Gathered Glow

Gathered Glow
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Gathered Glow 💫 is your weekly dose of connection, ideas, and inspiration. Stories, reflections, and tips to shine brighter, live bolder, and maybe laugh a little along the way. Come glow with us! gatheredglow.substack.com

  1. Jul 21

    Do It Anyway

    Visibility isn’t just about posting on LinkedIn or building a personal brand. It’s about making sure your work, your ideas, and your voice have the opportunity to create the impact they’re capable of creating. In this conversation, Rachel Bolton and I talk about something we’ve both had to work through ourselves: the discomfort of being seen. We talk about perfectionism, self-doubt, the stories we tell ourselves, and why waiting until we feel “ready” often keeps us exactly where we are. Rachel shares the PIE Framework, a powerful way to think about career growth through Performance, Image, and Exposure, along with practical ways to become more visible inside your organization without feeling like you’re constantly promoting yourself. This conversation reminded me that courage isn’t the absence of fear. Sometimes it’s simply deciding to do the thing anyway. If you’ve been sitting on an idea, waiting to share your voice, or wondering whether your work is enough, I hope this episode gives you the nudge you’ve been looking for. In This Episode * Why visibility is about more than social media * The hidden cost of perfectionism * Rachel’s PIE Framework: Performance, Image & Exposure * Four practical ways to increase your visibility at work * Building advocates who speak your name in rooms you’re not in * The difference between self-promotion and thought leadership * Why confidence often comes after action, not before About Rachel Rachel Bolton is an Executive Leadership Advisor, keynote speaker, executive coach, and host of Rachel’s Leadership Lounge. With more than 20 years of leadership development experience, she helps leaders elevate their influence, communicate with confidence, and lead through change. Connect with Rachel 🌐 Website: https://www.therachelbolton.com 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelbolton88/ 🎙️ Rachel’s Leadership Lounge: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipUnlockedwithRachel If this conversation resonated with you, I’d love for you to share it with someone who needs to hear it. And if you haven’t already, subscribe so you don’t miss future conversations about leadership, organizational performance, and creating the conditions where people and organizations thrive. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gatheredglow.substack.com

    Do It Anyway

  2. Jul 14

    Why Great Onboarding Isn't About Training

    What if onboarding isn’t really about teaching tasks? After years of designing onboarding programs, coaching leaders, and watching thousands of employees transition into new roles, I’ve become convinced that organizations aren’t just hiring people; they’re hiring thousands of future decisions. In this episode, we explore why orientation is only the beginning, why completion doesn’t equal competence, and what it actually takes to build confident employees who make sound decisions, solve problems, and take ownership from day one. If you’re a leader, HR professional, learning leader, or manager responsible for helping people succeed, this episode will challenge the way you think about onboarding. Because the goal isn’t simply to get people through training. It’s to prepare them to think. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gatheredglow.substack.com

    Why Great Onboarding Isn't About Training

  3. Jun 30

    Every Leader Needs to Hear This (Especially If You Doubt Yourself)

    Have you ever questioned whether you’re qualified enough, experienced enough, or capable enough to lead? In this episode of Gathered Glow, I sit down with Vennesa Gamboa, CEO of Phoenix Recovery Group, for an honest conversation about leadership, self-doubt, resilience, and building trust when the stakes are high. We explore what it really means to lead through uncertainty, how confidence is built through action, and why so many leaders underestimate the value they already bring. Whether you’re leading a team, building a business, or navigating your own next chapter, this conversation is a reminder that you don’t have to feel ready before you step forward. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gatheredglow.substack.com

    Every Leader Needs to Hear This (Especially If You Doubt Yourself)

  4. Jun 9

    Identity Clutter: Letting Go of the Version of You That No Longer Fits

    Okay so I cleaned my closet this week. And I know that sounds simple, but honestly? It cracked something open in me that I wasn’t expecting. Some things were easy to let go of. Clearly didn’t fit, clearly not my style anymore, easy. But then there were other things that surprised me with how much emotional weight was behind them. And I started asking myself — why am I grieving a sweater I haven’t worn in a year? That question took me somewhere deeper. Because the truth is, the stuff is never really just stuff. And the clutter is never really just clutter. In this episode I’m taking you through three layers of letting go — physical, identity, and spiritual. We talk about why your brain literally resists releasing old versions of yourself, the identity stories you’ve been performing that you didn’t write, and the spiritual grip on outcomes and timelines that were never yours to control in the first place. This one is personal. I share things I’m still working through myself — including the ways I’ve been toning down my own voice to make the people around me more comfortable. And I think a lot of you are going to feel seen in this episode. Before you’re done, I want you to sit with three questions: * What are you keeping physically that represents a version of you that’s already gone? * What story are you still performing that you didn’t write? * What are you gripping that was never yours to control? Letting go is not the loss. It’s where the power lives. Drop your answers in the comments — I’m doing this right alongside you. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gatheredglow.substack.com

    Identity Clutter: Letting Go of the Version of You That No Longer Fits

  5. Jun 2

    You Mattered When You Were Useful

    Someone close to me left a job recently. They weren’t angry. They weren’t bitter. They were hurt. And the phrase they used to describe how it felt has stayed with me ever since. “You mattered when you were useful.” In this episode, we’re talking about something most organizations never think about how they end relationships. And why the goodbye says more about your culture than the welcome ever could. We cover: → Why the last interaction carries more emotional weight than the first→ The real business cost of a poorly handled departure (and what the research says)→ What happens to the people who stay when someone leaves badly→ Four things great leaders do differently when saying goodbye→ A direct word for anyone navigating a layoff or difficult transition right now If you lead people — or if you’ve ever been on the receiving end of a departure that didn’t feel right — this one is for you. And if it resonates, would you share it with a leader in your life who needs to hear it? That’s how conversations like this reach the people who need them most. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gatheredglow.substack.com

    You Mattered When You Were Useful

  6. May 19

    We Adapt to Almost Anything.

    Humans can survive almost anything.But sometimes we adapt so well that we stop noticing what’s hurting us. In this episode, I explore how people normalize stress, burnout, dysfunction, fractured attention, and unhealthy systems over time. From workplace culture to social media to AI, this conversation is about the beauty of human resilience and the danger of living too long in survival mode. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gatheredglow.substack.com

    We Adapt to Almost Anything.

  7. May 12

    Dare to Believe Part 3 | Trusting the Power Within You

    In Part 3 of this conversation with Vascola, we explore what it means to stop shrinking, stop hiding, and fully step into the gifts you were created with. Together, we discuss fear, identity, comparison, scars, spiritual trust, and the tension so many people feel between standing out and staying safe. This episode is a reminder that your experiences did not erase your worth and your power was never meant to be hidden to make others comfortable. This conversation is for anyone learning to trust themselves again, reclaim their voice, and believe that who they are is already enough. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gatheredglow.substack.com

    Dare to Believe Part 3 | Trusting the Power Within You

  8. May 5

    Dare to Believe (Part 2): The Beliefs You Didn’t Know Were Running You

    Part two of Dare to Believe goes deeper. We move beyond the idea of belief and into the reality of what actually holds people back from living it. This conversation explores the tension between fear and power, the difference between external forces and internal resistance, and how past experiences shape what we believe about ourselves. We talk about: * Why fear isn’t always the enemy, but how it can quietly control your life * The ways we give our power away without realizing it * Trauma, healing, and why gentleness matters in growth * How identity gets distorted through experience * What it really means to believe something about yourself This episode challenges you to take a deeper look at what you’ve been believing and why. Because belief isn’t just about what you say you believe.It’s about what’s actually driving your decisions. 🎧 Listen to Part 1 first if you haven’t already✨ Part 3 drops next week This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gatheredglow.substack.com

    Dare to Believe (Part 2): The Beliefs You Didn’t Know Were Running You
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Gathered Glow 💫 is your weekly dose of connection, ideas, and inspiration. Stories, reflections, and tips to shine brighter, live bolder, and maybe laugh a little along the way. Come glow with us! gatheredglow.substack.com

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  • Creator
    Gathered Glow
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    33
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