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Author: Coach Donna Marie
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Transformative Coaching and Mentorship for Women Leaders by Coach Donna Marie
Coach Donna Marie provides leadership and financial coaching. Angie R. was a satisfied coaching client who provided a detailed testimonial. Read on to learn more.
Coach Donna Marie is the founder of Lead Like A Queen Coaching and Consulting, LLC, and the writer of this blog at LeadLikeAQueen.com. She is a 2021 Master of Arts graduate of Liberty University’s Executive Leadership program (MA-EL). She also obtained her coaching certification in Spiritual Leadership and Financial Coaching through the American Association of Christian Counseling in 2022 via Liberty University. To get in touch with Coach Donna Marie and stay updated, visit CoachDonnaMarie.com.
CoachDonnaMarie.com As a life and leadership coach, I am very focused on supporting leaders, specifically women leaders, whose lives, businesses, or careers have been interrupted by trauma or crisis. Despite these traumatic disruptions and interruptions, I want them to be inspired to know that they can still go after their big goals. I love to support these women beyond just inspiring them, so I provide mentorship and coaching to help them discover their purpose, set their goals, and stay motivated throughout the journey until they attain their goals.
I help them through my free public podcast, Plant Your Seeds of Transformation, available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and most podcast platforms. I also help by providing an online mentorship group to facilitate their ongoing learning in an affordable way beyond the free podcast episodes. When they’re ready to invest in coaching, I also offer valuable coaching services that give them a supportive framework for taking consistent action over time while going after their goals.
It is a great honor and a pleasure to share my journey through my writing and podcasting to help inspire and inform other women leaders. If you want to read or hear more about me, stay plugged into this business blog by subscribing here, or check out my new coachdonnamarie.com blog where I share more recent updates. And if you would like some insight into my coaching work, read on for a client testimonial below.
New Testimonial from Angie R.
Screen Capture From Coach Donna Marie’s Financial
Coaching Session with Angie R.Angie R came to me for financial coaching*, and this is what she shared about her experience. (Her answers are paraphrased for conciseness.)
- What did you get out of your session with Coach Donna Marie?
- You showed me that I already have some of this knowledge and understanding inside of me to help me manage my finances better. For the things I need more help with, I realize that I need to tap into my local community for what is already here and that is accessible and affordable for me, instead of assuming that I cannot afford more help. Your suggestions for local and online resources were helpful, and I will look into those now that I am aware of them.
- How would you rate your 90-minute session?
- 10 out of 10
- Any other feedback?
- I felt that 90 minutes was not enough time, but I understand that I need to tap into the resources around me in my community for additional help over time.
*Disclaimer: This was a complimentary financial coaching session for this client to support her after she posted a cry for help on the NextDoor App and many community members, including Coach Donna Marie, came to her aid.
How Can You Get Help from Coach Donna Marie?
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- What did you get out of your session with Coach Donna Marie?
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Slow Simmer for Summer
What if slow was a superpower instead of a weakness? In our current fast-paced world, slow is seen as never good enough. But can you think of times when slowly planning and progressing has been best to make you and what’s important to you better in the long run? Read this article and use the journal prompts to help you plan your summer. – Coach Donna Marie
MY SLOW SIMMER SUMMER
I am using this summer to slowly simmer all of my creative juices. If you’re a cook or a foodie, you know that only good things come from slowly simmering your food. All the flavors in the dish seep all the way through every bite when you let it just cook down on the lowest setting and slowly. This is what I’m doing to myself and my creativity for this summer. The goal is that when I’m ready to launch season 5 of the Plant Your Seeds of Transformation podcast in the late summer or early fall, every single interaction or piece of content will be absolutely delicious for my audience and clients.
WHAT ARE YOUR SUMMER PLANS?
Summertime can be a great time for families to focus more on family time without the normal daily distractions or weekly interruptions created by the school year. For many workers and business owners, summertime can offer more opportunities to get away for a retreat where you can rest, reflect, and be refreshed.
Journal Prompts to Help You Plan Your Summer
What is your most important summer goal, and what will you put on your calendar and in your budget for it? Pick one or more of the following journal prompts to start planning your own slow summer with something that is realistic and attainable for you at this time of year.
- Rest: Schedule dedicated downtime for relaxation and self-care.
- Date and Time ________ Budget $______
- Reflect: Set aside time to ponder your experiences and insights.
- Date and Time ________ Budget $______
- Refresh & Renew: Plan activities that rejuvenate your mind, body, and spirit.
- Date and Time ________ Budget $______
MY SUMMER PRIORITIES
I will share mine with you. I need more rest because my now more mature body (including my brain) is going through a major transition and experiencing things I have never experienced before. So, I am making more rest my top priority. This includes getting more help from a sleep doctor so I can sleep better. Unfortunately, a hefty co-pay is attached to this, but I am worth the time and the money needed to make my sleep better.
As I rest more, I am also reflecting more. I am learning more about myself than I ever have before. I agree with what my wise father used to say: as I get older, I realize just how much I do not know. I am grateful to have behavioral health support which is helping me become more compassionate and gentler with myself during this self-discovery process. I am also grateful that I have the time and resources needed to stay consistent with managing my mental wellness.
As I get more rest and reflect more, I am definitely being refreshed and renewed. My commitment to loving myself and taking better care of myself is definitely paying off, over time. There are no instant results here, but I have peace and joy in this journey. I am truly grateful and willing to be patient with my process.
PROTECT YOUR SUMMER PLANS
If you’re committing to do similar things for yourself during your summer, I hope that you are setting good boundaries around your plans so that you don’t allow anyone (or anything) to disrupt these plans. This is something that was hard for me in the past, but I am becoming better at setting and keeping my boundaries so that I can take better care of myself. If this is an ongoing struggle for you, you deserve support so you can learn and improve your boundary management. Listen to one of my podcast episodes where I discuss the topic of boundary-setting and let me know what information you found to be most helpful.
- Who Helps the Caregivers: God and Good Boundaries – article link
- Relationship Between Trauma Recovery and Good Boundaries – article link
- What Can Black Women Do To Listen To Their Hearts, Set Boundaries, and Get Unstuck – article link
Your summer has potential for immense power because there is power in planning and setting up sturdy boundaries that can support you for the rest of the year. Even when progress seems gradual, remember that each small step toward better self-care is a victory. During this warmer and brighter season, reflect on your journey. What specific small shifts can you make? What moments of rest, reflection, and renewal will you intentionally weave into your days (and your budget)? Put it on your calendar, and save money for it as part of your boundary management.
Share Your Insights: I’d love to hear from you. Reach out and let me know how this article has resonated with you. Maybe you will make your own summer plan to nourish your spirit, fuel your growth, and bring joy to your days.
As you think about this and prepare to plan, please remember that progress can be slow over time. It doesn’t have to be instant or fast. It is most important that whatever you do is intentional. Here’s to a summer of taking small purposeful steps!
- Rest: Schedule dedicated downtime for relaxation and self-care.
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What Makes Me Nervous? Remote Work is H.A.R.D.
Why Am I Continuing to Be a Remote Work Entrepreneur Despite It Being H.A.R.D.?
Even though entrepreneurship as a remote worker scares me and makes me nervous, I am continuing to do it anyway because:
- The success is mine all mine, just as much as any failure or hardship is mine when it happens.
- My personal and professional growth has been accelerated by the constant challenges I face – facing my fears breeds growth. That’s very personally satisfying for me.
- I am constantly learning and growing, and as a naturally curious person (aka a nerd), this is ideal for me mentally.
- My time is mine all mine, sort of, I have a bit more flexibility than I would have as a new person in a new job.
- I love being supportive as a coach/mentor to new agents and seeing their transformation and growth as they overcome their own fears and go after their goals. Honestly, this was one of my goals before I ever started this work, so fulfilling the goal of being a coach/mentor has been a win for me.
Why does remote work entrepreneurship make me nervous?
Remote Work Entrepreneurship is H.A.R.D. Everything falls on your own shoulders, both the good and the bad, the success and the failure. You are responsible for
List of Responsibilities for an Entrepreneur:
- license, registration, or certification: if you do not remember to register, to renew, to re-certify, or whatever’s required for your business structure or contract, then your business could be in jeopardy
- taxes: no one pays your taxes for you but you, and if you don’t pay now, you’ll pay a lot more later
- invoicing: to make sure you actually get paid by your clients you have to do the work to submit the invoices to them in a timely manner
- assets, equipment, and inventory: you have to make sure everything you need to keep the business up and running is taken care of or purchased in a timely manner to meet business needs
- insurance: you have to make sure your business is protected in case of disaster or crime
- bills: if you don’t pay them, they won’t get paid, and then your business could suffer and/or be shut down
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