F50Woman: Wisdom, Wins & Wake-Up Calls.

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“As a young girl, she was absent minded, curious, and wide open. But she would grow into a woman who learned the boundaries of caution and how to turn curiosity into creation. She’s a seasoned theatre professional, a national award-winning narrator, intrigued by solving real people problems, and she’s discovered how to use her acting skills to help people. Come in and listen to Kym Dakin’s story. Her presence is soothing, and her purpose is clear and she’s another phenomenal F50Woman.”

We Talk About…

·         Death by loss of curiosity

·         Listening

·         Nugget the online engagement tool 

·         The importance of our vocals

·         The importance and power of your vocal tones

·         How to form thoughts to clearly express yourself as a woman

·         Meeting facilitation techniques

·         Mind Walking

·         Positive Intelligence 

·         Being grateful together

Quote Served Up: “As a woman, give yourself permission to take up space”

Advice for Her Younger Self: “Remember… you are a powerful being”

Website Mentioned: https://www.positiveintelligence.com/(to assess your positive intelligence)

Recommended Book: 

“Joyful” by Ingrid Fetell Lee 

“Nature Fix” by Florence Williams

“Braiding Sweet Grass” by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Must Do Every Day:  Self Journal

Contact Information: Website: www.kymdakin.com | Email: [email protected]

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“What if the deviations in your life were meant to teach you that one lesson you are supposed to use to help the world? Well, this woman as a young girl sensed she was called to the ministry. But, when she came out, she had a falling out with God. Her journey taught her some critical life lessons. And after practicing for years as an attorney, Marcia Ledford, in her late 40s finally answered God's call. Come and listen to this woman as she shares with us how she successfully and passionately combines law, politics, theology, and social justice. She’s a Civil Rights Attorney, a Doctor of Ministry in Political Theology, and another wise and wonderful F50Woman.”

We Talk About…

·         The meaning of political theology

·         Ordination as an older lesbian woman

·         Effects of silence about sexuality of any kind in Church

·         Falling out with God

·         How our strength is built

·         Group discernment

·         Thinking theologically and politically 

·         Centering prayer and “monkey mind"

Quotes She Served Up:

“The hurts we incur in life teach us and empower us to help those who are in similar circumstances… take the life lessons and apply them to anything you want to”

"We all have to... decided who we are going to be and then be it"

“Feal the fear and do it any way… and pray on it”

Questions to Ponder: 

1. When you sit in your house of worship, where is the voting part of you?
2. When you’re in a voting booth, where is the worshiping part of you?

Does Evil Spread Faster than Love: “Love is more powerful. Typically, evil is overtaken by love”

Advice for Her Younger Self: “You do not have a dress rehearsal in this life, so get to it”

Book Mentioned: “The Wounded Healer” Henry Nouwen

Recommended Book: “Centering Prayer” Cynthia Bourgeault

Must Do Every Day: Pray or Meditate

Contact Information: 

Website: www.politicaltheologymatters.com

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @docledford

LinkedIn: Marcia Ledford

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“She was born in South Africa during the age of apartheid, which inspired her to want to expose injustice to the world, so she became an accountant!! Yes, you heard me right, she became an accountant. But that’s because life blinded her from her truth, and she got derailed from her purpose. But the flood gates finally opened, and now she’s not exposing others to the world, she’s exposing others to themselves. Come in and hear her whole journey. As I chat with Jenny Mason from across the sea, you might learn how to find your truth too. She’s a businesswoman, she’s a single mom, she’s a transformational coach. Come in and listen to this talented and spiritual F50Woman.”

We Talk About…

·         Breaking free from business life

·         Glastonbury, England’s spiritual history

·         Meditation 

·         Self-hatred and fear

·         Opening of emotions

·         The “Synchronicity of life,” moving in a new direction

·         Starting her own coaching business

·         Self-compassion, self-respect

·         Visualizing your life

·         Practice of “calling the C.A.B.”

Quotes She Served Up:

“Experiences in your childhood were not meant to block you, but to make you strong”

“Now, I have become alive again in my 50s!”

“The female energy is needed now… we need to find the softer side”

“There’s nothing wrong with the feeling, it’s the story you attach… break out of the story”

“We neglect ourselves badly, and it’s time to STOP”

What Changed Everything: A personality test

Advice for Her Younger Self: Follow your heart

Jenny’s Book: “Life is just an illusion, Create Your Best Life”

Recommended Book: “Untamed” by Glennon Doyle

Must Do Every Day: Meditation

Contact Information: 

Website: www.imajencoaching.com

LinkedIn: Jenny-Mason-Imajen

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“As a young girl she was an idealist, naive, and resistant to staying in any job for any extended period of time. She had a passion for theatre and a talent with the written word. Born in the United States, she would eventually and unexpectedly be called overseas to her greatest adventure and to the love of her life. She started out living in Massachusetts and she’s now sharing her life with us from Uzbekistan. She’s an award-winning author and journalist and a complete joy to speak with. Please join me as I chat with Jennifer Steil, another incredibly resilient F50Woman.”

We Talk About…

·         Work changes

·         Writing for Playgirl Magazine

·         Life changes living and working overseas

·         Being kidnapped in Yemen

·         Writing Books

·         Learning multiple languages

·         Marriage with a Diplomat

·         The joy of dancing for yourself

Quotes She Served Up:

“The best language teacher is necessity”

“Put yourself in situations…places that challenge everything you assume about the world”

What Changed Everything: An unexpected job opportunity in Yemen

Advice for Her Younger Self: Be easier on your body, listen to your body. Take risks, put yourself in situations that terrify you, places that challenge everything you assume about the world.

Jennifer’s Book: 

The Ambassadors’ Wife

Exile Music

And more…

See All Here:https://www.jennifersteil.net/work/the-books-jennifer-steil

Recommended Book: “The Argonauts,” Maggie Nelson

Must Do Every Day: “Move My Body” …Ballet

Contact Information: 

Website: www.jennifersteil.net

Twitter: @jfsteil7

Instagram: @JenniferFSteil

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“Learning by doing, this young girl was always asking questions and that habit was the catalyst to her building multiple companies. Contrary to what we think powerful businesswomen do, she made it a point to always discover what made her happy, and when she did, she’d simply shift careers. From Human Resources, to Energy, to Health & Wellness Venture Capital leadership, she’s an international leader. But don’t be fooled by her Resume, her skills transcend the box of business building. She understands people and is aware of who she is. Take a minute and sit in on this chat with Helen Corey she’s filled with humble confidence, and she’s another powerful F50Woman.”

We Talk About…

·         Career long lessons learned from her first Job

·         How not to get caught in “the flow” of life

·         Importance of finding your tribe

·         Never having to apply for a job

·         What question to ask to know what job to take next

·         Being the dumbest person in the room

·         Osculating between the grey areas

·         Knowing where you fit

·         Company ownership and development

·         How to lead an industry you know nothing about

·         Transferable skill sets 

·         How to find mentors

·         Learning from diversions

·         Boardroom, business, and family team advice

Quotes She Served Up:

“Everything has a beginning, a middle, and an end. Sometimes you have to just ride the wave”

“Bring the room along with you”

“When I found an issue that wasn’t being addressed, I’d start my own company”

“Ensure you keep a balance, take a step back and look at your stuff objectively”

“Learn the word ‘NO.’ It’s the smallest word but the hardest word for people to say… it provides freedom”

“OH MY GOD” Moment: “Watching how other people treat other people and what people will do to other people… and what people can do to themselves.”

Advice for Her Younger Self: “Just Breathe….life’s not a straight line”

Recommended Books: “The Soul of a New Machine” by Tracy Kidder

Contact Information: 

LinkedIn: Helen Corey | https://www.linkedin.com/in/helencorey/

 Website: www.8dimensionventures.com

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“Born the youngest of a large supportive family, she was convicted and kept off the streets by her parents’ faith. They imbued in her a healthy fear of God and as she grew, she took ownership of her own faith. From then to this day, she lives purposefully from within the boundary of her morality as she encourages other women to take their lives to the next level by changing their position in the storm. She has truly lived a life of stewardship. Are you looking for better way? Then listen to this chat with this focused phenomenal F50Woman.”

We Talk About…

·         What to do after you mess up”

·         Letting go of unrealistic expectations

·         How to take life to the next level

·         Couples coaching and Business Coaching

·         Learning how to put the weight on God 

·         Being a good financial steward

·         Why falling down helps

·         How to love yourself

·         How to prepare for your life partner 

·         Healing from loss, “flipping the script”

·         The value of sharing your story

Quotes She Served Up:

“I look at life as a puzzle. Every journey we take in life is adding to the puzzle.”

“We can never stop growing. There’s even more.”

“Jealousy is misplaced admiration.”

“Your journey is not meant for you to stay there, it’s to help pull your sister where they are so you can go on to your next level.”

“I learned to work with the lemons in my life.”

“Love yourself first, learn to be the right person, and the right person will come along”

“Stop yearning for things that are not in your present”

“Live your life and do what’s best for you… let God be your guiding light.”

“You’re only in your storm as long as you allow yourself to be”

“In the storm just change your position”

Why does evil spread faster than love: Evil will turn away when the good outweighs the bad. Sometimes it looks like evil will outweigh the good when we give up before the miracle happens. Bad and evil only go so far, it won’t last.

Scripture Mentioned: Deuteronomy 20:4

Recommended Books: “Becoming a Vessel that God Can Use” by Donna Partow

Song Mentioned: “We fall down, and We Get Up,” by Donnie McClurkin

Contact Information: 

     Facebook: Alliance Seminars Coaching

     Website: www.Allianceseminars.org

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“She is a powerhouse, pun intended. As a young girl she was poor but well influenced. She always tried to do the right thing while very much wanting to know the what, the why, and the how of everything. She was fascinated with things that effected society and why humans treated each other the way they did. Now, her confidence is off the charts, but it strangely and wonderfully makes you, when you are with, feel more powerful too. I could listen to this podcast every morning just to get my shot of superpower audio juice. You have to hear this chat with Leticia Colon de Mejias another F50Woman.”

We Talk About…

·         Science based approach to learning

·         Multigenerational childhood influences

·         Leticia’s Multidimensional Superpowers

·         The interconnectedness of all people

·         Energy efficiency opportunities to help the world

·         What your B.S. is (hint: Your life framework)

·         Firewalking: conquering the fear of fire

·         Using Life’s 4 T’s Wisely (Time, Talent, Tenacity, and Teamwork)

·         Strategies of preparation to own back time

·         Switch it Off Kits

·         The value of different perspectives

·         What the “Warrior Way” is (time 32:29)

·         The gift of the written word & living through novels

·         The reciprocal success of her mentors; through regular meetings, asking questions, and taking notes  

Quotes She Served Up:

“We each have superpowers hidden within us. When we explore those superpowers, we can bring them out and they can become our life”

“I one hundred percent believe that anything is possible when we work together”

“If we looked at life through the lens of opportunity, we would be much happier and more engaged in the opportunities”

“…lack of understanding leads to miscommunication and fear”

“Life is a compilation of points”

“… take something and turn it into many things”

“…smart kids, not smart phones. …smart friends, not smart phones” 

“Stop remembering all the bad things that happened and start building the things you desire to see”

Advice for Younger Self: “Leave that B.S behind. Don’t let others define you. Don’t let others define your problems. Because when you allow others to define your problems, you’re allowing them to define the potential solutions”

One Regret: Not getting the Doctorate Degree

Recommended Books: 

“Women Who Love Too Much”  by Robin Norwood

“The Alchemist” Paula Cuelo

“The Way of the Wizard” Deepak Choprah

“Conversat

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“I got the opportunity to sit with this woman whose character cannot be contained and whose story is bigger than the time we had to chat. She was tossed from home to home as a young girl and she was treated like an outsider. She became hardened and angry. That pain would show up in her body as illness. But she survived. But, she survived to become a who tells it like it is while keeping God in focus. She’s full of life stories. She’s a sister-friend and another F50Woman.”

We Talk About…

·         Survival as a mom before twenty

·         Looking back and seeing God

·         Defensive mentality

·         Real talk with young people

·         Saving her son from the gang

·         Lesson learned talking to the girl that no one talked to in school

·         The night her mind snapped 

·         The unfortunate turn caused by advice from another elder-mother 

·         The lifesaving gift of the advice from Elder-Grandma’s words “you can call on Jesus”

·         Sickness caused by anger and unforgiveness

·         Women showing up in life that offer advise like moms

·         Friendships as roots

·         Telling the truth in love

·         Fighting God because of fear

·         Work at a food pantry

Quotes She Served Up:

“Everybody has a personal story, but it’s how you deal with your personal story”

“Whenever you have a problem, you can always call on Jesus, said Grandma”

“Kids want to be corrected… it let’s them know that their parents care”

“Parenting was the thing that saved my life”

“Unforgiveness will make your body sick, and then you’ll die”

“It’s okay to be who you are, because who else are you going to be”

“Be you at all times”

“A friend is a branch that goes with you through life”

“You don’t need a missionary badge to do missionary work”

“There are stories behind why people are the way they are”

“You are good just the way you are”

Advice for Younger Self: “Learn to love yourself and have respect for yourself.”

Recommended Books: TBD

Daily Must Do: Get up and thank God for a new day

Contact Information: [email protected]

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“She didn’t know what it meant when as a young girl she couldn’t stop designing spaces in her head. And it would take happenstance to help her to put a profession onto her passion. My sister Howard University School of Architecture Alum is now a talented international Architect. In college we hung out all the time, but never talked about faith. Now, 30 years later, she attributes her survival and success to God’s hand on her life. With her recent move from Bermuda to north-western Canada, where she is surrounded by nature, she’s looking forward to her next chapter. Listen to the end of this discussion and drink in the faith of another successful god-fearing F50Woman.”

We Talk About…

·         Where the desire to design buildings started

·         Moving to Western Canada as a former Architecture Business Owner

·         Filling the gaps between the language of architecture and the medical profession

·         Changing climates, changing technologies

·         Benefits of training in the United States

·         Advice for young people interested in Architecture

·         Struggles of an Architect’s spouse

·         The fun in health care Architecture

·         The importance of versatility as a young architectural hopeful

·         The value of taking initiative, creating outcomes

·         Challenges in being a minority and woman in business

·         Needing to get 12 references to get a job

·         Dealing with difficult people

·         Not becoming a “lifer”

·         The importance of Architecture history

·         Bathroom prayer for composure

Quotes She Served Up:

“It’s not really the glamour, it’s the hard work”

“Don’t be a generalist, find your niche”

“As minorities we can’t just go down the stream with everybody else”

“Purpose in your heart to do your best…”

“It’s not the glory, it’s about fulfilling a service”

“If you can think of something you would like to do for the rest of your life, what is it… then pursue that”

“If you love where you’re going, you have to at least know where you’re coming from.”

“After finding God I didn’t have to do life’s bumps alone”

“We should be accountable to those younger women who are coming behind us”

Advice for Younger Self: “Continue to know yourself and be true to yourself.”

Does Evil Spreads Faster than Love: “It is absolutely true that is does spread, and there’s a huge study you can look at about that… but it’s temporary.”

Bible Verse Mentioned: Revelations 12:12

Recommended Books: The Bible

Daily Must Do: Pray

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“She was a young girl who believed she could do anything. She was a leader. She was a team starter. She was born an advocate and a Multipotentialite, always seeking to effect change. Now, as the Director of Diversity and Workplace Culture, she’s a diversity and inclusion change agent. What’s is a Multipotentialite? Stay tuned and find about that and more as I chat with Candy Phillips one uniquely multifaceted F50Woman.”

We Talk About…

• What she always wanted to be when she was younger
•  Why she chose not to give up
• Avoiding math
• Where she is now and how
• What a Multipotentialite is
• The value of diversity of experience
• Who her multitude of mentors were
•  Diversity and inclusion as the active arm of Equal Employment and Opportunity (EEO)
•  Using your voice to have impact on your organization
• How to get nay-sayers to the DEI table
• Re-discovering God

Quotes She Served Up:

“I don’t care what you decide to be in life, just be the best”

“It’s important, critical to be involved in community service”

 “I’m always hoping and believing that is where I get my strength from”

“Prayer changes things”

“We teach our children.. and eventually they will come back to those lessons”

Advice for Younger Self: “Explore your options and never be afraid to start over again. It’s okay to try it out and if you don’t like it or it doesn’t like you try something else.”

Does Evil Spreads Faster than Love: “I don’t believe that’s true. I believe that love conquers all. I choose to believe that love spreads faster than evil. I believe we as humans are more receptive to evil.”

Recommended Books: Becoming by Michelle Obama

Daily Must Do: Praying

Contact Information: [email protected]

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