In this episode of Expertise Made Real, Kristin N. Spencer wraps up her conversation with Lisa Simone Richards of Pearl Spark Pages with a question about celebrating wins, not just building confidence.

Lisa draws on her career as a publicist, where she noticed that many women hold off on reaching out to opportunities until they feel ready. Her first exercise for clients was always a “not so humble brag sheet”: a list of the time and money invested in their education, the results they’ve created for themselves and their clients, and the awards and certifications they’ve earned. That same idea shaped the Female Founders Journal, which she built around two frameworks. The morning prompts follow BRAGS (Building confidence, Reframing thoughts, Affirming strengths, Growing mindset, Self-reflecting) to start your day with confidence. The evening prompts follow PEARL (Progress, Evolution, Accomplishment, Reinforced positivity, Lasting gratitude) to help you reflect on a pearl of wisdom from your day.

Lisa also shares how she zags when others zag by hosting a quarterly wins party in the second week of each quarter, where the only agenda is looking back and cheering each other on. She describes how she invites people at in-store author events to finish the sentence “Today I’m proud of myself for…” and what she’s learned from watching who jumps right in. Kristin asks how to model this in front of her teenagers, and Lisa offers simple ways to celebrate, from a dance party to sharing a win out loud with someone else. Lisa also shares where to get the next run of the journal.

In this episode:

• Why a brag sheet is the first exercise Lisa gives clients
• What to put on it: education, results, awards, certifications, and the things you take for granted
• The BRAGS framework for starting your day with confidence and the PEARL framework for reflecting at night
• Why Lisa hosts a quarterly wins party before any planning begins
• How an “I’m proud of myself for…” board at in-store events reveals who treats celebrating as a muscle
• Simple ways to celebrate that aren’t shopping or food, and how to model it in front of your kids
• Why celebrating small wins consistently matters as much as the big ones

Resources mentioned:

• The Female Founders Journal by Pearl Spark Pages
• The BRAGS framework (Building confidence, Reframing thoughts, Affirming strengths, Growing mindset, Self-reflecting)
• The PEARL framework (Progress, Evolution, Accomplishment, Reinforced positivity, Lasting gratitude)

Connect with Lisa:

Visit pearlsparkpages.com for details on pre-ordering the next run of the journal, and read her blog, The Female Founder Diaries, for behind-the-scenes looks at building a business and a team.

Links referenced in this episode:

• www.pearlsparkpages.com
• bit.ly/expertisemr

Companies mentioned in this episode:

• Pearl Spark Pages
• Female Founder's Journal
• Amazon
• Layla's Cheesecake