How to Stop Performing at Work and Be Yourself with Candace Sonne and Miranda Martin
Being Relatable: Real Connections in Work, Life & Love · Erica Castner, Candace Sonne, Miranda Martin
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Show Notes
Ever feel like you've been performing a version of yourself for so long that you almost forgot who you really are underneath it all?
If you've been dimming your personality to fit into professional boxes, hiding your emotions to seem more "logical," or following scripts that feel completely wrong... this episode is going to be a game-changer.
In this episode of Being Relatable, host Erica Castner sits down with two successful women who've learned that their biggest "weaknesses" are actually their greatest superpowers, and how authenticity became the key to their success.
MEET OUR PANELISTS:
- Candace Sonne - Owner, JC Castle Tax & Accounting (national firm specializing in micro-businesses and solopreneurs)
- Miranda Martin - Life Insurance Leader & Author of "The Ultimate Sales Training Success Guide"
- How trying to emulate others squashes creativity and intelligence
- Why "never too high, never too low" kills authentic connection
- The power of showing up messy, real, and unscripted
- How to get comfortable being uncomfortable on camera/in content
- 1:42 - Candace shares how trying to emulate logical women in business squashed her creativity and intelligence
- 8:49 - Miranda discusses navigating judgment as a single mom working in a male-dominated industry
- 12:14 - Candace explains how her emotional nature and empathy became her sales superpower
- 17:02 - Miranda reveals the corporate conditioning that taught her to hide emotions and stay "level"
- 21:46 - Candace's breakthrough moment choosing authenticity over approval in video content
- 25:28 - Miranda's advice: "People need to hear from you" - your unique perspective matters
- 30:03 - HYPE SESSION: The women our panelists are celebrating right now
- "All the things that I've been criticized for have actually been my superpower."
- "When I try to put a hat on that's not me, it squashes everything about me."
- Stop apologizing for your natural traits (emotion, empathy, passion) and start leveraging them as strengths
- Try creating content or having conversations in whatever setting feels most comfortable to you (even if it's imperfect)
- Sarah Sonne - Candace's daughter, mother of four, who is walking daily and exploring her passion for therapy (nominated by Candace)
- Amy Falvey - Miranda's business partner, with 178% business growth and reaching the top of their organization (nominated by Miranda)
- Candace Sonne - JC Castle Tax & Accounting (tax and accounting services for micro-businesses and solopreneurs)
- Miranda Martin - Facebook: Miranda Martin (Sales Gym app launching 2026, life insurance training)
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