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Rewrite Your Story: Human Behavior as the Key to Leadership and Growth

  • Writer: Carly Pepin
    Carly Pepin
  • Oct 20
  • 2 min read

In this featured episode of The Entrepreneurial You podcast, the conversation dives deep into the powerful intersection of human behavior, leadership, and sustainable business growth. The discussion highlights a truth often overlooked: the stories we tell ourselves shape how we lead, scale, and show up in our businesses.



Your Internal Narrative is Your Greatest Competitive Advantage


Whether you’re a founder, executive, or team leader, your internal dialogue directly influences your decisions, your culture, and your company’s trajectory. In this episode, we explore how flawed internal stories—like “I’m not enough,” or “something is missing”—can quietly undermine leadership effectiveness and strategic clarity. These narratives often fuel imposter syndrome, overextension, burnout, and inconsistent performance.


But the solution isn’t just tactical—it’s behavioral.


When you change the way you perceive yourself, you change what you believe you’re capable of. And when leaders expand their self-awareness and dissolve outdated internal narratives, they create space for aligned decisions, authentic leadership, and scalable growth.



Key Takeaways from the Conversation


  • Why leadership challenges often stem from internal misperceptions

    Burnout, delegation resistance, team dysfunction—all of these often have roots in personal identity, unresolved narratives, or misplaced comparisons.

  • How imposter syndrome stems from disowning parts of yourself

    If you admire something in someone else, it already exists in you—just in a different form. Learning how to identify and reintegrate those traits increases your confidence and impact as a leader.

  • Why mindset must evolve alongside business strategy

    As your business scales, your internal capacity must grow with it. Personal development isn’t separate from business—it is the foundation for sustainable performance.

  • How to rewrite limiting stories that keep you stuck

    By recognizing outdated beliefs and learning how to shift them, leaders can move from fear-based action to clear, confident decision-making.

  • The importance of building a business that reflects your values

    Clarity on your highest values and purpose allows you to lead with alignment, attract the right people, and grow without sacrificing what matters most.


Unlike typical leadership advice that focuses solely on tactics or mindset, this episode shows how to integrate both. It’s a conversation that challenges outdated models of success, invites deeper introspection, and offers practical tools to help leaders move from reactive habits to intentional growth.


Listeners will gain real-world insight into how high-performing leaders across industries use behavioral science and self-awareness to build resilient teams, improve culture, and grow businesses they’re proud of.


If you’re ready to stop operating from outdated stories and lead from a place of clarity, confidence, and alignment—this episode is a must-listen.


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