WIN Woman Spotlight: DR. LAURA MANYWEATHER
Dr. Laura Manyweather
CO-FOUNDER & LEAD CONSULTANT, TETRACORE CONSULTING + WIN COACH
If I weren’t doing this I would be: Owning a candle shop and selling beautifully crafted note cards and paper by the beach. My store would have blue and white french doors and open only 4 days a week by appointment only.
Three adjectives to best describe you: Optimistic, Hopeful, Creative
Your biggest loss: Not being selected for the White House Fellowship.
Your biggest win: Being 1 of 6 nominated for the 2018 Black Business Leaders Hall of Fame Ruby Bridges Pioneer in Education Award.
Words to live by: “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart.” Col. 3:23
Fantasy dinner date: A boarding pass and US passport wrapped in red velvet with dinner reservations for two in Paris at Carette, my favorite Parisian Restaurant, with Mark Wahlberg my celebrity crush!
Favorite self-care ritual: A warm lavender bubble bath with lavender bath salts, and a scented candle to reenergize me. Other self-care rituals include going to the beach often and putting my feet in the sand, to get grounded.
Best negotiation tip: You are Designed Differently, so come prepared knowing that it is your job to interrupt the other person's thinking and get a non-programmed decision. Know this, anything new and different is scary for most people and they will say "No".
Tilstra (2012) said, "An off kilter, confused or scared mind says no."
Don't be afraid of a No! Learn to reframe. Here's what I hear:
NOT OPEN
MY IDEA IS NOT ORIGINAL
PROVIDE NEW OPTIONS
CREATE NEW OPPORTUNITIES
COME BACK
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