Refine your shine
Invincible Sparkle was created to inspire and remind women of that fierce and unstoppable person they already are. It may take some time and encouragement to bring that invincible girl back out, but we’re all doing the work together. Thank you for being on this journey with me and paying it forward!
I’m Jess. I’m a professional, wife, manager, coworker, friend, overachiever, procrastinator, shopper and so much more. Full-time, I work as a director, managing teams in product development, sales and sourcing. I love working with people, seeing them succeed and grow to reach their goals.
One of my mentors once told me that if I love what I do, to become a “sourcing evangelist.” At the time, I was a sourcing specialist and loved working with factories to bring product to the stores. I started speaking at my alma mater and at any event that would have me.
In 2019, I was asked to speak at a women in business conference and I spoke about keeping that belief that you can do anything after being in the work world for a while. I had avoided opportunities because I’d been told to sit down or that I wasn’t good enough or ready enough. I was worried about taking risks because I might be judged for failure. I had given external voices power to decide my path when they weren’t speaking truth.
After the talk, I was overwhelmed by how many voices told me they had felt this same way. Invincible Sparkle was started as a blog, resource and community to fill the space with encouragement, truth about difficulties and inspiration to get through anything so that everyone can shine in their unique way.
It’s ok to not know everything, but what you do know is where you’ll start in solving any problem. You have to trust in what you know as a leader. But what you know isn’t only facts and data, it’s also your gut reaction and your ability to silence self-doubt.
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Every highly effective individual needs an effective self-care routine. Otherwise, being highly effective gets harder and harder until, eventually, burnout sets in. Here’s my “secret sauce” for weekly self-care which allows me to show up confidently and with a zest for life.
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Melinda Gates writes an incredibly poignant and heartfelt book about how empowering women changes the world in The Moment of Lift. Because so many of her examples felt so real to me after travelling the world for work myself, I wanted to share with you some of my takeaways from this great read.
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We can be anxious about so many things in our lives. We get nervous for new things, for situations that are uncertain, for change. But our nervous intuition can also help tell us when something isn’t quite right. Here’s how to identify and understand what these emotions are telling you.
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Over 4 days, 14 hours a day, I had the exceptional opportunity to learn from Tony Robbins and other speakers at the Unleash Your Power Conference (UPW). They taught tools for psychology, physiology and how to break limiting beliefs to achieve goals with exceptional and genuine energy. Here are my top 10 takeaways.
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Lots of products offer a warranty or a lifetime warranty. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could have the same thing for our careers? You know, a lifetime warranty that things will turn out ok? While we don’t get a guarantee, there are steps you can take to make sure that your career path is successful and be confident that things will work out.
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Like many of you, I have a fire in my belly to achieve my goals. I’m driven to keep learning, growing and getting better. I find that the more you push for achievement, the more adversity rears its head in personal doubt and doubt around you. Here’s how to take that doubt and use it to fuel your fire.
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Whether you’re in school or in the workplace as an adult, there is always going to be someone who is mean. Learning to coexist and work with this person can be the secret sauce you need to succeed. Here’s how to do it.
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Whether you’re just graduating college or years into your career, you’ve probably been told to be patient. That your next opportunity or job is out there, you just have to wait for it. What does it mean to be patient in your career?
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It’s ok to ask for help. I’ll say it again, it’s ok to ask for help for ANYTHING. Whether it’s advice for your next career step, therapy to help you get out of a loop you’re stuck in or help with doing the laundry, it’s ok to not be 1000% at all times and to sometimes need help.
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