How we can each share our gifts on International Women's Day

"The way you really see people, it's a gift," the words logically made sense coming into my ears, yet something within me couldn't quite compute.

A client was providing me feedback about the benefit she'd received in working with me through a coaching program I was beta-testing, back in 2017.

"The way I saw someone was a gift"... hmmm... I pondered this for some time...

There is seeing someone, in the way that those of us with the ability of sight, are able to do.

Then there is seeing someone, in the unspoken, not quite visible ways that they might not yet be able to see for themselves.

Shortly after this beta program and after this time in which I was deeply considering "my gifts," and how I'm meant to make a difference in the world,

I was thrilled and honored to be accepted into the Vital Voices Global Fellowship VVGrow program; at the time it was an international fellowship with about 50 women from all over the world.

I was the first ever selected from the United States.

It felt like a huge honor, privilege, and responsibility.

Being a part of the Vital Voices program was a tremendous catalyst for my self-confidence, my leadership growth journey, as well as helping me hone and improve management practices in my business.

More importantly, I learned how to connect and collaborate with other global women leaders: we learned to share our gifts.

Since that time, I've continued exploring what it means to share our gifts in a meaningful way as women leaders.

Sharing the Gift

Recently on a consult call a woman shared with me, “this is so validating to talk with you because everyone else around me is telling me I’m crazy for making these changes in my business and they keep putting noise in my ears, but with you, you’re helping me trust myself and you’ve actually given me actionable plans to take the next steps more solidly.”?

I helped her re-position her offerings heading into a big proposal meeting she was going into it, while also helping her re-set her mindset and confidence.?

The next day, she let me know about the amazing new opportunities that were coming her way because of the repositioning work we had done in our call.

She just needed someone to talk to, to get clear and focused.?

Now it may be leading to a significant contract for her.

More importantly, she was able to head into her next meeting with clarity and confidence.?

Sometimes you just need someone to talk to; the right someone who can help you unlock your gifts more clearly.

Someone who has been there, done that, gets it, and who cares about helping you shine, with no other agenda.

This month, in celebration of International Women's Day, we’re sharing our gifts and providing access to get on a call with us, with the proceeds going to an amazing organization: Vital Voices Global Partnership

Clients come to us to talk about and get strategic support with:

• A big goal or dream you’ve held for a long time but just can’t see the way forward.
• Staffing challenges.
• You want to own your gifts with clarity and confidence, and aren't sure on the next step.
• You feel a million spinning plates, and are tired of keeping all the balls in the air. You know what you’re doing isn’t going to be sustainable much longer, but aren’t sure how to see your way out of it.
• You’re in a good position and ready to take the next steps in your CEO/visibility journey, but aren’t sure exactly what that looks like.
• You're thinking about exiting your business or pivoting a new direction and are seeking guidance on how to walk that journey of change.
• Your brand/messaging feels out of alignment, you’ve grown, your company has evolved and changed; a rebrand is coming on, but how do you do it?
• You have a big opportunity or pitch coming up, and want to nail it.
• Declining revenues, yet you’re hustling harder than ever and can’t see your way through it.
• Marketing makes your mind explode. You wish you had a marketing magician to lay out the plan for you.

These are all great reasons to book a call!

To honor and celebrate International Women’s Day, my colleague Robin Finney and I are raising funds for one of our most near-and-dear organizations that has provided so much to me and to women around the world: Vital Voices Global Partnership .

I was honored to be a Vital Voices global fellow in 2018 (the first from the US) and have been a leadership and business mentor/trainer with their programs since 2020.

See here for details on their current social entrepreneurship fellowship that's now accepting applications.

We are opening our calendars for a handful of 1-1 coaching/consulting strategy calls, with funds from these calls being donated to Vital Voices.

If you are stepping up to a growth evolution for yourself, changes within yourself or your business, if you’ve been curious about how we might be able to help or support you, this is a perfect opportunity to explore! Get on my calendar here .

Book a Call with Amber

Great fit to meet with me if:

• You’re navigating a personal transformation navigating clarity around your next steps in your career, business or personal growth or change.

• You’d like sound, to the point strategic guidance to solve an issue in your business, improve your team, or grow your brand.
• Personal Transformation
• Business Transformation

I’m highly intuitive and my gift is helping you come home to your authenticity, and get clear on what feels aligned to more towards.

Top skills: self-alignment strategy, business and brand strategy, seeing the whole picture and chunking it down into actionable pieces. Areas of expertise include visioning, transformation, leadership and team development, brand messaging/positioning, sales and marketing.

Amber’s 1-1 call link: https://rockyourbiz.as.me/?appointmentType=14272582

Book a call with Robin

Robin is a great fit for:

• If you are feeling emotionally or energetically stuck and you’re looking for support with listening to your inner authenticity and inner guidance
• Seeking?clarity around your next steps in life, or business, in a way that honors your inner knowing
• You have intuitive/energetic/empathic gifts and are looking to understand how to work with them
• If you're curious about bringing travel or retreats into your business model????

Robin’s 1-1 link: https://rockyourbiz.as.me/coaching-consult-robin

Let us know of any questions.

And thank you for helping us raise money for an amazing organization that is working to elevate women and create systemic change, globally!

What are your gifts?

Can you name them? Without self-minimizing?

We each have gifts.

And as women, when we're supported to claim the power in who we truly are, we're uniquely positioned to share our gifts in ways that extend far beyond us, weaving and interconnecting across divides.

Creating waves of change.

Women understand the power in collaboration, in sharing of resources, talents and gifts.

This is something Vital Voices does facilitates powerfully well too.

We need this collective effort and strength.

As women leaders, the more you shine, the more you make space for others to shine, too.

Today, let this be a call to shine: How can you let your gift shine a bit further today?

Together arm-in-arm, when we shine our gifts and do the work needed to bring change, together we become a powerful global beacon of light.

The world needs us.

It needs you and your light.

If you'd like support building confidence, clarity or strategy around how you want to continue shining your light forward, hop on my calendar.

About Vital Voices

Vital Voices Global Partnership is an American international, 501, non-profit, non-governmental organization that works with women leaders in the areas of economic empowerment, women's political participation, and human rights.

The organization is headquartered in Washington, D.C.Vital Voices?works to elevate women’s leadership around the world to push for progress;?investing in women leaders who are solving the world's greatest challenges.

Vital Voices is?founded on the simple idea that nations and communities cannot move forward without women's voices in leadership.Learn about the?Vital Voices - Social Entrepreneurship Program accepting fellowship applications now.