Why Self-Advocacy Is the Secret to Confident Leadership with Jamie Lee

Jamie Lee is an executive coach, certified hypnotist, and true big thinker. Connecting years ago in a mastermind, I’ve been a devoted follower of her work ever since. She’s dedicated to empowering women and people of color to reclaim their power, advocate for themselves, and build unshakable confidence to achieve bigger and better things in their careers. 

In this episode of She Thinks Big, Jamie unpacks three transformative takeaways that will revolutionize how you approach your career and life. She challenges the notion that speaking up is selfish, reveals why uncomfortable conversations are essential for growth, and shares how harnessing your mental state can lead to unprecedented success.

So get ready to examine your perceptions of self-advocacy, embrace uncomfortable conversations, and discover powerful tools (including hypnosis) to cultivate unwavering self-confidence and achieve your biggest goals!

3:17 – Jamie’s background and her work as an executive coach to women and people of color

5:05 – Why self-advocacy is an act of service that also benefits others

9:40 – Why everything worthwhile is on the other side of a “risky” conversation

16:32 – Two ways to make work/business conversations feel less risky for you

19:46 – A sign that it’s time to leave your position

21:50 – Why you’re doing it right if it feels awkward to advocate for yourself

23:16 – How hypnosis/visualization serve as powerful confidence-building tools

29:05 – A two-minute method to use ahead of a high-stakes or risky conversation

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Jamie Lee is a coach and hypnotist who helps women, BIPOC, neuro-divergent, and the marginalized reclaim their power and achieve mastery through practical neuroscience and coaching. She’s delivered many talks about self-advocacy in the workplace, but her true passion is digging into the inner workings of the human mind. Following her fascination, she obtained certifications in life coaching, feminist coaching, and integrative hypnosis.

Jamie’s work is rooted in the conviction that true personal power lies not in chasing after other’s approval but in tapping into the potential of the brain’s vast neuronal connections. She works individually with those who don’t fit the traditional mold of leadership, find conventional wisdom too stifling, and want to forge new paths in their careers and lives.

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