Hi everyone! For those who don't know me, I'm Bill Roberts, founder of Roberts Coaching & Consulting. I'm a certified Life and Leadership Coach, and I work with LGBTQIA+ individuals and allies who are burned out, navigating a midlife crisis, or in the middle of a big transition. My goal is to help guide them to their Future Self with more joy, vitality, and happiness along the way. That's what I call Future Self coaching. Instead of the usual goal setting, I ask clients to get specific about who they're becoming, then we work backward: what does that person need from you today, in your habits, your boundaries, how you show up as a leader. It sounds simple, but it changes how people make decisions day to day. The question I keep coming back to is: what does the person I'm becoming need from me today? What I care about most is helping people be their authentic selves while they build the life they actually want, and living well now, not just once everything's figured out. In practice that looks like rebuilding self-trust and confidence, moving through burnout and feeling stuck, creating accountability without shame, navigating career and life transitions, leading with more authenticity and emotional intelligence, and turning personal insight into consistent action instead of letting it stay theoretical. I spent almost 30 years running teams in retail and sales before this, and it taught me something that shapes everything I do now: growth doesn't come from pushing harder or having it all together. It comes from actually being honest with yourself. I'm not coaching from theory. I've been in the rooms my clients are trying to lead in. Inclusion is an important part of my business. A lot of us have learned to hide parts of ourselves to fit in, at work and elsewhere. I coach people to stop doing that, and to find ways to live and lead authentically while staying safe in today's environment. Right now, I'm focused on building my client base within this community. I'm also open to networking and joint ventures with other LGBTQ-founded businesses. Always happy to support other members here too.

Looking forward to catching up with you. I know @Shanti Gold will have a conflict however lets regroup and discuss how we are going to approach our 4th Quarter to end our year on our best footing - Have a great week - Danielle

Happy Humpday Morning Syndicate Fam! We are on Day 3 of our 'Pride Month Readiness Sprint.' Today, it's all about taking the ideas we went over yesterday and creating a content plan to make your ideas a reality. If you are late to the party, head up to the "Classroom" tab at the top of the page and you can see all of the lessons so far. Today is our second "Questions and Ideas" chat at 1pm Eastern Time. Anyone is welcome to pop in and ask questions, share their ideas, or just chat with syndicate friends. Just click on the "5 Day Sprint LIVE Chat" link above, or go to the "Calendar" tab and join there. I have also attached today's Sample Pride Planning Template for everyone. Based on YOUR feedback, our Thursday Success Chats are now open to ALL MEMBERS. If you missed joining in because you were not a Premium or VIP member, you are now able to join the chat LIVE. I'm looking forward to tomorrow's Chat at 10am Eastern Time, that will be led by member @Andrew Edwards (Ace), and it's all about how to optimize your LinkedIn profile to make your business stand out and be noticed. This is Ace's 'day job,' and him and his business partner have helped 100's of business entrepreneurs improve their profiles on the LinkedIn platform. Ace will be doing some mini-assessments of members profiles during the chat, so bring the link to yours if you dare, LOL. Hope to see you in chat if you can make it. Excited for member @Jonathan Shuffield for launching his Crowd Funding campaign for the new lgbtq sitcom he is producing and starring in, "Almost... Not Quite." Full disclosure, I am a Producer on this project, but I believe strongly in Jonny's talent and commitment and hope you y'all might want to join our journey. If you want to contribute to this film AND get some fun perks for doing it, then head over the the Seed & Spark website and look over this campaign. www.seedandspark.com and look up the title, "Almost, Not Quite."

Alright Syndicate… you made it to the weekend. This is your reminder that rest is not laziness, it’s strategy. The entrepreneurs who win long-term aren’t the ones who grind themselves into exhaustion. They’re the ones who recharge, reset, and come back sharper on Monday. So this weekend: - Sleep a little longer - Get outside for some fresh air - Eat something that makes you happy - Disconnect from work for a few hours Because next week we go again, with fresh energy, fresh ideas, and fresh opportunities to grow. Weekend Check-In: What’s ONE thing you’re doing this weekend to recharge your energy? Let’s hear it below #SuccessSyndicate #WeekendReset #EntrepreneurLife #RechargeToWin