As a coach or expert, your ability to communicate effectively is paramount. Whether you're addressing a small group or speaking at a large virtual event, the impact of your words can be profound. But to truly excel in your speaking career, it's crucial to set achievable goals. In this blog, we'll explore how to set realistic, impactful goals for your speaking career, overcoming common challenges along the way.
This article was published in the Valley Business Front, Issue 174, March 2023, page 58-61. As the keynote speaker for the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce Women’s Leadership Conference in March 2023, I was interviewed by Jennifer Poff Cooper for this article about women leaders in the business world. Read my interview on page 59 .
As I write this, I am sitting here holding my book in my hands. This book that has been in my heart for more than four years is finally here. As I hold it, feeling the pages, the brilliant shiny cover, the weight of it as I hold it, I think of the weight of the words themselves and what they mean, and all that it represents. I am overwhelmed with gratitude. I cannot fully express all that I feel when I hold my newly released book in my hands.
That foundational thing from which I can grow my business – my jam, my lane, my genius zone. How do I find my THING?
This was a question one of my group members asked me recently and I wanted to share my thoughts with you because I think this one is going to probably speak to all of us. We have all struggled with this very thing. If you're not struggling now, you probably did when you started your business. I know I did.
I have to be completely honest and say, and you may not want to hear this answer.
Janelle Anderson was 16 years old when she discovered her boyfriend who had been drafted into battle during the Vietnam war would not be returning home. When she was a sophomore in college, Janelle was drugged and raped by an acquaintance she’d met at a bar. Not the best foundation of confidence for a young woman.
In my most recent podcast episode, I spoke with special guest, Nicole Simonin. Nicole’s specialty is helping women over forty lose weight for the last time, and in this episode we discuss the importance of your mindset when it comes to becoming fit and healthy, how weight training is “the fountain of youth,” how losing weight when you’re over forty is achievable, and so much more.
In a recent podcast episode, I spoke with Ada Lloyd, the creator of The Momentum Planner. Ada experienced childhood sexual abuse at a time when no one spoke about it, but she found a way to carve a path to hope and healing. After building her first million-dollar business as a single mom, she found that there was a need for her voice of hope and healing for other survivors who still thought they were the only one. She went on to build a two-million-dollar business before transitioning to full time coaching and speaking.
Radiant relationships are the ones that shine brightly in your life. They are the ones that lift your spirits and refresh your soul. You feel better and have more energy when you are in the presence of these people. These are the relationships that are worth nurturing and cultivating.
Radiant relationships don’t just happen.
