why your coworker gets trusted faster than you
2 days ago • 2 min read👥 Bring Impact to Your Team2026 dates are filling up! If you're planning a company event, leadership summit, or team offsite for 2026, I'd love to make your next event truly unforgettable. Book Me to Speak Here's something I've watched happen a hundred times, Reader: Two people on the same team, doing similar work. One gets pulled into the strategy meetings. Their opinions get repeated. Their Slack messages get reactions from leadership. The other one is doing equally good work (often better)...
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23 days ago • 3 min readHi Reader, This week marks ONE YEAR since Unforgettable Presence came out into the world! 💙 I genuinely can't believe it. (also: thank you, truly, to everyone who purchased a copy, gifted it, highlighted it, sent me a photo of it on your nightstand or somewhere around the world - I’ve seen every single one!) To celebrate, I wanted to share something that happened recently that I can’t stop thinking about. It's a tiny story, but it taught me something I didn't expect about AI, judgment, and...
READ POST3 signs your manager is losing confidence in you
30 days ago • 4 min read📚 A Book Worth Your Attention This Week While we're on the topic of showing up with intention — my friend Jess Ekstrom’s new book, Making It Without Losing It, officially releases on May 5, and it’s available for preorder now! It’s for anyone who has ever chased success only to wonder, wait… is this actually how I want to feel while doing it? A few reminders that I loved: • Prepare your key point, not every possible sentence • Pause before speaking instead of rushing to prove yourself •...
READ POSTwhat turning 36 taught me about visibility
about 1 month ago • 3 min read📚 A Book Worth Your Attention This Week While we're on the topic of showing up with intention — my friend Jess Ekstrom’s new book, Making It Without Losing It, officially releases on May 5, and it’s available for preorder now! It’s for anyone who has ever chased success only to wonder, wait… is this actually how I want to feel while doing it? A few reminders that I loved: • Prepare your key point, not every possible sentence • Pause before speaking instead of rushing to prove yourself •...
READ POSTQ1’s most useful career advice
about 1 month ago • 1 min readCan you believe we’re already a quarter into 2026, Reader?! To kick off Q2, I pulled together the 5 topics that resonated most this quarter, based on what you opened, clicked, and replied to. Whether you missed one or want a refresher, here’s your Q1 recap: Your Career Bite 1. Skip the resolutions. Make these 3 upgrades instead. We started the New Year focusing on what actually moves the needle: your space, your network, and your skills. If you’ve lost a bit of momentum, this is a good place...
READ POSTwhy the hardest workers get passed over
about 2 months ago • 2 min read👥 Bring Impact to Your Team2026 dates are filling up! If you're planning a company event, leadership summit, or team offsite for 2026, I'd love to make your next event truly unforgettable. Book Me to Speak For years, I watched people delivering less get promoted faster, Reader. But I couldn't figure out why. I was staying late, hitting every deadline, and taking on the projects no one else wanted. And I still got passed over. 😩 The only feedback I ever got was, "Keep doing what you're doing."...
READ POST3 things you did this week that deserve credit
about 2 months ago • 2 min read📚 A Book Worth Your Attention This Week While we're on the topic of showing up with intention — my friend Jess Ekstrom’s new book, Making It Without Losing It, officially releases on May 5, and it’s available for preorder now! It’s for anyone who has ever chased success only to wonder, wait… is this actually how I want to feel while doing it? A few reminders that I loved: • Prepare your key point, not every possible sentence • Pause before speaking instead of rushing to prove yourself •...
READ POSTthe #1 reason your ideas get ignored
2 months ago • 2 min read📚 A Book Worth Your Attention This Week While we're on the topic of showing up with intention — my friend Jess Ekstrom’s new book, Making It Without Losing It, officially releases on May 5, and it’s available for preorder now! It’s for anyone who has ever chased success only to wonder, wait… is this actually how I want to feel while doing it? A few reminders that I loved: • Prepare your key point, not every possible sentence • Pause before speaking instead of rushing to prove yourself •...
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