How do you keep showing up when you feel like a complete fraud?
As Sue Hawkes built a career helping leaders find clarity, her own life was quietly unraveling behind the scenes. Her businesses were struggling, her family was facing devastating loss, and a single unopened letter revealed she was about to lose her home. You’ll hear how she navigated that breaking point in real time, simplified everything down to what truly mattered, and rebuilt her life and leadership from the ground up.
What you’ll learn in this episode:
00:02:30 — How everything can collapse at once—and what that moment really feels like
00:06:45 — How simplifying your world becomes the only way to move forward
00:10:30 — What it takes to ask for help when your identity is built on having answers
00:14:45 — The daily practices that create stability when life feels out of control
00:19:00 — How to build systems and habits that carry you through uncertainty
00:29:30 — What resilience looks like when a new wave of challenges hits later in life
00:41:15 — Why seeing problems as “just an issue” can completely change how you lead
Thank you to Sue for being on our show.
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