LeadLikeAQueen.com/support-remote-workers I am Coach Donna Marie. I am a remote worker who opted-in for a more flexible schedule and the ability to make a legitimate income from the same home office where I spent years working on my masters degree during the pandemic. After graduating with a Masters of Art in Executive Leadership, I was interviewing for positions for a few months when I found out about remote work that seemed to be a good opportunity for me. ABOUT THE PODCAST AND UPCOMING EPISODES Did you know that I am the host of the Plant Your Seeds of Transformation podcast? In previous se ..read more

If you look in the menu bar area of this blog website (or click here) you can grab a free copy of my business tips document. It was created to help support new independent LiveOps agents who have been coming on board to work as part of the team I am on. I wrote this because I am a successful remote worker who has been mentoring other remote workers to help them become successful, also. If you choose to share the business tips document, please remember to share the whole document so I can receive proper attribution for my work. (This document contains a Creative Commons share-alike license ..read more

Daily writing prompt What activities do you lose yourself in? View all responses Our Creativity is Beautiful Because Our Creator Made Us Like Himself.What is losing myself? Losing myself to me means that I am “in the zone”. It means I am in a meditative space where my whole focus is just on that one thing. There’s no multi-tasking when I am in the zone. And it’s kind of a place of selfishness or self-centeredness, also, which, ultimately, can be a blessing to others who benefit from my creative endeavors. Note: This is not a place of self-harm or of neglecting or abusing others. That’s not t ..read more

Daily writing prompt Tell us one thing you hope people say about you. View all responses Coach Donna Marie shares insights about managing holiday season grief on the Plant Your Seeds of Transformation Podcast What I Hope They Say Because I have dedicated a lot of time to writing and speaking on topics like how to manage #holidaygrief, I hope people say I am helpful in a season where others’ grief and trauma are often overlooked or ignored in favor of all the usual happy holiday narratives. What I Hope For You If you’re grieving or recovering from a trauma or crisis, I hope that you find tho ..read more

This has been a very rough year for me. Here’s part of my story. Daily writing prompt What was the hardest personal goal you’ve set for yourself? View all responses During the end of 2022 and for the first half of 2023, our family experienced a major crisis that deeply traumatized all of us and then we had other unexpected crises that set us back a bit more, too. So, following through on some of my personal goals in the first half of 2023 fell by the wayside while we recovered. The hardest personal goal for me to fulfill this year was getting back to podcasting, which I originally started ba ..read more

Daily writing prompt Tell us about the last thing you got excited about. View all responses My last very exciting thing was plugging in with community: with like-minded women leaders who are passionate about pursuing their goals, just as I am, and who are also committed to loving and taking care of themselves as they pursue those goals. I had the awesome opportunity to interview one of these ladies on Tuesday morning. I am honored that she joined me on the live for The Plant Your Seeds of Transformation podcast. She, like me, has experienced trauma and neurodivergence which impacts how she i ..read more

Plant Your Seeds of Transformation Podcast Episode – Traumas: How to Survive and Thrive What strategies do you use to maintain your health and well-being? I am the host of the Plant Your Seeds of Transformation podcast. On the first episode for Season 4, I shared about how I have learned to survive multiple crises and thrive despite complex ongoing traumas. I am so glad to see this writing prompt because everyone needs to be intentional about self-care and that means we need to take time to really think about it and plan, instead of just going through the motions like a robot every day. In t ..read more

Daily writing prompt Tell us about the last thing you got excited about. View all responses My last very exciting thing was plugging in with community: with like-minded women leaders who are passionate about pursuing their goals, just as I am, and who are also committed to loving and taking care of themselves as they pursue those goals. I had the awesome opportunity to interview one of these ladies on Tuesday morning. I am honored that she joined me on the live for The Plant Your Seeds of Transformation podcast. She, like me, has experienced trauma and neurodivergence which impacts how she i ..read more

Daily writing prompt What is the most important thing to carry with you all the time? View all responses I carry my iPhone (and Apple watch) with me everywhere, even to the bathroom and shower*, because I can type/text or record my creative ideas whenever they pop into my head. This has been a crucial part of my progress as a writer, a podcaster, and an entrepreneur. There are other tools I also use, but my watch and phone are my ever-present tools that are versatile enough for me to use even if my hands are covered in grease or occupied in a sink of dishes. Sometimes I record a video journa ..read more

Plant Your Seeds of Transformation Podcast Episode – Traumas: How to Survive and Thrive What strategies do you use to maintain your health and well-being? I am the host of the Plant Your Seeds of Transformation podcast. On the first episode for Season 4, I shared about how I have learned to survive multiple crises and thrive despite complex ongoing traumas. I am so glad to see this writing prompt because everyone needs to be intentional about self-care and that means we need to take time to really think about it and plan, instead of just going through the motions like a robot every day. In t ..read more