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Everyone wants to be a leader

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Everyone wants to be a leader, until you are and then you most definitely don’t. There are a lot of misconceptions on leadership, like you will have minions to do everything for you. Listen, this isn’t the Devil Wears Prada and employees sure as hell won’t stick around if you treat them that way. They are not there to get you coffee, hang your coat, drop off dry cleaning or pick up your lunch.

Promotions are great and all, but do you really know what you are in for? Management will not make your life easier, in fact it will make your life much, much harder. You won’t only be responsible for your own work, but now you have people that report to you that need your direction. Everything that comes out of your department/division is your responsibility. The buck stops with you. Mistakes – your fault

A colleague gave me this analogy – being a leader is climbing up the ladder of responsibility and pulling up those that report to you. Your work load just doubled. It is not easy and it is a constant learning curve.

Failure is part of leadership, along with hard work. You have to give your employees the tools to succeed and empower them to make decisions and mistakes. How will they learn if you are always doing for them?

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For the first time in a decade, it feels like this country can breathe. Women made history, and absolutely dominated - @keishaforga @secdebhaaland @amyactonoh @ginafortexas @annieandrewsmd @ltgovstratton @jasmine4ga Stacey Plaskett @congresswomansarahmcbride @melatkirosco and so many more. My favorite being, of course @khristiansilvisforhd84.

Let’s fix this sh*tshow

Let’s make @kamalaharris proud.

This just felt very patriotic.

This woman worked her ass off and got 60% of the vote 🔥

We’re all gonna f*ck up and make mistakes; give yourself grace and remind yourself of what you’ve done right, why you’re amazing and get on with it.

You are not who you were yesterday; you’re better and stronger.

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We’re all gonna f*ck up and make mistakes; give yourself grace and remind yourself of what you’ve done right, why you’re amazing and get on with it.

You are not who you were yesterday; you’re better and stronger.

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It was a good week to be Frank; a reprieve for both of us. We read, sat by the fire, slept, had the sun on our faces and just breathed. #cabinlife

Rest is something I don’t allow, the guilt of not responding to that email, text, phone call, or not walking Frank, visiting Little Fox and God forbid reading a book that isn’t about business or taking time to relax on my patio…puts my nervous system in overdrive and I can’t shutdown.

My body said “hey asshole, the lack of sleep (2 hrs a night), diet of cheez-its or lack of, combined with perimenopause and constant stress means we’re shutting down your brain - say goodbye to problem-solving, forming sentences, regulating your emotions…you’re done.”

It isn’t lost on me that the exact thing I built the Woman’s Entrepreneurial Fellowship for is the exact thing I’m rejecting.

I know all of you picked up on this before me. You reached out, sent notes, prayed, offered help, gave advice and warned me what would happen. I tend to be a little dense and stubborn. Last week it hit me hard. Those damn business owners pick up on everything.

Taking time for yourself, to truly go off grid, to rest, recover, and just not be your business is not selfish; it’s the most important thing you can do for your business and your own survival.

Putting this here as a reminder to myself that I am an idiot, and you need to practice what you preach.

We bought the cabin 10 years ago for this exact reason and the last three years I have been up there only a few times. The world isn’t gonna end if you don’t respond to that email, text or call.

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Rest is something I don’t allow, the guilt of not responding to that email, text, phone call, or not walking Frank, visiting Little Fox and God forbid reading a book that isn’t about business or taking time to relax on my patio…puts my nervous system in overdrive and I can’t shutdown.

My body said “hey asshole, the lack of sleep (2 hrs a night), diet of cheez-its or lack of, combined with perimenopause and constant stress means we’re shutting down your brain - say goodbye to problem-solving, forming sentences, regulating your emotions…you’re done.”

It isn’t lost on me that the exact thing I built the Woman’s Entrepreneurial Fellowship for is the exact thing I’m rejecting.

I know all of you picked up on this before me. You reached out, sent notes, prayed, offered help, gave advice and warned me what would happen. I tend to be a little dense and stubborn. Last week it hit me hard. Those damn business owners pick up on everything.

Taking time for yourself, to truly go off grid, to rest, recover, and just not be your business is not selfish; it’s the most important thing you can do for your business and your own survival.

Putting this here as a reminder to myself that I am an idiot, and you need to practice what you preach.

We bought the cabin 10 years ago for this exact reason and the last three years I have been up there only a few times. The world isn’t gonna end if you don’t respond to that email, text or call.

✌️ i’ll see you in a few, I’m going to my happy place.

If you don’t believe in yourself, then you’re not gonna get any further than you are. That voice in your head is a dick, stop listening to it.

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