The Strategy Table Podcast Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:20:00 -0400 https://the-strategy-table.thechurchco.site/ en-US © 2026 The Strategy Table Podcast yes 8c395756-22c9-550d-ae0a-1abea15f3afc Artrice Scott episodic false Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Artrice Scott https://storage.buzzsprout.com/vbj6wk16u7h97i1no6w203i3ettt?.jpg The Strategy Table Podcast https://the-strategy-table.thechurchco.site/ The Mask 7-Place Tax Audit The Mask 7-Place Tax Audit Last week we named the Mask-Bearer. This week, we read the bill.

Wearing a mask is expensive — and most leaders never count the cost, because the same pattern that drains them is the one that got them the grade, the job, and the approval. You've been paying this bill on autopilot for years. Today, host Artrice V. Scott walks you through a live, score-as-you-go audit of The Seven Identity Taxes — the seven places your mask is quietly collecting in your life and your leadership.

Grab a notebook and a pen, and rate yourself 1–10 across all seven:

  • Emotional — losing access to your own read on the room, including yourself
  • Relational — trading being known for being approved of
  • Physical — the performance your body has been storing
  • Cognitive — the background program draining your bandwidth (the one I left out last week)
  • Creative — the gift you buried because it "wouldn't be received"
  • Leadership — the trust that erodes when you lead from adaptation
  • Spiritual — the purpose you set down for someone else's applause

Then add up your Return on Life Investment, find your tier — Aligned, Activated, Compounding, or Critical Overhead — and leave with the one truth you've been avoiding.

One mask. Seven invoices. It's time to stop paying.

Take the free Narrative Discovery Assessment to find your top three patterns at AVSStrategyTable.com — the Mask-Bearer is one of thirteen.

Real life. Real stories. Real strategy.


THE STRATEGY TABLE with Artrice V. Scott

Real life. Real stories. Real strategy.

Take the free Narrative Discovery Assessment and find your top 3 of the 13 patterns — and what each one is costing you.

→ https://AVSstrategytable.com

📥 FREE TOOLS & THE MAGAZINE

Worksheets, the magazine, and more at https://AVSstrategytable.com

CONNECT WITH ARTRICE

🌐 Website: https://AVSstrategytable.com

✉️ Email: avscoach@avsbusinessconsulting.com

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ArtriceVScott

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avsstrategytable

🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@avsstrategytable

▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@avsstrategytable

]]> Last week we named the Mask-Bearer. This week, we read the bill.

Wearing a mask is expensive — and most leaders never count the cost, because the same pattern that drains them is the one that got them the grade, the job, and the approval. You've been paying this bill on autopilot for years. Today, host Artrice V. Scott walks you through a live, score-as-you-go audit of The Seven Identity Taxes — the seven places your mask is quietly collecting in your life and your leadership.

Grab a notebook and a pen, and rate yourself 1–10 across all seven:

  • Emotional — losing access to your own read on the room, including yourself
  • Relational — trading being known for being approved of
  • Physical — the performance your body has been storing
  • Cognitive — the background program draining your bandwidth (the one I left out last week)
  • Creative — the gift you buried because it "wouldn't be received"
  • Leadership — the trust that erodes when you lead from adaptation
  • Spiritual — the purpose you set down for someone else's applause

Then add up your Return on Life Investment, find your tier — Aligned, Activated, Compounding, or Critical Overhead — and leave with the one truth you've been avoiding.

One mask. Seven invoices. It's time to stop paying.

Take the free Narrative Discovery Assessment to find your top three patterns at AVSStrategyTable.com — the Mask-Bearer is one of thirteen.

Real life. Real stories. Real strategy.


THE STRATEGY TABLE with Artrice V. Scott

Real life. Real stories. Real strategy.

Take the free Narrative Discovery Assessment and find your top 3 of the 13 patterns — and what each one is costing you.

→ https://AVSstrategytable.com

📥 FREE TOOLS & THE MAGAZINE

Worksheets, the magazine, and more at https://AVSstrategytable.com

CONNECT WITH ARTRICE

🌐 Website: https://AVSstrategytable.com

✉️ Email: avscoach@avsbusinessconsulting.com

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ArtriceVScott

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avsstrategytable

🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@avsstrategytable

▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@avsstrategytable

]]> Artrice Scott Buzzsprout-19325549 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400 1858 1 6 full false Take The Mask Off Take The Mask Off The Strategy Table — Episode: "The Mask-Bearer"You got good at reading the room before you ever got good at reading yourself. That skill made you valuable — and it also made you shrink.

This episode is for the high-functioning leader, mom, husband, or wife who can hold the boardroom together and carry everybody else's emotions, and still go blank when somebody asks one simple question: Who are you?
I go first. I'll show you what wearing the mask cost me — and the strategy to take it off.
The Mask-Bearer is one of 13 narrative patterns. Find out which one you run under pressure → take the Narrative Discovery Quiz at www.AVSstrategytable.com.
THE STRATEGY TO UNMASK — FOUR MOVES

Presence — be still long enough to notice yourself. Ask, in real time: Am I still me right now?
Truth — name what's underneath the mask. Separate what you chose, what you adapted into, what you inherited, and what you performed just to stay safe.
Inner Coherence — be the same person in the boardroom that you are at your own kitchen table. You can't lead a coherent team from an incoherent self.
Embodied Identity — practice the real self until it becomes how you live. The nervous system only trusts repeated execution.

From masked → to unmasked. A rebuilt narrative.
THIS WEEK'S ASSIGNMENT
Find one chair where the mask comes off — one person who's earned the real you. Then become that person to yourself first. Five minutes a day: How am I actually doing? What do I actually want?

NEXT STEPS (CTAs)

🎯 Take the Narrative Discovery Quiz → AVSstrategytable.com — get your top 3 patterns, fully mapped.
📖 Read the magazine for the deep dive on the Mask-Bearer and the other patterns.
🪑 Join The Strategy Table for the weekly conversation.

Real life. Real stories. Real strategies. — Artrice V. Scott


THE STRATEGY TABLE with Artrice V. Scott

Real life. Real stories. Real strategy.

Take the free Narrative Discovery Assessment and find your top 3 of the 13 patterns — and what each one is costing you.

→ https://AVSstrategytable.com

📥 FREE TOOLS & THE MAGAZINE

Worksheets, the magazine, and more at https://AVSstrategytable.com

CONNECT WITH ARTRICE

🌐 Website: https://AVSstrategytable.com

✉️ Email: avscoach@avsbusinessconsulting.com

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ArtriceVScott

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avsstrategytable

🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@avsstrategytable

▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@avsstrategytable

]]> The Strategy Table — Episode: "The Mask-Bearer"You got good at reading the room before you ever got good at reading yourself. That skill made you valuable — and it also made you shrink.

This episode is for the high-functioning leader, mom, husband, or wife who can hold the boardroom together and carry everybody else's emotions, and still go blank when somebody asks one simple question: Who are you?
I go first. I'll show you what wearing the mask cost me — and the strategy to take it off.
The Mask-Bearer is one of 13 narrative patterns. Find out which one you run under pressure → take the Narrative Discovery Quiz at www.AVSstrategytable.com.
THE STRATEGY TO UNMASK — FOUR MOVES

Presence — be still long enough to notice yourself. Ask, in real time: Am I still me right now?
Truth — name what's underneath the mask. Separate what you chose, what you adapted into, what you inherited, and what you performed just to stay safe.
Inner Coherence — be the same person in the boardroom that you are at your own kitchen table. You can't lead a coherent team from an incoherent self.
Embodied Identity — practice the real self until it becomes how you live. The nervous system only trusts repeated execution.

From masked → to unmasked. A rebuilt narrative.
THIS WEEK'S ASSIGNMENT
Find one chair where the mask comes off — one person who's earned the real you. Then become that person to yourself first. Five minutes a day: How am I actually doing? What do I actually want?

NEXT STEPS (CTAs)

🎯 Take the Narrative Discovery Quiz → AVSstrategytable.com — get your top 3 patterns, fully mapped.
📖 Read the magazine for the deep dive on the Mask-Bearer and the other patterns.
🪑 Join The Strategy Table for the weekly conversation.

Real life. Real stories. Real strategies. — Artrice V. Scott


THE STRATEGY TABLE with Artrice V. Scott

Real life. Real stories. Real strategy.

Take the free Narrative Discovery Assessment and find your top 3 of the 13 patterns — and what each one is costing you.

→ https://AVSstrategytable.com

📥 FREE TOOLS & THE MAGAZINE

Worksheets, the magazine, and more at https://AVSstrategytable.com

CONNECT WITH ARTRICE

🌐 Website: https://AVSstrategytable.com

✉️ Email: avscoach@avsbusinessconsulting.com

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ArtriceVScott

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avsstrategytable

🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@avsstrategytable

▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@avsstrategytable

]]> https://avsstrategytable.com/podcast Artrice V. Scott Buzzsprout-19279066 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 1045 narrative identity, IdentityCrisis, inner strength, Self Worth, Mask wearing, Code switching, survival identity, mental health, identitytax, the strategy table podcast, avsstrategytable, 13frequencies, narrative frequencies ,leaders, leadership narrative, 1 5 full false Mission Drift -The Assignment Is Over and You Know It Mission Drift -The Assignment Is Over and You Know It
THE STRATEGY TABLE with Artrice V. Scott

Real life. Real stories. Real strategy.

Take the free Narrative Discovery Assessment and find your top 3 of the 13 patterns — and what each one is costing you.

→ https://AVSstrategytable.com

📥 FREE TOOLS & THE MAGAZINE

Worksheets, the magazine, and more at https://AVSstrategytable.com

CONNECT WITH ARTRICE

🌐 Website: https://AVSstrategytable.com

✉️ Email: avscoach@avsbusinessconsulting.com

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ArtriceVScott

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avsstrategytable

🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@avsstrategytable

▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@avsstrategytable

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THE STRATEGY TABLE with Artrice V. Scott

Real life. Real stories. Real strategy.

Take the free Narrative Discovery Assessment and find your top 3 of the 13 patterns — and what each one is costing you.

→ https://AVSstrategytable.com

📥 FREE TOOLS & THE MAGAZINE

Worksheets, the magazine, and more at https://AVSstrategytable.com

CONNECT WITH ARTRICE

🌐 Website: https://AVSstrategytable.com

✉️ Email: avscoach@avsbusinessconsulting.com

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ArtriceVScott

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avsstrategytable

🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@avsstrategytable

▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@avsstrategytable

]]> Artrice Scott 21064f1b-41b1-492b-a1ca-6fd00021fa7c Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:44:53 -0400 1924 false Narrative War: You Don't Have A Purpose Problem Narrative War: You Don't Have A Purpose Problem
THE STRATEGY TABLE with Artrice V. Scott

Real life. Real stories. Real strategy.

Take the free Narrative Discovery Assessment and find your top 3 of the 13 patterns — and what each one is costing you.

→ https://AVSstrategytable.com

📥 FREE TOOLS & THE MAGAZINE

Worksheets, the magazine, and more at https://AVSstrategytable.com

CONNECT WITH ARTRICE

🌐 Website: https://AVSstrategytable.com

✉️ Email: avscoach@avsbusinessconsulting.com

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ArtriceVScott

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avsstrategytable

🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@avsstrategytable

▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@avsstrategytable

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THE STRATEGY TABLE with Artrice V. Scott

Real life. Real stories. Real strategy.

Take the free Narrative Discovery Assessment and find your top 3 of the 13 patterns — and what each one is costing you.

→ https://AVSstrategytable.com

📥 FREE TOOLS & THE MAGAZINE

Worksheets, the magazine, and more at https://AVSstrategytable.com

CONNECT WITH ARTRICE

🌐 Website: https://AVSstrategytable.com

✉️ Email: avscoach@avsbusinessconsulting.com

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ArtriceVScott

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avsstrategytable

🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@avsstrategytable

▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@avsstrategytable

]]> Artrice Scott 02838d24-cfbc-49d3-ba6b-17cd8c64bcd4 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:08:44 -0400 1051 false A Holy Rebellion: When Discernment Refuses Disorder A Holy Rebellion: When Discernment Refuses Disorder
THE STRATEGY TABLE with Artrice V. Scott

Real life. Real stories. Real strategy.

Take the free Narrative Discovery Assessment and find your top 3 of the 13 patterns — and what each one is costing you.

→ https://AVSstrategytable.com

📥 FREE TOOLS & THE MAGAZINE

Worksheets, the magazine, and more at https://AVSstrategytable.com

CONNECT WITH ARTRICE

🌐 Website: https://AVSstrategytable.com

✉️ Email: avscoach@avsbusinessconsulting.com

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ArtriceVScott

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avsstrategytable

🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@avsstrategytable

▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@avsstrategytable

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THE STRATEGY TABLE with Artrice V. Scott

Real life. Real stories. Real strategy.

Take the free Narrative Discovery Assessment and find your top 3 of the 13 patterns — and what each one is costing you.

→ https://AVSstrategytable.com

📥 FREE TOOLS & THE MAGAZINE

Worksheets, the magazine, and more at https://AVSstrategytable.com

CONNECT WITH ARTRICE

🌐 Website: https://AVSstrategytable.com

✉️ Email: avscoach@avsbusinessconsulting.com

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ArtriceVScott

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avsstrategytable

🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@avsstrategytable

▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@avsstrategytable

]]> Artrice Scott 7fed6a64-ec04-45ad-b055-ad2c5b8f816d Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:48:32 -0400 1260 false The Strategy Table Introduction EPS 01 The Strategy Table Introduction EPS 01
THE STRATEGY TABLE with Artrice V. Scott

Real life. Real stories. Real strategy.

Take the free Narrative Discovery Assessment and find your top 3 of the 13 patterns — and what each one is costing you.

→ https://AVSstrategytable.com

📥 FREE TOOLS & THE MAGAZINE

Worksheets, the magazine, and more at https://AVSstrategytable.com

CONNECT WITH ARTRICE

🌐 Website: https://AVSstrategytable.com

✉️ Email: avscoach@avsbusinessconsulting.com

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ArtriceVScott

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avsstrategytable

🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@avsstrategytable

▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@avsstrategytable

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THE STRATEGY TABLE with Artrice V. Scott

Real life. Real stories. Real strategy.

Take the free Narrative Discovery Assessment and find your top 3 of the 13 patterns — and what each one is costing you.

→ https://AVSstrategytable.com

📥 FREE TOOLS & THE MAGAZINE

Worksheets, the magazine, and more at https://AVSstrategytable.com

CONNECT WITH ARTRICE

🌐 Website: https://AVSstrategytable.com

✉️ Email: avscoach@avsbusinessconsulting.com

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ArtriceVScott

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avsstrategytable

🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@avsstrategytable

▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@avsstrategytable

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