PinnedTo Be a Great Leader You Must First Connect to Your Inner WisdomIn November 2020 I launched my signature leadership program, Alchemy. I had a group of talented and diverse leaders coming from all different walks of life. …Leadership3 min readLeadership3 min read
Mar 14, 2021Your Truest Self Lies Just Outside Your Edge of ComfortImagine the boxes you’ve locked yourself into. The ways in which you define who you are and what you can / cannot do. Think about each border you’ve drawn between who you are and who “they” are, the stories you tell yourself about what’s not possible for you. We live…Personal Growth3 min readPersonal Growth3 min read
Mar 8, 2021Taking a Courageous Step Forward Will Show You What No Longer Serves YouWhenever I take a step outside my comfort zone, a fear rises within me. A fear that, perhaps, it would be safer to just stay put where I am. Why rock the boat when everything is pretty much fine and there isn’t anything I could really complain about. This happens…Courage3 min readCourage3 min read
Feb 26, 2021Two Mentors Who Greatly Impacted My Business & LifeAlchemy was created from a wealth of personal experience and following the wisdom and expertise of talented humans in the fields of leadership, transformation, and mindfulness. My own personal journey of transformation began just a few years ago when I realized I was in the wrong job, working on the…Leadership4 min readLeadership4 min read
Feb 25, 2021You Must Continually Evolve Your Business to Reach Your Ideal ClientOne of the biggest challenges I faced in starting my own business was truly understanding who I was as a business. Not just the Amanda Parker part of it, but also The Courage Factory side. What did I stand for? Who did I work with? What problems did I solve? …Entrepreneur3 min readEntrepreneur3 min read
Feb 19, 2021Focusing on New Skills & Tools Does not Make You a Great LeaderOne of my clients came to me when he was relatively new to his leadership position and wanted to be a more impactful leader. …Leadership3 min readLeadership3 min read
Feb 18, 2021How Would Your Life Look if You’d Only Listen to Your Intuition?A few years back I had a big decision to make. I wasn’t happy in my job, I knew I needed a change, but I had no idea what that change should look like or how to go about it. It was a feeling of near desperation. I was becoming…Intuition6 min readIntuition6 min read
Feb 18, 2021How to Walk Away from a Client Who’s Not a FitI’ve been experimenting over the last few months with ending client relationships that simply aren’t working. In the past, I tended to wait things out too long until resentment and bad blood built up — to the point where the goodbye was more of a “Good Riddance!” The first few…Entrepreneurship5 min readEntrepreneurship5 min read
May 14, 2020How Strong is Your Support System?Here’s what I do to strengthen my support network. From the time I decided to quit my full time job, sublet my apartment, relocate my cats to New York, and move to Asia to become a professional coach — I had a universe of people behind me supporting my decision — and helping to make the overwhelming and anxiety-provoking…Support5 min readSupport5 min read
Apr 30, 2020Is Coaching The Most Important Relationship in Your Life?Coaching can seem like a buzzword these days and there are so many different types of coaches, it can be hard to know why you should work with a coach, or what kind of coach would be the right fit for you. So while it is impossible to tell you…Coaching3 min readCoaching3 min read
