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 – What Number Do You Need to Hit to Finally Feel Free?

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Hosted by HerBusiness

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11 June 2026

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This is one of the most common questions women in business carry… but rarely talk about.

We think: “Once I hit this point, I can finally slow down.”

But the goalpost will always move, there will always be a new milestone to hit, and the time for freedom keeps getting pushed.

In this #AskSuzi episode, Suzi Dafnis reveals what real business success looks like — and if your financial freedom and emotional freedom are the same thing.

We’re discussing the habits, identities, and beliefs that women use to build their businesses, and why we don’t like letting them go.

Let’s talk about what becomes possible when we realise freedom is not a destination we work for at all.

You’ll also discover in this episode: 

  • Why the pace of our lives is often driven less by circumstance and more by identity
  • How social reward and guilt keep high-achieving women stuck in patterns they no longer need
  • Why women can become financially successful and still feel unable to stop pushing
  • The difference between responding and being responsible (and why collapsing the two costs you your freedom)
  • Three questions to sit with this week that will start to shift how you think about freedom

 

 

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About the host

Suzi Dafnis

Hi there. I’m Suzi Dafnis, CEO at HerBusiness. My BIG passion is helping women business owners to grow and scale their business, so that they can create their ideal lifestyle and make a difference in the world. Every day I am inspired by the more than 30,000 amazing women (and men!) in our community and I love finding the best education, mentors, and resources from around the globe, to help them get the skills, knowledge, and support they need to succeed. It’s been my privilege to lead HerBusiness (formerly The Australian Businesswomen’s Network) for the past 23 years (two+ decades – WOW!) because, whilst I’ve enjoyed success in business, I’ve also experienced the highs and the lows – sometimes you can feel on top of the world and in control and other times you can feel isolated, exhausted and stuck. What has made the biggest difference for me has always been having great people around me and having a lifelong commitment to learning. That’s why I am so passionate about the work we do here at HerBusiness – providing a Connection Network for women in business to get the mentors, contacts, referrals, knowledge, and skills they need to grow their confidence, make more money, build their businesses, expand their network and create the lives they love. My entrepreneurial journey started in the spare room of my Sydney apartment in 1994 when my business partner and I started a boutique events company that represented speakers and authors from the USA, here in Australia. Over the years I’ve grown multiple multi-million dollar businesses in the events, publishing and education niches – with teams in Australia, New Zealand, and the USA. Not everything has worked and there has been a degree of trial and error, and a lot of bumps in the road. But I have always had a strong commitment to always surrounding myself with great mentors and like-minded peers – a Connection Network that I can depend on and who can depend on me to be there for them too. I truly do what I love, every day.  

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