Ever wonder why some people are masters of achieving their goals while others are just wishful thinkers and never quite follow through on attaining all their desires? This blog will give you six practical ways to ensure you are a master goal achiever and not just a sad 😢 delusional dreamer.
Read MoreA celebration and guide to my first 6 months of blogging - organizing and breaking down the first 25 blog posts designed to equip and empower women to win in their careers and life, whatever winning means to you.
Read MoreThis is the second of a three part blog post about how to confidently own your voice so that you can accurately reflect the tremendous contribution and impact that you are making in your career and reap the professional advancement benefits that comes along with powerfully owning your voice.
Read MoreMany brilliant women hesitate to speak up and offer their perspective which consequently does not reflect the contribution and impact they are making. This leaves them feeling frustrated when they are inevitably left behind because they are not viewed as leadership material or the next rising star. In this two part blog series we will look at some of the reasons we don’t own our voice and what we can do to start using it in a powerful way so that we can advance our careers beyond the limits we may currently be facing.
Read MoreWe want to advance in our career and in life but deep down maybe unconsciously perhaps consciously there are forces that hold us back from being all that we can be and doing all that we can do. A lot of the forces have to do with our mindset and a lot have to do with our habits. Both our mindset and the resulting habits will either serve our progress or sabotage our success. The challenge is that the mindset and habits have been serving us otherwise we would not hold on to them. In this blog post we explore three common ways that we sabotage our progress and what to do about it.
Read MoreDespite what you have been told, hard work, deep expertise and delivering results are not enough to get you promoted. Yes, I know it’s not fair but it is factual. As savvy professional women we let go of romanticized idealism and tackle our professional goals in a practical manner based on the reality of our environment. The truth is that we need a powerful network of influencers to help us get to the top. In this blog we will review three types of people who can and should play a role in our career advancement.
Read MoreYou have been told or think that confidence has held you back from the professional success you desire but what if the problem really is a lack of drive. Learn how discovering your authentic purpose, mission and passion through values work can give you the fuel you need to crush self-doubt and show up as your powerful self every single day so that you can thrive and not just survive. Jim Rohn got it right when he said “The stronger the why, the easier the how becomes.”
Read MoreIn order to have a successful career there is a lot more required than the usual advice of having high work ethic, and executing on time. So many times we focus on the external mechanics of improving our expertise, getting the right experience, going above and beyond the job description, delivering on time, and some of us are even savvy enough to get visibility by expanding our network. Yet how we show up, who we are being, our mindset and our presence have just as much to do with professional success as all the other factors listed above. Success is just as much about who we are being and not just what we are doing.
Read MoreThe most relaxed person is the most powerful in business and in life. Why is relaxation the new power? Because when you are relaxed you have clarity and focus which allows your energy to go towards solving the issue at hand rather than being wrapped up engaged in an internal war of self-doubt or insecurity.
If you want to learn 8 practices/mindset shifts to put you in the position of power in any business situation you can download this free eGuide 8 Relieving Things Every Business Woman Should Know About How To Create Authentic Calm Confidence . The guide will help you give birth to more Inner Power (unshakeable confidence), Creativity (clarity to innovate/problem solve), and Focus (undistracted by internal chatter).
Read MoreIntroverts tend to get the short end of the stick, not always valued for the unique value that they bring in a society that over values excessive chatter and exuberance. Learn what differentiates you as an introvert, how to leverage your strengths and be a more impactful leader without losing a sense of who you authentically are.
Read MoreWomen are exhausted from hearing all the reasons they should be more like men in order to be successful including masculine ideals of what confidence looks like. In our quest to encourage women to lean in, we have inadvertently idealized masculine leadership traits and its alleged effectiveness assuming that this is the style of leadership we should all aspire to. The reality is that there are strengths and opportunities associated with these leadership traits and we need to adapt a more balanced view while encouraging women to cultivate and develop their own authentic leadership styles with confidence in what they uniquely bring to the table.
Read MoreYou work hard so stop getting overlooked for career advancement opportunities because of a lack of recognition for the value you bring. Learn how to promote your work without feeling pushy, arrogant, dishonest or like a jerk and get the job promotion you deserve in this two part blog series.
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