Move past stereotypes and step into confidence! Confidence Coach Amber Rose West is taking this episode to give you concrete actions you can take to overcome stereotypes so that you can begin to create authentic and soul-aligned self-confidence!

No one benefits from you faking who you are or avoiding things that genuinely make you happy.

The key to getting started is to find out who you are and what you want to do in life. Learn what you need to become more self-aware and how to discover your purpose, why you need to ditch a soul-sucking job, and how to overcome a stereotype that's most often self-inflicted: being a martyr!

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Gain more confidence in handling your finances with accountant aficionado and "tax bae" JC Morgan. If you're a woman of color and an entrepreneur who struggles with tax code or finances in your business, you're not alone. While the tax system was written by old white men and not designed with people of color in mind, there are certain aspects that can be beneficial to black women entrepreneurs if you know where to look.

JC Morgan is an accountant, tax strategist, and bookkeeper with a passion for helping others achieve financial stability and justice while helping to close the economic gap. In this episode, she shares her background and why she gets so fired up about the tax code and dives into why it's so important that entrepreneurs understand how our tax system works.

Learn about the financial systems in place today, financial literacy and generational wealth, and how to build financial and personal confidence.

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Confidence coach and communications expert Amber Rose West pulls back the veil about being a confident woman and the four main things you need to know as you start your personal development journey to become a confident woman.

Being confident is not a one-size-fits-all prescription. It’s a highly personalized, continuous journey that starts from the inside. Your first step to becoming confident is to learn what makes YOU feel confident. Then, it’s important to learn how to communicate your needs with those around you. This episode is the perfect starting point to learn about how you can create sustainable self-confidence while expressing it as your authentic self.

If you’ve been putting off self-care or personal development work because you’re too busy taking care of others, or you feel like you don’t have time or the money, it’s time to let go of those misconceptions and realize you can do significant work (without spending a dime) in just 5-10 minutes a day. And if you need someone in your corner, Amber Rose West is here cheering you on!

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Confidence coach and communication expert Amber Rose West is joined by April Jefferson “AJ” to talk about discovering your authentic self and how to support each other as women of color as we learn who we truly are and as we share ourselves online or in real life.

As young girls, Black women are often taught that it’s their role to provide for others above all else. As the only daughter and the oldest of her siblings, AJ was taught it was her responsibility to help take care of her younger brothers, even after she had left home and started her own family.

Learn how she broke away from the “others first” mindset and tapped into her Black girl magic - losing 85 lbs and finding herself in the process. Discover how you can take your power back, too, gain confidence, and set important boundaries without tapping into the stereotypes that often follow Black women and steal our ability to stand up for ourselves.

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Confidence coach and communication expert Amber Rose West is back for a powerful season three, helping you create and express self-confidence as a woman of color. In this episode, Amber answers a common question of why she chose to focus on the topic of confidence and women of color - particularly Black women. The short answer is simple: empowering black women is a win for all women.

Black women suffer a confidence problem, and it’s no wonder why. Black women have spent their lives trying to overcome consistent attempts at erasure, oppression, silencing, and discrimination. Living life with generational trauma and stigmas takes a lot of time and energy, patience, sisterhood, and support.

When we empower black women and encourage them to create and express authentic self-confidence, they are able to break free from stereotypes and rise to the top. Black women consistently show up and fight for the common good, and as they rise, they amplify the voices of all women. Learn more about why in this episode.

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The Divas empowered Network was started to help women power through adversity. Leading women's empowerment circles and networking events, the community created here is one of support, collaboration, and encouragement.

Niasha and I do similar work and I'm so excited to chat with her and geek out on what it means to work everyday doing what we love: creating strong, confidence, empowered women!

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While my intention for episode 15 with Angela was to talk about pivoting careers, it was brought to my attention after the show that...we didn’t really touch on that as much as we did being a black woman in a white workspace.

The response I received was “but we WANTED to hear about pivoting careers in later years and y’all barely touched on it!”

And I hear you!

I've retitled E15 Being Black in a White Workspace, because that is what we talked about on that episode, and this week, for episode 16, we will dig into Pivoting Careers in Later Years, and this time I promise not to stray ;)

For episode 16, she and I talk about what may make someone want to change from an 9-5 to self-employment, how age places a role in that decision making, and how working women are treated in our society when they get to certain age milestones.

SHE GOT DESIGNS is officially OPEN!

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EDIT - the title of this episode has changed.   

While my intention for this chat with Angela Calvin was to talk about pivoting in careers in later years, it was brought to my attention after the show that...we didn’t really touch on that as much as we did being a black woman in a white workspace.   

The response I received was “but we WANTED to hear about pivoting careers in later years and y’all barely touched on it!” And I hear you!   

My job as a facilitator of these conversations is to deliver the chat promised in the title and I understand, we strayed. SO! After speaking about this with Angela, I asked if she’d be willing to come back on the show with the mindful intention to bring that chat we originally were going to have.   

Please check out E16: Pivoting Careers in Later Years, and enjoy E15 about Being a Black Woman in a White Workspace - and equally powerful talk!

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There has been an aspect of fear that follows around women at work. We've been taught to find jobs that pay well, stay at jobs we dislike because who else will hire us? Black women aren't taught the idea of job security. In fact, we are taught that at any moment, something like our natural hair style is grounds for termination without cause.

We stay at job we dislike with organizations that undervalue us because we're not sure what other job, if any, awaits us.

I'm very excited to invite Angela Calvin onto the show to talk about the empowerment and happiness fulfillment that can come from changing careers, even in your later years. It's never too late to start doing something you enjoy!

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Warning! This episode got real & personal - real personal!

In a genuine moment of our guest sharing her validation and support for the work that I do, I broke down and cried. Unscripted and completely authentic, it couldn't have happened on a more appropriate episode. Even as someone who teaches about confidence and self-esteem, I wonder about the strength of my impact sometimes. As displayed here, the support of the women around me often throws me off guard. In the realness, I had support in my emotional release as well. 

This episode, I welcome back Courtney Fullwood (previously from E04) for this very important conversation about why and how black women can support each other. This includes squashing the "you're so strong" stereotype, embracing collaboration vs competition, and learning when to pass the mic, especially in a room full of opportunity.

Listen in and enjoy this powerfully charged discussion!

Here are the companies we shouted out during this episode: 

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This conversation with Kloii Hummingbird gets right to the point! A call to white people to take accountability for the racist/racial situations and conversations you find yourself in without needing validation from the black people in your life. This is not a time for you to turn to black women to express understanding or ask for commiseration. In your personal ives, with the people closest to you, is your opportunity to put your promises to work. Ending white supremacy and racism in this country requires that you not turn away from your family and friends when they lean into racial inequality. Dragging black women along with you is hurting us while we are already badly bruised. Listen to this week's episode as Kloii and I cut to the truth of the damage this is doing to black women and the black community.

Kloii Humminbird's self-confidence tools included the resources linked below:

Please find, follow, and connect with Kloii online: www.kloiihummingbird.com & https://m.imdb.com/name/nm9852074/ 

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