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EPISODE · Nov 5, 2025 · 4 MIN

Doing It Differently: Ambition That Honors Your True Self

from Seeking Simplicity · host Louise Cartwright

 In this gentle and honest solo episode, I'm exploring what it really means when old versions of ambition stop fitting and something deeper starts calling. I open up about the quiet unraveling many women experience when the non-stop chase, hustle, and performance-based success lose their appeal. We sit with the truth that perhaps our ambition hasn’t disappeared—it’s simply evolved. Let’s rethink what “more” means, and recognize the difference between losing motivation and simply getting real about what no longer serves us. This conversation is an invitation to notice if what’s pulling you now is a desire for space, slowness, and self-reconnection, rather than just keeping up and proving yourself. We touch on how powerful it can be to let go of measuring our worth by productivity, and how you haven’t gotten lazy, you’ve just gotten honest. I offer a reframe for ambition: it’s not about giving up, but about growing up and making space for a life anchored in your own truth. This episode is all about coming home to yourself, choosing presence over performance, and realizing that wanting something different (and gentler) doesn’t mean wanting less. Different doesn’t mean smaller—it means it’s finally yours. If you’re feeling the pull to stop abandoning yourself for achievement, if you want to reclaim ambition on your own terms, this tender episode is for you. And if you know a woman who needs to hear this, please share it—let’s keep supporting each other as we walk this path of simplicity, honesty, and transformation together. I'd LOVE for you to leave me a review for the podcast.. AND... I believe this is a conversation that more women need to hear to so please do share it on your socials and with your friends. Thank you 

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In this gentle and honest solo episode, I'm exploring what it really means when old versions of ambition stop fitting and something deeper starts calling. I open up about the quiet unraveling many women experience when the non-stop chase, hustle, and performance-based success lose their appeal. We sit with the truth that perhaps our ambition hasn’t disappeared—it’s simply evolved. Let’s rethink what “more” means, and recognize the difference between losing motivation and simp...

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