High achievers don't always have many close friends. Some of it is our fault, and some of it is how society sees high achievers.
If this is something you can relate to, or you're just curious, listen as Diane Rolston, our host, reveals why high-achieving women struggle to maintain friendships.
She shares the second episode in her friendships series, breaking down the reasons we lose friends (or never make them in the first place) and why society screws us over in this area.
Listen to learn these key takeaways:
- The obvious reason everyone assumes, but there's a deeper layer to why it actually keeps us stuck that most people miss
- The Virtual Assistant client's wake-up call and what had to shift
- Why something that happens every time we level up quietly kills our friendships without us even noticing
- The dangerous lie high achievers tell themselves that turns "soon" into "never"
- The vulnerable truth high achievers don't admit to that keeps them from reaching out even when they desperately want to
- How society screws us over with three specific assumptions that make everything worse
- Why the most successful, capable women are often the loneliest and what happens when they try to be vulnerable
- Which three areas of life get sacrificed first (and why friends are always one of them)
- The structural problem: it's not just about losing friendships, it's the way our lives and businesses are set up that doesn't support them
- Why you need to check on your strong friends, and what happens when people don't
The truth? We don't just lose friendships. Multiple forces work against us. But you can design this part of your life with intention.
Coming up in this series: the friendship gap no one talks about, and how to build meaningful friendships as a busy woman.
Listen to the previous episode “The 50 Friends by 50 Challenge (And What It’s Teaching Me) with Diane Rolston (DW358)“: https://dynamic-women.captivate.fm/episode/the-50-friends-by-50-challenge-and-what-its-teaching-me-with-diane-rolston-dw358
Want to be invited to join Diane’s NEW high-level, like-minded group of women? Email her at diane@dianerolston.com.
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This show’s host, Diane Rolston, is called THE Expert on Being Dynamic and living a Dynamic Life. She specializes in coaching high-achieving women who want to be successful AND satisfied. She is a Certified Professional Coach, International Speaker, 11-time Author, and host of the five-time award-winning Dynamic Women Podcast, ranked in the top 2.5% of podcasts.
Diane has been recognized with multiple awards for her professional accomplishments and for the powerful impact she has on the women she inspires and empowers. Chicken Soup for the Soul co-creator Jack Canfield describes her as “an amazing woman” doing “incredible work helping women develop holistic lives of balance.”
Through her program, VA Made Easy, she helps entrepreneurs go from task overwhelm to business ease by hiring and training Virtual Assistants for them while also providing proven systems, processes, and strategies for success.
Outside of her work, Diane is a mother of two, a soccer player, and a stand-up comedy rookie, always embracing new challenges and personal growth.
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