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An (Embarrassing) Personal Story of People Pleasing
I share this story (and more) in an interview on Jodi Flynn’s Women Taking the Lead podcast. Check it out here or directly on Apple Podcasts. “Despite the loss, I see you’re still smiling,” the male news anchor from CTV, Canada’s largest news network, said to me during an interview I did a few days after…
Read MoreMy favorite books in 2016
As I’ve been doing a recap of 2016, one of the things I like to do is look back at the books I read (I keep a running list in Evernote – I’m at 35 books so far this year). These are the books that had the biggest impact on me in 2016. What were…
Read MoreYour voice is needed
“Ha, you haven’t heard me sing,” I thought to myself as one of the Kirtan* musicians reassured the group of us that no one has a bad voice. We were sitting in a semi-circle on the floor in the yoga studio, the lights dimmed, candles glowing, cold air lightly seeping in on a brisk wintry…
Read MoreThe 3 C's of Successful Speaking (and Business)
You know the spare closet in your house that ends up holding lots of random stuff and eventually becomes so full that the next time you open it, everything spills out? That’s how my mind has felt the past couple of months. I had been consuming so much information during the past year that I…
Read MoreNormalizing what leaders look like
Here in the U.S., we’re on the eve of electing our first woman president. If you haven’t voted yet, stop what you’re doing, find your polling place, and go vote! Then listen to a special Election Day podcast episode I did with Casey DeStefano on her fantastic show called “Women with Balls…In the Air.” (Here’s…
Read MoreWhat's your twist? Make your talk interesting, not just informative
A couple of weekends ago, I sat staring at my computer. I was working on my TEDx talk about women in leadership and politics – and I knew it was missing something. My first draft was good – about the benefits of having more women in elected office, the gender stereotypes female candidates face, and…
Read MoreA shortage of women speakers?
I was surprised while I was listening to a podcast the other day when the hosts, who also run a pretty large marketing conference, said that 70-80% of the speaker submissions they receive are from men. They want to have an equitable lineup of men and women speakers, and they came pretty close at their…
Read MoreThe Liberated Woman 55: Speaking Your Truth – The Power of Expressing Yourself in a World that Needs Your Voice to be Heard with Carol Cox
In this interview with The Liberated Woman I share how I first began my path towards my current lifestyle and business, as well as the struggles and challenges I’ve overcome. Find the show notes and listen to the episode on theThe Liberated Woman website. Get the free PDF to Identify Your Core Message:
Read MoreWhat conference organizers want to see in your speaking proposals
I want to share with you an email I received earlier today from a friend of mine who runs a conference: I wanted to send this to you as a perfect example of the type of pitch I receive. This happens to be excellent when it comes to providing me with info about this person’s…
Read MoreCreate speaking proposals to get the gigs you want
I was working yesterday on my goals for the rest of 2016 and realized that in addition to putting into action my plans for the rest of this year, I have to start thinking about the conferences I want to speak at and the podcasts I want to be on in 2017. This means that…
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