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Rejection Isn’t a Stop Sign — It’s a Detour
I was eleven years old when I mailed my first piece of writing to be published. It was typed on a typewriter, carefully addressed, and signed with hope. It was also rejected. Years later, my first novel was rejected again and again. Today, I’ve published eight books—proof that rejection doesn’t get to decide the ending unless you let it.
Most Listened To Podcast Episodes of 2025
As we look back on 2025, I couldn’t help but notice something else you kept coming back to—the Culture Secrets Podcast. I can't tell you how much I've enjoyed keeping the Culture Building Conversation alive on the podcast after the release of my Culture Secrets book....
Most Read, Shared, and Saved Blog Posts of 2025
These are the blog posts you read, shared, saved, and came back to in 2025—some newer, some timeless favorites that continue to strike a chord years later.
From Grumpy to Great: Leadership Lessons from How the Grinch Stole Christmas
From belonging to empathy to culture building, How the Grinch Stole Christmas offers powerful leadership lessons for today’s workplace. Here’s how to lead with heart this holiday season.
Rudolph’s Culture Code: How to Lead Teams That Light the Way
The 1964 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer stop-motion classic has been charming generations for 60 years — and it still packs powerful lessons for today’s leaders. What seems like a simple holiday story about a red-nosed reindeer is really a masterclass in inclusive...
Unwrap a Better Workplace This Season: Your FREE Culture-Building Advent Calendar
‘Tis the season for joy, connection, and… culture building!As we step into the most wonderful time of the year, leaders have a golden opportunity to do more than hang lights and pass around hot cocoa. December gives us a meaningful moment to pause, reconnect, and...
Gratitude, Grace, and Gravy: Leadership Lessons from Classic Thanksgiving TV & Movies
What do Friends, The Office, and Planes, Trains and Automobiles have in common? They all serve up a few unforgettable leadership lessons — right alongside the turkey and pie.
When the Spaghetti Betrays You: A Leadership Lesson in Clear Communication
There are moments in life that sneak up and teach you something when you least expect it.Mine just happened over a lunch plate of spaghetti. Yes… spaghetti. I was out with friends at a local Italian restaurant, ready for a comforting, classic plate of pasta. I scanned...
Grace, Grit, and Glass Slippers: Leadership Lessons from Fairy-Tale Princesses
Classic fairy-tale princesses were teaching leadership long before boardrooms existed. From Cinderella’s grace to Jasmine’s confidence, here’s how timeless traits still define strong women leaders today.
Can You Tell Me How to Get to Great Leadership? Lessons from Sesame Street
Your favorite childhood friends have more to teach you about leadership than you realize. From Big Bird to Cookie Monster, here’s how Sesame Street shaped great leaders.
From the Locker Room to the Boardroom: What College Football Teaches Us About Leadership
College football is more than a Saturday tradition — it’s a playbook for great leadership. Here are five lessons from the gridiron that work just as well in the office.
Scary Smart: What Great Leaders Can Learn from Halloween’s Most Famous Villains
Think Halloween movies are just for scares? Think again. From the Sanderson Sisters to Ghostbusters, here are five leadership lessons hiding behind the masks.
Leading with Linus: 5 Leadership Lessons from It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
What can Linus, Charlie Brown, and Snoopy teach us about leadership? Turns out, a lot about hope, trust, and the courage to keep believing.
5 Things Your Boss Never Wants to Hear (If You Want to Be Seen as a Rising Star)
Your words can lift your career—or limit it. In this post, I’m sharing five phrases your boss never wants to hear if you want to be seen as a rising star in your organization. These are the small-but-powerful moments that shape your professional reputation. Inspired by my books Get Noticed, Get Hired and Culture Secrets, this article shows you what to say instead so you stand out for all the right reasons.
Speak With Strength, Not Volume: 6 Things You Can Say Without Ever Raising Your Voice
True leaders don’t need to raise their voices to be heard. Discover six powerful phrases that help women in leadership communicate with calm authority, protect their peace, and command respect—without losing composure. Learn how emotional intelligence transforms your voice into your greatest leadership tool.
Crushing Limiting Beliefs: Let’s Wrap it Up
Limiting beliefs are beliefs that you hold consciously or subconsciously that keep you from achieving your goals and creating the good life you deserve. Over the last 14 weeks, you discovered many common limiting beliefs that may be stopping you - keeping you stuck in...
Limiting Belief #14: I’m Not Ready To Start
Previously, you’ve worked hard at overcoming limiting beliefs that have the power to stop you. However, what if a belief is keeping you from getting started in the first place? Discover how to get moving in this lesson. You have something big and exciting that you...
Limiting Belief #13: I’m Not Smart Enough
Last week, you learned how to let others help you reach your goals faster and easier. But even with the help of others, you could be severely limiting yourself if you think that you’re not smart enough. This limiting belief has the potential to keep you from trying...
Limiting Belief #12: I Can Do Everything Myself
In my last blog post, you learned how treating yourself with kindness helps you reach your goals. Today, you’ll discover how letting others help you can benefit you in many ways. It’s extremely easy to feel like you need to do everything yourself. To feel like you...
Limiting Belief #11: I Don’t Give Myself The Love, Compassion, and Understanding I Give To Others
Last week, you learned that your opinion of yourself is the only one that matters. In this week's post, you’ll see that how you treat yourself matters, too. You are a compassionate, kind, and loving person. When someone makes a mistake, you are gracious toward them,...
Limiting Belief #10: I Worry About What Others Think About Me
Last week, you learned how to instill the positive belief that you’re worthy of success. Do you still doubt? Do you wonder what others think about you? Today, we’ll look at this limiting belief. This is one of the most common limiting beliefs that people struggle...
Limiting Belief #9: I Don’t Deserve Success
Last week, you learned how taking responsibility for your circumstances actually provides you a way out of them. But what if – even if you do take responsibility – you never seem to achieve your goals? In today's post, you’ll discover a possible cause and learn how...
Limiting Belief #8: I Am Not Responsible For My Current Situation
Congratulations! You’ve made it half-way through this blog series! You’ve tackled some major limiting beliefs and may already be seeing light at the end of the tunnel. Today, we’ll analyze how harmful it is when you think that you’re just a victim of circumstances....
Limiting Belief #7: I Compare Myself To Others
In order for you to rewrite this limiting belief in your mind, it’s essential to understand that the achievements of others simply don’t matter for you. It’s not that they aren’t important. But they don’t determine your worth, success, or value.
Limiting Belief #6: Lack Of Major Progress Means Failure
In the last blog post, you learned that all the resources you need to reach your goals are available to you. Today, you’ll discover that you don’t need big wins to reach your goals – small successes get you there as well. Oh, how easy it is to criticize yourself for a...
Limiting Belief #5: My Resources Are Limited
In last week's blog, you conquered the limiting belief that your past controls your future. This lesson steps even farther out of your past and looks at your current circumstances. Do you feel like your resources are limited? If so, this mentality assumes that there...
What a Crane on the Beach Taught Me About Leadership
This morning, something unusual happened. As I walked along the beach, a crane appeared beside me. No flapping. No noise. Just calm, deliberate steps matching my pace stride for stride. At first, I smiled at the serenity of the moment. But the longer it walked with...
Limiting Belief #4: My Past Will Always Negatively Influence My Future
Do you feel your past is keeping you from creating a bright future? Failure in the past doesn’t automatically mean failure in the future. In fact, your past is one of your greatest assets. As you learn lessons from the past, it makes you that much wiser. Let’s blast through that limiting belief.
Limiting Belief #3: Past Failure Means Future Failure
If you want to succeed, it’s crucial to understand that failure in the past doesn’t have any bearing on your future. Every “failure” brings you one step closer to the success you desire.
Limiting Belief #2: I’m Too Old To Start Something
If you've been following along, in last week's blog you learned how to be more productive. In this on, you can carry your new techniques with you as you see how age doesn’t limit you either. With this limiting belief, you believe that in order to be successful, you...
Limiting Belief #1: I Don’t Have Enough Time
If you’re like most people, you’re extremely busy. You’ve got projects to work on, things to do around the house, people to spend time with, administrative tasks like paying bills, and a thousand emails to answer. You’re so busy that you feel like you don’t have...
Crushing Limiting Beliefs: What’s Holding You Back?
We all have limiting beliefs. These are conscious or subconscious beliefs that hold you back and keep you from reaching your full potential. Let’s start crushing them today!
The 7 Behaviors You Need to Adopt to Achieve Your Success
Success is a word we’re taught from a young age, but the definition of success often varies from person to person. What success looks like for one individual may not hold true for someone else. Whether it’s climbing the corporate ladder, achieving work-life balance,...
How to Take Smarter Risks and Unlock Greater Success
Sergei Galitsky, a billionaire entrepreneur, didn’t build his fortune through sheer intelligence alone. Instead, he focused on the power of risk—specifically, calculated, intelligent risk. With a net worth of $3.3 billion, Galitsky started with a simple cosmetic...
Unlocking Your Potential: 9 Ways Creativity Enhances Your Career
Creativity isn't just for writers, artists, and content creators. It’s an essential skill that can enhance nearly every aspect of your life, especially in the workplace. Whether you're in a leadership role, part of a team, or managing daily tasks, creativity is the...
Chellie W. Phillips: A leadership approach powered by storytelling
Wales St. Aubrey, TX – May 10, 2025 – The CEO Views is proud to recognize Chellie W. Phillips, Speaker, Coach & Trainer, and Author of Culture Secrets, with the award of ‘Most Inspiring Women Leaders to Watch 2025’. The award honors Chellie W. Phillips for her...
9 Energizing Strategies to Kick Laziness to the Curb
Feeling sluggish? Don’t let laziness get in the way of your goals. Check out these 9 simple tips to boost your energy and get things done—whether you’re working, exercising, or just trying to get through your to-do list! 🌟💪 #ProductivityHacks #GetMotivated #EnergyBoost #LeadershipTips
⏱ Don’t Wait: The Culture-Changing Power of Immediate Action
When it comes to culture building, there’s one silent killer that gets overlooked all the time: Waiting. Waiting for the perfect time.Waiting for more data.Waiting for buy-in.Waiting until the “real work” is done. But the truth is, culture is shaped in real time.In...
7 Mental Blocks That Sabotage Even the Best Leaders’ Culture Efforts
Even the most well-intentioned leaders can unknowingly hold themselves—and their culture—back. Culture isn’t built in mission statements or on a poster in the breakroom. It’s built in everyday decisions, interactions, and beliefs. And sometimes, the beliefs holding...
Turn Your Self-Assessment Into a Career-Boosting Brand Statement
If you’ve ever filled out a self-assessment form at work and wondered, “Does this even matter?” — let me tell you: it does. Your self-assessment is more than just a task to check off. It’s a powerful opportunity to build your personal career brand, shape how others...
💸 Death, Taxes… and the Hidden Cost of a Bad Culture
Happy Tax Day! (Said no one ever.) We all know April 15th means forms, filing, and maybe a little financial pain. But while you’re thinking about what’s coming out of your bank account today, let’s talk about something else that’s quietly costing you (and your...
14 Microchanges That Will Advance Your Career—And Why Culture is the Secret Sauce
“How do I advance my career?”That’s one of the questions I get asked the most—whether it’s from someone just entering the workforce or someone ready for a change. People want progress—but not at the cost of burnout or months buried in textbooks. Good news: there is a...
April Fool’s? Not When It Comes to Workplace Culture
April Fool’s Day Fun: But Let’s Get Serious About Culture April 1st is the one day a year when pranks are expected, emails are double-checked for tricks, and everyone wonders what’s real. But here’s something that’s no joke:Culture. Shapes. Everything. It determines...
Effective Team Communication: The Key to Stronger Workplace Relationships
Effective communication isn’t just a nice-to-have in the workplace—it’s essential for productivity, collaboration, and building a positive team culture. Miscommunication can lead to frustration, decreased morale, and even costly mistakes. Whether you're a leader or a...
Leading Through Grief: Strength, Support, and Finding Your Way Forward
Grief doesn’t pause your responsibilities as a leader, but it can transform how you show up for your team. Discover strategies to navigate loss while building strength, resilience, and a thriving workplace culture.
Discover Your Leadership Style: Align Your Values and Lead Authentically
Great leadership starts with knowing who you are. Learn how to define your leadership purpose by reflecting on your values, strengths, and passions. Align your style with your goals to lead authentically and inspire your team.
Why Leaders Can’t Wait: Build Your Team and Workplace Culture Today
Leadership isn’t about waiting for the perfect moment—it’s about taking purposeful action. Discover how you can start building a thriving team and workplace culture today with practical strategies for momentum and success.
The Case of the Missing Mascot is Here! A Fun New Mystery That Helps Kids Learn Their Worth
📢 Exciting news, mystery lovers! 📢 Our favorite young sleuth, Susie the Detective, is back with a brand-new case—and trust me, this one’s a doozy! In The Case of the Missing Mascot, Susie and her friends are on the hunt for the school’s missing mascot. What starts as...
Momentum and Motivation: 6 Strategies to Keep Your Team and Goals Thriving
Leaders set the tone for team success. Discover six practical strategies to maintain motivation, prioritize workplace culture, and achieve your goals—all while inspiring your team to thrive in 2025.
The Power of Authentic Leadership: 9 Ways to Build Trust and Inspire Your Team
Authenticity is the foundation of great leadership. Discover 9 actionable strategies to embrace your true self, inspire your team, and build a thriving workplace culture where trust and engagement flourish.
The 9 Leadership Secrets to Building High-Performing Teams and Cultures
Success isn’t reserved for the naturally gifted—it’s about habits and intentional leadership. Discover 9 actionable strategies to elevate your leadership, inspire your team, and build a thriving workplace culture in 2025.