4 ways to support yourself as a sensitive business owner so that you can be softly successful with Sam Dhu

Do you feel things deeply? You may be a sensitive person. 

Join Mel Daniels and guest Sam Dhu, a psychotherapist, mentor, and coach, as they explore how sensitivity can be a superpower for business owners.  

They discuss the challenges and strengths of being a sensitive business owner and offer practical ways to prioritise self-compassion, manage business pressures, and redefine success.  

Sam introduces the concept of being 'softly successful,' emphasising the importance of aligning business practices with personal strengths and celebrating individuality. The episode also highlights the impact of the environment on productivity and the necessity of self-check-ins to maintain well-being. 

 

00:00 Introduction: Balancing success and self-compassion 

01:11 Welcome to The Powerful Content Podcast 

02:10 Acknowledgement to Country 

02:45 Meet Sam Dhu: Sensitivity and success 

05:04 Understanding sensitivity in business 

08:16 Embracing sensitivity as a superpower 

09:27 Strategies for sensitive business owners 

12:13 The concept of softly successful 

16:44 Prioritising self-compassion and self-care 

27:41 Weekly check-ins and holistic business approach 

32:58 Final thoughts and words of wisdom 

35:10 Closing remarks and how to connect 

 

Get to know Sam Dhu 

Sam Dhu is a Psychotherapist, Coach, Supervisor & Facilitator for women who want to be Soft & Successful. Mum to eight-year-old, Amelie and toddler Frankie, Sam is a passionate advocate for being radically kind and compassionate to yourself on the road of business growth. 

 

As a highly sensitive person, Sam believes it is possible to be deeply ambitious AND soft and sensitive at the same time. 

 

Terms like ‘self-compassion’, ‘self-worth’ and ‘self-acceptance’ get used a lot these days. But to Sam, these aren’t just ‘nice sounding words’. Her qualifications & training have shown her these inner resources are the difference between being stuck in survival mode and confidently thriving as a Soft & Successful Woman. 

 

Where to find Sam Dhu 

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samanthadhu/ 
• Website: https://www.samanthadhu.com.au/ 
• Slow the Mastermind Waitlist: http://theslowmastermind.com/slow2025 

 

Links mentioned in this podcast 

• Highly sensitive person test  
• Free Boundary Setting Scripts 
• Business is Personal on the podcast The Slow Down 
• Sam on The Light Seeker’s Lounge 

 

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• Episode 117 - What empowerment really means with Suzi Petrozzi 
• Episode 49 - Being intentional to make meaningful progress with Annie Love 

 

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