964 Martine Cohen: Fear to Freedom
Overcoming Mindset Blocks and Redefining Business Success from the Inside Out
Let’s make 2026 the year where nothing holds us back.
No more fear of failure, no more fear of success. No more procrastination, no more perfectionism. No more playing small, no more self-doubt and apology, no more relentless overworking to prove our worth.
Let’s instead embrace our authentic selves and unique feminine powers – intuition, attention to detail, collaboration, empathetic communication, and creativity. After all, business doesn’t have to be archetypal masculine ‘Art of War’: It can be about partnership, lifting others up, negotiation, and growing something mission-driven and meaningful.
Martine Cohen is a corporate attorney turned mindset strategist and author of No More Layers. Martine believes subconscious beliefs and cultural conditioning holds women entrepreneurs back from the success we deserve, so today on Wings we explore why entrepreneurship is an “inner game”, how to overcome our fears with some practical and powerful insights on rewiring mindset, navigating male-dominated industries with authenticity, and leveraging the unique strengths women bring to leadership.
If you’re ready to banish self-sabotage and redefine success on your own terms, this episode, packed with inspiration and actionable strategies, is just for you.
🔑Key Takeaways🔑
📝✨How to be a Master Communicator: Why everything starts within you, and how to reframe your inner dialogue, show up to the person not conversation topic, and engage through active listening, negotiation, and compassion.
💬💪The Antidote to Fear is Curiosity: Why fear only exists in future; not in the present.
“When the brain gets curious, it forgets to be afraid. And when the brain gets curious, it leans into something rather than away from it…. fear does not exist in the present.”
❤️ 🚀 Awareness, Adventure and Alignment Drive Growth: Learn Martine’s 3-pillar process, starting each day with a check-in: get curious about your thoughts, notice what’s driving your actions, and make decisions that feel truly aligned with who you are.
🧠 💡 Success Blocks Are Layered and Unique: How women entrepreneurs often grapple with both the fear of failure and the fear of success, usually rooted in early conditioning or societal expectations. Rather than adopting a “masculine” approach to leadership and business, Martine urges women to lean into their authentic strengths—intuition, communication, multitasking, and a creative vision—for sustainable success.
🛑🔥From Crisis to Calling: Martine’s own journey was catalyzed by a traumatic brain injury. Losing her identity as a high-achieving strategist, she faced fear and darkness head-on. This led her to discover that “we’re not our brains,” and propelled her to help others transform from the inside out.
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Martine Cohen is a transformative coach and former corporate attorney dedicated to empowering individuals to lead themselves authentically, separate their identity from their emotions and thoughts, and make choices from a place of deep inner awareness and alignment. Author of No More Layers: Discover Your Inner Power and Reclaim True Freedom From the Inside Out, Martine believes that true success comes from within, and she is passionate about guiding others to find ease, joy, and fulfillment by removing the layers that obscure their inner light. As both a lawyer and corporate leadership consultant, Martine is known for her ability to help high-achieving professionals navigate personal and professional transitions.
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