You have to do the inner work before any high-stakes conversation.
Those are the ones that call you to go into the hard stuff and not skirt it, as if it didn’t happen.
The exit where you walked away with only your shirt, the failed partnership, the product that flopped—these aren’t liabilities in high-stakes conversations. They’re proof you’ve been in the arena. People trust founders who’ve survived their own learning curve more than those who’ve only rehearsed their highlight reel.
Need help processing or talking about your story and figuring out your next step?
Consider attending a Modern Elder Academy workshop or retaining a coach.
If you want a coach who has both been in the arena and can help you not just alchemize the pain of what happened but also map steps to accelerate. DM me. I’ve been there. I now work with ambitious people on strategic communications and scaling growth-stage businesses.
