“I know I’m capable of more… I just don’t know why it feels so hard to get there.”

This is something I hear from high-performing working women all the time. And it usually isn’t coming from women who are struggling or underperforming. It’s coming from women who are competent, trusted, and relied on, women who have done exactly what they were taught to do to succeed.

In this episode of Career Growth for Working Women, we’re talking about why career growth can suddenly feel harder even when you’re doing well, and the hidden reason hard work stops being the differentiator at the next level.

You’ll hear why relying on effort for too long can quietly cap your growth, not because effort doesn’t matter, but because at higher levels it’s expected. We unpack the difference between effort-based success and value-based positioning, and why so many women get stuck not because they aren’t capable, but because they’re too good at what they’re currently doing.

Inside this conversation, we explore:

✨ Why hard work works early in your career but stalls momentum later

✨ How being dependable and reliable can unintentionally anchor you in place

✨ The difference between signaling effort and signaling leadership

✨ Why advice like “just advocate for yourself” often falls flat

✨ How the 5% Method helps shift visibility from proving to positioning

✨ What leadership actually looks for when deciding who is ready for more

If you’ve felt frustrated, tired in a way rest doesn’t fix, or quietly wondered whether this is just how work is now, this episode will help you understand what’s really happening. This isn’t a motivation problem. It’s a positioning problem.

Reflection to sit with after listening:

✨ Where are you still relying on effort to speak for you, and what might change if your value was positioned instead of proven?

You’re not behind.

You’re not broken.

You’re at the point where effort is no longer the lever.

And that’s a shift you can make.

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