Brave Moves: Confidence, Mindset & Business Growth for Women Entrepreneurs

Julie DeLucca-Collins - Business Strategist for Women in Midlife
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Brave Moves is a daily personal growth and confidence podcast for ambitious women, entrepreneurs, and leaders ready to build self-trust, overcome self-doubt, and take bold action in business and life. Confidence isn’t something you’re born with. It’s something you build through mindset, habits, and small courageous decisions made consistently over time. Each short, actionable episode delivers practical tools for personal development, leadership growth, mindset mastery, and habit formation. You’ll learn how to quiet negative self-talk, make aligned decisions, build momentum, and develop the confidence to pursue your goals with clarity and courage. If you’re a woman in business, an aspiring entrepreneur, or someone navigating reinvention, Brave Moves will help you strengthen your mindset, increase resilience, and create real forward progress. Because brave doesn’t mean fearless. It means choosing growth over comfort and action over hesitation. Tune in daily for motivation, self-improvement strategies, leadership insights, and the confidence boost you need to make your next brave move.

  1. 18h ago

    What Are You Really Holding Onto?

    Have you ever been completely finished with something, yet somehow it still has a hold on you? A relationship ended years ago. The argument is over. The opportunity passed. You made the decision and moved on. Then something brings it all rushing back, and suddenly you're replaying the same story again. Sometimes what we're struggling to release isn't the memory itself. It's the meaning we attached to what happened. In this episode of Brave Moves, I'm talking about why letting go can feel so difficult, how rumination can keep us circling the same experience, and what can happen when we separate the facts of what happened from the conclusions we made about ourselves because of it. Maybe the relationship ended and somewhere along the way that became, “I'm not worth staying for.” Maybe the business failed, and that became, “I'm terrible at this.” Maybe someone betrayed you, and the story became, “I can't trust anyone.” The past doesn't change, but we can reconsider the meaning we've allowed it to carry into our present. What You'll Hear • Why remembering something and continuing to carry its emotional meaning are different • How rumination can make us feel like we're processing something when we're actually replaying it • A simple question to uncover the belief hiding underneath a painful experience • How to reconsider an old conclusion using what you know about yourself today • Why a physical act of release can help you mark the end of a chapter • Three practical strategies for loosening the grip of something you've been carrying Your Brave Move Choose one experience that still carries some emotional weight. Start with something manageable rather than the most painful experience of your life. Complete these two sentences: What happened was __________. What I made it mean was __________. Now look at that second sentence. Is it still true? Does that belief still belong in your life today? If it doesn't, decide what you want the experience to mean from where you're standing now. Then choose one small action that represents your decision to stop carrying it in the same way. You don't have to erase your past. You get to decide how much authority it has over your present. Keep Making Brave Moves If these conversations are helping you think differently about your life, subscribe or follow Brave Moves wherever you're listening. Consider subscribing a small commitment to your own personal growth. When the next episode appears in your feed, it's a reminder to take a few minutes for yourself and keep practicing these small brave moves. Following and subscribing also helps other people discover the show. If this episode helped you, share it with someone who might be ready to put down something they've been carrying for far too long. If you loved this episode, text me and let me know what you though. Support the show For more about the Recalibrate Retreat, visit my website. Get $150 off your FACTOR Meal Plan.  Brave Moves is a daily confidence and personal growth podcast for ambitious women, women entrepreneurs, and leaders who are ready to overcome self-doubt, build resilience, and take bold action in business and life. Each short, practical episode blends mindset science, decision-making psychology, and real-life stories to help you strengthen your confidence, rewire negative thought patterns, and create meaningful forward momentum. If you are navigating career pivots, burnout, reinvention, or leadership growth, Brave Moves gives you the tools to think differently, act bravely, and design a future aligned with your values and vision. Because confidence isn’t something you’re born with. It’s something you build, one brave move at a time. Liked this episode? Share it with your midlife woman, entrepreneur friends! Love this show? Let us know how we helped you increase your confidence by leaving a review. If you’re looking for support to grow your business faster, be positioned as an authority in your industry, and impact the masses, schedule a call to explore if you’d be a good fit for one of my coaching p...

  2. 1d ago

    Can You Be Alone With Your Own Thoughts?

    Can You Be Alone With Your Own Thoughts? When was the last time you had absolutely nothing to do? No phone. No podcast. No music. No scrolling. Just you and your thoughts. In a fascinating University of Virginia-led study, participants were asked to spend a short period of time alone with their thoughts. In one experiment, 67% of the men and 25% of the women chose to give themselves at least one mild electric shock rather than simply sit there. Even more surprising, they had previously said they would pay money to avoid that same shock. Apparently, being alone with ourselves can get uncomfortable pretty quickly. In this episode of Brave Moves, I’m exploring our growing discomfort with empty space and what might happen when we stop filling every available moment with something to consume. We reach for our phones while standing in line. We put on a podcast while walking. We check email while waiting for an appointment. Sometimes we barely give our minds a chance to wander before we hand them something else to pay attention to. But those quiet moments can matter. They give us space to notice what we’re thinking, allow our minds to wander, and sometimes hear the thoughts that have been buried underneath all that noise. And yes, I fully appreciate the irony of telling you this while you’re listening to a podcast. What You’ll Hear • What researchers discovered when people were asked to sit alone with their thoughts • Why boredom and solitude can feel surprisingly uncomfortable • How constantly reaching for stimulation can become automatic • The difference between solitude and loneliness • Why letting your mind wander may support creative thinking • A simple way to begin practicing intentional quiet without turning it into another thing you have to be good at Your Brave Move Give yourself five minutes without consuming anything. No phone. No music. No podcast, including this one. Take a walk, drink your coffee, sit outside, or stare out the window. Pay attention to what happens. If you instinctively reach for your phone, notice it without judging yourself. Then give your mind permission to go wherever it wants to go. You might be surprised by what has been waiting for a little quiet. Before You Go If Brave Moves gives you something to think about, follow the show so you don't miss the next episode and share this one with someone who could use a little more quiet in their life. And if you try the five-minute challenge, come find me on social media and tell me how it went. Was it peaceful? Uncomfortable? Did you make it five minutes without reaching for your phone? I really want to know. And hopefully, you won't need an electric shock to get through it. If you loved this episode, text me and let me know what you though. Support the show For more about the Recalibrate Retreat, visit my website. Get $150 off your FACTOR Meal Plan.  Brave Moves is a daily confidence and personal growth podcast for ambitious women, women entrepreneurs, and leaders who are ready to overcome self-doubt, build resilience, and take bold action in business and life. Each short, practical episode blends mindset science, decision-making psychology, and real-life stories to help you strengthen your confidence, rewire negative thought patterns, and create meaningful forward momentum. If you are navigating career pivots, burnout, reinvention, or leadership growth, Brave Moves gives you the tools to think differently, act bravely, and design a future aligned with your values and vision. Because confidence isn’t something you’re born with. It’s something you build, one brave move at a time. Liked this episode? Share it with your midlife woman, entrepreneur friends! Love this show? Let us know how we helped you increase your confidence by leaving a review. If you’re looking for support to grow your business faster, be positioned as an authority in your industry, and impact the masses, schedule a call to explore if you’d be a good fit for one of my coaching p...

  3. 2d ago

    Tell People What You Need

    Sometimes you don’t need advice. You don’t need someone to solve the problem or tell you what you should do next. You just need a little reassurance. In this episode of Brave Moves, I’m talking about something I’ve noticed in my own relationships and even with past coaching clients. Sometimes people reach out without really saying what they need. They may want reassurance, a sounding board, advice, or simply someone who will listen. The problem is that the person on the other end of the conversation has no idea which one you’re looking for. And I’ve been on both sides of this. I’ve wanted to jump into coaching mode when someone really just wanted me to listen. I’ve also expected someone to somehow know what I needed without actually telling them. So what if we got a little better at asking? One simple question can change the entire conversation: “What do you need from me right now?” And when you’re the one reaching out, try saying it clearly: “I don’t need you to fix this. I just need to talk.” Or, “I could really use some reassurance right now.” Your Brave Move Pay attention to what you’re asking for from the people in your life. The next time you reach out to someone, tell them what you need instead of hoping they’ll figure it out. And think about someone who has offered you reassurance at a moment when you really needed it. Thank them today, and tell them specifically what their support meant to you. If you loved this episode, text me and let me know what you though. Support the show For more about the Recalibrate Retreat, visit my website. Get $150 off your FACTOR Meal Plan.  Brave Moves is a daily confidence and personal growth podcast for ambitious women, women entrepreneurs, and leaders who are ready to overcome self-doubt, build resilience, and take bold action in business and life. Each short, practical episode blends mindset science, decision-making psychology, and real-life stories to help you strengthen your confidence, rewire negative thought patterns, and create meaningful forward momentum. If you are navigating career pivots, burnout, reinvention, or leadership growth, Brave Moves gives you the tools to think differently, act bravely, and design a future aligned with your values and vision. Because confidence isn’t something you’re born with. It’s something you build, one brave move at a time. Liked this episode? Share it with your midlife woman, entrepreneur friends! Love this show? Let us know how we helped you increase your confidence by leaving a review. If you’re looking for support to grow your business faster, be positioned as an authority in your industry, and impact the masses, schedule a call to explore if you’d be a good fit for one of my coaching p...

  4. 3d ago

    What Your Camera Roll Can Teach You About Gratitude

    What happens when you go looking for one photo and suddenly find yourself scrolling through years of your life? In this episode of Brave Moves, I’m talking about what happened when a simple trip through my camera roll brought me back to old trips, friendships, ordinary moments I had almost forgotten, and an unexpectedly precious video of my late brother. I also share something I’ve been thinking about since returning from New York and hearing Pat Flynn talk about creation and showing more of ourselves in a world filled with AI. It made me realize how often I still hold back because of my own insecurities, even after years of putting myself out there. And then I came home to my 14-year-old Maltese, Simba, not acting like himself. As we prepared to take him to the vet, those old photos and videos took on even more meaning. If gratitude feels difficult or forced right now, I have a different idea for you. Open your camera roll. Go back a year. Go back five years. Find a picture you forgot you took and spend a few minutes remembering what was happening outside the frame. Your Brave Move: Choose one photo and write a few sentences about it. Where were you? Who was there? What do you remember that the picture doesn’t show? You might be surprised by how much o If you loved this episode, text me and let me know what you though. Support the show For more about the Recalibrate Retreat, visit my website. Get $150 off your FACTOR Meal Plan.  Brave Moves is a daily confidence and personal growth podcast for ambitious women, women entrepreneurs, and leaders who are ready to overcome self-doubt, build resilience, and take bold action in business and life. Each short, practical episode blends mindset science, decision-making psychology, and real-life stories to help you strengthen your confidence, rewire negative thought patterns, and create meaningful forward momentum. If you are navigating career pivots, burnout, reinvention, or leadership growth, Brave Moves gives you the tools to think differently, act bravely, and design a future aligned with your values and vision. Because confidence isn’t something you’re born with. It’s something you build, one brave move at a time. Liked this episode? Share it with your midlife woman, entrepreneur friends! Love this show? Let us know how we helped you increase your confidence by leaving a review. If you’re looking for support to grow your business faster, be positioned as an authority in your industry, and impact the masses, schedule a call to explore if you’d be a good fit for one of my coaching p...

  5. 5d ago

    How to Sit with Self-Pity Without Bypassing it

    Name the emotion: Say out loud that you feel hurt, disappointed, or lonely. Set a time limit: Allow a clear window to vent or cry, then pivot. Drop the judgment: Stop berating yourself for feeling sorry for your situation. Locate the physical sensation: Notice where tightness or heavy sadness sits in your body. Distinguish the pain: Separate genuine grief or fatigue from a recurring victim narrative. If you loved this episode, text me and let me know what you though. Support the show For more about the Recalibrate Retreat, visit my website. Get $150 off your FACTOR Meal Plan.  Brave Moves is a daily confidence and personal growth podcast for ambitious women, women entrepreneurs, and leaders who are ready to overcome self-doubt, build resilience, and take bold action in business and life. Each short, practical episode blends mindset science, decision-making psychology, and real-life stories to help you strengthen your confidence, rewire negative thought patterns, and create meaningful forward momentum. If you are navigating career pivots, burnout, reinvention, or leadership growth, Brave Moves gives you the tools to think differently, act bravely, and design a future aligned with your values and vision. Because confidence isn’t something you’re born with. It’s something you build, one brave move at a time. Liked this episode? Share it with your midlife woman, entrepreneur friends! Love this show? Let us know how we helped you increase your confidence by leaving a review. If you’re looking for support to grow your business faster, be positioned as an authority in your industry, and impact the masses, schedule a call to explore if you’d be a good fit for one of my coaching p...

  6. 6d ago

    You Don’t Need to Be Certain

    Certainty feels good. It feels safe. It also has a sneaky way of keeping us stuck. In this episode of Brave Moves, I’m talking about the decisions we keep postponing because we want to know exactly how things are going to turn out. The truth is, most meaningful choices do not come with a guarantee. Sometimes we already have enough information. What we are really waiting for is reassurance that we will not regret the decision. I talk about the difference between needing more information and simply wanting certainty, why action often gives us answers that overthinking cannot, and how to recognize when research has turned into procrastination. I also share something I have had to learn myself: sometimes the answers come because we move. Your Brave Move for today is simple. Think about one decision you have been circling and ask yourself: Do I know enough to take the next step? You do not need the whole plan. You just need enough information to make the next choice and trust yourself to respond to what happens after that. Sometimes the only way to know what happens next is to move. If you loved this episode, text me and let me know what you though. Support the show For more about the Recalibrate Retreat, visit my website. Get $150 off your FACTOR Meal Plan.  Brave Moves is a daily confidence and personal growth podcast for ambitious women, women entrepreneurs, and leaders who are ready to overcome self-doubt, build resilience, and take bold action in business and life. Each short, practical episode blends mindset science, decision-making psychology, and real-life stories to help you strengthen your confidence, rewire negative thought patterns, and create meaningful forward momentum. If you are navigating career pivots, burnout, reinvention, or leadership growth, Brave Moves gives you the tools to think differently, act bravely, and design a future aligned with your values and vision. Because confidence isn’t something you’re born with. It’s something you build, one brave move at a time. Liked this episode? Share it with your midlife woman, entrepreneur friends! Love this show? Let us know how we helped you increase your confidence by leaving a review. If you’re looking for support to grow your business faster, be positioned as an authority in your industry, and impact the masses, schedule a call to explore if you’d be a good fit for one of my coaching p...

  7. Sep 29

    Maybe Your Goals Need to Be NICER

    We’ve all heard of SMART goals. I’ve used them. I’ve taught them. And I’m not here to tell you they don’t work. But what happens when a perfectly specific, measurable goal starts making you feel like you’re failing? As we get closer to the end of the year, it’s easy to look back at the goals we set months ago and start focusing on everything we haven’t accomplished. We see the gap instead of the progress. We start telling ourselves we should be further along. In this episode of Brave Moves, I’m sharing a different approach to goal setting that I discovered through Ali Abdaal’s book Feel-Good Productivity: NICE goals. NICE stands for: N – Near-term: Focus on what you can do today, this week, or in the immediate future instead of becoming overwhelmed by the entire journey. I – Input-based: Pay attention to the actions and behaviors you can take rather than measuring yourself only by the final result. C – Controllable: Build goals around what is actually within your control. You can send the pitch, make the offer, take the walk, or do the work. You cannot always control what happens afterward. E – Energizing: Ask how you can make the process feel better. Can you bring in more play, choice, connection, support, or enjoyment? We’ll also talk about the difference between an outcome like “I want five new clients” and an input like “I’m going to reach out to five potential clients this week.” That distinction matters. You can influence an outcome, but you can't always control it. So if you're heading toward the end of the year feeling behind, this episode is your invitation to stop using your goals as evidence against yourself. You don't necessarily need to abandon the goal or lower your expectations. You might simply need to be a little NICER about how you get there. Your Brave Move Choose one goal that has started to feel heavy and run it through the NICE framework: Is there a near-term step you can take? Can you turn the goal into an input or behavior? Is that behavior within your control? How could you make the process more energizing? Your goal can still matter without making yourself miserable trying to achieve it. In This Episode • What SMART goals are and where they can become challenging • The NICE goal-setting framework from Feel-Good Productivity • Why input-based goals can reduce the pressure we put on ourselves • The difference between influence and control • How small behaviors contribute to bigger outcomes • Why enjoyment and energy belong in conversations about productivity • How to rethink your goals as you approach the end of the year • A simple exercise for turning a heavy goal into a NICE goal Get Ali Abdaal's Book Feel Good Productivity here Resources Mentioned Ali Abdaal’s websiteFeel-Good Productivity book and overviewAli’s Productivity ResourcesFree Feel-Good Productivity Visual GuideIf you loved this episode, text me and let me know what you though. Support the show For more about the Recalibrate Retreat, visit my website. Get $150 off your FACTOR Meal Plan.  Brave Moves is a daily confidence and personal growth podcast for ambitious women, women entrepreneurs, and leaders who are ready to overcome self-doubt, build resilience, and take bold action in business and life. Each short, practical episode blends mindset science, decision-making psychology, and real-life stories to help you strengthen your confidence, rewire negative thought patterns, and create meaningful forward momentum. If you are navigating career pivots, burnout, reinvention, or leadership growth, Brave Moves gives you the tools to think differently, act bravely, and design a future aligned with your values and vision. Because confidence isn’t something you’re born with. It’s something you build, one brave move at a time. Liked this episode? Share it with your midlife woman, entrepreneur friends! Love this show? Let us know how we helped you increase your confidence by leaving a review. If you’re looking for support to grow your business faster, be positioned as an authority in your industry, and impact the masses, schedule a call to explore if you’d be a good fit for one of my coaching p...

  8. Sep 28

    How to Be There When Someone Is Overwhelmed

    How to Help Someone Calm Down: Co-Regulation with Friends and Family Have you ever sat with someone who was crying and felt pressure to find the right words? A scene in Ted Lasso reminded me that sometimes the most helpful thing we can offer is our steady presence. In this episode of Brave Moves, I talk about co-regulation: how a calm, responsive person can help someone feel supported while they’re overwhelmed. We’ll look at why advice can wait, how to ask what your friend or family member needs, and what it means to hold space while respecting your own limits. What you’ll hear: What co-regulation means in everyday lifeWhy we often rush to fix someone else’s feelingsSimple ways to offer support when someone is upsetWhy asking “Would you like me to sit with you?” can be more useful than guessingHow to recognize when you need support, tooYour Brave Move: The next time someone you care about is upset, pause before offering a solution. Ask what would help, and if they want company, give them time to feel what they’re feeling. If you loved this episode, text me and let me know what you though. Support the show For more about the Recalibrate Retreat, visit my website. Get $150 off your FACTOR Meal Plan.  Brave Moves is a daily confidence and personal growth podcast for ambitious women, women entrepreneurs, and leaders who are ready to overcome self-doubt, build resilience, and take bold action in business and life. Each short, practical episode blends mindset science, decision-making psychology, and real-life stories to help you strengthen your confidence, rewire negative thought patterns, and create meaningful forward momentum. If you are navigating career pivots, burnout, reinvention, or leadership growth, Brave Moves gives you the tools to think differently, act bravely, and design a future aligned with your values and vision. Because confidence isn’t something you’re born with. It’s something you build, one brave move at a time. Liked this episode? Share it with your midlife woman, entrepreneur friends! Love this show? Let us know how we helped you increase your confidence by leaving a review. If you’re looking for support to grow your business faster, be positioned as an authority in your industry, and impact the masses, schedule a call to explore if you’d be a good fit for one of my coaching p...

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Brave Moves is a daily personal growth and confidence podcast for ambitious women, entrepreneurs, and leaders ready to build self-trust, overcome self-doubt, and take bold action in business and life. Confidence isn’t something you’re born with. It’s something you build through mindset, habits, and small courageous decisions made consistently over time. Each short, actionable episode delivers practical tools for personal development, leadership growth, mindset mastery, and habit formation. You’ll learn how to quiet negative self-talk, make aligned decisions, build momentum, and develop the confidence to pursue your goals with clarity and courage. If you’re a woman in business, an aspiring entrepreneur, or someone navigating reinvention, Brave Moves will help you strengthen your mindset, increase resilience, and create real forward progress. Because brave doesn’t mean fearless. It means choosing growth over comfort and action over hesitation. Tune in daily for motivation, self-improvement strategies, leadership insights, and the confidence boost you need to make your next brave move.

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