Hi! I’m Netty, three-time founder, mom, and your host of Anxiously Ambitious. Welcome to the podcast where we embrace imperfection, honour our humanity, and prove you don’t have to have your sh*t together to build something amazing. This is for my fellow deep feelers, sensitive souls, and anxious go-getters trying to grow without completely losing it. Together, we’ll dive into the messiness of ambition, how to balance big dreams with actual self-care (hint: it’s not easy, but it’s worth it) and how to thrive without sacrificing your sanity. Every week, I bring you honest conversations with entrepreneurs, experts, and other beautifully flawed humans who’ve walked this path. We’ll share real stories, practical advice, and maybe even a few laughs, all to help you build a business and a life that feel like you . If this sounds like your kind of space, hit follow and join me as we rewrite what success looks like: messy
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The Trap of Perfect with Emily Anderson
Jul 10, 202648 min
Most people think showing up visibly in their business means looking polished, put together, and just like everyone else in their industry. Emily Anderson has spent fifteen years proving that wrong. In this conversation we talk about what actually happens when you keep waiting for perfect, what it looks like to build a business and a creative life on your own terms, and why the most important thing you can do for the people watching you might just be showing up before you feel ready. We also get into what it is like to uproot your whole life and land somewhere completely unexpected, what a decade and a half behind a camera teaches you about people, and the project Emily swore she would never do and then did anyway. If you have ever held back because something was not quite ready yet, this conversation is going to feel very familiar. CONNECT WITH EMILY: 🌐 Website: https://emandersonphotography.com 📸 Instagram: @e_m_anderson 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emandersonphoto
The Passive Income Conversation Nobody's Having (with Ellie McMakin)
Jul 3, 202654 min
The biggest breakthrough in your business probably isn't creating something new. It's seeing what you already have differently. We're told the path to more freedom is simple: create another offer, launch another course, build another income stream. But what if that's the very thing keeping us stuck? In this conversation, Ellie McMakin challenges some of the biggest assumptions in entrepreneurship. We unpack why so many business owners stay trapped in survival mode, why passive income isn't about adding more to your plate, and how one shift in your offers can completely change the way your business supports your life. We also dive into the future of coaching, building businesses that prioritize people over hustle, and why the best ideas often come from stepping away long enough to bake a batch of cookies. In this episode, we talk about: Why most entrepreneurs are solving the wrong problem The biggest misconception about passive income How to rethink your offers before creating something new Why your business should fit your life—not the other way around The future of coaching, implementation, and client support How creativity—not productivity—might be your greatest business advantage If you've been feeling like success is asking too much of you lately, this conversation might just give you permission to build differently. CONNECT WITH ELLIE: 🌐 Website: https://www.elliemcmakin.com/ 📞 Book a Discovery Call: https://www.elliemcmakin.com/discovery-call 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elliemcmakin/ 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@elliemcmakin
Inside The Chill Space's New Free Online Community
Jun 26, 202614 min
In this episode, Netty shares about the free online community she started, aptly called The Chill Space, built for people who are tired of adapting, masking, and performing just to belong in a group. She walks through the four spaces inside: Open Hours (a no-agenda, body-doubling-friendly drop-in coworking room), The Work (a monthly live guest-led experience), The Clubhouse (the social feed), and The Soft Spot (a space for harder conversations, on the poster's own terms). She also breaks down the community's house rules: optional cameras, no forced participation, no diagnosis required, and lurking counts as belonging. It's free, open now, and built for introverts, creatives, the neurodivergent, empaths, the highly ambitious and the highly sensitive. You don't need to fit a label to join, you just need to want to find more chill in your life. JOIN THE COMMUNITY HERE
Getting Good at Business Won't Make You a Worse Artist
Jun 5, 202610 min
If you have been avoiding the business side of your creative work because some part of you believes that getting good at it will make you less of an artist, you are not alone and this episode is going to hit close to home. Netty spent years in that exact place, talented at her craft and completely avoiding everything else, and she talks honestly about the belief that was underneath all of it and what finally made her question it. What she found on the other side surprised her. For the creative entrepreneurs, artists, and makers who have ever told themselves that struggling with the business side is just the price of doing what you love. Connect with me on IG Follow my photography Join us in the Dominican Republic at the next High Vibe Women Retreat Check out The Chill Space for Events Topics: creative entrepreneur, creative business, artist in business, monetizing your passion, pricing for creatives, photographer business, financial confidence, creative identity, burnout, women in business, solopreneur, small business mindset, personal development, self development, mindset for creatives, authentic creativity
Why Entrepreneurship Is Hard for Sensitive Creatives
May 20, 202611 min
If you have ever felt like the entrepreneurship world was not built for you, this episode is going to feel like a relief. Netty gets into why building a business as a sensitive creative, an HSP, a projector, or just someone who feels things deeply and needs space to do their best work is genuinely hard, and why that difficulty says nothing about your capacity and everything about a system that was never designed with you in mind. If you are a creative entrepreneur, artist, HSP, or neurodivergent person trying to build something real on your own terms, this one is for you. Topics: sensitive creative entrepreneur, HSP entrepreneur, neurodivergent business owner, creative business, hustle culture, burnout, human design projector, solopreneur mindset, women in business, personal development, self development, creative identity, mindset for entrepreneurs, Rick Rubin creativity Connect with me on Instagram Check Out The Chill Space for Events
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