The Counterintuitive Truth About Influence with Natalie Moore

Natalie Moore speaks with Anton Guinea about her journey from corporate life to becoming a mindset coach, sharing how stress, motherhood, and lack of fulfillment pushed her to question what work and life should really feel like. She explains how embracing a possibility mindset helped her move from uncertainty into aligned action, even without having a clear path, and how starting a small side hustle became the foundation for her long-term career transformation.

The conversation explores how influence begins with self-awareness, and how quietly changing your own behavior can impact others, as seen when her husband decided to start his own business after witnessing her shift.

Natalie also shares her work in breaking the stigma around menopause, highlighting how open conversations created real impact for women and organizations, while exposing the resistance many workplaces still have toward these topics.

She emphasizes that strong leadership is rooted in emotional intelligence and psychological safety, where people feel safe to express themselves fully, leading to better performance, deeper engagement, and more meaningful work.

Takeaways:

• Influence starts with how you lead yourself before others
• Possibility mindset = curiosity + openness + trust
• Doing what aligns with you improves wellbeing and performance
• Quiet actions can influence others more than direct persuasion
• Psychological safety drives engagement and honest conversations
• Leaders should focus on transformation, not just transactions
• Bringing your full self to work leads to better fulfillment
• Purpose evolves across different life stages
• Businesses benefit when employees grow even if they eventually leave
• Personal authenticity builds stronger connection and influence

Quotes:

“There has to be more to life than just feeling stressed.”

“You don’t need the full path you just need to believe there’s possibility.”

“Quietly doing you influences others more than you think.”

“We’re one person we shouldn’t have to split who we are at work and home.”

“Leaders need to create space where people feel safe to be themselves.”

“If people grow with you, they become your strongest advocates.”

“Possibility starts with curiosity and an open mind.”

Timestamp Outline:

0:00 – Intro and guest overview 8:49 – Natalie’s background and career shift 11:23 – From stress to possibility mindset 13:29 – Running journey and discipline 14:38 – What influence means 15:42 – Impact on others (husband story) 19:59 – Menopause advocacy and impact 24:01 – Challenges working with organizations 26:39 – Possibility mindset in workplaces

Conclusion:

This episode focuses on moving from stress-driven living to intentional, self-aware action, as Natalie Moore shares how burnout, motherhood, and career pressure led her to rethink her direction. Her shift into acting on possibility without full clarity eventually led to a career in coaching and wellbeing, built through small but consistent steps. The conversation highlights how personal change influences others, breaks workplace stigma, and reflects leadership rooted in awareness, emotional intelligence, and daily action.