Ep 56 Stepping Out Of Your Comfort Zone And Overcoming Fear With Jo Ferrone

Send us a textWelcome to Day 23 of the Christmas Advent Calendar Podcast, and today’s episode brings a heartfelt, empowering, and deeply relatable conversation. I’m your host, Lisa-Marie Elkhadraoui, Business Coach and Mentor for female entrepreneurs, guiding women to step into their confidence, strengthen their mindset, and build businesses rooted in identity and purpose. Today we are exploring comfort zones, imposter syndrome, visibility, and the courage required to expand into who you are becoming.Joining me is the incredible Jo Ferrone, a woman whose work blends honesty, humour, vulnerability, and empowerment as she supports women to take up space, own their story, and rise with confidence. Jo brings lived experience, compassion, and practical wisdom to this conversation, making it one that every woman in business will relate to.In this episode, Jo opens up about:• Why stepping out of your comfort zone is essential for personal growth • How fear of judgment holds many women back, & how to move through it • Why failing is not the end, but a powerful learning opportunity • How confidence can be built through small, consistent actions • The power of affirmations to calm the body and mind before stepping into challenging situations • How connection and community can reduce anxiety and increase confidence • Why incremental steps are the most powerful path to long term transformation • How vulnerability can foster genuine connection and support among womenJo’s perspective is a beautiful reminder that confidence is not a destination, it is a practice. You can build it. You can strengthen it. Explore Jo’s world HERE Find Her Poems HERE . Free Guide To Networking HERE and community HERE Join the Design Boss Diary community on Instagram HERE and discover how you can work with me in 2026.You can also join us in Birmingham for Strategy and Soul, a two day luxury retreat designed to elevate your confidence, expand your mindset, and support you in stepping into the version of you who leads, grows, and moves with clarity. On Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th January 2026 for a transformational two day experience that will prepare you for your most powerful year yet. Find out more HEREWatch this episode and all Advent Calendar conversations on our YouTube channel HERE.Our Christmas GiveawayTo celebrate Season 2 of the Advent Calendar Podcast, I’m giving away six incredible prizes:• 4 women will join me in London for a private in person strategy session, lunch in an exclusive location, worth £1,000 each • 2 women will receive a fully paid ticket to The Visionary event in Birmingham, worth £540 eachTo enter:Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or SpotifyScreenshot your reviewShare it on your Instagram Stories and tag @Design_Boss_DiaryEach review and share counts as an additional entry, with no limits.If you’ve loved this episode, I would be so grateful for your review. And if you screenshot and share this podcast on your socials, tagging @Design_Boss_Diary, we have a special gift waiting for you.See you in the next episode, you lovely lot

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