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the Plum Diaries.Â
A curated diary. A velvet ledger of presence becoming power.
These pages are not updates, but reflections. Fragments of truth stitched in plum, where silence is not absence but authority, and resilience takes the shape of ritual. Here, I trace the lines between the woman I was, the Maison I am building, and the legacy that whispers ahead.
The Plum Diaries is not a blog. It is a chronicle. A place where story, strategy, and style converge, quiet yet commanding, intimate yet enduring.
Welcome to the record of presence written in its truest color.
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...
The Luxury Coach™ is turning one!Â
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...
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.
...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.
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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.
Some lessons in corporate life are taught.
Others are survived.
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From Miss Easter’s Little Book of Corporate Fables:
The Swan and the Still Water
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The swan moved without sound.
Calm.
Controlled.
Effortless to anyone watching.
Beneath the surface, her feet moved fast.
Adjusting.
Correcting.
Working to stay afloat.
The other birds admired her composure.
They called it grace.
So they gave her more to carry.
More visibility.
More responsibility.
More expectation.
She didn’t push back.
She kept ...
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