The Hidden Patterns: Unlocking Your Power to Transform Love-read this if you are a high achieving woman who wants to feel cherished, valued and successful in your love life...
- samantha francis
- Apr 4
- 4 min read
You're thriving. You've built an exceptional life, one filled with achievement, independence, and success.
You're the woman others admire, the one who "has it all together."
And yet, in love, something different unfolds.
You trust yourself completely in every area of life, except in love. And that feels bloody frustrating as you know it’s the next step to really creating a life you love!
You're used to feeling certain, in control, and capable. But when it comes to relationships, you find yourself second-guessing, feeling like you're playing a game you haven't mastered yet.
You're used to winning. You're used to excelling. So why does love feel like the one thing that isn't clicking?
Think about this: In your career, you trust your instincts without question. You set high standards and refuse to compromise on your worth.
But in love? You wonder if those same standards make you "too much."
Because deep down, beneath your confidence and success, a part of you questions whether extraordinary love is possible. Not because you doubt your value but because you've seen how rare true alignment is.
So you find yourself navigating between two truths:
You refuse to settle for anything less than what you deserve
Yet you wonder if your expectations are realistic
You know what you bring to the table
Yet dating often feels like a game where the rules keep changing
You're completely confident in your professional judgment
Yet in relationships, you sometimes question your instincts
These aren't contradictions they're the natural tension between your unwavering standards and the reality of modern dating. And they're creating the way you experience love.
The same excellence-driven mindset that propelled your career can create unexpected patterns in love:
Approaching dating with the same "achieve and excel" energy that works elsewhere
Evaluating potential partners with the critical eye that serves you in business
Maintaining independence at all costs (because you've built a life you love)
These aren't flaws. They're the natural extensions of your high-achieving nature. But they might be limiting the exceptional relationship you desire.
Let’s consider this scenario:
You're closing a major deal, and a stakeholder questions your approach. Without missing a beat, you articulate your vision with complete certainty. You know exactly what you want and why it matters.
Later, someone you're dating seems distant. Your confidence wavers. You wonder if your standards are too high, if you're being "unrealistic."
Same extraordinary woman two drastically different reactions.
In the first, you're grounded in self-trust. In the second, uncertainty creeps in, not because you lack confidence, but because love is the one area that hasn't yet aligned with your mastery elsewhere.
Which of these thoughts feel familiar?
"I shouldn't have to explain my needs—the right person will just get me."
"I might need to tone down my success or independence to make a relationship work."
"Dating feels like a game I haven't mastered, despite excelling everywhere else."
"Other women seem to find love more easily—am I missing something?"
"I refuse to settle, but am I being unrealistic?"
These aren't truths, they're questions your brilliant mind asks when faced with the one area where success feels less certain.
But these questions do have answers.
Your instincts have guided you perfectly in building your success. But love operates by different rules and energy.
That's why even when you meet someone promising, you might:
Find yourself feeling uncertain where you'd normally feel confident
Question whether your standards are realistic when they'd be non-negotiable elsewhere
Feel a disconnect between the certainty you crave and the experience you're having
but here's the truth: You can align your natural confidence with your love life.
A previous client of mine, Shelley, a CEO who had built a seven-figure business, found herself repeating the same pattern: meeting men who initially seemed amazing but ultimately couldn't match her level of ambition, emotional intelligence, or depth.
Through identity work, she realised:
Her standards weren't the problem, her approach was.
Love wasn't another achievement to conquer, it was an alignment to discover
She could bring the same clarity and certainty to love that she brought to business
This shift didn't just change her dating experience, it transformed how she saw herself in love.
Emma's experience shows exactly what's possible for you too!
A successful barrister, she had resigned herself to the false belief that exceptional men were intimidated by her success.
When she met David, she initially found herself holding back, careful not to appear "too much."
But then she made a conscious choice: What if, instead of dimming her light, she fully owned her brilliance? What if her success wasn't a liability but an asset that would attract the right partner?
That decision changed everything. David wasn't intimidated, he was excitedly inspired. Their relationship flourished not despite her success, but because of the confidence and clarity she brought to it.
Your approach to love can be as strategic and intentional as your approach to your career.
This isn't about manipulation it's about embodying self mastery.
Ask yourself:
What if my high standards are exactly what will lead me to exceptional love?
How can I bring the same confidence to dating that I bring to my career?
What parts of my success am I apologising for that are actually my greatest strengths?
Because here's the truth: You're NOT asking for too much.
The qualities that make you exceptional, your ambition, your standards, your refusal to settle etc aren't obstacles to love. They're the exact qualities that will attract a partner worthy of you.
You don't need to change who you are and I know you are unwilling to.
You simply need a new way of approaching love that honours the extraordinary woman you've become and are still becoming
Your story isn't finished. And feeling successful in love can feel just as natural as achieving in every other area of your life.




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