Connect with Donna on LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube Hey Reader, Can you believe it? January is already a week in! How are those 2025 goals looking? Be honest: are you still riding that New Year motivation wave, or is life already trying to derail you? I get it Reader....Itās so easy to start strong and then get distracted by lifeās chaos. But over the years, Iāve learned a thing or two about making those goals actually stick. One of my favorite hacks is to break down big, scary...
11 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
Connect with Donna on LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube { Hey Reader, Have you ever felt like life was quietly teaching you something, but you didnāt realize it until later? This year, as I added another candle to the cake (and yes, itās still just one candle, thank you very much), I started reflecting on the lessons that have shaped meānot just in boardrooms or Zoom calls, but in the everyday chaos of life. Theyāve made me a better leader and a better human. ā
Growth that feels...
18 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
Connect with Donna on LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube Hey Reader, We officially have a few more days before this year ends... and if you're anything like me, you may already be planning your goals. And you may also fall into the trap of resolutions fizzling out by March. Who's with me? šš½āļø Hereās what Iāve learned: Itās not about the number of goals you set. Itās about how you approach them. Instead of piling on tasks, Iāve adopted a planning mindsetāa way to align my goals with my...
25 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
Connect with Donna on LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube Hey Reader, Letās be real: your attitude is either your biggest asset or your biggest liability. Period. For years, I thought my expertise and strategies were enough to lead and inspire a team. I was that leader who assumed everything would fall into place if I just focused on the work. Spoiler alert: it didnāt. It hit me during a high-stakes project. Deadlines were slipping, tensions were rising, and my team was looking to me...
about 1 month agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
Connect with Donna on LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube Hey Reader, Conflict. Just reading the word might make you want to shut this email and move onābut hang in there. For years, I thought avoiding conflict was the āprofessionalā thing to do. I convinced myself that if I stayed quiet, everything would work itself out. Spoiler alert: It didnāt. What Iāve learned through hard lessons (and more than a few bumps in the road) is that running from conflict doesnāt just hurt youāit hurts...
about 1 month agoĀ ā¢Ā 3 min read
Connect with Donna on LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube Hey Reader, Weāve all seen it: someone with a title, but no real leadership behind it. The meetings that go nowhere, the vague directions, the absence when the team needs them most. Early in my career, I learned a tough truthāhaving a title doesnāt make you a leader. Leadership is about more than being āin charge.ā Itās about showing up, listening, and actively making your teamās challenges your own. Iāve seen both sides of this....
about 2 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
Connect with Donna on LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube Hi Reader, With Thanksgiving just around the corner, it feels like the perfect time to reflect on what weāre grateful for. If youāre feeling like youāre running on empty, this is your sign to take a step back. And gratitude is a powerful tool that can completely reshape how you see challenges and setbacks. It shifts our mindset from scarcityāfocusing on what we lackāto recognizing and appreciating the richness already present in...
about 2 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
Connect with Donna on LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube Hey Reader, Ever heard of Steve Jobs? Yeah, the guy who revolutionized tech, design, and pretty much how we live our lives today. Yeah you probably know who he is... During the early days of Apple, Steveās confidence in his vision sometimes caused him to overlook his teamās concerns or misjudge what customers truly needed. Sure, his boldness brought innovation, but it also caused setbacksābecause blind spots arenāt just for the...
about 2 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
Connect with Donna on LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube Hey Reader, Have you ever felt like youāre stuck between two choices, questioning every decision, and worrying about which way to go? šµš« This ādouble-mindednessā is something we donāt talk about enough in leadership, yet itās so commonāand Iāve been there myself. Itās that feeling of second-guessing, of being unsure if youāre making the right call, and it doesnāt just affect youāit impacts everyone around you. I remember reading...
2 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read