Dorie Clark

I help individuals and organizations think more strategically about reinvention, visibility, and long-term success. I also run Recognized Expert®, the world's leading community for thoughtful professionals who want to get their ideas heard &amp; recognized in a noisy world. I’m a strategy consultant and keynote speaker who has worked with clients including Google, Microsoft, FedEx, Fidelity, Yale University, the IMF, and the World Bank.Since 2010, I've written regularly for the Harvard Business Review, and I’m the author of multiple books on strategy, professional reinvention, and long-term thinking — including The Long Game (WSJ &amp; USA Today bestseller), Stand Out (named Inc.'s #1 book of the year); Reinventing You, and Entrepreneurial You. For more than a decade, I taught executive education for Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and Columbia Business School, and have also taught at business schools around the world including IE Business School (Spain), HEC-Paris, Fundação Dom Cabral (Brazil), and more. I also hosted a weekly interview show for Newsweek for three years.I’ve been named one of the Top 50 Business Thinkers in the World 4x times by Thinkers50; one of the Top 50 leadership experts by Inc. magazine; the #1 Communication Coach in the World by the Marshall Goldsmith Leading Global Coaches Awards; and cited by The New York Times as an “expert at self-reinvention and helping others make changes in their lives.”Earlier in my career, I worked as a journalist, a presidential campaign spokesperson, and a producer of a Grammy-winning jazz album — experiences that continue to shape my perspective on influence, narrative, and credibility. I also write musical theater. If you’re thinking about how to amplify your impact and get your ideas heard more widely, I’ve created a free Recognized Expert® self-assessment: https://dorieclark.com/toolkit/

Author, Reinventing You

I'm the author of "Reinventing You: Define Your Brand, Imagine Your Future" ((Harvard Business Review Press, April 2013). Reinventing You talks about personal branding, professional reinvention, and how to take charge of one's reputation in the workplace. It has been translated into Russian, Chinese, Arabic, French, Polish, and Thai. 

Most people say they want to think long term.

But their calendars say otherwise.

We get pulled into urgent emails, last-minute requests, and daily firefighting. 

By the end of the day, there’s little space left for anything that compounds.

One simple shift can change that.

Ask yourself: what’s one small favor I can do for my future self today?

It doesn’t have to be dramatic. 
Five minutes is enough.

5 minutes reading about a topic that sharpens your expertise.
5 minutes reaching out to someone you want to stay connected to.
5 minutes building a skill that will matter more a year from now than it does today.

These are compound habits.

The return may feel invisible at first. 

But over time, the gap opens up between those who react all day and those who quietly invest.

Long-term thinking doesn’t require a massive life overhaul. 

It requires protecting a few intentional minutes.

➡ Share this with someone who’s feeling stuck in short-term urgency and needs a reminder that small actions compound.

＋ Follow Dorie Clark for ideas on building habits and reputations that grow over time.

WSJ & USA Today Bestselling Author, 4x Top Global Business Thinker | HBR & Fast Company Contributor | Fmr Duke & Columbia exec ed prof | Helping You Get Your Ideas Heard | Follow for Posts on Strategy, Brand, Marketing

If you feel behind in your career, read this.

You know that voice in your head that whispers 
"Everyone else has it figured out"?

I've heard it too.

The summer after college, I thought I'd cracked the code.
I landed an internship at a prestigious PR firm in Washington, DC.
Princeton Review called it one of the top 100 internships in the country.

Finally, I was on track.

Or so I thought.

Reality: Three months of making cold calls to reporters for $6.25 an hour.

Eight hours a day of "Hi, I'm calling about..." followed by dial tones.

I learned plenty, but most days felt like I was spinning my wheels.
Everyone around me seemed to know something I didn't.

That feeling of being behind? It stuck with me for years.

Fast forward two decades.

An email appears in my inbox from a PR firm.

They represent an Ivy League business school and want my help developing content.

They're reaching out to me as an expert.

I'm curious about the firm, so I check their Twitter handle.

It's the same company. 

The same organization that had me making those soul-crushing cold calls twenty years ago.

They'd rebranded through mergers, but it was them!

The intern who couldn't get reporters to stay on the line was now the consultant they wanted to hire.

That moment should have felt like pure victory.
Instead, I almost missed it entirely.

We do this all the time, don't we?

We're so busy looking at the gap between where we are and where we want to be.

So focused on who's ahead of us.
We forget to turn around and see the ground we've covered.

It took me 2-3 years before my blog writing created real opportunities.

Years of wondering if I was wasting my time.

But those seeds were taking root the whole time.

You're not behind.
You're building.
Even when it doesn't feel like it.

➡️ Share this if you know someone who needs the reminder that they're not behind - they're building.

⊕ Follow Dorie Clark for more insights on what it truly means to play the long game.

A while back, I spent an entire day setting up a new laptop.

8 full hours.

2 hours at the Apple store. 
6 hours transferring files, downloading from the cloud, re-entering passwords on dozens of websites.

At the time, it felt completely wasteful.

Every minute away from emails, meetings, and "real work" had me mentally calculating lost productivity.

But something unexpected happened.

That "wasted" day turned out to be one of the most productive days of my year.

Not because I got things done.

Because I stopped carrying invisible weight.

Acting sooner saved money - trade-in values decline by the day.

The new laptop solved a problem I'd been lugging around for months. 
The old one was too heavy for constant travel.

But the real revelation came when I chose NOT to transfer my old hard drive.

Instead, I started completely fresh.

For the first time in years, I had a clean system.

No accumulated files I'd forgotten about. 
No background processes I didn't know were running. 
No digital baggage quietly slowing everything down.

That's when it hit me:

I'd been faithfully moving the same junk from computer to computer for a decade.

Like packing dirty clothes into a clean suitcase and wondering why it still smells.

This is why I thought I needed massive amounts of memory. 
The problem wasn't capacity - it was clutter.

We do this everywhere. 
We think productivity means staying busy with urgent tasks.

But sometimes the most productive thing you can do looks completely unproductive.

Stephen Covey said you have to sharpen the saw. 
Most people think it's metaphorical.

It's literal.

Your computer is your saw. 
Your phone is your saw. 

Your workspace, your processes, your daily systems - they're all tools that either help or hinder.

If they're bogged down, you're bogged down.

The baggage compounds invisibly until everything feels harder than it should be.

Ask yourself:

Is there a reason to handle this now rather than later?

Will doing this impact me every day going forward?

Am I carrying forward "digital baggage" that's slowing me down?

What systems need a fresh start, not just an upgrade?

The most productive day of your month might be the one where you step away from all your "productive" work.

🛟 Save this if it changes how you think about time well spent.

📩 And if someone you know keeps saying they don't have time to reorganize their life, send this their way. 

They might need permission to "waste" time productively.

One of the most common things people tell me is this:

"I just don't have time."

It sounds reasonable. Most of us are overscheduled. 
The meetings multiply. The emails keep coming. 
The urgent always feels louder than the important.

But here's the hard truth:

Time doesn't magically appear.

It gets claimed.

And if you don't claim it intentionally, someone else will claim it for you.

We tend to treat commitments to other people as sacred. A client meeting? Of course you'll show up. A board call? Non-negotiable.

But the time you set aside to think? To reflect? To plan your future?

That's often the first thing to go.

Over time, this creates a pattern of constant reactivity. You're busy. You're productive. You're responsive.

But you're not necessarily moving forward in a meaningful way.

Short-term responsiveness is useful. It's part of being a professional.

But it can't be the only way you operate if you care about long-term impact.

That's why I'm such a believer in protecting what I call "white space."

White space is time deliberately left open.

For strategic thinking. Deep work. Relationship building.

Or advancing projects that won't get done unless you make them a priority.

If you wait for your schedule to "calm down," you'll be waiting a very long time.

Protecting that space can feel uncomfortable. 

You may have to say no. Or "not now." 
Or disappoint someone in the short term.

The good news? You don't need to block out entire days to start.

Yesterday, I talked about finding just 5 minutes for one small compound habit. 
The same principle applies here.

Even 5 minutes of protected thinking time is better than zero. 

And once you prove to yourself that you can claim that time, you can expand it.

Here are three simple ways to start:

First, treat your thinking time like any other meeting. 
If it's on your calendar, it's real.

Second, practice strategic refusal. 
Not every opportunity deserves your time, even if it's appealing.

Third, use that time intentionally. 
Not for inbox cleanup, but for work that compounds over time.

When I was writing The Long Game, I realized how much blocking white space had changed the trajectory of my career. 

Even one afternoon a week made a measurable difference.

It's rarely dramatic.

But it's powerful.

Because in the end, the professionals who shape their careers aren't the busiest ones.

They're the ones who protect time to think.

And that's a decision no one can make for you.

If this is the reminder you needed, save it.

And if someone you care about keeps saying they "don't have time" for the work that matters most, send it to them.

They might not get the time back on their own.

Is your brand strong enough to attract people who don't already know you?

Referrals are wonderful.

But they're not the same as reach.

Most professionals build a solid business inside their network.

Friends refer friends, former colleagues send work, past clients return, and yes, that's stability.

But it's not expansion.

A member of my Trajectory Mastermind, Kathryn Landis, tracks a metric I've come to love:

At least 25% of her business each year must come from people she didn't previously know.

✔ No warm introduction.

✔ No shared history.

✔ Just discovery.

Why does this matter?

Because referrals prove you're trusted.

Discovery proves you're visible.

When strangers find you through your writing, speaking, or ideas, your brand is doing real work in the marketplace.

Your message travels without you.

Your reputation scales beyond your reach.

If 100% of your business comes from your existing circle, you can build something steady.

But if 25% or more comes from outside it, you're building something that grows.

So here's the question:

What percentage of your business comes from people who found you cold?

That number might tell you more about your future than your revenue does.

➡ Share this with someone building their platform.

＋ Follow Dorie Clark for more ideas on creating a brand that compounds over time.

We’re living through a strange shift.

More information than ever.

More “connection” than ever.

And yet more professionals quietly feeling alone.

That’s why I’ve been thinking about what actually matters now.

Community - real, in-person, opt-in community.

For the past 10 years, our Recognized Expert® community has helped thoughtful professionals make their ideas travel further.

https://lnkd.in/e4VFrqBp 

This year we doubled down on something old-fashioned. 

Local leadership.

We now have 65 city captains across 18 cities, from San Francisco to London, New York to Auckland, and Chicago to Singapore. 

Volunteers who have raised their hands. 

Busy professionals.

People with full calendars who are choosing to host gatherings, convene peers and create space for meaningful conversation.

A couple of weeks ago, we had a planning call for our city captains, to meet and trade ideas. 

How can we show up best for our community? 
How can we truly make someone feel welcome? 
How can we turn acquaintances into friends? 

What struck me wasn’t the logistics.

It was the generosity.

In a time that rewards self-promotion, these people are building something pro-social.

They’re creating rooms where collaborations get forged. 

Because AI can help you produce.

But community helps you refine - and persist. 

Community helps you believe your thinking is worth continuing.

And when people feel less alone in their ideas, better work gets built.

To our city captains and everyone who showed up on that call: thank you.
A hat tip to the folks on this particular call - Ren Saguil, Miki (Michal) Feldman Simon, Julia Phelan, Ph.D, Lynn Wong, NBC-HWC, Michael Kern, Patricia Carl, Prina Shah, Janine MacLachlan, Clare Kumar, AuDHD HSP 🌻, Niha Wunnava, MHSA, Fellow ACHE, Deepak Gupta, Bhavna Toor, Gena Scurry - OverCoffeeGames - Meaningful Connections., Mallory Roth, PCC, Linda Popky, Valerie Black, MBA, CWC, Melissa Palmer, MS, CPC, Suzy Burke, PhD, Nathalie Chan King Choy, PMP, Dr. Sunita Merriman, Craig Pritsky, MGM, Tara Piazza, Jenny Lisk - and more than 40 other city captains. 

What you’re building isn’t just a meetup series.

It’s infrastructure for courage.

If you believe strong ideas deserve strong communities behind them, you’re our kind of person.

➡️  And if someone in your world is craving more meaningful professional connection, send this post their way.

It’s hard to make real friends as an adult.

Not casual networking connections.

Peers you respect. People you can build with.

Shared projects are one of the best ways I know to form those bonds. 

When thoughtful professionals:

→ Test ideas with each other
→ Challenge each other’s assumptions
→ Combine distinct lenses on the same problem
→ Stay in the conversation long enough for something original to emerge

That’s where innovation actually happens.

That's why I was so thrilled to see this recent Harvard Business Review article co-authored by Darcy Eikenberg, PCC and Tony Martignetti, MBA, PCC. 

https://lnkd.in/et9P4NXi

Darcy and Tony are both members of the Recognized Expert® community and alumni of the Trajectory Mastermind that I run.
https://lnkd.in/e4VFrqBp

They each had deep expertise long before they met.

But collaboration expanded the work.

It sharpened the thinking.

Over the past decade inside Recognized Expert®, I’ve seen this pattern again and again:

People join to amplify their ideas.
They stay because of the relationships.

And increasingly, in a world where content is abundant and trust is scarce, that community becomes the real asset.

Darcy and Tony's collaboration is a powerful example of what’s possible when smart people choose to build together.

If you’re curious how ideas actually spread — and why community matters more than ever — I explore that each week in my newsletter. 

You can subscribe here:
https://lnkd.in/gV3yKqKX

“Too busy to think” might be the most dangerous phrase in leadership right now.

Not because people aren’t working hard —
but because constant urgency crowds out our judgment.

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about how leaders can reclaim focus without adding more work, tools, or meetings.

One simple shift: how we decide what to say no to.

In my latest newsletter, I share four questions I use to evaluate commitments.

4 questions that help cut through busyness and refocus on what actually matters.

I’m also previewing what I’ll be speaking about at WorkHuman Live in April on this topic. 

If you don’t decide what deserves your attention, urgency will make the decision for you.

For weekly insights, subscribe to my LinkedIn Newsletter: https://lnkd.in/esJ4Bztd

Lately, I keep hearing the same phrase from senior leaders — especially in HR. “I’m just too busy to think.” We’re operating in a moment defined by di

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Too Busy to Think? Reclaiming Your Focus Without Adding More Work

If you want to successfully navigate career reinvention, stop rushing to settle on the first path that feels safe.

I learned this after getting laid off early in my career.

The pressure to have an answer was intense. Friends kept asking what I was going to do next. I felt like I needed to sound confident and decisive.

So I almost took the first decent offer that came along.

That would have been a mistake.

Over the past 12 years working with Deloitte's CORE Leadership program, I've helped hundreds of transitioning military veterans navigate major career changes.

The pattern is always the same.

The people who struggle most? They grab the first opportunity that feels familiar.

The ones who thrive do something counterintuitive: 
They get comfortable being uncomfortable.

Here's what I've discovered from writing Reinventing You and working with professionals in transition:

1️⃣ Don't rush for an answer

There's existential comfort in knowing where you're headed. So most people settle on a path too soon just to quiet their nerves.

But sitting in the discomfort of uncertainty to find a better, more accurate answer is where the real value lies.

The best opportunities often reveal themselves when you're patient enough to explore properly.

2️⃣ You don't have to get it right the first time

Most people worry they'll look foolish if their new job or industry doesn't work out.

Here's what they don't realize: It's rare for the first attempt to be perfect.

You need to jettison the idea of "failure" and focus on "data gathering" instead. Every move teaches you something crucial about what you actually want and where you truly fit.

3️⃣ Comparison is the enemy

It's easy to focus on what we don't have and overlook our unique experiences.

But you're only at a disadvantage if you view yourself that way.

That colonel transitioning to corporate? 
Their leadership under pressure is irreplaceable.

That nonprofit director moving to tech? 
Their mission-driven approach is exactly what companies need.

Your background isn't a deficit to overcome. It's an asset others can't replicate.

With AI and economic changes accelerating, reinvention isn't optional anymore.

The professionals who master this skill now will have a massive advantage over those who resist change.

🛟 Save this post for when you face your own transition moment for this reminder- or when someone you know does.
➕ Follow Dorie Clark for insights on career strategy and long-term thinking, drawn from real work with thousands of professionals navigating change.
📥 Get a free Reinventing You self-assessment here: https://lnkd.in/eTSsYa6H

I've raised my rates over the years and here’s  what I finally figured out:

The hardest part isn't finding the "right" number.

Doing market research. Calculating my worth. Running spreadsheets.

But that wasn't the problem.

The problem was the moment of truth.

When you have to look someone in the eye and say the number out loud.

I've watched brilliant consultants stumble over their words. 

They apologize before they even ask. 

They quote fees they know are too low.

Why? Because saying the real number feels impossible.

My good friend 📚Michael Bungay Stanier figured out the solution.

He built a successful training firm and authored The Coaching Habit, which has sold well over a million copies.

But in his early days, he was charging $200 for four one-hour coaching calls per month.

He knew he needed to raise his rates. The thought made him physically sick.

His mentor gave him this framework:

"Your going rate should be whatever scares you, plus 10%."

Then comes the part most people skip.

Stand in front of a mirror. 

Say that new number out loud.

Then say it again.

And say it again.

Do it 20 times—or however many times it takes until you stop cringing.

"At first, you'll feel like an idiot," he told me. "But the phrase loses its power through repetition."

Here's what happens:

When you can say your price with complete authority, clients take their cues from you.

If you sound confident, they assume you're worth it.

If you sound apologetic, they assume there's room to negotiate.

The real insight?

We reject ourselves more than clients reject us.

Most of us never find out what we could have earned because we never gave anyone the chance to say yes to our actual price.

📩 Save this if you've been putting off that pricing conversation.
And if someone you know keeps undervaluing their work, send this their way.

➡️ Follow Dorie Clark for more strategies on building the income you actually deserve.

Michelle Pecak

Connector | Visionary Leader | COO | Pricing Expert | Advisory Board | CHIEF Founding Member

Hi, I’m Michelle Pecak—a multi-hyphenate, heart-centered leader here to create maximum impact in Corporate America and conscious companies by aligning strategy, sustainable systems, and self-improvement.DAY JOB: Visionary Supply Chain &amp; Pricing ExpertI scale organizations by seeing how everything is interconnected.With 20+ years of experience across $1B+ B2B distribution, manufacturing, and PE-backed mid-market companies, I lead enterprise transformations that simplify complexity, unlock margin, and enable durable, scalable growth. I’m typically brought in when organizations are growing too fast, operating in chaos, or recovering from decisions that fractured margin, trust in the ERP, or cross-functional alignment.How I create impact:I architect pricing and margin systems leaders trust—eliminating manual overrides and ad hoc workarounds so the system itself becomes the scalable solution, rebuilt through a Six Sigma lens of process rigor.I diagnose hidden friction across people, process, data, and product, and convert it into clear, actionable strategy.I lead from insight, not ego—balancing financial discipline with human dynamics so change sticks.I deliver consistent 300–600 bps+ profitability improvement by rebuilding cost structures, clarifying decision rights, and enabling performance visibility—while empowering teams to sustain and integrate the work.I’m not just a fixer. I build foundations that hold under pressure and scale by empowering your existing team to thrive.JOY JOB: Human Design Expert | Corporate Workshops &amp; SpeakingI use my 20 years of scaling teams in billion-dollar organizations to model what true heart-centered leadership looks like in practice.Through Human Design–based workshops, keynotes, and corporate off-sites, I help leaders and teams build self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and clean decision-making—so people are set up for aligned impact and sustainable success.I teach how to monetize joy through the lens of life purpose, focusing on the core pillars of culture:confidence, conflict, and communication.Signature Strengths:Corporate Retreats &amp; Off-SitesCorporate Wellness WorkshopsKeynote Speaker &amp; EmceePricing Systems &amp; GovernanceProfitability &amp; Margin PerformanceCommercial Operating Model DesignCost-to-Serve &amp; Economic DriversERP-Enabled Pricing TransformationSupply Chain Cost DynamicsPost-Acquisition IntegrationPerformance Management &amp; KPIsStrategic Initiative LeadershipOrganizational Change &amp; AdoptionExecutive Stakeholder Leadership

Senior Director of Strategic Pricing

Our mission is to provide fruits as nature intended. Since day one, we have devoted our energy to bringing you tasty, sun-kissed frozen fruits and vegetables, with no additives or preservatives, period. Food the way Nature Intended!

I almost left Chief in 2024-25, and as a founding member who bleeds chief basil green, it broke my heart - but the ROI just wasn’t there anymore. 

I waited to talk to Alison Moore at the Chicago holiday event. Surely CHIEF had to know that ROI was being heavily scrutinized??? Or DID THEY?? 

Sometimes at the “TOP” people are afraid to tell leadership the TRUTH, or in a corporate toxic environment, severe retaliation makes it unsafe to be honest. 

I told Alison Moore how CHIEF was the group I never knew I needed it until I couldn’t live without it… but being in transition and having to pay for CHIEF out of pocket when I didn’t have a paycheck . . . Just wasn’t cutting the ROI. I felt like an outcast when I was really just trying to figure it out - one day at a time. Building my JOY JOB, applying for jobs, and interviewing B2B clients. Many forks in the road. 

When you are in transition, you need different resources, and the identity shift comes with layers of grief. . . 

Leaving a toxic environment that you hate is not the hard part. Redefining your identity. . . Separate from your career is a mind-fnck. 

The new Catalyst program at CHIEF let’s you adapt the resources you need and build community no matter what stage your career is in. 

This WHOLE-ISTIC approach is education and learning, but also with connection community and a catalyst for your well-being as a human being, not a Human DOING.

I AM SO GRATEFUL that I stayed, and I feel like a WHOLE PERSON again in a world that feels really broken. 

If any CHIEF Alumni in Chicago would like to come back and try another event, please DM me to come to my birthday event on Wed, March 4th with 3 incredible authors & a celebration you don't want to miss, check out the NEW CHIEF and celebrate with me on my transformational birthday year, link below.

Community literally is my life’s purpose, (channel 37-40 in Human Design) so to me: THIS IS A BIG DEAL. 👏 

Thank you, Alison Moore for listening.
If you are reconsidering coming back to CHIEF, please let me be the first to nominate you and give you a big welcome-back hug!!
💚 💚 💚 💚 💚 💚 💚 💚 💚

A note from Alison Moore to Chief Members in honor of her one-year anniversary as CEO.

One Year at Chief: A Reflection from CEO Alison Moore

It’s My Birthday, & I LOVE to CELEBRATE!!!!
🎉 💜 🎉 💜 🎉 💜 🎉 💜 🎉 💜 🎉 💜 

I am so grateful for the VIBES of my RIGHT NOW life as I have been in TRANSFORMATION mode!! 

The ABCs of my 44th year last year:
💜 AUTHENTICITY is our leverage 
💜 Leaving what no longer serves you takes BRAVERY 
💜 Clarity & courage builds  a conscious mindset.
💝Being PRESENT is the GIFT!!!💝 

Living a Conscious life starts with knowing YOURSELF, and building community around you that aligns with your values. 
Work. Home. Inner Work. 

If you are ready for transformation, I see you, and created FREE tools for your transformation!! MY GIFT 💝 

HIGH VIBES ONLY today on my birthday!! 
Thank you for the wishes and high fives!! 

2026 is full of TRANSFORMATION and New Beginnings!! Let’s Gooooo!!!!!!

#birthday #happybirthday #highvibes

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JUST SHOW UP.
For yourself, for your friends, for people you love.

Eric Dane passed away 2/19 at age 53. Eric's Statement "I am trying to save my life" stopped me in my tracks. 

His message to his daughters was painfully powerful to watch.
1. LIVE NOW. Be Present. The past contains regrets. The future remains unknown.
2. FALL IN LOVE. Find your passion & JOY. Something that makes you want to get up in the morning. Find your path, your purpose, and your dream.
3. CHOOSE YOUR FRIENDS WISELY. No judgement, no conditions, no questions asked. JUST SHOW UP.
4. WHEN YOU FACE CHALLENGES, FIGHT. NEVER GIVE UP. Fight with honesty, integrity, grace.

I noticed a trend today when I heard of Eric Dane's passing at age 53 from ALS. I am sad that I have heard of so many people passing quicky from diseases that they used their fame "for good" to become advocacy for the disease that took their life. 
Catherine O'Hara, James Vander Beek, now Eric Dane. SIGH.

Eric was diagnosed 10months ago with ALS, and the disease moved quickly. Even 8days before his passing he was an ALS advocate, "trying to save his life".

The "SHOW UP" really hit me tonight. . . for many reasons I won't explain. When I say I am supporting and doing something, I do it. I'm genuine to a fault. I mean what I say. I buy the books. I go to the events. I amplify. I elevate. I SHOW UP.
Trust me, the list of excuses NOT to show up is always longer than making time to show up. Our ENERGY is our most expensive asset. COMMUNITY literally is my life's purpose (37-40).

Rest in Peace Eric, or as I knew you as Doc McSteamy from Grays' Anatomy.
#showup #fightwithgrace

💜 FEBRUARY is a GREAT MONTH of CELEBRATION. 
💘 VDAY, 🅿️PRESIDENTS DAY, 🔥FIRE HORSE, & 🎉MY BIRTHDAY!

This year, I’m celebrating with the most incredible chosen-family — 
the communities I’ve been honored to build, be part of, & grow alongside.

🥳You know I don’t do anything SMALL … and I definitely don’t do it alone.

This celebration is about AUTHENTICITY.
Human Design changed my life — and my deepest desire is for every person in that room to feel what happens when you fully understand and trust who you are.

✨ Featured Authors & Conversations
Claude Silver — Be Yourself at Work
Rachelle Sosa — Unchained Silence
Michelle Pecak — JOY Unleashed (Chapter 9: Your Joy Job)

We’ll have REAL conversations. The kind that make you laugh😂. Maybe cry🥹. Our ENERGY is our Aura. ✨

When we truly BE ourselves: That’s when the magic happens.

🍸 Special Cocktail Hour sponsored by Jackie Joy & “Here Come the Girls.”
The wealth transfer is moving toward women by 2028… and the energy in this room? Let's just say, it’s aligned with that shift. 💰🔥

ATTIRE: DRESS as your authentic self. 
Jeans? Ballgown? Leather? PJs? YES!!

The only requirement:
 ✨ Be YOU.
 ✨ Bring GOOD ENERGY.

We Are Stronger Together:
💜When we accept each other.
💜When we show up in our superpowers.
💜 When we stop shrinking.
The energy in this room is going to be INSANE — because it’s built on the foundation of YOU: 
Come as yourself. Show up for each other. Shine together.

And honestly? There is no better way to celebrate another year around the sun🔥especially when the FIRE HORSE is bringing the HEAT! ❤️‍🔥

RSVP in the Chief APP & bring 2 friends! The chat with Claude & Rachelle will be UNFORGETTABLE. Invitations have gone out for MY VIBE MARKETPLACE, Entreprenista Chicago sisters, a The Outlier Project BFF, HerCsuite®, The Bold Leaders Collective friends flying in, and for MOST OF US, it started with meeting here on LinkedIn. How cool is that?!?

Bringing People Together in Community is my LIFE's PURPOSE (37-40 Channel) and this celebration means more to me than anyone probably even realizes. . . I started over at age 40, divorced and not TRULY knowing who I was or where I belonged. 5 Years feels like a LIFETIME.
#birthday #myvibe #humandesign #celebration #beyourself

How is my middle son 13years old??
Now I have 2 Teenagers +me as Queenager

I like to joke that Robby came a month early because he wanted to be a pisces projector lime me, we have A LOT in common!! 
No middle child “syndrome” in my house. 

Watching my kids have fun is my absolute GREATEST JOY!! 🤩 and yes as an entrepreneur we can take off on a tues-wed because I blocked off my calendar…. Not asking for PTO is literally the definition of badass freedom. 

Happy Birthday Robby, I can’t believe it’s been 13 years, you are the MIDDLE of my whole heart. 💜 

Now for waterpark fun. . . Its fun to have fun. 
My birthday is 2/28, the fun is JUST BEGINNING!!

February birthdays rule!! 💧 ♓️ 
#happybirthday #thirteen

🌺 🐝 “The Talk” Isn’t Birds & Bees Anymore 🎢

⏳ Don’t Do Your Health “Later”
There are 7 days in a week.

SOME DAY is not one of them.

If you build companies with strategy…
If you run households with precision…
If you hold everyone else together…
You can absolutely build your health like an empire. You are the QUEEN, your kingdom needs you healthy. 

What did we discuss????
Symptoms: NFLM = Not Feeling Like Myself
And the cultural response?
“Well… this is just what happens as you get older.”

🛑 No.
That’s conditioning. Not destiny.

🎢 How Do You Treat a Rollercoaster?
You don’t shame it.
You don’t ignore it.
You don’t wait until it derails.

❤️ Heart disease is the #1 killer of women, and 80% of it can be prevented. Stress kills. 

🚫Perimenopause is NOT a time to shrink… even when your bones are losing density because of low estrogen….

It’s a time to expand. Elevate
50s is when we are in our QUEENDOM 👑

👑 Own Your Power. Pleasure. Purpose.
MFACTOR will be live on PBS MARCH 19!!

Lighting another woman’s candle does not dim your own light… let your light be the wisdom that another woman needs to see!!

And, check out this 50seconds on symptoms. . . Knowledge is power!! 

Thank you to the incredible hosts Julie Fedeli  & Pamela DeRose !!! 
🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺
And the PANEL energy was incredible!!! Bela Gandhi , Tamsen Fadal , Deanna Minich, PhD, MS, FACN, CNS, IFMCP , Sameena Rahman , Roohi Jeelani, MD, FACOG

So great to be there with Mara Smith & Mia Zifkin !!! Wellbeing is the future!! 

What an INCREDIBLE NIGHT!!
MY VIBE Human Design was a sponsor, donating 300 VIP WOMANS HEALTH + BUSINESS Reports for a limited time!!! 
#mfactor #menopause #perimenopause

THIS 👇 

In most cases it takes between 3 to 5 years to get BACK to your Corporate Salary... and that's ONCE you know exactly what it is you are selling.

This is why I recommend building your JOY JOB while in your DAY JOB... monetize your JOY for 1-3 years until it starts paying you BACK... and then we'll talk about next steps. . . 

WORK IS HARD. JOY JOB IS HARD.
CHOOSE YOUR HARD... your life was meant for PURPOSE.

Helping ex-senior corporates turned consultants & coaches build a scalable 6-figure biz with a structured OS🔸Ex-Fin Director (15y) → Built a 6-figure coachsulting biz in 12m🔸Mum of 2

Replacing a $300K corporate salary with entrepreneurial income in year one is a big deal.

Especially if you want to do it online and work remotely. 

And I don’t think many people truly understand what it takes. 

I call it “uninformed optimism”. 

In my pre-qualification process, I ask:
“What’s your revenue goal over the next 6 months?”

The answer I get in 80% of the cases. 
$25-30K per month.

Then I ask the next question - the one that actually matters:

“How much have you made from high-ticket sales so far?”

When the answer is under $50k, there’s usually a disconnect.

And then the third question:

“What have you tried so far?”
Sometimes it would be just “not much really”.

That $300K you used to have is not just money.

It was:
	•	a title
	•	credibility
	•	structure
	•	predictability
	•	and a system that carried you

When you leave your “head of” role - that system is gone now.

It is up to you to now build your system. 

If you want consistent $30K months from year one, with little or no sales background, you’ll need to meet a version of yourself you haven’t met before.

You’ll have to learn - quickly and intentionally - how to:

✔️articulate your value
✔️package your expertise
✔️learn sales and build your brand 
✔️build a real client acquisition engine

And no - referrals are not a strategy.
They’re supportive, not sustainable.

I invest 5 figures in my own coaching.

Because I now know that the cost of inaction outweighs the price of investment.

The people who hesitate usually haven’t felt the weight of “doing so much work and not meeting your profit goals” yet.

I don’t think they have tried enough yet.
They haven’t experienced tons of rejections.
They haven’t wasted evenings doing something totally wrong.

Realising you wasted evenings on things that do not matter instead of spending it with your family. 

I have.
I’ve paid the price.
And I’ve been in rooms with many others who have too.

Replacing $300K is more than possible.

But it requires a different identity.
A different standard.
And a completely new way of operating.

I always say there are two ways how you can go about it:

1. You either change a goal 
2. Or you change your actions today 

You choose. 
❤️

Just A BOY AND HIS DREAM . . .
What a magical night of connection, community, and celebration CHICAGO!!🎉

Good people know good people, and when everybody dresses up, it really raises the vibe of the room!!

Hosted by the incredible Samantha Chatman & Ryan Chiaverini, with an amazing live auction, there is magic in the air!!

Ivanna and Yohan performances paired with dancing, drinks, and DONATIONS!! 

Thank you Sunny Akhigbe, MBA , Alexandria Maruska for an amazing night!! Scholarships, playgrounds, and building community in Africa! 

So great to see new friend and my gala table-mates Katherine Garbis!  

Its midnight and my pumpkin has expired, time for Cinderella to return home. . . And it’s SNOWING!! 
#aboyandhisdream #gala #fundraiser

Congratulations Amy Clark !! 
Unseen leadership is sooo needed right now! The paradigm is shifting and new skills are needed! The subject matter experts are not always the leadership needed to grow and thrive!!!

Thanks for beinga founding member of MY VIBE MARKETPLACE , where we amplify, eleveate and connect people to the resources they need!

Author, Unseen Leadership | C-Suite Coach & Advisor | CHRO | Strengthening Executive Teams, Succession Readiness & Leadership Under Pressure | Accelerators • Offsites • Keynotes

Today, 𝘜𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 enters the world.

The work behind 𝘜𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 is what I have seen play out in executive rooms throughout my career in manufacturing, financial services, and non-profit organizations.

The demands on leaders have changed faster than most are willing to admit.

What built you will not sustain you.

Experience is valuable. Instinct is powerful. Expertise is earned.

But under pressure, those same strengths can narrow your field of view, harden your certainty, and limit the impact you are meant to create.

The new measure of leadership is no longer what you know. It is how you move yourself and others toward a future that hasn’t been created yet.

That requires interrupting the instincts that once made you successful.

Curiosity over certainty.
Adaptability over control.
Resilience over perfectionism.
Empathy over ego.

Leadership must evolve to remain relevant. 

If you are carrying more weight, making higher-stakes decisions, and sensing that the future will not reward yesterday’s reflexes...

𝘜𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 is now available on Amazon.

https://bit.ly/4tQCwzB

I invite you to do three things:

Read it.
Share it with those building the future beside you.
Leave a review so the conversation expands.

Movements grow when ideas travel.

Keep growing.

JOY JOB in MOTION. . . Alysa Liu wins GOLD for USA..

Success for a 3/5 Projector isn’t trophies. It’s being seen and recognized.

Watching Alysa is proof of someone literally living their purpose with POWER & PLAY - not competition or stress - she was SKATING HER HEART OUT.

You could FEEL the JOY, the ease, the grace, the deep knowing. 
You could feel her CALM "Watch me DO THIS" with every ounce of her body in lock step with the moves she has practiced thousands of times. She did this for HERSELF, not for a SHOW. She was ready to be SEEN.
Listening to the commentary made me smile - because the JOY was palpable.
ENERGY can be FELT. What do the kids call it? "AURA".

Alisa is a 3/5 Projector (depending on what exact time of day she was born). 3/5 FEELS accurate based on her "comeback" story and her projected leadership 5-line. 5-Lines like Alisa & Taylor swift people project ONTO THEM quite a bit based on how they are perceived. I can relate as a 5/1 Projector.

Alisa's superpowers are 07-31 ALPHA, 1-8 INSPIRATION, 13-33 PRODIGAL, which are in her defined THROAT/SELF-G - this girl is literally UNSTOPPABLE when she puts her mind to something & as a Projector is invited in. 

Her 3 SUPERPOWERS make her a STAR because she naturally leads with magnetic direction, expresses raw creative originality, and tells powerful human stories through movement — so when she steps on the ice, people don’t just watch her… they follow her. Prodigal Energy is palpable & the definition of a COMEBACK: PRODIGAL 13–33 energy feels like the quiet power of someone who’s lived it, stepped away to reflect, and returns with a story that shifts the entire room. People with this life purpose are literally human compasses.

Congrats Alysa - love watching the PURE JOY on the ice. Watching someone live life full of JOY is truly inspiring. 
#joyjob #humandesign #usagold

Goodbye 44. . . Midlife Transformation.
TRANSFORMATION is a FEELING & a VIBE, words can't describe it.

44 wasn’t about “crushing it.” It was about shedding it.
Uranus Opposition isn’t a glow-up year. It’s a crack-the-shell year.

My Uranus Opposition Cycle asked me:
Where are you still playing safe?
Where are you staying because it’s familiar?
Where are you outsourcing your truth?
And it doesn’t whisper. It rearranges.

Transformation is hard work. 
It asks you to release what no longer serves you, to set boundaries where you once overextended, and to admit that sometimes we stay in toxic comfort zones because they feel safer than the unknown. Real change requires bold risks and steady courage. It also requires people—those rare souls who genuinely want what’s best for you and offer grace when you stumble, experiment, and try again. 

My 44 transformation carried the unmistakable rhythm of a 3/5 profile: trial and error at the center, learning by living it, refining through experience. That has absolutely been the vibe.

In March 2025, I lost half of my home when a pipe burst. In the middle of uncertainty, I had no idea how it would all unfold. It was stressful, disorienting, and deeply vulnerable. Yet what emerged was unexpected renewal. My home now has a new heartbeat—a new kitchen that transformed the space in a way I didn’t even realize I needed after the divorce. Heart transplants require healing, patience, and trust in the process. That was 44 for me: reconstruction from the inside out.

It was a year of creativity, bravery, and profound transformation. About eight months ago, I began teaching Human Design—not as a strategy, but as a lived experience. 

Human Design transformed my life in ways that can’t be fully explained; it has to be felt. It gifted me clarity, confidence, and courage. And I want that for everyone I meet. That’s why I share so much freely. I refuse to gatekeep wisdom that can change someone’s trajectory. To me, money is simply currency—an energetic exchange—and what flows out with integrity always returns in alignment.

What I learned at 44 is how to live CONSCIOUSLY—with my eyes and heart wide open. That’s the only way to truly receive the blessons: the blessings hidden inside the lessons. I even wrote a book on it!

45 feels expansive and ELEVATED. 
My second Saturn Opposition begins in April, and while transformation continues, the unexpected may step forward in new ways. Birthdays are for wishing boldly, because the universe has no budget. My lesson for 45 carries the frequency of the 35/36 channel—the energy of experience, emotion, and growth through living fully. 

You’ll see more evolution, more experimentation, and yes, more trial and error. I hope you’ll stay on the journey with me.

Clarity is queen. And 44 gave me the chrysalis I needed to find myself again.

My birthday wish: PLEASE download your free human design chart on my website and let your transformation begin. . . LIVING LIFE is the REAL Adventure.

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