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Leadership and Energy Management in Times of Uncertainty

Leadership isn’t about having all the answers—it’s about creating stability when things feel shaky. In times of uncertainty, your team looks to you for direction, reassurance, and focus. The key? Prioritizing your own energy, practicing emotional intelligence with clear boundaries, and communicating with confidence. This guide breaks down three essential leadership moves to help you […]

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What Burnout Looks Like for Entrepreneurs and Leaders: How to Identify It, Prevent It, and Support Someone Experiencing It

Career, Life / Ciara Pressler

Yesterday I had the pleasure of being interviewed for a forthcoming article about entrepreneurs and burnout. The fact that founder and leader mental health is being written about at all is a huge win; it hasn’t been a public topic until recently. The journalist asked why I thought this topic was coming to light right now.

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Fake MCs: Watch Out for These Coaches, Consultants, & Advisors

Business, Life / Ciara Pressler

In the rap game, there’s nothing worse than Fake MCs. Weak beats and weaker lyrics hiding behind rhinestone bling, illegal samples, and irritating hooks; distracting from the Real MCs and real talent with the smoke and mirrors of big budgets and booty. The coaching game is no different (well, less booty). Thanks to the low

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Energy Over Everything Else

Life / jordancarroll

Everything, from a granular level, is made of energy. Thus, the common denominator between every interaction we have in our life, all objects, plants, humans, and animals is an exchange of energy. When you eat a fish, for instance, you’re body harvests the energy from the meat, so in essence, you’re consuming everything the fish

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Life with an Asterisk

Life / elysestoner

I feel like I am living life with an asterisk at the end of every sentence. When someone asks, “How are you doing?”, I want to respond, “I’m good* (*I was struggling this morning and am concerned about what may happen in a few hours, but right now… I’m good).” We are all living in

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Aparna Bole on Inequality in Health Issues and Access to Democracy

People, Video, Work / Pregame HQ

In The Interview: Episode #19, Ciara Pressler interviews Aparna Bole, pediatrician, professor, and environmental health activist. Aparna and Ciara talk about… How children’s health is faring during Covid Downstream health effects of systemic racism and the injustice she sees every day as a pediatrician in Cleveland Return on investment in regards to environmental health How

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Michael Anthony on Overcoming Trauma, Vulnerability, and Ownership

People, Video / Pregame HQ

In The Interview: Episode #17, Ciara Pressler interviews Michael Anthony, International Speaker, Coach, Podcast Host, and Author of Think Unbroken. Michael and Ciara talk about… Creating a career and life free of cultural expectations How your past can be indicative of present circumstances and how to begin consciously identifying these factors Creating a personal development

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