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We Are The Culture Makers

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What’s a Culture Maker? You don’t have to have a fancy title or an artsy career to be a culture-maker (but you can if you want to!). When you get brave and go first and...

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27 Dec

Books I Read in 2020

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20 May

We are the Media Makers and the Culture Makers

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28 Apr

Dear Multi-Passionate Maker

Feminist Marketing | Feminist Marketing Tools | The Meaning of Life
Maybe you don't lack focus or staying power. Maybe you don't have Shiny...
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27 Apr

Sorry! The Lifestyle You Ordered is Currently Out of Stock

Behind The Curtain | The Female Lifestyle Empowerment Brand | The Meaning of Life
Graffiti by Banksy; photo by Bruce Krasting https://www.flickr.com/photos/bruce_krasting/7695349260 This...
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26 Apr

“Prettiness is Not a Rent You Pay…” by Erin McKean

Behind The Curtain | The Meaning of Life
YES. AND ALSO: I've seen this quote floating around on Instagram, usually attributed...
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25 Apr

Our Audiences Aren’t Stupid. Let’s Take Them Seriously.

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I have never written for a cowardly or passive or stupid reader --...
feminist marketing tip 421 ditch the makeover myth
21 Apr

Feminist Marketing Tip #421: Ditch the Makeover Myth

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One of the things I worry about, as a feminist marketer and a...
Empowerment Chapters List
14 Apr

Empowerment Chapters for The Female Lifestyle Empowerment Brand

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My book about The Female Lifestyle Empowerment Brand is organized in four parts....
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11 Apr

The Patriarchal Promise, Part 2

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There is a reason many men — and especially white men — feel...
four of the books I read in March 2018
31 Mar

The Love + Justice Reading Rally: March 2018

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I’ve been saving what I’ve been reading and metabolizing this month. From partnering...
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19 Mar

Feminist Marketing Tip #1225: Yes, Use Photos of Yourself!

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Yes, use selfies.Yes, use professional photos.Yes, be visible. You don’t have to disappear...
hydrangea blooms and the voice of culture
17 Mar

Determining The Colour of Our Blooms

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I keep planting what I thought were pink hydrangeas and when they bloomed,...

Every week, I send you a

Sunday Love Letter

I write them so that…

  1. You remember your culture-making power
  2. You have the inspiration + tools you need to grow a business that generates money AND justice

Let’s create a future in which we all flourish.

Are you in?

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Sometimes, the greatest culture making we do is ...

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Jan 18

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Sometimes, the greatest culture making we do is never 'out there' for the whole world to see.⁠ ⁠ Last January, a person I almost married reached out after more than 13 years of radio silence (he literally ghosted on our engagement) to apologize for his f*ckboi ways. He'd been doing personal spiritual work to decolonize his soul, and he felt called to make amends. I think he also had the intention of releasing me from any thoughts that what happened was my fault.⁠ ⁠ This January, something similar happened with someone I've been estranged from for 5 years. The amount of bravery it took to reach out to me was COLLOSSAL. I don't know the backstory but I'm willing to bet this act of courage was the result of massive inner healing.⁠ ⁠ The wild thing about both of these reach-outs was that each followed on the heels of specific coaching or therapy I'd been doing to free myself of needing them to do something in order for me...to be me.⁠ ⁠ (Also...there's something about January that is NOT awful, if we're doing things like this with each other.)⁠ ⁠ I've been doing that work myself. I've been confronting my own demons and looking in the mirror, and sometimes had to grieve what I saw there. I've been grappling with all the ways *I* was the villain in someone else's story. ⁠ ⁠ My hope is that this brutal, healing work grows me & gives me peace. I hope it helps me have deeper, more consistent relationships. And I hope that it helps me show up even more lovingly and present for my children, and that they carry that forward into their lives, their relationships and maybe even their children one day.⁠ ⁠ That's culture making.⁠ ⁠ None of that will ever be a feature length film, or see a stage, or be on a NY Times Best Seller List. It's not going to go viral.⁠ ⁠ But it's how spread the seeds for a future in which we all flourish. We heal wounds. We heal each other. We move in courage and love.⁠ ⁠ Personal love is justice work, too.⁠ ⁠ And it's never too late to start over.⁠ ⁠ I'm starting the New Year over, in fact! The first 17 days were a blur. So let's begin again, better.⁠ ⁠ love + justice,⁠ Kelly⁠ ⁠ #WeAreTheCultureMakers⁠

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There's a reason I included WEEKLY live, ...

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Jan 3

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There's a reason I included WEEKLY live, guided meditations in We Are The Culture Makers 2022 and it's this: ⁠ ⁠ In order to really know something, in our bones, it can't ONLY come from one direction. ⁠ ⁠ We need to pick up the signals from many sources. We've got to receive the messages via our heads, our hearts, our bodies and our spirits.⁠ ⁠ ***⁠ We deserve to feel calm. We deserve to feel relief from anxiety and stress. ⁠ ⁠ Even as we're growing our lives, growing our careers, changing our culture...our lives can't be a relentless grind. ⁠ ⁠ There's got to be space and grace.⁠ ⁠ 🌸So that the knowledge of who you are -- A CULTURE MAKER -- seeps into your bones.⁠ ⁠ 🌸So that this knowingness forms a protective cloak that you carry with you everywhere.⁠ ⁠ 🌸And so that you're regularly relieving stress and calming your central nervous system. ⁠ ⁠ This world can be hell on sensitive, thoughtful women and I want our daily experience in our own skins to change.⁠ ⁠ ***⁠ That's why I'm so delighted that yoga breathing & meditation teacher Ntathu Allen leads these LIVE guided meditations for us each week.⁠ ⁠ Because We Are The Culture Makers is NOT about work-work-work. ⁠ ⁠ Gentleness and replenishment is part of the culture-making, power-building experience we're creating, together.⁠ ⁠ love + justice⁠ ⁠ Kelly⁠ ⁠ PS We Are The Culture Makers 2022 is low-cost online group coaching collective AND 100% PURE JET FUEL. Use it to power your life, your work, and your impact in the world. I invite you to learn more at the link in profile.⁠ ⁠ PPS You can find Ntathu Allen at @yogainspiresyou

kelly.diels

Wondering if you’re worthy, ⁠
over-giving ...

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Dec 24

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Wondering if you’re worthy, ⁠ over-giving ('tis the season)⁠ questioning if you belong at the table, ⁠ and feeling like you have to do everything yourself ⁠ ⁠ are NOT your natural inclinations.⁠ ⁠ They’re the voice of an unjust culture working through you without your consent.⁠ ⁠ So is imposter complex.⁠ ⁠ We doubt ourselves because we live in a woman-doubting culture. ⁠ ⁠ And...no more.⁠ ⁠ Let's change the channel.⁠ ⁠ Let's unlearn this toxic social conditioning⁠ and reaffirm + revalidate ourselves...⁠ ⁠ ...so we can shrink our self-doubt and grow our power.⁠ ⁠ Personally AND collectively.⁠ ⁠ Because #WeAreTheCultureMakers⁠ ⁠ :::::⁠ ⁠ Please, in the midst of the pressure that can come with this time of year, take a moment to connect with someone who sees your power and sincerity. Let them tell you great things about yourself. Really hear it. ⁠ ⁠ And, if you can, do it for someone else. Get on the phone and praise the sh*t out of them.⁠ ⁠ We're often running on empty tanks and being seen and affirmed with sincere & true words of encouragement are pure jet fuel.⁠ ⁠ Let's fly. ⁠ ⁠ Or land the planes that have been in the air too long.⁠ ⁠ love + justice,⁠ Kelly⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #feministmindset #leadwithsoul #feministcoaching #embodiedleadership #womeninthearena #breakingcycles #darkbeforethedawn

kelly.diels

We Are The Culture Makers 2022 is...⁠
...

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Dec 23

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We Are The Culture Makers 2022 is...⁠ ⁠ 🔥One part low-cost, online, group coaching...⁠ ⁠ 🔥One part encouragement circle where we get to know each other and find opportunities to ask for and receive support...⁠ ⁠ 🔥One part feminist analysis....⁠ ⁠ 🔥One part tools, strategies + tips for navigating -- and changing -- our lives and world...⁠ ⁠ 🔥And 100% pure jet fuel.⁠ ⁠ Use it to fuel your life, your career, your relationships and your impact.⁠ ⁠ Are you in? I invite you to learn more using the link in profile. ⁠ ⁠ love + justice,⁠ Kelly⁠ ⁠ #feministtraining #feministcoaching⁠ #feministselfhelp ⁠ #resourcesforwomen #womencoachingwomen #coachingforsuccess #womeninthearena #confidencemindset⁠ #feministvalues #groundedcoaching #feministcoach #settingboundariesboundary #peoplepleasing #womensempowermentcoach #selfcoaching

kelly.diels

Sometimes, the greatest culture making we do is ...

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Jan 18

Open
Sometimes, the greatest culture making we do is never 'out there' for the whole world to see.⁠ ⁠ Last January, a person I almost married reached out after more than 13 years of radio silence (he literally ghosted on our engagement) to apologize for his f*ckboi ways. He'd been doing personal spiritual work to decolonize his soul, and he felt called to make amends. I think he also had the intention of releasing me from any thoughts that what happened was my fault.⁠ ⁠ This January, something similar happened with someone I've been estranged from for 5 years. The amount of bravery it took to reach out to me was COLLOSSAL. I don't know the backstory but I'm willing to bet this act of courage was the result of massive inner healing.⁠ ⁠ The wild thing about both of these reach-outs was that each followed on the heels of specific coaching or therapy I'd been doing to free myself of needing them to do something in order for me...to be me.⁠ ⁠ (Also...there's something about January that is NOT awful, if we're doing things like this with each other.)⁠ ⁠ I've been doing that work myself. I've been confronting my own demons and looking in the mirror, and sometimes had to grieve what I saw there. I've been grappling with all the ways *I* was the villain in someone else's story. ⁠ ⁠ My hope is that this brutal, healing work grows me & gives me peace. I hope it helps me have deeper, more consistent relationships. And I hope that it helps me show up even more lovingly and present for my children, and that they carry that forward into their lives, their relationships and maybe even their children one day.⁠ ⁠ That's culture making.⁠ ⁠ None of that will ever be a feature length film, or see a stage, or be on a NY Times Best Seller List. It's not going to go viral.⁠ ⁠ But it's how spread the seeds for a future in which we all flourish. We heal wounds. We heal each other. We move in courage and love.⁠ ⁠ Personal love is justice work, too.⁠ ⁠ And it's never too late to start over.⁠ ⁠ I'm starting the New Year over, in fact! The first 17 days were a blur. So let's begin again, better.⁠ ⁠ love + justice,⁠ Kelly⁠ ⁠ #WeAreTheCultureMakers⁠

kelly.diels

There's a reason I included WEEKLY live, ...

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Jan 3

Open
There's a reason I included WEEKLY live, guided meditations in We Are The Culture Makers 2022 and it's this: ⁠ ⁠ In order to really know something, in our bones, it can't ONLY come from one direction. ⁠ ⁠ We need to pick up the signals from many sources. We've got to receive the messages via our heads, our hearts, our bodies and our spirits.⁠ ⁠ ***⁠ We deserve to feel calm. We deserve to feel relief from anxiety and stress. ⁠ ⁠ Even as we're growing our lives, growing our careers, changing our culture...our lives can't be a relentless grind. ⁠ ⁠ There's got to be space and grace.⁠ ⁠ 🌸So that the knowledge of who you are -- A CULTURE MAKER -- seeps into your bones.⁠ ⁠ 🌸So that this knowingness forms a protective cloak that you carry with you everywhere.⁠ ⁠ 🌸And so that you're regularly relieving stress and calming your central nervous system. ⁠ ⁠ This world can be hell on sensitive, thoughtful women and I want our daily experience in our own skins to change.⁠ ⁠ ***⁠ That's why I'm so delighted that yoga breathing & meditation teacher Ntathu Allen leads these LIVE guided meditations for us each week.⁠ ⁠ Because We Are The Culture Makers is NOT about work-work-work. ⁠ ⁠ Gentleness and replenishment is part of the culture-making, power-building experience we're creating, together.⁠ ⁠ love + justice⁠ ⁠ Kelly⁠ ⁠ PS We Are The Culture Makers 2022 is low-cost online group coaching collective AND 100% PURE JET FUEL. Use it to power your life, your work, and your impact in the world. I invite you to learn more at the link in profile.⁠ ⁠ PPS You can find Ntathu Allen at @yogainspiresyou

kelly.diels

Wondering if you’re worthy, ⁠
over-giving ...

View

Dec 24

Open
Wondering if you’re worthy, ⁠ over-giving ('tis the season)⁠ questioning if you belong at the table, ⁠ and feeling like you have to do everything yourself ⁠ ⁠ are NOT your natural inclinations.⁠ ⁠ They’re the voice of an unjust culture working through you without your consent.⁠ ⁠ So is imposter complex.⁠ ⁠ We doubt ourselves because we live in a woman-doubting culture. ⁠ ⁠ And...no more.⁠ ⁠ Let's change the channel.⁠ ⁠ Let's unlearn this toxic social conditioning⁠ and reaffirm + revalidate ourselves...⁠ ⁠ ...so we can shrink our self-doubt and grow our power.⁠ ⁠ Personally AND collectively.⁠ ⁠ Because #WeAreTheCultureMakers⁠ ⁠ :::::⁠ ⁠ Please, in the midst of the pressure that can come with this time of year, take a moment to connect with someone who sees your power and sincerity. Let them tell you great things about yourself. Really hear it. ⁠ ⁠ And, if you can, do it for someone else. Get on the phone and praise the sh*t out of them.⁠ ⁠ We're often running on empty tanks and being seen and affirmed with sincere & true words of encouragement are pure jet fuel.⁠ ⁠ Let's fly. ⁠ ⁠ Or land the planes that have been in the air too long.⁠ ⁠ love + justice,⁠ Kelly⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #feministmindset #leadwithsoul #feministcoaching #embodiedleadership #womeninthearena #breakingcycles #darkbeforethedawn