How to Be a Successful Executive Woman Leader

When today’s guest, Kelli Thompson, was overwhelmed by opportunity—a level of success she had been dreaming of and working diligently toward—she knew she needed a roadmap to better manage her time and energy, stat.

In this conversation, we unpack how she created an Energy Capacity Plan (a woman after my own spreadsheet-loving heart!), how to create yours, why it doesn’t need to be a detailed calendar grid sliced into specific 15-minute increments, and how that plan can inform your pricing.

In the second half, we also talk about masterminds — when to join, what to watch out for, and how to determine which one/s are right for you. If you haven’t already, be sure to check out our conversation for the Pivot podcast on 315: Intuition-Building, Spotting Pedestal Syndrome, and Closing the Confidence Gap.

More About Kelli: Kelli Thompson is a women’s leadership coach and speaker who helps women advance to the rooms where decisions are made. She has coached and trained hundreds of women to trust themselves, lead with more confidence, and create a career they love. She is the founder of the Clarity & Confidence Women's Leadership Program, and a Stevie Award winner for Women in Business—Coach of the Year. She is the author of Closing The Confidence Gap: Boost Your Peace, Your Potential & Your Paycheck, which was selected as a must-read by The Next Big Idea Club.

🌟 3 Key Takeaways

• Kelli maps her month by giving each week an energy theme/allocation: High intensity (week 1), moderate intensity (weeks 2 and 3), and recovery (week 4).
• “Success loves clarity”: When considering opportunities, before jumping to yes, ask if it aligns with your mission and business values.
• Think of energy and entrepreneurship as levers you can pull: Sometimes, you need to push up or pull down when things are happening with your health, with your family, and/or within your business.

📝 Permission: Drop anything that drains your energy!

✅ Do (or Delegate) This Next: Do an energy audit, and perhaps even create your energy capacity plan mapping out what each week looks like at a high level (day by day, rather than hour by hour) and the time-value of different types of activities.

🔗 Resources Mentioned

• Kelli on the web and social: @kelliraethompson (IG), Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook
• Kelli’s page of free resources (includes her Energy Capacity Plan template)
• Article: Mitch Joel’s Who is Your Mastermind?
• Apps for asynchronous communication Marco Polo, Voxer, Telegram (iOS, Android)
• People: Mark Manson
• Jenny’s private BFF Community

📚 Books Mentioned

• Closing The Confidence Gap: Boost Your Peace, Your Potential & Your Paycheck by Kelli Thompson
• The Wisdom of the Enneagram: The Complete Guide to Psychological and Spiritual Growth for the Nine Personality Types
• Free Time: Lose the Busywork, Love Your Business
• Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One
• Life After College

🎧 Related Episodes

• Pivot: 315: Intuition-Building, Spotting Pedestal Syndrome, and Closing the Confidence Gap
• Free Time: 046: Time Margin—Are You Drowning, Treading Water, or Gliding?
• 175: Give Yourself a Raise with Erin Haag
• 141: Process, Permission Slips, and Business Pivots with Tara McMullin
• 143: Exploring Time, Money, and Energy Capacity with Tara McMullin and Charlie Gilkey (Replay)
• 078: Creating Transformational Mastermind Groups

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