What an incredible time we are living through. The highs are high and the lows are low. I don’t know about you, but I find the lows take me way down while the highs are only celebrated briefly. Why is that? Why are we indexed to the bad news? ...
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You Won’t Break My Soul
Got Motivation I done found me a new foundation I’m takin’ my new salvation And I’m build my own foundation The Queen, per usual, slays the moment for so many of us. COVID was life altering for everyone. It was especially damaging to women who had to take care...
2022 Summer Must-Have-It List
Too busy to know what the best-of summer items are? No problem, we did the work and used all of the following products to ensure their FIERCENESS. Get shopping! Guaranteed to Elicit a Compliment Sunscreen: Glow Recipe – Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Sunscreen SPF 50 Level-...
I’m Just Getting Started
Accepting the iHeart Radio ICON award, Jennifer Lopez is a VIBE. At 52 years old and having conquered so many industries, milestones and men she concluded her acceptance speech: “Icon! Icon! I can overcome negativity,” she said....
Permission to Roar
In my experience with mentoring women, so many women are afraid to be assertive because of fear of being branded the dreaded “B” word. They tend to be afraid to speak up when they see something that can be / should be improved, reluctant to offer up ideas in meetings,...
Yes, You REALLY Can
I’m the lone woman at a dinner celebrating a newly funded seed-stage cyber company. It’s electric to be with the founders, the VC and key advisors. I love the team and am thankful to be there. Obviously, I immediately start in on what everyone is going to do to get more...
You Are The Candy
I heard a story about Ava DuVernay, writer, producer, director, and just all around FIERCE filmmaker. The story was about her deal with Netflix. People were commenting about how much “candy” Netflix had to dangle in front of Ava to get her to sign the deal. Her response to...
Yes You Can
I spoke with a woman in her early thirties and another in her early forties today. Their ask was the same – can I do it? It took us 15-20 minutes to get to that specific question primarily because the question hides itself in fear. Fear of failure, fear...
“Real Sees Real” – Arden Whitlow
First, what does “real” mean? To me it means you act with intention for others. You act for your customers, your partners, your employees, your family, your friends, your community. You are committed to operating in such a way that others around you get better...
Work Ethic. Courage. Resilient. Empathetic.
These four qualities are the core ingredients of FIERCE. You do not need to have all four but you do have to have a minimum of one and the more the better. In over twenty years of extreme living these are the common traits that we have seen empower women to bring...
Don’t Be Surprised When….A Journey to Confidence
Most women I know confide in me that they struggle with confidence. Sometimes they say they feel like they have Imposter’s Syndrome; others simply don’t speak up when they want a raise or a promotion or even if they simply need help. However this shrinking manifests in...