Your Brand Story

08/22/2026

If you’ve been following these past 9 days, you’ll see the message each of my colleagues in the Being Brave Magazine have helped shape:

• From first allowing yourself to soften in and open up to perhaps, a new perspective and a new way of being;

• Through to seeking it, getting rid of what’s been holding you back

• Perhaps even healing it to move forward and then moving towards taking action to this new reality and new life…

Marilise de Villiers and her framework are here to ensure that your inner bully is silenced. 🦁

Because yes, external factors can weigh you down;
And you can say you’re doing the work; but still things don’t “change”…
And sometimes that last little bit only lies within us.

As you can see, Marilise is one of the beautiful and extraordinary women that are a part of Karen Rae| Being Brave Tour Magazine’s next magazine edition, launching in just a couple of days.

Save a note to grab your copy on Amazon . 📖
And! Come celebrate with us and join us live on Aug 27, 10am PT.

These ladies will be there live to chat!

Comment BRAVE and I’ll send you the link!
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08/21/2026

5️⃣- 6️⃣- 7️⃣- 8️⃣ Move.

I remember Ashley Borromeo distinctly for this, always.

And while I know at the heart of it is her tap dancing background, it emanates into everything Ashley is, and Ashley does.

When I think of , I think of Ashley: nothing she isn’t afraid to try and try out wholeheartedly.

We do need people in our lives like that; not just to show us the way but to walk alongside us as we do.

Many get “stuck” in the thinking and planning and mulling it over… Ashley can help you get over that hump… to move. And do. And try.

And that is really her living her curriculum on dancing through life.

It’s such an honor to continue this relationship with Ashley and watch her constantly move and SHINE ✨

She too has a resource inside the Being Brave Tour edition magazine, launching in print on Aug 27.

And she mentioned being there live for the celebration at 10am PT! 🎉 DM ME BRAVE — for the link.
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Founder of The Shine Leadership Advantage Karen Rae| Being Brave Tour Magazine

08/20/2026

🌟 WHY NICOLE? 🌟

If there is a person that you should have in your life, Identity & Internal Wealth Mentor is one of those humans. 🙏🏼

I sensed that when I first met her.

Then solidified that belief the more I got to know her as a person, a mother and a coach. She leads with her heart. 🤍

I’ve been privileged to support and collaborate with her on her business. 💎

I further would like to believe that we’ve also become really good friends. 🫶

Now, I get to participate in her and Founder of The Shine Leadership Advantage’s Ignite program 🔥, and already I feel the powerful shifts happening in the group and in me.

And then! How fun! We’re in a magazine together. 📖 (Print is on Amazon on Aug 27)

I am grateful the universe brought our lives together, and so now I pay it forward — in the hopes that she becomes a part of your world too.

Because the fun, the light, the heart, the leadership and the wisdom she brings into a room feeds your soul. And Nicole has this special ability to see the YOU that you are becoming (or want to become), even before you do.

Those are the people you want to have in your corner, if I do say so myself.

‼️ Curious about Nicole’s resource — then make sure to grab a copy of Karen Rae| Being Brave Tour Magazine’ Being Brave Tour Magazine where she and 10 other extraordinary women share a little bit of their wisdom and expertise to support you from where you’re at.

Aug 27!

And if you’d love to come to the celebration, comment BRAVE below 👇🏻 and I’ll send you the link!
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08/19/2026

Today for the Karen Rae| Being Brave Tour Magazine Be Brave Tour Magazine launch we celebrate Carol Pilkington — another wonderful and extraordinary human I met in Founder of The Shine Leadership Advantage’s SHINE community.
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Every unfinished cycle is a small energy leak. And most of us are running on fumes from dozens of them. 🌀

Her feature in Being Everyday Brave Magazine walks you through Completing Cycles of Action©, a tool for clearing the invisible weight you have been carrying and moving from discordance into flow.

The print edition launches on Amazon on Aug. 27.

Which open loop has been weighing on you most?

08/16/2026

🌈 Rainbow Joy is the resource Denise has shared inside the Magazine release.

It’s in print on Amazon on Aug 27, and each day until then we feature one contributing author.

First, Noami 🇹🇹| Founder, Field + Fire Collective supports your awareness to SOFTEN IN
Then, Shannon Chapoy - Posdijk guides you to reconnect with what you’d love.

Then: Denise helps you choose it and choose joy everyday - conciously and intentionally.

The group has come together also because Founder of The Shine Leadership Advantage has created and cultivated a beautiful VILLAGE inside the SHINE CIRCLE.

And all these women inside it, I’m grateful to call them friends and colleagues.

If you feel called to check it all out, DM “BRAVE” and I’ll get you the link to the live celebration on Aug 27 at 10am PT.

After all, who doesn’t want more color in their everyday life? 🌈

08/15/2026

💕 DAY 2 of THE BEING BRAVE Tour magazine PRINT RELEASE TOUR....and we’re just getting started!

The question my dearest friend and colleague Shannon Chapoy - Posdijk asks is this:

When was the last time someone asked what YOU wanted?

Not what you need to get done.
Not what the kids need.
Not what your clients are asking for.

What Do YOU Want?
What would you love?

⭐️ If you had to pause before answering, this is for you.

Shannon shares a resource inside the Being Everyday Brave Magazine, something she took herself on when she first began this journey of reconnecting to self and loving herself.

This magazine will be available in PRINT on Amazon on Aug. 27.

It is not a coffee table decoration.
It’s a soft invitation back to your inner world.

Come join us live on Aug. 27! ❤️ and meet the other contributors (me included!), all a part of the SHINE Circle.

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Over the next 12 days, I’ll be sharing a glimpse of the extraordinary women of the SHINE Circle who contributed their voices, wisdom and lived experiences to this special print edition.

Here’s your invitation to reflect, participate, question, grow and perhaps see yourself differently because another woman had the courage to share what she discovered. 🙏🏼

A huge thank you to Founder/visionary Karen Rae| Being Brave Tour Magazine of the Being Brave Tour and Founder of The Shine Leadership Advantage, Founder/Visionary of Shine Leadership Advantage for bringing all this to life!

08/08/2026

How do you grow your business?

It’s easy.

You build relationships. 🤝

This is the most long-term solution to generating growth in your business and in yourself.

It always of course, starts with a conversation; a connection.

This is how Founder of The Shine Leadership Advantage and the mentors and members of the SHINE Circle begin collaborations, and find people and resources that support what is needed now and in the future.

The Connect Call is a FREE monthly gathering where you can meet people inside the community AND the friends you invite (and yes, that means you too).

August has always been a special month in my business so I’ve agreed to host this coming Connect Call.

I’d love to see you there.

PS: There’s NO sales pitch. It’s really a chance for you to expand your network (let’s call it that); or find someone who knows who you might need to know.

After all, isn’t that the fastest way to build trust? 😘

Comment CONNECT, and I will happily send you the link! 🙌🏼

See you on Tuesday August 11, at 1pm PT / 4pm ET!
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08/05/2026

I talk about data, getting information to help guide the direction and the decisions.
Here's what I discovered about my own Substack performance in the past month (when I decided to write an article everyday:
- I missed 4 days
- I got 10 new friends (subscribers! yay!) -- thank you!
- These were my top 5 posts for the month. So now to understand -- what did these 5 have in common?

Also so that I can replicate what I did, this month.

I will be continuing this daily article writing... the hope is to get better at it!

But I would love your feedback!

Find me here: https://yourbrandstoryco.substack.com

07/14/2026

https://open.substack.com/pub/yourbrandstoryco/p/not-as-advertised?r=2y8nvk&utm_medium=ios

What would you do and how would you feel when it’s not what you expected? Frustrated? Disappointed? Angry?

Isn't that the most disappointing thing?

07/13/2026

Live for today’s GenX Caregiving panel:

Who takes care of the caregivers? 💙For many in Generation X, care...