The CEO Who Had Everything Mapped Out But Couldn't Move Forward

She was a successful entrepreneur everyone looked up to. Built her business from nothing, $1.5M in annual revenue, respected in her industry. The kind of business leader that other executives came to for strategic advice.

But when she called me, her voice told a different story.

"Nathan, I'm sitting here looking at this $100K expansion opportunity. I've got the business plan, the team, the money and everything's ready to go.

But every time I go to execute, I freeze. It's like there's this $50K problem in my head that I can't name, and it's keeping my biggest vision just out of reach.

Everything's so hectic, and I feel like I'm drowning in my own success."

Sound Familiar?

The Hidden Cost of Success Without Clarity

When I speak with ambitious business leaders, here's what they tell me:

They've built something successful, but they feel stuck and can't break through to the next level.

They have $100K opportunities sitting right in front of them, but $50K fears holding them back

They make confident decisions for their business, but second-guess themself on the big, life-changing moves.

Everyone sees them as "having it all figured out," but inside, them feel scattered and overwhelmed

They help other leaders solve their problems, but they can't figure out their own.

Their calendar is chaos, their mind is busy, but they're not making progress on what really matters

They've achieved everything they thought you wanted, but something still feels missing.

I've had this conversation with many ambitious business leaders. The details change, sometimes it's a startup founder who scaled to $5M but feels empty.

Sometimes it's a consultant who helps everyone except themselves, sometimes it's an executive who built their dream business but lost themselves in the process.

But the core is always the same: Successful people with $100K dreams being held back by $50K problems they can't quite name.

When I Helped Her Unpack the Real Issue

Three months into our work together, she was still telling me the same story. Something about needing more confidence, more systems, more clarity. Same comfortable distance from the real breakthrough.

That's when my intuition said, "No. Not today. This stops here."

So I did what most coaches and most people are afraid to do.

I called her on her story.

"You know what? This is BS. This isn't about confidence or systems.

You've been confident enough to build a $1.5M business. This is about you being afraid that if you actually go for your BIG dream, you might get it.

And then what?

What's the story you're telling yourself about why you can't handle that level of success? What's the real problem hiding underneath all this chaos?"

I started digging deep because she was ready for it. I felt the energy shift. We unpacked the real issue, not the surface-level stuff, but the deep belief that was actually running the show.

And when she had her breakthrough, she called me the next day. She'd already made three decisions that had been sitting on her desk for months. The chaos suddenly made sense. She could see clearly again.

It was a powerful moment, and it wasn't just about business strategy. It was about her connecting with who she really was underneath all the roles she'd been playing.

The Moment Everything Changed

Six months later, she'd not only executed that $100K expansion - she'd restructured her entire business around her authentic vision. Her team was more engaged than ever because they finally saw the real leader, not the overwhelmed version. Her calendar still had meetings, but now they were the right meetings. And she was starting to think about her next $500K vision.

Most importantly? She felt like herself again, the leader she knew she was meant to be, not the one she thought she had to be.

“Through coaching, I learned to be more honest with myself, harness my authentic self in public work, adopt a growth mindset, and accept that it is okay when things are not okay.

Nathan coached me through a challenging advocacy period during Covid and lockdowns, while also helping me grow mentally, spiritually, and emotionally.

I’m deeply grateful for the transformation and the lasting positive impact Nathan’s coaching has had on my life.”

Christie Mokotupu

Former Australian Volleyball Olympian

"As a professional in corporate banking looking to start my own coaching business, I was bumping up against doubts, fears, and lack of clarity.

Nathan's coaching was transformational. He provided ideas, encouragement, and accountability, challenging me positively to build on my dream.

His approachable style creates a safe place to get honest and stay accountable towards your goals.

If you're ready to break through and transform as a leader or business owner, I highly recommend working with Nathan."

Kari Ellis

Corporate Banking Executive and Coach

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Why Most Solutions Don't Work for Leaders Like You

You've probably tried the typical approaches like optimising your systems, improving your processes, maybe even worked with consultants or coaches before. And they might have helped with specific areas.

But here's what I've noticed: successful leaders often come to me after they've already tried the "standard" solutions.

They've got the business fundamentals down. They know how to execute. They're not lacking strategy or tactics.

What they're missing is something deeper, clarity about who they really are underneath all the roles they play, and permission to operate from that authentic place.

I get it because I lived it.

I remember struggling in sales, working a part-time hospitality job on top of my full-time position just to make ends meet.

Exhausted and unfulfilled, I asked myself, "Is this all there is to life?"

The answer that came from deep within was: "No, there's more for you."

But getting to that "more" required someone to stop being nice and start being real. To help me unpack the real issues underneath the surface problems.

"The strategies that created your current success are the same strategies that will limit your breakthrough to the next level."

- Nathan Hawken

That's the real issue most successful leaders face. You've become so good at being the leader everyone expects you to be that you've forgotten you're capable of so much more than where you currently are.

You don't need another system. You need to remember who you really are.

What Actually Happens in My Sessions

I bring years of experience, deep training in NLP and timeline therapy, and a toolkit of powerful techniques to every conversation.

But here's what makes my approach different: I don't follow rigid scripts or force you through predetermined systems.

Instead, I trust my training and intuition to guide where we need to go in the moment, because that's where the real breakthrough happens.

"A bigger breakthrough means there's a lot of resistance.

But what if there's nothing to break through?

What if you're already capable of your $100K dream right now, and the only thing stopping you is the story that it needs to be hard?

What if the path of least resistance is accepting that you already have everything you need?"

Sometimes leaders need to hear that they're already enough. Sometimes they need their story challenged. Sometimes they need deep timeline work to release old patterns.

My job is to know which tool to use when, and to have the skill to guide you through whatever comes up.

People think they know what they want from coaching, but what they really want is deep down inside, and that comes out during our work together.

But here's what makes my approach different:

I'm not here to be liked. I'm here to help you unpack the chaos and find the real you underneath it all, using whatever tools and techniques will serve you best.

My approach is very much around mindset and insight, helping you have perspective changes that actually stick.

There's a spiritual element to it, because I help my clients connect with who they really are underneath all the roles they play.

Like when a client kept talking about needing a "bigger breakthrough." I used my experience to challenge that assumption:

What Changes When You Work With Me

CLARITY

You stop being overwhelmed by the chaos and start seeing what actually matters vs. what just feels urgent

AUTHENTICITY

DECISION-MAKING

ENERGY

You remember who you really are underneath all the roles and expectations - and lead from that place

Those $50K decisions that have been sitting on your desk for months? You make them confidently and move forward

You stop being everyone's answer and start being your own - which gives you back the energy for your $100K vision

That's Great.

But What About the Tangible Results, Right?

$50K+
Decision-Making Speed

10-15
Hours Back Per Week

$100K+
Opportunity Recognition

You have significant decisions sitting on your desk right now. When you think clearly, you make them confidently instead of avoiding them for months.

When you stop being everyone's go-to person and start being selective, you reclaim productive time for your actual vision.

Clear leaders see opportunities that overwhelmed leaders miss. When you're not stuck in chaos, you can think strategically.

I get it. Personal transformation is nice, but you need to know this actually moves the needle in your business. Here's what happens when leaders stop playing small and start thinking from clarity:

25-40%
Team Engagement

6+ Months
Strategic Advantage

2-3X
Return on Investment

When you stop being scattered and start being intentional, your team follows suit. Clear leadership creates clear execution.

When you're not stuck solving everyone else's problems, you finally have mental space for the big picture moves.

Most leaders see their $50K problem investment turn into $100K+ results because they're finally thinking from the right place.

Why I Do This Work

The short answer is...becasue I love the work!

The long answer is because I've seen too many brilliant leaders settle for "busy and successful" when they're capable of "clear and extraordinary."

I've watched business owners build profitable companies while feeling completely disconnected from who they really are.

I've seen ambitious leaders who help everyone else break through but can't unpack their own chaos.

I've met executives who've built everything they dreamed of, but feel like they're living someone else's life.

The tragedy isn't that they're failing, it's that they're succeeding at a level smaller than what they're truly capable of.

My job is to help people wake up at a deeper level and see the world for what it is, and then figure out how they can contribute to it in a very powerful way.

But I can't just come out and say that to someone because not everyone's ready to hear that.

You have to go through your own journey, your own experiences, and get to that realisation yourself.

"I help you unpack the chaos so you can see clearly again. Not to manage your success better, but to remember who you really are and what you're truly capable of."

That's what I'm here for. To help you unpack the chaos. To ask the questions no one else will ask. To call you on your stories when they're keeping you from your $100K dreams.

Because when you remember who you really are and what you're truly capable of, everything changes.

If you want someone who'll help you unpack the real issues underneath the surface problems...

If you're ready for a conversation that actually cuts through the chaos and gets to what matters...

Let's talk.

No scripts. No false scarcity. No pretending this is just about business optimisation.

Just two people having the kind of conversation that helps you remember who you really are underneath all the noise and expectations.

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