Episode 142: Your Business Will Only Grow as Deeply as You Do with Michelle Rohr of The Secret O.W.L. Society
It’s not every day you get to sit down with someone who reminds you that the real work of building a business starts inside of you. In this episode, I’m joined by Michelle Rohr of The Secret OWL Society for a conversation that dives deep into why personal growth is the foundation of business growth.
Why Healing Comes First
Michelle shares her journey of shifting from fear and self-protection into a life built on healing and self-devotion. We talk about the hidden patterns that often keep us small (like people-pleasing or procrastination) and how making the opposite choice retrains your nervous system to feel safe enough to grow. Michelle reminds us its about healing first, so that your business can flourish from a place of wholeness.
Lessons in Growth and Change
Together, we unpack another word for discipline, which is “devotion” and how devotion to your well-being leads to sustainable success. Michelle opens up about choosing self-love over self-criticism, and why embracing rest, boundaries, and joy makes everything else easier. At its core, this conversation is a reminder that your business will only grow as deeply as you do.
An Invitation to Reflect
As you listen, I invite you to reflect on your own patterns. Where might fear or self-protection be holding you back? What would shift if you loved yourself more, not less? And how could prioritizing your growth bring more freedom and creativity into your business? This episode is a permission slip to slow down, heal deeply, and watch your business expand in new and beautiful ways.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
Taking 100% responsibility for your life is the first step to reclaiming your power. Instead of waiting for circumstances or other people to change, recognize the choices that are already within your control.
When you face your fears, you discover that fear is often a liar. The more you lean into what scares you, the more confidence and momentum you build.
Your personal growth fuels your business growth — the two can’t be separated. If you avoid your healing or self-awareness, your business will always hit a ceiling.
Instead of forcing yourself with strict discipline, shift toward self-devotion — loving routines and check-ins that care for every area of your life. This devotion to your well-being fuels sustainable success.
Growth comes when you choose to love yourself more, not less. Setting boundaries, learning financial literacy, and prioritizing rest are acts of self-love that make everything else easier.
Michelle Rohr is a lover of all things personal development and founder of The Secret O.W.L. Society. Everything started to change for her when she committed to take 100% responsibility for her life. Now, she runs a multi 6 figure business with over a million dollars in sales from her zone of genius and spends her day reveling in the experience of being able to do whatever the heck she wants to do - which, she finds, is exactly what makes a person unstoppable. Today, she lives in Portugal with her husband and two boys. ”The magic”, Michelle says, “is YOU.”
Michelle's website: https://www.secretowlsociety.org/
Michelle's newsletter: https://www.secretowlsociety.org/newsletter
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