Confidence & Self Worth

Is an office dress code about professionalism or subversive sexism?

This is a real question I’m asking. In fact, this entire post will be questions.

This topic comes up here and there for me and I’ve debated writing about it before. I get started writing and then I end up with more questions. I decide that dress codes are inherently sexist and then I change my mind.

I’m sharing this post now because I’d love to hear your thoughts.
Continue Reading What Not to Wear: Sexism or Professionalism?

Are you doing your very best or do you want to do better?
Do you want to perform at a higher level, but you’re not sure what to focus on?
Are you accelerating or decelerating in your own performance?
What if there are tweaks you could make to get out of your own way?Continue Reading Getting Out of Your Own Way! With Guest Katy Stanfill, Ph.D. – Episode #28

Have you ever met someone who was absolutely fearless?

Do you know that one woman who was 100% herself, 100% of the time?

Do you have that one person who is the definition of tenacious?

She’s digging in, she’s getting things done. And maybe you’ve seen her and you’ve always wanted to be her.

Good news, you already are her. You just need to believe it and cultivate it. Today on the Think Tank of Three, we have a special guest, Dr. Terri Hackett, to talk to us about how to show up as authentic, fearless, and relentless in our professional and our personal lives.
Continue Reading How to Cultivate Fearlessness with Dr. Terri Hackett – Episode #24

The law of attraction says that you will attract into your life whatever you focus on. Whatever you give your energy and attention to will come back to you.

Lately I’ve been seeing a ton of content out there on impostor syndrome. Which means I’m either too focused on feeling like an impostor or I’m finally figuring out how to call it out when I see it. Fingers crossed it’s the later.

The more this subject comes up, the more it seems to be worth discussing

Women are undervaluing their worth in assuming that they aren’t legit enough and by assuming what comes easy to them isn’t high value to others.

Let’s stop doing that, shall we? 
Continue Reading Impostor Syndrome and Super Powers: How Professional Women Undervalue Their Worth

Are you making enough money?

Are you leaving dollars on the table?

Have you ever struggled to ask for a pay raise? I mean really, when was the last time you negotiated for an increase in your compensation?

Pay gap, sexism, and just not asking – all of these contribute to women not making as much money as men in the workplace.

So what can women do to help themselves to a bigger piece of the compensation pie?
Continue Reading Negotiating for Better Compensation with Dayna Schmidt-Johnson – Episode #21

Dayna's headshotGuest Blog by Dayna Schmidt-Johnson, Worth Advisor, Visibility Strategist & Digital Content Marketer.

Getting a job offer is a great feeling. You’ve spent a lot of time getting to this point: countless applications, a few interviews, and probably more than one disappointment along the way.

Ideally, you are getting exactly what you hoped for. But more often than not, there’s money or other benefits you are leaving on the table.

Here are six reasons you didn’t negotiate your last job offer – and how to make sure you don’t make that mistake again.
Continue Reading Six Reasons You Didn’t Negotiate Your Last Job Offer

When it comes to women supporting and empowering other women, today’s guest has it down to a science.

Using her own natural skincare line, she offers more than just the healing from her products.

She offers young women a path to financial freedom and today she’s going to tell us how.Continue Reading Building Economic Development for Women with Monika Mathews – Episode #20

You’ve been invited to interview for a job that will elevate your career. You have the credentials and know you can make a difference at the company. Now, you just have to prepare. There’s a lot of advice out there on how to best approach this important meeting, and it’s overwhelming.

Or is this you?

You’ve been interviewing and interviewing… but no call-backs. You have the experience and knowledge — but something is stopping you from landing your dream job.

Or is it this?

You have the years of experience, you’re ridiculously brilliant, everyone says you should be in “his job”… but you just can’t interview. You won’t apply. You won’t leave and go for the opening that would have you managing a larger team at your competitor. You’re stuck. You’re afraid. You’re afraid of the interview, putting yourself out there… the possible rejection.
Continue Reading How to Prepare for the Interview & Land Your Dream Job

Do you think you belong in your role?

Do you feel qualified and empowered to move up the ladder?

Are you ever your biggest critic? Or your own biggest roadblock?

Imposter syndrome is a psychological pattern in which an individual doubts his or her accomplishments and has a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as a “fraud.”

Are you suffering from it? Well good news, because there is a banishing spell for imposter syndrome coming right up. 
Continue Reading Imposter Syndrome and Seattle’s Daring Women