High-achieving women often give their power away before they say a word. In this episode of Work Is Third, Dawn Hunter talks with Kathy Houston, a West Point graduate, Army veteran, TEDx speaker, and Self-Leadership Strategist who spent 30 years in retail leadership before burnout changed her course.
Kathy shares what burnout looked like at 2 a.m. with a to-do list on an index card, how she let go of the belief that more output means more worth, and what she learned in the messy middle of reinvention, including coming out later in life. She and Dawn dig into power leaks, why we negotiate ourselves into a "no" when we name our price, the money stories we inherit, and how intention breaks and a self-identity date help answer the question, who am I now?📚 Guest Info
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathleen-houston-4341a9213
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runyourlife1013
Website: www.runyourlife.biz
📚 Resources Mentioned:
• Kathy's Power Audit: https://www.runyourlife.biz
• Kathy's TEDx Talk, What Lies Are You Telling Yourself?, https://youtu.be/2h4YKR8Gmsg
• The Theory of Everything (2014 film)
• Joyfully Rebellious Affirmation Deck: https://www.dawnmhunter.com/store/p/work-is-third-affirmation-deck
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