What does real allyship look like? In the wake of continued racial unrest and our heightened cultural awareness of racial inequity, this episode is a valuable exploration of what it looks like to practically steward the privileges we have now. Rather than “giving a voice” to anyone, our best next step might be to pass the mic. On this episode of the podcast, we continue our conversation with the SVP of Kafene, Elisabeth Wadsworth to discuss allyship, privilege, and what is stoking the passions of her heart now.

When the world as you know it gets dismantled and disrupted, how can you rebuild better? What does it look like practically to steward the resources and privilege you have to make the world a better place? On this episode of the podcast, SVP of Kafene, Elisabeth Wadsworth joins us to share her learnings from the life planning process with Chanel. She dives into the beauty of living in cities and shares her personal definition of stewardship in the midst of a tumultuous age.

What if you started to view yourself, right now, as an influencer? And I don’t mean the type of influencer who is focused on Instagram likes and followers, but a woman who is specifically positioned to shape and influence the world around her? On today’s episode we’re talking about what it means to steward your influence by shifting your perspective to recognize the many ways in which you’ve been given influence. Ready to embrace your influence and step into your calling?

What does it look like to get caught in the trap of over-performance? This episode will help you break free from possible burnout, exhaustion, or lack of focus by exploring one the ways we can use our talents for evil instead of good. By that, I mean the negative ways we can apply our really good gifts of skill, competency and strength, that cause us to be ensnared in cycles of mental, emotional, and sometimes literal physical fatigue.

If you’re struggling to move forward, it might be unresolved pain from the past that is keeping you stuck. Wounds that have yet to heal will cause reactivity in your present - like those moments when you snap and want to run over to slap someone who you feel offended you with a level 10 attack when it was really a level 5 insult. But if you can prioritize your personal healing, those same wounds can become wings instead of weights in the pursuit of your calling.

How do you navigate the balance of personal and professional pursuits? And what happens when you can do something well or others need you to use a certain skill, but it isn't part of your life purpose? We talk about all this and more in part two of my interview with Lead By Design Lab Founder, LaToya Jordan. 

How can discovering your life purpose help you make a career pivot into a new company or your own entrepreneurial journey? On today’s episode, I chat with past client and current Leadership Development Coach, LaToya Jordan, as she shares how she left corporate and launched her own company called Lead By Design Lab. We explore the specific life planning principles that helped her build an authentic business rooted in her unique identity. We also dig into the many ways she uses her talents and core values to guide her life actions.

What type of mindset can you cultivate to keep yourself actively in pursuit of your big life vision? In part two of our vision and execution episodes, we’re building on how to hop over the hurdles that keep you from implementation of your life vision to give you proactive steps you can take to stay in action mode around your goals.

Women of consequence are wired to dream big dreams and pursue a clear life vision. However, they often get tripped up in their pursuit of purpose by these three hurdles. Once you identify how they are playing out in your life, they can be simple to overcome. This episode outlines the three hurdles and ways you can move past them with grace.

Feeling exhausted and ready to throw in the towel now at the end of the year? Here are three simple things you can do to reclaim some energy and finish the year strong. Plus, learn why strategic planning may not be the best use of your energy this December.

What happens when the stuff you own starts to own you? A sneaky barrier to women living out their authentic calling can be getting caught up in acquiring more and more possessions. Today's episode is about ownership and the freedom to be more than your stuff.

One barrier to women fully living out their calling is the temptation to view oneself as an accessory to someone else’s life. In this episode Chanel reminds women they are more than who they love as she explores how women can become overly enmeshed in other people’s lives or unable to see themselves outside of the roles they play for others. She also identifies the delicate balance of living a service-oriented life where we decenter ourselves from the story while also holding onto our unique identity.

Women often get lost and miss out on their own lives, because of the pressure to intertwine their individual identity with their careers. In this episode, Chanel explores how the limiting belief that you are what you do can keep you from experiencing deeper meaning in your life. She also identifies how this concept came into being and the ways you can combat this belief in your life to become a woman of consequence who lives rooted in her unique life calling.

Women often report that they feel like they are missing out on their own lives, regardless of the level of personal or professional success they are experiencing. In this episode, Chanel identifies the core reasons she finds women feel this way, and she shares the story of her mother as well as some of the clients she has worked with to help discover their life’s great calling.

My top tips for how I’m navigating the return to community this summer while prioritizing my own mental health and sense of purpose.

Exploring the importance of a woman's voice in ministry, corporate circles and beyond as well as the urgency around maternal health needs.

A real women's story of juggling motherhood and professional ambition amid the realities of COVID and unexpected life changes.

Learn the difference between life coaching and life planning so you can choose the best personal development program for you.

What kind of life does your physical space inspire you to live? This spring, upgrade your space to reflect your purpose and catalyze you toward intentional living.

What part of your abundant life might benefit from pruning this spring? Lessons learned from observing the blooms of a hydrangea bush.