Season 1 Episode 8 | The Truth About Your Bottleneck: It’s Not Your Business, It’s You

What if the real thing holding your business back… is you?

In this powerful episode, Deborah Hartnett takes us into the truth most founders avoid: when we over-identify with the grind, we become the bottleneck. From a behind-the-scenes story of two seven-figure business owners stuck in the cycle of overwork, to neuroscience-backed insights on over-functioning, this episode is a compassionate yet clear-eyed invitation to lead differently.

If you’ve been feeling stuck, stretched too thin, or trapped in being “essential,” this is your reminder: you weren’t born to be the glue. You were born to lead.

This episode will help you shift out of the hustle and back into aligned, empowered leadership.

In This Episode, We Cover:

• How high-performing founders unknowingly become the bottleneck in their business
• The “Founder Freedom List” and how to reclaim 20+ hours a week
• Why micromanagement is often rooted in a deeper identity issue
• The neuroscience of chronic over-responsibility, and how to reset it
• A 3-part Bottleneck Breakthrough Framework you can use this week

“You don’t need to do more to be more. What your business needs most is you. Clear, aligned, and leading from trust, not tension.”

Episode Breakdown:

00:00 Introduction and Welcome
00:53 The Bottleneck in Your Business
01:31 Case Study: Founders in Southern California
02:43 The Real Issue: Identity and Mindset
03:39 Leadership Coaching and Empowerment
06:08 The Neuroscience and Spiritual Lens
07:04 The Bottleneck Framework
08:01 Next Steps and Key Takeaways
08:37 Outro and Final Thoughts
10:06 Legal Disclaimer

Reflection Prompt:

Where are you holding on out of fear of being irrelevant, when you’re actually being called to rise as a leader?

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