253: Stop Tying Your Worth to What You Do: Brooke Fitzgerald on the Path to Enough, Imposter Syndrome & What's Next

This is Brooke's third time on The Found Podcast. Every time she comes back, she brings something that stops me mid-conversation and makes me reach for my notebook.

Brooke Fitzgerald is the Energy Builder at The Restoration Project in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and as of June 1st, she becomes the sole owner of the practice. She's a coach, a speaker, a mom of two boys, a recovering people-pleaser, and one of the most convicted, passionate humans I get to have in my corner.

In this episode, we dig into the work that has defined Brooke's last several years, both personally and professionally. We talk about closing a business, rebuilding an identity, and the deeply human question of: who are you when you're not defined by what you do?

What You'll Hear in This Episode:

• How closing her coffee shop became the lowest (and most clarifying) point of Brooke's life

• What it actually takes to untether your identity from your work (hint: it takes longer than you think, and that's okay)

• The Path to Enough framework and why enough is a decision, not an amount

• The question that makes rooms full of women go completely silent: "Who are you when no one needs anything from you?"

• Why good enough really is good enough, and what we lose when we demand 110% of ourselves constantly

• Imposter syndrome reframed: it's not a flaw, it's your courage catching up to your capability

• The SEA tool for moving from imposter to intentional, and a story about a female CEO that will stop you cold

• What's next for Brooke and The Restoration Project, including fall retreats, empowerment communities, and a November workshop

Connect with Brooke:

• Website: the-restorationproject.com

• LinkedIn: Brooke Fitzgerald

Upcoming Events with Brooke:

• MWLN Summit — Muscatine, Iowa (June)

• Fall Women's Retreats — details coming soon

• Power of No Empowerment Communities — small groups of 6-8 women

• November Brunch & Learn Workshop — The Path to Enough for Courageous Leaders

Listen & Subscribe:

• Spotify

• Apple Podcasts

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