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EPISODE · Feb 15, 2026 · 27 MIN

A Business Coach for Women: Building an Uncommon Beautiful Life in Mallorca with Jenna Harrison

from Small Business Stories · host Loralyn Mears

S6:E13 Loralyn Mears, PhD, aka "Dr. LL," brings you thoughtful conversations with entrepreneurs and small business leaders navigating visibility, leadership, and growth. Thank you for being here. Overview A lot of founders are stuck because their identity is still anchored to safety, approval, and "the responsible choice." So the goalposts keep moving. The bank balance is never enough, the timing is never right, and the dream stays theoretical. This shows up as overwork, over-functioning, and businesses that look "successful" but feel misaligned and unsustainable. 👤 Guest Jenna Harrison The Uncommon Way Life coach for women entrepreneurs (identity, nervous system, and business redesign)   ⚠️ Core Problems Discussed  -Why people keep postponing the leap, even when the numbers look "ready" -Over-functioning as a learned survival strategy that becomes a business model  -The hidden cost of building a business that does not match your real life   🧠 The Bigger Pattern Dr. LL Sees: Identity Safety Loop When your identity equates safety with external structures (titles, paychecks, "the right way"), you keep re-negotiating your own goals to avoid the discomfort of change. Across founders, this loop creates a visibility problem too: your message stays cautious, your offers stay diluted, and your decisions stay reversible, which makes trust harder to earn.   🥡 Practical Takeaways  -If you keep adding "just one more condition," it is probably an identity issue.  -Overwork can feel like virtue, but it quietly shrinks creativity, clarity, and staying power. -Your business gets easier to explain when your decisions stop hedging and start matching the life you actually want.   ⏱️ Timestamps  00:01 Moving to Mallorca and choosing the uncommon path 03:30 The "moving goalposts" trap (savings, salary, safety) 06:10 Over-functioning and why it stops being sustainable 09:45 The "fishbowl" metaphor for limited possibility thinking 14:50 Going off social media and growing anyway 🔖 Who This Episode Is For Small business owners who feel stretched thin Consultants building trust online Solopreneurs who feel unseen or misread   👉 Learn more about Jenna and the Uncommon Way here: https://www.theuncommonway.com/   ✅ Subscribe for weekly conversations on entrepreneurship 🔁 Share this episode with someone who needs to be heard Follow STEERus on social media: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Midlifesuccess Instagram: https://instagram.com/steerus Facebook: https://facebook.com/steerus LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/steerus #WomenEntrepreneurs #BusinessCoach #EntrepreneurMindset #entrepreneur #smallbusiness

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