EP 163: You CAN be Grateful & Dream for More (Donna’s Story)

The Bridge to Fulfillment

When you feel stuck, it’s easy to believe that there’s nothing else out there for you. It’s easy to feel like you should just be grateful for what you have.

But choosing to feel grateful doesn’t mean that you have to remain stuck.

You can be appreciative of what you have and still want to achieve more.

Today, Blake welcomes Donna to the show to share her story. Growing up, she was conditioned to be grateful for the level of success she had achieved. But the lack of work-life balance made her feel like she was sacrificing her family for her career success. Despite her skepticism, Donna reached out to The Bridge to Fulfillment to see if a more fulfilling career was possible. Not only did she achieve the results she was hoping for, but she also overcame the scarcity mindset that was holding her back.

In this episode, you’ll learn how Donna overcame her skepticism and her deeply ingrained beliefs about success and sacrifice in order to finally pursue and achieve her dream. You’ll hear the “aha” moments she experienced that really helped put her on the path to success, and how learning to speak her true voice built confidence and helped her feel more empowered to take control of her life and career.

Are you ready to feel more empowered and gain the confidence to create change in your life and career?

What You’ll Learn:

• How Donna overcame her skepticism (3:39)
• The sacrifices women believe they have to make to be successful (5:56)
• Donna’s “aha” moments throughout the program (10:47)
• The process of building confidence and empowering yourself (17:43)
• How Donna’s life and career shifted after going through the program (26:55)

Favorite Quotes:

1. As women, we've been promised so much about being able to have it all. And yet, when you look at the decade, that's not really true. Most women are overworked, exhausted, and pulled in 1,000 directions. —Blake
2. There were times in my life throughout my career, where I didn't ask for what I wanted. I took exactly what I was given, I compromised in places where I felt like I had to because there were so many thoughts going through my head about the negative things that would happen if I actually had a conversation about the potential of getting to where I wanted to be. —Donna
3. I always considered myself confident and transparent and strong. But going through this process showed me that I might consider myself that, but that was not how I was functioning at all. —Donna
4. I never imagined that I would be making what I'm making in a full-time remote role. I came into this program feeling like if I'm gonna go full-time remote, I'm gonna have to take a cut in pay. And that is not the case. I never imagined that I would be working for a great organization that actually valued me and listened to me. —Donna

Additional Resources:

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