In this episode of Becoming with Angelina Watkins, Angelina interviews Christy Rutherford.

Being a macro-level thinker is a blessing and a curse. Macro-level thinkers see big picture; they are visionaries. They can get lost in the details so it is important that they have the right people around them to help carry out the assignment. Those who don’t understand the mind of a macro-level thinker will place them in the average category and underestimate them as a child. However, your macro-level thinkers are your leaders of the world.

Black women in leadership roles face challenges in the boardroom and the bedroom. Often what happens is work takes up so much of the women’s time that she become too tired, stressed, and burnt out for her man. She is battling at work and battling at home. Her man just wants time, while she perceives his desire as sabotage to her career.

The hardest thing about brilliant women is that we do too much. We take on too much trying to prove ourselves in the workplace. We look for validation through our accomplishments and promotions. When you get in alignment with yourself and who you are you won’t have to work so hard to prove yourself. You will get rich in the area where you are best suited. But until you come into alignment with yourself you will continue to battle in the workplace.

Black women are wounded long before they get to the leadership table. They are bleeding out and getting ate up because they are caught in the cycle of battling. They are angry and creating a barrier to taking their success to the next level and getting the respect they deserve. They have been battling since middle school and high school trying to prove themselves because they were told they wouldn’t amount to anything. And their “I’ll show you” attitude is keeping them from the very thing they are trying to achieve.

Black women have to stop fighting long enough to assess how great she is because she is fighting everybody and has no time to look at herself. Her attitude is causing her to lose out on opportunities and love. If she would heal and walk in her confidence she will have the power at the table to stay or walk away. Black women are ambitious strong black woman and they need to know they are going to meet challenges. How do you now overcome those challenges or not react to those challenges or not react to petty people and not work yourself to death and still get your money.

They have to get clear on exactly who they are, where they want to go and how they are showing up so they can transform.

About Christy!

Christy is an International Executive Leadership Coach and Business Advisor. She assists women with getting promoted through office politics and self care. A Harvard Business School Alumna, Christy is also a certified Executive Leadership Coach from Georgetown University and has been featured in Forbes three times. An author, Christy published five #1 best-selling books on Amazon in eight months.

Episode Outline
[00:00] A sneak peak into the episode
[00:40] Music intro
[00:54] Opening
[01:21] Introduction of Guest Christy Rutherford
[01:49] Growing up Christy
[03:03] Macro thinker
[05:08] Finishing what you start
[08:38] Law of Obedience
[13:51] From Average to Harvard
[18:26] Challenges in the workplace
[22:00] The Good Ol’ Girls Club
[23:35] You didn’t even want the job
[30:00] Your attitude keeps you from getting what you want
[32:05] Misery seeks misery
[33:20] You lost but you gain
[34:45] Career over relationship
[38:46] Burnt out and stressed
[42:00] Falling is the part of the journey
[45:44] Tell the truth about who you are
[47:19] Premium price tag
[52:10] Confidence gets you more money
[54:14] Trauma default
[1:02:00] Where to find her
[1:02:37] Golden Nugget
[1:02:16] Closing

Where you are is not where you have to be. Your past does not define you, YOU define you.

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PODCAST MUSIC
Intro/Outro Music Title: So Magnificent
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PODCAST GUEST
Guest: Christy Rutherford
Book: Trauma Default available on Amazon
Case Study: www.changenowwithchristy.com
IG: https://www.instagram.com/christy.rutherford/