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PR professional, champion for girls and women in the entrepreneurial space, TEDx speaker, and so much more – Bobbie Carlton shares with us her journey into entrepreneurship and some of the surprises on her journey. We talk about business and the championing of the heard, unheard, and underserved voices. Our conversation took us to her early roots and what she learned while growing up how to be – a...

Influenced by his entrepreneurial Marine father and his wife, and loving mother, Alan Kaye learned that relationships - helping others get what they want - was the key to success. He ended up in insurance, which for most of us doesn’t sound so great. His story, his connections, and his life lessons along the way are phenomenal. Alan Kaye was an animator, he did marketing for the NY Yankees, his wo...

After seeing Amelia speak on a virtual stage, I invited her to join me here. She’s a speaker, actor, entrepreneur, and mom of two. She created the Be Happy Business as a way of infusing more happiness into all aspects of life. Here, we talk about mindset and personal development through the eyes of an actor. The closing line of her speech was, “It doesn’t get more real than what an actor does.” Fa...

Many parents have felt like selling their kids to the circus or letting the neighbors take care of them for a few minutes, days, or months.   Many employers have felt like pushing the ejector-seat button at meetings and having the “bad” employee launched into space. Somewhere else… anywhere but here. Neither of those are the “correct” solution to “bad” behavior. It’s important to remembe...

Finding the entrepreneurial spirit as a young girl, selling a home-made kite for $3.67, Zahara Joy has gone on to recreate herself living in more countries than most of us visit in our lifetimes. She worked in high-fashion in New York, moved to Italy, and realized that her calling was to help women live a lifestyle that’s above average. Having lost everything, Zahara’s perspective is that everythi...

Spiritually bankrupt to fit. Kate MacKinnon, Former VP of JPMorgan Chase, also ran her own management tech company before answering her calling to help women to step into their power and greatness. Now, as a certified Feng Shui practitioner, Kate creates spaces of elegance and beauty that transform lives.  Kate describes her journey from Artist to inadvertent feminist to becoming a coach and...

I met our guest, David Chemetzky, on the road to the TEDx stage. Through masks and over meals, we got to know each other and his message of rising up from the ashes speaks to us all. Dave has been through divorce and found his way back from what could have been a truly self-destructive path.  Now he offers us his P.A.T.H – a formula standing for Personal Attitudes Towards Happiness. Dave shar...

Whether you’re in a relationship with someone or you’re a single who’s just getting through your day, every day, there’s one person who needs you a little more right now. Personal growth is so important and how you treat yourself determines how you grow. And remember, if you’re not growing, you’re backsliding. Who needs you the most right now? YOU! What do you say to yourself when you step on a sc...

I had the pleasure and honor of interviewing my friend, a former Green Beret and retired Lt. Col., Scott Mann. Today we spoke about Trust and his program of Rooftop Leadership. How do you lead during times of low trust? People don’t trust political leaders, but worse, people don’t even seem to trust each other. Defend RIGHT, even when no one follows Make a true Human Connection Leadership is based...

Your mindset is based on what you repeat every day. Sometimes that’s subconscious That means, your work is to really look at where you’re slowing down, distracted, or outright resisting taking that next step. Step into loving your day. Create a new meaning. There’s no judgment of something until you give it judgment.  Practice creating positive judgment and giving a new meaning to the things...

It’s easy to lose track of where you said you wanted to go. There are a lot of distractions out there and sometimes they’re meant to confuse you to the point of stopping you Focus Get CLEAR, super-clear on what you want Use a Vision Board to keep your clear goals in front of you Think Big Break Your Goals Into Action Steps List Your Top Three Steps for your Top Three Goals Take Action On The First...

I’m annoyingly perky. There’s an old joke about a kid who is romping around in a room full of horse manure, and someone stops her to find out why she’s so happy. Her reply is that “with all this poop, there must be a pony in here somewhere!” Think about the meaning you give to any situation… ANY situation. I just lost a dear friend, someone I thought of as a sister. And, as part of my grieving her...

If you look around, you’ve got some things to be happy about. And, if you’re honest, you’ve put up with some things in your life far longer than you should have. Whether that’s extra pounds, a pile of clutter, a squeaky hinge, or a partner. You deserve excellence. You need to practice receiving excellence and that means you have to stop tolerating the merely adequate. It also means you’ll have to...

Vision Boards Work - they work for you or against you, depending on what practice you put in place every time you see them. That is, you could be training yourself that you’ll never get there. Or, depending on the actions you’re taking, you could be celebrating that today, you’re that bit closer to your EPO. In my first book, Choosing Your Power, I talk about EPO. Keep your EPO (Envisioned Positiv...

This time of year, we worry about a lot of things. It doesn’t matter that we’ve come through a heck of a year and that You Are Resilient and that You Are Courageous. Look at the uncertainty you’ve come through, day in and day out over the last nine months. Incredible, right? So what are we worrying about now? We worry that we will have enough. We worry that what we give to others will be enough. A...

Emily Williams, the founder of iHeartMyLife is an exceptional woman who now helps female entrepreneurs identify and realize their dreams.  In this One Sharp Sword™ episode, Emily shares her life trajectory. She had a bad gut reaction on her way to grad school. And, unlike so many, she followed her instinct and paid attention to her feelings.  This led her to a trans-Atlantic journey wher...

Fear, doubt, worry, guilt, and shame! Yep! Happy holidays!!! This time of year is filled with all of that. And, somewhere in there, shines a glimmer of hope. None of that, not even the hope, truly serves you. The bottom line is this: fear, doubt, worry, guilt, and shame are all paralyzers and lead you closer to death. People say that fear is a negative emotion. Others write that fear is necessary...

NOW more than ever, we need to move beyond kindness. We need to create large ripples that go far beyond our engagement. And we do that by being conscious. By being deliberate and intentional, we engage with others human-to-human. We lift them in ways that are subtle, yet powerful.  Being deliberate also means taking action. You can’t just think nice thoughts, you must do something… something...

Being sucked into drama is a choice. The stories we have told ourselves, so many of them just aren’t true. We don’t need to play in the land of judgment or the need to be right. The 2020 pandemic has given us the opportunity (and excuse) not to visit various family members. Well, what choices will you be making when the pandemic resolves?  Do you let the drama of others run (or ruin) your lif...

This is pretty simple to think about but it’s a whole lot harder to practice consistently. When I work with my elite 1:1 VIP clients, we focus on Values to begin with. Not only what you value now, but what you might need to aim towards to become who you wish to become. Think about someone you admire. Do they have traits that you don’t yet express? Practice those. Decide that you want to live into...

James Williams is one of the best High-Performance coaches that I know. A longtime friend from the High-Performance community, James and I have been on Facebook Lives together as The Socially Ambitious Chatterboxes. His insights here guide us to new heights! James reminds us not to believe the expectations that others have for us.  He noted that though he stayed in a job too long, staying sha...

Trying to manage everything can be a struggle. Details slip through. Managing others too tightly can get you the opposite results. In relationships, the same is true. You’ve got to be able to hold on with slightly open hands to be more flexible. Give the other people room. Give yourself a chance to not have to hold - or manage - everything. When you hold on too tightly, you’re left with very littl...

Dr. Gottfredson is a leadership professor at California State University, Fullerton. He earned his doctorate in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources.   He notes that most people think in terms of what leaders need to DO. And that we need to be more focused on what leaders need to BE.   Key Points: Horizontal Development is broadening skills vs. Vertical Development is ga...

In a time where everyone seems to be drawing back and we might feel like we’re living in “lack” which is only fear-based, it’s still important to have redundancy. Redundancy, especially in communication, is exceptionally important. In the IT world, having systems that duplicate is important in case one goes down. What about at work. Do you need people that do the same things? No, but you need peop...