In this empowering episode of the Here2There Podcast, career coach Marilyn Ehrhardt joins Laura Dahne to explore the pivotal role of confidence for women in the workplace. Marilyn shares insights into how societal expectations shape women's self-image and how faith can provide a foundation for true, lasting confidence. With relatable anecdotes, Marilyn encourages women to redefine success on their own terms, balancing work and personal life without sacrificing core values or ambitions.

Episode Highlights:

• Defining Confidence: Marilyn explains that confidence is less about external achievements and more about internal alignment with purpose. She highlights how true confidence arises from understanding one's unique gifts and God-given purpose.
• Gender Differences in Confidence: Marilyn discusses societal influences that shape confidence differently in men and women, offering strategies for women to embrace their strengths without conforming to male-centric models of success.
• Balancing Career and Family: Marilyn shares her personal journey from a high-powered corporate role to entrepreneurship, where she found fulfillment by integrating her professional skills with family life. She provides advice on setting boundaries and making career choices aligned with personal values.
• Encouragement for Aspiring Entrepreneurs: Marilyn emphasizes that confidence is essential for women considering entrepreneurship. She outlines how coaching can guide women in setting achievable goals and building a career path that respects their personal and professional needs.
• Biblical Foundations: Referencing Proverbs 19:21, Marilyn underscores that confidence is a divine gift, rooted in aligning one's life with God's purpose.

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In this enlightening episode of Here2There, hosted by Marilyn Ehrhardt, the conversation focuses on the challenges faced by women in the workplace, particularly those relating to abuse and gender inequality. Joining her is fellow life coach Laura Dahne, who adds her perspective on how societal expectations and personal behavior influence workplace dynamics. Together, they delve into deep and thought-provoking discussions on how women can rise above the challenges of inequality, learn to negotiate better, and avoid burnout in professional settings.

Episode Highlights:

• Understanding Abuse in the Workplace: Marilyn defines abuse as a result of selfishness and highlights its biblical roots. She explains how placing oneself above others leads to various forms of abuse, particularly in gender-biased environments.
• The Gender Bias Model: The conversation touches on how societal norms have long positioned men as assertive leaders while encouraging women to be submissive, making gender equality programs ineffective without addressing the underlying heart issues.
• Barriers to Promotion and Pay Discrepancies: Marilyn shares her personal experiences, such as her time working at Oracle and NASA, where women were often paid less and excluded from higher-level executive positions.
• Negotiating as a Skill: The hosts discuss the importance of women learning to negotiate their salaries and advocate for themselves, with Marilyn emphasizing that women often settle for less, accepting what's offered rather than fighting for what they deserve.
• The Importance of Delegation and Trust: Another key takeaway is Marilyn's advice on delegating tasks effectively and building trust within teams to succeed in leadership roles.
• Self-Value and Avoiding Burnout: They explore how women undervalue themselves by overworking and apologizing excessively, leading to professional burnout. Marilyn encourages women to recognize their worth and stop apologizing for their successes and efforts.

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In this episode of Here2There, host Marilyn Ehrhardt teams up with fellow coach Laura Dahne for an enlightening conversation about the importance of authentic relationships and networking in today's fast-paced, tech-driven world. As women navigating both personal and professional challenges, they explore the powerful role genuine connections play in advancing careers, personal growth, and fulfilling one's purpose. If you're ready to rethink how you approach relationships and make a lasting impact, this episode is for you!

Episode Highlights:

• The Value of Authentic Relationships: Marilyn emphasizes that meaningful connections are essential, not just in personal life, but especially in career advancement. Building real relationships can open doors that would otherwise remain closed.
• The Importance of Knowing Your "Why": Laura and Marilyn discuss the power of understanding your purpose. Knowing why you do what you do brings clarity, guiding your relationships and decisions, helping you to stay true to your values.

• Networking in the 21st Century: Marilyn highlights how networking isn't about collecting followers or exchanging business cards but about fostering genuine, mutually beneficial connections that uplift and inspire.

• The Masks We Wear: The coaches address the masks women often wear to avoid rejection and the importance of shedding those to form real, deep connections based on authenticity and vulnerability.

• Impact on Community and Culture: Together, Marilyn and Laura unpack how women, by building authentic relationships, can impact their communities and leave lasting legacies.

Are you ready to take your relationships and career to the next level by embracing authenticity? Learn more about Here2There and the incredible work Marilyn is doing by visiting our website at https://h2t.sabianet.com. Don't miss out on future episodes packed with inspiring insights on personal and professional growth!

Welcome to another insightful episode of "Here 2 There," hosted by Marilyn Ehrhardt. In this episode, Marilyn is rebroadcasting a conversation with Laura Dahne, Life coach, (https://www.youtube.com/@lauradahne), a close friend who is herself a coach to women. Marilyn Ehrhardt is a former NASA computer scientist and senior Vice President for Information Technology, now a dedicated coach for women entrepreneurs. Together, they delve into the profound impact of our thoughts in the digital age and how technology shapes our lives and businesses.

Summary of Highlights:

• Introduction to Marilyn Ehrhardt: Marilyn shares her journey from NASA to the corporate world and her transition to coaching women entrepreneurs.
• The Digital Age: Discussion on how the digital age brings both opportunities and challenges, emphasizing the importance of discerning truth from misinformation.
• Power of Thoughts: Exploration of how our thoughts shape our mental architecture, influence our DNA, and impact our actions and decisions.
• Coaching Insights: Marilyn provides valuable insights on the importance of understanding one's purpose and gifts, and how to navigate the multitasking demands of the digital era.
• Practical Advice: Tips on focusing, avoiding the pitfalls of multitasking, and aligning one's career with their true purpose.

To learn more about "Here 2 There" and how Marilyn Ehrhardt can help you transform your thoughts and achieve your goals, visit our website, Here 2 There, at https://h2t.sabianet.com.

In this episode of Here2There, Marilyn Ehrhardt explores the topic of self-discovery and how it relates to our purpose, gift, and value in life. She challenges us to reflect on the source of our thoughts, feelings, and actions, and how they affect our self-esteem, attitude, and legacy. She also shares some insights from her own journey as a computer scientist and a coach, and how she learned to align her self-concept with her creator's image and plan.

Some of the highlights and discussion points of this episode are:

• What is a Mariposa Loca? A crazy butterfly that has no destination, just ideas in its head that tend to make it flutter from one thing to the next without a plan, purpose or direction.
• What is the source of our thoughts? Our thoughts are determined by our self-worth, which is influenced by our self-perception and our relationship with our creator. We need to guard our heart, which is our subconscious mind, from negative and false information that can lower our valuation and limit our potential.
• What is the relationship between the purpose of creation and our self-concept? We were created in God's image and likeness, with a special gift and a purpose to serve others and impact the world. We need to discover and express our gift, not copy or imitate others, or seek their approval. We need to pursue God with everything we have, and then we will discover both him and ourselves.
• How to increase our altitude? Our altitude is the height to which our heart aspires, and it depends on the information that is in it. We need to change the content of our heart with the truth that aligns us with our source, our creator. We need to believe in our value and significance to the world, and give value to others. We need to have a healthy sense of self-esteem, which is our estimation of our value and usefulness to the world.

If you enjoyed this episode and want to learn more about Here 2 There, visit our website at https://h2t.sabianet.com. There you can find more information about our program, our coaching services, and our resources to help you on your journey of self-discovery and leadership. Thank you for listening.

In this episode, Marilyn Ehrhardt, the host of Here2There, talks about the importance of finding and following your own lane in life, especially in business, careers and vocations. She shares some biblical examples of people who left a legacy by walking in their own lane, and some practical tips on how to discover and align your gift, purpose, personality and temperament with your calling. She also challenges you to embrace change, renew your mind, and resist the temptation to covet others or conform to the culture.

Some of the highlights or discussion points of this episode are:

• The wrong mathematical formula: Marilyn explains how society and culture give us the wrong mathematical formula of success, which is you plus the crowd equals conquer big. She contrasts this with God's formula, which is your unique self plus God equals conquer in a big way.
• The unique DNA: Marilyn reminds us that we have a unique DNA, structure, instruction book, temperament, personality, physicality and gifts that are aligned with our calling. She urges us to use our education not for pride or compliance, but to grow our gift and vision our life and future of who we truly are without coveting others.
• The spiritual closet: Marilyn encourages us to unpack and clean up our spiritual closet of all the unnecessary baggage that we or somebody else put in there for us. She advises us not to let other people clutter our closet with their baggage, or give the Holy Spirit the opportunity to renew our mind and to give us a new hope.
• The change requirement: Marilyn acknowledges that change is difficult and we don't want to embrace it. We want to continue to do what we enjoy doing or feel comfortable doing. But she asserts that change is the requirement for success. She exhorts us to put off our old self, put on our unique self, and run the race with joy all the way to our definition of success.

If you want to learn more about Here 2 There, a program that helps you to discover and walk in your own lane, visit our website at https://h2t.sabianet.com. There you can find more resources, and information on how to join our community of women who are on their journey from here to there. Thank you for listening and see you next week.

In this episode, Marilyn Ehrhardt shares her insights on how fear can hold us back from achieving our dreams and purpose in life. She challenges us to seek the truth that will set us free from the lies and scams that pervade our culture and society. She also shares her personal stories of overcoming fear and corruption in her career as a global executive and entrepreneur.

Some of the highlights and discussion points of this episode are:

• Fear is a lie that we make a choice to believe or not. It is like a pill that has no power over us until we swallow it and let it enter our bloodstream.
• The promises of God are like pills that have no power in our lives until we truly believe in them and hold them close to our hearts and lives.
• There is no truth in the courtroom, the business world, the corporate diversity programs, the family and friends opinions, the silence and hard work, or the digital platforms. These are all filled with lies, scams, and manipulation that instill fear and stop us from fulfilling our potential.
• We have a unique DNA, gift, and purpose in this life that no one else can replicate. We need to be clear about who we are and what we want to achieve, and not let fear or lies derail us from our path.
• We need to be realistic about the sacrifices and challenges that come with being a woman, a mother, a wife, a professional, a business owner, or an entrepreneur. We need to have the skills, experience, education, knowledge, expertise, investment, negotiation, communication, and character to succeed in any of these roles.
• We need to seek the truth that will set us free from the lane of fear and lead us to the lane of success. The truth is not based on our personal opinion, experience, or emotion, but on the word of God and the facts and data that support our goals.

If you enjoyed this episode and want to learn more about how to overcome fear and achieve success in your personal and professional life, visit our website at https://h2t.sabianet.com. There you can contact us, and obtain information about our coaching and mentoring programs. Thank you for listening and stay tuned for the next episode of Here 2 There Podcast with Marilyn Ehrhardt.

In this episode of Here 2 There, Marilyn Ehrhardt talks about what motivates you in the valleys or the shadows of success. She explores how your thoughts and emotions can affect your journey and your outcome, and how to overcome the challenges and obstacles that you may face along the way. She also shares some tips and strategies on how to define success for yourself, find your true purpose, and live authentically.

Some of the highlights or discussion points of this episode are:

• Fear vs. Knowledge and Understanding: How fear can stop you from pursuing new opportunities or taking calculated risks, and how knowledge and understanding can help you cast out fear and gain wisdom.
• Types of Thinkers: How to identify what kind of thinker you are, and how to train your thoughts to be more positive, constructive, and aligned with your goals.
• Thought Patterns and Behaviors: How to recognize and avoid common thought patterns and behaviors that can hinder your success, such as anger, stress, shame, victimhood, personalization, emotional reasoning, and more.
• Success vs. Fulfillment: How to measure success by your own standards, not by society's expectations, and how to find fulfillment in living with purpose, using your strengths, tapping into your passion, and being of service to others.
• Vision and Purpose: How to design your vision for the next decade, and how to find your true purpose and joy in life. How to overcome the rough times in the valley of the shadows of success, and how to trust God to take care of you.

If you enjoyed this episode and want to learn more about Here 2 There, please visit our website at https://h2t.sabianet.com. There you can find information on how to join our community of women who are pursuing their dreams and transforming their lives. Thank you for listening and until next time, keep moving forward!