For a long time, I thought the reason I couldn’t break past my income ceiling was because I needed more help with tasks. I thought that hiring a VA or a freelancer to free up my time would solve my problems. But after 18 months stuck at $100K, my calendar kept filling right back up.

In this episode, I share how to step out of the Doer role entirely, where everything relies on your efforts, and upgrade your identity to become a true CEO so you can scale to infinity and beyond.

In this episode:

  • Why relying on your labor creates a permanent revenue ceiling—and how structural substitution replaces your effort with IP, systems, and scalability.
  • How to identify the Service Provider trap through symptoms like decision overload, emotional exhaustion, and operational bottlenecks.
  • Why scaling isn’t “more of the same but bigger this time,” but a full role replacement where your value becomes vision, architecture, and leadership.
  • How to step into the CEO identity by designing transferable systems, making data-driven decisions, and embodying strategic boundaries.
  • Why perfectionism and control keep you stuck, and what behaviors will actually buy back your time and mental space.
  • How staying in isolation is your greatest constraint as you shift from away from the service provider role, and how being a part of the right community accelerates your transition from Doer to true CEO.

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Hi, I'm Donata.

I started my business as a stressed-out lawyer and quickly grew into a 7-figure CEO. And in the process, I realized we can have it all. Here, it’s both/and: The influence, the impact, the legacy, and the freedom and flow you desire and deserve.

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