Winning Season

Winning Season

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  • Stuff Happens It’s Not the End

    Welcome to the Winning Season Podcast with this week’s featured guest Tawana Anderson. Tawana is the author of Bruised and Broken to Shine: A Memoir, she is the mother of twins, a traveler, and a fantastic cook.


    In this episode, Tawana talks about the idea SHINE, which stands for Stuff Happens It’s Not the End. She discusses the importance of letting go of the darkness and shame of a person’s past and finding your inner shine.


    She wants others to shine their light because a person may look like they have it all together, but in reality, they could be thinking about themselves in a negative way. The practice is to let your light shine to be the best version of yourself, and she has different practices and programs to help others find their light. Her programs include getting together with women to share their light and travel with others to experience new things.


    Bruised and Broken to Shine: A Memoir, Tawana’s story, and ways to let your light shine. You can reach Tawana at http://www.tawanaanderson.com or on Instagram at tawana_shine. You can purchase her book either on Amazon or on her website. You can also

    join the Shine Lifestyle group on Facebook for women who are wanting to be part of the SHINE

    Lifestyle.

    “I shared a lot of stuff about me just to show people that you will have these bruises and these breaks and people will call you broken but that’s how you get to your shine. That shine is inside of you.” --Tawana Anderson

    Top Takeaways:

    •  Stuff Happens It’s Not the End
    • Tawana realized there were a lot of people that felt that she did where you live your life,
    • make mistakes, and you’re not shining your inner light.
    • In order to find your inner light, you have to embrace your bruises and brokenness.
    • Tawana encourages potential writers to think of the person or the people that they
    • want to impact and help with their story.
    • Journaling and writing your stories and experiences is a great practice, but also be sure
    • to go back to read how far you have come and the lessons you have learned.
    • The biggest critic a person has can be is themselves, and you have to stop punishing
    • yourself. Find ways to love yourself and embrace your inner light.
    • The SHINE lifestyle is about how you live every day and learning how to live your life in
    • stuff happens it’s not the end mindset.

    • There are many different ways to take care of yourself in the best ways. Some do yoga,
    • some read helpful books, some journal, so find the best ways that speak to your life to
    • help you get through it.
    • Keep applying SHINE to 2020 because stuff happens but keep moving forward. Let your
    • light shine even in these darkest of times.
    • Just because you live a SHINE lifestyle does not mean you will shine all the time, but you
    • should strive for it daily even when you are not feeling it.

      •  If you going to worry, don’t pray. If you’re going to pray, don’t worry.

      39 min
    • The Success of Thriving through Challenge w/ Manessa Lormejuste

      Welcome to the Winning Season Podcast with this week’s featured guest Manessa Lormejuste. Manessa is a cosmetic chemist who graduated from Rutgers University in May 2017 and has been working at Loreal USA for three years formulating hair color products.

      In this episode, Manessa talks about her blog, her latest reflection on three years at L’oreal, and her advice in furthering your career.

      Manessa dedicates her blog “Ness Knows” to sharing resume tips, reviews on skincare, travel tricks, and more essential lifestyle tips. In her latest blog post, she discusses the importunacy of self-advocacy, taking risks, networking across not just up, to thy own self be true, and paying it forward. In this week’s episode, Manessa goes into detail about the importance of each of these attitudes and how it has shaped her and her career.

      She also touches on the importance of her mentors, the female empowerment she’s experienced at Loreal, and the tough conversations her close group had when George Floyd was killed in May 2020.

      So tune into this week’s episode of the Winning Season Podcast to hear more details about “Nessa Knows”, Manessa’s journey, and ways to change your perspective.

      You can reach Manessa at https://nessknows.com/home or on Instagram at nessa_lo. You can purchase her “Ultimate Travel Packing Guide” at nessknows.com and for a limited time, you can get yours for only $10.

      “I’m low key a nerd, but I’m like super girly. But I didn’t have anyone that looked like me…So I make a note to really share my story especially with younger students because I don’t want them to feel like there’s only one option. ”  --Manessa Lormejuste

      Top Takeaways:

      • Manessa describes herself as a girly nerd and describes her journey from realizing her desire to be a chemist combined with her feminine personality.
      • Her hair color experience at Loreal, she reveals some of the products she’s worked on, and how she started off as a L’oreal baby.
      • She advocated for herself and took a risk to apply for a skincare position through the help of networking across.
      • Manessa has started valuing self-advocacy in her career and realizing that one conversation to speak up for herself will be difficult but not be the hardest thing.
      • Networking is not just about talking to the biggest and best person in the room, but it is about getting to know the people around you that later could help you. You never know where someone will end up and how that relationship could benefit you in the long run.
      • If you want to learn or do more, you are in charge of your career and taking the risk to have a new opportunity. If you don’t ask, you are guaranteed to not do what you want.
      • You are in the driver’s seat in your career and advocating yourself is not too bold when you know your worth.
      • Paying it forward to younger women to show them more options in life and in careers. You never know how it could change someone’s life.
      • The women in color think tank at L’oreal are a close-knit group that support one another, are transparent with one another, and have tough conversations when necessary.
      • If she can do it, you can do it.
      • When seated at the table, use your voice to speak up for others.
        • 43 min
      • 5 Ways You Can Benefit From A Negotiation Coach

        .What's the 1st feeling you have when you think of the word negotiation? For most women, it falls into one of these categories:

        1. Uncertainty
        2. Fear
        3. Confusion
        4. Stress

          5. While these are common emotional responses to the word "negotiation," there are many more, but let's focus on how negotiation can benefit you and how you can benefit from working with a negotiation coach. When you negotiate,

          "it's important to remember that it's a conversation, not a battle!"

          With this understanding, let's discuss the conditions in which a negotiation coach can support you in confidently expressing what you want.

          5 Ways You Can Benefit From Working With A Negotiation Coach

          1. Clarity -  If you've ever struggled with setting outcome targets related to what you want or need in negotiation. You'll benefit from getting clarity on what's most important then build on that to establish targets.
          2. Confidence - The nervous feeling related to "am I asking for too much" is all too common for women when it comes to negotiation. There are ways to quickly overcome doubt and increase confidence to ask for what you want.
          3. Strategy - What to say and how to say it is a common question that we see in our DMs, and this a benefit to having a plan becomes your foundation in mapping out how you want the conversation to follow.
          4. Overcoming Challenges - Each negotiation has its own set of challenges, even if you've previously negotiated with a team, person, or company. Using Jacqueline's proven five-part negotiation framework.
          5. Understanding When to Walk Way - This is one of the areas most women struggle to realize. One of the core tenants to negotiation is understanding some deals take longer than others, and just because one party walks away does not mean the conversation is over forever. The magic lies in knowing at which point you walk away.

            6. If you're nodding your head as you read this list and can relate to any or all of the above, you can value in working with Jacqueline, a master negotiator. Her life's work to provide women with tools so that they collectively stop leaving money on the table. She's most known for her ability to provide tools to break down these conversations further to help you reach a win-win in business and salary negotiations.

            Gain the Confidence and Clarity You Need for Negotiations https://negotiatenow.thinkific.com/courses/salarynegotiation

            If you're in the midst of a "negotiation" and would like to book a session, now text negotiation to 678-774-9494, and one of our coaches will reach out to you.

            * Negotiation Strategy Sessions start at $430 for the entire negotiation process*

            21 min
          6. Standing in Your Success: Winning Season

            Standing in Your Success: Winning Season Mini-Episode from Jacqueline Twillie

            When you're ready for the next chapter of the winning season, set the intention, then create your leadership career plan. https://bit.ly/time2winquiz

            6 min
          7. Confidence and Power with Karen Laos
            Karen Laos is a keynote speaker and leadership coach equipping women to stand out with confidence. She champions female business leaders to own their value and find their voice so they can be seen and heard. She also works with teams to create cultures of trust and function at their best.
            She has coached leaders at Facebook, Google, Netflix, Yahoo!, Sony, Microsoft, Fidelity, Charles Schwab, Trip Advisor, Bacardi, Levi, and more. Karen was HR Director for Gensler Architecture, trained teams at Gap Inc, Wells Fargo, and taught Organizational Development at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising.
            She was the Senior Advisor to Program Delivery for Decker Communications, where she managed and mentored a team of facilitators delivering programs around the world. Karen coached executives on how to influence and speak more effectively. Her passion lies in developing others and she has done this throughout her career of nearly three decades.
            RSVP for the Free summit with this link http://ow.ly/jgjL50AN9Ty
            31 min
          8. Even in the Pandemic, You're Not Lost Guest Maxie McCoy

            Even in the Pandemic, You're Not Lost Guest Maxie McCoy


            Maxie McCoy is a writer and speaker obsessed with giving women the tools they need to believe in themselves. Committed to the global rise of women, she writes weekly inspiration on maxiemccoy.com. Her book, You’re Not Lost: An Inspired Action Plan for Finding Your Own Way is published by TarcherPerigee of Penguin Random House.

            Maxie specializes in creating meaningful offline experiences that provide practical action in workshop and group formats. She’s worked with top brands, conferences and companies to create original events that engage their target audiences both online and off. Her work has been featured on Good Morning America, TheSkimm, Forbes, Fortune, INC, Bustle, Business Insider, MyDomaine, Women’s Health, Good Housekeeping, Marie Claire, Billboard, CNN and many more as an expert in women’s leadership.

            35 min
          9. 2020, ending black women equal pay day
            August 13, 2020
            Another Equal Pay Day, It gives me anxiety...
            Did you know that today is #BlackWomenEqualPayDay?
            Black Women’s Equal Pay Day is the approximate day a Black woman must work into the new year to make what white non-Hispanic man-made at the end of the previous year. My life's mission is to close the gap in wages and leadership. As a black woman, I know far too well the struggle and I know the joy of achievement. It is my intention that more of us experience #WinningSeason as I continue daily to move the needle in closing the gender wage gap I've put together a pdf guide and made my best-selling book available for a limited time.
            https://lnkd.in/ewe-hW2 #leadership #diversity
            23 min
          10. The Winning Season Formula (Live Training)

            THE PRICE OF PROCRASTINATION This is a very special episode of “The Winning Season” recorded by Jacqueline V. Twillie, host of the #WinningSeason Podcast for the private FB Community.

             In this episode, our host stresses on how expensive the price of procrastination could be, and how, by the learnings from this podcast, one could fruitfully deal with it. 

            She tells us there are 3 areas where procrastination can hit on our lives and how they could strongly affect our productivity. The cost of procrastination as mentioned are:

             1. Missed opportunities (10:10)

             2. Finances (08:58)

             3. Health and Personal well-being (13:04) Procrastination keeps you stuck at a place, perhaps by making you feel that even the other people around you aren’t doing anything. It is also important to know how to negotiate for your finances as and when needed. By procrastinating on how the outcome would have been, if you had negotiated, you’re keeping yourself stuck in your thoughts. 

            The host describes 3 worthwhile elements that would help you move past procrastination, having garnered sufficient experience helping others who’ve had to deal with the same. 

            These are 1. Eliminating excuses (18:15)

             2. Getting yourself a partner /coach (20:45)

             3. Rewarding good behavior (23:45) By being honest to yourself and having a level of self-awareness, you can very efficiently develop the ability to get win-win outcomes.

             Getting a partner can help you stay accountable to yourself, could help pick you up when you laze around. Citing a famous quote by Zig Ziglar, which explains that you’re not always going to be motivated, Jaqueline tells us how a coach could help you stay on track. What distinguishes successful and unsuccessful people is that successful people do the things they need to do even when they do not feel like doing it, while unsuccessful people tend to brood over their lack of motivation. It is also very important to reward yourself for your success. The rewards need not be extravagant or expensive. Do anything which makes you happy! 

            Giving homework toward the close of the session, our host asks you to jot down the list of excuses you’ve been telling yourself all this time. Self-awareness could help you get out of it. “Level up! Do something to invest in yourself today!”

             Highlights

            : 1. (05:05) ** - What to do when stuck and stressed 

            2. (07:20) ** - The cost of procrastination

             3. (18:15) ** - Elements to move past procrastination

             4. (16:55) ** - An inspiring story 

            5. (21:49) ** - Zig Ziglar’s famous quote 

            6. (23:05) ** - Difference between successful and unsuccessful people

             7. (27:08) ** - Homework for today 

            8. (29:00) ** - Invest in yourself Let's talk if you need help going from stuck and stressed to #winningseasonhttps://letsmeet.io/zerogap/winningseasonrlppodcast

            35 min
          11. {Live Training Replay) The Price of Procrastination

            This is a special episode of the Winning Season Podcast where we discuss how to overcome the expensive cost of procrastination. 

            The Price of Procrastination training was recorded live inside of the #WinningSeason Facebook group with host Jacqueline Twillie



            Let's talk if you need help going from stuck and stressed to #winningseason

            https://letsmeet.io/zerogap/winningseasonrlppodcast

            31 min
          12. Stuck and Stressed, No More! Welcome to Winning Season
            Stuck and Stressed No More! Welcome to Winning Season
             When we have problems and they seem like they're compounding, the process of actually putting it on a little sticky note helps you to acknowledge it, to move forward. So the first step to solving these problems is: Write them down and follow it up. Step two, make a plan. You want to make sure you have a date associated with it. Step three is to take action. This is where you get creative. This is where you think outside of the box. The next step is to believe in yourself. You have to believe that you have the knowledge, the skills, and you have enough grit to move forward. Step five, don't compare yourself to others.give yourself an extra dose of positivity.
            Key takeaways*
             The first thing that you need to do if you're feeling stressed and stuck is don't ignore the problems.
            Write everything that's going.(3:49) 
            * Make a plan. (6:29) 
            * Take Action. (8:33)
             * Believe in yourself. (11:44) 
            * Don't compare yourself to others. (15:11)
            Top Quotes
             * Covid-19 has created a lot of anxiety and people are getting stressed out because things keep changing.
             (2:00 ) * Don't overthink it. Pull out a little sticky note, and jot down everything that's going on.
            (5:10) * When you make a plan, you want to make sure you have a date associated with it.
            (6:57) * If you don't have a coach you're working with, get an accountability partner.
            (10:58) * In the moments where you feel stressed and you feel stuck and you're trying to get out of it. you have to give yourself an extra dose of positivity by reading and listening to things that encourage you. (15:39)
            Let's talk if you need help going from stuck and stressed to #winningseason
            https://letsmeet.io/zerogap/winningseasonrlppodcast
            24 min

          About Winning Season

          From the publisher's feed

          Winning Season is the go-to podcast for mid-career professionals who want strategy, not just a pep talk. Every episode hands you something you can use Monday morning a way to negotiate, to be heard in the room, to reset when the plan falls apart.