# Who Gets to Decide Who You Become Next?

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Podcast: [HER Extraordinary LIFE By Design](https://stenobird.com/podcast/her-extraordinary-life-by-design-6786305)
Published: 2026-08-01T16:04:00+00:00
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## Resource

There are moments when the woman everyone sees and the evidence you can point to don’t seem to tell the same story. You speak with confidence. People trust what you know. You have created something real. And privately, you wonder: Am I becoming this woman, or am I pretending to be her? In this deeply honest episode, Leslie explores the tension between an established identity with decades of proof and an emerging one still being built. She speaks openly about business, revenue, time, the pressure to have arrived by now, and what it means to become someone different before the evidence feels undeniable. This is not a conversation about defeating imposter syndrome. It is a reflection on what is true, what remains unfinished, and who gets to decide when you have enough proof to claim the woman you are becoming. ******************************************************************** Connect with me: https://linktr.ee/herextraordinarylifebydesign leslie@herextraordinarylifebydesign.com  ******************************************************************** Monthly Gathering: I built the space — a place where women can show up without the filter, without the performance, and without wondering whether being seen is going to cost them something. No faces. No names. No titles. Just voices and honest conversation. We have already held our first gathering and it was exactly what I hoped it would be. If you want to join us for the next one, send me an email with the words "I'm in for Monthly Gathering" and I will make sure you are on the list. Email: leslie@herextraordinarylifebydesign.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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