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Are you frustrated by a lack of influence and discouraging circumstances? Do you feel overwhelmed with the challenge of achieving goals? Are you fighting self-limiting beliefs? It's time for a new chapter in your story! I provide personal and professional leadership development specifically for women so you can increase influence, develop leadership, and maximize results. Become the woman you are destined to be. Become the leader you are destined to be.®
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This podcast episode is based on a profound quote from Tim Elmore!!!
And, we are celebrating 300 Episodes!! Thanks for listening!
What consumes you, controls you. Is there something consuming you in unhealthy ways or controlling you in unhealthly ways? Here is a mindful exercise to consider where you need to let go of something that isn't serving you.
Sometimes life teaches us lessons in unexpected places!
After ten years of working in the commercial sex industry, Deanna sought healing from a local residential program for exploited and trafficked women. Since graduating from the Refuge for Women in 2012, she has earned a Master’s Degree from Asbury Theological Seminary and authored two books detailing each piece of the journey:
Purchased: Leaving the Sex Trade
Integrated: Living Beyond the Sex Trade
Deanna is now the Executive Director of Refuge for Women Kentucky. In addition to her role at Refuge for Women, she is a global consultant and speaker on anti-trafficking and anti-exploitation.
Sometimes we learn something that changes the course of our journey and for me, reading is the best way to learn. Here are a couple of the most impactful books along my life and leadership journey - and why they were profound for me.
Some of the impactful quotes I've read recently - and thoughts about them.
You can't win the war today - but you can fight one battle. Win enough "battles" and you will win the "war."
"Do as I say, not as I do" doesn't increase your influence very much. Neither does saying one thing and doing another. A real life example of how this played out recently.
Why connection is important - and how you can improve it.
Is your fear of failure holding you back?
Change sometimes brings with it fear. Here are some ways we can overcome that and learn to embrace change in a way that increases our influence, options, and opportunities!
There are two ways to respond to change. One way we can respond to change will increase our influence while the other will decrease it. Change is happening - let's make sure we are better off for it!
Have you thought about what influences your thoughts? Consider how these five key areas are influencing your thoughts, which influence your choices, which are influencing and affecting your RESULTS.
So many people ask me for a list of books to kick start their growth journey either personally or professionally, so here are a few of my recommendations!
Specifically, decisions that can IMPROVE the QUALITY of your life! And of course, we all want life to be better.
We all want more influence - but how do we get it? Especially with the people we love? Let's talk about the most important, and first, step to increasing our influence at home.
TONYA TELESCO is an international speaker, author and human behavior expert dedicated to helping woman awaken to the power and purposes of God in their lives. She joins me on this podcast episode to share "Walking with the King" from a woman's perspective, and how that influences us. I didn't expect our interview to go where it did, but we unpacked a LOT on relationships and identity, and how we must develop ourselves in order to attract the right relationships - including a relationship with the right spouse - into our lives. You'll want to check out our conversation here and also connect with Tonya:
https://www.walkingwithmyking.com/
Connect with Tonya on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonya-spence-telesco-3488b750/
Connect with Tonya on IG: https://www.instagram.com/tonyatelesco/?hl=en
Connect with Tonya on FB: https://www.facebook.com/tonyaleespence
Focus Creates Value. Value Increases Influence. It's sometimes difficult to do, but as we narrow our focus in our skills and expertise, we can offer more value - and therefore increase our influence professionally.
Are you the person who resists changes at work? Or, are you the person who embraces change? Do you know why it matters? Here are 7 ways you lose if you snooze when change happens.
Find the book here: Change Happens: Leading Yourself and Others through Change
How can we intentionally increase our influence at work? In our business? With our co-workers or team members?
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