Hey there! This is Christy Rutherford, your host for Why She’s Winning. Today, Kelley and I talk about how to live a great life after 60.Kelly Sexton is a nationally recognized leader, keynote speaker, and mentor. She helps to foster a culture of progress and not perfection. Be better today than you were yesterday by continuing to move forward.Kelly believes it’s never too late for anyone to live their best life. You can start at any point along the way. After being married four times, Kelly finally learned the love she was seeking was for herself. She invested considerable time and money into personal development and learned to embrace her spiritual side.At 62, she is finally living the life she had always envisioned for herself. She has written for a national trade magazine and spoken at numerous conferences around the country. Kelly was also recently featured in the documentary The Miracle Morning about Hal Elrod.Join in and listen to get the core fundamental essentials for your business growth and success!Here’s Just a Taste of This Episode’s Talking PointsIt’s Never too Late to Live a Life You DesireFor Kelley, the reason why it's important for women to know it's not too late to live the life they desire is because we're only given one day, and that's today.Kelley's question is, what are you waiting for? You have today.Years ago, Kelley read the book titled The Four Agreements, which she modified into five. The first one she says is, "Be better today than I was yesterday", so therefore she's the best she can be. The others as follows: "Be impeccable with your words", "Don't take things personally", "Don't make assumptions" and go forward from there.The Catalyst & the Desire for ChangeKelley and I met during the darkest time of her life. She saw me over some media platform to sign up for group session. However, the event was canceled due to some sickness I had and graciously offered her a one-on-one session.After that, it took her several months to push through the program. Her catalyst for change was seeing a specific pattern in her life too many times.Other Topics We Covered on the Show:Kelley shares how it was to break through the pattern and finally do things for herself.What was one of the processes in the program that made such a massive shift for Kelley?Life after Kelley did the forgiveness process.How do people in Kelley’s environment start to gravitate toward her peace?How did the definition of happiness change for Kelley?Kelley’s RV life.The results Kelley got after she got the joy.How To Stay Connected with Kelley SextonCheck out Kelley’s social profiles below.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelleysexton

Hey there! This is Christy Rutherford, your host for Why She’s Winning. Today, Lauren Hawekotte and I talk about how to feel better as a busy mom.Lauren Hawekotte is a certified financial planner and founder of Plan Well Be Well, she has a deep passion for financial literacy and believes that creating financial wellness is a critical component to overall wellness, which provides a foundation for you to shape your future and be well.This passion for helping people become empowered to shape their future coupled with her own experience of divorce inspired Lauren to co-found The Graceful Exit which is an online platform for women considering, or going through a divorce with the goal of educating, empowering, and supporting women as they navigate the process.Lauren is also the co-host of the podcast Life Rebalance, where she focuses on providing resources for creating wholeness and wellness to other highly driven women who are also in pursuit of continued personal and professional growth. Together they navigate the constant rebalancing of priorities and focus that is required to reach your goals without sacrificing your quality of life.All she does is centered around a singular purpose—to provide women with the practical tools and resources they need to create their intended life and to truly be well.Join in and listen to get the core fundamental essentials for your business growth and success!Here’s Just a Taste of This Episode’s Talking PointsGetting out of Alignment for ChangeFor Lauren to get out of alignment, she instead makes herself happy rather than making other people happy. As a working mom with young children, she realizes that self-care is the last thing on the priority list. And at the end of the day when you always focus on others, it's hard to try to refill your own tank while you're running on empty.Lauren learned that the reverse is what should be true. You have to shift your mindset to allow more and more demands of your time by other people to take the driver's seat of your life. And if you are not consciously aware and making an effort not to do that, it is going to happen.The Shift into the Positive VoiceThe thing that Lauren did to consciously shift into that positive self-talk was becoming aware of that negative voice and recognizing that she isn't the person that voice used to describe. And to maintain a positive state, she constantly fills her mind with uplifting thoughts.Other Topics We Covered on the Show:Getting to know Lauren.The dichotomy of happiness.A moment when Lauren flips her light bulb on.Lauren’s thought behind the phrase “Everybody is doing the best they can”.Things women can do today that could give them a shift in their life.How To Stay Connected with Lauren HawekotteCheck out Lauren’s social profiles below.Websites:https://planwellbewell.comhttps://planwellbewell.comInstagram Handles:planwellbewellthe.graceful.exitlife_rebalanced

Hey there! This is Christy Rutherford, your host for Why She’s Winning. Today, Ashley and I talk about office politics and getting the life that you deserve.Join in and listen to get the core fundamental essentials for your business growth and success!Here’s Just a Taste of This Episode’s Talking PointsThe Challenge & Deciding to do Something DifferentBefore our paths crossed, Ashley was at a point where she feels frustrated with her career, the environment she was in, and the walls she was running into. In short, she wasn't happy.She was also angry to the point where she could pinpoint and finger point to who was preventing her success. She wakes up every morning and all she does is fight. Seeing where she's at, made her realize that she needs to change.How Breathing Exercise Helped Control AngerWhen Ashley became aware of her anger triggers, she started practicing breathing exercises during meetings by herself or with a group. When she does that, he notices that people began to respond and react to her differently.Breathing has helped her to step back and listen for what is there and not for what she expected it to be. At the end of the day, she was not exhausted. And she wanted more of those days.Other Topics We Covered on the Show:Some of the behavior that Ashley has to acknowledge.The meaning behind “having a hard look in the mirror”.How Ashley’s new state of being changed the quality of her life.Why does anger stop people from building relationships?Ashley’s advice for women who suffers the fate as she does.

Hey there! This is Christy Rutherford, your host for Why She’s Winning. Today, Chrystin McLelland and I talk about how she was able to take credit for her work.Chrystin McLelland is a military leader, a rockstar, and an international speaker. She's spoken on stages with industry personnel in the oil industry, all around the world.She's a Sumi-e artist and she's also a volunteer art teacher in her community where they don't have any art programs where it is absolutely necessary.Join in and listen to get the core fundamental essentials for your business growth and success!Here’s Just a Taste of This Episode’s Talking PointsThe Challenges Chrystin ExperiencedBefore Chrystin Started working with me, she had experienced some challenges. One of those challenges is letting other people tell her what success should look like, which is more about helping his boss and other people look good so they can achieve their goals.She then realized that doing such doesn't make her happy. Because she would end up standing in the crowd, watching somebody be acknowledged for the work that she has done. This was very demoralizing for Chrystin, thinking that she would always be that person in the background.The Point of the ShiftChrystin's point of shift started when she attended the women's leadership conference at which I'm one of the speakers. She met me there and thought that I went some really great stuff.She felt inspired and joined a group of women from the conference. Then, sharted working with me and talked about the challenges we were facing. Such as not asking for things that you want, not living up to your full potential, and letting other people tell us that this is what your success should look like.During the sessions, Chrystin realized that she doesn't want to live working for other people's success and just always be in the background. Then, comes real change.Other Topics We Covered on the Show:The point of not asking and just always giving.The reality of doing more for other people.Busy women are busy doing so many things, but not the right things.The process of showing up differently and having 7 job offers.How Chrystin's change affected her household.How To Stay Connected with Chrystin McLellandCheck out Chrystin’s social profiles below.LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrystinmclelland/

Hey there! This is Christy Rutherford, your host for Why She’s Winning. Today, Mitchelle Pierre-Poinsette and I talk about getting promoted by unlocking your executive presence.Mitchelle Pierre-Poinsette has spent 15+ years advising health plans and a range of health care professionals on strategies to improve health outcomes while developing infrastructure to comply with applicable laws. She is detailed and research-oriented with a gift for simplifying complex issues for senior leadership to understand and make informed decisions. In her current role, Mitchelle leads the legal and compliance functions at a technology-enabled oncology care management startup. Mitchelle holds a JD from Rutgers School of Law, an MPA in Health Policy from NYU, and a BA from Drew University.Join in and listen to get the core fundamental essentials for your business growth and success!Here’s Just a Taste of This Episode’s Talking PointsDifficulty Showing AuthenticityFor Mitchelle being professional has been part of her life. Because as a person of color, she wants to make sure that people would take her seriously. That kind of mentality didn't give her permission to experience the joy that she sees in her colleagues.She realized that it was her fault for thinking that if she showed up as herself and were authentic it wouldn't be enough. She knew that authenticity has become a big cliche these days, people talk about showing up authentic. But she doesn't know if people really understand what that means.A Thing that Mitchelle Needs to AcceptWhen we first started Mitchelle was clueless. She thought I was going to tell her to figure out how to get her out of her job. And I’m like, no, let's try to be happy where you are.She’s not sure how this is going to work out, but it eventually turned out well. She now feels that her future is definitely bright and the different perspective she now has will serve her better.She says, “It doesn't have to be that hard and it doesn't always have to be painful”. And that's what she needed to accept. It's living a life of joy as opposed to feeling like she needed to live a life of pain.Other Topics We Covered on the Show:From being an angry person to being someone who now enjoys joy.How did Mitchelle ask for a promotion?Working smarter and following what brings her joy.The magic of being around other powerful women.How does an inauthentic person teach you about authenticity?Stronger through life experiences.Being willing to open yourself up.&nbsp;How To Stay Connected with Mitchelle Pierre-PoinsetteCheck out Mitchelle’s social profiles below.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchelle-p-3a8bb013/Text "CHANGENOW" to 66866 for Christy’s free 15-minute video insight on leaving a bad job and potentially getting a 30% pay increase this yearFree Video: How to Leave a Bad Job and Get a 30% Salary Increase - https://www.ChangeNowWithChristy.comMentorship Community - <a...

Hey there! This is Christy Rutherford, your host for Why She’s Winning. Today, Mitchelle Pierre-Poinsette and I talk about getting promoted by unlocking your executive presence.Mitchelle Pierre-Poinsette has spent 15+ years advising health plans and a range of health care professionals on strategies to improve health outcomes while developing infrastructure to comply with applicable laws. She is detailed and research-oriented with a gift for simplifying complex issues for senior leadership to understand and make informed decisions. In her current role, Mitchelle leads the legal and compliance functions at a technology-enabled oncology care management startup. Mitchelle holds a JD from Rutgers School of Law, an MPA in Health Policy from NYU, and a BA from Drew University.Join in and listen to get the core fundamental essentials for your business growth and success!Here’s Just a Taste of This Episode’s Talking PointsMitchelle’s Challenges That Made Her Reach Out &amp; ChangeAt first thought, Mitchelle’s wanted to get help with advancing her career as an in-house lawyer.But after our first conversation, she walked away thinking she might need a little bit more help. Cause I had her thinking about some internal work that she needed to do.She realized that it wasn't just executive presence, which she thought was what she needed to advance. She actually needed to do some internal work within her, which in turn would allow her to show up differently for those opportunities that would unfold on their own, as opposed to chasing after something.What Mitchelle Thought Executive Presence Was &amp; It To BeInitially, Mitchelle thought it was showing up to meetings prepared to put on a show. To put on a show in a way that appealed to the individuals that were at the table. She thought she needed to know how to show up in a way where she can be seen and viewed as an effective leader and not an angry black woman.But after the work we’ve done so far, she realizes that It's really not about how she shows up, but how she determines her worth. Before she was allowing others to determine her own worth as opposed to her knowing her worth and just showing up as a person that needs to be valued.Other Topics We Covered on the Show:A light bulb moment for Mitchelle realizing that it was her internal issues that were hindering her to thrive in life.What happened to Mitchelle’s childhood?The difference in Mitchelle’s personal quality of life and how that's changed.Benefits of moving and being happy.Mitchelle as a cancer survivor and the story behind that.Mitchelle also shared three things on how to be able to get to the other side of your joy.How To Stay Connected with Mitchelle Pierre-PoinsetteCheck out Mitchelle’s social profiles below.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchelle-p-3a8bb013/Text "CHANGENOW" to 66866 for Christy’s free 15-minute video insight on leaving a bad job and potentially getting a 30% pay increase this yearFree Video: How to Leave a Bad Job and Get a 30% Salary Increase - https://www.ChangeNowWithChristy.comMentorship Community - <a...

Do you compare yourself to other people? Think you need what other people have before you can live in the fullness of your destiny? If you let other people talk you out of living your dreams, you need to listen to this episode. 

He said, "When purpose is unknown, abuse is inevitable." Are you looking to be promoted within your organization, but keep getting overlooked? Are you miserable in a job, but you refuse to leave because you've built your lifestyle around your income? Listen up! 

In this episode, Christy shares insight about the difference between doing your job and doing what you were CALLED to do. Your destiny. A lot of people don't answer the call to pursue their purpose and destiny. You should.... Listen here.  

Don't say anything and for heaven's sake, don't BE anything. People only talk about those taking risks and going after their dreams. You choose whether or not THEY will stop you.

When you respond to small-minded people, you lose your power. Keep your energy and your power to pursue your destiny. You deserve it!

If you live by the approval of people, you will die by their rejection. They NEVER stop talking! When you are in a dark place, learn how to love yourself and not be swayed by the opinions of small-minded people. 

As the multitude wants people to "remove the stigma of mental health" and want people to confess to being depressed, bipolar, and have ADD, this is a label that highly successful women are willing to carry. Not gonna happen! BUT! They need the most help. Check out this insight.