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In my previous blog, I shared about one of the core beliefs that sabotages your happiness - “I am not enough”. In this blog, I’ll walk through the second core belief, which is “It’s never enough.”  You might say:
Scarcity Mindset You get into this place of achievement addiction. You might not even be aware that you are addicted to more:
It creates this never-ending chase. The goalposts keep moving, and every milestone, every goal that you achieve, you’re not going to celebrate it properly, and it’s going to feel hollow. You’re addicted to the achievement. You’re chasing that high. This, maybe, is moving you into the "It’s never enough" zone. It brings you into that scarcity mindset of hoarding your resources, holding on to them, holding on to opportunities, not fully going for them because you’re afraid that they’re going to run out. When you’re in scarcity, you’re not sharing, you’re not collaborating, you’re not connecting with others in the same way because you’re holding on. You have a lot of reluctance, not only to celebrate but to enjoy these successes. The sad thing is, the success feeling is fleeting. It’s not a long-term satisfaction or happiness. These two beliefs--I am not enough and It’s never enough—they will sabotage your happiness if you haven’t already sabotaged it. Comparing yourself to others The "It’s never enough" also brings in constant comparison: comparing yourself to others:
and comparing yourself to your past achievements.
It’s tiring comparing yourself to others. It’s so tiring. Overworking The belief of "it’s never enough" can also take you to a place of overworking, and overextending yourself. You keep working tirelessly over and over and over to somehow earn some satisfaction. But it’s not enough—or it’s never enough—is this thief of joy. Because even though you’re trying to earn the satisfaction, it’s at the expense of something: health, relationships, your joy, your confidence, your relationships with family, your partner, kids, friends. It goes on and on and on.  When you’re overworking and overextending, you have such a difficulty delegating to others. That also comes in from before, when I spoke about perfectionism. It has you not being able to trust other people to help you. When you’re keeping everything close together, just like with a scarcity mindset, it brings you to a place of isolation or feeling like you’re alone, even though you’re in a group of other people. What happens? What happens to you in this case? Well, it takes you to one of two places.
Rather than just, "How do I want to chill? How do I enjoy where I am? What really matters to me right now?"  "It’s never enough" is always pushing you to the external rather than bringing you into the internal. Because you’re there, you definitely have FOMO—a fear of missing out. You say yes because you don’t want to miss the next big thing. You say yes to things, and then you’re thinking about the future and all the things to do. But then you’re sacrificing on current moments, the present-day moment, and the future, because we know the goalpost keeps moving. It keeps going further and further away, and you’re living in the future rather than today. You don’t want to miss out on anything, but you’re constantly striving, and eventually, the never-enough people, they get burnt out. 2. Not only do they have anxiety, but they full-on will burn out. Because if it’s never enough is a thief of your joy, if it’s keeping you from your satisfaction, sabotaging your happiness, then it’s going to be draining your energy, leading to more stress and eventually burnout. We only have so much emotional, physical, and mental capacity and bandwidth. When I heard the expression, "I don’t have the emotional capacity right now," or "I don’t have the emotional bandwidth," boy, is this ever true for the boss, the high achiever, that woman who is driven to do more, always more. It’s so true. We get to that point where we’re like, "I just don’t have enough left right now to deal with this," or "I’m just so tired. I can’t even be there," or "Emotionally, I don’t even want to talk to anybody right now. It’s just... it’s been too much." But even when “It’s never enough”, we still push on. Because let’s be real here: some of the things that we’ve been praised for are our resilience, our flexibility, our commitment, our ability to manage it all and multitask and do it all. Let me tell you, it’s going to take you to a bad place. Take some time now to look at "It’s never enough" or "It’s not enough" and ask yourself where these negative influences and effects are true about your life. Again, be honest about it. Wrapping Up If I can be of any support, please reach out to me at [email protected]. Share this with a friend who you think either needs to be looking at these things because they’re on their way to burnout or a lessening of their confidence, lack of joy, or whatever it may be. Or if you just have a friend who you think, "Wow, she’s doing so well, but I want to keep her safe. I want to keep her happy. I want her to be in the good zone here with her achievement level," then share it with her. Until next time, stay dynamic and focus on not just being successful, but take a stand for the AND-Be satisfied as well. Read my other blogs:
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For high-achieving women—whether you’re the boss of a business or a boss at work—these two core beliefs, "I am not enough" and "It’s never enough" can manifest in profoundly negative ways. They often sabotage your happiness and success, despite all the achievements you’ve already attained.  Today, I’ll break down how "I am not enough" shows up in your life. I’ll cover “It’s never enough” in the next blog. Even if you think, "I don’t have that problem," you might! I wouldn’t have thought so either because I have a lot of success and happiness. But when I reflect—whether through coaching others, receiving coaching, or guiding women in my Dynamic Year program—I find that 95% of the time, the underlying limiting core belief is "I am not enough." Thankfully, Brené Brown’s research confirms this to be true. So let’s dive into the details. I’ll walk you through some key indicators to see if this belief might be affecting you. Be honest with yourself as we go through them. (This is part one of a two-part series. In my next blog, I’ll discuss "It’s never enough.") How "I Am Not Enough" Shows Up 1. Perfectionism Overload You’re striving. You’re going towards these unsustainable standards, which can lead to burnout, self-doubt, or a lack of confidence. Fear of failure is stopping you or basically paralyzing you, and preventing you from moving ahead. It might prevent you from taking a healthy risk, a good risk for your business or your career, like going for a promotion or even some innovation in what you're doing. 2. Imposter Syndrome It’s where you feel like a fraud despite the awards, the accolades, the success, and what everyone says about you. BUT you're always waiting for the other shoe to drop.  Oftentimes these women, they don't celebrate themselves and their achievements. They dismiss their achievements as, “Oh yeah, I just got lucky there” or “Other people helped me.” For years and years, I quoted the Business Insider’s quote around how women and men view success differently. Men attribute their success to their innate skills and talents, while women attribute their success to luck and help from others. That's BS. It's great for men that they have this positive view of it, but come on, ladies, we got to step up in this way. 3. People-Pleasing You're over committing because you want to gain validation from people. You're doing everything for other people's agendas. You have no time or energy for yourself, for self-care, for your hobbies, for personal joy, for just downtime or doing nothing. That's because when you're feeling like “I'm not enough” you have big difficulties setting boundaries and then sticking to them, which causes you to feel overwhelmed, burnt out, maybe even a little resentful. Is that true about you? 4. Chronically Comparing Yourself to Others When you're comparing yourself to others, you're viewing them as
 Which really feeds those feelings of inadequacy inside of you, and I don't want you to feel that. Then you start feeling this unrelenting feeling of, “I'm falling behind” even though you're excelling. 5. It’s affecting your decision-making You take on too much because of, as I said before, the boundary thing, you feel like you can't say no, or you're making poor decisions because you're not in your own confidence. Wrapping Up All of these things will eventually affect your self-worth. I've mentioned it along the way, it's going to start eroding your confidence, if it hasn't already. Even if you say, “I am a confident person,” you have to think how much of your confidence has been eroded up until this point. Then you question yourself:
There's always that feeling of inadequacy. You can see how this mindset, this core negative core belief, this limiting belief of “I am not enough” can really be detrimental even to confident women, successful women, high achievers, and bosses. This is one that you really have to take a look at and ask yourself, “How many of these pieces are true about me?” If any are, then have a good, hard look at where and what's underneath this “I am not enough” feeling. Stay tuned for the second part of this blog, where I share about the other belief “It’s never enough.” You can also listen to the podcast episode where I talk about these two core beliefs or watch my YouTube video for it. Read this blog:
High achievers don't have to be more or have more. I’ll share about why we’re doing this, what causes us to do this, and share some examples.  Hopefully, It’ll encourage you to drop this pressured way of being—and learn to just chill, relax, and have a more enjoyable life. You might be thinking, “But my life is great, and I don't feel this way!” As I go through this, reflect on whether it's really true for you. #1: Cultural Conditioning Society does this to us. It loves to hype up people who are always busy. “Oh my gosh, you're always busy! You're doing all these great things!” It becomes an Olympic sport, “Oh, amazing. You just performed really well”. I’ll admit it—guilty as charged. I’ve been there. A lot of my external validation used to boost my confidence: getting good grades and being praised for doing everything. Before, I was everywhere, doing all the things. Now, I’m doing a lot of specific, selective things and I have a team to put a lot of it together, which makes it a lot easier for me. It’s so easy to fall into because of cultural conditioning—or let’s call it Pinterest Perfection Pressure. Everything has to be perfect. Often I don’t take pictures of around my house, other than where I am right now at my desk, because my house is a mess. I don’t always have everything put together, but it always has to look perfect or be perfect. Let’s be honest, it’s not. But it’s so easy for us to think that our value comes from doing. For example, you feel like you have to turn your kid’s birthday party into a Pinterest masterpiece with a balloon arch, handmade snacks, bespoke takeaway bags or grab bags—and every other part of our life kind of seems the same way. We have to dress this way, and everything we do has to be at this high level. Cultural conditioning and society—it’s screwing us over because we don’t. How often have you wished you could invite a friend over for coffee, but didn’t because you didn’t have a Pinterest-perfect living room? Or how many times have you wanted to go somewhere or do something, but didn’t because you felt like you didn’t have the right outfit to wear? It doesn’t matter. What’s more important are the people we’re with and our experiences. #2: Perfectionism This is one of the biggest things that revs the high achiever. You’re setting these sky-high standards for yourself, and anything less than “I nailed it. 150% perfect” feels like a failure. You keep pushing harder and harder and harder. You may think, “I’m not a perfectionist; I just like high-quality work.” That’s one thing. But when you’re losing sleep, not having a balanced life, not spending time on hobbies or with people you love and care about, then your perfectionism—or your desire to nail everything—is taking you to an extreme that’s not good for you. This can also be called overachieving overload. You’re overloaded with this mindset that everything has to be done at a high level. I remember being coached once about my perfectionism—I said “once” because there were many, many times—but I remember this one time when I envisioned one massive pillar. Imagine this big, big pillar, and something was on top of it. I was trying to get my project, my goal, to be at that level. The problem was that because it took so much effort to get to perfection—let’s be honest, high achievers, your “really good” is probably someone else’s excellent. Your perfectionism is like 150%. No one’s going to notice anything above 80%. In this coaching session, there’s this one major pillar—it was so high in the clouds, and I couldn’t quite get there to put my project up. But then I noticed all these lower pillars of unfinished projects. All I needed to do was take them from a “7” to an “8” to finish them. Just a little bit of extra effort would complete them. When I saw this, I envisioned all these pillars of finished projects instead of that one impossible pedestal project. That just would be too much. Maybe this shows up for you when you spend hours tweaking a work email like it’s going into a museum or will be printed on your T-shirt—while you’re juggling ten other things and letting important stuff slip through your fingers. It doesn’t really matter that much, but you’re making it matter more. Perfectionism is one of the things that's pushing you to feel like you need to be more, have more. #3: Fear of Failure or Rejection You’re terrified that if you stop being the go-to person or stop crushing it all the time, people will think less of you—or worse, forget about you. You’ll be irrelevant. You won’t be special anymore. But special in whose eyes? These other people?  I call this the AKA “What will they think?” spiral.
Who’s the “they”? Probably people you don’t even care about anyway. The people who you don't love. The people who you wouldn't want to hang out with. But that's really hard because once you get into that spiral of “What will they think?” it's really hard to get yourself out of it. For example, maybe you agree to run the PAC at the school or a charity, maybe you agree to run a fundraiser for them. Even though your calendar is super busy, it's like busting at the seams because “If I just show up on the day to help, or if I just donate money, that will seem like I'm a slacker, and what will they think? What will they think of me?” They won't reject you. There are other ways that you can be involved. Sometimes, a polite “No, but wish I could” is okay as well. We all have our own seasons. We're not meant to do everything every time for everyone. 4. Comparative Mindset You’re constantly sizing yourself up against others. This often happens on social media as you're scrolling, you're like:
 Like on and on and on and on, whether it is your friend, your co-worker, your neighbors, other people who are in the same industry as you, or someone's perfect Instagram feed who are getting paid to curate it to be that way. There will always be someone doing more and being more than you, at least on the outside, but you're probably comparing one part of your life to someone who's perfect in that area, and another part of your life to someone else who's killing it in that area, and one part of your life to someone who's 10 years ahead of you in their experience and their success, and it's going to drive you nuts, and you're never going to win. We know the show Keeping Up With The Kardashians. We could be Keeping Up with the Jones. You've heard that expression, and that's what it is. We're looking at someone else's stuff, and we think I need to have that, be that too. Seeing that other person's marathon metal doesn't mean you need to go and run a marathon or start training for a triathlon. You see someone else's spotless house, but what is behind the camera and how torn and broken are their relationships if that's the only thing they’re focusing on? You see someone else's home-cooked dinner, but did they pick it up at the store and then put it on their own dishes? You can do that with lasagnas, right? Then you're wondering how you've already lost it in life today. I can remember when I was in the early years of running my business, I felt like, “Why am I not achieving more?” My business advisor said to me, “Diane, can you add up all the hours that you are working on your business?” It was just the times that my kids were at daycare, and so it ended up being about 25 hours max. She said, “How do you feel that you can build an empire on part-time hours?” True. If you say, “Diane, I'm working full-time hours, and it's not happening.” Well, what other pressures and responsibilities do you have? Do you have aging parents? Do you have young kids? Do you have pets? The list can go on and on. Do you have your own health struggles? You don't know that other people aren't dealing with or are choosing not to put their energy and time into, that really should be. I was comparing myself at the time to coaches who didn't have children, and it made me feel a little bit like I was a wild horse that was in a barn, and I was like, kicking at the gate to like, “Let me out. Let me out. Let me out.” But what I would never have given up was the ability for me to spend these days with my kids, and I'm not shaming anyone who didn't have the privilege of being able to do that, but stop comparing your today to someone else's years of getting into that place. Don't compare your today to someone else's supportive environment to have that. #5: Validation Seeking Oh, we're all about the gold stars. “I like me a gold star.” “I like me a checkbox.” But if no one notices how hard you're working and how much you're crushing it, it's like it doesn't even count. You're looking for others' approvals and others to validate you, where really you need to validate yourself. AKA, I call this the Gold Star Syndrome. We're always seeking that external approval, but what if we just got approval from ourselves instead? Maybe you organize your pantry by color or by size, and then you wait for your partner to notice, and all you get is, “Yeah, that's cool, but where are the chips?” They don't care, but you've put a lot of time and energy into this, switching that so it just can be for you, rather than that external validation will help you feel more valued. #6: Lack of Self-Acceptance This is really sad because while you may love yourself and be confident in yourself, because I know a lot of high achieving women are like that, deep down maybe you feel like you have to earn love, and you earn that love and that respect by doing more, being more, being better, achieving more, supporting others in a bigger way. While if you were to just sit still and just chill, that feels super weird. You're like, “No, I’ve got to be busy. I can't just watch a movie. I have to fold laundry at the same time” because I can’t just watch a movie and enjoy myself. This pushes you to always be multitasking. Let’s call this the “Mirror Meltdown” because you’re looking at yourself too hard. If we think of this definition as just the physical appearance, and not even everything else in your life. If you looked in the mirror and then you nitpicked every wrinkle, every flaw, every laugh line, and forgot that you're basically the superhero for everything that you have accomplished and in everyone else's lives, all the support and the amazingness that you are to them, you lose. You lose because you keep feeling like you have to do more and be more to be able to accept yourself. Wrapping Up I'm curious which of these six resonated with you the most. Which ones are you guilty of, or which ones are you like, “Next year, I am going to focus on this one.” I'll let you know that our “Take a Stand for the And” Strategy Sessions are extended right now until Friday Nov 29th at 11:59pm PST. I’m seeing the value it's giving people to have clarity on where these hidden cycles are stopping them, to be able to “Take a Stand for the And” and have a clear strategy that they can put into place moving forward. There are only a few left because the deadline is this Friday, so make sure that you don't miss out and get your session today. Read my other blogs:
Today, I’m going to share with you the five ways you know you’ve created your ideal life. As we dive in, I’ll let you know that I originally recorded myself on video saying this and there is an activity where I ask you to close your eyes and think, feel, and imagine something. You may prefer to listen to this on the Dynamic Women Podcast or my YouTube Channel. Then I’ll go through these five ways you’ll know if you have created an ideal life, and you can treat them almost like a checklist.  Later, I’ll also share how I can help you to take this further, gain clarity, and truly step into a higher level of your ideal life. Start with a Visualization In a moment I’ll ask you to close your eyes and plant your feet firmly on the ground. Now, for my high-achieving women—women like me, driven, A-type, wanting to accomplish so much— I want you to imagine a life where you’re not only successful but deeply satisfied in every area that matters to you. As I go through the 10 different areas of life, imagine that in this ideal life, you are thriving. You’re not just living; you’re reaching your goals and feeling fulfilled in every area. You’re not merely ticking off boxes, but you’re savouring each accomplishment. When I look at this with my clients using the Wheel of Life, I’m always asking that question: What’s possible in these areas? I encourage you to grab a notebook, piece of paper, or something.
Now, think about these areas and ask: What’s possible in each of them? Take a moment to imagine this. Were you able to really imagine it? If not, pause reading now, go back, do the activity again, and take as much time as you need to really feel into this ideal life, not just look at the list of things. Five Ways to Know You've Created Your Ideal Life As we go through these five ways, score yourself on a scale of 1 to 10 or by percentage. Be really honest and go with your trust decision. As I share about each way, ask yourself: Do I have this? Is this true about my life? I encourage you to score each. How true is this for you? You can use one of two scales: a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being fully true and 1 being not so true, or you can use a percentage—80% true, 20% true, or whatever feels right for you. When we get to the five ways, please trust your gut on your answers. Once I explain each point, go with your initial response. This will show you the pieces that might be missing. 1. Fulfilled and Intentional You wake up every single day knowing that every moment counts. You’re intentional about how you spend your time—it’s like you’re investing it. You’re choosing to fill your life with experiences that matter to you and your loved ones. You’re living your bucket list now, not saving it for “someday.” You're intentional with every minute of every day, and you feel fulfilled. You're not spending time by default where when you got a couple extra hours you decide, “Oh, I'll just work.” Or you clean up the house. You're scrolling on Facebook or watching Netflix. How much do you feel fulfilled and intentional? 2. You Prioritize Yourself with Confidence There are two pieces here. A lot of times people aren't even on their own priority list. In this way, if you prioritize yourself, you do it unapologetically. You do it naturally as part of your day, part of your week, part of your life. Score yourself on this, are you doing it without guilt? Do you feel apologetic when you sleep in, when you read a book, when you go to the gym, when you say no, when you take time away for yourself, like your own holidays?  Are you understanding that taking care of yourself fuels your ability to show up? Again, this is investing in yourself. Then you can show up fully in all areas of life.
Score yourself at a 10 or a percentage on how well do you prioritize yourself with confidence. If you're going to go for a walk for your mental health, your physical health, and someone says, “Hey, can I touch base with you right now? Can I ask you a question? Or can you help me with this?” Are you apologetic or does your tone come across that way where you say, “Oh, I'm actually going for a walk, but maybe I don't have to.” Really check in with that and be honest. Score yourself in how much you prioritize yourself with confidence. 3. Connected to Freedom and Desire Your life feels expansive. It feels alive. It has energy. It's filled with choices that are bringing you fulfillment and keep you energized. If you're in touch with what truly excites you and brings you resonance, are you reconnecting with the freedom you once dreamed of? I know for business owners, that's probably why we get into business, is for that freedom, but you can still be a nine to fiver who has freedom of time and freedom of decisions for what you're going to do for yourself. You’re in touch with yourself. Hopefully you haven't killed that little voice, the one that shares what sparks you, fires you up and gets you really alive in the world. Often, people will shut up the desire, push down, push aside the desire, and eventually you just stop feeling. One of my clients shared with me in the past how she was afraid to take vacation because she hadn't been in for so long. She just worked all the time. It was the default. She’s a high achiever and did very well in her career. She was afraid to take time off because she didn't know how to have fun and how to spend her time anymore. That’s an extreme, but are you connected to freedom in life, and your desire of what you're wanting? Score yourself on how well you are connected to freedom and desire. 4. Shining Authentically Shining is actually a pillar in the Dynamic You program of how to be a dynamic woman. It's one of the nine pillars. In this case, score yourself on shining authentically.
A lot of people are shining, but they don't want to be seen, or they feel like they need to fly under the radar because other people are intimidated by them, jealous, or they're just not feeling like they get the same response when they're true to themselves.  Do you allow yourself to be seen, celebrated, and valued simply for being your authentic self, not a role you play, not a mask you put on, not in “I'm on right now”, but like your authentic self? Are you confident in your being? Do you radiate joy and strength? I'd like to be in this place all the time. It's not always true for me, but I was at an event recently for the ICF (International Coaching Federation), and the lady beside me said, “We didn't get to talk much today, but you really shine brightly.” I was like, “Oh, thanks”. How much out of 10 or percentage wise, do you get to shine authentically, not shine again for your awards, your titles, your results in business, but how much do you get to shine as you, as a person? 5. Abundance of Energy, Time, and Resources The last way that you know that you have really designed your ideal life is, do you have an abundance of energy, time and resources? Score yourself on that out of 10 or on a percentage. In your ideal life, it's not always about the things you have, the things you've bought, the things you've earned. It's having an overflowing supply of energy, time, and resources, whatever that may be, empowering you to live each day fully.
This is how you have an abundance of energy, time, and resources. You're financially secure with the freedom to invest in experiences and opportunities, not just the red bottom shoes, not just the diamond earrings or the flashy car, but in opportunities and experiences that enrich your life. Enrich, not make you rich. They enrich your life. In this area and in this way, your time is yours to design. Really that is freedom. Even if you're working nine to five, do you get to design that time? Do you get flex time? Do you get to choose what you work on throughout the day? When you come home, do you also get to design that time? When you get to design how what you do with your time, it's your time. You're putting into place the ability to pursue passions, and rest when needed and wanted. You get to spend quality moments with the people who matter most to you, even if that's yourself, that's fine or a fur baby. This abundance fuels your joy, enabling you to live with ease and generosity. Score yourself at a 10 or score yourself on a percentage of the abundance of energy, time and resources. See, I didn't say money because when you create your ideal life and you have all these five ways then money, titles, success, don't matter as much. You start to live a new way of life that has you being successful and satisfied. Wrapping Up How did you do on these? Is there room for improvement? I'm guessing, yes. What I encourage you to do is, I have a really special opportunity right now. It's called, the “Take a Stand for the And” Strategy Session.
You will leave this 1:1 60-minute session with me with a clear, practical plan to align your success with the fulfillment you're craving. What I shared today in this blog is part of a talk I did called, “Enough: How to End the Cycle Of “Empty” Achievement Chasing and Step into A New Era of Success and Satisfaction,” and so you've heard me say, “success AND satisfaction,” that's why this session is called the “Take a Stand for the And” because that's what I'm doing for you. As a fellow high-achiever, you may have checked off all the boxes, yet you still feel something's missing, or you've reached a career milestone, business milestone, but you crave a deeper sense of satisfaction, then this is for you. It’s also for you:
The session is $395 (normally, $495), so I encourage you to jump on this. Grab this session. Because really, this one hour can truly change your life. When you take a stand for both success AND satisfaction, you will take that first step toward living fully, thriving, and making a lasting impact in the world. Because it's not just about what you do every day, right? It's not just about your career. It's not just about your business. There's so much more. Make sure you watch out for my next blogs because there are some really amazing things happening. Some really great additions are coming, and new offerings and cool projects, and I wouldn't want you to miss any of it. Make sure that you are living according to these five ways of having an ideal life and trust that I can support you to be able to do the first step to get there. Read my other blogs:
In May 2024, I celebrated the fifth anniversary of the Dynamic Women Podcast and a group of dynamic women joined me in a Q&A session. One of them is Paula Kent, who is not just a client, but has become a friend of mine. In that podcast episode, she said, “I've been with you for a long time and watching all of this transpire in your five years. That was 2019? Wasn't the world a different place then? My question really is to touch on that length of time. Five years isn't that long, but so much in the world has changed. I also imagine in the podcasting world. If you think about episode one, and where we are today, how would you describe some of the concerns expressed by dynamic women and other female entrepreneurs? How have you had to adapt your podcast and change the content? Even maybe some of your messages over the last five years?”  Here’s my answer: Yeah, good question. Well, I've grown in my business. I feel like a lot of the episodes are around my growth or my challenges, and what I'm seeing in my clients, as you've said, has probably changed. But as I've grown in my business over the years, my clients have also grown. I'm attracting a higher level of woman, higher achievers, people with bigger challenges. It's funny, I remember working with my business advisor and saying, “I thought when I got to the next success level, things would be easier.” New level, new devil. You get to that next level of success, and you face different problems. But the interesting thing is, a lot of the problems are the same. From earlier in your business to later in your business, there are still issues of life balance, mindset, confidence, and strategy. That doesn't change, it's just at a different level. It also doesn't change between the types of listeners I have, or the types of clients…
It doesn't matter who you are. It does seem to go across the board. Same with age and culture. It's so crazy how it's the same. I think though, over the years, the journey for me has been a little bit more about being more raw, more real, more open, because what I realized is the people online who know me, and out in the world, they get Diane that's on stage, or Diane that's on social media, and I am real, but there is a deeper realness that comes when I'm with my clients. You would know that, Paula, and a bunch of the other people here. All of you see that quirkier side of me or the edgier side of me, or the goofball side, and this is what I'm trying to bring in a little bit more to the podcast.  I think I'm a teacher at heart. I love to teach, to share, and to empower in that way. But a lot of times the response I get the most from is when I show the rougher side and the edgier side, and the softer side and the more vulnerable side. That's where people connect with me more so my evolution has been to share more of that side, not just to let it be seen by the people close to me. It's not that I am choosing online to not be my goofball self. But when you have one message I want the content to be the message. Paula added, “I think sometimes for myself and listening to the podcast, there are moments of serendipity, when you are speaking what I maybe haven't been able to bring to the forefront. I think most recently was about feeling alone, and women in leadership. I think that you know, you're really touching on that rawness and these words and these emotions that are maybe something that we don't want to face, but we need to talk about it and share. Thank you very much. I would love to say I have listened to every single one of them, but I listened to most and every single one exceeds my expectations. Thank you.” Here’s how I replied: Thank you. Thank you for asking that. One other thing I did want to add in is around who I feel like I'm speaking more to now. When I go and record, like today's is amazing, because you're all here and I get to talk to you, which feels like a two-way communication, even though I'm taking more of the mic. But when I record the podcasts, I imagine the woman on the other side who's listening, who's folding her laundry while practicing her next presentation, who is working on a project with a deadline, or who's going for a walk midday at work, or whatever it may be. I'm imagining her and that woman has changed slightly over the years. Now more so, I want to speak to that same high achiever, the woman who's putting herself out there, but I have such a passion now for women who are choosing to fly under the radar. They're choosing to fly under the radar because it's tiring to be cut down. It's the tall poppy syndrome. It's the crabs in the bucket being pulled down when you try to get out or when you stand out. As someone who, over my lifetime, every time I've stood out, I've been cut down somehow. My thing is, I have to just get back up, and keep going, but it's hard. It is so hard. That's where a little bit of why I did that episode around feeling alone is because the strong high-achieving, successful, confident women don't get checked on. I wanted to give them a place where they could hear from someone else who's not just trying to keep up appearances. But who will say, “Yeah, this part sucks and that sucks”. Another client and friend of mine, Jill, also asked a question that segues really nicely here. She said, “How do you deal with unfounded, inappropriate criticisms that being in the public eye exposes you to? Because you rock.” Here’s my answer: Thank you for your kind words Jill. Thankfully, she put this question in advance because I really wanted to think about this one. As a soccer player when I was 10 years old, my own teammates on a boys team didn’t want to partner up with me. They didn't want me there because I am a girl. Then the coach said, “Do you know why Diane's here? Because she's better than most of you.” Well, great, thank you for that. I know his intention was good, but it did not help at all. Still no one wanted to pair up with me for drills. I decided that I didn't want to be there anymore, so I left and I went and played basically a level lower just to be playing with girls who accepted me. In high school, I ran for student council president and the guy who was my opponent attempted to turn everyone against me to try to win. He didn’t win, but it was painful to have him say bad things about me and turn people against me. This caused me to not go for valedictorian which had been a dream of mine because he wanted that too and I didn’t want to battle him again.  This just continued. I've been slandered in business. I've even had people be mean to me at a Christian retreat, who later told me she doesn’t like herself and couldn’t understand why I’d be kind to her. It all came from these unfounded inappropriate criticisms. The thing that's helped me to get through it is good friends and fans. Oh my goodness, when a lot of those things happened, they're so crazy and unfounded that I had to go to friends and be like, “Am I really like that? Does anyone think that?” They're like, “No, it's so untrue. Don't even think of it.” But if you don't have people that you can go to that you trust that you know, and who know you, then you won't be able to get through it. I've basically gotten used to people talking about me negatively. There will always be haters and often that means you are successful. The sad thing is, it's people who don't even know me. Then I just remember, I have people who love me, who really know me. If the people that really know me love me, then I'm good. I've worked on myself so much. I'll admit my faults and weaknesses and I've done the work. When inappropriate comments come in, criticisms, and such, I always look at and ask, is there any way their perspective could be valid? What can I learn from that, and then I let everything else go. I just saw a quote, by Goi Nasu. “An entire sea of water can’t sink a ship unless it gets inside the ship. Similarly, the negativity of the world can’t put you down unless you allow it to get inside you.” I thought that was so good. So good. So true, right? Over the years, as I've shared before I've censored myself. I don't take sides on controversial topics to protect myself. But I'm changing that now. With a few neighborhood friends, I spoke up to a few things that I don't necessarily agree with. That's based on my faith and building my Christianity. It was uncomfortable to say, and I could see her face change and, I said, I still love you as a friend. But I feel differently. I think that's okay, and that's healthy. Then the other side of it is when someone gives me a compliment, I search for more. Not that I'm like, “Oh, tell me more about how great I am.” But if someone says, “I really liked your presentation,” like my talk at the WNORTH conference in Whistler and people said, “Wow, you were so great. I reply, “Thank you. Can you tell me what was great about it?” Because “so great” doesn't tell you as much as, “Wow, you were so energetic. I really liked it when you said this piece. I felt like you were speaking to me.” Now I really understand what the compliments are based on. I always ask for more and the reasons why, like these:
The last question is what I ask after every coaching session, “What was your biggest takeaway from today?” After trainings, talks, keynotes I ask, “What's your biggest insight or your golden nugget?” I always ask that because I'm going to squirrel that away as positive feedback. Same with when my clients do the Dynamic Year program every year, we list all the accomplishments, celebrate them and grab all the wisdom, so we can pull on the positivity, and reasons why we’re awesome. That way we won’t let those once in a while comments or people hurt us. Then other things I do is, I just protect my energy as best I can. I think that comes with age as well. Also, a lot of times people are acting out of jealousy, a lack of confidence, feeling not enough or they've been hurt. Hurt people hurt. Where I can, I confront them. I ask them, “Hey, what's going on for you? What happened there? What was your intention for what you said/did?” I remember I come at things with a heart of mercy and grace, as much as I'm able to give that as a human. Otherwise, if they are so terrible, I don't engage. That's the hardest thing because I'm like, “That's not fair. What you did is unfair, and it's wrong and you're lying, and you're twisting my words around or whatever it may be.” But sometimes not engaging is the best and then just praying about it. It's funny at church, they list off all the people who are sick, or dying, or tragedies hit them and they say now lift up someone that you want to pray for. I often lift up the people who have hurt me the most. In those moments, even though they're not, facing a surgery or in the hospital or dying. I'm still like “Lift these people up”, because that's the only way I cam help them without being hurt again. Wrapping Up Reflecting on these five years with the Dynamic Women Podcast, I’m grateful for the growth that’s come from connecting with listeners and sharing honest conversations. This journey has been about more than just podcasting—it’s been about showing up authentically, embracing vulnerability, and offering a space where women find support and encouragement. Through challenges and moments of self-reflection, I’ve gained resilience and a renewed commitment to the values that drive me. I’m thankful for every listener who has been part of this path, and I look forward to deepening this journey together, bringing even more inspiration and honesty to each episode. If you have topic suggestions, email me directly at [email protected] and I’ll be glad to consider them! Read my other blogs:
Today, I’ll dive into how to find the right virtual assistant for your business needs. (This is the second blog in this series, “The Ultimate Guide to Bringing on a Virtual Assistant”. Read the first blog here where I share about “What Tasks Can a Virtual Assistant Handle for Me?”) How I started in this journey Now, I'm going to be upfront. I took a program on how to hire, even though I have a background in hiring. I used to work in the corporate world, and every single quarter we went through the hiring process, and I was trained in hiring, then I led the hiring, and I felt very confident in that process.  Then moving into working for myself, I hired contractors and freelancers, then hired executive assistants for my business. I also went through that hiring process, but I still invested in someone teaching me how to hire because this was hiring for a virtual assistant in the Philippines, also known as OFS or Online Filipino Specialists. I’ve been taught this process. I paid for this process, so I will not fully teach this process because it's her IP, and I want to honour that. But what I will do is I will talk in general about the things that you need to be thinking about, looking for, and know that you don't need to be really good at the hiring process. That's why we have Virtual Assistant Made Easy because I can hire your virtual assistant for you or match you with one of the VAs on our team that we currently have. We have 13 VAs working with around 33 clients that we have so that is an option, but I'm going to tell you a little bit more about what we do and what we work with so that you can be think about, “Who is going to help me with this process?” Creating your wishlist When you're starting the process of hiring a virtual assistant, whether they are going to be online, international and or someone from your country, you always have to be thinking about what your wish list is. We always ask our clients, “What goals do you have?” It's less about “What are the tasks that you want to delegate”, and more about “What are the goals you have or your business needs”. One of the activities I have my clients do is think about:
People often are concerned, “How do I work with a VA from the Philippines when they are working such a different schedule?” It doesn't have to be that way.  My two main VAs, Kristine and Karissa, work for me starting at about 3PM Pacific Time, but for them, that's like seven in the morning, and it depends on if we're in daylight savings or not, but that's a good time for them. Sometimes at six, sometimes at seven, and they prefer to work during their day. When I hire virtual assistants, I always ask them, “When do you want to work?” They'll say, “I can work anytime”, and I'm like, “But what's ideal for you?” The reason I ask is that some of them like to work through their night. They prefer it because it's cooler, quieter, maybe the internet's faster. No one's bothering them, or that makes them just available during the day to their family. Some of them like to work during their day because maybe they have kids, and they don't want to be working through the night. They want to be around during the day, maybe to be able to get up and take them to school and then come back and work. I always ask, “What's ideal for you?” because I want them to work at the best time for them because I know they're going to be the freshest, and they're going to give me their best work. That's most important to me. Also think about:
You're never going to find someone who knows every single software or platform that you have at an expert level. If you read my blog “What Tasks Can a Virtual Assistant Handle for Me?”, I talked about specialists and generalists, and so I'm going to continue talking about generalists rather than specialists, though some of these different specifics will be helpful with specialists as well. Are there any top qualities that you want them to have, both personally and professionally, and is there anything else that's important to you? You're going to know what you need, and if you don't know all the questions asked, that's where I come in. I ask all these questions. I have two surveys, a “Getting to Know You” survey, and “What Are You Looking for in Your VA” survey? There are a lot of things that people don't think about. They’re things that I've learned in the process and in working with my team of VAs for four years that have really helped me to be able to know the ins and the outs. My hiring process Anytime we go and post job postings for what we're looking for, it's quite the process. We normally get about 300 applicants who apply within about a 24-48 hour period, so we need to wean those down. We have them do a test task, written interviews, interview with me, and a trial week where I put them through activities and tasks to test their ability. These are standardized tasks that we have been using with all of our VAs over the numerous times that we've hired. We hire basically all of them that have been successful in that process. There are covert tests, overt tests, along the whole journey, and I've had to make it extremely black and white whether they pass or they fail at each piece because I totally wear my heart on my sleeve. I read their personal stories and I just want to hire people. I want to give them a chance if they're new, I want to help them out if they're struggling, and hire them if I like their personality but their output is not as good. The process that we have now refined doesn't allow me to hire anyone that I just want to help out or like. It only allows me to hire the people that are the right business decision. I find so many times in people who I've talked to who have tried to hire, they didn't hire the right person to start with, or they wanted to give them a shot, or they didn't have a thorough enough process. They're missing pieces that they didn't even think of to ask about, to test on, and they're giving people way too many chances. Our process takes about 40 hours of time between my VA Kristine and myself, and takes about two weeks to do or more. I really love our process. We've had people from our team say, “Can my wife, husband, brother, friend, neighbor apply?” I reply, “Sure, go ahead, but they have to pass the tests.” I say to my staff, “Please do not help them. Please do not give them a heads up on anything”, because if later, we find out that they're not as good and they just somehow got through with your help, I won't be happy. Our VAs are very good about not helping because they also don't want to come back to them where their family member or friend, neighbor or whatever it may be isn't actually as good as they came across because they were helped. Anyway, we do this process, and we're looking for specific things that are probably concerns that you're having, especially in hiring a virtual assistant from another country, things like,
There are a lot of things that we are looking for in these Filipino VAs and then I hire based on four major criteria:
Even from the very beginning, including the application, it’s very specific about what we're looking for. I hope that it weeds out a lot of people. It also has a really good write-up about us, what we do and what we're looking for and what we're wanting to offer to our virtual assistant. That's a little bit of our process, and then once we have them on board with us, and I've tested them out in the trial period to see what they can do, and I personally review everything, then we bring them on, match them to our clients with as much of that information as possible that's going to tell us, “Yeah, this client's wish list is a really good match for this VA”. Usually, we have someone on our team, or we've just hired someone who is going to be a really good fit for them.  When you are coming into bringing on a VA, as honest as you can be in the beginning and as much prep work as you can do, the better. A lot of people come to me, and say, “Oh, Diane, I'll come to you as soon as I know what I'm going to delegate. I'll come to you as soon as I have my systems and processes in place.” Don't. Don't. Don't. Let me help you with our program VA Made Easy to figure out what to delegate. Let your VA make your systems and processes for you. I train them on how to do that so that you don't have to document processes. Don't try to figure out the hiring process. Just let me match you with one of ours, and then if you're like, “What if I don't like them? What if it's not working out?” Well, my goal is to work with you and to work with them to make sure it is a long, lasting, fabulous relationship, where they are extremely efficient, and you can maximize their time. The more of the hiring and onboarding process I can help with the better you will be matched with a VA because you’ll be clear about the tasks you want done and the hours you want them to work, and I can lead you through all the things you never thought of, like asking if they have a backup generator. Once we make a match, it’s usually a very strong match. The thing that a lot of clients are worried about is “I have to be all prepared before I can actually start working with a VA”. That's actually not true. You just have to have some tasks ready to go. This is why the first couple modules in working with me are going to help you to
These things are crucial in starting to work with a VA and hitting the ground running. Thankfully for you, I set all of that up for you so you don't even have to worry about it, and our VA’s know how to use it. The other thing I have found to be extremely beneficial is making sure that the VA doesn't work for anyone else. You may think, “Well, if I'm only going to give them part-time hours, like ten hours a week, How am I going to give them enough work or enough money to help to keep them employed with just me?” Well, you can't. They're going to need at least 40 hours. But the other thing is, unless you're willing to give them 40 hours, they will work for other people, and they will have other clients and situations pulling at them. What we have decided to do is give the VAs all the hours that they need from just our clients, and so that you know that your VA is not out there looking for other work and trying to line up the next client or the next project. They don't have to worry about that. They have stable consistent employment at a minimum of ten hours per client. They know that they have clients coming in. If one client drops off, they know that I'm going to find another client. This helps them to focus primarily on working with you, and their other clients that are through us. They have stability. To go and hire on your own, unless you're going to give them 40 hours, you probably can't do that. You can't ask them to not work for anyone else. We have, “Cooperative Clients”. If you know that your VA has three other clients, if there's an emergency that someone has, or maybe even you have an urgent task, You are like, “I need this done.” Then they're like, “Well, I'm working for someone else right now. I'll see what I can do.” So they spin around to the other client and they say, “Hey, one of my clients has an emergency. I need to do this right now. Are you okay if I work on these social media posts later today?” More than likely, this other cooperative client will say, “Yeah, no problem.” That's the benefit too, is that your VA:
That's another piece to be thinking about when you're looking to hire a VA. A lot of people have come to me after hiring a VA themselves, and the VA has ghosted them. The VA has not been performing the way they need to be. The VA has quit on them because they found someone better to work for, meaning more money, more hours, better tasks, whatever it may be. Then they're left in the cold. Some come to me, and say, “They never worked out”. If they've hired an agency, a company, who matches them with someone, they come to me and say they didn't feel like they got that personalized connection to the company, and then when it's not working out, they're they're left on their own to try to figure things out. That's definitely not the approach we take. I call it more of a boutique style, where I personally talk to you. I personally know the VAs and I match you, and then if it's not working on either side, it's my job to talk to both of you and help to make that work because it's much easier to get that to work. A lot of times it's just a miscommunication. But that's the good thing about having a mediator in there, to be able to help both sides to be really happy because it helps you to be more efficient with the time that you have, and to get more done and to work better together for the long term. But hey, if it doesn't work out, I'm also here to support that and to match you with another one of our VAs. There are so many things to think about in that process of finding the right virtual assistant for your business needs, but the key thing just to be thinking about is what's your wish list, so that you can specifically request what you're looking for. If you want me to hire your virtual assistant for you or match you with one of our team members, then please reach out to me, [email protected]. We'd love to invite you into the VA Made Easy Program where getting a VA is much easier, and you're going to have the proven strategies that I put into place in my business and through my experience. Not only hiring Kristine and Karissa and being able to work with them for 40 hours a week for the past four years, but also hiring my team who are successfully working with 30+ clients at the moment. If you have questions, feel free to reach out. I'd be happy to clarify any questions that you have. But remember, it's not going to get any easier if you keep trying to do everything yourself. Today might be the day where you need to pass off some work. Please know that this blog is also recorded as a podcast on the Dynamic Women Podcast, as well as on my Diane Rolston YouTube Channel. If you prefer to watch it or listen to it, you have both options. If you're wondering, “How did Diane do it all?” I don't do it all. I record one video per week, and my team creates the YouTube video, the podcast, the blog, all the social posts and the newsletter that shares about all of them. Do you want that process done? Reach out. Let's connect and have you join VA Made Easy. Until next time. Stay dynamic. Read my other blogs:
For my 5th Dynamic Women Podcast Anniversary special episode, I invited incredible women from my community to join me in a Q&A session. One of the topics that came up was my virtual assistant business, sparking a conversation about how I built my team and how VAs can transform the way we work.  Natasha asked, “I’m curious to know, how did you grow your virtual assistant (VA) business? What are some of the most common tasks that you find VAs are most helpful for?” Here’s my answer: Awesome. Good question! For those who don’t know, I do have a team of 13 virtual assistants in the Philippines. They’re all working virtually. Eleven work with my business clients and two with me because there’s so much to do in a business or even your career that passing off work is so important. One of the most common questions I get from clients is, “What do you delegate? What do you pass off?” That’s why I created the Virtual Assistant Made Easy program because I realized people aren't sure about what to delegate. There are two ways of looking at it. 1. Specialist Virtual Assistant - They will do some specialized work for you like copywriting, cold calling, SEO, website design, these sorts of things that require a higher level of expertise, and you're going to pay a higher amount for that one specific task. 2. General Virtual Assistant - I think general Virtual Assistants are more helpful, because they can do a whole bunch of tasks. They can do social media content creation, social media management, like scheduling your posts, maybe interacting or commenting for you online. Then we get into things like newsletters and email management. It might be graphic design, video or audio editing, research, data entry, email campaigns like in a CRM, where you'd have all of your clients. I also have them do my PowerPoint presentations. They develop them in Canva. If you have seen the Dynamic Women Secrets books that I have, one of my main VAs has helped to format the book, design the cover, and upload it. All the tech stuff as well is really helpful because I know sometimes I’m like, “I don't even know what's going on with this website. Can you figure this out? Can you update this on my website?” These, I'd say, are the most common things because a lot of my clients are coaches, trainers, speakers, and small business owners who are selling a service or product. If you want something like cold calling, high-level copywriting, or Facebook ads development and management, I suggest you go to a specialist. But you know, with our clients, we help them to look at, “What are the goals you have? Therefore, what should you have your VA do to help you reach those goals or to take stuff off your plate so that you can do the tasks to reach those goals?” I do have a document of 229 tasks that you can pass off to a VA that I give to my clients, as well as a document that says what to give your VAs when you are on holiday, too busy, or sick. Because then those tasks don't need a bunch of setup and explanation. (Send me an email at [email protected] if you want to talk about having your own VA and have getting a copy of these documents.) I hope that answers your question, Natasha. Natasha: Yeah, thank you. Thank you. Congrats again on your five years. That's so exciting. You’ve come a long way. Then Catherine asked, “This kind of segues from the whole VA thing because I don't have a VA, so I end up doing all this stuff myself. What I find lately is information flying at me from all angles. It's personal work, business emails, texts coming in Messenger group chats, WhatsApp, phone calls. You name it, it's all coming at me. Some days, I'm just like, “Have I missed something big?” That is one of my things. Sometimes I have, and I sometimes don't understand whether it's me who has too many things coming in from too many places, or it really is just, I won't say it's an age thing. But the world has changed so much again, since 2019, things have gone bananas crazy. We all feel this urgency to keep up with everything else. What I find is that on a daily basis, I tend to say that one, that one, that one, that one, I mark them and go ahead with them, and I never get to the rest of them, so then my inboxes are just chaos.  That's my big thing because you know me, Diane, systems I can do, but chaos, I can't.” Here’s my answer: Yeah, well, actually, that's what I would say is your solution: have a process or a structure that you put in place to help you deal with it. When I start my day, I will look through all my platforms, look through everything and I deal with anything that needs me right away. There might be a potential keynote. Someone's asking, “Diane, can you keynote our conference?” I want to jump on that right away. It might be a quick question from a client. The other thing is I flag messages for follow up, but then I have to be diligent to actually put it in my calendar, or my schedule later in the day to go back and deal with those. Sometimes, at the end of the day, I have my cleanup time, where I go back through, I just filter my email for all the flagged ones. Then I go through and deal with them. It's finding what works for you. I also benefit from having my VA Karissa, who is on all my social platforms. She'll say, “Diane, you have a message on Instagram that you need to reply to.” But if you don't have someone, then set for yourself a little reminder to go and check in to see if you have messages or comments. I remember the time I dropped the ball. I had someone reach out and said, “Hey, could we have a consult about this thing.” I didn't see it, so I didn’t respond. Thankfully I was still able to salvage it and she is now my client, but this isn’t always the case. The key thing is, you've got all of these places where information comes in. First off, can you teach people not to reach out to you on certain platforms? Sometimes clients want to reach me on Facebook. I suggest, “Let's move this to email.” I actually have one coach of mine who doesn't do email at all. Not at all. His assistant does email, he does not have an email. It just stops you from reaching out if you need him. But you can I can call him to leave a message and then he'll call me back when he can. Figure out, What are the channels you prefer communicating on? Then, when you go to do it, how long have you given yourself to actually reply? “Touch it once” I think this is one of those cleanup methods for in your house, you should only touch something once and put it away where it belongs. So if we bring it over to our inboxes, how many times are you “touching” or interacting/reading each email? Then what is the way that you're not going to forget to reply to ones that don't have an urgency, but they need to be replied to. Then give yourself some grace. Maybe there is a little thing that's near the bottom of your email that says, “Hey, my emails might be shorter than normal, just to make sure that I have the time to reply to everyone.” One of my clients writes me a book every time she writes me an email, and I read it, but that's the way she communicates. I know other coaches that say if it's more than three sentences, I'm not reading it. Maybe setting some parameters there. There's also a wise woman I know, and I love how in her footer of her email, she says, “My hours might not be your hours.” This is good because she often replies in the evenings around 10 or 11 o'clock at night. But if you're working for someone else, like contract based as you are, you might not want them to see you working at night because it gives the idea that, “Oh, I can reply, and I can message her and she's going to reply at those hours.” If I'm doing a final go through all my social and my emails that late, I will schedule those emails for 7am the next day, so it looks like I'm really on the ball in the morning. But I'm actually replying at night. Catherine followed up with: “The challenge isn't with the actual work. It's with trying to get everything else up and running and going and then I just get caught up in what I call “the administrivia”. I'm like, I don't have enough income coming in on the side stuff yet to actually have someone do it. I'm probably going to lose the bit of help I get from my daughter because she graduates from law school and is going to be a lawyer. It's a big transition for her and I'm like, “Now what am I going to do??”” Diane: There are so many different ways to be organized: simplify things and create structure would be my two main ones. Tanya added her thoughts: “Can I add to that a little bit, Diane? Even for me, when I started using the VA, for the first time, it was stuff that I could do. In my brain as a person who's been in business for a long time. Number one is I can do it, so why would I pay somebody to do it? Then I thought, well, do I have enough income coming in to pay somebody else to do it? When I got into the VA services, yours specifically, they took on these tasks, the ones that you've mentioned earlier, and I was shocked how that left me available to actually sell bigger ticket items, as opposed to the smaller stuff for that person to deal with. I had to work through myself that it was okay, that somebody else could do it for me, because it really increased my business significantly. I just wanted to encourage anybody who's listening out there, those things that we worry about, sometimes they work out to the best if we just kind of step into it and give it a shot.”  Diane: There you go. Wise words. Wrapping Up Building a successful business—especially with the help of a virtual assistant team—has allowed me to scale, focus on the tasks that matter most, and deliver greater value to my clients. Delegating may feel daunting at first, but as my own journey and the insights from my clients show, it opens up time and energy for you to focus on the high-level work that drives growth. Whether you're new to VAs or looking to refine your delegation skills, consider taking the leap. Remember, building a reliable support system not only enhances productivity but can lead to incredible results. 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1. Steal My Strategy for Delegating 2. Craving the Best of it All 3. “What Tasks Can a Virtual Assistant Handle for Me?” Today, I'm answering the question, “What tasks can a virtual assistant handle for me?” I'm going to share:
Let's get started There are a lot of times when I talk about having a virtual assistant in a large group, and later, I'll start sharing with them the types of tasks my VAs are doing for me and have done for me. They are shocked and respond, “Wow, your VAs DO ALL that, and they CAN do tech?” Virtual assistants aren’t just there for email responses, calendar management, and data entry. It's so much bigger than that, and specifically, when I talk about this, I'm referring to what my team of virtual assistants has done for their clients, who are mainly speakers, coaches, trainers, business owners, and what my two main VAs have done for me. It's a total of 13 virtual assistants, all from the Philippines, and the cool things they get to do.  When we think about bringing on a virtual assistant, it's so important to understand what you’re hiring for, and what you can delegate. That really determines what type of person that you're going to have. You're either going to be hiring a specialist or you're going to be hiring a generalist. For business owners that want to hire a VA, it’s smart to hire a generalist. A specialist would be someone like a web designer, someone who does Facebook ads or SEO, maybe just specifically help you publish your podcasts. But when we go over to the generalist side, they can do a wide variety of tasks from content creation to video and audio editing. When my clients come to me, they say, “Oh, maybe I'll get a VA when I figure out what to delegate.” When you come on board with my team, you don't need to figure it out. I will help you. I have a lot of activities that help you to get super clear about what to delegate and then how to delegate it really well. Definition of Common Tasks I'm going to give you just an idea and an overview of a bunch of tasks that you can delegate, the ones you shouldn't, and some that might surprise you. Some common tasks, as I mentioned, would be things like email management, scheduling, calendar management and such. These are administrative tasks, and yes, that is what a virtual assistant can do for you, but that's not the limitation. I want you to think about all the areas in your business that you would need help with. Do you need help in your marketing department, your HR, your delivery, or your sales? What types of tasks then do you need in each of those areas? In marketing, you would have your social media content creation, social media management and scheduling, and so there are a bunch, even just in that one area, many tasks can be delegated. Then, if we look at HR, maybe it is helping to reach out to people, and put together agreements. Maybe we get into sales, and it's emailing with clients, creating lists of leads. There are so many tasks and that's just two departments of your business or two areas of your business, and we can go deeper and deeper and more specific in all these different types of tasks. I don't want you to just think about the admin tasks. I want you to think of everything - social media, content creation, scheduling, and management, video and audio editing, graphic design, research, doing everything in regard to your YouTube, your podcast, your newsletter, CRM management, creating your programs, books, book publishing. It goes on and on and on and on. You may think, “Well, I don't know how to do all of these things.” Well, a lot of times your virtual assistant will come with these skills. That's why we hire general virtual assistants who have a lot of these skills or we provide training videos and checklists.  They're not going to know every single skill on every single platform, meaning they might come to you with experience in a CRM, like using Keap or Infusionsoft, or they might know something like Zoho, but they might not know other platforms. You just have to be willing to have them transfer the skills over or you share how to use it, or even you're going to be able to have them learn it themselves by going to YouTube, using Google and using the training videos on the platforms that you have. Be less about, “Oh, they have to have all this specific knowledge.” You will not find a unicorn who knows everything. Instead, you're looking for someone who has a wide range of skills with a wide range of platforms and a lot of experience who is willing and able to learn. Specialized Virtual Assistants A lot of my VAs are general virtual assistants, but they come to me with some specialized VA skills like graphic design or project management. In the past, we have had some that had bookkeeping, and now we have some that do have website design, SEO, but again, unless you're going to be hiring multiple people, hire the generalist first, then see what specialists you need. You might later need someone who will do Facebook ads for you. Hire a specialist. You will need some cold calling done? Hire a specialist. In these cases, you're just going to add them in for a short amount of time and pull them out because you have your VA that's going to help you with everything else. Bonus Tip: the specialist can create the strategy or get it set up and your VA can implement the strategy and maintain what they set up. Now, when we look at what they can do if you're hiring abroad, as I hire in the Philippines, there are some tasks that you don't want them to be doing. For example, if you want a website, hire someone who does that for a living rather than forcing your virtual assistant to figure it out. Our virtual assistants can do updates to websites. We do have one that can build websites, but still, it's probably a better use of your time and your money to go hire a specialist for this - unless you get matched with him as your VA - this is what happened to one of our clients who is very happy with her new website. Also, there are some tasks they might not want to do, like cold calling. And even if they said they would give it a try, you have to have the proven scripts and give the proper training. Many solopreneurs don’t. And since with sales calls you get one shot with that client or that lead, so you really want to hire someone who has these specific skills. Hire someone who is an expert at this that can lead the way for you, rather than you having to take the lead if you're unfamiliar with that process. How Business Owners Use VAs There are many ways that my clients use their virtual assistants. I'll share a little bit of their examples, and then I'll share what mine do for me. Many of our clients have speaking as part of their businesses, so we have virtual assistants who help with the whole process of speaking. Once the client has booked our client as the speaker, then the VA steps in to send all the assets, the headshot, the bio, the social media links, the speaking abstract and title, or whatever it may be that the client is asking for. They can be the liaison back and forth, making sure that specific emails were sent, that payment was received, all these different pieces around that speaking process. They can also create social media content around, “I'm going to speak at this place.” “So excited to be speaking here.” “Come see me at this conference where I'm speaking”, then upload photos from the speaking engagement and all the assets. A lot of times with my speaking engagements, one of my virtual assistants (I have two main ones) go through social media and see who commented on posts about me speaking at the event, who posted about me on stage, and who shared photos or videos. She then pulls all of that information, and creates a folder on our Google Drive so that we have all of that content there, as well as connecting on LinkedIn with everyone who was in the audience that we know based on the posts because they're commenting and liking and sharing, and they're tagging us. The other win that came from this came from posting about how you are excited about having a speaking engagement or throwbacks to a speaking engagement that happened six months or one year ago. We've had some of our clients get inquiries and get speaking engagements because of having all of this social media proof online. Every month, our clients share their wins with us, and one of the wins was “I had someone reach out to me based on my LinkedIn post, and I got a speaking engagement!” Another task that's very helpful for our clients who are coaches or trainers/facilitators, is repurposing group sessions. Since they often have group coaching or training sessions that were recorded, but they maybe aren't allowed to post them online because of the clients’ confidentiality. However, there's so much amazing content and coaching that they are giving, and so one of our clients has asked their VA to make reels from the video and get the golden nuggets from the video but with just their face and not their clients. From a 90-minute video, I think they were able to make 65 reels! Otherwise, that would be a waste, but because we can pull the different learnings and educational pieces from the client, there's so much content being made for social media. That saved the client lots of time in making reels, and she didn't need to think of new content because there was already content created. Another thing that's really amazing is having your virtual assistant make your newsletters. I don't know how many times people or clients of mine on the coaching side have said, “Ah, I'm kind of behind on my newsletters” or “I'm not emailing my list.” Well, what if your virtual assistant could take information that they heard you say in one of your trainings or create your newsletter based on your key messaging points, and make sure that happened every single week and was being sent out to your audience? Then we can even take it a step further of who's engaging with it, who is opening it, who is showing a desire for your content. Then start taking a list of those names and then creating a new set of emails for them to kind of warm them up even more, potentially, to offer to them, or set up a call with you, whatever works best.  What my main Virtual Assistants do for me In my business, I have two virtual assistants. I'll share a little bit about what they do for me. One of my VAs, Kristine, takes care of a lot of my emailing that I send out to all of my clients in my CRM. When I have a new program, she's the one that sets up all the reminder emails. She's also the one who actually sets up the programs online. I just give her my videos. She edits them, puts an intro, outro, and sticks them on my learning platform. She does the creation of a lot of my PDFs, my fillable PDFs, my eBooks. She helps me publish books and does a lot of my tech stuff She helps me in hiring my virtual assistants, which is amazing. She also helps in the payment side, so doing payroll for all of my virtual assistants. She helps with so many different pieces, and she also does my newsletters every week. Email marketing is extremely important, and updates to my website, and the list goes on and on and on. Karissa, on the other hand, does a lot of my social media, and so she edits my podcast and does podcast publishing for me as well as the promotion of it on social media. To make the repurposing easier, I designed the program called, “Content Multiplication Magic”. It was created for my clients so that they could learn how to make one piece of anchor content (a video), and from that video, then create all of their other content for the week, which is such a time saver, because I used to create a different YouTube, podcast, blog, social posts all by myself. Now what we do instead is I record one video on Zoom. It is then repurposed or edited out by Kristine for YouTube, then the audio is pulled, and then that is published to the podcast by Karissa. Then she transcribes that. She makes it into the blog, which I read over and check after she's edited it (like I’m doing for this one). She then publishes that, and makes all my social posts that promote the blog, the YouTube, and the podcast, as well as just other stuff that I'm putting out there. She also helps me in responding to comments on my posts if I haven't been able to get to it. And if they're very specific, she flags them for me, sends them to me, and makes sure I reply. There are a lot of other things that Karissa does as well that are beyond that structure of Content Multiplication Magic. It's really exciting to see how they are taking on more and different tasks and new things, and they're starting to have more decision-making, project management abilities that they're showing, which is absolutely amazing. How to identify tasks to delegate I'll give you a few tips. I take my clients through these really amazing processes and activities in order to get super clear on not just which tasks to delegate, but which tasks are going to help you reach your goals, and then which full systems can we delegate so that even more is passed off. The cool thing is I teach how to pass it off in a way that your virtual assistant will actually document the process for you, and create your SOPs (standard operating procedures). What's a quick thing that you can do? #1: Write down your daily tasks Not sure what to delegate? Starting today, write down all the tasks you do every day. It’s going to show you where you actually spend your time. You can even track how much time you're working on it, and then you'll be able to know if you're going to pass it off or not. I do this consistently. I have a 6-step P model for being able to delegate. I'm going to share that in another blog, but, I'm constantly pausing to look at what I'm doing in my business, what my goals are and what's taking my time, and then I delegate as I need. That's the first thing you can do. Just write down everything that you're doing in a week, and then see what are these time-consuming tasks that you can delegate. #2: Write down your Wish List Another thing that you can do is ask yourself, “What's on my wish list?” What are the things you wish you could do in your business that you haven't done yet? For example:
Also, what's on your wish list of things you wish you could do? Where are you dropping the ball? What are the things you're not doing well that are causing some trouble in your business? Write those things down because those are probably things that you can delegate to your virtual assistant, or you will do those things yourself when you delegate a lot of other tasks. Wrapping Up There's a lot I can share with you. I'm constantly coming up with more things to delegate, more strategies that I use in my business, as a coach, trainer, paid speaker, author, podcaster, YouTuber, women’s group organizer etc. All these titles. All these things that I do. There's so much possibility here. I could talk about this for days and days. But what I would love to gift you is my list of 229 Tasks You Can Delegate to a Virtual Assistant. It is not an exhaustive list. This is a list that I only give my clients when they're in the VA Made Easy Program. But if you're serious about hiring a VA, just send me an email, [email protected] with a subject line, “229 Tasks List Please” and let me know in it, maybe something you've learned from this or why you want the list, and I'm happy to shoot that off to you. Otherwise, if you're on social media and that's easier, you can always DM me. I hope you will take some time today to identify at least three tasks that you could delegate. I promise you that once you start delegating, you're going to have your eyes wide open. The blinders will come off, and you're going to see all the amazing things that you can delegate. Stay tuned for the next blog. If you have other questions, please email me [email protected] and if you're like “Diane, I just need your help hiring a virtual assistant and working with one” please set up a time to chat with me, and we'll see if this is a great fit for you. Until next time. Stay dynamic! Read my other blogs:
Today, I’ll be talking about the High Achiever's Thanksgiving because, let's be honest, as high achievers, we’re so driven that we often have work or business as our default or achieving as our default. Holidays, long weekends, unless we're out of the house and away, and even if we are away, it is hard for us not to work and achieve.  I’m going to take you through five different pieces that I hope you can apply to your next holiday, whether it be your Thanksgiving, and if you’re like, “Oh, I'm in Canada and I missed it,” don’t worry, you can still apply it to your weekends, your times off, your holidays—meaning vacations—and every single holiday moving forward. Sound good? #1: Power of a Pause As a speaker, there's often a strong power in pausing for the audience to digest what you've just said. The same goes for high achievers; we need to pause before we dive into the next thing in our lives and businesses. Why is that? Well, we're always thinking about the next tasks. We finish one thing and jump into the next. But Thanksgiving and holidays are such perfect times to pause. Give yourself permission to step back, even if it's just for a moment—a day, or half a day—and breathe. For example, take an afternoon off: no work, no planning, and no listening to personal or professional development books. Enjoy a meal with loved ones. Usually, during Thanksgiving, we do that, but let yourself be fully present without the pressure of being productive. That includes not worrying about laundry, cleaning your house, or maybe raking leaves or whatever else you might be doing. Now, I know that for my weekend, two of the days were filled with my son's soccer tournament, and that was fine because we were still hanging out with family. I chose to spend time between games reading a book. This year, I decided I'm not making a traditional Thanksgiving dinner—like a turkey dinner—because it takes a long time. Instead, I picked up some Good Food meal kits, and I even got the ones that are pretty much prepped. All I have to do is throw it together! The onions were already cut, which I'm so excited about. I'm going to have my family help me prepare that for dinner. #2: Success is more than Hustle We hustle so much, and during the holidays, I want you to remember that success isn't just about working harder or achieving more; it's about enjoying the process of what we’re doing and building meaningful connections as you prepare for what’s next. You need to have that downtime. You need to avoid hustling all the time so you can build up your energy and emotional reserves before diving in again. You'll find that you have more clarity, intention, energy, and motivation to move forward. For example, take time during the holidays to recognize how balanced your life is—or isn't. Do you have an even distribution of family, work, and personal goals like home, health, spiritual life, friends, and all ten areas of life? If not, maybe the holiday is a good time to focus on how you can better integrate these aspects of your life before the year ends. We only have a few months left. #3: Nurture your relationships This is a wonderful time when no one expects you to be working, although I know that some of my American clients reached out to me today and this weekend. That's about boundaries, and it's all good! But during the holidays, shift your focus to the people who support and encourage you—not just your clients, fan base, or audience, but your family, friends, and maybe even your team. Give them more attention.  As high achievers, we often get wrapped up in our goals, don’t we? We totally do! But relationships are just as valuable as any professional goal, milestone, or relationship. We need to nurture those things because, at the end of the day, we want to come home to a loved one or receive a text from someone. During this holiday, spend some quality, undistracted time with loved ones. I know I'm guilty right now of writing this blog, but I’m just about to jump on the couch with my family to watch the first movie in the Beetlejuice series because this weekend, we'll see the second one. They already know that this just has to get done first, and then they will have me. Maybe reach out to someone during the holiday who has helped you in the past year, month, or week. Perhaps it’s a colleague, mentor, or friend, and let them know how much you appreciate their support. This morning, I connected with a client of mine. We did talk about some professional things, and then she said, “In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I'm SO very grateful for all you do and are. Life before and after Diane and the VA Made Easy program. I appreciate you to the moon and back.” Super sweet, right? Let these people know how much you appreciate them. Even if it's not their Thanksgiving, you can still express your appreciation, whether it's a different holiday or while you're on vacation. Take that time to be grateful for and appreciate your loved ones. #4: Redefine Productivity This isn't an easy one for me because when I'm on holidays at home and I have this extra time, I think about what can be done around the house or what other jobs I can fit in. Or I might think about what other professional development books I can read because I have some many. If you're tempted to stay productive over the holidays, just remember that rest is part of the productivity cycle. You have to rest. I think of this in soccer: I can perform better on the field when I’ve had a sub, drink water, and sit for a moment. I also know that I can’t play soccer games day after day. I need those rest days to give my body time to adjust to the energy I just expelled and to recover from the hits I took—yes, there’s still some physical contact in my league! I know that in those rest days, I am able to do things that are lighter, maybe go for a walk and such and so the same is for your holiday time. Use this time to recharge and reflect because resting now will help you operate at your best moving forward. Usually, when we have holidays and long weekends, it's a short week, and we need to hit the ground running to pack five days' worth of work into four. You know how that goes! Instead of working through the holidays, I suggest that you engage in activities that bring you joy and actually schedule them in. Otherwise, you might be tempted to let work be your default and fall back into that habit. Read a book, meditate, or relax with your family. We’re also going to play some games, and watch a movie. I think the rain has stopped, so I might get out for a walk. But remember, rest is fuel for your future productivity! Remember high-achievers, if you want to perform better later, you need to rest now. #5: Gratitude in Action Since Thanksgiving is about giving thanks. It's a perfect opportunity to practice gratitude in action. Maybe you're someone who writes down five things that you're grateful for every day. This is part of the practice from my Dynamic Year Journal, but this might also be the time to put gratitude into action. If you reflect on what you’ve written in your gratitude journal, or what you pray about and are thankful for, or even what you’re grateful for at this moment, consider writing a note to that person. Maybe you can send them a thank-you card or just text them, as I mentioned earlier, expressing your appreciation for their support or for helping you in different ways. If you’re grateful for things like food, why not donate some food to the food bank? If you're grateful for your financial success, why not give financially to something?  This gratitude and the action of it takes it from just a thought to an actual behavior and something you’re doing. This way, you’ll have the memory of giving or appreciating. Gratitude is super important, especially for us high achievers because it keeps you grounded. When you’re achieving a lot, it’s easy to get caught up in your ego. Gratitude reminds you that success isn't just about hitting goals. We need life balance; we need to acknowledge the other side of life. It’s also about recognizing the people who have helped you along the way and appreciating what we have in our lives. This weekend, I was a little bit ticked because I had to get up at 6:30am on Saturday morning for my son’s soccer tournament, which I thought, “Long weekend, and I can’t even sleep in.” Then I thought, “Check yourself, Diane. Check yourself because you have a house to sleep in where people just got hit in Florida with not one, but two hurricanes, and so you have a home that is safe, electricity, and clean drinking water.” I could go on and on and on and on, but being in North America and being where I am, I am currently safe from natural disasters, and I'm safe from gang violence and fearing for my life and political threats and all these different things that can come out. May I suggest that you take that gratitude that you have and write it as “Thank You” notes, record a voice message, so people actually hear your voice of how you've impacted their life, that's huge. You can also do some volunteering. You could donate to things close to your heart. But that's a key thing. Think about where you have the gratitude, and then put it into action. Wrapping Up I'll give you a run-through of them again.
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Have you ever been called a good girl? In this blog, I may say some things that push some buttons, provoke people, or wake them up around a particular thing or two, but it is going to be about the importance of stopping being a good girl.  What am I going to cover? Well, I'll talk about the definition of a good girl, my experience as a good girl growing up, how the world benefits from good girls, how you can benefit from being a good girl, how others view good girls, the negatives as well, and what I suggest you be instead. I'm going to need your help at the end to come up with a new title. Stick with me, and then reach out at [email protected] or send me a message on any of the platforms I'm currently on, and let's start a discussion about this. My definition of a good girl It can be defined as:
My experience as a good girl growing up Growing up I was an honor roll student, which I think gives me good girl status. I was the captain of many sports teams, both at school and on rep, competitive, or All-Star teams. I was the president of many clubs, businesses, and other things. I've been a leader in many facets of life and held managerial or supervisory roles. My experience as being a good girl can also be seen as being a leader, and a high achiever. Have you had good girl status in those titles or areas as well? What kinds of positions or titles have you had where you’ve been a ‘good girl’?
How the world benefits from good girls The world really benefits from good girls, but then I'm going to talk about why maybe you should stop being a good girl.  The world benefits from good girls. Let's go through a few ways.
But how can you personally benefit from being a good girl? Benefits of being a good girl The benefit of being a good girl is that if you're doing good actions, there are no repercussions for bad actions. You're going to excel in what you do and get ahead. It's nice that others look up to you, so you step into a leadership role. There's also no guilt from wrong decisions because you're doing good things. Then you're often rewarded—recognized, promoted, or given nice things, opportunities, and nice acknowledgments. How others view a good girl When we're little, people say, "Good girl". I try not to say that to my kids. Instead, I say, "That was a good decision" or "That was a good action," so it’s not about labelling them. I was often told I was a good girl as a kid. This is where I don't want to be seen as a good girl anymore because society often views the good girl negatively. She's seen as a goody two-shoes, a rule follower, a brown-nose. I got a lot of that in high school because I was doing all these good, high-achieving things. I'd hear from my best friends, "Oh, so-and-so was saying you're a brown-nose," and they'd stick up for me, saying, "Oh, Diane's cool." They weren't listing all the things I did that were bad, though I did do some things that weren't so good. We don't really have this "good boy" label. The stereotypical "good girl" is present in movies and shows. Over the years, I've seen my achievements as good. I see some of the titles and positions I've held as being a good girl, but I don't necessarily want to be called that anymore because there are many negatives to being a good girl. Let's look at a few things. As an honor roll student, I felt pressure to be a good girl. I remember one time when I didn’t realize a homework assignment was due. It was due after lunch, and I was in the library freaking out, knowing I wouldn’t finish it in time. I started crying. There was so much pressure for me to be good at school—or at least that’s how I internalized it. The assignment was worth only a small percentage of my final score, but I just couldn’t handle it. When I was the captain of sports teams—rugby, soccer, volleyball—I had to set the bar for others. That's a lot of pressure. I would play injured, show up to things sick and even play a full game even if I was exhausted. One time when I was healthy, I remember running laps for warm-up and lapping my teammates, who were five to seven years younger than me. I had to motivate them to go faster, but they saw that as negative. For me, it was just about setting the bar. This is where we need to be. When you’re like that, there’s no margin for error.  In work too, I can’t count how many times I’ve been sick, hurt, dealing with headaches, emotional problems, or life problems, but I had to push through because I was a good girl who did the things and got them done. I had high standards for myself. Maybe you feel that way, too. When I was president of the student council—or maybe you’ve been president of something—you realize that your job is to ensure things happen, but you can’t do it all. As a leader, you lead by example. You practice servant leadership, but sometimes that means others let you do it all. When you’re a manager setting guidelines and making things fair, there can be an “us and them” or “her and them”. I felt that, too, when I was promoted at a company. The people I used to work alongside no longer invited me out for drinks or talked to me as much. I felt left out because I was the good girl. I couldn’t be my full self as a good girl What I’ve realized as I’ve gotten older, more experienced, wiser, and since I worked on myself, is that being a good girl is a good thing in many regards, but it has stopped me from authentically being myself. Being a ‘good girl’ has stopped me from making mistakes, calling on others, and showing weakness. You could say this is true for all high achievers. This is where I need your help to develop another name for "good girl." It’s not "bad girl"—that’s not the opposite of good girl. Is it "authentic leader," "high achiever," "authentic high-achieving leader"? What is it? The benefit of not being a good girl, is permission to be real. It's permission to be raw, rough around the edges. It allows that margin for error. It allows you to be vulnerable and human and to have an off day. If you've ever been in certain positions as the good girl, it’s like you have no room to make a wrong move, and that’s a lot of pressure. Wrapping Up What do you think? Is it time for you to stop being a good girl? Let’s keep all the benefits—the good things I've mentioned, not just for you but for the world—but let’s change it to also include permission. Permission to be yourself, to sometimes say, "No, I don’t want to do that," "No, I don’t want to include everyone," or "No, I’m not going to go there." It’s like we’re not allowed to follow what our heart desires or what our gut tells us if the decision that we feel we should be making is pressured by others or society. I’m curious—what are your thoughts? Are you a good girl? Are you seeing that maybe you need to ditch the good girl title to provide some space to grow even more? Because I feel like having the good girl persona is just playing a role rather than being your true self. Maybe there are times when being a good girl means you’re not in resonance with what your heart and soul truly desire. Maybe you’re on a path or making decisions just so you don’t upset others, let them down, or face the disapproval of others. Maybe you’re in a career you don’t love or aren’t passionate about, but you feel like you can’t change it now. There's so much more here to unearth. It's something that I've been pondering over, but I'm excited about this new side of the good girl. Maybe it's the good bad girl. It's the good, real girl. I don't know. Let me know your thoughts and your takeaways from this blog. Also, sharing is caring, so share this blog with a friend or even better on your social media because what we need to be doing is raising others up as we rise ourselves. This could be a really good discussion point for you and others around you. Until next time, everyone. Stay dynamic! Read my other blogs:
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