The Badass Leader: Helping High-Achieving Women Lead with Calm, Clarity, and Deep Self-Trust
Hosted by executive coach and former Fortune 500 leader Coco Duan, this podcast explores what it truly takes to become a badass leader—someone who leads with calm, clarity, courage, and deep self-trust.
Many high-achieving women are already badass.
They just don’t feel like one.
Because the Good Girl conditioning that helped them succeed is still running the show—driving overwork, people-pleasing, perfectionism, and constant pressure to prove.
Through this podcast, Coco helps you unlearn those patterns so you can stop performing and start leading from your real power.
Each episode offers practical tools and insights on topics such as:
• Regulate your nervous system to create internal safety and expand your capacity to handle pressure
• Unlearn Good Girl conditioning (play safe, please, and prove)
• Reclaim your voice, boundaries, and sense of self
• Realign how you lead—so you can show up calm, clear, and deeply self-trusting
With 20+ years of corporate leadership experience and deep personal transformation, Coco has helped women around the world step into the leaders they already are.
A Badass Leader.
Learn more about her 1:1 Badass Leader Program:
https://www.cocoduancoaching.com/vip-coaching
The Badass Leader: Helping High-Achieving Women Lead with Calm, Clarity, and Deep Self-Trust
31: Why You’re Overworking (and How to Break the Perfectionism Cycle for Good)
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If you’ve ever spent hours tweaking one email… or rehearsed your presentation a dozen times and still felt “not ready”… or said no to an amazing opportunity because you didn’t feel perfect yet—this episode is for you.
In this deeply personal and practical episode, I share how I broke free from years of perfectionist patterns that kept me stuck in overwork, self-doubt, and stress—even after becoming a successful Fortune 500 executive. I walk you through my Triple P Method (Pause, Prioritize, Practice), a neuroscience-backed tool I now teach my clients to help rewire the perfectionist brain and nervous system from the root.
You’ll also hear the real reason behind your perfectionism (hint: it’s not about being excellent—it’s about feeling safe), how it’s impacting your confidence and energy, and what’s possible when you start letting go of unrealistic standards.
If you’re ready to stop overthinking and overdoing—and start leading with more clarity, confidence, and courage—this episode will show you the first step.
👉 Want to build your Grounded & Unshakable Confidence? I offer a free 45-minute clarity call to help you gain insight into where you are now, where you want to go, and what’s holding you back. If you’re ready to take action, email me at coco@cocoduancoaching.com.
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Until next time, remember: Be kind to yourself.
Want to go from Good Girl to Badass Leader—calm, clear, and deeply self-trusting?
I offer a free 60-minute consultation to help you get clear on where you are, where you want to go, and what’s holding you back.
From there, we’ll explore what working together could look like.
Book your call:
https://calendly.com/cocoduancoaching/1-hr-consultation