Category: ambitious woman
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A Fierce Leader’s Process of Surrender
I wonder what it’s really like to drop the struggle, she said. Is that even a thing? What if I stop being who I think I have to be in order to be loved? Will the people I adore still love me? Will I care? This isn’t some kind of self-pity dance, she assured…
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How the Dance of High Standards and Zero Expectations Creates Fierce Movement Forward
I have said it time and time again. As a leader, you must have the highest standards, and within those standards, zero expectations. Your standards dictate what you will and will not allow in your presence and energy. Maintaining those standards means you must be diligent and ruthless (compassionate and kind, yes, but still —…
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That Fake Stability Isn’t Going to Keep You Safe (and you don’t need it)
You were born for the chaos. If you feel like emotional chaos or physical chaos has been present for a majority of your life and stability seemed out of reach — it was preparing you for something. So don’t go running into the stability, into the fake stability, into what you think you need to…
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Your Body Isn’t How You Want It Because You Are Denying It (and yourself) Pleasure
Pleasure is innate. It’s just part of who we are. When we aren’t letting it flow it means we’re stifling ourselves … and that leads to all kinds of maladies. In every area. Too often, you’re denying yourself pleasure, aren’t you? On purpose even! Because you don’t think you’re worthy of it yet. Your body…
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You’re Not Letting the Real You Out (and it’s getting old, Sister)
It’s just a matter of time before you fall back in line with your authentic self. You know this. It happens literally every time you veer off course. Every damn time. But it doesn’t have to feel so harsh, so difficult, like such a struggle. You’ve mistakenly believed that you had to hit rock bottom…