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Love and Coffee

Hey there, I'm Michaela.

I'm an expert on personal branding, medium roast aficionado, and LinkedIn? It's kind of my thing. Cozy up with another cup of coffee, and learn more about how I can help take you, your team, or next event attendees from beginner to all star online with real strategies that work for real people.  

 

 

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You're probably tired of yet another marketer telling you about how much they rock, right? I don't blame ya. So don't take my word for it, scroll through to see what my clients and audience members have to say! 

 

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Follow my wild adventures on the 'gram

“Sorry, I won’t be able to work today, my dog just yawned and did this adorable head shake thing and I just DIED 😍.” ✨✨✨ Anybody else think their pup is the cutest thing ever? ✨✨✨ #dogmom #doglover #puppylove
Can I get a DOUBLE TAP on this if you’d rather hang out at the bookstore or library than go shopping or marathon a show on #netflix 📺 ✨✨✨ Books are my happy place, and I’ve read over a 💯 of them this year! ✨✨✨ That’s why I’m so excited to share my HUGE ASS list of books, podcasts, and blog posts that rocked my world this year! ✨✨✨ Link is in bio! What has been your #1 fav book or podcast of 2018? I’d love to hear what you’ve been digging!
Over the past few days, I’ve sent out hundreds of cards, gifts, videos, and #LinkedIn recommendations. My fingers hurt and I cannot lick another envelope, but my heart is so full. ✨✨✨ This season isn’t about BOGO, or Amazon wish-lists, or stacks of gift cards, it’s about pressing pause in the midst of our chaotic, crazy lives and practicing gratitude. ✨✨✨ It’s been a tough year for me. I’ve had successes and failures, and I’m not certain what 2019 holds for me. But I know one thing for sure, that whatever happens next, I have a tribe of wonderful humans by my side that will be there through it all. And THAT, to me, is the ultimate gift this year. ✨✨✨ So for every person that has liked, commented, shared, of messaged me, THANK YOU 🙏 ✨✨✨ What are you grateful for this year?
I like to sleep, I sing randomly throughout the day (sometimes unmuted by accident on conference calls) and I talk to animals 🐶🐱... ✨✨✨ ...I’m PRETTY SURE I’m at least part #Disney princess 👸
I've been ignoring you, and DAMN, it feels good. . Well, hang on now, don't press that unfollow button just yet! ☺️ . Over the past couple of days, I haven't posted much. As a result, I've had people reach out and ask what's wrong. . But see, that's what's wrong. Social media can quickly go from being a fun way to communicate with buddies and find a supportive tribe, to a distraction from the important stuff. . You become expected to post often, answer frequently, and drop everything for that notification. It's impossible to do great work when your loyalty is to that DING on your 📱 . Does anybody else get exhausted by all this? Because I do! . Next year, I want to write my first non-fiction 📖 . I plan to publish new articles on #LinkedIn and life in general. I want to make spending time with my family a priority, not just an activity to pass to time in between notifications. . I need offline time to make these things, my greatest dreams, actually happen. . Am I quitting social media? Haha, heck no, come on now! But, I AM working on becoming a much more intentional user. . I'm learning my limits on how much I can handle before the positive feelings of the community turn into comparison fatigue. . I'm discovering how to limit my time on platforms so that I can do more DEEP WORK. . I'm going back to my roots, where my identity wasn't so intertwined with how often I posted. . I'm kicking around, but if you don't see my goofy mug pop up in your newsfeed regularly, just know that I'm alive and quite enjoying a little bit of digital freedom from time to time :) . Do you agree with limiting your social media time? Comment 👇
Me: maybe don’t be so extra today, Mick 😇 Inner me: be the MOST extra you’ve ever been 😈
I am not a TEDx speaker, I failed my audition. ✨✨✨ I am not a mother, my body has been firm on that decision right now. ✨✨✨ I am not a #LinkedIn Top Voice, I’ve been passed up for three years. ✨✨✨ For every single win you’ve seen me post, there have been dozens of failures. ✨✨✨ I would be a liar if I told you that it doesn’t sting, that disappointment doesn’t hurt like a mofo. ✨✨✨ Feeling unseen, unheard, unworthy stinks, let’s be real. ✨✨✨ But true greatness doesn’t come from those moments of victory and celebration, it comes from the minute you open your eyes the morning after a let down.✨✨✨ It comes from the decision in that very moment that despite the pain, your battered ego, and the frustration, that you will wake up, turn on a pot of coffee, and show up again. ✨✨✨ This post goes out to the runners up, the participation medalists, the ones that keep turning over the bottle that reads “better luck next time”. ✨✨✨ Keep pushing, keep grinding, and keep choosing to #riseregardless. ✨✨✨ If you agree, comment with an 👊 and share your #riseregardless story below!
Sometimes, you just need to buy your own damn flowers 💐 ✨✨✨ My husband is a great guy, don't get me wrong, but the man is PRACTICAL. As in, buys me a heated seat cover for Valentine's Day, because nothing says LOVE like a toasty butt, am I right? ✨✨✨ He's not a romantic dude, and for the longest time, it bugged the hell out of me. He would come home from the grocery store and I'd secretly hope he bought me a bunch of flowers, delicately wrapped in the cheesy heart embellished paper. ✨✨✨ Then, one day, as I passed by a bucket of roses while waiting in the checkout line, I had a thought... "What if I just buy my own flowers?" ✨✨✨ When I left my corporate role last spring, I woke up the day after I resigned in pure panic. "Where am I going to get money now? How will I survive?" ✨✨✨ What I was REALLY asking myself was, "Who's going to save me now?". ✨✨✨ So I grabbed my car keys, and headed to my local florist. As I dunked my blush hydrangeas into a vase, I promised myself that I would continue to do what I've always done, and every time I felt like giving up, I'd have this physical reminder that I'm the one who gets to write my life's story. ✨✨✨ I'd be the hero I was waiting for. I'd buy my own damn flowers. ✨✨✨ Love and coffee, Michaela