Are you a woman who has reached the top of the career ladder, expecting to feel amazing… and instead you wonder what it was all for?

Have you grafted and grappled for your reputation, to get a seat at the table, to take home the money that represents your value…

Only to look around and see you’re surrounded by people whose opinion you don’t respect?

Have you always been a high achiever, ticking off the hallmarks of success, the title, the house, the prestige…

Only to realise you’ve built yourself a golden cage.

If you recognise yourself in this, you’re not alone.

You’re amongst a growing tribe of women who have reached 40, and realised that they’re living somebody else’s version of success.

Feeling a bit... meh?

Like you're going through the motions, but feeling disconnected from your work?

And to everybody else, it still looks like you're nailing it, but it's frustrating as heck to you, because you know you're capable of so much more.

You know what it feels like to have your belly full of fire.

To have crystal clear clarity about what you're doing, and where you're heading.

But it's up and gone and you don't know how to get it back.

To anybody trying to white-knuckle their way through Dry January: hold on ❤️

In some circles I used to be known as Fun Claire - to distinguish from the other 4 Claires in my class - hello 80s) - and I was a total disgrace.

Streaking up the parade ground at Sandhurst, naked mud wrestling at a charity weekend, getting up to all sorts of hanky panky - I’d be up for anything.

I loved the attention and the validation - although at the time I thought I was having fun and enjoying my youth.

When I think of some of situations I put myself in in the name of high jinks - jeez, it makes my blood run cold.

It's time to choose your own adventure 🥾⛰️

Which of the following tickles your fancy the most:

1) Up on the moors.

It’s a steep start, but the heather is blazing, and it feels amazing to get the air in your lungs.

The wind whips your hair, and you can’t remember the last time you felt so alive.

As we wend our way through the tracks, you feel your vitality return, and the ideas start to flow.

The epicness of the view is nothing compared to how epic you feel.

What would deep, profound, self-leadership & self-trust look like for you?

What would it mean to you to have utter conviction about who you are - an unrockable sense of self?

What would it mean to you to know how to lean so far into self-trust, that your path is crystal clear, and you walk it with grace and certainty?

What would it mean to you to be able to tap into a clear channel of self-leadership, so that you show every day exuding bliss, and joy, knowing you have magic in your fingertips?

This is what happens when you intentionally architect your next level of identity.

This is Caroline Baker. She has a Big Job, as CCO of a bank. Her role requires her to be at the top of her game every day, making impactful decisions, and leading her team.

But when we met, she was secretly floundering.

To the casual observer, she was nailing it - making the big decisions, sharing her opinion at Board meetings, talking on big stages.

But inside she was exhausted - emotionally wrung out from second-guessing herself, feeling like she wasn't as respected as the other Board members, daydreaming of what she'd do and what she'd say if only she felt confident enough to pull it off...

She knew she was dragging around some baggage that was holding her back - old outdated programming, and unhelpful narratives.

And she also knew she'd had enough of feeling like this - that life was too short to tolerate 'good', when deep down she knew she was capable of 'incredible'.

Today I am talking to you if you are an intelligent, experienced and well-regarded female leader - who hasn't quite met her goals this year.

It's frustrating as hell right, you know exactly what you should be doing, the steps you need to take, you know you're capable - so WHY hasn't it happened?

Today I'm going to share with you the real reason you haven't smashed your goals, despite your best efforts - and once you understand this, everything will change.