Networking Makes Me Tired Conferences are exhausting. And yes, I know I have been to three in the last 6 months (Blogher, Rockstar Marketing Bootcamp, Ewomen Network). There's an element of content overwhelm going on. But aside from the sheer number of...
Marketing Makes The Business I just spent three days at a Rockstar Marketing conference. If there is one thing I have learned from being business over the last 2 years, its that no matter how amazing you, your products, and services are, you will not make money if no...
Starting a new business means you are your first admin. When you think of all the things that should be on your entrepreneur schedule, how do you decide when you can go from being the support staff, to being the boss? Visioning is deep work, but you can’t go to the deep end until you have mastered the kiddie pool.
Its almost the end of the year which means we start to assess if we are accomplishing all that we wanted for these 365 revolutions around the sun. Have you been efficient and productive with the first few months of the year? Or have you been too distracted,...
I want to tell you the best kind of Thanksgiving story. The kind that starts with giving and ends with the thanks. Sometimes, when building our businesses, we forget that we started them with the intention of being of service to others. If we can get back to that...
A Network For Women Entrepreneurs The Ewomen Network is designed to help entrepreneur women grow into their greatness for the explicit purpose of changing the world. When good women make good money, they do good things. And its true. Earning money isn’t about greed,...
To Work or To Sleep? Most entrepreneurs are workaholics by default. The nature of birthing a business is to be all in, 24/7 and the good ones are also at the top of their game. And therein lies the tension. To work or to sleep? If the goal is productivity, what...
The White Guy In The Room In the month of April I taught 8 workshops on the topic of unconscious bias and 3 on microaggression and inclusivity. Between those engagements there were other clients and other topics around various forms of communication. But it always...
A week ago I participated in a CaveDay. It's a community of coworkers who come together to get deep work done. Facilitators lead you through a serious of work sprints to help encourage deep work and extreme focus around the milestones of a larger project. so much...
The Easy Emails The interesting thing about communication is that people think it's all about self expression. It is not. Communication is a service based skill. Which means it's not about what you need in that moment; it's what your audience needs. What service can...
A resolution is about deciding and you can do that at any time, and all year long. Who are you resolved to be? In this season of Kwanzaa, I am reminded to be an engaged community participant. No more crabs in a barrel. I want a world where women help each other succeed. That’s my vision for the Femme Totale community.
The Big Performance Review Talk It's that time of year again: annual review season. Now we are all familiar with annual reviews at work. Those horrible conversations where you are waiting for your boss to tell you all the things that they've been harboring for the...
One of the most popular questions I get as a mentor to new coaches for sustainable coaching practice growth is whether or not you should start to niche down right away or spend time getting as much experience as possible by...
Have you been wondering how to uphold the DEI efforts within your organization in a post affirmative action era? While it may seem like there is a political attack on the efforts of DEI professionals, now more than ever there is an opportunity to create a data backed...
If you've been following our newsletter or enrolled in a coaching program with us, you've probably come across our much-loved "Brain Dump" exercise. It's a game-changer for relieving stress and aligning your life's priorities. One of the key elements of this exercise...
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