Know Yourself: Why Self-Awareness Is the Secret to Sustainable Success {ep. 205}
February 2, 2026
In this Momentum Moment, Alexa Bigwarfe shares why knowing yourself is essential for sustainable success as an author or creative entrepreneur. She explores Human Design, burnout, strengths and gaps, self-limiting beliefs, and collaboration. Learn how alignment improves focus, supports better hiring decisions, and helps you build a business that fits.
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In this Momentum Moment, Alexa Bigwarfe explores why knowing yourself is one of the most important—and most overlooked—skills for authors, publishers, and creative entrepreneurs.
In this Momentum Moment, Alexa Bigwarfe explores why knowing yourself is one of the most important—and most overlooked—skills for authors, publishers, and creative entrepreneurs.
This episode goes beyond surface-level personality traits and digs into how understanding your natural wiring, energy patterns, strengths, gaps, and self-limiting beliefs can radically change how you build your business. Alexa shares personal insights around Human Design, burnout, visionary leadership, fear-driven decision-making, and why collaboration works best when you truly understand yourself first.
If you’ve ever felt exhausted, unfocused, or frustrated trying to “do things the way everyone else does,” this episode will help you reframe how you work, who you work with, and what success can actually look like for you.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why working harder isn’t the answer when you’re misaligned
- How personality and wiring frameworks (like Human Design) reveal burnout patterns
- The difference between being a visionary and a finisher—and why it matters
- How fear and self-limiting beliefs quietly sabotage consistency
- Why jumping ideas, genres, or offers often comes from pressure, not failure
- How collaboration and community accelerate long-term growth
- Why knowing yourself is the foundation of sustainable success
Resources Mentioned
- Women in Publishing Summit (Virtual Conference, March 8–11)
https://womeninpublishingsummit.com
https://womeninpublishingsummit.com/events - WIP Conference Live (WIPCon) – In-person conference, Columbia, South Carolina (March 26–29)
https://womeninpublishingsummit.com/events - Genius Games – Pre-conference bonus session for Women in Publishing Summit ticket holders
Facilitated by certified Wealth Dynamics consultants Portia Michele and Parchelle Tashi
https://womeninpublishingsummit.com - Better Self Book Club
https://alexambigwarfe.com/bookclub - The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
https://www.amazon.com/Four-Agreements-Practical-Personal-Freedom/dp/1878424319 - CreativeCon (Chicago, February 20–22)
https://creativecon.com
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https://www.denisedt.com - Women in Publishing Summit Support
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