60: Life After... Becoming a Badass: Audacity, Boundaries, & Showing Up Scared Anyway

<p>What if everything you thought a badass looked like has been wrong this whole time, and you&#39;ve actually been one all along?</p><p><br></p><p>I&#39;m taking you back to age eleven, a VHS tape of Grease, and a lifelong chase to figure out what &quot;badass&quot; actually means.</p><p><br></p><p>After recently speaking at the Badass Women Networking at LOEV in Moorabbin, I sat down to dismantle this word for good because too many women in business think badass is something huge and unreachable, when really, it&#39;s already in you.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I chat about:</p><ul><li>Where the word &quot;badass&quot; came from in my life — from Grease to high school chavs to musical theatre envy</li><li>Why I used to believe badass belonged to everyone except me</li><li>The six words I created to redefine what badass means for women in business: Boundaries, Audacity, Done (over perfect), Authentic, Surviving, and Showing (up scared)</li><li>Why simply surviving a hard day in business is just as badass as a million-dollar launch</li><li>The story of my first webinar with zero attendees</li><li>An invitation to define what badass means to you, and the courage to claim it out loud</li></ul><p><br></p><p>This episode is a reminder that badass was never about being the coolest person in the room; it&#39;s about boundaries, audacity, authenticity, and showing up scared anyway.</p><p><br></p><p>If you&#39;ve ever felt like you don&#39;t measure up to the women you admire in business, this one&#39;s for you. You are already the badass you&#39;ve been looking for.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with Cat:</p><ul><li>Join my mailing list to be the first to know about my NEW fear program: ⁠<a href="https://catlouisedunn.myflodesk.com/mailing-list⁠">https://catlouisedunn.myflodesk.com/mailing-list⁠</a></li><li>Instagram: ⁠<a href="https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterileftpodcast/⁠">https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterileftpodcast/⁠</a></li><li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/catlouisedunn/">https://www.instagram.com/catlouisedunn/</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/catlouisedunn/">https://www.facebook.com/catlouisedunn</a></li><li>Linkedin: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/catlouisedunn/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/catlouisedunn</a></li><li>Website: <a href="https://catlouisedunn.com/">https://catlouisedunn.com</a></li><li>Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-after-i-left/id1815891092">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-after-i-left/id1815891092</a></li><li>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@catlouisedunn">https://www.youtube.com/@catlouisedunn</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Watch a snippet of my live Badass talk at Loev Moorabbin</strong></p><ul><li>https://www.instagram.com/p/DaB4NqcirU0/</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>EmpowerHer Legacy Paperback (NEW)</strong></p><p>You can grab a copy for your country at the links below.</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Australia: <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0H6ZJXFYD">https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0H6ZJXFYD</a></li><li>United Kingdom: <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H6ZJXFYD">https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H6ZJXFYD</a></li><li>USA: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H6ZJXFYD">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H6ZJXFYD</a></li><li>Germany: <a href="https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0H6ZJXFYD">https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0H6ZJXFYD</a></li><li>France: <a href="https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B0H6ZJXFYD">https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B0H6ZJXFYD</a></li><li>Spain: <a href="https://www.amazon.es/dp/B0H6ZJXFYD">https://www.amazon.es/dp/B0H6ZJXFYD</a></li><li>Italy: <a href="https://www.amazon.it/dp/B0H6ZJXFYD">https://www.amazon.it/dp/B0H6ZJXFYD</a></li><li>Netherlands: <a href="https://www.amazon.nl/dp/B0H6ZJXFYD">https://www.amazon.nl/dp/B0H6ZJXFYD</a></li><li>Poland: <a href="https://www.amazon.pl/dp/B0H6ZJXFYD">https://www.amazon.pl/dp/B0H6ZJXFYD</a></li><li>Sweden: <a href="https://www.amazon.se/dp/B0H6ZJXFYD">https://www.amazon.se