Leading Lady Podcast

What does dedication mean to you?

In this episode of the Leading Lady podcast, I’m reading Chapter 9 of my book Take The Lead. I’ve been reading one chapter a week, so if you’re just joining us, you can go back to Episode 163 to start from the beginning of the book or you can jump in right here and listen to the episodes in any order! 

This chapter is from the section of my book about dedication. It talks about what it means to be desiccated to your values and to authenticity. I truly believe that life gets easier when you know what you stand for. I’ve experienced that in my own life, which you’ll hear all about in this episode. 

Topics covered in this episode include:

• The power of knowing what you stand for 

• Using your values as a guiding compass through life 

• How to ask productive questions about difficult situations

• Staying dedicated to your values when they are challenged 

If you’re on a path to reconnecting with your values and staying true to yourself, you’ll relate to this one. 

Show notes available at www.leadinglady-coaching.com/podcast

Resources Mentioned: 

Purchase Take The Lead From:

Amazon: https://a.co/d/9pcU25A

Park Books: https://parkbooksmd.com/item/ndNZkkWlqk-PdyAQi_5lSQ

Here. A Pop-Up Shop: https://www.hereapopupshop.com/product/Take-the-Lead-Book/6309?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=73

Leading Lady Coaching: https://leadinglady-coaching.com/take-the-lead-book/

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How often do you celebrate the tiny triumphs in your life?

We’re quick to cheer for what we consider to be big triumphs, but don’t the biggest triumphs truly happen in the small moments? Let’s celebrate the journey to becoming our most authentic selves.  

I’ve been reading one chapter a week from my book Take The Lead and you’re joining us in this episode for Chapter 8: The Itsy Bitsy Triumph. You can go back to Episode 163 to start from the beginning of the book or you can jump in right here and listen to the episodes in any order! 

This chapter talks about uncovering your true values and sticking to them, even when it gets tough. 

Topics covered in this episode include:

• How to do the value mining exercise 

• My journey to becoming a coach 

• The beauty of living according to your values 

• What it means to be authentic

Join me to celebrate the triumph of being true to your values. 

Show notes available at www.leadinglady-coaching.com/podcast

Resources Mentioned: 

Purchase Take The Lead From:

Amazon: https://a.co/d/9pcU25A

Park Books: https://parkbooksmd.com/item/ndNZkkWlqk-PdyAQi_5lSQ

Here. A Pop-Up Shop: https://www.hereapopupshop.com/product/Take-the-Lead-Book/6309?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=73

Leading Lady Coaching: https://leadinglady-coaching.com/take-the-lead-book/

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How often do you celebrate the tiny triumphs in your life?

We’re quick to cheer for what we consider to be big triumphs, but don’t the biggest triumphs truly happen in the small moments? Let’s celebrate the journey to becoming our most authentic selves.  

I’ve been reading one chapter a week from my book Take The Lead and you’re joining us in this episode for Chapter 8: The Itsy Bitsy Triumph. You can go back to Episode 163 to start from the beginning of the book or you can jump in right here and listen to the episodes in any order! 

This chapter talks about uncovering your true values and sticking to them, even when it gets tough. 

Topics covered in this episode include:

• How to do the value mining exercise 

• My journey to becoming a coach 

• The beauty of living according to your values 

• What it means to be authentic

Join me to celebrate the triumph of being true to your values. 

Show notes available at www.leadinglady-coaching.com/podcast

Resources Mentioned: 

Purchase Take The Lead From:

Amazon: https://a.co/d/9pcU25A

Park Books: https://parkbooksmd.com/item/ndNZkkWlqk-PdyAQi_5lSQ

Here. A Pop-Up Shop: https://www.hereapopupshop.com/product/Take-the-Lead-Book/6309?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=73

Leading Lady Coaching: https://leadinglady-coaching.com/take-the-lead-book/

Have you joined the Leading Ladies Facebook Group yet?! I would love to see you in there! Head to https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadingLadiesAAL to join!

Let’s connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aalcoaching

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Are you living as your most authentic self or do you feel the need to hide parts of yourself from the world?

In this episode we’re reading Chapter 7 of my book, Take The Lead. If you’re just joining us, feel free to start here, or go back to Episode 163 if you want to start from the beginning of the book. 

In this chapter, we’re talking about authenticity. I’m sharing some of my struggles with getting vulnerable, reflecting on who I really want to be, and coming out from behind the masks that I created for myself.

Topics covered in this episode include:

• How to find your authentic self

• Why it can be so hard to be authentic

• Why getting vulnerable is worth it 

• Deciding what kind of person you want to be

If you’re ready to get in touch with who you are and let that version of yourself shine, I think you’ll love this episode. 

Show notes available at www.leadinglady-coaching.com/podcast

Resources Mentioned: 

Purchase Take The Lead From:

Amazon: https://a.co/d/9pcU25A

Park Books: https://parkbooksmd.com/item/ndNZkkWlqk-PdyAQi_5lSQ

Here. A Pop-Up Shop: https://www.hereapopupshop.com/product/Take-the-Lead-Book/6309?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=73

Leading Lady Coaching: https://leadinglady-coaching.com/take-the-lead-book/

Have you joined the Leading Ladies Facebook Group yet?! I would love to see you in there! Head to https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadingLadiesAAL to join!

Let’s connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aalcoaching

Let’s connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leading.lady.coach/

How do you feel about the concept of hustling?

We’re fed the message that we need to hustle, hustle, hustle if we want to be successful, but maybe that’s not really true. 

Here on the Leading Lady podcast, we’ve been reading one chapter a week from my book, Take The Lead. This week we’re reading Chapter 6: The Cult of Hustle. You can listen to each chapter individually as standalone episodes, or you can go back to Episode 163 to start from the beginning of the book.

As we talk about better alternatives to the hustle in this episode, we’re exploring things like your belief systems, your “why,” and your values. 

Topics covered in this episode include:

• The relationship between your business and your passion

• Why we glorify the hustle 

• The art of rest and recovery

• Why hustling doesn’t work 

• Inviting more balance into your life 

Discovering yourself and your true values will bring you more success than hustle culture ever could. Don’t believe me? Tune in. 

Show notes available at www.leadinglady-coaching.com/podcast

Resources Mentioned: 

Purchase Take The Lead From:

Amazon: https://a.co/d/9pcU25A

Park Books: https://parkbooksmd.com/item/ndNZkkWlqk-PdyAQi_5lSQ

Here. A Pop-Up Shop: https://www.hereapopupshop.com/product/Take-the-Lead-Book/6309?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=73

Leading Lady Coaching: https://leadinglady-coaching.com/take-the-lead-book/

Have you joined the Leading Ladies Facebook Group yet?! I would love to see you in there! Head to https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadingLadiesAAL to join!

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Are you holding onto any values or beliefs from your past that you no longer feel aligned with?

It’s okay to let go of old beliefs or change them to reflect what you value now. That’s something I've learned throughout my life and career and it’s what we’re talking about in this episode. 

You’re joining us in the middle of my book Take The Lead. I’m reading one chapter a week here on the podcast, and this week we’re on Chapter 5: Change Your Shirt. You can listen to each chapter individually as standalone episodes, or you can go back to Episode 163 to start from the beginning of the book.

This chapter covers my experience taking over a childcare business as a young mother, the challenges I faced during my early days in business, and the lessons learned that made me a better leader. We’re talking about standards and expectations, identity, the characteristics of an effective leader, and being willing to change your beliefs as you learn and grow. 

Topics covered in this episode include:

• Creating your own rules as a business owner

• Overcoming insecurities and other people’s judgments 

• Being willing to change and grow 

Tune in to find out what I learned from the early days of my career about showing up as a good leader. 

Show notes available at www.leadinglady-coaching.com/podcast

Resources Mentioned: 

Purchase Take The Lead From:

Amazon: https://a.co/d/9pcU25A

Park Books: https://parkbooksmd.com/item/ndNZkkWlqk-PdyAQi_5lSQ

Here. A Pop-Up Shop: https://www.hereapopupshop.com/product/Take-the-Lead-Book/6309?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=73

Leading Lady Coaching: https://leadinglady-coaching.com/take-the-lead-book/

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Let’s connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aalcoaching

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Are you holding onto any values or beliefs from your past that you no longer feel aligned with?

It’s okay to let go of old beliefs or change them to reflect what you value now. That’s something I've learned throughout my life and career and it’s what we’re talking about in this episode. 

You’re joining us in the middle of my book Take The Lead. I’m reading one chapter a week here on the podcast, and this week we’re on Chapter 5: Change Your Shirt. You can listen to each chapter individually as standalone episodes, or you can go back to Episode 163 to start from the beginning of the book.

This chapter covers my experience taking over a childcare business as a young mother, the challenges I faced during my early days in business, and the lessons learned that made me a better leader. We’re talking about standards and expectations, identity, the characteristics of an effective leader, and being willing to change your beliefs as you learn and grow. 

Topics covered in this episode include:

• Creating your own rules as a business owner

• Overcoming insecurities and other people’s judgments 

• Being willing to change and grow 

Tune in to find out what I learned from the early days of my career about showing up as a good leader. 

Show notes available at www.leadinglady-coaching.com/podcast

Resources Mentioned: 

Purchase Take The Lead From:

Amazon: https://a.co/d/9pcU25A

Park Books: https://parkbooksmd.com/item/ndNZkkWlqk-PdyAQi_5lSQ

Here. A Pop-Up Shop: https://www.hereapopupshop.com/product/Take-the-Lead-Book/6309?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=73

Leading Lady Coaching: https://leadinglady-coaching.com/take-the-lead-book/

Have you joined the Leading Ladies Facebook Group yet?! I would love to see you in there! Head to https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadingLadiesAAL to join!

Let’s connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aalcoaching

Let’s connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leading.lady.coach/

If you listen to the show, you probably know that I have always preferred paid advertising. The entire time I have been in business, organic marketing has not been a strength or focus of mine. 

That being said, I did something that made me uncomfortable. I challenged myself to post 30 Reels for 30 days to see what would happen when I actually tried out some organic marketing for my business. 

I went into it wanting to prove myself wrong about organic marketing and show myself that it was worth the effort. And so in this episode of Your Million Dollar Side Hustle, I’m sharing the exact results of that challenge and what it means for my business going forward. 

In this episode, we discuss:

• The three things I learned from posting 30 Reels in 30 days

• My honest thoughts about organic marketing with social media

• The conversion rate I got from my organic versus paid marketing efforts

• The organic marketing I’ll be leaning into going forward

• Why working with a coach can be a game-changer for your business

• How I plan to increase my conversion rate in the future

• How I feel about organic marketing after this experiment

I hope you enjoyed my honest thoughts on this experiment! In the end, it solidified why I prefer paid ads so much more than organic marketing. 

Make sure to tune in next week to catch my interview with Lauren Taylor and learn how she’s going to be helping me with Instagram over the next several weeks! 

If you want to learn more from me, check out my free training to learn how I built a $1 million online course. You can also check out Powered By Passive Academy and see if it’s right for you! 

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Free Training: How I Built a $1 Million Online Course

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If you had the power to alter anything in your past, what would you change?

For a long time, I would have told you about the pain, confusion, and loss that I would erase from my life, but now my answer is very different. I wouldn’t change anything about my past because those experiences made me who I am today. 

In this episode of the Leading Lady podcast, I’m reading Chapter 3 of my book Take The Lead, and as you can probably tell, this is a chapter about learning to embrace and celebrate yourself.

If you want to start from the beginning of the book, go back to episode 163, but you can listen to these episodes in any order! 

Topics covered in this episode include:

• Learning to embrace your story 

• Identifying generational insecurities that we’ve inherited 

• Why so many of us are existing in survival mode

Everything that you have endured has made you stronger and shaped you into the incredible leading lady that you are today. Tune in to join me in a celebration of our whole selves, scars and all. 

Show notes available at www.leadinglady-coaching.com/podcast

Resources Mentioned: 

Purchase Take The Lead From:

Amazon: https://a.co/d/9pcU25A

Park Books: https://parkbooksmd.com/item/ndNZkkWlqk-PdyAQi_5lSQ

Here. A Pop-Up Shop: https://www.hereapopupshop.com/product/Take-the-Lead-Book/6309?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=73

Leading Lady Coaching: https://leadinglady-coaching.com/take-the-lead-book/

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Have you ever felt like you had to hide behind a mask to be accepted? 

In this episode, I’m reading Chapter 2 of my book Take The Lead. If you want to start from the beginning of the book, go back to episode 163, but really you can listen to these episodes in any order! 

This chapter covers some difficult years of my life. We’re talking about pageants, high school, female rivalry, masks, and identity. 

It’s hard for me to revisit the years of my life that were filled with so much insecurity. I did learn a lot from those experiences, but that doesn’t make it any easier to remember them. However, now I know that I was able to pull through and discover who I really am. Today I connect with leading ladies like you by showing up as myself, being vulnerable, and sharing my insecurities. That feels a lot better than trying to hide behind a mask. 

Topics covered in this episode include:

• The masks we learn to wear throughout life 

• Reconnecting with your identity 

• Messages we internalize about ourselves as children 

• Finding your authenticity 

If you’re ready to take off your mask and show up as your true self, I think you’ll love this episode. 

Show notes available at www.leadinglady-coaching.com/podcast

Resources Mentioned: 

Purchase Take The Lead From:

Amazon: https://a.co/d/9pcU25A

Park Books: https://parkbooksmd.com/item/ndNZkkWlqk-PdyAQi_5lSQ

Here. A Pop-Up Shop: https://www.hereapopupshop.com/product/Take-the-Lead-Book/6309?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=73

Leading Lady Coaching: https://leadinglady-coaching.com/take-the-lead-book/

Have you joined the Leading Ladies Facebook Group yet?! I would love to see you in there! Head to https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadingLadiesAAL to join!

Let’s connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aalcoaching

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