A Life Built on Strategy. A Year That Changed the Blueprint.

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Back in the day, I was a food blogger. That was where I learned how to use digital media. It was a trial-by-error kind of thing, but because I have always been super curious, I was eager to discover and understand how this world worked.

Being a trailblazer is a fun trail to be on. And because of that, I was a beta tester for both Instagram and Pinterest. So much has changed since then. But one thing we know for sure is that social media (love it or hate it), it's not going anywhere.

In the beginning, as a food blogger, Pinterest was a great vehicle to build community, drive traffic to my blog and recipes, as well as be inspired by all the amazing content and information that that platform shared.

As I pivoted more into consulting and showing others how they could not only strategize, but monetize their gifts, talents, and expertise, I used Pinterest less and less.

My identity was dormant and in Q4 of 2022, I wanted to change that. With close to ...

Most people today work 24/7 without even realizing it.

As a creative and visionary, if you are not working 80+ hours a week, I can bet it is something very close to that. This is exactly why so many of you are experiencing burnout.

I have a client who knew she was on the brink of exhaustion and I truly do feel she got to me just in the knick of time. Her schedule is crazy, but what's worse is that she does not have a clear path to her systems and because of that she's flying by the seat of her pants.

That's no way to live.

Right now, I am forcing her to take a small step back and embrace a little pause. It's in those small moments when you can truly prioritize what's important. It's there that one finds balance.

And that's the key to avoiding burnout.

In this episode, I share 5 key tips that will help you stay on track, reach those milestones and goals, and hopefully eliminate the negative self-talk trap. It's hard to do, I know, but it can be done.

Here are a f...

Do you have a lot of items on your to-do list?

One of the most effective ways of being productive and staying organized is by systematizing your tasks and to-do list. My friend and client, Laurey, used to have a 7-page (back and front) bible of notes until I helped her redesign it.

In today's episode, Laurey Bennett-Levy is our client spotlight. She's an artist, philanthropist, mentor, and all-around amazing human. Working together over the past 7 years, I have seen both the highs and lows of growing her artistic career.


During our conversation, Laurey shares how her life and career changed over the years and how each phase has led her to reignite her passion for creating art. But being an artist is not her only strength.

She knows how to bring people together and because of her generous spirit, she shares her knowledge and expertise in her 300+ member community. She also talks candidly about how she built a business in her 50s.

Here are a few key takeaways.

📍 How her gr...

Is your computer a mess?

A cluttered computer can be challenging to navigate. Thus keeping those random photos, downloaded pDFs, recipes, and important documents tidy and organized is key to both your creativity and productivity.

In today's episode, "Get Your Shit Together," I am giving you bite-sized actionable tips you can take and apply to build your digital filing cabinet.

These simple tips will inspire you to clean and organize your computer so you have the confidence to use your machine in a way that serves you.

Here are the 5 tips you can expect to learn:

📍 Build the structure first
📍 Identify the different pillars or "drawers" of your life
📍 Pick one topic and one topic only
📍 Purge and merge
📍 Create your labeling system

Being a systems girl myself, there's one thing I've learned, it's that having some simple systems in place not only helps me with clarity but also leaves lots of room for growth and creativity. Whether you are building a business or not, creating order out of ...

Fighting cancer is no joke!

Most of the cancer warriors not only worry about their battle with cancer but also how much their cancer was costing them and their families. Not to mention, who would manage the kids, cook dinner, or do all of the layered "to-do's" that most women embody?

Kerry, Katy, and Shelly A.K.A. “Cancer Cartel” all fight and are winning against cancer. They see and hear other people's struggles firsthand. As a way to support their cancer comrades, they built Cancer Cartel and use fashion to fund the fight for cancer warriors so they can focus on getting well.

In this episode, the ladies of Cancer Cartel talk about their resilient journey in helping cancer warriors fund their battle through donations, grants, strategic brand partnerships, and events. They also share how they started, the sacrifices they made to help cancer warriors, and how people can take part in saving a warrior's life.

We get under the hood and discover:

📍 What they learned a lot from other ch...

When was the last time you reviewed your vision for success? Every now and then, we take a pause to reflect, review and re-evaluate the seasons in our life. Just like this podcast, I had to take a break because of the significant events that happened in my life.

But now, it's back!

In this episode, I share the reason why I took a break from creating, marketing, and scaling my business, as well as the lessons I learned in the power of rest. I also share an exercise that helps me to move fast and recognize how I want to show up for myself and my business in the future.

Here are some show highlights:

[02:32]. Receiving is not an easy act for me to embrace. At my core, I am the caregiver, and feeding others is my love language. Being comfortable with allowing others to take the wheel wasn't easy, but when I leaned into it, it got easier, and it was a huge lesson in both grace and gratitude.

[03:05] A pause from creating marketing, promoting this podcast, and ultimately growing and ...

Do you find that it's so much easier to talk yourself into all the things that you didn't do rather than reflect on the little actions you did do?

The constant noise and conversations in your head can get the best of you.

But this past year, surviving brain cancer, hip replacement surgery, pivots in my business, and tiny failures, I made a choice to work on changing that narrative.

I started with an exercise that I give to my clients and also share on my website (for free). However, because I had already spent the month of December outlining my intentions for 2023, instead I took some time to reflect on "what was" over the past year.

Here's what I uncovered:

✨ survived brain surgery and am currently cancer free,

✨ rebranded and got clear on where I want my focus to be

✨ committed to a 4-day work week

✨ automated my services, programs, and website, and am mastering the art of passive income

✨ learned to be okay with receiving and asking for help

✨ stepped outside of the box...

Want to work and collaborate together, {{ first_name }}, in 2023?

I know you have big dreams for the coming year and my question to you is, have you started building that roadmap yet?


If the answer is NO, I have an inkling as to why...

...you're already overwhelmed at the thought of it
...burnout in 2022 has been so profound that you are questioning "is it worth it"
...you doubt that you have the confidence or the bandwidth to endure another year

I get it! I get it because those that I am already collaborating with a feel all of the above and so much more. And to be totally transparent, there were moments in 2022 when I felt it in a huge way. 

The truth is, {{ first_name }}, building a business and the life that you want (and deserve) in your  50's(and 60's) doesn't have to SUCK!

There's a way to do it without feeling so isolated and alone. The past two + years have amplified the loneliness and one of the ways that I got through it was through my cohorts and the community t...

I have never really liked New Year's Eve.

Aside from the fact that I don't enjoy dressing up, overspending on a meal that is never really that tasty, and don't really love big crowds.

But the real reason is because I don't believe that you need a reason to set intentions just because you are being told that it's a "new year, new you."

Every month, week, and even day are great excuses to establish goals, set boundaries, and celebrate your accomplishments. Even the small ones.

As I start to look at what 2023 could look like, I have been thinking about what are some things that I could do differently so that I can scale my business and organize my life in a way that feels authentic to me. 

Here are a few things that are part of my plan:

1️⃣ concentrate on building stronger relationships with organizations and institutions that resonate with my core values
2️⃣ build a bigger community of women who truly want to use their gifts and expertise to grow their impact and income
3️⃣ take a bi...

Have you ever just made a decision to do something and then pulled the trigger and didn't look back?

I did that the other day. It felt soooooooo good!

It wasn't anything that I even contemplated. It was inspired by an observation in my business about a strategy that just wasn't working for me. 

Building an online business and media company as a solopreneur isn't easy. It's like putting together one of those 5,000-piece jigsaw puzzles. It takes forever and a day and some days you spend hours sitting there, totally focused on completing a section of the puzzle, and other days you have the patience of a gnat.

I am sure you have experienced this; you try to shove those two pieces together even though you know in your heart they don't belong together. 

Constructing your business and the life you want for yourself is no different.

So, the other day I decided to basically blow up and gut one of the strategies that took me the last 6 months to develop. When I realized t...