Personal Empowerment

Today is the day after Thanksgiving for those of us in the United States. But maybe you’re listening to this episode at some other point. And maybe it’s the day after a big birthday bash or a company celebration of hitting a milestone. The day after can be a vulnerable time. When we go into these […]

We’re approaching the new year, which can be a time of transition and change. Often, those transitions and changes are in the form of resolutions and they are changes that we want to happen. Sometimes change happens to us. Whatever the reason behind the change, there are ways that we can get through those transitions […]

The holidays are a hard time. We have the idealism of how they’re supposed to be – the connection, the joy, the fulfillment. We’ve seen the commercials about how it should look and what it’s supposed to be like. But what happens when it doesn’t look like that?   We may have this cultural programming […]

Many of you have asked me, “How do I cultivate confidence? How can my children become confident?” In order to cultivate confidence, you have to start by asking yourself: “What gets in the way of confidence?” To lay the foundation for being confident, you have to consider what seemingly harmless questions you are asking yourself […]

As we approach this time of the year, I tend to go inward and become reflective about the year and the journey that I and those around me have been on. Which experiences have been difficult? What am I grateful for? Something I see quite often is when people are facing hardship or difficulty in […]

Years ago I attended a women’s conference hosted by the governor of my state. During one of the panels I was attending, the speakers mentioned that they would tell college graduates that the most important thing they could ever do is become a lifelong learner. I used to think the opposite was true. When I […]

Boundaries are such an important part of my life, but that’s not the story for everyone. I’ve worked for years to develop the skill of dealing with the discomfort that comes up around outlining priorities and establishing them. And it wasn’t easy. But getting clear on your responsibilities and bravely establishing boundaries will make a […]

The world of work offers less stability and security than it used to. We can’t necessarily count on our full time jobs lasting for as long as we want them to. And if you have a full time job, you’re probably thinking about it in a more entrepreneurial way than the generations before you.  Kimberly […]

We’ve reached the final celebration for 15 years of the podcast, and who better to bring back than Pamela Slim. Pamela was on the show several times back in the early days, and she’s coming back to talk about doing purposeful work and building sustainable, trustworthy relationships. Pamela Slim is a community builder, consultant, business […]

Think of a time when you needed something to keep you going in a moment of fear or uncertainty. Maybe you were about to speak in front of an audience or you found yourself in an unexpected situation and you needed to act fast. Courage is the thing that you can lean into for support […]

In this episode of our four-part celebration of 15 years of How She Really Does It, we’re discussing transformation. I’m bringing on an old favorite and very good friend of mine, Michele Woodward. Michelle is wise, gracious, and my heart is always so full after speaking with her. Michele Woodward is an executive coach and […]

We have been conditioned to view this as the ideal path for our lives: work hard, be an excellent student, do lots of extracurricular activities/sports, get into a top university, which will then get you the job you want, which will then provide the lifestyle you want. That is my guest Pat Flynn’s story – […]

Last week, I had my friend Anna on the podcast and we celebrated 15 years of this show. And today, I’m going solo and taking you through my own transformation, evolution, growth, grit and resilience, and celebrating it all. I spent so much of my life avoiding celebration, but since I stopped hiding from it, […]

We often tell ourselves that once we have more time we’ll work towards that goal, read that book, or take steps toward being the person we want to be. But we can’t just magically add hours to our days so we end up arguing with reality and being upset that we don’t have more time. […]

Friday, October 7th, 2006 was the day I started this podcast, a whole 15 years ago. It didn’t make sense at the time, I just wanted to do it for myself. 15 years on, the show is still going strong and we’re reflecting this week.   We all have a story that matters, and I […]

There is no blueprint for parenting. You’ll never find a one-size-fits-all approach. But there are certain parenting concepts and skills that we can develop to help our children be happy, comfortable, and able to be themselves.  In this episode, which originally aired in 2014, executive coach Michele Woodward and I discuss the paths that a […]

When I think about capacity, I like to think about mugs of coffee or my Hydro Flask. A coffee cup might be 12 or 16 ounces, while my Hydro Flask is 40. I like to fill those things up in the morning, so I have them easily accessible to me throughout the day. Some of […]

When you examine your finances and you don’t see the kind of growth that you want, you may have a problem with underearning, overspending, or both. What is the difference between those two problems and how do you identify them? Mark Butler is a budget-loving finance nerd and is the founder of the accounting startup […]

It takes a lot to be a leader, and a lot of the work is courageous, difficult work. So why do so many people have the notion that leadership is going soft? Businesses are changing and as younger generations enter and move through the workplace, their needs and desires are changing too. It is clear […]

We tend to think about our careers in a certain way. We imagine that we’ll have only one job title for most of our careers. We hope that we’ll do that one job one way for many years and then smoothly retire. But there are many other ways to think about careers and the way […]

Something I find with so many of my clients is that they apologize. Sometimes they genuinely believe they are sorry for something, but other times, they use “I’m sorry” because there’s space, and they want to fill it.   The phrase “I’m sorry” is often overused. I spend a fair amount of time helping my […]

Breast cancer transformed Terri Fedonczak’s life by creating clarity that helped her release her pursuit of money and status. She instead began to focus on cultivating deep relationships with her four daughters and her patient husband. On a trip to South Africa, Terri witnessed the power of lionesses as they supported each other within the […]

It is so easy to beat ourselves up and judge ourselves harshly and something I talk a lot about is having more compassion for ourselves and those around us. But what does this look like? Showing yourself compassion is one thing, but sometimes something else is going on instead. Laura Boyd is back this week, […]

Yes it’s the 21st Century, but sexism in the workplace still lives on. My friend Karen and I were spending time together in Texas and we had a conversation about this topic. Then and there we decided that we should talk about it on the podcast and that it might be time for me to […]

When we have problems, we tend to want to fix them immediately. We read leadership books or seek out trainings and become so absorbed and focused on the right way of doing things to get the outcome we want. But there is no right way and being a brave leader is more than reading a […]