It's my birthday week, I'm turning 39, && I'm coming in with a raw one. This is a full behind-the-scenes Ash Unplugged episode, which means personal updates, business updates, && the thing I've been sitting with lately that I had to say out loud: it's kind of chic to know where you suck.

We're talking about the gaps that actually cost us, why self-awareness is the highest-leverage business skill most people aren't using, && a list of things I genuinely believe are underrated right now. Plus: what's been hard this summer, what's coming with MIXTAPE, && why I'm coming back to social media for a few weeks.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE

• Turning 39 && what this season of life actually feels like
• What's been hard this summer
• MIXTAPE opens September 21st && what's inside it
• Coming back to social media for the first time since April
• Why "fake it till you make it" isn't the whole story
• Self-witnessing over perfectionism && what that looks like with a client
• Self-awareness as the highest-leverage business skill you're not talking about

THE POINT

People don't plateau because of their weaknesses, they plateau because they pretend not to have any. Knowing where you suck is not a liability… It's the most honest && efficient thing you can do for your business && your life.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

• MIXTAPE waitlist (opens September 21st)
• ashmcdonaldmentoring.com (new website && rebrand)
• Work with Ash

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MORE ABOUT ASH

I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com