In this space, we alchemize workplace anxiety, stuckness, and frustration into pragmatic groundedness, forward momentum, and therefore, gratifying self-actualization. 

For many smart, competent women, the mere idea of being free of their self-doubts can trigger Socialized Guilt. 

Socialized Guilt is the culmination of -- over a lifetime -- being exposed to patriarchal conditioning, the message that we're wrong to take up so much space, to have power and to wield authority, because we're *supposed to* defer to others.

The world -- and especially the workplace -- is built in favor of non-HSP’s, but your natural talents have profound value. 

You’re the real deal with an incredible capacity to empathize, which builds trust and connection, the raw ingredients for great leadership. 

To be born into patriarchy, or any society that systematically gives the upper hand to men, is to be conditioned to internalize the falsehood that there’s something inadequate in us.

ESPECIALLY when we dare ourselves to ask for more power and money.

While the decision to get coached is NOT quite the same as the decision to spend $40 on a jar of ultra hydrating facial cream… 

What I do know is that to be informed is to be empowered to make the right decision for you. 

So, allow me to share a couple of reasons why the 30 women who DID decide to work with me in 2023 to date have shared with me. 

"When I think about asking for raise, my anxiety spikes, because what if they say no? I'll feel like a total failure." 

A BIPOC client said this to me the other day.

Read on for the three-step strategy I offered my client, so she can advocate for her career growth with more ease and confidence.

✨ Do this 1 minute exercise to dissolve 🫠 your anxiety 

Ahead of a negotiation, board presentation, or a difficult conversation…

(Or to stop 🛑 rumination when things are slow)

My client Ann — a brilliant executive who works with a nearly all-male team of leaders — and I came up with this super fun and useful tool that you can try on for size. 

It's called the Greta Gerwig Perspective. 

Watch the replay of my open group call Leadership Lab for Women of the Global Majority. 

But before I get into the details, let me take you on a quick journey into the subterranean world of NYC subway system…

It’s NOT your fault if the path to promotion feels murky or unfair…

because in reality, it is FAR from true meritocracy.

And here’s the thing to remember.