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This is one of my favorite things to talk about - sharing your voice. Nothing gets me more excited than empowering women to be bold, confident and brave enough to really elevate their message and their voice. So love it!So of course I had to jump at the chance to have Karen come on and talk about the very thing I so love.Guest Appearance - Dr. Karen LangKaren Lang, Ph.D. focuses her life’s work on helping teen girls and college-bound young women identify their sparks--purpose, talents, dreams, and passions--and to have strong voices in their lives and communities. Her business, SparkVoice, provides research-based and heartfelt mentoring, inspiration, and life tools to strengthen women’s confidence and ignite their bright futures. Her dissertation study on Voice and Women’s Advocacy sparked her dream to offer in-person camps and online workshops for young women navigating the pressures of today’s culture and to rewrite girl culture where needed--to celebrate instead of compare, collaborate instead of compete, and connect instead of isolate.Purpose Of This EpisodeTo talk about some of the issues that shed light on the fact that as women our voices do matter.Tips To Follow In This EpisodeWhy you should be visibile as women and share your voice.What does it mean to find your voice?Why superwoman is just a myth and perfection is not a goal.Learn why being a listening audience is so powerful for whatever you are doing.Action Tip For This EpisodeWatch your listening skills in life and work on improving them because that's how people feel loved. That's how people feel seen. That's how you'll connect. We all want more connection and when we really listen and ask a good follow-up question. People feel loved when we come back around and say hey, you told me that news, where are you this week with it? Nothing fills up our tank like that in my experience. So really listening to be a noticer is kind of a good mantra.