Life happens in the uncomfortable.
The view from the floor, surrounded by dogs, coffee and adderall.
Hey, I'm Bode.
Writer of musings.
Thanks for swinging by to check out my dogs, my ideas, my super fresh perspective and all the things that annoy me in life.
I can’t wait to share all the things you never knew you needed to know.
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4:00 a.m. Sunday, I was pacing the kitchen, with a 5-shot iced shaken espresso in one hand and my phone in the other, recording voice notes and trying to get my brain to shut up. The worry and the stress don’t care what time it is; if you own a business, you know what I mean.
Weekends become the time you use to catch what slipped during the week, fix what’s broken, plan the next move, and think three steps ahead so you’re not cleaning up a mess later.
ADHD makes all of this louder and harder to navigate.
We`re all navigating hard sh*t, and I, for one, am not going to pretend I have everything together.
It`s time to normalize the hard stuff.
#personalbranding #adhd
The Women’s Entrepreneurial Fellowship is launching the second cohort, I’m full embracing themed outfits, I’m FINALLY back on Happy Hour Hustle talking margaritas and business ownership, @drew.veach and I continue our horrible picture taking (I had to cut his face off so you could see me - obviously), dogs, dogs and @m.k.earley shares an @8thirtyfour throwback.
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The Women’s Entrepreneurial Fellowship through @smallbusinessassocofmichigan is open to all second-stage WOSBs at no cost. #Apply at www.sbamwef.org/apply
As you go into the weekend, please take this to heart.
Just a little appreciation post for my GovCon family. If you’re interested in learning more about what I chatted about or downloading the personal brand guide, link in bio.
They’re calling it The Gray Divorce. Headlines frame it as an exodus driven by men’s weaponized incompetence, the tendency to shirk or feign inability at domestic tasks, leaving spouses exhausted.
The number of successful women I know who feel guilty about their own achievements is staggering. The more awards, promotions, or revenue milestones they rack up, the worse things get at home.
Women are now saying, “no more,” and choosing to leave relationships because these “systems” are influenced by patriarchy, sexism and societal expectations.
They’re over it. Read more at smallbizmusings.com
*pic of Annie, a leadership coach I met in DC. Her and I talked about this pretty extensively.
Breakfast with Drew. At one point, I was sitting next to him, but this is probably our best photo we’ve ever taken together.
