Within five minutes, I had my hand over my mouth in disbelief. It was like someone had finally said all the things I’ve spent years trying to explain—but better, cleaner, funnier, and with zero awkward pauses.

I love positive feedback. I love giving it more than anything else in my role. Of course I love receiving it too. Rolling around in it like a golden retriever in freshly folded laundry…

Oh, she showed up.

She’s not here to de-escalate,

She’s not here to circle back,

She’s here in day-three dry shampoo, holding a fake Slack channel, and a lit match whispering… “try me.”

Own your narrative before someone else writes it for you. (Don’t let people assume, we all know that old chestnut about ASSuming)

Your work should speak for itself. Your experience should be enough. You should just be able to apply, get interviewed, and be judged solely on your skills.

Try saying that to a retail manager.

I’d left our loft less than a minute earlier to grab the mail, just four floors down. He asked, “Why are you calling me?” I laughed and said something with zero relevance and pretended to make conversation.

You ever lie awake at midnight, staring at the ceiling like it holds the answers, running through your usual career crisis thoughts? Mine used to go something like this…

It’s been there for countless speaking engagements, over 1,500 coaching calls, and more career pivots than I ever planned for. It’s seen late-night deck building, early-morning client calls, and at least 100 moments where I stared into the mirror (void) thinking, What have I done?

The Solopreneur Sunday Scaries hit different when you’re living the dream but also the dream comes in the form of a beautifully orchestrated rainbow colored Tetris expert level schedule. (Thank you to my amazing team for somehow making it all work somehow, every time I’m like, please just fit in one more call !!!)

Do not be surprised when that candidate say no and speaks publicly about it because of all the red flags you have shown them in the process. A quick peek at Glassdoor confirms these red flags may be real.

Main character energy isn’t about having it all figured out. It’s knowing you don’t need the whole script to make your next move. It’s owning the messy middle and making the plot twist work for you.

I used to think rest meant turning off. But my brain doesn’t do off- ever. What it needs is the right space to focus and BE. At home, every inch feels like a to-do list in house form. It’s where work is always within reach, where my mind automatically starts planning.