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Leadership and fear, part 2: Squeaky voices and lessons learned

Last time, I wrote about flapping my little courage wings: taking a vocal workshop in spite of my longstanding fear of singing in public. My rational mind knows that there’s no actual danger here. I won’t break a limb, and it’s not likely that the other kids (fully-formed, polite, Northwestern adults) will openly mock me. At the very worst, I’ll feel embarrassed by my rusty, awkward voice, and I might […]

Jan

Leadership and fear, part 1: Scaring myself on purpose

A couple of weeks ago, I flapped my little courage wings and signed up for a vocal workshop. When I mentioned this to my consulting partner, he raised an eyebrow, shook his head, and laughed. He is perplexed and slightly stunned that I would CHOOSE to spend a free Sunday afternoon with strangers, doing something that terrifies me. And at the same time, he knows that this is the kind […]

Before the Negotiation workshop, I would have not even considered asking for further compensation outside of the contract—even though I worked many more hours than agreed upon in order to meet the clients growing needs for the project. With my new tools, I was able to directly and simply ask my clients if there was more money available in the budget. They came back with a resounding YES and a re-negotiation totaling $4,500.

Small business ownerSeattle

Thank you for your excellent workshop facilitation at the Legislative Summit. Many people approached me during the week to say how much they enjoyed the session and that they made great connections with other participants. I certainly appreciate the time you took to research, understand, and tailor the workshop to our audience, and we'd love to work with you again!

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The Moxie experience has been profound. I have learned to define genuine leadership as something that comes from an authentic place deep inside of me. I have become aware of how much my natural inclination to nurture can be leveraged to enhance collaborative leadership. Perhaps most important of all, I have begun to trust and embrace my existing leadership skills and find fulfillment in using them well.

Kari Defreest, OTR, CHTPeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center

Executive coaching with Sara brought me clarity as well as courage. Sara's coaching included both the feedback from my colleagues in the 360 assessment and her own insights and knowledge about leaders in systems. For me that combination is powerful, motivating and change-making!

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Tom Shulz, ChairKetchikan Community Foundation

I thought this session [Raising Money Takes Courage: Digging Deep for Success] was one of the most important sessions I've EVER attended at an NDOA conference (or any conference for that matter).

Workshop participantNDOA Conference, 2014

Sara’s engaging and interactive presentations provided strategies to improve board effectiveness, practical techniques to navigate difficult conversations, and a primer in fundraising… Reading the evaluations, it was clear that the attendees found the experience to be valuable, energizing and highly beneficial.

Ricardo Lopez, Program OfficerThe Alaska Community Foundation

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Alison McCaffree, E.D.Washington State Nonprofit Conference

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Bess Clark, Executive DirectorCommunity Connections (AK)

Forrest guided me through expert negotiating strategies... Forrest’s strategic advice, timely implementation, and his commitment to mentoring have proven invaluable in my business development.

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