Gia Storms
The Invisible Line of Authenticity & Vulnerability
Jenny Vazquez-Newsum is a facilitator, consultant, and Founder of Untapped Leaders, a dynamic and diverse community and framework that...
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Gia Storms
- Mar 30
- 3 min
Speaking from Intention, Not Attention
Continuing with our series featuring writers and leaders doing the courageous work of walking into the unknown. The next post comes from...
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Gia Storms
- Mar 30
- 4 min
Complete the Stress Cycle
Continuing with our series featuring writers and leaders doing the courageous work of walking into the unknown. The next post comes from...
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Gia Storms
- May 17, 2020
- 4 min
Breaking the Bars of Your Own Cage
The first time I cut my own hair, I was terrified. I had been paying professionals to cut and color my hair since I was thirteen. But...
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Gia Storms
- May 5, 2020
- 3 min
A (quarantine approved) Journey to Radical Self-Acceptance
Continuing with our Leaders Who Inspire series featuring writers and leaders doing the courageous work of walking into the unknown. The...
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Gia Storms
- Apr 28, 2020
- 5 min
The Art of Ending a Meeting on Time
I am in back-to-back meetings all day, meaning, I am lucky if I have five minutes to run to the bathroom or get a cup of coffee. And...
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Gia Storms
- Apr 6, 2020
- 4 min
Your Boss is Not Your Problem
In these uncertain times, it's easy to want assign blame to everything going on around us - our bosses, unrelenting schedules, even our...
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Gia Storms
- Mar 7, 2020
- 3 min
Pulling Through Illness: How to Transform Sickness & Breath Deeply
Twelve years ago, I was hospitalized for seventeen days with a bout of severe pneumonia. The organism living in my lungs had grown...
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Gia Storms
- Feb 21, 2020
- 4 min
Pre-Vacation Fatigue: Letting Go of Action Overdrive
I’m in Paris, sipping a cafe creme and biting into a buttery croissant in a sidewalk cafe. I've been here for a week - working, seeing...
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Gia Storms
- Feb 4, 2020
- 3 min
A phrase that will change your life: Yes, and
I'm standing in a Saturday afternoon improv class in Hollywood that I've been dreading for weeks. I've signed up for a three hour...
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Gia Storms
- Jan 14, 2020
- 3 min
Micro-Change: Getting Unstuck and Hacking Your Way Into Change
After the glitz and clamor of the holiday season, January stretches out like a barren expanse. The quiet is only temporary, and that...
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Gia Storms
- Dec 27, 2019
- 4 min
Planning for 2020: Start Setting Powerful Intentions Now
"You can't become something you can't imagine." The room grows silent, and I pause to let this sink in. My audience is a group of...
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Gia Storms
- Dec 4, 2019
- 3 min
Going after what we want without armor
It requires a lot of vulnerability to admit you really want something. I'm in the process of applying for a job that I desperately want....
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Gia Storms
- Oct 27, 2019
- 6 min
Owning Your No: How to Say Yes and Say No with Confidence
Steve Jobs famously said, “People think focus means saying yes to the thing you've got to focus on. But that's not what it means at all....
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Gia Storms
- Sep 26, 2019
- 3 min
Car Troubles Make for Good Training Ground
I got into a car accident last week. I was fine, but it shook me up: Physically, I was shaking, and mentally I could feel the pull of...
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Gia Storms
- Sep 21, 2019
- 6 min
Birthing a Business: 6 Lessons Learned from Two Years of Being a Full-Time Coach
When I left my full time job two years ago, I had no idea the roller-coaster I was in for, but the lessons I have learned are invaluable.
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Gia Storms
- Sep 8, 2019
- 5 min
Go Before You Know
I take a gulp and look down at my check book. It has been siting on my desk for days now, taunting me in my indecision. The words of the...
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Gia Storms
- Aug 16, 2019
- 4 min
Using Your Voice to Create Connection
“Are you dog fearing?” Bob asked, setting down his sandwich and looking at me with startling blue-gray eyes. “Dog fearing?” I shook my...
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Gia Storms
- Jul 19, 2019
- 3 min
North Star from My Father
“I will continue to return to you if you are on stage.” This was the phrase my father said to me the first time he came to me in my...
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Gia Storms
- Jul 16, 2019
- 4 min
How to be a Power Negotiator
"We'd like to offer you the position." The phone line goes silent and I take a big gulp of air. The silence crackles with expectation,...
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