the Plum Diaries. 

A curated diary. A velvet ledger of presence becoming power.

These pages are not updates, but reflections. Fragments of truth stitched in plum, where experience becomes language, questions are allowed to remain unanswered, and becoming is recorded while it is still unfolding.

The Plum Diaries is not quite a blog. It is a chronicle. A place where story, strategy, and style converge. Sometimes certain. Sometimes unfinished. Always mine.

A record of what it looks like to build a body of work and a life at the same time.

Welcome to the record of presence written in its truest color.

Where Does the Conversation Go? Aug 08, 2026

I've been thinking about what happens after a good conversation ends.

Not the kind where you exchange pleasantries and move on with your day.

The other kind.

The one where someone says something that catches you off guard. Or asks the question you weren't expecting. Or gives language to something you've been carrying around without quite knowing what to call it.

You leave differently.

And then life resumes.

The meeting starts. The email comes in. Someone needs something. Dinner needs maki...

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Writing in the Margins Jul 14, 2026

There's a particular kind of thinking that only happens when I'm not trying.

Not in meetings. Not in strategy sessions. Not in front of a screen. In the margins.

This month, my margins have been full.

I've been thinking about the difference between being productive and being generative. Productive is output. Generative is creation from a place of overflow, not depletion. I've been asking myself which one I'm living from.

I've been writing a piece about the specific kind of loneliness that co...

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One Year Jun 19, 2026

The Luxury Coach™ is turning one! 

What most people see is a business.

What they don't see is the vision that came before it.

The years of notes.

The unfinished frameworks.

The late nights.

The certifications.

The questions.

The moments I almost convinced myself to stop.

The Luxury Coach may be one year old.

But the dream is much older than that.

This year brought trademark registrations, new ideas, unexpected lessons, growing pains, meaningful conversations, and proof that what I fel...

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A Different Kind of Mirror Jun 16, 2026

Most people think reflection begins with a journal.

Sometimes it begins with hearing yourself speak.

Not the polished version.
Not the rehearsed version.

The one underneath.

The pause before the answer.
The hesitation.
The conviction.
The story you're telling yourself without realizing it.

I've spent years helping people become more self-aware through coaching, reflection, and intentional conversations.

Recently, I've been exploring another layer of that practice: video.

Not for performance.

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The Hidden Curriculum Jun 12, 2026

Most leadership lessons aren't taught in a classroom.

They're absorbed.

Watched.

Repeated.

Rewarded.

Over time, many of us learn a hidden curriculum:

  • Stay agreeable.
  • Don't challenge authority.
  • Keep your emotions to yourself.
  • Work harder than everyone else.
  • Be grateful for the opportunity.
  • Take on more.
  • Don't make people uncomfortable.
  • Keep the peace.

We call these leadership lessons because they helped us survive.

Some even helped us succeed.

But success

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The Evidence Folder Jun 08, 2026

There is a folder that many women carry. 

Most never name it. 

 

Some don't even realize they're carrying it. 

 

But it's there. 

 

Tucked quietly between responsibility and restraint. 

Between ambition and self-preservation. 

 

I call it the Evidence Folder. 

 

Inside are all the moments that didn't sit right. 

 

The conversation that lingered long after it ended. 

The opportunity that felt too small for your capacity. 

The room where you were heard but not truly listened to. 

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