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090 | What Nobody Tells You About Years 3-5 in Business as a Women Entrepreneur
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- Mar 19, 2026
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You're staring at the business you built with your own two hands, and while you're grateful for it... it feels like looking at someone else's life. The messaging doesn't sound like you anymore. The clients you used to love aren't lighting you up. And you're wondering if you somehow messed everything up. You haven't messed up anything. You're in the Identity Shift Zone - that messy middle phase between years 3-5 where everything that got you here stops working. A friend recently told me, "Everything in my life is falling apart that isn't aligned, and it sucks, and it's hard, but it's good." Bc the embodied truth of this process is that your business catching up to who you're becoming is SUPPOSED to feel uncomfortable. Today I'm breaking down the three phases of entrepreneurial evolution - the Selfish Phase where you prove you can do this, the Identity Shift Zone where misalignment falls away, and the Selfless Phase where you serve from overflow instead of proving your worth. What we're covering: Why years 1-3 are supposed to be "selfish" (and that's actually necessary) How authenticity and vulnerability beats a projected persona every time The restabilization process: loss, discomfort, doubt, then emergence 📣 Become a Woman Behind It All Insider Get first access to new offerings, behind-the-scenes updates, and the content that doesn't make it to the podcast. Love this episode?! Screenshot it, share it to your stories, and tag me so we can connect and more female entrepreneurs can hear this message they might need today. Hit subscribe so you never miss an episode. ✨ Trust me when I say, there's nothing wrong with you, babe. You're right on time. Evolving, growing and leading, just like you're meant to. Trust it. Be brave, not perfect! Xx, Kaija . . . Disclaimer: This pod…