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I Have a Story For You

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by Dr. Sonja Adzovic

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I Have a Story for You is a podcast about power, environment, and the gap between the rules women were taught to play by and the rules that actually determine what gets recognized. Hosted by Dr. Sonja Adzovic — doctor turned high-stakes decisions strategist — this show is for capable, accomplished women who are working harder without changing position, and who suspect the problem isn't their effort. It's the read. Each episode begins with a story — personal, historical, or cultural — and follows it into the kinds of questions women carry privately: Why do I keep over-functioning in rooms that don't reward it? Why does competence stop translating at a certain level? Why does the next move feel impossible to make from where I'm standing? Why am I being told I'm "almost ready" by people whose feedback is operationally meaningless? This is not a podcast about hustle, productivity, mindset, or confidence. It's about reading the system clearly — power, environment, identity, perception — so the next decision isn't shaped by an inaccurate map. Expect research. Expect pattern reads. Expect the relief of finally having language for something you've been feeling but couldn't name. I have a story for you. Let's begin.

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1/9/2026

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April 23, 2026

Being Competent Won't Give You Authority. This Will. - I Have a Story for You by Dr. Sonja Adzovic

This episode is for women who are highly capable and no longer willing to keep adapting to environments that don’t match them.If you’ve felt drained in conversations, under-stimulated in rooms, or quietly out of place in spaces you once thought you belonged in, this names what’s actually happening.This is not about becoming better at fitting in. It’s about recognizing when the room is beneath your level.WHAT’S NAMED HERE• Why high-functioning women often misread themselves instead of the room • How you can be highly capable and still consistently choose the wrong environments • The difference between your actual level and where you’ve learned to place yourself • Why belonging can override ambition without you realizing it • How environments shape your positioning, performance, and access • The cost of adapting to rooms that don’t reflect your standardThis episode reframes the problem.It’s not about becoming more. It’s about placing yourself where more is already required.A LINE THAT HOLDS THIS EPISODE“You don’t feel out of place because something is wrong with you. You feel out of place because you’ve been placing yourself in rooms below your level.”CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION If you’re starting to see how your environment has been shaping your decisions, the next step is learning how to reposition yourself intentionally.I write privately about the patterns, decisions, and shifts that don’t get said publicly.• Join my private list: <a href="https://sonjaadzovic.kit.com/f7c53e5d3a">Sonja’s Inner Circle</a> • At a Decision Point? Explore the <a href="https://sonjaadzovic.com/private-diagnostic-advisory-session/">Strategic Decision Advisory</a>

March 7, 2026

Why Brilliant Women Still Get Passed Over - I Have a Story For you with Dr. Sonja Adzovic

You’re not being overlooked because you lack ability.You’re being overlooked because the rules guiding your decisions were never designed for leadership.In this episode, Dr. Sonja Adzovic breaks down a pattern she has repeatedly seen among highly capable women: authority distortion — the quiet habit of deferring your judgment in rooms where you should be shaping direction.Through the story of “Sarah,” a highly competent scientist who keeps being passed over for leadership roles, Sonja explains why this happens and the inherited assumptions that drive it.Many women believe that if they simply work harder, produce excellent results, and stay socially acceptable, leadership opportunities will follow.But leadership operates on a different set of rules.And if you continue making decisions based on the wrong assumptions, the same pattern will follow you from company to company.IN THIS EPISODE:• Why competence and deep expertise do not automatically translate into leadership or power• The difference between doing the work and leading through others• How your childhood trained you to stay quiet in meetings even when you see the solution• The childhood conditioning that teaches women to stay socially acceptable rather than strategically visible• The hidden cost of believing that “my work will speak for itself”• How to detect authority self-betrayal in your own behaviour• The three inherited assumptions that quietly shape many women’s career decisions WANT TO GO DEEPER?If you’re realizing you’ve been operating on inherited rules about authority, leadership, and visibility, Sonja writes privately about how to dismantle them.Join <a href="https://sonjaadzovic.kit.com/f7c53e5d3a">Sonja’s Inner Circle</a> to receive those pieces.At a decision point? Explore the <a href="https://sonjaadzovic.com/private-diagnostic-advisory-session/">Strategic Decision Advisory</a>

February 19, 2026

The Hidden Cost of Being Likeable - I Have a Story For You with Dr. Sonja Adzovic

This episode is for women who are highly competent and quietly carrying more than they should.If you’ve ever been the one who “can handle it,” the one everyone leans on, the one who is easy to work with — this conversation names what that pattern costs over time.This is not about becoming cold. It’s about understanding the difference between being pleasant and being powerful.WHAT’S NAMED HERE• The difference between universal likeability and authority-based respect • How emotional labour and over-functioning reduce leverage and compensation over time • Why competence alone does not determine leadership trajectoryThis episode explores how authority shifts when you withdraw unnecessary over-functioning and what changes when your value is felt, not performed. A LINE THAT HOLDS THIS EPISODE“Nice makes you pleasant. Kind makes you principled. Only one builds authority.”CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION• Join my private list — <a href="https://sonjaadzovic.kit.com/f7c53e5d3a">Sonja’s Inner Circle</a> • At a Decision Point? Explore the <a href="https://sonjaadzovic.com/private-diagnostic-advisory-session/">Strategic Decision Advisory </a> • <a href="https://instagram.com/sonjaadzovic">Instagram</a>

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What is I Have a Story For You?: I Have a Story for You is a podcast about power, environment, and the gap between the rules women were taught to play by and the rules that actually determine what gets recognized.

Hosted by Dr. Sonja Adzovic — doctor turned high-stakes decisions strategist — this show is for capable, accomplished women who are working harder without changing position, and who suspect the problem isn't their effort. It's the read.

Each episode begins with a story — personal, historical, or cultural — and follows it into the kinds of questions women carry privately:

Why do I keep over-functioning in rooms that don't reward it? Why does competence stop translating at a certain level? Why does the next move feel impossible to make from where I'm standing? Why am I being told I'm "almost ready" by people whose feedback is operationally meaningless?

This is not a podcast about hustle, productivity, mindset, or confidence. It's about reading the system clearly — power, environment, identity, perception — so the next decision isn't shaped by an inaccurate map.

Expect research. Expect pattern reads. Expect the relief of finally having language for something you've been feeling but couldn't name.

I have a story for you. Let's begin.
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates daily.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
Does this podcast accept guests?: No, this podcast does not typically feature guests.

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