Melinda French Gates Reveals All: Life-Changing Lessons on Transitions, Trusting Your Inner Voice & Choosing Yourself! (Even if it’s for the first time ever or the first time in a long time!)

from The Jamie Kern Lima Show

by Jamie Kern Lima

Published: Mon Apr 14 2025

Show Notes

Full Video Available on YouTube @JamieKernLimaOfficial. Are You Ready to believe in YOU?🙌 jamiekernlima.com 👈 Sign up for my FREE Inspirational Newsletter here and you’ll ALSO get special prompt questions to help you grow in your self-worth-building that pair with each episode!🩷

Make sure to click the “Follow” button for the show on your favorite podcast app, so you’ll be the first to get each episode!

____

Melinda French Gates, named by Forbes as one of the most powerful women in the world, is here today, and she is revealing all! Life-Changing Lessons on how to hear your own inner voice, how to trust yourself, and how to choose yourself…even if it’s for the first time ever, or for the first time in a long time! I am SO excited, for you, for me, for women everywhere right now because this conversation is just that incredible!

Melinda French Gates is a philanthropist, businesswoman, and global advocate for women and girls. She’s the founder of Pivotal Ventures, focused on accelerating social progress by removing barriers that hold people back, she also co-founded the Gates Foundation, alongside former husband Bill Gates. Melinda’s brand new book The Next Day: Transitions, Change, and Moving Forward, is out now, make sure you pick up your copy today here: https://a.co/d/fCPCsw3, it’s so good, in the book, Melinda reflects for the first time on the most significant transitions in her life, from becoming a parent, she’s now a mom of 3, to the death of a dear friend, to departing the Gates Foundation, to deciding to end her marriage, this book is filled with the most inspiring and insightful lessons on loosening the bonds of perfectionism, helping yourself and others navigate times of crisis, embracing uncertainty and so much more!

Through Melinda’s decades of high-impact investments, philanthropy, partnerships, and advocacy, she’s not only impacted and saved millions of lives in the US and around the world, she’s also become one of the most iconic and celebrated women of our time. It is such an honor to join Melinda and YOU in this incredible conversation!

And whether you're joining me today for yourself or because someone that you love shared this episode with you, I want to welcome you to The Jamie Kern Lima Show podcast family. And remember this episode is not just for you and me. Please share it with every single person that you know because it can change their life too.

Episode Reflection Questions for YOU: Jamie writes prompt questions each episode to spark revelations in your self-worth journey and help you apply the tools and lessons from each episode into your real life right now. Please make sure you’re signed up for Jamie’s free inspirational newsletter jamiekernlima.com 👈

Get my new book WORTHY plus FREE Bonus gifts including a 95+ page Worthy Workbook and more at WorthyBook.com

For more resources related to today’s episode, click here https://jamiekernlima.com/show/ for the podcast episode page.

Chapters:

0:00 Welcome to The Jamie Kern Lima Show

“I Have to Coach Myself to Lean Forward”

Do This to Overcome Self-Doubt

“I Deserve to be Where I am in Life”

Remove Your Labels

The Cost of Body-Doubt

It’s such an honor to share this podcast together with you. And please note: I am not a licensed therapist, and this podcast is NOT intended as a substitute for the advice of a physician, professional coach, psychotherapist, or other qualified professional.

Click Here to Subscribe to the YouTube Channel

Follow me here:

—

Looking for my books on Amazon? Here they are!

WORTHY

Believe IT