Teams with EDGE

In this episode, Ashlee shares the challenge many leaders are facing - how to inspire and motivate their team and what the likely cause is, some common mistakes leaders are falling into and tips on how to move from uninspired to inspired.

Recognizing that it's a tough go for many leaders right now.

Leaders are tired.

Leaders are burnt out.

Leaders are overwhelmed.

Leaders feel defeated and uninspired themselves.

and they aren’t alone……

Could this be true for you? Are you trying to motivate your team when you aren’t feeling overly motivated?

This episode will cover some tips to get you feeling more motivated and ultimately help your team too!

PS - this may require you to pause and look inward. You’ve been warned!

When we're asked "how are you doing?" The polite answer is always "fine". But what do you say when asked how you are feeling?

Your body gives you a lot of signals. And when you’re stressed, those signals may show up as digestive issues, fatigue, trouble sleeping…and ultimately burnout. Lori Aikman is a Nurse Practitioner and Functional Medical Consultant. She sees clients with these symptoms every day. And she’s done with the traditional medical advice of “eat less and exercise more”.

Lori’s mission is to help female entrepreneurs and business owners align with their body’s unique needs and find a way to live their lives that makes them feel good. Health problems can be a sign that your foundation is crumbling. Lori helps clients focus on building a strong foundation so they can add on all the activities that bring them joy.

Want a sample of Lori’s advice? Download “3 Things Sabotaging Your Energy As A Female Leader” via her website: loriaikman.com/freebies.

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As I work with clients, I often hear things like “my team isn’t motivated,” or “I don’t know how to inspire my team.” I also sometimes hear “I can’t ask for that.” My response? How do you know? Sometimes the problem comes simply because we are not asking. This shows up as helplessness and hopelessness on both sides. So, leaders, what can you do to solve this? COMMUNICATE. Open up those lines of communication, and find the alignment with your team that you need to move forward.

Feeling stuck? Want to open up lines of communication and become unblocked? Start to feel ease with a one-hour of free coaching with Ashlee (as available). Book now: https://bit.ly/ashlee-clarity-call.

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Melissa Reynolds is a woman of portraits and purpose. As a women’s portrait and luxury boudoir photographer (yes you read that right), Melissa knows that sometimes you need to step out of your comfort zone to find joy.

For many of us, feeling beautiful and confident is complicated. We’re told we can look pretty, but not “too sexy.” We have body image issues, we struggle to value ourselves, we spend our time, efforts, money on others looking for external validation.

Melissa uses her photography practice to nurture and celebrate the inner self. Through her work, she challenges her clients to value themselves, give away a little control, and let who they truly are shine through. While a photo shoot doesn’t magically give you confidence, if you do the inner work, it’s a joyful celebration of who you are.

In the end, self esteem is controlling what you can control, confidence is a side effect.

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December is a time to start thinking about the year ahead. Dreaming, goal-setting, visioning… resolutions.

We’re dreaming of a better future. We celebrate the new year with food, fireworks, and friends. Then the calendar turns and suddenly we’re in the new year. And it feels just the same as before. Our visions, our goals our dreams fade away as we continue our daily routines.

So how do you break this cycle and achieve your dreams? Listen in to find out!

Feeling stuck? Want to unlock your 2023 vision? Take advantage of an offer for one-hour of free coaching with Ashlee (as available). Book now: https://bit.ly/ashlee-clarity-call.

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With almost 20 years in the hospitality and event industry, Dallas Lombardi has directed some of the most prominent and influential hospitality teams downtown Toronto, while producing first-class events. From an early age, she was driven to be a leader. To her that meant hustling. Being strong, hard, and keeping the personal out of business. It was Dallas against the world…until it became Dallas against Dallas.

One day while out walking her dog, she was struck with a feeling of joy. It felt strange to her. And that’s when she knew something was wrong. She left the corporate world without a solid plan except that she needed to change. She wasn’t ready…but it was time.

Dallas threw her efforts into personal development and personal growth. Into developing inner leadership. If you haven’t done this work, you may think it’s selfish or simple. But in Dallas’ own words “it's fucking hard work…and more than bubble baths.” She also became a mother…and learned a whole new kind of hustle.

Now Dallas is the CEO of her own life. Through her journey, she has become a better leader. Dallas offers small business consulting, and coaching mentorship services for youth, young professionals, aspiring leaders and purpose driven individuals. Through writing and mentorship, she openly shares her journey in leadership, life and most recently, motherhood, to humanize our experiences and the things that no one talks about.

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During times of change, it’s easy for small things to add up until you’re feeling a little, well, out of control. I find this happens to me in the fall. Your schedule changes, the weather changes, there’s a little less sunlight each day. It’s all too easy to sleep in because it’s dark. To forgo that walk because it’s cold. To put in extra hours at work.

The next thing you know you’re having trouble getting to sleep. You’re waking up in the middle of the night with your mind buzzing and whirring and you can’t lay down again. It doesn’t take too long until this feels like it is a perpetual hamster wheel. How do you get off it?

Listen in for tips on taming the cycle of urgency, restoring healthy habits, and falling back to sleep.

And if you’re awake in the middle of the night, reach out to me and set up a clarity call. I won’t answer right away – but that little step forward might help you get back to sleep again.

Book now: https://bit.ly/ashlee-clarity-call

Good night…sleep tight!

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As a bakery owner, Lori Saitz produced a “gratitude cookie,” which became one of her top sellers. What she learned?  The world could use more gratitude. That drove her to centre her next business, Zen Rabbit, around gratitude and meditation, where Lori teaches clients how to be calm and grounded amidst the chaos in their lives.

Listen in as Ashlee and Lori talk about the power of gratitude, and how you can use it to transform your life. They talk about the power of appreciation marketing to build your business authentically, and powerful ways to show appreciation to your team.

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Do you regularly check emails in meetings? Are you distracted by notifications on your phone while you are talking to your team member?

It’s easy to be distracted as a leader. I do it myself. We want to be great leaders. We want to be efficient and competent. But we’re also told a big lie – that you can multi-task, that you can do it all, that we can have an open door while doing your own work – all the time. There’s a cultural acceptance that we’re going to be distracted.

I’m here to tell you that distracted leadership only leads to poor work, overwhelm, and eventually feeling less value in our job. There are tools to reduce overwhelm. It’s up to you to identify the problem and take action to change.

You don’t need to do it alone. If you’re working all out, but just don’t seem to be getting work done…if you can’t keep up and at the same time can’t get ahead…if you’re feeling like you need change – reach out for a free coaching session to help remember what leading with ease feels like.

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As leaders we want to find balance in our own lives. One important way to achieve this is to support your team in discovering their own balance. When a team member goes on parental leave, it creates a gap in the workplace, and a potential for imbalance. If not handled intentionally, the transition can be difficult for the team member (they can feel out of the loop and unappreciated) and the team (they may take on more work and burnout).

Lacey Kempinski is the Founder of Balanced Good. She works with organizations and individuals in the social profit sector to help fill parental leave vacancies. Lacey understands how helping successfully make the transition into parenthood then back into the workplace is critical for a successful organization to keep engaged, hard-working employees loyal and avoid team burnout.

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