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Use the Yes/No Spiral for Brave Career Growth
Each year I chose a word of year that sums up my intention for the new year. My word of the year...
Meet Your Brave Role Models – I met Jeff Galloway!
I unexpectedly met Jeff Galloway, the godfather of the run-walk method. He has also my...
Career Lessons from The Nightmare Before Christmas
I can talk about the career lessons found in The Nightmare Before Christmas for a very long time....
I got screwed by a lay-off after overworking myself
What I learned after the worst lay-off of my life.
The Story of My Logo & How I Forgot the Timeline
I was both building a business and navigating a pandemic with small kids.
The Two Meeting Boundary: Being Disrespected Isn’t Acceptable
If you leave more than two meetings a week feeling disrespected, it is time to make big changes.
Brave Boundaries during Interview Processes
Your boundaries are important to protect your money, time, effort, expertise, and peace, also during interview processes on a difficult job market.
“I’m pissed off you let me give you all that youth for free.”– So Long London, Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift’s lyric is driving a lot of conversation in women in tech circles, specifically how we have given away “youth” but how we now turn into wealth.
3 *NEW* Ways to Build Your Brave Career
In 2024, there are now three ways to work with me to stress less, work less, and then earn more as...
Q1 2024 Client Survey Results – 100% Stress Less
Coaching with me creates results for my clients. Read this for the details.
Leaving Perfectionism for Life and Career Transformation with Melissa Rauen, Director of Technology to Compliance Analysis E157
“I wanted to cultivate some happiness in my life because my mind was so stuck in perfectionism and...
Trailer: Welcome to Build Your Brave Career!
Stressed out. Overworked. Underpaid. Passed over (again… and again… and again). That’s just how it...
The Importance of Specific Feedback in Career Development and Confidence Building E156
“There are two ways that specific feedback matters to your career. First, where you need to...
Recognizing Toxic Career Surroundings: Create Clarity to Stress Less and Craft Positive Professional Growth E155
“Before I decide that I’m the problem, I’m going to make sure I’m not...
Reclaiming Career Self-Confidence to Embrace Intrinsic Worth with Mariana Pavia 154
“Always have your sense of intrinsic worth separated from whatever is happening to you so...
Radical Responsibility: Step into Your Power and Own Your Career Success, One Choice at a Time E153
Do you know who the most powerful person is in your stress cycle? It is you. You are the most...
Radical Responsibility and Conscious Leadership for Professional Growth with Christine Kern E152
“If I were to think of one thing that has changed the trajectory of my life, but also my...
Underpaid in Your Career: How to Bravely Fix It and Build Your Confidence E151
So you just found out you’re underpaid. What do you do now? This episode is going to answer...
Brave Career Leaps: From Underpaid to Unstoppable in Sustainable Development with Jennie Block E150
“I am really proud of myself for everything that I’ve done. And looking back, seeing...
Unlocking the Build Your Brave Framework for Career Transformation: An Example and Guide to Stress Less, Work Less, and Earn More – E149
“How do I actually use the build your brave framework? In this episode, I answer the most common...
E148 – Balancing Career Growth and Well-being: Sita Lakshmi’s Journey in Developer Relations
“I’ve read somewhere that a small dream is a crime. I think you’ve got to push yourself...
E147: Confronting Internalized Misogyny: Bravely Embracing Women in Leadership
“Until you can acknowledge and then begin to deconstruct your internalized misogyny, you are...
E146 – The Power of Personal Brands: Yo Canny’s Insights on Crafting a Compelling, Authentic Brand for Career Satisfaction
“You can stay solid in this in your personal brand, who you say you are, not who this...
E145 – The Brave Act of Quitting: Recognizing the Right Time to Walk Away from Goals
“It is brave to set a clear goal. It is also brave to set that clear goal and know when...
E144 – Charting a Brave Career Path with True Authenticity: Insights, Examples, and Wisdom from Sarah Charles
“Authenticity is a privilege. Looking back, younger Sarah did not have the right or the choice to...
E143: The 60% Standard: Redefining Expectations for Career Success, Growth, and Fulfillment
“We need to talk about this major misunderstanding that the standard for human performance is the...
E142 – Identifying the Need for Career Coaching: Personal Stories from 11 Professional Women from Diverse Industries and Roles
“This episode is specifically designed around answering the question, how did I know it was...
E141 – Brave Careers: How Career Coaching Creates Career Growth, What is a Career Coach? When Do You Need One?
Do I need a career coach? What the hell is a career coach? Is my career going in the right...
E140 – Embracing the Yes-No Spiral: How to Navigate Growth and Change with Confidence
“The Yes-No Spiral can be a chaotic, painful, out of control, overlapping, up, down, all...
E139 – Saying Yes After Mistakes: Rochelle Marie’s Inspiring Story of Failure, Learning, Resilience and Being a Person of Yes
“Managing a business, working full-time, and caregiving were challenging, but the power of...
E138 – Saying Yes to Yourself: Linda Yates and the Art of Energizing Your Personal Image
“Start with what you don’t want. And what do we want to cut out first? And then...
E137 – The Art of Yes: From Constrictive People Pleasing into Expansive, Meaningful Transformation with Amanda Irtz
“The power of yes is expansive when you say yes to the things that are meaningful to you....
40% Increase Without Changing Employers
40% increase without changing employers
*This* is why women need to earn more: $50k donated in 2 months
My clients past and present have donated over $50,000 to Ukraine, Poland, Tigray, and Yemen in...
I got sick and my clients got results
Last week I got sick. I took to bed for three days with body pain, deep cough, throat pain, and –...
You Don’t Have to Wait
You don't need to see someone else with your goal so that you can believe your goal is real for...
Good News! You are Your Own Prince Charming
Too many women are acting like the professional version of sleeping beauty, waiting for the...
Your Cheat Code to Achieve Your Goals in 2022
I adore meeting new people. I’ve found as many opportunities to meet new people, especially in...
KickStart 2022 – Don’t Quit Your Goals, Achieve Them
If you are like over 85% of the employees in the world, you’ve set a goal or goals for 2022....
KickStart 2022 – Who Do You Want To BE?
Happy First Day of 2022! My original plan was to reach out yesterday, the last day of 2021, to...