In this deeply reflective episode of Heart-Led CEO, host Anacani Walters, nurse turned entrepreneur, wellness strategist, and recovering burnout survivor, dives into the emotional cost of success and what it really means to build a business that feels good while it grows.

Inspired by a recent interview between Tony Robbins and Alex Hormozi, this conversation moves beyond tactics, numbers, and hustle culture to explore the inner language, mindset, and emotional state that sustain long-term fulfillment.

This episode is especially for women wellness entrepreneurs who want to scale their businesses without sacrificing their health, values, nervous systems, or joy.

1. Why so many entrepreneurs achieve “success” but still feel emotionally depleted
2. The powerful reframe from duty and obligation to opportunity and contribution
3. How language and self-talk quietly program burnout, or fulfillment
4. Why fulfillment is an art, not a finish line
5. What heart-led entrepreneurs can learn from Tony Robbins’ concept of a “moonshot for contribution”
6. How personal evolution and environment shape business growth
7. Why building from pressure never leads to peace, no matter the revenue

00:00 – The emotional cost of success

00:50 – Welcome to Heart-Led CEO

02:28 – Why this Tony Robbins interview matters right now

05:11 – Duty vs. opportunity: a nervous-system reframe

06:49 – The power of language in business and life

12:09 – Personal reflections: yoga, leadership, and self-talk

18:47 – Fulfillment, contribution, and the long game

26:31 – Final encouragement and closing thoughts

1. If your business drains you now, no amount of success will magically make it feel good later
2. Contribution is not a weakness, it’s a renewable energy source
3. Language shapes your emotional state long before results show up
4. You don’t need more discipline, you need alignment
5. Sustainable success comes from presence, not pressure

If this episode resonated with you, consider this your permission slip to:

1. build with grace instead of grind
2. choose opportunity over obligation
3. let contribution, not pressure, be your compass

Sometimes the shift isn’t in your strategy.

It’s in the story you’re telling yourself while you work.

If you’re a woman running a wellness or heart-led business and you’re not using AI yet, it’s not because you’re “behind”, it’s because these rooms were never designed with us in mind.

In this episode, I’m sharing what happened when I intentionally stepped into the AI space after choosing to slow down for family, why I attended AI Business Summit, and what I learned from being in a room where leverage, scale, and future infrastructure are actively being built.

This is not about hustling harder.

This is about belonging, access, and abundance.

I had fully planned to skip this week’s episode.

After moving back to the U.S. in November and spending rare, sacred time with my mom, the first time in three years, the first Christmas together in 12, I chose presence over productivity. That choice mattered.

The summit only became possible because my mom’s flight left early the morning it began. I didn’t go in with expectations. I wasn’t planning to upgrade. I wasn’t trying to “keep up.”

I was simply peeking into the room.

What I found changed everything.

I’d heard Alicia Lyttle’s name floating around AI spaces, but I didn’t really know her. After registering for the free summit, curiosity turned into a rabbit hole, YouTube videos, reels, VSLs, and something stood out immediately:

She teaches AI without fear.

Without urgency.

Without shame.

Then I noticed the keynote lineup, Gary Vaynerchuk, Russell Brunson, Neil Patel, and asked the real question:

Who is this woman holding space in rooms like this?

Some numbers that matter:

1. Women make up less than 30% of the global AI workforce
2. Fewer than 20% of AI researchers and technical contributors are women
3. Less than 15% of AI leadership roles are held by women
4. Only about 18% of active AI tool users are women

Now narrow that down to women in wellness: empathic, heart-led, nervous-system-aware entrepreneurs, and the gap widens even more.

Not because we don’t belong.

But because the systems weren’t built for how we learn.

1. AI Multiplies Clarity - It Doesn’t Replace It

The people winning with AI aren’t the most technical. They’re the clearest. AI accelerates what already works.

2. Information Doesn’t Create Income - Implementation Does

Watching summits doesn’t make you money. Applying one insight does.

3. Early Adoption = Leverage

AI is infrastructure now. Women who learn it early gain time, consistency, visibility, and scale, without burning out.

One of the most powerful moments came from Gary Vaynerchuk, who reminded us:

Every major technological leap has sparked fear, from guns to the internet to Y2K. Humanity adapts. We always have.

AI is no different.

I hesitated before joining the affiliate space, not because of Alicia, but because old conditioning tells women there’s only room for one.

That story

In this first episode of 2026 on the Heart-led CEO Podcast, Anacani Walters shares the real story behind 12 Days of Magic, a project that began as a personal reset during a chaotic holiday season and evolved into a powerful portal for dreaming audaciously without shame.

Blending AI image prompting, digital vision boarding, and nervous-system-safe self-reflection, Anacani explores how technology can be used in a values-aligned way, without losing our humanity. She reflects on her own complicated relationship with money, survival, and safety, and explains why her desire for wealth is rooted in freedom, family, and repair...not ego.

This episode is for heart-led women entrepreneurs who feel overstimulated, stuck, or disconnected from their dreams, and are ready to reclaim the permission to want more while staying grounded, ethical, and embodied.

1. What 12 Days of Magic really is, and why it was never meant to be a traditional “challenge”
2. How AI image prompting and digital vision boards can reduce shame and self-doubt
3. Why distance from your dreams can block motivation and clarity
4. How nervous-system safety impacts goal-setting and follow-through
5. A reframed conversation about money, wealth, and freedom for heart-led CEOs
6. A powerful reflection question to help you reconnect with desires you’ve minimized

1. 00:00 – A season of overstimulation, old money stories, and survival mode
2. 00:31 – Welcome to the Heart-led CEO Podcast
3. 01:34 – Grounding, New Year reflections, and nervous system regulation
4. 02:38 – The origin of 12 Days of Magic (and why it wasn’t a launch)
5. 05:40 – AI, digital vision boards, and values in the age of cloning
6. 11:32 – Money, safety, and the desire for freedom
7. 15:23 – How audacious dreaming creates real-world shifts
8. 17:33 – Enrollment status, reopening timeline, and next steps
9. 21:18 – Final reflection and invitation to the community

12 Days of Magic is a nervous-system-safe experience that combines AI image prompting, digital vision boarding, and soulful reflection to help participants reconnect with their desires and dream audaciously, without shame or overwhelm.

Enrollment for the first live round is currently closed. The program will reopen at the end of the month.

This episode is for heart-led women entrepreneurs,...