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For those days you need extra motivation to let go of perfect and create your own rules for life

Heather Whelpley Heather Whelpley

The Power of Grounded Anger

I'm guessing it's a fair bet to say you've been angry at some point in the last week. Maybe multiple points.

A lot of people, especially women, have been taught that anger isn't an acceptable emotion to express. It's too much. Too aggressive. It's impolite. Upsetting. It might hurt someone.

But there's something we're not taught about anger: When it's grounded, it's powerful.

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Heather Whelpley Heather Whelpley

A Different Question To Start 2026

I have one question for you to start 2026, and it's a little different from your typical new year's goal setting resolution type of question: What are you LONGING for?

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Heather Whelpley Heather Whelpley

A drill, procrastination, and doing it scared

Before last Thursday, I’d only used a drill once.

It happened ten years ago. The hole ended up bigger than anticipated and while it wasn’t disastrous, it didn’t make me particularly confident in my ability to use a drill again.

I avoided the drill for a decade…and then it came up again.

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Heather Whelpley Heather Whelpley

The Best Career Advice I’ve Ever Gotten

I was early in my corporate journey when I got the some of the best advice of my career.

A senior leader I was working with turned to me and said: "Heather, you have to know the rules of the game, but you don't have to play by them."

Which leads me to ask you....what rules of the game have you been handed that you don't have to play by?

What have you been told, directly or indirectly, about what makes you successful at work that you don't want to follow? Or maybe isn't even remotely true?

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Heather Whelpley Heather Whelpley

Beating The Addiction To Praise & Validation

Today's topic is for all the overachievers, former straight-A students, and past good girls out there: How do you let go of the need for praise and validation? I'll tell you the answer. It's simple, but not easy. You have to get to know yourself. Learn more about how in this 3-minute video.

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Heather Whelpley Heather Whelpley

The Problem With Self-Help For Women

I loved Untamed, but as I thought back on the book and all the self-help geared towards women, I realized most of them had one thing in common: The turning point in a woman's life hinged on falling in love or, even more so, having children. This realization made me MAD. On a deep, deep level.

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