What happens when you've spent years building a successful career, but you're tired of having to be strong all the time?
In this episode, Monique shares reflections from a retreat, where she spent a day coaching Black women in senior leadership roles. Many have worked hard to reach their positions but are now questioning whether they want to keep climbing.
Monique shares the story of one woman who spent years raising her children, building her career, and proving herself at every turn. Now she's ready for something different. She wants work that feels meaningful without sacrificing her financial security or taking on another exhausting responsibility.
Through this experience, Monique talks about why it can be difficult to imagine a different future when you've spent so long operating in survival mode. She also shares what happened when women began speaking openly about their ideas, fears, and hopes with others who understood where they were coming from.
It's a conversation about wanting more without having to struggle more, and why figuring out what's next doesn't have to be something you do alone.
GEMS DROPPED
“When you are trapped inside of fear, it's really hard to get yourself out. Especially to make the jump from fear to creativity, because that's the leap you need to make. Not from fear to no fear, but from fear to creativity, from fear to innovation.”
“You don't have to share your early ideas with a bunch of people, but when you feel paralyzed and you feel alone, you have to solve for the isolation to remove or alleviate the paralysis.”
“We need safe space to be pulled out and to be reminded of who we are, what's possible, what we're capable of.”
“There are people who really have a mutual desire to see you win, to see each other win. And we deserve that. We deserve it. We need it like we need water.”
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