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I know it is the eve of Valentine's Day, but guess what? I won’t be talking about love in this episode. Instead, I want to continue the conversation around failure because I want us as black women to drop the mask, do our epic sh*t, and embrace failure along the journey. Last week I shared that if we were willing to fail, we would accelerate our speed of implementation.  So I have a challenge for...

Happy Black History Month! To add to the celebration, I’d like to continue our conversation around failure. In EP. 104 I feel the NEED for SPEED! I shared that as black women, we struggle with failure since historically it’s a safety issue for us to take imperfect action. But if we desire to do epic sh*t, we must get comfortable with failure and improve the speed at which we process and recover. Q...

On this episode, I'm joined by another one of my amazing clients, Janae Young.  Janae is a college coach who helps students reach their goal scores and get into their dream schools. She’s been an entrepreneur for six years now, having started her business right after her 15th birthday. Her story is incredibly inspiring and I can't wait for you to hear it. I specifically want you to notice the mind...

Today we are talking about the dreaded F word, failure.  As high-achieving women of color, when we're getting ready to do our epic shit, it's not a matter of if we're going to fail, it's when.  To accomplish our epic shit means we are going against the grain. We are moving in the opposite direction of the crowd, which means we will encounter things that require trial and error to figure out the ne...

On this Breakthrough with Brig Podcast episode, I'm joined by Shiro Bergbauer, a private and group coaching client.   Shiro is a wife, mom, Life Coach, and certified registered nurse anesthetist. As a Life Coach, she helps women overcome overwhelm and mom guilt, have better boundaries, and thriving relationships.  Listen in as we discuss the value of coaching and explore how she used the tools ins...

It’s that time of year again – when everyone is talking about New Year’s Resolutions, things to improve upon, change or become better in the new year. I’m not a huge fan of resolutions, however, I am a big fan of goals – of dedicated hard work day after day to work towards your epic sh*t. As you choose your BIG goal, I want to encourage you to set a scary goal that might seem impossible. Not becau...

We often dismiss our thoughts because they seem rational or accurate, but it is not always true. When our minds start saying dreadful things to ourselves, don’t let our minds get away with it.  The self-talk in our head is responsible for many of our failures and why we think the way we do. Until we change what we say to ourselves, we’ll continue to trip over these internal conversations. Listen i...

Today we are doing a throwback of one of my favorite podcast episodes, EP. 38 Let's Talk Intimacy . This episode is not only one of my favorites but also covers one of the main concepts of my group coaching program, Deeply Rooted.  The essence of what we need to do as black women to stand tall, grow, do epic shit and create our epic lives is finding true intimacy with ourselves. But too often, we...

It's the holiday season, and with that comes social gatherings.  For us, high-achieving women, this also means we will have to face that dreaded question from those who do not support our epic shit – how is that LITTLE THANG you've been working on? Your thought in this circumstance may be “they should get it. They should support me. If they loved me, they would get it”. The thing is, this thought...

We all want our lives to be up-leveled and more fulfilling. So what is in the way of us creating our epic-ness? Let's explore this.  When it comes to creating our epic shit, there are some things I notice that we don't do as black women, and it's costing us. I want to help you identify these hindrances and solve them so that you can create the life you desire.  Listen in to learn more.   RESOURCES...

“Just be grateful for what you have.” Are you familiar with this statement? Today we are challenging this old rule of being grateful for what you have because this is a standard of being that many of us have accepted without question.   If you think you should just be grateful for what you have, you will not require more of yourself or the people around you. Why? Because that would mean that you a...

I am so excited to bring you another client spotlight episode. You all know how much I love these conversations! Today we are chatting with Franchelle Caesar. Franchelle is the Financial Coach for spenders. She coached with me for a total of 1 year as a 1:1 client and now she is completing her second round of the Deeply Rooted cohort. We intended to record this interview after her first six months...

I believe in the power of being in rooms with people who think at a higher level than you do, because it causes you to rethink your current thoughts and your current reality, then you can have the possibility to change some of those thoughts and start growing.  And so, I did a thing y'all! I recently joined the biggest mastermind that I have ever been a part of.  In this mastermind, I am literally...

Saying “I don’t know” and adopting a growth mindset are powerful means for becoming smarter and more skilled individuals. This allows you to get curious, creative and ask questions so that you can obtain the knowledge you currently lack. There is a flip side to saying “I don’t know” and that is when you think you should know. When you think that not knowing means something about you.  To be clear,...

According to dictionary.com, “It is what it is”, is an expression used to characterize a frustrating or challenging situation that a person believes cannot be changed and must just be accepted. When we say, “it is what it is”, we think that we're being kind to ourselves and we're really accepting things the way they are, but that is not the case.  As innocent as these words may seem, they could en...

This conversation is a special one because I am joined today by my private client, Dielle Charon, and by the time this episode is released she will be celebrating reaching the $1M mark in her business. I am so excited for her. Congratulations Queen! As a business coach, Dielle empowers women of color all over the world to dismantle white supremacy, the patriarchy, and societal norms, by helping th...

Welcome to episode 100! This is an episode of celebrations. Not only are we celebrating our 100th podcast episode, but we are also celebrating over 33K downloads, receiving 36 reviews with 5-star ratings on Apple Podcast, and helping so many amazing high-achieving women of color create their epic shit! Thank you all for your continued support. I appreciate you listening to the podcast, sharing, an...

With every life experience,  your relationships, your achievements, and your failures are all open to interpretation. The most important decision you’ll make about every life experience is the meaning you assign to it. And that meaning will either hold you back or push you forward. You may not have a choice over how a life experience turns out. But when it comes to making meaning out of life exper...

Visibility capacity is our ability to allow our full selves to be seen in our life and work. When it’s out of alignment, it shows up as feeling stuck, uncomfortable, and lacking discipline and willpower. But when our visibility capacity is in full bloom, we stop sabotaging opportunities that shine a light on our brilliance and intentionally seek out and attract visibility opportunities that celebr...

When it comes to your epic shit, have you decided that it's going to be hard? I think we can all agree that accomplishing your epic shit is hard. It requires a great deal of self-responsibility and accountability. Not only that, but you have to be consistent in your new attitudes and behavior required to achieve your goals.  Starting and committing to your journey to your epic shit requires a lot...

Over the past four years, I have spent countless hours coaching high-achieving women of color to change their life and accomplish their epic shit. While I am clear on what I do and how I help people, I want to make sure that you are also clear on what I do and exactly how I can help you using coaching as a tool.  I know coaching is the thing that will help move you forward as a black woman and so...

In a world that keeps preaching on and on about self-love, it’s hard to believe that self-love is not easy. In fact, self-love, much like other forms of love, takes work, time, and patience to cultivate. We've been sold this bill of goods that says love should come easy and if you have to work for it, then maybe that's not love. Queens, I am calling BS on this. Listen, there's no autopilot for lov...

As high-achieving women of color, we know what it feels like to walk into a room and be the only one who looked like you. To be asked your opinion on a project that lacks diversity and inclusion. To frequently be asked to participate in conversations where the expectation is that your opinion speaks for all voices from your community. And not be able to talk about specific topics that are importan...

Queen, are you waiting to level up when you feel ready? Are you waiting to solve for everything that can possibly happen before you take the next step? Listen, ready is not a thang! “Being ready” is a measure of whether we think we will fail or succeed at something, that is all. We can be the most prepped and primed version of ourselves and still not feel “ready” to take that next step. This is be...

Hey guys! Welcome back to the podcast. This is a super quick message because I wanted to get it in its rawest form.   To explain this point I will use the example of a purchase. When it comes to making a purchase, we often get really excited when we are able to get the hook up on that purchase or obtain it from a sale. Notice that in this scenario you experience a dopamine hit. This is because get...