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Lessons from the Big Apple

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It dawned on me after just returning from meetings in the Big Apple, that I am incredibly fucking blessed.

834 is the little engine that could, here’s why:

Several years ago, after I had quit a job I loved to focus full time on building 834, I experienced something really shitty and it sidetracked all the momentum. I decided I needed to get a ‘real job’ with insurance and security, so I spent 7 months working for a dick and then another 4 working at an agency. With support from some serious badass women and my boyfriend (now husband), I went back to where I belonged.

The point of this little story, is that 5 years later we are a 10 person firm serving kickass clients, working on projects that I could only have dreamed of and I just returned from media meetings in New York City.

The moral of this story. Don’t ever give up, life will sidetrack you and throw some serious shade but you will persevere. Surround yourself with the right people (not yes people), and believe in yourself. I know it sounds cliche’ as hell, but if you can envision it, you can work towards it.

Need some additional encouragement? Read the book, You’re a Badass.

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Norma dalen
August 17, 2016

You inspire me!!!! You keep going and keep that determination!!! Gotta say…@ 47 I’m just about done w my Masters in business and have settled many times for security in jobs….. Maybe I…armed w determination need to be more like you and strike out and see what else the world has to offer in my professional life!!! I let clouds of doubt win out sooo/too often!!! Time to take control!!! Thanks for your writing!!

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The Women’s Entrepreneurial Fellowship is changing lives and you owe it to yourself to apply, make the time and invest in you. This is about building what you want next with peers who understand where you are and those who have been there before. www.sbamwef.org

We were not prepared for perimenopause, much like our periods, sex, or anything else to do with our bodies. God forbid we talk about it openly.

We were taught to be ashamed, keep quiet, and to just accept it’s part of being a woman.

I reject that narrative. In fact, I like to bring it up in every conversation. Does that make you uncomfortable? Good.

When we normalize perimenopause and the conversation around it, we stop isolating, and we’re all more prepared for this sh*tshow.

Come to Uncomfortable Conversations: The Pause on September 24th. Go register; it’s gonna be a powerful convo, and @8thirtyfour is partnering with the @smallbusinessassocofmichigan Michigan Women’s Business Council. Link in bio.

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We were not prepared for perimenopause, much like our periods, sex, or anything else to do with our bodies. God forbid we talk about it openly. We were taught to be ashamed, keep quiet, and to just accept it’s part of being a woman. I reject that narrative. In fact, I like to bring it up in every conversation. Does that make you uncomfortable? Good. When we normalize perimenopause and the conversation around it, we stop isolating, and we’re all more prepared for this sh*tshow. Come to Uncomfortable Conversations: The Pause on September 24th. Go register; it’s gonna be a powerful convo, and @8thirtyfour is partnering with the @smallbusinessassocofmichigan Michigan Women’s Business Council. Link in bio.

You are the hero in your own story.
Be like Leslie and believe it.

Come to the Big Deal Energy Workshop, I’ll show you how.

It’s personal branding with a shot of tequila. Link in bio.

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You are the hero in your own story. Be like Leslie and believe it. Come to the Big Deal Energy Workshop, I’ll show you how. It’s personal branding with a shot of tequila. Link in bio.

Perimenopause is brain fog, insomnia, rage (so much rage), hair loss, hair growth in the wrong places and you either want to throat punch someone or cry. Did I mention the f*cking rage?

The next Uncomfortable Conversation in partnership with the @smallbusinessassocofmichigan

This is an issue affecting over 50% of our population and 44.6% of businesses in Michigan. Uncomfortable Conversations | The Pause will focus on the impact on our businesses, workplace policies, and improving access to education + resources.

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Perimenopause is brain fog, insomnia, rage (so much rage), hair loss, hair growth in the wrong places and you either want to throat punch someone or cry. Did I mention the f*cking rage? The next Uncomfortable Conversation in partnership with the @smallbusinessassocofmichigan This is an issue affecting over 50% of our population and 44.6% of businesses in Michigan. Uncomfortable Conversations | The Pause will focus on the impact on our businesses, workplace policies, and improving access to education + resources.