons

Reflection Questions

Where in your life are you trying to avoid conflict that may not even happen?
How are you defining success, and is that definition serving you?
What would change if you truly believed in your inherent worth, separate from what you produce?
How might you honor the season of life you're in rather than rushing to the next one?

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