If These Heels Could Talk

The inability to sense the passing of time is just that - an inability. For those with true time blindness due to ADHD or another sensory issue, time blindness can negatively impact almost every aspect of life. And not the least because the neurotypical world doesn’t understand the inability to sense time passing. They just see the behavior - consistently late for meetings or with assignments, vastly underestimating the amount of time a task will take, getting ‘lost’ in a task to the detriment of all other responsibilities. 

The solution isn’t a to do list. Or, heaven forbid, another planner. It’s not an organizational issue. Time blindness is a sensory issue. There isn’t one solution for all those with time blindness just like there isn’t one solution for all those with misophonia (selective sound sensitivity) and a partner who chews loudly. Coping mechanisms help, but an understanding from the neurotypical world is going to be important in reducing the shame and guilt some people experience.

Listen in as JoyGenea and Michelle discuss their own experiences. One from the time blind point of view and the other from the hyper-time aware point of view. 

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Listen in as Michelle and JoyGenea interview an amazing woman with an amazing story. 

Open house on June 12th 1 to 4

Motorcycle Ride for Families of Veterans June 25th 2022 starting at Harley Davidson, St. Cloud, MN 

Website for VREC: www.vrecmn.com

Facebook: www.Facebook.com/veteran.resource.and.enrichment.center

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The Brilliant Leader Sole award is a way of recognizing those that struggle to be recognized. On a large scale, women entrepreneurs are overlooked for public recognition. Their accomplishments tend to be in more spheres - women who own businesses are often still the primary (or sole!) caregiver to children or aging parents. Still the ones in charge of the household management. And often at the cost of what their business could have been.

And while each woman must make those decisions personally, at If These Heels Could Talk, we recognize the tremendous impact these women have on their communities, quietly, over decades. Donating time and resources to community non-profits and children’s sports teams, keeping diners and salons and boutiques open for business day after day. 

There’s not a ton of recognition opportunities there. So we made one. It’s called the Brilliant Leader Sole award. Hear the story.

Michelle and JoyGenea talk about the things that we often set aside or don't use, because they are too precious to be used. In business that can be things like ideas, gifts, and digital files. In our personal life that can be things like heirloom gifts, quilts, and photos. Two generations talk about their differences and similarities. Michelle is the minimalist and JoyGenea is the keeper.

Sarah Noble became a financial planner in an environment that told girls that math and money weren’t for them. And she doesn’t ever want girls to experience that again. Women need to be empowered to run their own financial futures, Sarah says.

Listen in as JoyGenea and Michelle talk money, podcasts, and dreams with Sarah Noble from AIS Planning.

Cutting Edge or Bleeding Edge? How do you know when you, or your market, is ready for something new?

The reason they call it the bleeding edge is that super early adopters take on all the risk. For well capitalized and established businesses, there are substantial rewards for being the first one in a space and huge downsides to missing the boat. Enough to take on the giant risk of being so early that the effort might waste resources. 

For smaller businesses, the danger of missing out is less and therefore the risk of being a too-early adopter is incredibly high. Too high for most to consider it. 

Listen in as JoyGenea and Michelle discuss the pros and cons of being too early or too late.

Mary Jane owned Hairitage Square, a small-town salon with giant impact in a small Minnesota town. Oh, and she happens to be the first recipient of the Brilliant Leader Sole Award from If These Heels Could Talk!!

Listen in as JoyGenea and Michelle talk with Mary Jane about the decision to close her salon, the aftermath of life as a small business owner, and what it’s like to work for someone else again!

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We bring help into our businesses for all sorts of reasons - time, expertise, capacity, or some combination of those things. But every professional we ask for help needs our trust in order to really do their work well. We have to share financial documents with the accountants. We have to give logins to the digital marketers. We have to give keys to the cleaning crew. Regardless of why we hire this help, we need to be all-in on our trust with them for them to do their jobs. And if we’re not, our money on these professionals can be wasted.

Listen in as Michelle and JoyGenea talk about trust the professionals you hire. And how lack of trust can lead to waste of time and dollars.