She Leads Confidently
Epi #89 Women, Jeopardy, and Going all In
Give Yourself Permission
Welcome to Episode #89 of the Blue Rose podcast.
This week we chat about giving yourself permission. The difference between how women bet on Jeopardy versus men.
Especially, you see, women over 50. Women born before 1985 did not have many, if any, options in the workplace.
The workplace was opening to women, and if they needed or wanted to work, they took what they could get. And at a considerably lower wage.
That theme followed them throughout their career. They may have climbed to the corporate ladder and, in the event, made it to the C-suite, but the journey was arduous.
Many battles were waged, such as lower pay, longer hours, and if they had children, many left the workplace.
Not because they wanted to but because the work hours and page did not make it conducive to women. When they returned, they had to work harder to get back in.
Many did and were successful.
Then their 50,55, or 60th birthday arrived. Retirement looming. The question of what’s next begins. With each passing year, this little voice grows louder and louder.
For many, this is the first time they choose what they want to do in their next 2-30 years. Money, family obligations, and husbands’ careers are no longer the driving force.
These women get to decide what makes their heart sing. However, and it’s big, so many don’t know the answer to Who am I and What do I WANT TO DO?
They never had time to answer the most fundamental questions. Until now.
This is where I come in. I help women develop the Courage to look within. Begin asking themselves some hard yet long overdue questions about what is happening with their soul.
Seeking Clarity is the next area to be explored. If there is no clarity on what they want to do, churning and burning occur. The merry-go-round of doubt. (I know what you may be thinking, and yes, successful women often get cause on the merry-go-round. Why? Many different fears kick in. But more on this later.)
Asking permission is a part of the path to success for women over 50. This was taught in childhood and carried on throughout their life… until now.
Permit Yourself to start your new beginnings and limitless possibilities by telling a more empowering story.
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Epi 88 Founder of a cannabis company
Front line lessons learned.
Veronica Santarelli is CEO and founder of Grassp medical cannabis. Plus, she has a podcast titled ‘A Diet Obsessed.’
During this podcast, we discuss a wide range of topics, from fitness to the state of cannabis and future projections, including the different strains of cannabis and how rare it is for there to be a female leader within the cannabis industry.
Veronica became involved with medical cannabis before it became was considered mainstream. As with most founders, she saw a problem and decided she needed to create a company to resolve the common challenges.
She is an ever-rarer CEO. Veronica is willing to discuss blocks that hold her stuck. Such as impostor syndrome, self-doubt, and negative self-talk. She was blessed to have strong role models. Her mother put herself through college after she divorced Veronica’s dad. She then went on to become CEO of a mental health organization.
Being raised by strong women Veronica, it’s easy to see where Veronica got her faith and courage to persevere. Starting in other positions within the company, she was able to see how different divisions interact together.
If you think you would make a great CEO, go for it. Until you accomplish that goal, take advantage of the opportunities that are presented to you.
When I became the CEO of Arizona ALFA, it was after working two jobs. One at a retirement community and the other at Arizona ALFA. I asked a million questions and volunteered for additional duties. I needed to learn all about starting a nonprofit and being a leader.
Veronica teaches my listeners a valuable lesson. Hard work, perseverance, desire, and a goal will win 9 times out of 10.
If being a CEO is not enough, Veronica started a podcast called A Diet Obsessed. After dealing with body positivity, weight, and other issues, she wanted to, once again, show women they are perfect the way they are. In her podcast, she chats about weight loss, fitness, diet culture, body acceptance, food obsessions and reviews other podcasts.
Enjoy this podcast, it’s packed with fantastic information. You may want to open up your note-taking app while listening. I have listened to this a few times and have a few pages of notes.
If you like what you hear, please drop me a review!
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Ep. 87 I got Catfished!
Tales of being Catfished.
I was catfished. That was the first thing Dr. Sandra Brownstein said on a phone call with me. Now to be transparent, I barely knew what being ‘Catfished’ meant. I saw a show about it once, and it hurt my heart. The one I saw was about a woman who was catfished by another woman. She was left brokenhearted, and it made me so sad. Never even considered watching another episode.
Sandra had to spend the first part of the call explaining what catfished worked. How these guys troll social media sites to find their next victim. One shocking thing she told me was what percentage of profiles on Linkedin are catfishers. I was shocked.
What an insidious thing to do, Catfish innocent people.
Dr. Brownstein openly discussed her experiences with the Catfisher. The techniques they use to reel women in. Plus the same proven blueprint is used by 99% of these con artists. The Catfished builds up trust and love quickly, and once these women buy into the You’re my Queen, I love you and start packing, we are going to get married and travel the world. He’ll pay for everything. But STOP the presses. Something bad happens to him than the money request comes. It can be small like $500 for a plane ticket or $500,000 to pay a downpayment but don’t worry when he gets here, he’ll pay you back. Except that NEVER happens. When he gets the money, he is gone baby gone.
They ask for phone cards and mobile phones, then before they know what’s happening, they ask for 10,000+++ dollars. Many women get whipped out of all their savings, and the Catfisher is long gone. He moved on to his next victim.
I think these guys ‘talk’ with 3-4 women at a time to get their money. They prey upon single lonely women looking for companionship. These bad actors know all the triggers to pull, leaving many women with emotional trauma. Many spend years trying to recover financially and emotionally.
Dr. Brownstein could spot the scheme and left, not losing anything other than time and a few open wounds. She talks about how the process is done, the commonalities, and the red flags.
Join the conversation and bring a notebook. This session is note-taking worthy.
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