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Do I Have Imposter Syndrome? (Here's Why That's the Wrong Question)

Do I have imposter syndrome? If you're a high-achieving woman asking this question, I want to start by saying this: what you're experiencing is real, valid, and incredibly common among successful women. You're not imagining it, and you're definitely not alone. But here's what I've discovered aft...

Stuck at Work? Here's Why Executive Presence Advice is Making It Worse

Stuck at work despite doing everything "right"? You're Googling this at 3am because you've tried all the executive presence advice—speak up more, lean in harder, command the room—and you're still invisible. Here's the truth no one's telling you: Traditional executive presence advice is designed f...

The Competence Trap: Why High Performers Stay Invisible in Leadership

Here's what no one tells you about being really, really good at your job: It's the fastest way to become invisible for leadership roles. You feel stuck, overlooked, and trapped by your own excellence. But here's the plot twist—that "trap" you think you're in? It's actually hidden leverage you did...

How Women Lead: 4 Natural Patterns from Exhausted to Influential

I'd always been able to see patterns others missed, but I didn't have words for it. And when I'd bring up what I was seeing—inefficiencies, better ways to do things, connections others overlooked—I was consistently poo-poo'd. "You don't know what you're talking about." So I learned to stay quiet...

What Are the Traits of an Effective Leader? The Revolution Hidden in Your 'Flaws'

"Just smile your pretty smile, take notes, and bring them back to me to solve." That's what my manager said when sending me to a meeting with irate division heads. The Technology head couldn't attend, my manager couldn't attend, so they sent me—the woman—to be a note-taker. "Do you really think...

Assertiveness for Women: How to Set Boundaries Without Guilt, Apology, or Backlash

You know that moment when you're sitting in yet another "quick sync" that's eaten your entire lunch break, watching your phone buzz with texts from your family, while internally screaming because you said yes to something you absolutely didn't have bandwidth for? And then you catch yourself thin...

Self-Saboteur at Work: The Invisible Armor That’s Actually Holding You Back

You can have the title. The credentials. The six-figure income. The team. The perfectly organized calendar that screams productivity. But still... You’re stuck. Not because you don’t know enough.Not because you aren’t working hard enough.But because deep down, something inside you is pulling th...

Stillness: The Power Move We Were Never Taught

You crave clarity. You crave confidence. You crave peace—not the vacation kind, but the kind that lives in your bones. And yet… You fill your calendar, chase deadlines, and sprint through life like it’s a fire drill. Even your "self-care" has a checkbox next to it. Yoga. Peloton. Meal prep. D...

Leadership and Self Confidence: The Truth About What No One Tells You

If you’ve ever walked into a meeting room—overprepared, outperformed, and yet still questioning if you belong there—this one’s for you. Leadership and self confidence don’t always hold hands. In fact, some of the most talented women I’ve coached have led billion-dollar portfolios, commanded glob...

The Benefits of Female Leadership

Why Women Should Be Creating a New Model Let’s name the elephant in the boardroom. The traditional model of leadership—the one most corporations still reward—was built by men, for men. It was designed in war rooms and carried into boardrooms, glorifying hierarchy, control, and competition. And ...