Sustainable Success

What's Your Story?

Sometimes we forget we can choose to be the author of our own success stories. When we do not consciously choose to shape our stories so they support and sustain us, then - by default - we become characters in our own dramas. While we may experience success, it too often comes at a cost that is more than our hearts and minds - not to mention our bodies - can bear.

Are You a Leading Lady?

Wildly successful business women shape their own success stories. When they treat themselves as leading ladies, they reach their ambitious business goals and desired lifestyles quicker and with more ease. The secret? Leading ladies thrive on having enough balance in their work and the rest of their lives.

Entrepreneurial Leading Lady Takes Center Stage

As an entrepreneur and CEO, Debra has built a successful service business. Her company is a preferred place to work for professionals committed to making a difference in the world. Given her years of success, Debra was focused on continued sustainability for her company. When she decided that more strategic business practices and innovative leadership were essential, Debra hired me to coach her. As we assessed what was working well, what wasn't working, and what could work better, it became evident that she was not playing a starring role in her entrepreneurial success. Her success stories did not spotlight the strength and value of her leadership. This left her unclear about how she could leverage her expertise with ease. And...Debra's long standing desire for life balance confirmed that she was not acting as a leading lady. Yet her role was vital to the stellar performance of her business.

One result of our work together was that Debra decided to act like a star and enjoy her success with a work-free vacation. Rest and relaxation gave her time to think about her personal priorities - what was crucial to her health and happiness yet she routinely postponed. When she returned, Debra decided to sign up for a 12-month yoga class that she had wanted to take for years. Going to the class meant she had to act like a leading lady and leave the office at 4 pm once a week. Initially, Debra worried about sending the wrong message to her staff. We talked and Debra realized that she always supported her employees in pursuing their personal priorities.

Being an entrepreneurial leading lady who took time to practice yoga proved to be a tipping point for Debra, as well as for the company. Her energy lightened and increased. she found it less stressful to manage expectations of herself and her team. Debra felt more effective as a leader - more inspiring and influential. Her modeling and coaching produced better results. Just 3 months after her vacation and less than 2 months after she started her yoga class, her business revenue increased by half a million dollars. This revenue gain took very little of Debra's time and energy and enabled her to hire a new staff person.

Debra's leading lady leadership continues to produce the right results for her company. Now she has enough time and energy to enjoy balance in her business and have fun in her personal life.

Leading Lady Coaching Tip

Take 1 hour of your over-scheduled week and spend it on 1 personal priority. Do this each week for an entire month and notice how you have become a leading lady in your own success story.