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Blaze Your Trail To Light the Way For Those Behind You
When you blaze a new trail, you have the authority and influence to turn around and light the way for the other women behind you, who found their purpose on your trail. If you believe that every woman is meant to shine in her brilliance by bringing her unique gifts to the fore, also believe that you may be that “First,” to help her see what is possible for her.
Your Self Care Isn’t Selfish, It’s Essential
Your boundaries help you to maintain healthy connections with others and also help you stay connected to yourself safely and healthily. You can't truly show up for others unless you show up for yourself first. Here are a few ways to engage in self-care this Valentine’s Day!
Three reasons why high-achieving women need to savor their wins
High achieving women are naturally hardwired to work hard. They willingly devote hours and energy to their role and take satisfaction in being productive. Just the act of completing tasks fulfills them. But as much as they do, these leaders are woefully inadequate in acknowledging their wins. Here’s why that matters.
How has the pandemic changed your perspective about work?
The pandemic helped us see and understand at a deeper level that without a sense of purpose, meaning and value, our work cannot fulfill us and make the impact we long for. I believe it’s time for all of us to take the reins of our careers and lives as we navigate uncertainty and pivots that are the new normal right now. If not now, when?
Embrace a Possibilities Mindset in 2022
When we claim our gifts and talents and fully believe in our potential, we can stand tall and secure in our value and share our brilliance with the world, making our full impact. But sometimes we are the biggest barriers to our blessings. It’s our openness to the possibilities that unveils the opportunities that connect with our brilliance! Embrace possibilities in 2022!
Mindset Shifts to Level Up Your Impact
Impact Players are treasured in organizations and rewarded for the value they add. Managers recognize these top performers and understand their worth. Leaders depend on them so they are privy to high-profile assignments and their peers respect them. Adopt these mindset shifts to become one too.
Take the Lead and Play Bigger as an Impact Player
Impact Players are "individuals at any level of an organization who are doing work of exceptional value and having an extraordinary high impact.” Based on Liz Wiseman’s research, here are the key differentiators between Impact Players and their colleagues.
Craft a Compelling Elevator Pitch
Crafting an elevator pitch that showcases your brilliance is part of your self-promotion tool kit. This is the time to amplify your message showcasing the strengths, expertise, and talents you bring to the table. Follow these tips to ensure your messaging is compelling and effective.
Ideas to Leverage Your Influence to Impact Lives
Great leaders don't focus on elevating themselves. Instead, they focus on elevating others. Think about your position, authority, and influence. How are you using them to positively impact the lives of your sphere? Here are a few ideas and encouragement to get you started.
End 2021 Playing Bigger in Your Career
You are meant to rise, in your arena, in the way you are specially shaped to impact your sphere. Don’t let that gap between where you are now and where you want to be in your career, grow. 2021 is coming to a close. Consider how you want to end the year and how you want to position yourself for 2022.
Are You on the Brink of Burnout? Warning Signs and Hacks
In these uncertain, chaotic, and constantly shifting times, if you find yourself feeling unmotivated, blah, unable to focus, frequently tired, or more uptight than usual, it’s wise to check in with yourself to see if you’re edging into burnout. Here are key warning signs and ways to address them.
Why Securing Your Success Squad is Key to Effective Leadership Development
As aspiring or current leaders, we need to cultivate a network of trusted mentors and colleagues to support, champion and advocate for us. No one leads effectively in isolation. Build out your Success Squad with these tips.
Six Key Strategies For Developing A Powerful Professional Personal Brand
The power and effectiveness of your personal brand can help elevate you professionally or minimize your impact. Use these six strategies to ensure you intentionally craft a brand that supports your career goals.
Four Strategies to Develop a Brand Voice that Resonates
Communicating your brand as a business owner is only as effective as your ability to connect and engage with your target market. Here are four strategies that can help you connect and communicate with confidence.
Called to Rise. No More Playing Small, Leader!
I have a vision that women are called to rise for such a time as the one we are experiencing right now. In this vision, with women collectively leading in their brilliance, their influence and impact is unstoppable. Yet so many of us play small. This is a testimony to motivate you to rise.
Leverage Your Leadership Presence: Part 2
Leadership presence is not a given based on your title, smarts, expertise, or leadership skill, but is a quality that needs to be cultivated and managed. Read Part 1 to understand how Command influences your presence. In this post, we’ll explore the power of your Connection, Communication, and your Clothing & Appearance on how you are perceived as a leader.
Leverage Your Leadership Presence: Part 1
Your leadership presence is part of your image. Call it poise, composure, command skills, or clout. Whatever you call it, when someone of significance walks into a room, you know it. Discover how you can cultivate your leadership presence.
The Benefits of Partnering with a Career & Leadership Coach
Hiring a leadership coach is a smart choice for helping women explore their current goals and ambitions, leverage and mobilize their strengths, gain more self-awareness, and achieve new or higher objectives. Here are a few specific benefits purpose-driven women can expect from career and leadership coaching.
Are You Emotionally Intelligent to Lead Effectively?
Possessing Emotional Intelligence or EQ is a crucial component of leadership. Having strong EQ means you can be aware of, control, and express your emotions, as well as handle your professional relationships empathetically. Here are a few EQ basics to ensure you lead impactfully.
Leading in the Unknown
As leaders it’s hard to move and operate in that space of not knowing, having to trust that every faithful step you take will eventually lead you to the right course of action. Here’s a perspective of leading in uncertainty.