We all hear about the success stories, the case studies, the women who made 7 figures in 5 minutes, but what about the ones who dont make it?

The 80% of women who stay small, don't make money, don't breakthrough?

What about them? Today we're talking about the clients you don't hear about and why they are struggling.

Because really, if your business isn’t making the money you want, it’s probably not your marketing, your funnel, or the algorithm.

It’s you.

This episode is a straight-up truth bomb about why so many women in business stay stuck and how to finally shift.

I brought my husband and business partner Hamish on the mic with me for this one, and together we’re breaking down what’s really behind business failure (and it’s not what you think).

We talk about:

• Why business is always personal
• The emotional and mindset blocks sabotaging your growth
• How trauma, people-pleasing, overthinking, and perfectionism play out in your strategy
• What it actually takes to build a successful business from the inside out
• How we alchemized our pain and past into our superpower—and how you can too

If you’re second-guessing, playing small, undercharging, overdelivering, hiding on social, or holding yourself back, this one is for you.

Want help turning things around?

Two powerful ways we can support you:

👉🏽 Watch our Business Is Personal training:

https://thequeenofconfidence.com/businessispersonal/

👉🏽 Join us inside The Next Level our 12 month live coaching experience for women in business:

https://thequeenofconfidence.com/nextlevel/

And if this episode hit home, tag me on Instagram @thequeenofconfidence and let me know what landed.

We see you. We got you. Let’s go.

This episode is a rallying cry for every woman who's ever felt like her creativity didn’t count, who was told she wasn’t “really” an artist, or who’s been quietly hiding her gifts behind perfectionism, comparison, or fear.

I sat down with the radiant and revolutionary Amie McNee, author of We Need Your Art and we went there. Deep into what it really means to claim your creativity, take up space, and stop waiting for permission to share your art with the world.

Whether you’ve got a business, a blank notebook, or a childhood dream that never quite died… this conversation will wake up the part of you that knows you’re meant for more.

We unpacked:

🎨 Why art isn’t just for “artists”

🔥 What it looks like to choose yourself before the world chooses you

👑 Self-coronation and taking your rightful place on your creative throne

💥 How perfectionism and people-pleasing rob us of our gifts

💔 The truth about visibility, vulnerability, and showing up messy

🧠 Why creativity will always force you to confront your inner work

💗 And how to nurture a mothering voice inside yourself when the inner critic takes over

AND also:

• The inner critic, and how to mother the voice that says you’re “not enough”
• Why perfectionism, procrastination, and people-pleasing are creative blocks and how to break them
• Why we still crave institutional validation (TEDx, TV, publishing deals) even when we know better
• The power of choosing yourself, before anyone chooses you
• Why creating while in the trenches matters more than waiting to be “ready”
• And why art made from peace is just as potent as art made from pain

This episode is honest, powerful, and bursting with love for every creator (and secret creator) out there. For every human who’s felt the spark of something inside them, be it writing, dancing, singing, speaking, painting, creating and pushed it down because of fear, shame, or the belief that it “wasn’t for them.”

If that’s you? Baby… we need your art.

🎧 Tune in now and then go grab Amie’s new book We Need Your Art. You’ll be so damn glad you did.

Go get Amie’s book: We Need Your Art

Available now wherever books are sold in hardcover, audiobook, Kindle, and even in your local library. Get it here: https://www.amiemcnee.com/pre-order-we-need-your-art-book-amie-mcnee

Follow Amie:

📚 Instagram: @inspiredtowrite

💌 Substack: amiemcnee.substack.com

🧠 Learn more about her creative community: The Inspired Collective

P.S.

Don’t just listen. Start creating.

Because when you do… you change the world.

Confidence isn't missing, it's BUILT.

You want more confidence.

You want to feel bold, unstoppable, unapologetic.

But confidence isn’t something you wish for.

Confidence is built every time you keep a promise to yourself.

Every time you follow through.

Every time you say you’re doing something and actually do it.

In this episode, I break down what it really takes to build trust with yourself, because confidence is just self-trust, stacked over time.

Inside this episode, I dive into:

• Why the Latin root of confidence, "confidere," means "SELF trust" and what that really means for you
• Where you might be breaking trust with yourself without even realizing it
• How small broken promises chip away at your self-confidence
• Practical steps to rebuild your trust muscle and actually start feeling more confident every day

If you want to feel more confident, you have to stop chasing motivation and start keeping your word to yourself.

Your confidence isn’t missing. It’s waiting for you to back yourself.

If you loved this episode, make sure you download my Creating Confidence resource.

It’s packed with tools to help you strengthen your self-trust and back yourself bigger and bolder.

And if this episode resonated with you, screenshot it, tag me on Instagram @thequeenofconfidence, https://www.instagram.com/thequeenofconfidence and let me know what landed for you.