Is it actually a good idea to turn your personal challenges into a business opportunity… or is that just a romantic story we tell ourselves? 🤔

It’s a question that comes up regularly in my coaching business.

During my recent kōrero with Miah Faumuina, founder of Dulve, it was the perfect time to address it.

In her mid-20s Miah was dealing with hormone and gut health issues, and when she started reading the ingredient labels on the plant-based milks she was drinking, she realised many of them contained highly processed ingredients that didn’t sit well with her. So she did what many curious, slightly stubborn entrepreneurs do… she started experimenting.

Eventually, that idea became Dulve, a plant-based hemp milk designed to be silky, barista-friendly, and free from oils, gums, and added sugars.

But Miah’s story raises a bigger question for all of us in business: Just because you can turn a personal struggle into a business… should you? ✨

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This podcast episode is a bit special. 💛

Granted, it’s just me; no guest. But it’s also special in another way.

Unlike what the title may suggest; it’s not a retrospective “here’s what I learned” piece followed by “and this is what you should do”. Instead, it’s a thinking-out-loud, meaning-making moment while I’m still in the thick of figuring it all out. No frameworks, no lessons, no tidy bows.

Just me, in the middle of the messy-ness that comes with a transition phase. I’m no longer the person I was, but I’m still becoming, still finding my way forward.

And I thought, it’d be very insightful for you to be part of that intense but also powerful moment of transition and reflection.

SO, …

No How-To today. ✋ No advice. Just listen👂 and notice what stirs something inside you, see what lands.

Here are five key lessons from 25 years in business, moments where something quietly changed. Not overnight. Not dramatically. But enough to reshape everything after.

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Discover how to evolve from manager to leader, trust your team, and build a business that thrives without burning you out. Real insights on the podcast with Justine Parsons.

How to Know If You Are a Manager or Leader in Your Business? 🌴

🤔 When you finally take a break, are you frantically checking emails by the pool, putting out fires left, right and centre? Or are you genuinely switching off?

Your answer matters because it says a lot about where you sit on the manager to leader transition.

For many small business owners, stepping away isn’t simple. Even on holiday, the mental load of running a business follows you. If that’s happening, you might still be operating as a manager, not a leader.

But why does that matter?

Continue to read at: https://www.sandrajulian.co/podcast154

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Music is Te Kawa o Rongo by Ngāneko Eriwata

Episode edited by LJS Creative Services #PodcastManager

Show notes & blog by Mattie Belsack from Bellbird Writing