The Secret To Following Your Calling

May 8, 2015 by admin

Shhhh. It’s a secret.

Want to follow your calling? Embody your voice.

You know you want to succeed doing your heart’s work and making a difference in the world. That thing – a calling – you’ve got it. It whispers your name in the night, tugs at your soul, and tells you to do things you’re scared to do. So you resist.

But there it is again the next night, next day, next week. Still, you resist.

You know that if you don’t follow that calling, you’ll regret it. You already regret the time you’ve spent serving other people’s dreams (except your kids’ dreams – you love serving your kids’ dreams).

You take a few steps into it. It’s scary, and different, and hard. You back off.

I can’t, you say. I don’t know enough. I’m not good enough. I don’t have enough credentials and certifications. Who am I to think I can _______ ? (Fill in the blank with your calling.)

How To Stop Playing Small & Dial UP Your Vision Life

April 30, 2015 by admin

You are here to create the life you are meant to enjoy. More than achieving your goals and having every experience you have ever dreamed of, you are invited to consciously open to the call of your essence. To explore the tapestry of your feminine power, climb deep within your heart and breathe life into your truest gifts. To cultivate these experiences as a woman, ripening your authentic leadership as you awaken yourself…

Feminine potency is a gale force wind. It is a true and unfailing force of nature, unstoppable and powerful, just as you are.

Sometimes, however, we get bogged down in the vastness of our do-it-all-alone tendencies, overwhelm, or blind spots.

The KEY is to become more at choice about how we wield our power and BIGness … with Clarity witnessed in Supportive Community. By exploring the ancient feminine wisdom that already runs through our veins, we reconnect with the source of great wisdom, strength, power, beauty and pleasure!Continue Reading

Your Voice In The World

February 11, 2015 by admin

We’ve just recently celebrated one of our country’s most extraordinary leaders, Martin Luther King, Jr. I’m proud to say that my Dad was on the famous march with MLK from Selma to Montgomery. He and several others went from our town in Connecticut to be part of one of the seminal events of their time.

My Dad was a minister and a charismatic, compelling speaker. My Mom worked for change by supporting my Dad, and by also being a passionate voice for change with us kids, her students, friends and her communities.

One of my parents’ gifts to me was this legacy of passionate engagement, of speaking up and speaking out for change. It’s natural to me to be a voice for change. That’s what I grew up with. When I got older, I was involved in protests against the Vietnam war.

I’m now speaking out for change in the way we run our world. I speak for true partnership between men and women, rather than domination of one over the other (traditionally male over female). I speak out for change in our economy so we can have a planet we can continue to live on.Continue Reading

‘Charge What You’re Worth’ – is it B**ST?

October 21, 2014 by admin

If you’ve been around me for a while, you’ve heard me talk about how to charge what you’re worth and get it. You may have heard the phrase “charge what you’re worth” in lots of other places, too. It’s a particularly juicy topic for women. We often over-deliver and under-charge, and can have a hard time raising our fees when we need to.

I re-read an article by Tad Hargrave on this recently, and it helped me clarify my thinking on the subject. The title? “Why ‘Charging What You’re Worth’ Is Bullshit.

It is, of course, a great title. As I read the article, what he’s calling into question is not so much charging appropriately (he acknowledges many coaches and entrepreneurs need to charge more), as the sense of entitlement some people develop about charging high fees, and the equating of one’s worth as a person with the fees they charge.
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What You Don’t Know About Water And Your Voice

July 27, 2014 by admin

What You Don’t Know About Water And Your Voice. Do you really need that bottle of water under your chair?

On today’s video voice lesson I debunk one of the biggest myths about your voice. Yes, you need water for your voice – but not the way you think you do.Continue Reading

The Confidence Gap

May 19, 2014 by admin

Do you believe fully, without any doubts, that you are completely competent in your specialty and that you deserve to be well compensated for it? If you’re a woman, I bet the answer is either “no,” or “yes, but…” (After which comes a long string of qualifiers.) That lack of confidence is holding you back.

I recently read “The Confidence Gap” in The Atlantic about this (link below).

The authors (2 women) reveal that even the powerful, highly successful women they’ve interviewed suffer from lack of confidence and self doubt. Highly successful women also tend to see themselves as imposters or frauds, and expect that someone is going to find out one day.Continue Reading