E210 - Lessons from Christy Meaux: Give Yourself Permission to Dream Bigger

Picture the end of 2022: multiple major losses in a short stretch, waking up sad every day, hesitant to even step outside. That's where Christy Meaux was when she decided something had to change, and then walked into 2023 and decided she was going to brand herself, with no idea what that meant. In this Friday recap I pull out what stayed with me from the conversation: the networking-room question that changed everything ("who are you and what do you actually do?"), the decades she spent living inside other people's expectations before giving herself permission at 48, and why the power of the no turned out to be stronger than the power of the yes. Plus embodied vision, the London flight story, and how all of it connects to clarity and opportunity inside the Prime Performance process. Chapter Timestamps: 00:00 Show intro 01:39 Picture this: the end of 2022 02:04 Who Christy Meaux is and what Cohesive Confidence does 02:55 The script she was handed, and years building someone else's brand 03:38 Independent operator, certification, and writing bios for women 04:03 The question that changed everything 04:26 Decades spent inside other people's expectations 04:43 Fifty now, and zero apology 05:03 Saying yes to everything and confusing everyone around her 05:26 Why people can't dream past what's right in front of them 06:28 Embodied vision: getting in the feeling before it arrives 06:49 The London flight and the row 2 upgrade 07:09 The power of the no is stronger than the power of the yes 07:55 Clarity: know who you are and the decisions get easier 08:26 You can't catch an opportunity you're not paying attention to 08:53 Christy built a practice of noticing 09:19 Where to find Christy 10:15 What expectations are you still carrying that were never yours? 10:43 If Christy could do it at 48, you can do it now Connect with Christy: Website: https://cohesiveconfidence.com Instagram / TikTok / Facebook: @cohesiveconfidence LinkedIn: search Christy Meaux Listen to the full conversation with Christy in E209. Follow Surviving the Side Hustle at https://survivingthesidehustle.com for every episode.