What if the very success you’re chasing is quietly draining the life out of you?

In this episode, I’m joined by mindset and performance coach Oli Cooke, who helps driven entrepreneurs create success without the side effects. His “Rapid Root-Level Shifts” method helps untangle fear, anxiety and internal resistance that can sneak in as your business grows.

Now, as a former pharmacist myself, I couldn’t help but fall in love with that tagline, success without side effects. Because let’s be real, success that costs your health, peace or weekends isn’t really success, is it?

Oli’s story is a powerful one. From the outside, life looked dreamy: a beautiful villa in Vietnam, location freedom, a coaching business taking off. But under the surface? Crippling anxiety, daily dread and a constant feeling of something being “off.” In this conversation, we explore how he went from coping to true change, and what that means for business owners who feel like their internal world doesn’t match their external success.

Get ready for practical mindset tools, calming analogies and a conversation that feels like a big exhale.

What you'll learn in this episode:

• The difference between fear and anxiety and why it matters for entrepreneurs

• How “coping tools” can become another exhausting job

• The power of specific intentions and mental rehearsal

• A surprisingly simple technique to shift your brain’s fear response

• Why time freedom means more than just a blank calendar

Resources mentioned:

• Oli’s upcoming mini private podcast “Unblock the Bottleneck” for decision pressure

https://stan.store/OliCooke_Coaching/p/unblock-the-bottleneck

• Oli Cooke Coaching: https://olicookecoaching.com

• Oli on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/olicooke.coaching

Your Next Steps:

• Work with Me: https://www.sarahstewart.co.uk/links

• Self study course, Get More Time: https://www.sarahstewart.co.uk/get-more-time-course

• Get my free Time Audit workbook: https://www.sarahstewart.co.uk/timeauditworkbook

• Connect on Social: https://www.instagram.com/sarahstewart.co.uk and https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahstewartglasgow