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Communication that Lands: How to Speak Up Without Spiraling After

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Last week, a client shared something with me that resonated hard and I want to share it with you because I think it’s incredibly common. After a meeting last week where they FINALLY spoke up, they shared that they replayed a single sentence in their head for hours. Not the whole meeting, n...

15.01.26 01:20 PM - Comment(s)
Communication That Lands: Why You Don’t Need to Prove You’re Smart

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Hi! And happy New Year.

I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions, and I’m definitely not here to tell you how to become the “best version of yourself” at work. Most of us don’t need more self-improvement advice. We actually need fewer things that make our jobs harder than they already are.

So t...

08.01.26 10:19 PM - Comment(s)
Your Work Speaks for Itself — But Does It Whisper?

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For most of my career, I believed something that sounded noble but quietly held me back - If my work is good enough, it will speak for itself. And to be fair, my work was good. I met deadlines, I followed through, I did all the things, and I did them well. 

But at some point, I started...


08.01.26 10:19 PM - Comment(s)
Visibility & Self-Advocacy: Bragging vs. Strategic Storytelling

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For the longest time, I thought there were only two options when it came to talking about my work: Say nothing and hope people notice OR talk about it and feel deeply uncomfortable. Neither option worked particularly well.

Silence made me invisible and the few times I did talk about my work...

08.01.26 10:10 PM - Comment(s)
How to Talk About Your Work (Without Cringing)

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I have a little confession: For years, I hated talking about my work. Not because I wasn’t proud of it or because I didn’t have an impact. But because every time I tried to explain what I’d done, it felt awkward, forced and like I was tiptoeing between “sharing” and praying that people did...


08.01.26 09:58 PM - Comment(s)