Episode #23 – The Moment You Know You’re Ready For More

In this powerful episode of The RISE Show, host Nathalie Banaszak explores that profound, quiet shift within a woman’s life when she realizes she has outgrown her current reality. Even when everything looks the same on the outside, there is a grounded truth that expresses itself as, "I am ready for more".

Nathalie dives into the "gap" between where you are and where you are meant to be, a space that often shows up in your business, income, and relationships. This episode is a call to stop negotiating with your vision and to stop shrinking to fit into rooms you have already expanded beyond. It is an invitation to move from a place of "lifting the room" to being in environments that lift and elevate you.

Through personal stories of pivoting her own brand and coaching business, Nathalie illustrates that the next level of your life doesn't begin with strategy or playing it safe; it begins with the courage to be an observer of your own evolution. She challenges listeners to release what is heavy and outdated—old conversations, relationships, and ways of thinking, to make room for the lighter, more aligned version of themselves.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Recognizing the Knowing: Why you cannot "un-know" the truth once you realize you have outgrown your current circumstances.
• Navigating the Gap: Identifying where the space between your current reality and your potential is showing up in your life.
• The Power of Environment: Why staying in limiting spaces feels heavy and how to seek environments that elevate your energy.
• Strategy vs. Truth: Why your next level starts with radical honesty rather than a new business tactic.
• Evolution of Identity: Lessons from Nathalie’s transition from mindset coaching to high-level mentoring and brand recreation.
• The "Less is More" Principle: Why expansion often requires removing noise and misalignment rather than adding more "doing".
• Nervous System Safety: Understanding why we resist change and how to lead yourself through the fear of expansion.
• Conquering Visibility Fear: Moving past the "Who am I to lead?" narrative to stand in your full message and truth.
• Sovereignty and Self-Agency: Why the "RISE Woman" doesn't wait for permission or the perfect moment.
• The Role of Vision: How permitting yourself to remember your vision changes your external timeline.

Key Takeaway
Growth is not about making your current reality "wrong," but about witnessing your own evolution. When you align your internal standards with your external actions, you stop waiting for your future and start meeting it.

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Transcript

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It's not about making anything wrong. It's not never about judging your current reality or yourself. It's about simply daring to be an observer, being the witness, and recognizing I have evolved. And with that evolution comes new standards. Welcome to the Rice Show, a podcast from highly driven spiritual women with big ideas, dreams, and visions. Audacious women, just like you, who are committed to their evolution and obsessed above all things personal growth, spirituality, manifestation, and feminine embodiment. I'm your host, Natalie Banasha, feminist success environment coach, and I'm here to support you on your journey and path of expansion. I know you're ready for so much more. Permission granted to go for greatness, your wildest desires, and the most radiant and full expression of the brand called you. Are you ready? Let's begin. Hello, beautiful, and welcome back to the Rice Show. I'm really happy you're here with me today. Uh, before we dive into today's episode, I'll share a short update of what I've been up to. Over the past weeks, I've been deep in refining and expanding the Rice world, really anchoring the next level of this work, including this season of the podcast. And it feels so good to be back here in this space with you. And I want to begin with something that I know you will recognize. Perhaps you're feeling this right now. Because there comes a moment in a woman's life where something profound shifts. And perhaps it doesn't look like that on the outside, but within, everything might visually appear to be and look the same: your life, your business, career, your relationships. But inside, there is a very clear knowing, a very grounded, very present truth that says, I'm ready for more. And the thing is, as with all things related to personal evolution, once you know, you cannot unknow it. This is how growth works, this is how expansion works. We we simply don't go backwards because we can't when we've seen beyond the illusion. We don't shrink back into what we've already outgrown. So if you're feeling this, if something in you has been quietly or or not so quietly saying, perhaps more loudly, there is more for me, something different, something else that feels more true, then this conversation is for you. So what I've seen so many women and what I've lived through many times myself is this space, this gap. You know, it is the gap between where you are and where you know you are meant to be. And this gap, it shows up in different ways, maybe in your business, maybe in your income, maybe in your relationships, your environment, your surroundings, or simply the life you know you're meant to be living. The truth is only you know what this more looks like for you. And it's not abstract, it is truth, and you feel it in very real ways, such as the room you're in, again, your surroundings in general, the conversations you're having, the level of thinking around you, the quality of your environment, sometimes, maybe always, you are the one bringing the highest energy in the room. You are the one holding the highest vision, you are the one with the big dreams, the one seeing what's possible, even more what could be possible. At some point, staying where you're at starts to feel limiting because you're no longer here to be the one lifting the entire room, you're here to be in environments that lift and elevate you too. And that realization it changes everything. This is also where we must get honest because your next level doesn't begin with strategy, it definitely doesn't begin with playing it safe, it begins with your truth, it begins with you asking yourself, where am I really standing right now? What in my life no longer feels aligned? What have I already outgrown? But I'm still holding on to. And this is so important. It's not about making anything wrong, it's not never about judging your current reality or yourself, it's about simply daring to be an observer, being the witness, and recognizing I have evolved. And with that evolution comes new standards. As an example, I remember when I was pivoting in my business a few years ago, moving from one level to another, and I was working as a mindset coach with wellness and holistic nutrition, guiding women in intuitive eating, emotional awareness, and connecting with themselves. And naturally, my work started to evolve. I found myself mentoring women and following their dreams, building businesses, stepping into something much bigger. At the same time, I was growing rapidly myself. And at some point, it became clear my external brand no longer reflected the deep work I was actually doing. I remember a conversation with a brilliant entrepreneur friend who said, Natalie, you hold so much power when you speak, but I don't see that in your brand. Sometimes that's all you need. A mirror. Something clicked instantly for me within me, and I made a decision to recreate my brand in a way that actually matched who I had become, and the vision I was holding, and that process showed me something I still stand by today. When personal branding is done intentional and well, it's not just strategy, it is powerful transformation. And what's interesting is that most women think that the next level requires more, more effort, more strategy, more doing. But in truth, your next level often requires less, less noise, less misalignment, less holding on to what no longer fits. And essentially then, this work is about removing what is no longer alive so that you can feel lighter, because you feel lighter when you release what's been heavy on you, such as letting go of outdated environments, old conversations, relationships that no longer match your energy, ways of thinking that keep you small internally and externally. Conscious language is a huge topic of its own. As you know, your thoughts and words become things. So you let go with a deeper awareness and aligned action, not with force, but with clarity and conscious choice and with love. And at the same time, we need to understand and talk about something that's so important. As human beings, we resist change. Not because something is wrong with us, but because our nervous system is wired for safety, our ego is wired for familiarity. So when you begin to expand, there will be a part of you that we want to stay where it feels known. And that's just normal, that's human. But here's the big shift: you don't let that part lead. You acknowledge it, you thank it, and then you put a hand on your heart, take a deep breath and say, All is well. I am safe and I'm still choosing forward. Now that's leadership. And a very common pattern I see in the women I work with is the fear of becoming visible. So this is not just posting on social media, but being fully seen as who you truly are. Sharing your voice, sharing your message, leading at the level you know you're capable of. And what often comes up in the work I do with my women is this who am I to speak? Who am I to lead at this level? Who am I to charge for this? So it's not only about strategy, it is about exposure. Because visibility means you are no longer hiding. And yes, that can feel terrifying. But what I witness again and again is that the moment a woman chooses to move anyway to stand in her truth, even when it feels uncomfortable, something shifts. She stops shrinking, she stops negotiating herself, and what opens up on the other side is beautiful freedom, it is growth, it is expansion. So this is also where we come into self-responsibility because the rise woman doesn't wait. As in, she doesn't wait for permission and she doesn't wait for the perfect moment because she understands that my life responds directly to who I choose to be today. So this is self-agency, this is self-empowerment, this is what I mean when I speak about sovereignty. And no, it doesn't just fall into either my or your lap. It truly requires a committed decision, it requires devotion over time, and most of all, it requires a willingness to evolve your identity because what got you here simply won't take you to your next level. And I want you to really imagine something with me. Imagine what if every single human being took full responsibility for the thoughts they think, the emotions they feel, the energy and intentions they bring into the world every day. Wow, we would live in a completely different reality. And this is the kind of leadership we get to step into now by expanding consciousness. And this is exactly why I created something for you: the rise radiant authority calibration, and where radiance meets ambition. So this is not a checklist, it's not a simple strategy, it is a reflection tool, it is a tool to invite you to deep contemplation, it is a space for you to explore and see where you truly are, so you can recognize what is no longer aligned and activate your next level. Because again and again and again, clarity changes everything. And when you see clearly and decide to take action on your insights, you move differently. And timelines change because you are in charge. This is always where I begin with the women I work with again, not just with you know strategy tactics, but with vision. Getting clear on what you truly desire, what you want, and allowing yourself to actually see it and to say yes. Yes is a beautiful word. So to feel your vision, to let your vision become real for you before it exists externally. Because your vision is not something you figure out, it's something you give yourself permission to remember. And from here, everything begins to change and shift for you. Because when you're clear on where you are going, you naturally start becoming the woman who belongs there, not through force, you know, working harder, but through this fierce alignment through the decisions you make, and this has everything to do with the standards you hold. It is about the way you choose to show up every single day. And this is where your true power is. So you are not waiting for your food future, you are meeting it. If you recognize yourself in this conversation, if you feel that knowing within you, I invite you to download the calibration. You'll find the link in the show notes. And I'm inviting you to take a moment for yourself, get really honest, and get clear and just notice what comes up, what shows up for you as you sit with this work. I also want to say this: this is a level of work I support women through inside my private mentorship. Visionary, ambitious women, just like you, who know they're ready, who are no longer available for plain smalls and self-sabotage in any way. Women who are devoted to their growth and expansion. And if you feel that you are not alone, you are never too much, you're not asking for too much, you're simply ready for what wants to emerge next in your life. And this is exactly the kind of world we are building together inside Rice. So this is where women like you and me and beyond borders, we support each other, we elevate each other, and we lead together from a place of alignment, truth, power, and wholeness. Thank you for being here. And remember, the moment you know you're ready for more, the moment you decide to say yes, it is the moment everything begins to change. If you loved this podcast, please go ahead and subscribe. That way you get updates anytime I post a new episode. And if you're feeling extra generous, go ahead and share this with a sister you know needs to hear this message and leave it for me. It would mean so much as I love to vision the world with more feminine embodied leaders. If you're looking to find a pro, evolve, and expand your life and business, connect with me on Instagram and sign up from Vibe and Twitter. Get ready to receive special announcements, inspiration, high vibe, self-empowerment, tips, tacs, and tools on how to become the woman you most want to be by Instagram box. Link in the show notes. Until next time, have a gorgeous week.