This episode explores what it means to outgrow the business or career you once intentionally built. Sara reflects on personal transitions and years of mentoring women who sense a growing mismatch between who they are becoming and how they work. She outlines seven clear signs that signal this evolution. The conversation frames these moments not as failure, but as a natural stage of growth.
In this episode, we explore:
- Why success can feel hollow even when goals are being met
- How authenticity gaps develop as women evolve personally and spiritually
- The difference between energy drain and burnout
- What it means when your vision no longer fits your current business structure
- How resistance to old strategies can signal a deeper transition
Key takeaways
- Outgrowing a business is a normal part of long-term growth
- Inner evolution often outpaces external business structures
- Energy depletion can indicate a shift in capacity, not failure
- Strategy resistance is often a signal of misalignment, not laziness
- Business transitions can be navigated without burning everything down
Resources mentioned
- Free Workshop: The Sovereign Shift
Read the Full Transcript
After returning from a season of major personal transitions, including marriage and an international move, Sara reflects on a theme she has seen repeatedly in her own life and in the lives of women she mentors: the experience of outgrowing the business or career you once built with intention.
This pattern is especially common among spiritually oriented women, particularly in midlife. As women evolve, their values, energy, and priorities change. Businesses built in earlier seasons often fail to evolve at the same pace, creating tension between internal growth and external structure.
Outgrowing a business does not mean something is broken. It does not require burning everything down. It is more like shedding a skin—an internal transformation that asks for a new container.
The first sign is the success paradox. You may be hitting revenue goals, receiving recognition, or appearing successful on paper, yet feel unfulfilled. External success no longer matches internal satisfaction.
The second sign is the authenticity gap. You may feel like you are performing a version of yourself that no longer feels true. Messaging, offers, or professional identity may feel forced or outdated.
The third sign is energy drain. Work that once energized you now feels heavy or mechanical, even when it goes well. This often reflects a shift in capacity or calling rather than burnout alone.
The fourth sign is vision outgrowth. Bigger ideas and deeper callings are emerging, but your current business structure cannot hold them. What may feel like scattered ideas is often a larger vision seeking the right container.
The fifth sign is the soul’s calling. A deeper voice is asking to be expressed through your work, often inviting more integration, meaning, or spiritual depth. This call can feel both exciting and unsettling.
The sixth sign is strategy resistance. Traditional business advice or even previously effective strategies begin to feel misaligned or exhausting. This resistance often reflects a shift in who you are, not a lack of discipline.
The seventh sign is the plateau effect. Growth stagnates despite doing all the “right” things. The business has not yet caught up with your internal evolution, and what once worked no longer lands.
These signs are not problems to fix, but information to listen to. Growth naturally brings periods of shedding and reorientation. The invitation is to approach these transitions with curiosity rather than urgency, and to allow your work to evolve alongside who you are becoming.
Outgrowing a business is not a detour from your path. It is part of it.
