{"podcast":{"title":"The CEO Sage","slug":"the-ceo-sage-formerly-leadership-is-feminine-320766","podcast_index_feed_id":320766,"rss_url":"https://leadershipcoach.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.thevisionary.ceo/podcast/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/2/5/0/7/250750b5e4a6ffda16c3140a3186d450/The_CEO_SAGE_with_Kris_Plachy_Podcast_Cover_Image_.png","author":"Kris Plachy, Entrepreneurial Sage CEO Management Coach and Consultant","episode_count":368,"summary":"You're vitally important and completely invisible. You're performing in what you once dreamed. The thing you built to free you has become the thing you're trapped inside. You've built something real. A business that works. A reputation that precedes you. By every measure, you're succeeding. And something is wrong that you can't quite name. You've tried the frameworks. You've bought the courses. You've followed the gurus. And on some level you know that none of it is going to give you what you're actually looking for, because what you're actually looking for is yourself. This is The CEO Sage—a podcast for the woman who is ready to stop looking outside herself for the answer. Kris Plachy doesn't offer you recipes or tactics or the \"real way\" to scale your business. She offers you something more rare: permission to listen to what you already know. In intimate, unflinching conversations, she names the truths you've been waiting to hear aloud. That your wisdom matters more than the strategy. That your self-trust is the asset worth protecting. That what feels like failure might actually be an invitation to something better. If you've achieved the success everyone told you to want and di…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T20:19:46.709901+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ceo-sage-formerly-leadership-is-feminine-320766"},"episode":{"title":"You Don't Have to Stay in Your Comfort Cage","slug":"you-don-t-have-to-stay-in-your-comfort-cage","published_at":"2025-08-11T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ceo-sage-formerly-leadership-is-feminine-320766/you-don-t-have-to-stay-in-your-comfort-cage","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ceo-sage-formerly-leadership-is-feminine-320766","url":"https://www.thevisionary.ceo/blog/you-don-t-have-to-stay-in-your-comfort-cage","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/leadershipcoach/August_11_2025_-_You_Dont_Have_to_Stay_in_Your_Comfort_Cage.mp3?dest-id=234856","summary":"Play. Stillness. Curiosity. When did you stop giving yourself that permission? You're going through the motions in a life you once dreamed of—and wondering when that dream stopped being yours. In this episode—the next in Kris's series on the seven essential transitions every successful woman must navigate—she invites you to consider the one most of us avoid: curiosity, play, and exploration. This isn't a conversation about productivity or purpose. It's about what happens when you finally lift your head, look around, and realize: the version of you running the show today isn't the woman you were 20 years ago. So why are you still living like she's in charge? Kris shares stories from two recent retreats—including the meditations, discomfort, and unexpected conversations that shook something loose. And she poses a question that might just be your wake-up call: What if it doesn't matter which path you choose next—only that it brings you joy? Here's what we explore: Why women who \"have it all\" still feel restless The comfort cage—and how it tricks you into staying stuck How exploration opens doors clarity alone never could Why you owe it to yourself (and your future) to get uncomfortable The identity shift that comes from doing something—anything—new You can't find what's next wearing the coat of who you used to be. So try something on. See how it fits. And don't be surprised if it changes everything. Contact Information and Recommended Resources The best way to stay in the know? Get on the list. I've got some exciting things coming your way, and I always share with my email list first. Head to the thevisionary.ceo/notes and opt in. Loving the podcast? Let me know. If this episode resonated with you, would you take a moment to leave a quick review on iTunes or Spotify? It m…","meta_description":"Play. Stillness. Curiosity. When did you stop giving yourself that permission? 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