Are you constantly asking yourself, "What's next?" The next promotion, pay rise or leadership opportunity? What if, instead of chasing more, you paused to ask a different question: What is enough?

In this episode, Sarah explores how ambitious women can redefine success on their own terms. We'll look at the hidden cost of constantly moving the goalposts, why many of us inherit other people's definitions of success, and how to create success criteria that reflect what's truly important to you in this season of your life and career.

If you've ever felt guilty for resting, struggled to celebrate your achievements, or questioned whether you're striving for goals that no longer feel aligned, this episode is for you.

• Why "enough" is a question more successful women need to ask themselves.
• How inherited beliefs about success influence our careers.
• The hidden costs of constantly striving for more.
• Why ambition isn't the problem – unconscious ambition is.
• Practical ways to define your own success criteria.
• Two powerful coaching questions to help you decide what enough looks like for you.

Timestamps

00:00 – Welcome to Unstuck and Unstoppable

01:35 – Why asking "What is enough?" matters

03:00 – Have you ever stopped to define success for yourself?

04:00 – Why success often becomes a moving target

04:45 – How we inherit our definitions of success

06:10 – The success criteria many women unconsciously adopt

07:00 – The hidden costs of never reaching "enough"

07:45 – Why this isn't about having less ambition

08:00 – Rest, guilt and constantly moving the goalposts

09:00 – What has your ambition given you – and what has it cost you?

09:40 – Identifying your personal success criteria

10:45 – Looking for clues in the lives of others

11:45 – My four personal success criteria

13:40 – Two coaching questions to define what enough looks like for you

15:00 – Designing the next season of your career and life

15:40 – How Sarah can help you create a career and life that's right for you

Key Coaching Questions

Take a few moments to reflect on these questions after listening:

1. If no one else's expectations mattered, what would "enough" look like for this season of your life and career?
2. Imagine yourself at 80 years old, looking back on your life. What would tell you that you had lived a good life and achieved enough?

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