We’ve all heard about the importance of having a clear brand for your business. It’s how your organization communicates what it’s all about and attracts the kinds of customers or clients it can best serve. But if you’re the face of that company or otherwise visible in your role there, it’s also vital to have a personal image that aligns …
How to Accept Yourself Fully and Connect to Your True Authentic Self
Are you true to yourself? Do you like who you are? Many of us struggle with confidence and self-love. It’s so easy to compare ourselves to others and zero in on the ways we feel lacking. But we should all celebrate our individuality. How can you learn to accept yourself fully and connect with your true, authentic self? We spoke …
How to Rewire Your Brain to Become Immune to Impostor Syndrome!
So many of us battle impostor syndrome. Believe it or not, it’s especially common among people who have attained higher-level positions in their career. Why do so many of us doubt ourselves despite our achievements? How can we overcome these feelings that hold us back? We spoke with Michele Molitor about how to identify the triggers that cause impostor syndrome …
How to Get Out of Your Own Way and Live With Confidence
A lot of our success in life comes down to our own confidence and outlook. In many ways, we make our own luck by believing in ourselves and looking at things as opportunities rather than obstacles. But confidence doesn’t come easily to all of us. How can you get out of your own way and stop holding yourself back with …
How to Build Up Confidence to Find Success and Happiness
Most of us grapple with a certain amount of stress, overwhelm, and self-doubt in our careers — even those who have attained high positions and look successful. But to truly feel successful and happy, we need to have the confidence to go after what we want, regardless of the fears holding us back. How can you gain more confidence and …
How to Handle Sales Rejection with Your Self-Esteem Still Intact
Self-esteem reflects a person’s attitude towards themselves. This evaluation may come from career success, relationships, lifestyle, appearance – or a combination thereof. We tend to feel good about ourselves when we achieve certain goals, and typically appreciate acknowledgement of others when we reach milestones. When you work in sales, you may base your success on how many sales you make …
Perfect Imperfections: Your Confidence Boost to Overcome Impostor Syndrome
So many of us feel like we’re not smart enough, strong enough, good enough. Whether it’s low self-esteem or impostor syndrome, we’re here to remind you of how amazing you are. Sure, we all have room for growth, and we all have imperfections. But those are what make you unique and perfect, just the way you are. To get you …
Don’t Be A Hater! How to Network with Confidence
Of all the numerous aspects related to advancing your career, networking is perhaps the most reviled. So many of us truly hate networking, and avoid it at all costs. We feel awkward at networking events, shyly hiding on the sidelines or clinging to the only person you know. But what if we told there’s another way? In a new video …
How to Develop the Courage to Have the Career You Want
Recently, Chelsea Behrens hosted a video interview series, Leading With Authenticity, to share advice about how to have a career that lights you up. Her series brought together more than 21 experts, including our CEO and founder, Lynn Whitbeck. Together, Lynn and Chelsea talked about authenticity in the workplace and finding courage and confidence in yourself. They discussed expert advice …
How to Make Your Presence Strong in Negotiations
How do you succeed in negotiations? In your sales career, strong negotiating often comes down to how others perceive you. Presenting a strong, self-assured confidence can go a long way towards improving your bargaining power. You can’t control the other person or their role in this negotiation, but you can control what you bring to the table. Here’s how you can …
Promoting Yourself is Important in Sales
Promoting yourself is a vital component of career success, especially in sales. Yet for many women in sales, self-promotion is very difficult. Women have been socialized to be modest, agreeable, and quiet, while men have been instilled with the very skills that are praised in the workplace. It’s time for ladies to feel just as confident as men. It’s time …
Ch. 3: Making Yourself Indispensable
We just published our first book, Practical Wisdoms @ Work! Each chapter addresses the knowledge and skills you need to excel in your career. But if you want to go one step further, we have some bonus content you’ll love: Playlists for each chapter! Our 14 playlists focus on the themes specific to each chapter. They bring the concepts to …