The CEO Sage (Formerly Leadership is Feminine)

Keeping a schedule may not come naturally to you. But developing the habit of holding specific hours gives you the boundaries and structure you need. Why? Not because you need to work more. But because you need to work less. Stick with me here… Let's be real, you don't need more "how to" courses or workbooks or whatever. You need time to sit with yourself, listen to yourself, talk about yourself,...

Sometimes you just need to be reassured: You are incredibly important, you are amazing, you are worthwhile. But I know you question from time to time. And you permit things in your life that aren't in your best interest. That's why I'm here to remind you of the truth of your worth.  As I've spoken into the lives of women over many years, I've always advocated strongly for them to value themselves...

Growing in leadership involves asking yourself: Where did I learn those things that aren't really right? Especially as women. For instance, where did we learn to basically shut off our prefrontal cortex when it comes to making decisions? Particularly when leadership is involved? And where did we ever get the idea that we just need more templates, more how-tos, more quick fixes? There are so many s...

Feeling bored, unmotivated, even lazy in building our businesses is normal. We hit inflection points in which we need to make and implement decisions that will change the course of our business – and often ourselves. Some things may need only slightly tweaking, some need almost completely retooled, and some need to be retired altogether. This is the inevitable evolution of business. When you find...

As we go through life, we are given time to accomplish what we're supposed to accomplish. Some get more time given to them than others. But every person's fulfillment of what they were to do is valuable and special. In this episode, I want to encourage you to look at what you are spending your time doing. Are you fulfilling your promise of a lifetime? Are you doing what you're meant to do? Or are...

I almost called this episode, How Do You CEO Your Business When You Wanna Burn the Whole F-ing Thing Down? Because, let's be honest, sometimes it seems like it would just be easier to wash your hands of the whole thing, right? If you resonate with this feeling even a little bit, you're in the right place. In this episode, I discuss the three biggest gaps I see over and over again that either cause...

If you're like so many business owners, you absolutely love what you're doing, what you're bringing to the world… But managing people? Not so much. In fact, if you could do everything without needing to lead others, you would. Unfortunately, you have to have help. You simply can't do it all alone. Regardless of where you feel you land on the capability scale, let me assure you: You can develop the...

In my definition, addiction is doing anything against your own will, knowing it's not good for you. After all, if you weren't addicted, you wouldn't do it. I believe people do things they know aren't healthy for them because it's a distraction from disquieting and distressing emotions. Yet, in our society, being busy, hustling, going after it are applauded, encouraged, rewarded. Needing to work, w...

The feminine CEO formula. What does it entail, exactly? How do you go from being kissed with an idea to having a thriving business with an incredible team? How do you transition from making so many decisions yourself to ascending into the next level of yourself where you're not as involved anymore? Such transformation takes time and intentionality. I want to help you with this intentional process....

Being supported is a vital need but we struggle with seeking and accepting support. We know, intellectually, that leadership is an inside job yet we resist. The insights and changes that must take place in order for us to be more competent and confident women stay on a surface level. Let's call it out: female entrepreneurs struggle with support. Whether through societal conditioning or other influ...

With calling comes responsibility. In order to fully embrace your calling, you first must know what it is – not just generally, but specifically. Then you must be ready to fully embrace the responsibility that comes with that calling. Yet, in order to embrace responsibility, it's integral to identify the influences of your calling. Who we are and who we're called to be is interwoven with threads o...

What are you all in on? Does it show? What happens to you when you think about going all in on what matters to you most? What precious things… and, more importantly, what discomforts… come to mind? That's really the crux of the whole thing, isn't it? Making the lasting behavior changes necessary to move through, to work in spite of, the discomforts. Love, let me give it to you straight: I've come...

Firing people is extremely uncomfortable, to state the obvious. What may not be quite as obvious, however, is exactly why you're not firing them, why you should and why you should right now. Don't drag the same problems you've been having into another year. To help you, I've gathered several thoughts I hope are enlightening, empowering and freeing. As I share, I want you to sit and really listen....

I do not believe that the strongest, loudest or most commanding are necessarily leaders. While there are some with great ideas or charisma, those qualities don't automatically equate with leadership. And in many cases, there are people who are influential, even powerful, but their motivations for leading aren't pure. What, then, is a true leader? First and foremost, I believe women are born leader...

This week I'm featuring my friend Tanya Dalton on the Leadership is Feminine Podcast and I'm so excited! You see, Tanya is the yin to my yang. She helps my crazy visionary brain settle down and find the simplicity of what I want to create. She's able to do this so well, because she totally gets it. She is, after all, a very successful CEO of several companies she created and then sold! So when Tan...

Operations managers (or similar) often go into the work field and do great work for a CEO with training in things like operations, business management, and similar. And yet, they lack training in how to lead, how to manage people, and how to make decisions in challenging situations. As CEOs, it's easy to overlook this integral component. What we think our management team ought to handle might be t...

Straightforward advice on what to do to manage people is invaluable, especially since typical management discussions center around how hard it can be. But there actually are some ways to make managing people easier. The trick is to not over-complicate issues. And the trick to not over-complicating issues is to recognize the ways in which you might be doing just that. In this episode, I share the f...

From time to time, we need a reset. We may even need to burn it all down, let it all go and see what remains. But because many of us are healers and providers in one way or another, this can be difficult. As leaders, we consider how things will affect others. We find ourselves continuing things because we don't want to cause potential harm to others. But this can be an anchor to ourselves. That's...

We all go through periods of uncertainty about the direction of our business, about decisions, even about ourselves. Second guessing yourself is part of business. It's part of life. But to build a business that both supports the life you love and can run without you, you must find a way through those times of doubt. And in order to find your way through, you absolutely must invest in yourself.  It...

This question is so interesting to ponder. What do you do when all your dreams come true? And here's another to go with it: Have you had a dream come true but haven't fully reveled in it? Because we should. It's important to stop and savor the victories in our lives, to recognize all that went into making that dream a reality. Along with that, it's healthy to choose how we make our dreams come tru...

There is tremendous value in each woman but so many of us have felt unseen, suppressed and overlooked. In relation to this, recently the truth struck me that women are half the world but we birth the entire world. Take a moment to ponder that. It is inspiring. As women, we have such amazing worth and we are chosen to bring even more worth into the world. On top of that, we have been kissed with bu...

Guiding women and solving issues is my passion. Tackling things that can appear to be unsolvable but really are not. Being real with thoughts and feelings and issues, and especially as entrepreneurial women in leadership. In this, I have found that I'm not alone. Many women crave true connection that speaks to deeper things in their lives and, particularly, in their businesses. If you're a leader,...

As women, we like to collaborate. It's part of our makeup. However, it's essential to know how to collaborate as an entrepreneurial leader because not all collaboration is beneficial. So in this next installment of the Leadership is Feminine Formula, we're talking about the pluses and minuses of collaboration. When we first start a business, most of us start out as solopreneurs. It isn't until lat...

As women, we have enormous potential to lead. It's inherent in who we are. But we tend to dismiss a lot of our feminine attributes as not being effective enough or strong enough. And this simply is not true. That's why, for this podcast episode, my team and I want to share with you the recording from the first day of our live, free Leadership is Feminine Formula week. It was so powerful and we hop...

How does your self-worth relate to accountability? As women, we often relate our responsibility in needing to hold people accountable to how we view ourselves. The negative associations of accountability have grown to the point where setting boundaries seems nearly impossible. It's gotten so bad that some female business owners have considered just ending their businesses altogether. They're strug...