Why this matters now If you want to land the leadership role in 2026, your preparation starts now. More leaders than ever are burned out, underpaid, and overlooked. According to LinkedIn’s 2025 Workplace Trends, leadership roles posted in Q4 receive twelve times more applications than mid level roles. Austin and Chicago continue to pull top […]

The right mindset can completely transform your career, confidence, and peace of mind. After leading billion-dollar mergers and serving as Chief People Officer, I learned that success at work means nothing if it costs your life. Through the mindset tools I now teach in my coaching, I discovered how to rewire frustration, own my identity, […]

Why it matters now to say no Corporate leaders are drowning in tasks and starving for strategy, and don’t know how to say no without feeling fear. A Deloitte study found 77 percent of executives say they feel burned out, yet nearly the same percentage admit they take on work that isn’t part of their […]

Why Saying No Matters Now Let’s be honest. Saying no doesn’t always come naturally. Most corporate leaders are drowning in “good” work—committee meetings, team projects, and extra assignments that keep everyone else happy but do nothing for your actual career growth. According to Gallup, employee burnout costs U.S. companies over $190 billion a year in […]

Why this matters now We live in a world wired for negativity. News cycles, social media, and even everyday conversations are designed to keep our brains focused on what’s wrong, not what’s possible. According to research from the National Science Foundation, the average person has around 60,000 thoughts per day—and more than 80% are negative. […]

Train Your Brain to Follow Through: The Desire + Identity Strategy for Executives Hi friends, Shayla King here—your favorite executive coach for leaders who want to increase performance, pay, and happiness. Fall and school activities are in full swing here in Austin, TX, and it got me thinking about motivation, discipline, and how we actually […]

Most people quit too soon. That’s the real reason they don’t get the promotion, land the dream job, or hit the big life goals.
In today’s world of corporate leadership, high performers often think that hard work should equal results. But when it doesn’t happen on their timeline, they give up. That’s the difference between the 95% who stay stuck and the 5% who create epic careers and lives.

How Executive Coaching Transformed Scott’s Career, Relationships, and Life What if decades of corporate success still left you feeling unfulfilled? That was Scott’s story when he came to me. A seasoned finance executive, he had led multi-billion-dollar organizations, delivered results for decades, and checked every box on the corporate success list. But inside, he was […]

Why I’m So Passionate About Executive Coaching for Women Who Want More  When I launched my executive coaching business, I was finally doing it—leaving behind the corporate hustle, the proving, the pressure, and stepping into a new chapter. Two weeks later, I was on life support.  That’s not an exaggeration.  I went in for what […]

If you’ve ever been told to “just be grateful” while your soul quietly screamed for more… this one’s for you.  Ellie’s story is the one too many women in corporate live every day—overachieving, underrecognized, and secretly wondering, “Is this really all there is?”  But it didn’t end there.  In this spotlight episode of The 5% […]