Believing in yourself is not confidence.
It is not ego.
And it is not something you either have or do not have.

It is a daily practice.
And it is deeply connected to whether you actually like the person you see when you look in the mirror.

In this season-finale episode of Queens Behind the Scenes, Charise Beckett explores why self-belief and self-liking are inseparable, how high-achieving women learn to abandon both in the name of success, and what it really costs to reclaim them.

Drawing from lived experience, leadership insight, and cultural truth, Charise breaks down:

• Why believing in yourself is not optional if you want freedom, not just success

• How chronic self-betrayal erodes both confidence and self-respect

• The unspoken backlash that comes when you genuinely love yourself and others do not

• Why self-love is not soft work, but disruptive leadership

• Practical ways to activate self-trust, set boundaries, and stop playing small

This is not a motivational episode.
It is a grounded, honest conversation about power, alignment, and the work nobody applauds.

If you have ever felt successful on paper but disconnected from yourself, this episode is for you.

Recommended Resources from This Episode

If today’s conversation resonated, these resources are designed to help you go deeper and put the work into practice.

Book:
P.O.I.S.E.: The Blueprint for Escaping Burnout, Redefining Success, and Creating Your New Reality

Companion Workbook:
The P.O.I.S.E. Method Workbook: A Practical Guide to Building Sustainable Leadership, Self-Trust, and Endurance

Romanticizing your life isn’t about escaping reality or pretending everything is perfect. It’s about choosing intention, presence, and beauty inside the life you already have.

In this episode of Queens Behind the Scenes, we explore why romanticizing your everyday moments is not frivolous or naïve, but practical, grounding, and deeply sustaining. From small rituals and intentional routines to creating moments of care in the middle of real life, this conversation unpacks how softness, presence, and meaning can transform how life feels without requiring a complete overhaul.

This episode builds on the same philosophy explored in P.O.I.S.E.: The Blueprint for Escaping Burnout, Redefining Success, and Creating Your New Reality, where success is redefined beyond constant urgency and performance, and in The P.O.I.S.E. Leadership Action Workbook, which focuses on sustainable leadership, intentional living, and long-term endurance.

If you’ve been craving more joy, calm, and connection in your daily life, this episode is a reminder that you don’t need a new life to feel better — you need a different way of experiencing the one you’re already living.

This is an invitation to slow down, soften your days, and reimagine what it means to truly live well.

Some seasons don’t end with drama.
They end with resistance.

In this solo episode of Queens Behind the Scenes, Charise Beckett speaks directly to the woman who is still capable, still performing, and still successful — but quietly questioning why everything feels heavier than it used to.

This conversation isn’t about quitting or burning things down.
It’s about discernment.
About recognizing the difference between commitment and self-abandonment.
About learning to trust the signals your body, energy, and intuition have been offering long before your mind catches up.

In this episode, you’ll hear reflections on:

• How to recognize when a season is ending at work, in relationships, or within yourself

• The difference between burnout and misalignment — and why rest doesn’t fix everything

• Why hustle seasons have an expiration date

• How quiet disengagement, resistance, and fatigue can be signals of growth, not failure

• What you’re allowed to be unavailable for in your next season

This episode is for high-performing women who are not lost — they are evolving.
Not behind — they are between seasons.

If you’ve been asking, “Why does this feel heavier than it used to?”
This conversation is for you.

🎧 Queens Behind the Scenes is hosted by Charise Beckett — leadership strategist, founder of P.O.I.S.E.™, and trusted voice for women navigating success with clarity, endurance, and self-trust.

Follow along on Instagram: @charise.beckett

📘 Book: P.O.I.S.E.: The Blueprint for Escaping Burnout, Redefining Success, and Creating your New Reality

📓 Workbook: The P.O.I.S.E. Leadership Action Workbook: An Interactive Guide to Leading with Confidence, Clarity, and Resilience

In this reflective episode of Queens Behind the Scenes, host Charise Beckett shares insights from her first year of podcasting, emphasizing the importance of visibility, consistency, and alignment in personal and professional growth. She encourages listeners to embrace their journeys, acknowledge their progress, and understand that true leadership involves clarity and endurance, even in the face of misunderstanding and challenges.

Takeaways

• This episode is framed as a conversation with the woman I was last December.
• You don't need a new personality. You need alignment.
• Frameworks are born in motion, not in perfection.
• Visibility is not a branding decision. It is a leadership decision.
• Consistency is not about intensity. It's about endurance.
• Showing up when it's quiet counts more than applause.
• Misunderstanding is not failure of communication.
• Your work doesn't need approval to be valid.
• Pride does not require completion. It requires honesty.
• Keep pushing. Do not quit. You're at the last 100 meters.

Don't forget to pick up your copy of P.O.I.S.E.: The Blueprint for Escaping Burnout, Redefining Success, and Creating Your New Reality

And

The P.O.I.S.E. Leadership Action Workbook: An Interactive Guide to Leading with Confidence, Clarity, and Resilience

Summary:

In this episode, Charise Beckett explores the emotional and professional costs of truth-telling in the workplace, particularly for marginalized individuals. She discusses the unspoken rules that discourage naming harm and bias, the labels that truth-tellers often face, and the importance of reclaiming one's voice. Beckett emphasizes the need for leaders to navigate these dynamics while maintaining their integrity and well-being. The conversation also touches on the grief associated with the sacrifices made in the pursuit of authenticity and the strategies for leading without losing oneself.

Takeaways:

Truth-telling often comes at a personal cost.
Comfort is prioritized over truth in many organizations.
People of color frequently face backlash for naming inequities.
Truth-tellers are often labeled as the problem.
Clarity in communication is essential but can be uncomfortable for others.
Documentation is a powerful tool for protecting oneself.
Choosing when to speak is a strategic decision.
Not every space is safe for full authenticity.
Grief accompanies the realization of systemic issues.
Your voice is a gift, not a liability

Don't forget to pick up your copy of P.O.I.S.E.: The Blueprint for Escaping Burnout, Redefining Success, and Creating Your New Reality

And

The P.O.I.S.E. Leadership Action Workbook: An Interactive Guide to Leading with Confidence, Clarity, and Resilience

In this episode, Charise Beckett breaks down the broken model of success that women have been conditioned to follow for generations — a model that rewards burnout, silence, perfectionism, and self-sacrifice. She speaks candidly about the emotional toll this outdated blueprint places on women, especially Black women, and why it’s time to stop performing for systems that were never built with us in mind.

Charise introduces the P.O.I.S.E.™ Framework as a new standard of success — one rooted in well-being, boundaries, alignment, and authenticity. This conversation is an invitation for women to redefine success on their own terms and begin building a new era where success feels sustainable, aligned, and whole.

✨ Dive deeper with the book:
P.O.I.S.E.: The Blueprint for Escaping Burnout, Redefining Success, and Creating Your New Reality
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✨ Go further with the workbook:
The P.O.I.S.E. Leadership Workbook: A 30-Day Reset for Women in Leadership
👉🏽 Dropping December 11, 2025

In this episode of Queens Behind the Scenes, Charise Beckett discusses her new book, P.O.I.S.E.: The Blueprint for Escaping Burnout, Redefing Success, and Creating Your New Reality, which focuses on escaping burnout and redefining success. She shares her personal journey of leadership evolution, emphasizing the importance of burying outdated versions of oneself, such as the people-pleaser and perfectionist. Charise highlights the courage required to lead authentically and the significance of embracing visibility. She introduces the model of poise, which includes precision, optimization, influence, strategy, and endurance, as a new standard for leadership. The conversation concludes with Charise's hope that her book will inspire others to redefine success and lead without losing themselves.

More About the Book:

P.O.I.S.E.™: The Blueprint for Escaping Burnout, Redefining Success, and Creating Your New Reality

Have you ever found yourself leading the charge, hitting the targets, checking the boxes… but quietly losing parts of yourself along the way?

P.O.I.S.E.™ The New Way to Lead Without Losing Yourself is a bold invitation to redefine what powerful leadership looks like. Written for high-performing women who are tired of shrinking, performing, or powering through, this book offers a new path — one that prioritizes clarity, sustainability, and authenticity.

In this bold and honest book, Charise Beckett shares her own journey through leadership burnout and reinvention. She introduces the P.O.I.S.E.™ Framework, a game-changing framework built for modern leaders who are ready to lead without sacrificing their health, values, or purpose.

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This is your permission slip to stop over-showing up.

In this episode of Queens Behind the Scenes, Charise Beckett calls out the lie that opportunity means obligation. From executive boardrooms to brand partnerships, women — especially Black women in leadership — are constantly expected to say yes for visibility, validation, or value.

But as Charise says, “You don’t have to go every time you’re called.”

Through the lens of her P.O.I.S.E.™ framework, she unpacks how discernment, alignment, and boundaries protect not only your peace — but your reputation, energy, and personal brand.

Tune in for:

• Why saying no is a leadership strategy, not rebellion

• How to evaluate what’s truly on-brand vs. what’s just noise

• The real-world power of “You don’t have to go every time you’re called”

• And how to make peace — not pressure — your next performance metric

Because not everything with your name on it deserves your presence.