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How to Lead Without Losing Yourself

Dethroning Your Inner Critic Podcast

Release Date: 07/23/2026

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In this episode of the Dethroning Your Inner Critic podcast, we're joined by business psychologist and stress expert Sue Firth, who has spent decades helping senior executives and entrepreneurs navigate the pressures that come with high achievement. Together, we explore why the very qualities that drive success—ambition, determination, and the need for control—can also become the greatest obstacles to fulfillment.

Sue shares practical strategies for managing stress, setting healthy boundaries, and sustaining peak performance without sacrificing your well-being. We also dive into the deeper inner work required to loosen the grip of perfectionism and control, so you can create lasting success while enjoying the life you're building.

Tune in to discover how to pursue extraordinary success without letting achievement define your worth or steal your peace.

 

Your weekly reflection questions:

  • Where in your life has your drive for success quietly turned into a need to control every outcome?

  • What is your pursuit of achievement costing you in your relationships, health, or peace of mind?

  • What would change if you trusted yourself more than you trusted your need to control?

Website: https://www.suefirth.co.uk
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sue-firth-psychology/
Substack: https://suefirth.substack.com/

 

 

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Feeling stuck in a cycle of striving without fulfillment? It's time to break free with the Redesign Your Future: The Hidden Truth About Transformation Masterclass. ✨ https://masteringyourmind.com/redesign-your-future ✨

🔗 Take Action: Don’t forget to take my free Inner Critic Assessment at InnerCriticAssessment.com to uncover the beliefs shaping your relationships and life.

Want to learn more about Joanna? Visit: www.masteringyourmind.com

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