A rainbow on a rainy day in #losangeles. I am choosing to interpret it as a good omen. ✨💫✨

Busy Is Not the Same as Effective

One of the biggest productivity lies we’ve believed is this: If I’m busy, I must be progressing.

But busyness often masks misalignment.

In Born to Win, I explore why many intelligent, capable leaders work endlessly yet feel stuck and why productivity without clarity always leads to burnout.

Effectiveness isn’t about doing more. It’s about doing what actually moves your life forward.

This book teaches you how to stop managing time and start mastering impact.

📖 Coming Soon! Grab your copy and start leading with impact!

AI is not the future. It’s the present. AI is not the future. It’s the present.

I wrote AI From Zero to Fluency because I saw the confusion, the fear, and the misconceptions around AI. Whether you love it or resist it, AI is here to stay, and I don’t want you left behind.

This book is your step-by-step guide to using AI ethically and confidently. From content creation to social media growth, from idea to execution, I walk you through it as a beginner, so you can become proficient without feeling overwhelmed.

Don’t become a dinosaur. Evolve. Learn. Adapt.

👉 Grab your copy today and start your AI journey the right way.
https://mybook.to/6cCrW

#aifromzerotofluency #learnai #aiforbeginners #ethicalai #entrepreneurs #careergrowth #digitalskills #futureready

I have been quiet for some time past. In the background, I am preparing a keynote that I am going to give in Sweden next week Stay tuned

I am so excited and honored to be a featured speaker at the Female Elevation Summit next week on Monday, February 23rd. There are tons of great speakers.

Join me on February 23rd for a live stream interview at noon PST with our amazing hostess Pearl Mashour . Then a live presentation at 2 pm PST. This is a very supportive women’s community.

Link to join is in the comment section.

If your child is “bright but suddenly anxious” before SATs — read this. Parents’ evening.
A few weeks before SATs.

He sat down and didn’t ask about levels.

He asked:

“What is the school actually doing about his mental health?”

His son had started waking early.
Stomach aches.
Quietly asking, “What happens if I fail?”

This wasn’t a child falling behind.

This was a child who cared.

And that’s what people miss.

Before SATs, it’s often the conscientious children who carry the most pressure.

He didn’t want predicted scores.

He wanted to know his son was safe in the process.

Have you noticed a shift in your child as tests get closer?

#schoolanxiety
#primaryschool
#parentingunderpressure
#childmentalhealth
#confidentlearners

✨ 𝐏𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠… 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐚 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐲 ✨

Today, everywhere you look, people are talking about peptide supplements — injections, powders, capsules — to boost collagen, improve muscle tone, support bone health, and “turn back the clock.”

But here’s the key point:
your body already produces the peptides it needs.
The real question is: how can we stimulate them naturally?

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐖𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐗𝟑𝟗 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐖𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐗𝟒𝟗 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.

Clinical studies show:

• X39 increases GHK and GHK-Cu within 24 hours — associated with stem cell activation, tissue repair, and collagen support.
• X49 elevates AHK-Cu, linked to strength, stamina, mental clarity, and bone support.

A study on X49 showed improvements in markers related to bone remodeling in women over 60 within 60 days.
X39 demonstrated measurable increases in GHK and GHK-Cu in the bloodstream within one week.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞?
Most supplements introduce substances into the body.
LifeWave’s phototherapy patches stimulate the body using light — no drugs, no injections, nothing entering the bloodstream.

Just light activating your body’s natural regenerative processes.

Worn together, X39 and X49 create a synergistic effect supporting energy, recovery, muscle tone, and overall vitality — at a fraction of the cost of ongoing injections.

𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟑 𝐗𝟐 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐎.

If you’d like to explore how to activate your body’s regenerative potential in a simple and accessible way, comment “peptide” or send me a message. 💛

#peptide #phototerapy #naturalwellbeing #bellessere

Many accomplished women don’t lack confidence, capability, or strategy.

What they’re feeling is friction with a leadership model that was never designed with their full experience in mind.

Over time, that friction looks like:
• constant self-adjustment
• emotional labor that goes unseen
• performance without sustainability

We’ve been teaching women how to adapt to existing systems.

My book Radiant Revolution, launching February 25, asks a different question:
What would leadership look like if collaboration, emotional intelligence, and human sustainability weren’t seen as “soft skills” — but core leadership competencies?

Details at getcarlasbook.com

Your progress and productivity aren’t just shaped by strategy.
They’re shaped by what you do with emotional baggage especially in friction-filled conversations.

In pressure moments, leaders tend to choose one of three paths:

1) Stuff it down
✅ keeps you functioning
❌ becomes emotional debt (hello triggers)

2) Treat the symptom
✅ quick relief
❌ the root cause stays active in the nervous system

3) Process it
✅ calm, boundaries, better decisions
❌ requires courage and practice

From my own experience: sustainable leadership growth starts inside.
What you stop suppressing becomes fuel for presence.

What’s your default: bury it, numb it, or process it?

Hear me: you cannot prevent challenges. But you can learn to master them.
Join us live: Free Webinar (German)
📅 Fri, Feb 20, 2026 | 130 CET
👉 https://www.upnchange.com/digi....tools/gratis-stresst

Deep practice + real capability under pressure: Konflikt-Mastery
👉 https://www.upnchange.com/digi....tools/konflikt-maste

#leadership #emotionalintelligence #conflictresolution #collaboration #communication #resilience #konfliktmastery #upnchange

Hustle culture taught us that high performance should be constant.

But that’s not how humans - or elite performers - actually work.

Athletes don’t train at peak intensity all the time.
They work in cycles: focused performance followed by intentional recovery.

In my latest article for Global Woman Magazine, I explore why sustainable high performance is cyclical, not linear - and why so many high-performers burn out in systems that ignore this reality.

If you’ve ever felt that you’re “doing everything right” but still running on empty, this perspective may resonate.

👉 Full article in the first comment.

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Intentional action builds success. Sustainable energy keeps it.

 #energymanagement #highperformance #worksmart #leadership

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