A simple moment—a kid feeling overwhelmed by second-grade responsibilities—opens the door to a bigger truth: life keeps asking more of us, and the way we answer shapes who we become. That set the stage for our conversation with Scharrell Jackson, a leader who turned “amazing” from a word into a way of living. From her rise through finance and operations to founding a leadership consulting firm, Scharrell shows why chasing titles is hollow and how becoming your best self pulls titles and opportunity toward you.

We dig into the mindset and mechanics that make growth real. Scharrell breaks down the chain from thoughts to habits—how your self-talk becomes your behavior—and why an honest personal inventory is the first step to confidence. She shares the role of a small, trusted tribe that tells you the truth, and the discipline to study, ship, and negotiate from value. Her time as a single mom of three anchors it all: morning routines that set the tone, systems that replaced guilt, shared responsibility at home, and the hard choices that turned sacrifice into momentum.

A stroke accelerated her pivot from the C-suite to entrepreneurship, sharpening her focus on impact over prestige. Scharrell is direct about what stops most people—fear and confusion—and how to move anyway. Build tools to act while afraid, get crystal clear on your end game, define the problem you solve, and prove your results. If you’ve felt stuck or unsure whether you’re “qualified,” this conversation offers both the inspiration and the blueprint: clarity, courage, consistency.

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