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May 28, 2023 44 mins

To some degree every single entrepreneur out there has experienced what Kelly Ruta and I are talking about on today’s episode - and that’s self-sabotage. It’s something that comes up repeatedly with clients, no matter what stage of business they’re at, and it’s absolutely something that I’ve struggled with too.

I’m delighted that Kelly has joined me for this conversation because she is, quite literally, an expert in this field. Kelly is a clinical psychotherapist, and after being in that space for over 20 years she realised she could have a bigger impact supporting clients in her coaching practice. Kelly’s Zone of Genius is quickly and safely identifying the mental, emotional and behavioural causes of self/business sabotage her clients experience, and helping them go on to create long lasting change for growth, success and well-being.

Tune in to find out:

  • How Kelly went from running a psychotherapy clinic to building a coaching practice online
  • Why Kelly is concerned by the number of coaches who aren’t following the ‘do no harm’ ethos 
  • Kelly’s traumatic background and how that impacted her
  • How our ego can get in the way of our plans and how we can manage that (instead of trying to squash it)
  • What self-sabotage actually is, and why it happens
  • Why normalising self-sabotage is the first step in managing it
  • The difference between self-sabotage and being out of alignment


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The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks


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