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"Don't you love New York in the fall? It makes me wanna buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address."

My favorite line from You've Got Mail with Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks.

I think about that every time we buy school supplies this time of year.

It's always fun to watch the girls tear into their new goods and put everything together to set themselves up for a new year.

Along with a new year comes excitement, fear, anxiety, and all sorts of emotions. And I always tell them the same thing.

Feel the fear and do it anyway. You are in charge of your beliefs.

A new school year is like the early years of starting a business when it comes to emotions.

One moment you are excited, the next you have doubt, the next you are making money, and then you aren't. It is a roller coaster experience that teaches you stamina.

And everything boils down to your beliefs about yourself.

IYKYK.

As you begin your week, remember this:
Your mind believes what you tell it.

Tell your mind that it's time to raise the bar.
✅ Every person that you pitch to this week wants to buy from you.
✅ Every strategic opportunity you take will set you up for your next level.
✅ You are already successful, act like it.
✅ You are enough.

Let's take on this week knowing that whatever comes our way, we are going to deal with it like a boss. A lady boss!

Lets go!

What is something you choose to believe this week to support your next level?

Business owners needs are changing.

Coaches and consultants take note...

A canned system/framework that can't expand to meet the needs of the individual or business is quietly killing your effectiveness.

This is my dear friend Allison, a fellow author, business owner, and amazing woman. When we get together for coffee we talk about everything, including our businesses.

As we were talking about coaching experiences, a theme arose. Many coaches build a framework and hand you a system. They might walk you through it and show you the plays, but if you don't have a hand in creating it, the whole thing goes in a folder somewhere.

And then gets forgotten.

I'm a fan of systems, but I also take more ownership in a system for my business when I get a hand in creating it.

I can also run any play you set before me, but if it doesn't match my values or workflows, I'm more likely to put it on a shelf.

That's why I coach women how to focus on their vision first and then we work back from there with their unique business in mind. I still use a framework, but it can expand for any business.

And it works through individual and group coaching.

The results speak for themselves.

Because my goal is that once you have worked with me, the things you have learned can be used long into the future - not just for a year or two.

What about you? What do you think business owners need more of from coaches/consultants in 2026?

Daniel Priestley said "The book that changes your life is not one you read, its the one you write".

And he is spot on.

Look at that smile on Sue Bradley's face! It's infectious.

She recently told me that she was getting more serious in her business and realized after reading my book that she needed to get a strategy in place to achieve her vision.

That is what we are working on now.

There is something extremely humbling to me about helping another woman achieve her dreams as a founder/entrepreneur. Sometimes I have to pinch myself as a reminder that it is real.

And I take that honor very seriously.

I get to spend my time helping others grow, which in turn leads to them helping more people grow. I'm beyond blessed!

If you've written a book, what is the title? Promote it below. 👇

(And if you haven't written it yet, what would the title be?)

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Ten years ago, a woman was referred to me because she wanted to work with older adults.

I gave her a handful of places to apply.

A couple months later I checked in. She'd found a job, just not in aging.

I asked what happened. Two of the places never even responded, not even an automated "we got your resume."

She made it to an interview with a third and when she showed up, everyone was too busy to sit down and talk with her

She moved on and those employers lost a potential gem.

More than half of job seekers say they've been ghosted by a potential employer. And of the people who make it all the way to an interview, get dressed up, answer every question, sometimes even complete a take-home assignment, 61% say they hear nothing back afterward.

None of that is actually new. It's the same lesson from a decade ago, just louder now. Culture doesn't start during orientation. It starts the moment someone reaches out about a job.

That's where CARE came from, the framework I teach every client who's ready to hire. ➡️ You might want to save this for future reference.

C - Clarity. Get honest about what the role actually requires, what success looks like, and how fast you'll respond, before you post the job.

A - Ask Good Questions. Skip the rehearsed answers. Ask it a couple different ways until you get a real one.

R - Reflect and Relate. Slow the conversation down. Notice alignment. Tell them what you heard.

E - Engage with Intention. The interview is the first culture-setting moment you get with this person. Don't waste it.

The workforce keeps changing. The businesses that hire well are the ones who never stopped treating the interview like it matters.

The entire framework and worksheets are available in my book. Find it on Amazon or DM me for a signed copy.

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Women supporting women!

It's a marvelous thing.

That feels like the beginning of a song...

Women in business lifting other women in business is essential for growth.

I'm happy to give a shout out to Lilly Smith and Soda Rodeo. Lilly attends my local mastermind and launched her curated soda business 6 short weeks ago.

Think dirty soda with a cause and I'm hooked!

On Wednesdays (from 10A - 2P) she is parked at the Helping Hands Humane Society and a portion of her proceeds goes to them as a way to give back.

If you are in Topeka, go visit Soda Rodeo. Just look for the adorable teal horse trailer. And bonus, each soda comes with a sticker.

And if you miss her today, she will be at the Great Overland Station tomorrow as the "Big Boy" Steam Locomotive comes through Topeka.

Keep an eye out for Lilly - she is a force of nature and she makes a huge impact everywhere she goes!

There is a lesson here that some founders miss. When you can support a local charity or nonprofit with your work, you build trust.

Early in my career, I thought leading a team meant having all the answers.

The better I got at leadership, the more I realized my real job was having the questions. In fact, if you asked me my superpower today, I'd tell you it's asking questions that help people find answers they already had.

There's a whole discipline behind this called appreciative inquiry. Instead of starting with what's broken, you start with what's working and build from there. The research shows that when leaders open with strengths-based questions, people take more risks, share more ideas, and trust each other more.

Here are three questions I'd invite you to try with your team this week, whether that team is your employees, your contractors, or the department you lead:

1️⃣ Tell me about a moment recently when you felt most energized in your work. What made it that way?
2️⃣ What did we do well here that we want to make sure we repeat?
3️⃣ If you had three wishes for this team, what would they be?

Notice what these questions don't require. They don't require you to have a solution ready. They require you to be curious, and curiosity is one of the most magnetic qualities a leader can have.

I wrote a whole section on this in my book, Magnetic Leadership for Women Entrepreneurs, because I've watched women transform how their teams show up simply by changing the questions they ask.

Which of these hits you today?
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If you are new here, Hi! I'm Dana Weaver, the CEO and Founder of Weaver Solutions. I've been called the Queen of Asking Great Questions. I help women entrepreneurs make more money by weaving their strengths into the next level of their leadership.

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70-89% of people report having had imposter syndrome at some point in their career.

So what about the other 11-30%?

Before I tell you what I think, let's define imposter syndrome.

It's essentially the feelings of being a fraud or being found out that someone is going to realize you aren't qualified to do whatever you are doing...

*Now here is the most important part*

>> Despite real evidence of your competence.

Your founders story could inspire someone to start their own business.

I'm excited to share mine, and to learn stories of others who were brave enough to bet on themselves.

When you are in rooms with founders and creators, you naturally expand.

If you are in the Topeka area and are interested in hearing from others at this event, join us!

Special thanks to India Yarborough for putting this together!

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