39: Why High-Achieving Women Walk Away (When Everything Looks Fine)

Send us Fan Mail→ You’ve optimized your business. Now it’s time to optimize your body. Take the Free 2-Minute Quiz to discover what’s keeping you from performing at your highest level.What happens when you're successful and leading at the highest level but it's not your dream? Daffney talks with Sarah Elder, a former CEO who spent 17 years building a thriving art consulting company before making the bold decision to walk away and build a life on her own terms. Sarah gets honest about the years of upheaval, personal and professional, that finally pushed her to ask what she truly wanted outside of her title and her results. Together, her and Daffney dig into the trap high-performers fall into when their identity gets swallowed by their career, why endlessly optimizing yourself like a product is costing you more than it's giving you, and why real joy doesn't just happen. It requires intention, action, and the willingness to hand off what belongs on someone else's plate so you can finally lead the life you've earned.Connect with Sarah Elder:sarahelder.comSubstack: I Make The RulesIn This Episode:(01:55) Sarah’s corporate journey; building someone else’s dream(06:50) When career identity becomes your entire identity(16:15) The pressure high-achieving women feel to constantly optimize themselves(20:50) Reclaiming joy, freedom, and intentional living after burnout(24:20) How creating space leads to more creativity and clarityConnect with Daffney:The Game-Changer Consult → This 60 min deep dive offers you clarity and insight into what’s possible for your next 60 days. Leave this consult feeling full of possibility and with the energy of purpose!liftprowellness.comInstagram | YouTube | Merch