Red Shoe started as a leap of faith the fall of 2011. I will lovingly set Red Shoe aside for day to day as I have committed to a new opportunity starting December 2, 2019. This is an amazing opportunity to listen, learn, and lead. I am grateful for the years I spent walking along side of all of you in one way or another; from events, published books, executive coaching, team building, serving our community or the like. It is your relationships that built Red Shoe into a thriving example of entrepreneurial success. Thank you for trusting me and the Red Shoe team. Please reach out if I can ever be of help to you in the future; you are important to me. We will still be sharing with you and publishing books. With that said, look for official announcement in the weeks to come. Look Up and Out, Tracy Worley
Continue ReadingHow to Create a Legacy
Leaving a legacy is all you have. A strong legacy is not made of monetary value but of heart value. How you lift others to their potential. You create safe environments for growth. When you leave the room, people are better than you found them. Leadership, love, and life evolve in and out of your personal and professional lives. You may try shutting the door on one without the other, but your stories and legacies follow you wherever you may go. I have a full history of knowing all of my Great-Grandparents, Grandparents, and a bushel full of Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins. Recently, I visited my Grandpa Eldon in Eugene, Oregon several years ago. He is the last of my vast line of Grandparents and cherished beyond words. We are all built with our history, stories, and holding truths we cherish and hopefully “deleting” truths no longer holding truth…
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Why Rocking the Proverbial Boat Creates Innovation
It is so easy to hide from your beliefs and convictions. It seems easier to get along with everyone to follow along and not speak up. However, if you are not living within your values you are not showing up in your full potential! The end game is not easier; you are allowing others to tell you to not rock the proverbial boat. One of the worst things you can do in relationship building with your team is to set an expectation (spoken or not); do not rock the boat. I truly dislike this saying; it tells me there is no belief in the team or you to succeed. There is one guarantee here in not rocking the boat; your organization will not grow or innovate. You will not be able to see the potential if you are not willing to let yourself and others show up to rock, row,…
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Be a Champion to Others: Be a “Mother”
Lead and champion others by empowering them with vulnerability. Every day we have a choice to embrace new realities and the paradigm shifts before us. A collaborator and friend told me a few weeks ago; I keep everything pretty close to the chest. Meaning, people don’t know who I am or what I have to offer because I do not open up. I am also the last one to ask for help. Today I am reminded I have a new reality of being someone’s mom. It did not happen overnight however the privilege to write, mother did. Five years ago my husband and I decided we had something to offer; a safe place to live for a child to who may not have that opportunity. So, our journey began and we started the training to becoming Foster Parents. Jump forward to October 2017 we met our forever child “Sven” and…
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Be a Bodacious Helper Lift and Invite Those Who Cannot Repay You
Be a Bodacious Helper What is bodacious? It is someone or something that is excellent, admirable, or attractive. Being a bodacious helper while asking nothing in return is attractive. Are you lifting, inviting, and helping those who cannot repay you? Mr. Rogers invites us to always look for the helpers if we are in need. The helpers are there to help and not receive anything in return. This reminds me of Luke 14:14 “invite those who cannot repay you.” From as far as I can remember I have been a helper and a teacher. When I was in primary school, when a new kid came to school I would help them find their way around and introduce them to new friends. If a kid wanted to join into our games I showed them how to play and gave them all my tips and tricks to winning the game. They usually…
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