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This week, entrepreneur and leadership consultant Lucy Donald joins Steve for a conversation about self-trust, personal growth, and the courage to change. Drawing on her journey through sobriety, entrepreneurship, and self-discovery, Lucy explores what it means to recognize when an environment no longer serves you and why meaningful change begins when the discomfort of staying the same outweighs the fear of doing something different.
Lucy challenges us to rethink our relationship with ourselves and the role it plays in how we show up in every area of life. She shares how building self-awareness, changing the way we speak to ourselves, and developing self-trust can help us recognize our own value and navigate uncertainty. From learning new skills to celebrating incremental progress, Lucy reminds us that we are not limited to the person we are today and that consistent effort can shape who we become.
In this episode, you’ll hear about:
- Why meaningful change begins when staying the same becomes more uncomfortable than changing
- How self-awareness, self-talk, and self-trust work together to support personal growth
- Why your environment can either support your growth or keep you stuck
- How consistent effort and a growth mindset help you build confidence and develop new skills
- Why understanding your value makes it easier to set boundaries, negotiate, and say no
- How redefining success around quality, time, and personal priorities can change the way you work and live
Whether you’re feeling stuck, questioning the direction of your career, or recognizing that the life you’ve built no longer reflects who you want to become, this conversation is an invitation to trust yourself, embrace uncertainty, and consider what might be possible if you gave yourself permission to grow.
Listen now and ask yourself: Where in your life are you being called to change, and what would it take to trust yourself enough to take that next step?
About the guest:
Lucy Donald is a 43-year-old mum of two, entrepreneur and founder of two multi-million-dollar consultancy businesses.
Her career began in the media industry, working with the BBC and ITV, before she moved into the mining sector, where she has spent the past 20 years partnering with some of the world’s largest mining companies to build their executive and leadership teams across the globe.
Lucy is also an Executive Coach and NLP Practitioner, with a passion for leadership, human potential, mindset and personal transformation. She hosts a podcast within the mining industry and is known for combining her commercial experience with a genuine interest in people and what drives them.
Away from business, Lucy is a keen jump roper and an ambassador for jump-rope and leisurewear brands.
Lucy is also four years sober. What began as a deeply personal journey has become an important part of her story, leading to opportunities to speak publicly about sobriety, resilience, mindset and the process of changing your life from the inside out.
She brings a unique mix of business, leadership, personal development, parenting, sobriety and wellbeing to every conversation.
Connect with Lucy Donald:
Website: https://dpaworldwide.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucydonald/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dpa_worldwide
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