Scope creep isn’t just a project management problem — it’s a leadership gap.

In this episode of We Are Women Unapologetically, Jessica Cumming breaks down why high performers are often the ones quietly absorbing the cost of unclear agreements, shifting priorities, and undefined expectations.

If you’ve ever said “yes” to something and immediately felt resentment…
If your evenings are disappearing because “it’ll only take 10 minutes”…
If you pride yourself on being capable — but secretly feel stretched thin…

This episode is for you.

Jessica unpacks:

• What scope creep really is (and why 52% of projects experience it, according to the Project Management Institute)

• How high performers unintentionally fund their own overload

• The hidden “taxes” of over-delivering — time, mental load, opportunity, respect, and identity

• Why undercharging isn’t about money — it’s about unclear terms

• Practical boundary scripts you can use immediately in corporate, business, or personal settings

This isn’t about working harder.
It’s about making agreements real.

When expectations are undefined, high performers pay the price. But when leaders clarify scope, standards, and access, chaos goes down — and performance improves.

If you are ready to stop funding your own hesitation and start leading with clarity, this episode will give you the language and the structure to do it.

Ready for Deeper Support?

Start with the Clarity in 10 Reset—a practical reset to help you define what you want and stop absorbing invisible overtime.

Want to go deeper?
Join the waitlist for The Courage to Pause or book a personal Clarity Call with Jessica to redefine your standards, boundaries, and next move.

Because leadership begins with clear terms.

I’m joined by Orly Zeewy, author, brand strategist, and the woman who makes fuzzy clear. If you’ve ever felt like your work is valuable but your message is hard to explain, or your pricing still feels like a guess, this episode will land.

We talk about how to identify your zone of genius, communicate it in a way people understand quickly, and charge like the expert you actually are. Orly breaks down why women tend to underprice, how “being nice” shows up in money decisions, and what it looks like to stop defending your rates and start standing in them.

You’ll also hear us get real about imposter syndrome during career shifts, why negotiation matters more than most women were taught, and how the future of work is rewarding human skills like relationship-building, critical thinking, and cultural fluency. If you’re building a business, pivoting careers, or simply ready to own your value without overexplaining, this is your episode.

In this episode, we cover:

• What “zone of genius” really means and how to spot yours

• How to turn clarity into premium positioning

• Why women undercharge and how to shift the mindset behind it

• Pricing with confidence without negotiating against yourself

• How to talk about your work in a noisy, short-attention world

• The skills that will matter most as work and technology keep evolving

• A healthier definition of success, especially for high-achieving women

Connect with Orly :
Website: zeewybrands.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/orlyzeewy
Book: Ready Launch Brand: The Lean Marketing Guide for Startups (Amazon)

Connect with Jessica:

Clarity in 10

The Courage to Pause Waitlist

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Until next week, stay fierce, stay bold, but most importantly, stay unapologetically you.

You changed the chapter.
The role.
The schedule.
Maybe even the whole direction of your life.

And still, the pace feels familiar. The pressure feels familiar. The push through mindset shows up like it never left.

In this solo episode of We Are Women, Unapologetically, I’m talking about the reason your new chapter can feel like your old one. Your brain is still running old default settings. Patterns that were built in seasons where you had to stay sharp, stay needed, stay on, and stay ahead.

We’re going into the neuroscience behind automatic habits, why context triggers matter, and why exhaustion makes change harder than it needs to be. I also share what this looked like for me recently, the moment I knew my body was done negotiating, and how choosing rest became part of my leadership, not a break from it.

You’ll walk away with a simple reset you can use in real time, even if you’re listening while driving and you never touch a journal.

Key Takeaways

• Why old patterns can follow you into a new chapter

• How automatic habits get triggered by familiar cues

• What habit formation research teaches us about lasting change

• Why rest plays a real role in decision making and behavior change

• Three questions to interrupt autopilot in the moment

• One weekly reset that helps you update a default setting without overhauling your life

Clarity Reset for the Week

Pick one default thought you keep running. Choose a replacement sentence you can actually believe. Practice it once in a real moment this week.

Work With Me

Clarity in 10

The Courage to Pause Waitlist

Book a 30-minute clarity call

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