In this episode, we explore one of the most overlooked truths about career advancement:

👉Nothing changes when you think about it. Everything changes when you decide.

High performers believe they need more clarity, more information, more certainty before they move.

But that belief is costing you more than just time, it’s costing you authority, momentum, and the daily grind of second-guessing yourself. What is the real cost of letting this loop run for another six months?

But leaders know that clarity is created through commitment, not contemplation.

This episode reveals why overthinking is the mental version of overworking, why it keeps you attached to your old identity, and why your next level is activated not through effort, but through a single, grounded decision.

If you’re stuck in loops of analysis, doubt, or hesitation… you don’t need to stop thinking. You just need a new frame for action. How could you step into your leadership right now, before you even finish this episode? This conversation holds the key to your breakthrough.

✨ Inside This Episode You’ll Discover:

• Why overthinking feels productive but keeps you stuck
• The hidden connection between overthinking and fear of visibility
• The identity shift from performer → leader
• Why high performers wait for clarity but leaders create it
• The energetic power of a decision and why it changes everything
• What really happens in your career when you choose the next level instead of thinking about it.

🔥 Reflection Question

Where are you delaying your leadership by overthinking?

Sit with this. The answer is usually the doorway to your next level.

💫 If You Loved This Episode…

When you listen to this episode, you will immediately stop protecting your old identity and feel the momentum shift. Take a screenshot, tag me on Instagram @thepowerhousecode, and share your biggest insight. Your message might just be the activation someone else needs.

References:

• ElevateYou Program: www.thepowerhousecode.com/waitlist2025

Connect with Samantha:

• Website: thepowerhousecode.com
• Instagram: @thepowerhousecode
• LinkedIn: Samantha Van Hoof Flores
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thepowerhousecode

What if the real question isn't "What do I need to do?" but "Who do I need to be?" Most people focus on doing more, learning more, and getting another degree. But that's what keeps you stuck on the career treadmill—going faster but getting nowhere.

In this episode:

• Why asking "What do I need to do?" keeps you stuck
• The power shift from doing to being
• How to embody your next-level self before you get there
• The backpack metaphor: What you need to unlearn to rise
• Why unlearning is more powerful than learning more

Ready to get off the treadmill? Stop focusing on doing more. Start embodying who you need to be. Subscribe to Unlocked: Your Career by Design on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, leave a five-star review, and share with someone ready to make this shift. Because lifting one woman lifts us all.

References:

• ElevateYou Program: www.thepowerhousecode.com/waitlist2025
• Ready to design your career intentionally? DM Samantha to explore your options: thepowerhousecode.com/contact

Connect with Samantha:

• Website: thepowerhousecode.com
• Instagram: @thepowerhousecode
• LinkedIn: Samantha Van Hoof Flores
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thepowerhousecode

You know the moment. You've just finished a major project or gave it your all last year, and the praise is nowhere to be found. Instead, you get the review that lands like a punch. That familiar knot in your stomach flares up. The immediate urge to get defensive and dismiss the messenger kicks in. We’ve all been there, but what is the real cost of that reaction?

Here is the truth that you might not realize: that stinging feedback is rarely an attack, it’s a mirror. If you’re still avoiding that reflection, you are unconsciously blocking the path to your next opportunity. This episode reveals the secret mistake high-achievers make when they receive tough criticism.

In this episode, Samantha Flores unpacks the hidden value of negative feedback, and how to turn it into the single most powerful, untapped career accelerator you’ll ever have.

You’ll learn:

• Why the feedback that hurts the most often holds your biggest growth opportunity
• How to separate feedback from your identity, and use it as data
• The precise language senior leaders really mean when they give tough feedback (and how to respond to instantly gain respect)
• How to reframe feedback into actionable clarity that strengthens your presence and influence

This episode isn’t about learning to like negative feedback, it’s about learning to leverage it. Tune in now, and by the end of this episode, you’ll be actively seeking out the criticism that will fast-track your success.

References:

• ElevateYou Program: www.thepowerhousecode.com/waitlist2025

Connect with Samantha:

• Website: thepowerhousecode.com
• Instagram: @thepowerhousecode
• LinkedIn: Samantha Van Hoof Flores
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thepowerhousecode

When everything feels stuck, the reorgs, the missed promotions, the gnawing sense that your effort isn’t matching your outcomes, it’s easy to spiral into frustration and self-doubt. It’s a frustrating loop that plays on repeat.

You start asking:

• “Why is this happening to me?”
• “Why do others get ahead when I’m giving everything?”
• “Why am I not being recognized?”

But here’s the thing: These “why” questions are the real villain. They keep you trapped in reflection without direction, circling the same drain of frustration.

The moment you shift your focus, everything changes. Imagine trading that looping frustration for a clear, actionable path forward.

This episode reveals how the questions you ask dictate the results you get. You’ll discover:

• Why “why” questions sabotage your progress and keep you stuck
• How to instantly shift your energy and attention toward possibility
• The one simple link between better questions and decisive leadership
• Why clarity follows decision, not the other way around

If you’re in a season of career confusion, change, or stagnation, this episode will help you reconnect with your power and start designing what’s next with intention.

Stop asking for answers and start building outcomes.

Because when you start asking better questions, you don’t just get better answers, you unlock better outcomes.

Ready to step into your powerhouse identity? Start asking the right questions and listen now on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and if this episode resonates, please leave a five-star review, it helps others rise as well.

References:

• ElevateYou Program: www.thepowerhousecode.com/waitlist2025

Connect with Samantha:

• Website: thepowerhousecode.com
• Instagram: @thepowerhousecode
• LinkedIn: Samantha Van Hoof Flores
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thepowerhousecode

What if the reason you feel overlooked isn't because you're missing a skill or a degree, but because you've been taught to earn your worth instead of own your value? The shift from overlooked to unstoppable isn't about adding more to your plate. It's about unleashing the powerhouse you already are and leading from that inherent power.

In this episode, you will discover:

• The crucial mindset shift between proving your worth and owning your value, so you can finally break free from the cycle of seeking external validation.
• Our proprietary framework, the 3 C's of the Powerhouse Professional (Clarity, Confidence, Credibility), to build an unshakeable foundation for your career.
• Why confidence is a decision, not a feeling, giving you the power to command any room, any time.
• How to stop waiting for permission and start leading with presence, **making you the go-to leader for high
• The turning point that changes everything (hint: it's not another certification)

Ready to step into your powerhouse identity? Stop proving. Start owning. Listen now on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and if this episode resonates, please leave a five-star review, it helps others rise as well.

References:

• ElevateYou Program: www.thepowerhousecode.com/waitlist2025
• Ready to design your career intentionally? DM Samantha to explore your options: thepowerhousecode.com/contact

Connect with Samantha:

• Website: thepowerhousecode.com
• Instagram: @thepowerhousecode
• LinkedIn: Samantha Van Hoof Flores
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thepowerhousecode

No one is coming to tap you on the shoulder and offer you your dream job. If you don’t intentionally design your career, the corporate system will design one for you. Best case? You'll plateau. Worst case? You’ll wake up five years from now in a role you never wanted, wondering, “How did I end up here?”

In this episode, you will discover:

• The most dangerous misconception that keeps talented professionals passively waiting for a promotion that never comes.
• The critical difference between a “Career by Chance” (reactive and stressful) and a “Career by Design” (proactive and empowering).
• The proprietary 5-Part Career by Design Framework, the exact blueprint to move from passenger to the architect of your future.
• How to stop giving your power away to managers and performance reviews and put it firmly back in your own hands.

Ready to stop being a passenger in your own career? Stop waiting for someone else to hand you opportunities. It's time to become the architect of the career you actually want. Subscribe to Unlocked: Your Career by Design on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, leave a five-star review, and share with a powerhouse friend who's ready to stop leaving her future to chance. Because lifting one woman lifts us all.

References:

• ElevateYou Program: www.thepowerhousecode.com/waitlist2025

Connect with Samantha:

• Website: thepowerhousecode.com
• Instagram: @thepowerhousecode
• LinkedIn: Samantha Van Hoof Flores
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thepowerhousecode

You're working harder than ever, getting stellar reviews, and yet your career is stalled. You're doing everything right, so why does it feel so wrong? The truth is, your biggest career obstacles aren't your boss, your workload, or the company culture. They are the invisible habits and patterns quietly sabotaging your success from the inside. They erode your confidence, cost you credibility, and make you invisible when it matters most.

In this episode, you’ll uncover:

• Career Killer #1: The Inner Glass Ceiling - How you unconsciously limit your own potential and how to shatter that barrier for good.
• Career Killer #2: The Performance Review Trap - Why relying on praise and positive feedback is actually keeping you playing small.
• Career Killer #3: Waiting to Be Chosen - The passive habit that guarantees you'll be overlooked for career-defining opportunities.
• The blueprint to reclaim control from these patterns and stop letting them dictate your future.
• What becomes possible when you flip the script, master your mindset, and become your own biggest advocate.

Ready to stop being your own worst enemy and start getting the opportunities you've earned? Subscribe to Unlocked: Your Career by Design on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, leave a five-star review, and share with a colleague who's ready to finally get out of her own way. Because lifting one woman lifts us all.

References:

• ElevateYou Program: www.thepowerhousecode.com/waitlist2025

Connect with Samantha:

• Website: thepowerhousecode.com
• Instagram: @thepowerhousecode
• LinkedIn: Samantha Van Hoof Flores
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thepowerhousecode

For 18 years, school programmed you with a simple formula: Hard work = success. You were taught that if you just put in the hours and got the best results, you'd be rewarded. But now you're in the corporate world, and that formula isn't working. You're constantly proving your value, but you're still being passed over. If being the best was enough, wouldn't every talented professional you know already be leading?

In this episode, you will discover:

• Why the "more work, more value" mindset is the biggest myth in corporate environments.
• How being the dependable "backbone" of your team actually makes you invisible to leadership.
• The crucial difference between being busy with output-focused work and strategically positioning yourself for your next promotion.
• The three pillars of authentic branding that get you recognized without feeling like you're "selling out."
• Why 70% of professionals struggle to build a powerful brand, and the simple shift to join the 30% who get it right.

Ready to stop being the best-kept secret in your company? Stop waiting for your hard work to be noticed and start taking control of your career trajectory. Subscribe to Unlocked: Your Career by Design on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, leave a five-star review, and share this with a colleague who is ready to finally get the recognition they've earned. Because lifting one woman lifts us all.

References:

• ElevateYou Program: www.thepowerhousecode.com/waitlist2025

Connect with Samantha:

• Website: thepowerhousecode.com
• Instagram: @thepowerhousecode
• LinkedIn: Samantha Van Hoof Flores
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thepowerhousecode