by Deidre Beacham | Oct 7, 2025 | Nice Girl Training & the System, Visibility & Voice
“Who Are You?” I used to flatten my voice so it wouldn’t echo in boardrooms built by men.I exchanged boardrooms for my own agency. Through perfectionism, people-pleasing, and second-guessing, I silenced myself. “Who are you?”That question followed me...
by Deidre Beacham | Apr 12, 2013 | Cognitive Dissonance & Power Voice, Nice Girl Training & the System
You drive home after staying late at work again (someone has to get that report done). You pull into your driveway thinking about all the different places that kids have to be. You look in the mirror and see your neighbor walking towards your car waving....
by Deidre Beacham | Apr 11, 2013 | Cognitive Dissonance & Power Voice, Nice Girl Training & the System, Visibility & Voice
I see it happen all the time. It happens with my clients. It happens with clients of my colleagues. People come to us to get help and support and then find ways to sabotage their path – the very definition of playing small. Now, to be fair, my clients come to me...
by Deidre Beacham | Apr 10, 2013 | Cognitive Dissonance & Power Voice, Nice Girl Training & the System
Are You Worthy? Most women, in fact, a huge 97% of women* answer this question with a resounding “No!” Now, while you probably aren’t running up and down the streets of your hometown telling people that you think negatively about yourself,...
by Deidre Beacham | Apr 5, 2013 | Nice Girl Training & the System, The Medusa Effect, Trigger Tripping™ & Somatic Awareness
You can’t move forward…until you embrace your past! Some of you have not had pleasant pasts. In fact, when you saw that I said you had to embrace your past you may have thought to yourself, “Uh…no. Not happening.” But take a moment and...
by Deidre Beacham | Apr 4, 2013 | Cognitive Dissonance & Power Voice, Nice Girl Training & the System
You tell lies. Well, not just you, I tell lies too. So… …We tell lies. In some cases, the lies you tell aren’t meant to harm anyone. You tell lies (the white lie) to your friends so their feelings don’t get hurt. You tell half truths (lie of...
