What if your intuition is your greatest business strategy? Susie Schaefer is a transformational book coach and founder of Finish the Damn Book Publishing, known for helping authors turn their stories into movements. With a unique blend of business strategy, publishing expertise, and intuitive insight, she empowers entrepreneurs, executives, and thought leaders to share their message in a way that creates real impact. Combining her background in marketing, human resources, media, and performance with her spiritual gifts as an intuitive channel, Susie guides clients beyond just writing a book—into building a brand, a platform, and a legacy. Her work bridges strategy and soul, helping authors heal, express, and amplify their voice while creating meaningful change in the world. In this powerful episode, we break down how to build a soul-aligned, high-performance business without choosing between spirituality and success. From healing worthiness wounds to turning intuition into income—this is your blueprint for conscious, profitable growth. Enjoy, sovereigns! Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or your favorite podcast listening platform. You can also watch the episode on Youtube. Quotes: “You don’t have to choose between your spiritual gifts and your business—when you integrate them, everything changes.” ~ Susie Schaefer “Building a brand isn’t just about visibility—it’s about alignment.” ~ Kimberly Spencer “When you stop hiding parts of yourself and bring them into your business, your business can change almost overnight.” ~ Susie Schaefer Moments of Note: 00:00 – The Truth About Building a Soul-Aligned Business Why you don’t have to choose between spirituality and success 01:30 – Intuition vs Strategy: Why You Need Both to Scale How integrating your gifts creates exponential business growth 03:00 – Oracle Reading: How to Align Visibility with Revenue Spiritual insight on leveraging intuition for business success 06:00 – Healing Self-Worth to Unlock Business Growth The connection between self-love, money, and manifestation 09:00 – Why Entrepreneurs Overcomplicate Business Returning to simplicity, creativity, and aligned action 11:00 – The Hidden Root of Visibility Blocks How worthiness wounds stop you from being seen 13:00 – Rewriting Limiting Beliefs from Childhood Inner child healing and its impact on leadership and success 15:30 – Trusting Your Intuition in Business Decisions How to follow internal guidance—even when it feels scary 18:00 – Overcoming Fear, Doubt, and Imposter Syndrome The mindset shifts required for high-performance leadership 20:00 – Alignment vs Burnout: Where Entrepreneurs Go Wrong Why forcing growth slows your success 22:00 – How to Get Back Into Alignment Faster Practical tools to move through resistance and fear 24:30 – Why Other People’s Opinions Don’t Matter in Business Stepping into sovereign leadership and authentic expression 26:30 – Breaking Free from “Plagiarized Programming” Letting go of outdated business rules that don’t serve you 28:30 – Imposter Syndrome as a Sign of Growth Why feeling uncomfortable means you’re expanding 30:30 – How to Expand Without Overwhelming Your Nervous System Sustainable growth through integration and embodiment 33:00 – The Truth About Quantum Leaps in Business Why real growth still happens one step at a time 35:00 – Sales as a Spiritual Practice Reframing sales as service and aligned conversation 38:00 – How to Sell Without Feeling Pushy or Desperate Shifting from lack energy to confidence and clarity 40:30 – Building Financial Stability While Growing Your Business Why bridge income and boundaries matter 43:00 – The Power of Systems, Structure, and Scalability How to move from hustle to sustainable success 45:30 – Leveraging Relationships for Business Growth Why referrals are your most powerful marketing strategy 48:00 – Creating Repeatable Referral Systems That Scale How to generate consistent, aligned clients 50:30 – From Struggle to Success: Turning Point Moments What shifted from survival mode to aligned expansion 53:00 – Integrating Spiritual Gifts into Your Business Model How authenticity accelerates growth and attraction 55:30 – Rapid Fire: Money Mindset, Success Habits & Leadership Quick insights on wealth, identity, and self-leadership 58:30 – What It Means to Truly “Crown Yourself” Owning your power, rewarding yourself, and leading with sovereignty Mentions + Additional Resources: Finish the Damn Book PodcastSusie Schaefer on InstagramSusie’s Website Transcript: For a full episode transcript, it can be found here. Sharables: For sharable images, quotes, and other social media posts to add some royal sparkle to your socials (with proper tagging and credit, of course), they can be found here. ____________ 📺 YOUTUBE TIPS PLAYLISTS: The Crown ...
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