You have what it takes to Lead
in 2020
without feeling overwhelmed, depleted or alone
If you’ve succeeded in your career but sometimes wonder if it's all worth it, you're a busy leader who doesn't make time for yourself, or you're an entrepreneur who could use more support, you probably already know that working harder isn't the answer.
The last thing you need is more guilt.
There is a better way and it's not as elusive as it may seem. Clarity about what matters most will help you break through overwhelm, commit to self-care once and for all, and get the support you need to thrive.
HERE'S WHAT YOU
MIGHT NOT KNOW
There's never been a better time for women to lead. As work places diversify and integrate research documenting the overwhelming strengths of women, there are more leadership opportunities than ever before
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Women rank higher on leadership traits
Women consistently out-pace male counterparts on leadership traits, including both "hard" and "soft" skills -
Women don't see themselves as leaders
Even though they are leading in many important ways, because women don't tend to see themselves as leaders, they miss out on formal opportunities to lead and advance -
Women won't apply for promotions unless they meet 90-100% of job qualifications
Whereas men apply when they meet 50-60% of qualifications, contributing to the leadership gap -
Women are less confident than men
Women are less self-assured, have more anxiety, more self-doubt, ruminate about mistakes, judge themselves harshly, have difficulty overcoming failure, and have hurt feelings longer -
The leadership gap is a confidence gap
Key to the leadership gap between men and women is the confidence gap. Many women simply don't have the confidence to lead even while possessing the leadership traits needed to lead well -
Closing the confidence and leadership gap will lead to stronger organizations
As women close the confidence gap and build their confidence to lead, they will strengthen organizations, resulting in high impact returns on every front -
Closing the confidence gap requires choice and action
Building confidence is not passive. You must decide to take action & have a sustainable plan
Even though the reasons to strengthen confidence to lead are obvious, the path to doing it successfully is anything but
Confidence is essential to thriving in life and yet is surprisingly complex
If it were simple, we'd all be confident
Even though everyone would like more confidence, there can be deep-rooted reasons why developing more confidence can be challenging. Whether a result of past choices, culture, upbringing, and even genetic influences, the path can seem daunting. It's not as simple as declaring "today I'm going to believe in myself."
Lack of confidence leads to lack of action
The result of low confidence is inaction. Women who struggle with confidence initiate salary negotiations four times less often than men and ask for 20% less than men. They compare themselves to others, which keeps them from progressing, making decisions, and feeling good enough. They speak less when outnumbered, worry about their decisions and feel more sensitive to feedback at work. Sometimes it seems easier to lay low than to lead.
You have what it takes to lead
Don't let low confidence hold you back one more day from leading. You have what it takes to lead and you can build confidence step by step by first making the choice to act and then working on the path toward mastery.
Make the decision to develop your confidence and rest assured knowing you are on the right path.
5 Reasons You're Experiencing
A Confidence & Leadership Gap
Reason 1
You don't see yourself as a leader
Unfortunately, maybe you've believed the cultural messages that women aren't meant to lead, that women should be self-sacrificing and shouldn't draw attention to themselves. And so even though you have skills, talents and a desire to contribute, you haven't seen yourself as a leader.
The research is crystal clear that women make strong leaders and that the cultural messages that women don't have what it takes to lead are just plain wrong. In fact the traits most often associated with women--nurturing and empathy--are among the most important traits of the best leaders.
Challenge cultural messages that no longer serve you. Begin seeing how your skills, perspective and traits uniquely qualify you to lead and take action on that path.
Reason 2
You work hard but wonder whether it's worth it
Although you've been quite successful, at times you question if it's all worth it. You may feel overwhelmed and disillusioned, which is not a great recipe for instilling confidence.
You're definitely not alone. You've always gotten the rewards for working hard and it's important to forgive yourself for believing that working harder is the answer.
Develop clarity about what matters most so you can break through overwhelm and confidently pursue purpose while forgetting about the rest.
Reason 3
You don't always take good care of yourself
Sad, but true. You know that self-care is important and you've even tried to make some habits stick, but something always gets in the way. Confidence is hard to come by when you have a record of breaking your promises to yourself.
Women are the best nurturers of those they love, but this usually comes at a high cost of self-sacrifice. In fact as women we feel guilty if we aren't sacrificing for others. How crazy is that?! It's time to forgive yourself while recognizing that you can't afford not to take good care of yourself. Those you care about need you. And, you deserve some rest, recovery and renewal.
Commit to consistent self-care and build a secure foundation to lead.
Reason 4
You don't get the support you need to thrive
Although you know the power of community, you may often feel alone in your leadership yet find yourself resisting support. How does this happen? Sometimes leaders have hidden beliefs that they should be able to make the tough decisions without support or go it alone. It can be a lot of pressure and it feels incredibly vulnerable. As a leader, you'll always carry the hard decisions, but the truth is you were never meant to lead alone.
Surround yourself with like-minded leaders who understand the challenges you face, can boost your confidence and provide much needed support.
Reason 5
You are ambivalent about leading
You may worry how you can juggle the demands of leadership with your most important roles, such as wife and mother. Is work-life balance even possible?
As women we've been peddled competing narratives so forgive yourself if you're experiencing emotional whiplash. On the one hand, we've been told we can have it all and nothing should hold us back, while on the other hand we've felt scolded if we're not at every key intersection of family life. What is a well-intentioned woman to do except push harder, move faster, and fret more about whether she's making the right choices? It's a recipe for guilt and toxic comparison, and makes it nearly impossible to build confidence in your decisions.
Life is full of trade-offs, it's impossible to "have it all," and life balance is elusive at best. But this should come as a relief to you because it means you can relinquish unrealistic expectations and get on with the work of crafting work-life integration that actually works for your life rather than feeling as though you are constantly failing, that you may not be cut out to lead, or that you're not a good mother. And then maybe you don't need to be ambivalent about leading anymore.
Identify and integrate your most important roles through consistent practices while letting go of unrealistic expectations.
Shh...I'm going to let you in on a little secret
Even though there's never been a better time for women to lead, you may lack confidence based on your beliefs about yourself and others.
This Confidence Gap results in a Leadership Gap, meaning you might not progress on your leadership journey but not for the reasons you think.
You might believe you don't have what it takes to lead, when in actuality the Leadership Gap exists because you lack the Confidence to Lead and so don't take actions consistent with leading.
Developing self-awareness empowers you to get out of your own way so you can progress on your leadership journey.
Taking daily action to build specific skills helps you face challenges and achieve mastery.
But sometimes you don't know where to start or how to take action, and this is where I come in. With your permission, I would love to show you the daily actions and skills to help you close the Confidence Gap so you can lead in love and work with confidence.
Introducing
Confidence to Lead
Lead in Love & Work with
Clarity, Curiosity & Community
As a psychologist and leadership coach, I am passionate about helping you close the Confidence Gap so you can lead confidently in your most important roles.
I've worked with thousands of women who want to take action, but they don't know where to start. As an expert on the psychology of leadership, I have created an evidence-based leadership journey designed to help you cultivate the mindsets, skills and daily actions required to lead confidently in love and work.
CONFIDENCE TO LEAD is the ONLY program of its kind that…
1. Transforms your vision of yourself as a leader prepared to lead now
2. Provides a framework to clarify purpose so you can pursue what matters and forget about the rest
3. Builds a secure foundation of self-care you'll actually do
4. Empowers you with a thriving community of like-minded leaders so you never have to lead alone
5. Encourages the integration of your most important roles while rejecting unrealistic expectations
So if you’re ready to finally lead with confidence while avoiding feeling overwhelmed, depleted or alone
I Hope You'll Join Me On This Journey:
Module 1
Lead with Clarity by Pursuing What Matters
Break through disillusionment and overwhelm by clarifying what matters most with the Pursue What Matters Process, a unique purpose-driven framework designed to align daily actions with your most important values so you never live your life out of your in-box again.
Module Highlights:
Module 1 introduces the 3 Keys of Leading with Clarity to ensure you are progressing on your Leadership Journey
- Key 1 - Meaning & Pursue What Matters Process for goal setting
- Key 2 - Resilience to face the challenges along your path
- Key 3 - Presence to resist twisting turns that distract you from your journey
Module 2
Lead with Curiosity by Cultivating Self-Awareness
Overcome distress and detachment by committing to self-care that you'll actually do. By becoming curious about your own experience, you can better lead yourself and others, and you'll have a lot more energy-not to mention joy-along your journey.
Module Highlights:
Module 2 introduces SECURE FOUNDATION, a comprehensive self-care program designed to help you thrive and progress on your leadership journey
- Thrive on your journey with the 6 non-negotiables of self-care and self-awareness
- Progress on your journey with self-reflection and self-leadership
- Get out of your own way with detailed resources that help you banish blocks, shift mindsets and challenge hidden beliefs
Module 3
Lead with Community by Communicating Compassion and Supporting Creativity
Resist distrust, the illusion of control and the plague of perfectionism by embracing vulnerability and trust in your relationships. Module 3 includes two parts, building a community and leading a community. Building is focused on helping you build a powerful community of peer leaders so you are never alone in your leadership. Leading is primarily focused on leading others and the psychology of leadership skills required to establish psychological safety at work.
Module Highlights:
Module 3 introduces the 3 components of community required to build and lead powerful communities and winning cultures.
- Compassion: We See You. Self-compassion, Compassion for others, and Boundaries as the foundation for effective relationships
- Communication: We Hear You. LISTEN to establish psychological safety and powerful teams
- Creativity: We Believe In You. Trust, Accountability, and Growth for teams to innovate and reach their potential
Confidence to Lead Guaranteed
Confidence to Lead is the premier evidence-based leadership program designed to help you close the Confidence Gap so you can lead with confidence.
I have NO doubt that as you make the commitment, take action and do the work along your leadership journey that your confidence to lead will grow by leaps and bounds. I've outlined the path for you and I'm with you every step of the way.
If, however, after 30 days of jumping into the program, you aren't feeling more confident and motivated in your ability to lead, simply reach out to us at [email protected] and show us you've done the work and we'll refund your investment.
Here’s what you’re getting when you enroll today:
Confidence to Lead - $1997 Value
- Group Leadership Coaching - $997 Value
- Facebook Group for Growth & Accountability - $297 Value
- Live Q + A Sessions for Clarity - $997 Value
Total Value: $4288
When you add it all up, that’s a value of $4288
But when you enroll today, you’ll get access to everything for just:
Pay Monthly
4 Monthly Payments of
$175
OR
Pay Upfront
One-Time Fee of
$697
Frequently Asked Questions
What successful students want to know before joining Confidence to Lead
While this fear may feel very true to you, I can tell you it's only a belief but one powerful enough to keep you from leading if you let it. By taking action on your leadership journey, you begin to build the confidence to lead and banish the fear that has been holding you back.
While there is plenty of good leadership training at work, by necessity it is generalized rather than specific and so is limited in its application. For certain topics, this is not a problem at all, but when it comes to cultivating confidence, it's an inside job that is specific to your needs, mindsets, activities, and skills. Thus, generalizable skills will be less useful. Plus, I don't know about you, but I don't know that I want to be talking about some of these personal topics at work. Confidence to Lead ensures you have privacy to dig into your work and really examine where you might get stuck without worrying what Bob in Accounting might think of you.
While there are external barriers to women leading, there has never been a better time for women to lead. Corporate boardrooms are more welcoming to the strengths of women than ever before and as more women lead, more women advance. While external barriers continue to be troubling, what may be even more troubling are the ways women hold themselves back from leading due to lack of confidence. By taking consistent action, skilling up, and advocating for yourself and other women, you not only advance along your leadership journey, but you pave the way for those coming along behind you. This program is uniquely designed to help you do just that.
Developing confidence to lead requires three core components: skill-building, self-awareness, and support. Programs that fail to integrate all three components while pushing students to act will fail. It's as simple as that. As a psychologist and leadership coach, my specialty is integrating these components for effective change based on evidence and best practices and Confidence to Lead is the result of my expertise closing the confidence gap.
Confidence to Lead is a very comprehensive program and it's important that you commit to it, but I also recognize you are busy and possibly overwhelmed so I've designed the course to be digested in bite-size pieces. Each week I'll drop new course material, making your progress through the course manageable. I also include ongoing coaching and Q+A calls to ensure you're getting support along the way. But hear this: you're in a no-guilt zone! You have lifetime access to the course so if the weekly schedule doesn't work for you, that's cool--you do you! My team and I are here to support you. Taking action is what matters, recognizing that each path is unique.
I'm a big believer in the power of community for accelerating growth and building confidence to lead, which is why in addition to the very comprehensive training program with videos, slide decks, and PDF resources, I'm also including live group leadership coaching designed to accelerate your growth, a private, members only Facebook group with 12 weeks of community and accountability, and live Q+A sessions for clarity. Of course, I also have an incredible integration team working behind the scenes to answer your questions along the way. We are serious about supporting you on your leadership journey.
I totally get it. If, after 30 days of jumping in and doing the work, you decide that this program is not translating into more confidence, let my team know and we'll refund your investment based on our Confidence to Lead Guarantee.
Sure! I'll get to the details in just a sec, but first of all, when you enroll you'll have the satisfaction that comes from taking action for yourself. Do not underestimate the power of ACTION. When it comes to confidence, it's not enough to learn, it's not enough to skill-build, it's not enough to become self-aware. You must act! By enrolling in this premier program, you are taking the first step to close the confidence gap. That's huge and I hope you are thrilled! You are also putting yourself in some of the best company: A community of high-achieving peers who understand what you are going through and who are committed to learning right alongside you. You are also leveraging the latest in evidence-based practices, the psychology of leadership, and the science of change with a seasoned psychologist and leadership coach as your guide. Okay, on to all the details.
Here’s what you’re getting when you enroll today:
Confidence to Lead - $1997 Value
- Group Leadership Coaching - $997 Value
- Facebook Group for Growth & Accountability - $297 Value
- Live Q + A Sessions for Clarity - $997 Value
Total Value: $4288
When you add it all up, that’s a value of $4288
But when you enroll today, you’ll get access to everything for just:
Payment Monthly
4 Monthly Payments of
$175
OR
Payment Upfront
One-Time Fee of
