Work does not need to be separate from enjoyment to be professional. Building friendships and creating moments of connection at work improves collaboration, communication, and retention. Drawing from Bonnie Hammer’s pers...

Winning is not everything. In fact, chasing it at all costs can lead to stress, burnout, and self doubt. Inspired by Bonnie Hammer’s concept of “winner takes all,” this post challenges the idea that success is about beat...

Ever spend 20 minutes rewriting a Slack message… and then ignore the bigger conversation you’ve been avoiding for weeks?

I’ve been there.

Spark Your Career Growth with Energy Leadership

Trusting your gut can feel empowering, but it is often shaped by limiting beliefs, assumptions, insecurities, interpretations, and past experiences. While intuition can guide career decisions, relying on it alone can lea...

Many professionals believe career growth must always move upward through promotions and bigger titles. In reality, some of the most valuable career moves are horizontal. Inspired by Bonnie Hammer’s idea that success does...

In lie number nine of 15 Lies Women Are Told at Work, Bonnie Hammer challenges the idea that good things come to those who wait. I agree that waiting has limits. Real career growth often requires chutzpah, the courage to...

Lie number eight from 15 Lies Women Are Told at Work claims talk is cheap. In reality, silence is expensive. This post explores why using your words is essential for career growth, especially for women balancing motherho...

What If Your Difference Is the Advantage?

Imposter syndrome shows up quietly then runs loud. In this post, I explore Lie Number Six from Bonnie Hammer’s book 15 Lies Women Are Told at Work. The lie claims that "fake it til you make" is the answer to self doubt. ...

Women have been told for decades that “you can have it all.” This idea sounds empowering until real life steps in with kids, careers, relationships, bills, sleep, and the occasional science project due at 8 AM. In this p...

This is the fourth lie in Bonnie Hammer’s 15 Lies Women Are Told at Work — and I’m sharing my take on each one. We all want to be judged on our character, our intelligence, and our results. But the truth is, people see u...

Mentorship is often romanticized as a guiding light for career growth, but not all mentors help you grow in the way you need. In this post — inspired by the third lie in Bonnie Hammer’s 15 Lies Women Are Told at Work — I...

This post explores the second lie from Bonnie Hammer’s 15 Lies Women Are Told at Work: that “you are owed professional worth just for showing up.” You’re not. You’re born with personal worth — that’s unconditional — but ...

This post explores the first “lie” from Bonnie Hammer’s book 15 Lies Women Are Told at Work — the idea that you should “follow your dreams.” The truth? The dreams you start with often belong to someone else. As you gain ...

Leadership presence doesn’t come from volume, it comes from vibration. Yet many of us have been tricked into thinking that louder means more confident, more in control, more leader-y. I am here to tell you that it's not....

We all have doubts. They sneak in at night, whisper during meetings, and flare up before big opportunities. These doubts aren’t you. They’re your gremlins—protective little voices that try to shield you from failure, rej...

Feedback is a fact of life and work. Sometimes it helps us grow, sometimes it stings, and sometimes it keeps us awake replaying the conversation over and over. It can trigger self-doubt, fuel fears of not being good enou...

Your job may feel like it is creating stress, and some days you get triggered beyond what you can handle. But you can do something about it without quitting your job or losing your mind.