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Confidence

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Confidence

Heidi Ernst finds new meaning in life after a shark attacked her

I’ve always believed as a physical therapist, I need to set a good example for my patients. I’ve always been active. I’ve gone to the Y, lifted weights, swam. I swam competitively in Masters for a long time. I had started doing some powerlifting. Years ago, I had wanted to Read more…

By Emily Barske Wood, 3 years3 years ago
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Advocacy & Community Involvement

How Marlén Mendoza turned her empathy and skills into a business

Love is not just romantic. Love is the source of everything – the relationships that we build, the reason we get up every morning, why we do what we do for the people who are closest to us. There’s risk with love because you always know that you could get Read more…

By Emily Barske Wood, 3 years3 years ago
Career Pathways & Advancement

Why Ashley Miles Greig left corporate America to become Iowa State’s head gymnastics coach

I was 6 years old [when I started gymnastics], which is actually a little bit older than you hear from a lot of athletes. They’re like, “I started when I was 2 and did the mommy-and-me classes.” But for me, I saw a rerun of the 1984 Olympics. Mary Lou Read more…

By Nicole Grundmeier, 3 years3 years ago
Newton's cradle
Confidence

Kim Grzywacz on combating impostor syndrome: Create your own personal mission statement

BY KIM GRZYWACZ, SALES DIRECTOR, CIT SIGNATURE TRANSPORTATION In 2021, I found myself looking at all I had accomplished, participated in, been asked to be a part of, and I thought to myself, “Who is this person? I do not recognize her.” By the end of the year, I learned this Read more…

By Nicole Grundmeier, 3 years3 years ago
Advocacy & Community Involvement

Commentary: Telling the stories of whistleblowers isn’t easy. Here is why we must do it anyway.

Why do some women become whistleblowers, while others keep silent? I’ve been thinking about this question following the July 26 death of Irish singer Sinead O’Connor. I was 10 years old on Oct. 3, 1992, when O’Connor performed on “Saturday Night Live,” ultimately ripping up a photograph of Pope John Read more…

By Nicole Grundmeier, 3 years3 years ago
Confidence

Leading Fearlessly: Isn’t it about time to challenge imposter syndrome?

By Suzanna de Baca, president and CEO, Business Publications Corp. Not long ago, a friend who is the president of a large financial institution confessed to me that despite her education and success, for most of her career she has felt like a phony. It was only relatively recently that Read more…

By Nicole Grundmeier, 3 years3 years ago
Career Pathways & Advancement

Carole Chambers: Women should start planning now for their employee reviews

By Carole Chambers If your company operates on a fiscal schedule, it’s likely this advice is too late. Your review is either already in the books or scheduled for sometime in the next week or two. If you do still have some time to prepare, then heed what you read Read more…

By Nicole Grundmeier, 3 years3 years ago
Confidence

Nicole Grundmeier: Teach your kids to be quitters (it’s a business skill)

As Americans, we don’t like quitting. We’re not quitters. We sometimes even go out of our way to avoid the word “quit.” I have coached gymnastics on and off since 2006. In 2009, I was coaching a talented gymnast who, right before the meet season started, was suddenly terrified to Read more…

By Nicole Grundmeier, 3 years3 years ago
Confidence

Fearless Focus panel: ‘Confidence is a series of experiences that build a lot of little courageous steps’

Confidence plays a huge role in whether women dive into challenges or deflect them. But it goes further than that. Confidence can dictate whether a woman negotiates her salary. Confidence can determine whether or not a woman stands up against inequities, Suzanna de Baca, president and CEO of Business Publications Read more…

By Nicole Grundmeier, 3 years3 years ago
Confidence

Anna Nalean: ‘I quit my job to chase a dream of backpacking around the world as a solo traveler’

By Anna Nalean I was honored to be recognized this year as one of the Business Record’s Forty Under 40 honorees. During that process, former Fearless editor Emily Kestel asked me what I’m most proud of. After sharing my unusual travel story with her, she asked if I would be Read more…

By Nicole Grundmeier, 3 years3 years ago

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