The Introverted Executive Podcast

How to Become a World-Class Woman

What I want to tell you today is that YOU can DECIDE to be world class.

5 Areas of Your Life to Get In Control

If you take steps to get these 5 areas of your life to get under control, you’ll be amazed at how easy it will be to say YES when an unexpected opportunity comes your way! These five areas were chosen because when they are not in control, they will drain your energy, your creativity, and if they are bad enough they will…

Owning it: Take Responsibility for Your Success

Take control of your success Stop right where you are, where you are listening, I’d like to ask you to do something for yourself. Something powerful that will give you control of your life and your success from this day forward. If you are near a mirror – look into your own eyes. It is…
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Be Deliberate About Who You Allow into Your World

If you want to be a woman who is successful and is ready to take on the world, it is very important to decide who YOU want in YOUR life.

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Find the “Yes! You Can” Podcast – EASY LINKS TO ACCESS!

I get a lot of questions about the best way to listen to the “Yes! You Can.” podcast The “Yes! You Can. A Podcast for High Achievers” Podcast is a FREE resource full of inspiration and very specific, direct steps YOU can take to make your reach your OWN version of success.  You can listen…
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Work Your Money so it Can Work For You!

Work your Money so Your Money Will Work for You

Manage Your Money to Lead You to Success Money is one of the most powerful forces in our life. It is the resource that, at its simplest form, we trade for food, shelter, and clothing, and in many cases, so much more. Money is at the heart of independence for young people just starting their…
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Design a Space you Love So You Can Be Ready for Anything!

Why Creating a Space You Adore leads to a Life You Love Take a look around you, at home, at your office, and even your car. If any of these are very cluttered or dirty, they will drain your energy, distract your mind with things you know you should be doing, and reduce how open…
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Why Women Leaders Make Extraordinary Executives

Why Women Leaders Make Extraordinary Executives

Even though the number of women leaders who make it all the way to CEO are incredibly small The current reality Despite many studies that suggest women rate very high for traits that make them excellent leaders, and for many traits, they rate even higher than most men, there are very few women leaders who…
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2018 Commencement Speeches by Women

7 Incredible 2018 Commencement Speeches Delivered by Women

If you are like I am, commencement speeches remind you of what lies ahead and all the potential we hold within us to make a difference in the world. I also love the beautiful nuggets of wisdom that inspire us to do better and to be better.  I have scoured the internet for you and…
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Six Steps to Transition from College to the Workplace With Class

1.  Realize that college did NOT give you ALL the answers, and was only the beginning to what you will learn Even if you have a very high GPA and graduated from a highly respected college, you may not automatically succeed in job hunting or in success at your new workplace without having good soft…
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Gender Equality Could Take 100 Years and What Can be Done

The Incredible Transformation for Gender Equality at Salesforce One of our amazing listeners in Colorado, and a definite Genuine Driven Woman, shared a very interesting 60 Minutes interview with us last week. It was an interview Leslie Stahl did with the CEO of Salesforce, Marc Benioff. In this interview, Marc discussed how he made it…
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The Pipeline for young women to pursue STEM careers is ‘leaky’ | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Carol O’Donnell remembers being a “Kelly Girl” in 1979. She grew up in Hazelwood, PA in the 1960s, in a home overlooking what was then the Jones & Laughlin Steel mill. Excelling at math and science as a young girl, her mother nagged principals until she was finally transferred to Taylor Allderdice in Squirrel Hill. She…
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The Secret to Turn your Perfect Day Dream Into Your Actual Tomorrow

My early life, struggling as a single mom I did not plan on becoming a single mom, but there I was. I was in the Navy, 26 years old, a Second-Class Petty Officer and Adalida was 18 months old. We were getting by, but nothing was easy.  I dreamed of transforming my life, I dreamed…
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How to Stop Crying and Screaming: Control the ripple effect of your emotions

How often do you DECIDE to react negatively to those around you? I’ve see you out there, when I am out and about, at a restaurant, at the grocery store, at the airport.  I saw it just this afternoon.  I stopped to get a coffee at a café near the beach, and there was a…
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Growing Together: Finding a Mentor or Becoming a Mentor

What is a mentor?   The definition of a mentor is an experienced and trusted adviser or an experienced person in a company, college, or school who trains and counsels new employees or students.  A mentor can either be a formal relationship where a school or a company may actually “assign” you a mentor, or it…
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Who is the Lone Woman in this 1971 Photograph of a Gathering of Scientists?

(CNN) Illustrator Candace Jean Andersen was doing some research for a children’s book on orcas when she stumbled into a mystery. In an old article, she discovered a photo of scientists at the 1971 International Conference on the Biology of Whales in Virginia. And she noticed something: Amid the sea of male faces — 37 of…
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How to be Brave Enough to Reach Your Goals

Do you have a dream that is SO big that you believe you will never get there? Maybe you’d have to move to a big city to accomplish this goal, and that thought is really scary when you are young and just starting out. What if I told you that you do not have to…
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How to Make Workplace Conflict Work for You

Embrace Workplace Conflict Even if you love your job and the people you work with, there will be conflict from time to time. Conflict is not a bad thing, if it is over something work-related, and not directed as a personal attack. Vigorous debate over the best path forward will lead to excellent discussion, many…
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How to Stop the Exodus of Women in Engineering Careers

Do you want the good news or the bad news first? The good news is:  With all the push to get women interested in STEM careers at the grade school through high school level, we are now at a place in the United States, where women are graduating from college with STEM degrees at a…
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