How often do we stop and ask ourselves what we actually want, rather than what we think we should want?

Megan Dalla-Camina has spent much of her career exploring that question. An author, researcher, women’s leadership expert and founder of Women Rising, Megan’s own path has been anything but linear. She grew up wanting to be an actress, spent 18 years in the corporate world and eventually reached a point where the successful life she had built no longer felt aligned with who she was.

Today, her work is centred on helping women understand what might be holding them back, reconnect with what matters to them and create lives that reflect who they are now.

This is an honest and thought-provoking conversation about ambition, identity, motherhood and the different seasons of our lives, and why moving forward can sometimes be far more powerful than trying to find our way back to who we used to be.

In this episode she shares:

· Megan’s journey from wanting to be an actress to spending 18 years in corporate, and why she eventually chose a different path.

· Why so many women lose touch with what they actually want for their lives.

· How to recognise when you’re holding onto goals that belonged to an earlier version of yourself.

· Why motherhood changes who we are, and why the goal shouldn’t always be to get back to who we were before.

· How our inner critic, perfectionism and people-pleasing can influence the choices we make.

· Why having one supportive person in your corner can make a difference when you’re pursuing something new.

· How to get clearer on what deserves your time and what you can start saying no to.

· A simple exercise for working out what you want more of in your life and what you’re ready to let go of.

Key Quotes

“It’s okay to admit that you don’t want anymore what you thought you wanted.”

“We suffer more from not being in touch with what our wildest dreams even are than being afraid of what would happen if we achieved them.”

“I don’t think we ever go back to who we were. And I think that’s the wrong goal.”

“We can honour the season that we’re in, who we are, who we’ve become, and not want to go back to an earlier version of ourselves.”

More about Megan

Find Megan’s books, resources and details here.

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