Host Kwamara Thompson shares a deeply personal and transformative session led by Susnna Serrano-Davey, a former CFO turned life coach, who challenges the myth of confidence as the ultimate goal. Through reflective storytelling and guided visualization, Susana invites listeners to reconnect with their inner selves, release perfectionist pressures, and embrace a new paradigm of authentic living.This talk challenges the common narrative that confidence is essential for success and happiness. Susana argues that pursuing confidence often becomes a heavy burden, trapping individuals in cycles of self-doubt, perfectionism, and burnout. Through personal stories and a guided exercise, she reveals that **true empowerment comes not from relentless striving but from embracing our inherent worth and compassionately reconnecting with our inner selves.Key Highlights:🧠 Confidence is Overrated (Susana): Susana argues that the relentless pursuit of confidence can become a trap—one that leads to burnout, self-doubt, and emotional exhaustion. She advocates shifting focus from external validation to internal alignment and self-worth.👶 Meeting Your Inner Child (Guided Exercise): Using a powerful visualization technique, participants are invited to revisit a pivotal childhood moment tied to shame or insecurity. By offering love and reassurance to that younger self, attendees experience profound healing and liberation from lifelong burdens.🌊 Flow-Rageously: Living Courageously Without Backpacks (Susana): Coined by Susana, “flow-rageously” encapsulates the essence of moving through life with grace, courage, and ease—free from the heavy expectations of control, success, and perfection. This philosophy empowers women to redefine what matters most on their own terms.🔗 Subscribe to Women Invest in Women wherever you get your podcasts—or stream directly on YouTube.🌐 Follow us: @womeninvestinwomen on Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok📖 Buy Susana’s Books: https://serranodavey.com/en/book 💬 Join the Movement: womeninvestinwomen.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/women-invest-in-women--6695973/support.Join the global community - https://herglobalhub.com/community Website - https://www.womeninvestinwomen.comThank you to our season 1 Sponsors:The KittyRose LyfeStyleThe Next ChapterNetHubPynnAIAngelHiveBlack Women Matter🔗 Subscribe to Women Invest in Women wherever you get your podcasts—or stream directly on YouTube.🌐 Follow along on Instagram/Linkedin/BlueSky: @womeninvestinwomen💬 Join the Conversation: Share your reflections and tag us using #womeninvestinwomen #herglobalhub

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