I sat in a room last week with people who didn’t see my worth.

I sat quietly while observing the themes that were playing out with each person at that table.

This was the second time I had met with them and it felt like their intention was to make the newest person in the room feel small - to help...

When did you first think of yourself as a leader?

If you're like most of the women I work with, your answer probably involves the moment someone else decided you were one. A promotion. A new title. The day you hired your first employee or signed a client who actually paid what you asked.

We tend t...

3 Signs You're Not Leading Yourself First (And What to Do About It)

Here is something I see all the time with the women I work with. And if I am honest, I have lived it myself.

They are incredible leaders for everyone around them. Their clients. Their team. Their family. But when it comes to leadi...

Why AI needs leadership as much as people do

AI isn’t replacing leaders. It’s reflecting them.

Do you use ChatGPT, Copilot, or Claude for your business? I’m willing to bet it doesn’t always give you what you need. Or maybe you follow it down a path that doesn’t yield the results you were hoping fo...

There’s a quiet shame a lot of women entrepreneurs carry.

We blame ourselves for being tired. For being behind. For not being “better” leaders.

But let me be very clear: you’re not failing. You’re fried.

Burnout doesn’t mean you’re weak. It means your leadership systems are misaligned.

You’re ...

You’re not stuck because you don’t have the right strategy.

You’re stuck because things feel, well, fuzzy.

Do you feel it?

I'm not talking about physical symptoms. I'm talking about your ability to look at your business and have a crystal clear image of how all the parts are moving.

If you do...

You can't grow a thriving business by working harder. You have to work smarter. If you’re always the one putting out fires, answering every client question, and doing everything yourself, your business isn’t growing. You are just running yourself into the ground.

To actually scale (without losing y...

Burnout Doesn't Start with Exhaustion

Most entrepreneurs don’t realize they’re burning out until they hit a wall. Then they’re too exhausted to function, resentful of their business, or questioning whether it’s all worth it. But burnout doesn’t happen overnight. It creeps in through subtle warning ...

Written by Faizan Haider from a podcast episode Dana Weaver appeared on. 

Let’s talk about your ‘why’ as a leader, and how that helps you move from feeling overwhelmed to scaling your business effectively, because you are likely juggling a lot.

It's like you have this vision for where you want to ...

Does time seem to fly by for you?

2025 just started, and we’re already into February. What have you accomplished so far?

Some of my clients mentioned feeling behind by the second week of January. Can you relate?

One of those clients runs both a brick-and-mortar business and an online coaching ...

So now you have the goal, you need the plan. To do this, look at where you are now and then look at all the things you would need to build the life you are picturing. For instance, you might find that you need a certain amount of money to make your dream of travelling happen. 

In that case, you nee...

Life becomes more worth living when you know that for every good thing that you did, a reward is bound to come your way. By this time, you already know that stopping your addictions is possible only if you will really put your heart and mind to it. The last but definitely not the least tool for you ...