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. 13m ago

    Caretaking vs. Caregiving, And Why the Difference Matters More Than You Think

    Are you caregiving, or caretaking? In this deeply personal episode of Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins explores the critical difference between the two, and why caretaking, not caregiving, is actually a hallmark of codependency rooted in insecurity and control. Julie breaks down how a caretaker often feels needed and quietly superior to the person they're helping, reassured that they won't be left because they're always needed, while caregiving is help freely given, an expression of love and kindness with no strings attached. She shares her own ongoing journey caring for her mother, and how she works to stay rooted in compassion rather than letting old insecurities and childhood wounds steer how she shows up. This episode also explores how caretaking can lead to burnout, resentment, and strained relationships, and why loving yourself first is the foundation for helping others from the right place. In this episode: The real difference between caretaking and caregiving Why caretaking is rooted in codependency and controlHow insecurity and old wounds can disguise themselves as devotionWhy compassion has to come first in caregivingThe caretaking trap: burnout, resentment, and bruised relationshipsWhy loving yourself first changes how you show up for othersThis week's Brave Move + free Thought Leadership AssessmentIf you loved this episode, text me and let me know what you though. Support the show Join the Community 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. For more about me and what I do, check out my website. 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 programs. Fo...

  2. 1d ago

    Should You Listen to That Advice? A Filter for Business and Career Feedback

    Grow a business or level up your career, and the unsolicited advice starts pouring in — from family, acquaintances, and that one person at every networking event with an opinion about your pricing. In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins gives you a practical filter for deciding what advice actually deserves your attention, and what deserves a polite thank-you and nothing more. Julie breaks down a four-part filter for evaluating unsolicited advice — has this person actually done the thing, is it specific to your situation or generic, is it a pattern across multiple credible sources, and does it come from someone who genuinely wants you to succeed. She also covers when it's healthy to let advice go entirely, and how to build real discernment instead of either absorbing every opinion or dismissing all feedback. This episode is a practical guide for entrepreneurs and career-driven women who are tired of outside noise shaping decisions that should be theirs to make. In this episode: Why unsolicited advice feels like criticism, even when it isn'tA 4-part filter for deciding what advice to actually considerWhen and how to let unsolicited advice goThe difference between discernment and defensivenessBuilding trust in your own business and career decisionsThis week's Brave Move + free Thought Leadership Assessment If you loved this episode, text me and let me know what you though. Support the show Join the Community 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. For more about me and what I do, check out my website. 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 programs. Fo...

  3. 2d ago

    Disappointing Others, and Being Okay With It

    Do you say yes when you want to say no, just to avoid disappointing someone? In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins tackles one of the hardest skills for high-achieving women to build: being okay with disappointing other people. Julie walks through Don Miguel Ruiz's bestselling book The Four Agreements, applying each agreement — be impeccable with your word, don't take anything personally, don't make assumptions, and always do your best — directly to the fear of letting people down. She unpacks why someone else's disappointment is information about them, not a verdict on your worth, and why most people-pleasing is fueled by assumptions about reactions that haven't even happened yet. This episode offers a practical, values-based reframing for anyone who has conflated people-pleasing with integrity and wants to build the confidence to disappoint others without losing themselves in the process. In this episode: Why saying yes to avoid disappointment breaks your word to yourselfThe Four Agreements, applied to people-pleasing and self-worthWhy someone else's disappointment isn't about your valueHow assumptions fuel pre-emptive people-pleasingRedefining "doing your best" as the only standard that mattersThis week's Brave Move + free Thought Leadership AssessmentGet the Book: The Four Agreements If you loved this episode, text me and let me know what you though. Support the show Join the Community 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. For more about me and what I do, check out my website. 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 programs. Fo...

  4. 3d ago

    How to Stop Second-Guessing Every Decision You Make

    Do you make a decision, then immediately start Googling alternatives, rereading reviews, or asking one more friend for reassurance? In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins tackles second-guessing head-on — and makes the case that the fix isn't more research, it's more trust. Julie breaks down five practical, actionable strategies to stop the second-guessing cycle for good: the 10-10-10 Rule for gaining perspective on any decision, practicing fast low-stakes decisions to build your decisiveness muscle, a "no backtracking" rule for decisions already made, how to tell the difference between healthy reflection and anxious doubt, and how keeping a simple "win tracker" builds real, objective self-trust over time. This episode is a practical toolkit for anyone who wants to build decision confidence and stop losing opportunities to endless deliberation. In this episode: Why more research doesn't fix second-guessingThe 10-10-10 Rule for decision-makingHow to train your brain to decide quicklyThe "no backtracking" ruleReflection vs. anxious doubt — how to tell the differenceWhy a win tracker builds real self-trustThis week's Brave Move + free Thought Leadership AssessmentMy final wallpaper choice If you loved this episode, text me and let me know what you though. Support the show Join the Community 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. For more about me and what I do, check out my website. 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 programs. Fo...

  5. 4d ago

    Be-Good vs. Get-Better: What Succeed by Heidi Grant Halvorson Teaches About Goals

    Are you setting goals to prove you're good enough — or to actually get better? In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins breaks down a key distinction from Heidi Grant Halvorson's book Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals: the difference between "be-good" goals and "get-better" goals, and why that one choice quietly determines whether you give up the moment things get hard. Julie unpacks Halvorson's research on goal setting and motivation, showing how proving-yourself goals collapse under pressure while growth-focused goals hold steady — and connects this to Carol Dweck's research on fixed versus growth mindset. This episode offers a practical, research-backed reframing for anyone stuck chasing external validation rather than real progress. In this episode: The difference between be-good goals and get-better goalsWhat happens to each mindset when obstacles show upWhy proving-yourself goals are exhausting and unstableThe link to Carol Dweck's fixed vs. growth mindset researchHow to set specific, achievable goals that actually motivate youThis week's Brave Move + free Thought Leadership AssessmentGet the book: Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals If you loved this episode, text me and let me know what you though. Support the show Join the Community 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. For more about me and what I do, check out my website. 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 programs. Fo...

  6. 4d ago

    My Dear Friend, Sister Lucilla | She Would Not Believe My Life Now

    In this deeply personal episode of Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins honors the memory of her dear friend, Sister Lucilla, a nun who passed away in 2009 after a life devoted to faith, service, and joy, and reflects on everything Sister Lucilla never got to see. Julie shares how their friendship began when she was newly 30 and new to New York, and how Sister Lucilla, nurse, teacher, gardener, seamstress, and pre-Vatican II nun — became one of the most treasured relationships of her life. Seventeen years later, Julie reflects on what Sister Lucilla would think of the life she's built since: the book, the TEDx stage, this very podcast. This episode is a celebration of a friendship that still quietly shapes everything Julie does. In this episode: Julie's friendship with Sister Lucilla, who passed in 2009A life of faith, service, and joyful defiance of ageWhat Sister Lucilla would think of Julie's life todayThis week's Brave Move: naming the people who shaped you, even years laterIf you loved this episode, text me and let me know what you though. Support the show Join the Community 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. For more about me and what I do, check out my website. 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 programs. Fo...

  7. 6d ago

    The Perfectionism Trap | Why "Perfect" Is Never Actually About You

    Are you trying to behave in a certain way to maximize outside approval? In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins unpacks why perfectionism isn't a high standard — it's a rejection of your true self, and a symptom of chasing an outside standard instead of trusting the inner perfection that already exists within you. Julie breaks down the difference between the perfectionist voice, obsessed with how things look to others, and the self-trusting voice, guided by inner authenticity and self-worth. She explores why striving for outer perfection is a recipe for misery and powerlessness, how perfectionism quietly spreads to our expectations of those around us, and what it actually looks like to live a self-directed life rather than an approval-driven one. If you've ever felt like nothing you do is ever quite enough, this episode offers a research-informed, deeply practical reframe on perfectionism, self-worth, and authenticity,  plus a free tool to help you find where outer-approval perfectionism might be shrinking your voice. In this episode: Why perfectionism is an outside standard, not a high standardThe link between perfectionism and authenticityTwo internal voices: outer approval vs. inner trustWhy perfectionism leads to misery and powerlessnessHow perfectionism spreads to the people around youMoving from approval-driven to self-directed livingThis week's Brave Move + free Thought Leadership AssessmentIf you loved this episode, text me and let me know what you though. Support the show Join the Community 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. For more about me and what I do, check out my website. 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 programs. Fo...

  8. 6d ago

    What Your Posture Is Really Telling You

    Have you ever noticed how your posture changes depending on who's in the room? In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins breaks down why posture is one of the most honest indicators of self-worth, self-trust, and confidence — and why it has almost nothing to do with how you look. Julie explores how body language shifts across different relationships and circumstances, why the posture we hold when no one's watching reveals our true relationship with ourselves, and how shrinking physically often mirrors shrinking in our voice, visibility, and thought leadership. She connects the dots between body language, self-worth, and personal branding, showing how the same nervous-system pattern that makes us slouch around an intimidating boss also makes us downplay our expertise, hedge our message, and give away our authority. This episode is a practical, research-informed look at nonverbal confidence cues and how to reclaim your presence — starting with your body. In this episode: Why posture shifts depending on who's in the roomPosture as a mirror of your relationship with yourselfThe link between body language and self-worthHow physical "shrinking" shows up in your visibility and voiceWhy the body leads, and confidence followsThis week's Brave Move + free Thought Leadership AssessmentIf you loved this episode, text me and let me know what you though. Support the show Join the Community 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. For more about me and what I do, check out my website. 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 programs. Fo...

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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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