The $75K Mistake that Helped Me Trust My Inner Knowing
Powerhouse Women
Lindsey Schwartz
4.9 • 912 Ratings
🗓️ 2 December 2025
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Before there was the Powerhouse Women you see today, there was a tiny seed, a small voice. Today, I share the story of how a $75,000 mistake ended up being the most valuable lesson about business I've ever learned. This was the moment that I could have viewed as a massive failure… but instead, it became an opportunity to connect back into my inner knowing. I reveal how to reframe any expected detours life throws your way into a powerful asset that'll help you tap into your big vision, listen to your intuition, and move powerfully from 2025 to 2026.
HIGHLIGHTS
00:00 Why our failures and mistakes are all a part of the growth journey.
05:15 Why I'm focusing on intuition going into the new year.
11:10 The $75K mistake I made + what it taught me about business.
16:20 How to reframe detours into a lesson in trusting your inner knowing.
20:40 What do you need to powerfully move into 2026?
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Before there was an 800-person event, before there was everything that people see powerhouse |
| 0:06.8 | women as now, there was just this still small voice. There was this tiny seed of an idea. |
| 0:12.3 | And that small voice was always giving me the very next little tiny baby step to take |
| 0:18.3 | in the direction of what would eventually unfold to become what people |
| 0:22.3 | see today. So why would I doubt that I'm still being guided in that same way? |
| 0:29.9 | Welcome to Powerhouse Women, the podcast for women who know they are ready for more. |
| 0:37.1 | Let's go. |
| 0:39.0 | Introducing your host and the founder of Powerhouse Women, Lindsay Schwartz. |
| 0:44.3 | Hi. |
| 0:45.3 | If you're hungry to grow and expand your career, business, and life, you're in the right place. |
| 0:50.7 | You ready for your breakthrough? |
| 0:52.1 | Let's do it. |
| 0:52.8 | Powerhouse Women! place. You ready for your breakthrough? Let's do it. |
| 1:05.9 | I'm going to share a story with you that I was sharing this past Expander's retreat with the women in the room. And I realize I don't think I've ever shared it on the podcast, but it's essentially the story of how a $75,000 mistake ended up being the most valuable lesson I have ever learned in business. |
| 1:26.0 | And I'm going to talk today about really what my focus is going to be for all of |
| 1:30.7 | 2026. And I can't believe it's really taken me this long to get to this point that this is so clear now. |
| 1:38.7 | But I also don't regret the journey that I've gone on to get here because I think sometimes these lessons |
| 1:46.0 | and this kind of certainty in your path are only earned by taking a couple of detours. |
| 1:55.0 | So if you find yourself in a season where you're like, man, I feel like I wasted so much time |
| 2:00.4 | or I wasted money. |
| 2:02.0 | I hope that by me sharing this story, it's going to give you a different perspective that will |
| 2:08.0 | help to mentally free you up because I haven't met an entrepreneur who's successful by any |
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