79: Empty Nest, New Beginnings, and Life Transitions for Women Leaders
Episode 7912th September 2025 • Beyond the Title • Dr. Phildra Swagger
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Have you ever poured yourself into a role — parenting, leading, building your business, or climbing your career ladder — only to wake up one day and realize the role has shifted and the room now feels quiet?

That’s when the real questions rise up:

💭 Am I still valuable? What’s next for me? Who am I without the title? What’s my pivot?

If you’ve wrestled with these questions, this episode of Beyond the Title is for you. I share three powerful lessons from Benjamin Hardy’s book Be Your Future Self Now. These ideas have shaped my life transitions as both a full-time entrepreneur and a new empty-nester — and they’ll give you practical steps to build a future that’s not only successful, but also joyful.

Key lesson: Identity is shaped by action. As Hardy says, “Your future self is not something you discover; it’s something you decide and build, starting now.”

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