In this episode, host Paola Soares explores why so many goals and dreams quietly stall—not because of a lack of motivation, but because of unseen roadblocks most people aren't prepared for. If you've ever started the year feeling hopeful only to feel stuck, overwhelmed, or discouraged weeks later, this conversation will feel deeply familiar.

Paola reflects on what truly gets in the way of follow-through and why clarity, encouragement, and accountability play a much bigger role in personal growth than willpower alone. She invites listeners to slow down, ask better questions, and consider what support might look like in this next season.

This episode also shares details about an upcoming guided reflection experience for listeners who feel drawn to pause, get clear, and approach the new year with greater intention and community.

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In this episode, host Paola Soares explores why so many goals and dreams quietly stall—not because of a lack of motivation, but because of unseen roadblocks most people aren't prepared for. If you've ever started the year feeling hopeful only to feel stuck, overwhelmed, or discouraged weeks later, this conversation will feel deeply familiar.

Paola reflects on what truly gets in the way of follow-through and why clarity, encouragement, and accountability play a much bigger role in personal growth than willpower alone. She invites listeners to slow down, ask better questions, and consider what support might look like in this next season.

This episode also shares details about an upcoming guided reflection experience for listeners who feel drawn to pause, get clear, and approach the new year with greater intention and community.

By Popular demand– Paola is hosting another dream call—

A reflective Dream Call designed to help you envision what 2026 could look like.

During this live call, you'll explore guided journal prompts to:
📝 Clarify your goals and desires for 2026
📝 Identify the projects, ideas & dreams you feel called to
📝 Hear God more clearly in your next season
📝 Release what's no longer serving you
📝 Step into the new year with deeper peace and intention

On this free Dream Call you will also learn more about The Purpose Co. Accountability Community that is officially launching after this call!

This is the last free call before the January launch of The Purpose Co. Accountability Community.

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In this rewind episode, host Paola Soares continues the powerful conversation around limiting beliefs and how they quietly hold us back in our career, business, confidence, and personal growth.

If you've ever felt stuck, doubted yourself, or questioned whether you're capable of more, this episode is for you.

Paola breaks down five key steps for overcoming limiting beliefs, explores how these mental barriers form, and discusses the ways they show up in everyday decisions, opportunities, and self-talk. This episode is designed to help you recognize the beliefs that may be keeping you small — and begin shifting your mindset so you can move forward with clarity and confidence.

Whether you're navigating a season of transition, growth, or self-discovery, this conversation will help you reflect on what might be holding you back and why addressing limiting beliefs is essential for long-term success.

✨ This is a must-listen if you're ready to challenge old thought patterns and step into your next level of growth.

By Popular demand– Paola is hosting another dream call—

A reflective Dream Call designed to help you envision what 2026 could look like.

During this live call, you'll explore guided journal prompts to:
📝 Clarify your goals and desires for 2026
📝 Identify the projects, ideas & dreams you feel called to
📝 Hear God more clearly in your next season
📝 Release what's no longer serving you
📝 Step into the new year with deeper peace and intention

On this free Dream Call you will also learn more about The Purpose Co. Accountability Community that is officially launching after this call!

✅ Register here

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In this REWIND episode of the But First, She Failed podcast, host Paola Soares explores how limiting beliefs quietly influence your career, business, mindset, and confidence—often without you being fully aware of it.

Limiting beliefs don't always show up as obvious fear or self-sabotage. More often, they appear subtly in your thought patterns, decision-making, career choices, and business actions. In this episode, Paola breaks down five common ways limiting beliefs show up in your career and business, especially for high-achieving women who feel capable yet stuck.

If you've ever struggled with self-doubt, fear of failure, fear of success, imposter syndrome, or playing small, this conversation will help you identify how those internal beliefs may be shaping your professional growth. Paola shares real-life examples and reflections on how mindset patterns can affect career advancement, entrepreneurship, leadership, visibility, and long-term success.

By Popular demand– Paola is hosting another dream call—

A reflective Dream Call designed to help you envision what 2026 could look like.

During this live call, you'll explore guided journal prompts to:
📝 Clarify your goals and desires for 2026
📝 Identify the projects, ideas & dreams you feel called to
📝 Hear God more clearly in your next season
📝 Release what's no longer serving you
📝 Step into the new year with deeper peace and intention

On this free Dream Call you will also learn more about The Purpose Co. Accountability Community that is officially launching after this call!

This is the last free call before the January launch of The Purpose Co. Accountability Community.

✅ Register here

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In this episode, Host Paola Soares breaks down what a growth mindset really is — and why embracing it can change the entire trajectory of your year.

Paola opens up about her own struggles with operating from a fixed mindset in the past and how learning to shift her thinking became a complete game changer in her career, confidence, and purpose. Now, she's sharing the mindset tools and perspective shifts that can help you experience that same transformation.

Inside this conversation, Paola explores:

• What a growth mindset actually means

• The key differences between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset

• How your beliefs shape your success, resilience, and daily decisions

• Why developing a growth mindset is essential for your goals this year

If you've been feeling stuck, battling self-doubt, or wanting to level up in any area of your life, this episode will help you recognize what's been holding you back — and how to build the mindset that leads to clarity, confidence, and growth.

Tune in for an encouraging, practical, and mindset-shifting conversation that will inspire you to think bigger and believe in what's possible.

By Popular demand– Paola is hosting another dream call—

A reflective Dream Call designed to help you envision what 2026 could look like.

During this live call, you'll explore guided journal prompts to:
📝 Clarify your goals and desires for 2026
📝 Identify the projects, ideas & dreams you feel called to
📝 Hear God more clearly in your next season
📝 Release what's no longer serving you
📝 Step into the new year with deeper peace and intention

On this free Dream Call you will also learn more about The Purpose Co. Accountability Community that is officially launching after this call!

This is the last free call before the January launch of The Purpose Co. Accountability Community.

✅ Register here

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🌐 Website: Paolasoares.com
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares explores how to start setting healthy boundaries—especially during the busy holiday season when stress, expectations, and overcommitment can easily take over.

Many women don't realize how poor boundaries quietly impact their careers, businesses, relationships, and emotional well-being. If you're feeling stretched thin, overwhelmed, or drained, this conversation will help you recognize where your limits are being crossed and how to confidently reclaim your time, energy, and peace.

Whether you're an entrepreneur, career-driven woman, college student, or stay-at-home mom, learning to set boundaries is essential for avoiding burnout and showing up as your best self.

Paola breaks down 5 practical steps to begin establishing healthier boundaries—so you can protect what matters most, prioritize your mental health, and move through the holidays (and beyond) with more clarity, confidence, and compassion.

Tune in for a vulnerable and empowering conversation that will help you create space for yourself and step into a healthier, more aligned season.

By Popular demand– Paola is hosting another dream call—

A reflective Dream Call designed to help you envision what 2026 could look like.

During this live call, you'll explore guided journal prompts to:
📝 Clarify your goals and desires for 2026
📝 Identify the projects, ideas & dreams you feel called to
📝 Hear God more clearly in your next season
📝 Release what's no longer serving you
📝 Step into the new year with deeper peace and intention

On this free Dream Call you will also learn more about The Purpose Co. Accountability Community that is officially launching after this call!

This is the last free call before the offical launch of The Purpose Co. Accountability Community.

✅ Register here

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🌐 Website: Paolasoares.com
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In this episode, Host Paola Soares explores what really happens when life feels "off," and why what many people call a midlife crisis or identity crisis is often something far healthier — a midlife readjustment, a season of reflection, realignment, and personal rebirth.

Paola breaks down the difference between an unhealthy midlife crisis (reactive, fear-driven, impulsive) and a healthy midlife awakening (intentional, reflective, and aligned), and shares why research shows that only 10–20% of adultsactually experience a true midlife crisis. For most people, feeling stuck, restless, or misaligned is part of a normal life transition — an invitation to reinvent yourself with clarity and purpose.

In this conversation, we dive into:

• Why you may feel stuck, lost, or questioning your direction

• Signs you're in an awakening or identity shift

• What misalignment is trying to reveal

• How to move from crisis → clarity → rebirth

• Practical reflection questions to help you reconnect with your calling

• How this season can become a powerful new beginning

If you're navigating a midlife transition, feeling behind, or craving deeper alignment in your career, purpose, or identity, this episode will help you reframe your season and step into it with confidence and hope.

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Paola also shares an invitation to the upcoming Dream Call — a guided, reflective session designed to help you pause, reconnect with your purpose, and dream again for 2026.

During this live call, you'll explore guided journal prompts to:
📝 Clarify your goals and desires for 2026
📝 Identify the projects, ideas & dreams you feel called to
📝 Hear God more clearly in your next season
📝 Release what's no longer serving you
📝 Step into the new year with deeper peace and intention

This is the last free call before the January launch of The Purpose Co. Accountability Community.

✅Register Here

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🌐 Website: Paolasoares.com
▶️ Follow on YouTube: Watch Here

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In this episode Host Paola Soares shares encouragement and practical insight for the moments when you're on the verge of quitting—whether it's your career, a dream you've been working toward, a business you've been building, or a calling that suddenly feels heavy. If you've been feeling overwhelmed, burned out, discouraged, or uncertain about your next step, this conversation will help you pause, breathe, and regain clarity before making any big decisions.

Paola breaks down what's actually happening beneath the "I want to quit" feeling and offers guidance to help you reset your mind, reconnect with your purpose, and find renewed strength when everything in you feels tired or stretched thin. You'll walk away with encouragement, perspective shifts, and simple practices that bring clarity back into the areas where you've been wrestling with doubt, stress, or lack of direction.

Paola also shares a special invitation to join the upcoming Dream Call, a guided reflection experience created to help you slow down, gain clarity, dream again, and step into the new year with intention and purpose.

If you've been questioning whether to keep going, this episode will remind you that you're not alone—and you're not as far off track as you think.

Paola is hosting the final free Accountability Community Call of the year on December 15 — a reflective Dreaming Call designed to help you envision what 2026 could look like.

During this live call, you'll explore guided journal prompts to:
📝 Clarify your goals and desires for 2026
📝 Identify the projects, ideas & dreams you feel called to
📝 Hear God more clearly in your next season
📝 Release what's no longer serving you
📝 Step into the new year with deeper peace and intention

This is the last free call before the January launch of The Purpose Co. Accountability Community.

✅Register Here

📲 Instagram: @butfirstshefailed
🌐 Website: Paolasoares.com
▶️ Follow on YouTube: Watch Here

📩 6 Ways to Know You're Walking In Your Calling (Free Resource)

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