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The Gutsy Girl’s Guide to Success- LIVE! And other sweet events.

posted 22nd March 2010    Written by: Molly Mahar    CATEGORY: Events, Molly, Stratejoy the Biz

Woo Freakin’ Hoo!  Exciting news, Tribe.  Stratejoy is hitting the road.  I’m going to be leading some awesome workshops in San Francisco and Washington, DC this summer!  More details and online registration will be coming soon as we secure locations, panelists, and sponsors–but I did want to introduce you to the event leaders in each city!

Before I do that- there are a few other new events I want to make sure you’re aware of!

A Free Conference Call on Tuesday, March 30th!  RSVP on Facebook!

Another Life List Art Fest Luncheon! In Seattle on April 11th!

101 Things To DO Before You Go- Creating a Meaningful Life List was so fun last time, I thought we’d do it again!

Expect guided brainstorming, lots of examples, lunch, mimosas, and tons of art supplies to make an inspiring vision board or memory book to hold your list!

Click on the pic to get more details and register online.

This event is a great way to take some time for yourself to create, get crafty, and commit to checking off some excitement from you list!

Bring your mom, your sister, your significant other- Men are totally invited to this event!

Back to the Introductions…

These lovely ladies are motivated, authentic, and excited to bring you an empowering and inspiring event.  I’m thrilled to be working with both Carlie and Nicole to produce these workshops, and hopefully more in the future.

If you’re interested in contacting the gals about helping with the event in your city, you can reach them at carlie {at} stratejoy {com} or nicole {at} stratejoy {com}.  Carlie’s the gal about town in the Bay Area and Nicole is rockin’ in DC.

Without further ado, it’s my great pleasure to introduce…

Carlie Hanson

San Francisco Leader
Mission: Give more, Take less.

Professional Bio: Carlie Hanson is a woman of many talents. Barista in the morning, SEO strategist and marketer midday, event planner and writer by night, she moved to San Francisco in 2009 for adventure. Upon meeting other 20 somethings and encountering Quarterlife Crisis, she became an advocate for conquering (and loving!) the Quarterlife experience.  Find her on Twitter.

I Love: running, people, laughing, cooking, eating, British funky jazz music, Women’s Health magazine, university, london, british accents, reading social psychology, traveling, wine, adventuring, and entrepreneurship.

I Despise: lying, goodbyes, desk jobs, and jobs that make you refrain from talking.

What else? As a MN native, I graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2008. In 2009, I uprooted to SF for adventure, warmth, and new challenges (surfing? vineyard volunteer? yes!). In between balancing all my jobs, you can usually find me volunteering, running, getting lost, and hanging out with new SF friends. I’m currently taking a break from graduate school, but I can’t wait to get back and complete my masters in health communications.

Nicole Indelicato

Washington DC Leader
Mission:  Live a Transparent Authentic Open life by empowering others to seek balance, pursue passions, chase dreams, choose happiness and discover purpose.

Professional Bio: Nicole Indelicato is the Founder of Nicole Indelicato, LLC, a Success Coaching Practice that provides Gen Y athletes resources, tools, leadership and empowerment to live their best life on purpose.  You can find her on Twitter.

I Love: Being in nature, traveling the World, thinking BIG, baseball parks and players, red velvet cupcakes, paying it forward, inspiration, handbags, green tea, bookstores, rural country, interior design, camping, deep & meaningful conversations with my “soul sisters”.

I Despise: Pigeons, thinking small, judgment, New York City subway rats, pork, peas and walls that are not painted.

What Else? I was born in New York, grew up in New Jersey and attended in college in Connecticut (Go UCONN) – A true tri-stater.  I currently live in Arlington, VA outside of Washington, DC.  I am a philanthropist, baseball lover, world traveler, and adventure enthusiast.  I spend my daily energy on my companies and non-profit (aka my babies) and continue to brainstorm ways to set out and leave my legacy upon this world.

WRAP UP

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Interested in producing an event in your city?  Think you can gather 50 like-minded awesome Gen Y women for a day of awesomeness? Yes, you get paid!   Contact me.  I’m working on the fall and 2011 schedule!

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Calling all Gutsy Girls. Stand up & Shout out!

posted 22nd May 2009    Written by: Molly Mahar    CATEGORY: All Posts, Events, Molly, Tips & Tools

Wednesday night was a treat! The lululemon store in Pacific Place hosted 35 Gutsy Girls for an hour of “stratejoyzing” & then served up delicious strawberries, chocolate & chair massages with Claire from 5Focus.  We connected, we laughed & we jammed about living life on purpose.

For those of you who couldn’t make it out (and for those of you readers who aren’t in Seattle), I don’t want to you to miss out on all the great ground we covered!  Thus, I am writing a 3 part series on the program! Grab your journal, put your thinking cap on & do some exploration with me.

Living Life on Purpose: A Gutsy Girl’s Guide to Success

By the end of this 3 part series you’ll have a handle on what this phrase means, ’cause we’re going to break it down, bit by bit.  Did I mention it’s interactive?  Participation is requested, well actually, it’s required!  I suppose I will never know if you don’t answer the questions I’m posing, but those of you who leave a comment with your answers win gold starts & undying adoration from me…

Seriously, who wouldn’t want that?

First, introductions.

“I’m Molly, the gutsy entrepreneur who loves belly laughs & is seeking a tribe.”

Who are you?  It’s as easy as completing a little mad lib style nametag:  “I’m NAME, the ADJECTIVE NOUN, who loves NOUN & is seeking NOUN.”  Get it?  Good!  This is the first part of your posted comment!

WHAT DO I MEAN BY GUTSY?

When I tell woman about what I do for a living (I run a fabulous company that offers workshops, keynote speeches & online resources to build a community of women leading authentically joyous lives), there is one response I get all of the time.

“Oh my gosh, Molly.  That is so cool, so needed right now.   I have a friend who could really use your workshop.  She’s graduating/going through a quarter life crisis/just got divorced/lost her job/is a new mom and could use some time to get reconnected with her life & the things that bring her joy.”

I tell you– this is the classic response.  And I don’t doubt that there is a friend out there that would really benefit from a workshop.  But there seems to be some sort of stigma about saying “You know what?  I bet I could gain some clarity & excitement by spending time really thinking about my life & what makes me truly happy.”

Of course you could!  We all lead such busy lives & are constantly being pulled in several directions.  It’s rare to find a women who feels like she’s totally dialed in with herself.  The majority of us are just trying to get through the day- working hard, playing hard & figuring it out as we go along.  I get that. Life’s a journey & we’re doing the best we can.

But I truly believe that our lives can be led gracefully & with more meaning when you take time to connect with yourself. When you take time to strip away the social self that tries to keep up with everyone else’s expectations & live more in tune with your authentic core.  When you challenge yourself to step up to the plate of truly loving the life you live.

“You did then what you knew how to do and when you knew better… you did better.”
–Maya Angelou–

Long story to get to the point…  Let’s try this again!

WHAT DO I MEAN BY GUTSY?

I think it takes guts to say you’re committed to tackling the hard work of happiness.  I think it takes guts to admit that you might not know how to navigate a new phase of your life.  I think it takes guts to carve out time for yourself to define & go after your version of an authentically joyous life.

A gutsy girls listens to her intuition.  She surrounds herself with supportive company & stands up to naysayers.  She admits when shit has hit the fan or when her life feels off course AND she does something about it.  A gusty girl has the strength to live by her own compass, her own north star. A gutsy girl stands up for her beliefs, her passions & her place in the world. She goes after the big dreams without stepping on others in the process. A gutsy girl truly loves herself, her companions, her neighbors, her world.  She knows deep in her soul that there is enough of all that is wonderful to go around.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?
This is the second part of your posted comment!

•    What is your definition of a gutsy girl?
•    When did you last exhibit gusty girl spirit?

I can’t wait to hear what you think.  Gold stars all around, you gutsy girl you.

photo credit: ken mahar

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