Hi Reader, In September, I hosted a birthday party, celebrated a dear friend, and kept a secret for months to surprise my mother-in-law for her 75th. By October, I was behind on work, apologizing constantly, and crash napping for the first time in years. Every one of those moments was full of love. And in almost every one, I was the host. It got me thinking about connection, and about how many of us treat it as the reward for our work instead of part of it. Connection is not the reward. It's...
12 days agoΒ β’Β 4 min read
π Bears don't feel FOMO about salmon β±οΈ Reading time: 5 minutes Welcome to Fearless β my weekly-ish newsletter where I share leadership insights and honest advice for women of color in social impact navigating power, career, and change. It's that time of year. Conference season. Board season. Budget season. Everyone is back from leave, and everyone is moving at once. If you're anything like me, you've scrolled LinkedIn this week, watched someone post from UNGA or Climate Week or announce...
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πͺ Why "just be authentic" isn't the same advice for everyone β±οΈ Reading time: 6 minutes Welcome to Fearless β my weekly-ish newsletter where I share leadership insights and honest advice for women of color in social impact navigating power, career, and change. A client of mine β brilliant, well-liked, consistently delivering β kept getting the same two words in her reviews: "lacks executive presence." Nobody could tell her what it meant. When she pushed, the closest anyone got was "just be a...
about 1 month agoΒ β’Β 4 min read
πͺ When the job you love is actually costing you β±οΈ Reading time: 5 minutes Welcome to Fearless β my weekly-ish newsletter where I share leadership insights and honest advice for women of color in social impact navigating power, career, and change. A client of mine loves what she does. She loves the communities she serves. She finds the work genuinely exciting. Her colleagues, her mission β none of that is the problem. Hereβs what is: She canβt grow at this organization. She canβt make more...
about 1 month agoΒ β’Β 4 min read
π§ A drop of preframe is worth a gallon of reframe β±οΈ Reading time: 5 minutes Welcome to Fearless β my weekly-ish newsletter where I share leadership insights and honest advice for women of color in social impact navigating power, career, and change. Quick update from my slow season: I had an epic 40-ish birthday pool party planned for today. My milestone birthday, finally happening a full year late. Or so I thought. Enter Tropical Storm Dolly (no relation to Dolly Parton, may she rest in...
about 2 months agoΒ β’Β 5 min read
π± The risk of staying tight in the bud vs. the risk of finally blossoming. β±οΈ Reading time: 6 minutes Welcome to Fearless β my weekly-ish newsletter where I share leadership insights and honest advice for women of color in social impact navigating power, career, and change. Hi Reader, If your summer (or winter, for those of you in the Southern Hemisphere) has felt slower than usual β quieter, less productive, a little foggy β I want to say something you may not hear enough: that's not a...
about 2 months agoΒ β’Β 4 min read
πΊ Jefferson, my Pashtun grandparents, and a wolf β±οΈ Reading time: 7 minutes Welcome to Fearless β my weekly-ish newsletter where I share leadership insights and honest advice for women of color in social impact navigating power, career, and change. What's inside today's newsletter: Not Just America's Story A Radical, Contradictory Document A Passport I Didn't Earn The Math We're All Still Doing I've been sitting with a phrase for the past few weeks: "We have the wolf by the ears, and we can...
3 months agoΒ β’Β 8 min read
My sleep crisis, a money reckoning, and two free workshops β±οΈ Reading time: 5 minutes Welcome to Fearless β my weekly-ish newsletter where I share leadership insights and honest advice for women of color in social impact navigating power, career, and change. What's inside today's newsletter: The argument that awakened something π€ What I'm unlearning about health and wealth π° Two free workshops this month π± Win a free coaching session and support trans justice π³οΈβ§οΈ I set five priorities for...
4 months agoΒ β’Β 6 min read
πΏ Two invites + our white paper coming soon β±οΈ Reading time: 5 minutes Welcome to Fearless β my weekly-ish newsletter where I share leadership insights and honest advice for women of color in social impact navigating power, career, and change. What's inside today's newsletter: The weight women of color leaders carry β and what the data says Season 3 of Flourish Fellowship is now open (Early Access: July 21) FREE workshop! From Reactive to Strategic: Summer Leadership Reset β Tuesday, June 30...
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