You tell yourself you're being strategic. That you're building collaborations, finding complementary skill sets, creating win-win partnerships. But what if the real reason you keep looking for someone else to do it with you is because you don't believe you're enough on your own?

Andrea Janzen built a wildly successful leadership development company in one of the most male-dominated industries on the planet: construction. She's coached over 1,000 construction professionals, works with multinational companies, hosts the Ambition Theory Podcast, and is a Forbes contributor. On the outside, she's absolutely killing it.

But for years, Andrea was running a story underneath all that success. A story that said she wasn't legitimate without an HR background. That she needed partners to fill her gaps. That her energy and authentic approach weren't enough to carry her business forward.

The cost? She almost missed massive opportunities. She hid her greatest strengths. She exhausted herself trying to prove her worth. And even when she was achieving goals she'd journaled about years earlier, she couldn't let herself feel successful.

Until a client said five words that changed everything: "We just want to work with you."

• The "not enough" story that drove her to seek business partners from scarcity, not strategy (and how to tell the difference)
• Why high achievers mistake imposter syndrome for missing credentials, when the real issue is hiding their genius
• The moment a client reflected back what she couldn't see in herself (and why we need mirrors when building something new)
• How over-functioning and resentment are your body's way of telling you you've abandoned personal responsibility
• Why she can journal about goals, achieve them years later, and still not feel successful (and what actually needs to shift)
• The practice of looking back at where you were five years ago as medicine for "never enough"
• How setting a 3pm work boundary and a shutdown ritual actually accelerated her business growth
• Why Santa now deposits $100/month for mandatory date nights (and what her kids are learning about prioritizing relationships)
• The difference between partnerships built from lack versus partnerships built from abundance
• Why solo time in nature, crime novels at the library, and protecting her energy are non-negotiables for showing up powerfully

• Told yourself you needed more credentials, certifications, or partners before you could really go for it
• Built something impressive but secretly felt like an imposter the entire time
• Looked for others to validate or legitimize what you're creating instead of trusting yourself
• Achieved goals you set years ago but moved the bar so fast you never celebrated
• Known you were over-functioning and carrying everything, then resented others for not stepping up
• Felt more comfortable being "strategic" about collaboration than admitting you're scared to do it alone
• Wondered if your authentic energy and approach could really be enough in a world that values traditional credentials

Andrea Janzen is a Certified Executive Coach with an MBA, the host of the Ambition Theory Podcast, a Forbes contributor, and a top-rated speaker. She is passionate about coaching construction professionals to develop themselves, set leadership goals, and get results. Since 2018, Andrea has coached and trained over 1,000 construction professionals. Before becoming a coach, Andrea was a marketing leader who worked on some of the world's best-known brands.

Connect with Andrea:

• Ambition Theory
• Ambition Theory Podcast
• Leadership Accelerator for Women in Construction
• Building Better Report

Ready to stop hiding behind partnerships and step into what you're actually capable of?

Here's what Andrea's story reveals: The "not enough" story doesn't go away with more credentials, more partners, or more proof. It goes away when you finally see what's been true all along, that your energy, your authentic approach, your unique way of seeing things, that's not a gap to fill. That's your genius.

But most high achievers can't see this on their own. We need someone to hold up the mirror, to name the pattern we're running, to show us where we're hiding instead of leading.

That's exactly what the Congruency Audit does.

The Congruency Audit is where we look at the gap between the success you've built on the outside and what you're actually feeling on the inside. We'll identify the exact "not enough" story keeping you stuck, the ways you're over-functioning or seeking external validation instead of trusting yourself, and what it's going to take for you to finally create success that feels as good on the inside as it looks on the outside.

If Andrea's story hit you somewhere deep, if you recognized yourself in the pattern of seeking partners from scarcity or achieving goals without feeling successful, this call is for you.

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This isn't about optimizing the version of yourself you built to survive. It's about creating congruence so the life you've built doesn't just look good, it finally feels right.