On today’s episode, I’m sharing why confidence is foundational to leadership and how being confident does not imply living fear-free. I’m also sharing some unique and unusual approaches to developing confidence that involve fear, risks, and challenges.

“It’s through facing fear and overcoming challenges that we build legit confidence.” - Eleanor Beaton

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

• The difference between healthy and unhealthy fear
• Building resilience in the face of ongoing changes
• Reasons to take risks in the corporate world
• Setting a good example

Unconventional Ways to Build Your Confidence:

1. Play scared.
2. Think about death.
3. When all else fails, remember it’s hard to get fired.
4. Create a more interesting problem.
5. Be the role model.

Love the show? Let us know! 

Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton!

What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month’s drawing! 

And, if you really want to ramp up your fierceness…

Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team!

Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/Discover.

Dial Up Your Impact, Influence, and Income in 2017

Are you ready to take your leadership and influence to the next level in 2018? Join the Impact & Influence Leadership Lab for Women with Eleanor Beaton – the world’s premier leadership training and implementation program designed specifically for female leaders! This is a 8-week mentoring program for professional, ambitious women in business who are ready to take their leadership skills to the next level and truly step into their power. Visit the Leadership Lab for Women website to see all of the amazing content, tools, and services you will receive by registering today to claim your seat at the table!

5 Ways Ambitious Career Women Give Their Power Away at Work Free Training

Are you ready to realize where your power leaks are and how to plug them? Join us for the 90-minute Free Master Class: 5 Ways Ambitious Career Women Give Their Power Away at Work!

You will learn…

• 5 surprising power leaks that derail the careers of highly ambitious female leaders
• How to tell if a lack of self-awareness is holding you back from opportunity and threatening your reputation
• Why so many professional women struggle to transform from being a do-er to being a leader
• Why the failure to change could keep you overlooked and underpaid
• Proven strategies to boost your confidence and personal power - even in the most competitive work environments and cultures

On today’s episode, I’m discussing the importance of staying - and improving - your organizational skills as you advance in your business and career. I’m explaining how staying organized directly impacts your success and ability to lead and sharing organizational tips and strategies you can begin implementing today to impact your success as a fierce feminine leader.

“Disorganization can affect your ability to lead powerfully.”

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

• The importance of planning ahead
• How to prevent feeling overworked, overwhelmed, and reaching burnout
• Identifying what you want to accomplish - even before stepping into the meeting room
• The importance of resolving your internal angst about leading
• Identifying and addressing challenges, tough decisions, and tough conversations

5 Ways Ambitious Career Women Give Their Power Away at Work Free Training

Are you ready to realize where your power leaks are and how to plug them? Join us for the 90-minute Free Master Class: 5 Ways Ambitious Career Women Give Their Power Away at Work!

You will learn…

• 5 surprising power leaks that derail the careers of highly ambitious female leaders
• How to tell if a lack of self-awareness is holding you back from opportunity and threatening your reputation
• Why so many professional women struggle to transform from being a do-er to being a leader
• Why the failure to change could keep you overlooked and underpaid
• Proven strategies to boost your confidence and personal power - even in the most competitive work environments and cultures

Dial Up Your Impact, Influence, and Income in 2017        

Are you ready to take your leadership and influence to the next level in 2018? Join the Impact & Influence Leadership Lab for Women with Eleanor Beaton – the world’s premier leadership training and implementation program designed specifically for female leaders! This is a 8-week mentoring program for professional, ambitious women in business who are ready to take their leadership skills to the next level and truly step into their power. Visit the Leadership Lab for Women website to see all of the amazing content, tools, and services you will receive by registering today to claim your seat at the table!  

Love the show? Let us know!                             

Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton!                              

What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month’s drawing!                              

And, if you really want to ramp up your fierceness…                              

Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team!                              

Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/Discover.                   

A Special Thank You to Our Sponsors                             

This episode was made possible by our wonderful sponsors, BMO – Bank of Montreal – The Bank for Women.                           

Join the conversation at BMO for Women to gain the insight, knowledge, and support you need to succeed and to truly understand how to manage your money! 

Kelly joins me today to share her experience as a millennial leader and what it was like to meet Queen Elizabeth II. She shares how she manages multiple projects, how she grows her businesses, and how she leads a variety of different brands while still getting everything done.

“The more you project positive energy toward your ideas, the more you will attract positive energy back into your life.” - Kelly Lovell

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

• Her strategy for managing multiple projects
• How she decided to create 5 different brands under one parent company
• Her strategy for managing and growing multiple brands
• The importance of separating your personal brand from your company brand
• Strategies for leading a team that is working on multiple projects to get the best results
• Her planning process and strategy
• How she learned and developed her leadership skills
• The importance of having a mentor
• The impact that hiring a team has had on her business
• Key experiences that shaped who she is today
• What she means by having a “no ceiling thinking” mentality

Techniques to Keep the “No Ceiling Thinking” Momentum:

1. Making a conscious effort to stay optimistic.
2. Staying aware of your thoughts and feelings.
3. Celebrating the things you did get accomplished instead of what you couldn’t accomplish today.

Connect with Kelly Lovell:

• Kelly Lovell website
• Lovell Corporation
• Twitter
• Instagram
• LinkedIn

5 Ways Ambitious Career Women Give Their Power Away at Work Free Training

Are you ready to realize where your power leaks are and how to plug them? Join us for the 90-minute Free Master Class: 5 Ways Ambitious Career Women Give Their Power Away at Work!

You will learn…

• 5 surprising power leaks that derail the careers of highly ambitious female leaders
• How to tell if a lack of self-awareness is holding you back from opportunity and threatening your reputation
• Why so many professional women struggle to transform from being a do-er to being a leader
• Why the failure to change could keep you overlooked and underpaid
• Proven strategies to boost your confidence and personal power - even in the most competitive work environments and cultures

Dial Up Your Impact, Influence, and Income in 2017        

Are you ready to take your leadership and influence to the next level in 2018? Join the Impact & Influence Leadership Lab for Women with Eleanor Beaton – the world’s premier leadership training and implementation program designed specifically for female leaders! This is a 8-week mentoring program for professional, ambitious women in business who are ready to take their leadership skills to the next level and truly step into their power. Visit the Leadership Lab for Women website to see all of the amazing content, tools, and services you will receive by registering today to claim your seat at the table!  

Love the show? Let us know!                             

Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton!                              

What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month’s drawing!                              

And, if you really want to ramp up your fierceness…                              

Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team!                              

Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/Discover.                   

A Special Thank You to Our Sponsors                             

This episode was made possible by our wonderful sponsors, BMO – Bank of Montreal – The Bank for Women.                           

Join the conversation at BMO for Women to gain the insight, knowledge, and support you need to succeed and to truly understand how to manage your money! 

I’m talking about the Kamala Harris’s, the Maxine Waters’, the Hillary Clinton’s, and the Elizabeth May’s of the world. Those women that are making a significant impact on the world; bringing to reality their vision of how the world should be.

My guest today is Mayor of Moncton, Dawn Arnold. Dawn shares why it’s so important for women to get their political voices heard, shares her experiences with running for office, and shares how she overcame her personal fears about campaigning. She explains how she developed the thick skin required to lead a political campaign and how her experiences can help you become a more fierce feminine leader.

“Change the game. Don’t let the game change you.” - Mayor Dawn Arnold

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

• Why she decided to run for mayor of Moncton
• Overcoming political campaigning challenges
• How running for office impacts the entire family
• Staying resilient during good and bad events and experiences
• Owning your strengths and skills
• Barriers preventing women to run for political offices
• Bringing diverse groups with differing views together
• How to be more comfortable with being more visible

Mayor Dawn Arnold’s Top 3 Success Strategies:

1. Know your strengths and values - and own them.
2. Be resilient and okay with taking ‘no’ for an answer.
3. Take nothing personally.

How to Find Your Million-Dollar Message Free Training

Great female leaders know how to elegantly and persuasively share their message in a way that others take action. If you want to learn how to craft your message and inspire others to take action, I invite you to register for my FREE mini-course training: How to Find Your Million-Dollar Message!

               You will learn…

How to get booked as a paid keynote speaker- even without an agent or bestselling book.

Insider Secrets into how to quickly build a global brand.

How to set yourself apart as a woman of influence through speaking.

Register to claim your spot in the FREE How to Find Your Million Dollar Message mini-course today!

Love the show? Let us know!   

Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton!                              

What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month’s drawing!                              

And, if you really want to ramp up your fierceness…          

Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team!                              

Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/Discover.                              

A Special Thank You to Our Sponsors                             

This episode was made possible by our wonderful sponsors, BMO – Bank of Montreal – The Bank for Women.                           

Shelli Varela is a “possibility hacker,” public speaker, and Canada’s first female firefighter in one of the largest cities in the country. She went from being a young 20-something struggling artist working in makeup, film, and special effects to finding her true passion, her true calling, as a firefighter, working her way up to Fire Captain.

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However, in order to achieve your goals and dreams, you must be willing to set boundaries and say no to others so that you can focus on achieving your mission.

Today, I’m explaining what a boundary is and why setting strong ones are essential to helping you achieve your goals and reach your potential. I’m also providing you with three strategies on how to set strong boundaries that will help you achieve your goals.

“As you grow, your boundaries need to change.” - Eleanor Beaton

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

• How sharing your boundaries allows you to be truly generous
• The importance of recognizing and addressing your “people pleasing” habits
• The connection between your energy level and setting strong boundaries
• Overcoming unpleasant feelings that may be associated with saying no to others
• Strategies on how to start implementing stronger boundaries

5 Signs You Need Better Boundaries:

1. Overcommitting
2. Over-promising
3. Feeling exhausted
4. Second guessing yourself
5. Resentment

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Brene Brown’s Video - How to Set Boundaries

How to Find Your Million-Dollar Message Free Training

Great female leaders know how to elegantly and persuasively share their message in a way that others take action. If you want to learn how to craft your message and inspire others to take action, I invite you to register for my FREE mini-course training: How to Find Your Million-Dollar Message!

               You will learn…

How to get booked as a paid keynote speaker- even without an agent or bestselling book.

Insider Secrets into how to quickly build a global brand.

How to set yourself apart as a woman of influence through speaking.

Register to claim your spot in the FREE How to Find Your Million Dollar Message mini-course today!

Love the show? Let us know!                  

Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton!                              

What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month’s drawing!                              

And, if you really want to ramp up your fierceness…                              

Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team!                              

Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/Discover.                              

A Special Thank You to Our Sponsors                             

This episode was made possible by our wonderful sponsors, BMO – Bank of Montreal – The Bank for Women.                           

Join the conversation at BMO for Women to gain the insight, knowledge, and support you need to succeed and to truly understand how to manage your money!  

This happens a lot in the corporate world as well as the entrepreneurial world and how you handle these situations is the key to your success.

Many fierce female leaders find themselves “leading in fear” - the fear of owning the promise of their work. On today’s episode, I want to share why owning the promise of your work is critical to the success of your next presentation and how it can help you avoid stepping over big opportunities.

“As a leader, it’s your job to paint the vision.” - Eleanor Beaton

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

• How your success pivots on how well you convey your promise.
• Owning the promise of your work isn’t the same as bragging
• By not owning the promise of your work, you are engaging in a momentary lapse of leadership
• The impact that owning your promise can have on your business, customers, and investors
• How the promise of your work is the beating heart of your Million Dollar Message

How to Find Your Million-Dollar Message Free Training

Great female leaders know how to elegantly and persuasively share their message in a way that others take action. If you want to learn how to craft your message and inspire others to take action, I invite you to register for my FREE mini-course training: How to Find Your Million-Dollar Message!

                             You will learn…

How to get booked as a paid keynote speaker- even without an agent or bestselling book.

Insider Secrets into how to quickly build a global brand.

How to set yourself apart as a woman of influence through speaking.

Register to claim your spot in the FREE How to Find Your Million Dollar Message mini-course today!

Love the show? Let us know!                             

Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton!                              

What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month’s drawing!                              

And, if you really want to ramp up your fierceness…                              

Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team!                              

Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/Discover.                              

A Special Thank You to Our Sponsors                             

This episode was made possible by our wonderful sponsors, BMO – Bank of Montreal – The Bank for Women.                           

Join the conversation at BMO for Women to gain the insight, knowledge, and support you need to succeed and to truly understand how to manage your money!  

She joins me today to share her journey into cultivating a powerful mindset around money. We discuss the common money blocks that hold women back from earning what they are truly worth and the link between financial empowerment and feminism.

“A healthy money mindset is not an absence of blocks or fears. It's about allowing yourself to receive money in ways that feel really good to you.” - Denise Duffield Thomas

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

• What money blocks are and how they impact your life and business
• How to identify money blocks
• The link between money blocks and creating passive revenue in your business
• Income-producing activities vs “busy work”
• The connection between a lack of focus and money blocks
• Creating a focus mantra
• Creating boundaries - and sticking to them

How to Overcome Money Mindset Blocks:

1. Become aware of your money blocks
2. Track your income - and your freebies

Connect with Denise Duffield Thomas:

• DeniseDT.com
• Money Bootcamp
• Lucky Bitch Money Tracker App on iTunes
• Lucky Bitch: A Guide for Exceptional Women to Create Outrageous Success book
• Get Rich Lucky Bitch!: Release Your Money Blocks and Live a First Class Life book
• Reclaim Your Money Power Workshop
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Instagram
• YouTube

Love the show? Let us know!                             

Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton!                              

What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month’s drawing!                              

And, if you really want to ramp up your fierceness…                              

Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team!                              

Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/Discover.                              

A Special Thank You to Our Sponsors                             

This episode was made possible by our wonderful sponsors, BMO – Bank of Montreal – The Bank for Women.                           

Join the conversation at BMO for Women to gain the insight, knowledge, and support you need to succeed and to truly understand how to manage your money!    

One of the most critical factors that many new entrepreneurs often overlook is their message. Your message, and the way you deliver it, can be the determining factor that makes a client or organization decide whether to work with you.

On today’s episode, I want to share four easy steps you can take to create a powerful message for your business and help you overcome the “boring message syndrome” that often plagues many fierce feminine leaders and entrepreneurs.

“Great leaders - women of influence - are storytellers and excellent communicators.” - Eleanor Beaton

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

• How to identify if you have “boring message syndrome”
• How to elegantly and persuasively get people to hear your message
• Creating a compelling argument
• Using case studies to tell a story and support a controlling idea
• Showing what is possible by implementing ideas, methods, or messages

4 Parts of Complete and Persuasive Messages:

1. Your controlling idea
2. The details
3. The stories
4. The promise

Resources Mentioned:

• Million Dollar Message Retreat is a 3-day leadership conference held in November 2017

How to Find Your Million-Dollar Message Free Training

Great female leaders know how to elegantly and persuasively share their message in a way that others take action. If you want to learn how to craft your message and inspire others to take action, I invite you to register for my FREE mini-course training: How to Find Your Million-Dollar Message!

                You will learn…

    How to get booked as a paid keynote speaker- even without an agent or bestselling book.

Insider Secrets into how to quickly build a global brand.

How to set yourself apart as a woman of influence through speaking.

Register to claim your spot in the FREE How to Find Your Million Dollar Message mini-course today!

Love the show? Let us know!                              

Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton!                               

What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month’s drawing!                               

And, if you really want to ramp up your fierceness…                               

Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team!                               

Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/Discover.                               

A Special Thank You to Our Sponsors                              

This episode was made possible by our wonderful sponsors, BMO – Bank of Montreal – The Bank for Women.                            

Join the conversation at BMO for Women to gain the insight, knowledge, and support you need to succeed and to truly understand how to manage your money!  

Tara joins me today to share her story, what inspired her to empower women to play a bigger game, and what motivated her to publish her book, Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Lead. She shares her insight on what causes women to play small, how to overcome those fears to achieve the success they deserve, and the inner work necessary for women to play a bigger game.

“Playing big is being more loyal to your dreams than your fears.” – Tara Mohr

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

• How limiting beliefs often prevent women from playing big and accomplishing big goals
• The inner work required for women to accomplish their “outer work” goals
• Common signs and expressions of playing small
• How Tara’s own experience with crushing limiting beliefs and fears has impacted her career and enabled her to play a bigger game
• Why it’s important for women to “unhook” from praise as well as criticism
• How to maintain a steadiness of your soul and why it’s important

Tara’s Tips to Play a Bigger Game:

1. Become aware of and manage your inner critic voice
2. Access your inner mentor
3. Unhook from praise and criticism

Connect with Tara Mohr:

• Tara Mohr’s Website
• Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Lead

Love the show? Let us know!                             

Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton!                              

What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month’s drawing!                              

And, if you really want to ramp up your fierceness…                              

Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team!                              

Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/Discover.                              

A Special Thank You to Our Sponsors                             

This episode was made possible by our wonderful sponsors, BMO – Bank of Montreal – The Bank for Women.                           

Join the conversation at BMO for Women to gain the insight, knowledge, and support you need to succeed and to truly understand how to manage your money!    

Do learned money rules or stories affect how you deal with finances? I come from a long line of economists and economizers and I learned a great deal from my parents who were trying to build a future with what little income they brought in. I was taught early on that there was a scarcity of money or that it would be here today and gone tomorrow so I learned that waste not want not was a valid money rule, but I also learned to be uncomfortable around money.

On today’s episode, I’m going to share with you how learned money rules create blocks that interfere with your business success and your joy, and I talk about helping you break the chains holding you back from true financial freedom.

Here’s a Breakdown of Today’s Show:

1. How economizing and economy affected me as a young girl.
2. How your money story will catch up to you in business.
3. Common money blocks that hold you back.
4. I share about how money blocks surfaced when I started my business.
5. How I help you change your mindset so you can embrace money.

My Challenge to You:

• Reflect on your money stories and how they have affected you in your personal and business life and download your free Monthly Cash Calculator.
• Give back to others and be a part of transforming the world into a softer, kinder, and nurturing place.

Mentioned on Today’s Show:

• Harvard Business Review
• EP2 Secrets of building an 8-figure business with Sharon Lechter
• EP59 Transform Your Money Mindset with Kathleen Burns Kingsbury
• Monthly Cash Calculator

My Invitation to You

Let’s make 2017 your year for success, for courage, for being the fierce female leader you know you can be! Reserve your seat to join me and other fierce feminine leaders on November 18 through 20 for a 3-day retreat in Toronto, Canada to crystalize your vision, create a powerful 90-day action plan, and get the tools you need to help you seriously uplevel your life and business.

Visit FierceFeminineLeadershipIntensive.com to reserve your seat now!

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Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton!

What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave your review to enter your name into this month’s drawing!

And, if you really want to ramp up your fierceness…

Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team!

Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible.

Visit EleanorBeaton.com/Discover

Here’s a Breakdown of Today’s Show:

• Imagine your dreams and goals to be like a small baby. In order for babies to grow healthy and strong, you have to give them all the time and commitment just like your dreams.
• It’s natural for women in our society to put other people in front of us but now it’s time to focus on you.
• You won’t be able to grow your dreams if you don’t invest on them or feed it scraps.
• You have to improve your belief and commitment to your dreams so you can improve your belief and commitment to yourself.
• Put your money where your mouth is. Invest in your dreams.
• Do not give up on goals when they get hard. When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
• Don’t make excuses to put your dreams on hold.
• Successful companies burn through loads of cash when they’re growing. You yourself can’t grow without spending money.
• Investing in yourself first is a powerful mindset so invest in you.
• Investing on something is not the same as doing work to generate the results. You can’t spend your way out of a problem. 

My Challenge To You!

Take your dreams and goals seriously. Commit to investing in yourself and in those goals to make them a reality. Get access to the right kind of people who possess the right kind of skills and influences. Give yourself permission to invest in yourself.

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ELEANOR BEATON PODCAST EPISODE 14 Click Here For The 7 Critical Career Competencies

In this episode, I am going to share with you the top three career derailers that are the most common reasons for great, aspiring women to lose their desire and confidence in landing that top spot.

1. Broaden Your Career Focus

Women tend to specialize in specific roles within their company. Specializing in a particular field can all too often limit your chances for successfully landing a top position or becoming the company’s next CEO. Ladies, if you want to become an influential woman leader, you need to learn and appreciate how your organization works as a whole, and to do that, you need to start making lateral moves into unknown territory.

Until you learn how your company works as an entity, you won’t be able to lead it.

2. Become a ‘People Person’ – Learn How to Work with People You Don’t Like

Being a “people person” does not mean that everyone has to like you – or that you have to like everyone. It means that you have successfully mastered the art of communicating and working with people whose personalities may conflict with your own. Mastering this skill is an incredibly important attribute to have when you are trying to land a top seat in your company or organization.

After all, you don’t think Sheryl Sandberg likes everyone she ever worked with at Facebook and Google, do you? Of course not, but by learning how to build solid working relationships with people, it enabled her to become a top women leader.

3. Take Smart Risks

Being a CEO often involves taking smart risks. If you want to be a CEO of your company, you need to learn how to get out of your comfort zone and make the decision to take a smart risk. Ask for tough assignments, even if they are only short-term projects. Raise your hand at the next meeting and allow your voice and opinions to be heard. Volunteer new ideas to your boss and ask for new and different roles in the company. Some new positions may require you to accept a demotion, but that’s okay! It will only help your career in the long-run.

There are too many women in the workforce playing it safe at work. If you want to be CEO, you cannot be one of them. Get the courage to speak up, take risks, and lead your career YOUR way.

Only you have control over the direction of your career. It’s time to get the courage you need to take action and be the Fierce Feminine Leader we all know you can be!

If you’d like to learn more about the top 7 career competencies for women CEOs, feel free to click the link below and enter your email address, so we know where to send the checklist on the critical skill sets women need to obtain the top spot in their company.

Also, don’t forget to subscribe to our channel so you never miss a single episode of the Fierce Feminine Leadership show!

Until next time…

Stay Fierce!

She joins me today to share the story of how she moved from being a technical expert in her business and into the world of sales. She also shares how she found well-connected, influential sponsors inside her organization and how she cultivated those relationships.

“When you come back, you have to be all in.” – Aine O’Flynn

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

• The most significant turning point that has helped shaped her as a leader
• The importance of taking risks in your career
• How to handle customer questions that you may not know the answer to
• How to secure powerful sponsors
• How to make a powerful career comeback after taking a sabbatical
• The biggest challenges and opportunities in her career
• How to advocate for yourself and lead authentically

Aine O’Flynn’s Top 5 Success Tips:

1. Work hard
2. Advocate for yourself
3. Take risks
4. Don’t be afraid to fail
5. Be honest

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley Ph.D.

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Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton!                            

What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month’s drawing!                            

And, if you really want to ramp up your fierceness…                            

Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team!                            

Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/Discover.                            

A Special Thank You to Our Sponsors                           

This episode was made possible by our wonderful sponsors, BMO – Bank of Montreal – The Bank for Women.                         

Join the conversation at BMO for Women to gain the insight, knowledge, and support you need to succeed and to truly understand how to manage your money!  

Today, I want to share with you the types of people you should avoid in 2017. These are people who will inevitably derail your strategy to success, make you feel undervalued, self-conscious, and inhibit your performance.

For every hour you spend with a crazy-maker, you are going to spend about 5 to 10 hours paying for it.

Here’s a Breakdown of Today’s Show:

• Women who execute well and get stuff done are more successful because they manage their state of mind well.
• Your ‘state’ – or state of mind – is how you feel, manage, and react to how you are feeling from one moment to the next.
• Limiting your exposure to negative people – the crazy-makers – will help improve your ‘state’.

5 Common Crazy-Maker Categories to Edit Out of Your Life in 2017:

1. The ‘Red Alert’ People – Those people who are always afraid, always see pitfalls, dangers or threats and want you to be afraid, too.
2. The “Undermining’ People – Those who are jealous or feel threatened by what you are doing. The people who make you feel self-conscious about yourself or your work. These people will curb your creativity, effectiveness, and your ability to get things done.
3. The “Constructive Feedback” People – People who give you ‘constructive feedback’ when you didn’t ask for it – even when they don’t know what they are talking about or their feedback isn’t helpful.
4. The “It Should Have Happened Yesterday” People – Those who lack the patience or don’t realize that it takes time to execute things properly.
5. The “Stuck in a Rut” People – The people who have their own problems, but refuse to do their own work to make a change. Those people who talk about the same issues and problems repeatedly without taking action.

My Challenge To You:

Surround yourself with people that have a different opinion than you, but do not to spend too much time with the crazy-makers that will bring you down and derail your progress and success.

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Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton!  

What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave your review to enter your name into this month’s drawing!  

And, if you really want to ramp up your fierceness…  

Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team!  

Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible.  

Visit EleanorBeaton.com/Discover  

Today, she helps global companies build customer-centric digital transformation strategies and scaling plans. She has been featured in many major media publications including CNBC, ABC, Fox News, Forbes, Tech Crunch, Inc. Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal. In 2013, she received the Marketer of the Year Award and was named number 3 on Forbes’ 2014 World’s Top 40 Social Media Marketing Talent.

She joins me today to share her unique insight and experience on building her personal brand, the importance of building your network and community, and why she believes that your customer service skills are what sets you apart from your competition.

“To be known, you have to be respected. Your reputation is your only currency.” – Ekaterina Walter

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

• The importance of striving to do better in your personal and professional life
• What it means to build customer-centric digital transformation strategies
• How customer service helps you stand out in the noisy business world
• Why you shouldn’t start with your personal brand and what to focus on instead
• Building your network and community
• How taking risks can create the biggest turning points in your career
• The importance of people and purpose to your overall success

Ekaterina’s Powerful Success Tips:

• Build your network and community
• Evaluate your hiring process
• Have a variety of experiences
• Work hard
• Understand when to pivot
• Be flexible

Connect with Ekaterina Walter:

• Ekaterina Walter’s website
• Ekaterina on Facebook
• Ekaterina on Twitter
• Ekaterina on Google+

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Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton!                         

What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month’s drawing!                         

And, if you really want to ramp up your fierceness…                         

Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team!                         

Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/Discover.                         

A Special Thank You to Our Sponsors                        

This episode was made possible by our wonderful sponsors, BMO – Bank of Montreal – The Bank for Women.                      

Join the conversation at BMO for Women to gain the insight, knowledge, and support you need to succeed and to truly understand how to manage your money!    

My guest today is powerhouse entrepreneur, Mandy Rennehan. Mandy is a blue-collar CEO and the founder of the retail construction company, FreshCo. FreshCo is the first and most successful full-service on call retail maintenance and construction company in the United States today. Mandy and her company have worked with countless retail giants including Tiffany & Co, Apple, NIKE, The Gap, Banana Republic, and Home Depot.

Mandy has been named as one of Canada’s top female entrepreneurs. Currently, she is one of the Women’s Executive Network’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women, Profit Magazine’s Top W100, and Atlantic Business Magazine’s Top 50 CEO’s. Additionally, she has been featured in the Globe & Mail, Financial Post, and the Business News Network. Today, she joins me to share how her experience as a talented athlete and 4-H member has helped shape who she is today. She also explains the impact that being herself and staying confident in her abilities has helped improve and grow her business to the highly-successful company that it is today.

“Women just need the permission to hear their voice and go after it.” – Mandy Rennehan

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

• How she got started in the construction industry
• How changing the way she sourced people on her team became one of the biggest turning points in her career
• How being herself helped her grow her business
• Hiring team members that align with your personality, ambition, and work ethic
• Making the shift from “do-er” to CEO
• How confidence led her to winning her first $3-Million contract
• Others relate to those who are unafraid

3 Critical Factors of Scaling a Business:

1. Identify when you are ready to grow
2. Ask yourself: Are you prepared to put time into other people, technology, and the results of growth
3. Ask yourself: Are you prepared for what might happen

Connect with Mandy Rennehan:

• ca
• FreshCo on Instagram
• Mandy Rennehan on Twitter

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Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton!                         

What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month’s drawing!                         

And, if you really want to ramp up your fierceness…                         

Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team!                         

Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/Discover.                         

A Special Thank You to Our Sponsors                        

This episode was made possible by our wonderful sponsors, BMO – Bank of Montreal – The Bank for Women.                      

Join the conversation at BMO for Women to gain the insight, knowledge, and support you need to succeed and to truly understand how to manage your money!    

My guest today is Margie Warrell. Margie has been named by The Wall Street Journal as an international authority on courageous actions. She is the host of Raw Courage TV, an acclaimed keynote speaker and guest lecturer at Columbia and Georgetown Universities, and a certified Master Coach. She is also a highly sought-after expert commentator on several leading media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, Redbook, Psychology Today, Fox News, and the Today Show. Her insights on courage, leadership, and business have been shaped by her work and interviews with several highly-respected industry leaders including Richard Branson, Bill Marriott, and Cathy Calvin.

Margie joins me on the show today to share how courage has played a role in her own life and provide some courage-building tips. She shares her journey into the entrepreneurial world and how she built her incredible global business that has impacted thousands of people around the world.

“When we are comfortable, our muscles for life start to wither.” – Margie Warrell

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

• What inspired Margie to become the entrepreneur that she is today
• How risk held her back early in her career
• Looking at courage through the lens of risk
• Listening to your inner voice before the “experts”
• The importance of forging your own path, finding your own way, and trying different things
• The benefits of building relationships and seizing opportunities
• Understanding the sense of urgency and the importance of having patience
• How her daily routines and “restorative rituals” help her protect and sustain a high level of energy

Connect with Margie Warrell:

• Margie Warrell’s website
• Raw Courage TV
• Make Your Mark book by Margie Warrell

Love the show? Let us know!                       

Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton!                        

What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month’s drawing!                        

And, if you really want to ramp up your fierceness…                        

Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team!                        

Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/Discover.                        

A Special Thank You to Our Sponsors                       

This episode was made possible by our wonderful sponsors, BMO – Bank of Montreal – The Bank for Women.                     

Join the conversation at BMO for Women to gain the insight, knowledge, and support you need to succeed and to truly understand how to manage your money!   

My guest today, Sally Hogshead, is passionate about helping brands discover – or rediscover – what makes them fascinating to the people around them. Sally started her career in the advertising industry. In her early 20s, she skyrocketed to the top of the advertising profession and by the age of 24, she became the most award-winning advertising copywriter in the United States. She has worked on numerous advertising campaigns including Mini Cooper, Nike, Godiva Chocolate, and Coca Cola and her work has been displayed in the Smithsonian of American History.

By the age of 27, Sally opened her first advertising agency. Drawing on her remarkable branding legacy, she created The Fascination Advantage Assessment and wrote the book Fascinate: How to Make Your Brand Impossible to Resist. The Fascination Advantage Assessment is the first algorithm to measure how the world views personal brands.

Sally has appeared frequently on national news media – including NBC’s Today show and The New York Times. She joins me today to share why she created The Fascination Advantage Assessment, how it can help you identify what makes you and your brand fascinating, and how identifying what makes you fascinating can help you market your business with more authority.

“You are fascinating. You don’t have to change. Just find those qualities and do more of it.” – Sally Hogshead

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

• We have all killed off parts of our authentic selves in favor of playing it safe
• When you shut your authentic-self down – you are denying the world that “spark”
• How The Fascination Advantage Assessment can help you rediscover your “spark”
• How identifying how you are different and what you do best can help you develop and improve how you market your brand

Sally’s Advice to Fierce Feminine Leaders:

The world is not changed by people who sort of care. The world is changed by people who passionately, irrationally, excitedly care. It is changed by you. In order to do that, you have to know how the world sees you. Once you know how the world sees you – it’s game on!

Get Your Fascination Advantage Assessment Today!

Visit Fascinate.com/you and enter the secret code: FIERCE17 (not case sensitive) to claim your free Fascination Advantage Assessment today!

Love the show? Let us know!                     

Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton!                      

What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month’s drawing!                      

And, if you really want to ramp up your fierceness…                      

Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team!                      

Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/Discover.                      

A Special Thank You to Our Sponsors                     

This episode was made possible by our wonderful sponsors, BMO – Bank of Montreal – The Bank for Women.                   

Join the conversation at BMO for Women to gain the insight, knowledge, and support you need to succeed and to truly understand how to manage your money!    

Today’s episode is all about the mansplainer. As you listen to today’s show, I want you to ask yourself: “Am I a mansplainer?”

Mansplaining has become a commonality throughout our lives and cultures. In fact, research has shown that female doctors are twice as likely to be interrupted by their patients as male doctors. Until recently, mansplaining has affected primarily women, but today, the tables are beginning to shift as more and more women begin to assert themselves professionally.

So, how do you know if you are a mansplainer?

5 Signs You Are A Mansplainer

1. You lack the self-awareness to recognize – even after you’ve learned the description – whether or not you are a manslplainer. (For example: you’ve heard my description of a mansplainer, and still haven’t asked yourself if you fall into this description.)
2. You automatically think you know more than women and it is your place to mentor, guide, and advise them? #HeresYourSign
3. You frequently interrupt women on a regular basis.
4. Women around you are not coming to you with their thoughts and ideas.
5. You don’t ask many – if any – open-ended questions.

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Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton!

What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month’s drawing!

My guest today is an award-winning entrepreneur, Yasmina Azhari. Yasmina is the Founder, Owner, and General Manager of Mira Trading, LLC, the Vice President and Partner of Trade Coordination Office, and the founder of her newest company, Al Yam International Commercial Brokers. She has been recognized as one of the Top Entrepreneurs in Syria and is the Honorary Council of the Netherlands in Syria. This powerhouse businesswoman and entrepreneur built a highly successful career for herself – until her country broke out into a civil war, forcing her to flee the country and seek safety in another country where she decided to pick up the pieces of her amazing career and start all over.

Today, Yasmina shares her story of starting her entrepreneurial journey over, what it was like, and what motivated her to continue moving forward to achieve success once again. She also shares some valuable insight and tips on how to reinvent yourself – or your career path – as an entrepreneur to achieve success.

“Try and fail, but never fail to try.” – Yasmina Azhari

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

• How her fortune wasn’t in her bottom line – but in her network
• Why you can’t sit back and wait for opportunities for success
• You never lose. You have to win or learn. It’s all experiences
• How she built and leveraged her network to create success
• Networking isn’t about the quantity of people on your It’s about the quality of people on your list.
• The challenges she faced – and overcame – while working in a male-dominate industry
• What she means by “imposing ”
• The role that charitable work plays in her life

Yasmina’s Top 3 Success Tips to Reinvent Yourself as an Entrepreneur:

1. Teach yourself and learn how to love what you are involved in – even if it’s not what you dreamed.
2. Make your choice. Have your voice Tell your story.
3. Whatever you decide – jump.

Connect with Yasmina Azhari:

• Yasmina Azhari on LinkedIn

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Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team!                     

Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/Discover.                     

A Special Thank You to Our Sponsors                    

This episode was made possible by our wonderful sponsors, BMO – Bank of Montreal – The Bank for Women.                  

Join the conversation at BMO for Women to gain the insight, knowledge, and support you need to succeed and to truly understand how to manage your money!   

Jas joins me on the show today to share her story of overcoming some of the biggest challenges in her life – including being discharged from the military, being diagnosed with an aggressive form of head, neck, and throat cancer, as well as losing her home during Hurricane Katrina. She explains how these experiences motivated her to start her organization and dedicate herself to helping over 2,000 female military veterans each year find safe, suitable housing.

“I realized no one was RSVP-ing to my pity party.” – Jas Boothe

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

• Coping with a devastating cancer diagnosis after losing her new home to Hurricane Katrina
• Finding motivation to change the outcome of her situation – and the situations of others
• The birth of Final Salute Inc and its mission to serve the women who have served
• Services and programs available to homeless female veterans and their children
• What it was like to talk with Oprah
• How she transformed the leadership skills she learned as a soldier to become a successful business woman

Connect with Jas Boothe:

• Final Salute Inc
• Final Salute Inc on Twitter
• Final Salute Inc on Facebook
• Jas Boothe on LinkedIn
• Jas Boothe on Twitter

Love the show? Let us know!                                    

Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton!                    

What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month’s drawing!                    

And, if you really want to ramp up your fierceness…                   

Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team!                                   

Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/Discover.                    

A Special Thank You to Our Sponsors                  

This episode was made possible by our wonderful sponsors, BMO – Bank of Montreal – The Bank for Women.                       

Join the conversation at BMO for Women to gain the insight, knowledge, and support you need to succeed and to truly understand how to manage your money!