Frances Powell: Executive, Presentation & Performance Coach, Speaker

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I help mid- to senior-level women leaders build authentic executive presence and confident, clear communication so they can thrive in high-visibility moments without overwhelm, self-doubt or burnout.

The biggest lie in leadership:Get more efficient and the burnout goes away.So leaders optimize everything.But still wake...
06/17/2026

The biggest lie in leadership:

Get more efficient and the burnout goes away.

So leaders optimize everything.
But still wake up exhausted. 🫠

Burnout doesn't come from doing too much.

It’s about prolonged depletion without recovery.
And high-functioning leaders don’t break.

They start normalizing a lower internal baseline:

❌ Smaller appetite for risk.
🗯️ Less patience for people.
🫥 Less joy in the work they used to love.

Nothing obvious changes day to day.
Which is exactly why it gets missed.

Efficiency helps ex*****on.

But it doesn’t rebuild capacity.

And most leaders aren’t inefficient.

They’re just operating at a sustained output level with no real recovery built in.

Which is why “just be more efficient” never actually fixes burnout.

💌 P.S. This is a topic I go deeper on in my weekly newsletter.

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06/10/2026

I used to be like this, constantly editing myself in my head before I even spoke.

It’s exhausting when your identity starts depending on how you might be perceived.

At some point, I realised I wasn’t actually living my life. I was managing other people’s reactions to it.

And that’s a really expensive way to exist...

Now I choose differently. Not perfectly. But intentionally.

I still care, but I don’t let that care run the show anymore.

Your life starts the moment you stop auditioning for approval and start standing in your own voice. 🌱🤍

Nobody actually manages stress. They just tolerate it at a level they've normalized.That's a different problem.Tolerance...
06/03/2026

Nobody actually manages stress.

They just tolerate it at a level they've normalized.

That's a different problem.

Tolerance means your threshold rises.

You need more rest to feel rested.
More wins to feel okay.
More certainty before you can make a call.

For leaders, the slow creep of that looks like:

→ Taking longer to decide simple things
→ Replaying conversations that don't matter
→ Waking up exhausted before the day starts

Nobody flags this.

Because the work still gets done.

But you are not performing at your ceiling.

You are performing at the ceiling stress allows.

So the audit is simple:

1️⃣ What are you tolerating right now?
2️⃣ What decisions are you avoiding?
3️⃣ What's costing you more than it should?

The stress doesn't have to disappear.

You just have to stop mistaking tolerance for fine.

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In a world that celebrates hustle culture, I take a trip to France.Not whenever I want. 😆 When I can.And yes, I see the ...
05/27/2026

In a world that celebrates hustle culture, I take a trip to France.

Not whenever I want. 😆 When I can.

And yes, I see the irony of a leadership coach who teaches regulation also needing to actually go somewhere to regulate.

But every time I do, I come back more grounded, more present, better resourced for my clients and my life.

Rest isn't a reward for finishing everything.

It's part of staying effective.

So whatever brings you back to yourself, do that. 💫
Travel. Walk. Journal. Switch your phone off.

Your work doesn't need a more exhausted version of you.

It needs you whole. 😉

(Dropping some more Paris throwbacks! 📸)

You've failed at something? Good.You've been rejected? Even better.You've started over from scratch? Perfect.Most people...
05/20/2026

You've failed at something? Good.
You've been rejected? Even better.
You've started over from scratch? Perfect.

Most people never get there.

Not because they lack talent.

Because they never risked being wrong.

Self-confidence isn't built by playing it safe.

It's built by doing the thing.
Especially when the outcome isn't guaranteed.

I've failed more times than I can count.

Since the start of my career:

→ I lost my train of thought in front of 50+ people
→ Launched a program that didn't land
→ Had a year with almost no revenue

None of it disqualified me.

All of it built me.

Every failure you're carrying?

It's not evidence that you can't.
It's proof that you tried.

That's already more than most.

What's the failure you're most grateful for?

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You don’t need to shrink to be accepted.You need to trust that you can hold your ground, even when it feels uncomfortabl...
05/13/2026

You don’t need to shrink to be accepted.

You need to trust that you can hold your ground, even when it feels uncomfortable.

That’s the shift most people avoid… and the one that changes everything. 💫🤍

P.S. This is a topic I share more deeply in my weekly newsletter.

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“When I know enough, I’ll feel confident.”No, you won’t.If knowledge created confidence, the most qualified people woul...
05/06/2026

“When I know enough, I’ll feel confident.”

No, you won’t.

If knowledge created confidence, the most qualified people would always speak up first.

But they don’t.

The pattern is predictable:

1. You learn more
2. Your standards rise
3. Your definition of “enough” expands
4. You still hesitate.

That’s not growth.

That’s just avoidance.

Confidence isn't built by accumulating more.

What actually works:

→ Sharing the point before it’s perfect
→ Speaking with 70% certainty, not 100%
→ Letting the room respond, not your fears.

If you keep waiting to “know enough”, you’re not protecting your credibility.

You’re delaying it.

Act earlier.
Refine in public.

That’s how confidence is built.

P.S. This is a topic I share more deeply in my weekly newsletter.

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I don't travel often. But I never miss a chance when I can! 🌍Most of my weeks look like this: early starts, back-to-back...
04/29/2026

I don't travel often. But I never miss a chance when I can! 🌍

Most of my weeks look like this: early starts, back-to-back calls, coaching sessions, strategy, writing. Screen. Screen. Screen. Eat somewhere in between. One more thing before closing the laptop.

By Thursday, I've forgotten what slow feels like. 😅

I love my work, genuinely! But even the things you love can fill you up to the point of overflow.

That's why I travel.

France does something to me that nothing else does! 🇫🇷 Something about sitting in a Parisian bistro with a glass of Sancerre makes the noise go quiet.

I've been to 20+ countries now, and every single one gave me something I didn't know I needed.

You cannot keep pouring without refilling.
Find what genuinely restores you.

Then protect it like it's non-negotiable. 😉

Because by the time you feel empty, you've already been running on fumes for a while.

Drop your go-to place below 👇

Stress is destroying your body.You just can't see it yet.Here's what's actually happening inside you every time pressure...
04/22/2026

Stress is destroying your body.

You just can't see it yet.

Here's what's actually happening inside you every time pressure hits:

1. Your heart races

→ Blood pressure climbs instantly.
→ Your body treats pressure like a physical attack.

2. Your hormones go haywire

→ Cortisol spikes. Adrenaline follows.
→ Your immune system takes the hit.

3. Your muscles brace

→ Shoulders lock. Jaw clenches. Chest tightens.
→ Your body doesn't forget.

3. Your gut shuts down

→ Stomach knots. Appetite disappears.
→ Most leaders ignore this signal for years

4. Your sleep suffers

→ Exhausted but completely wired
→ 3 am and your mind won't stop.

5. Your brain goes offline

→ Clear thinking drops. Reactions spike.
→ Strategy disappears. Survival takes over.

This is your body under stress.

Now you know what to listen for.

📌 P.S. If stress is affecting how you show up, let's talk.

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"Fake it till you make it" gets you far.What it doesn't tell you is that getting there is the easy part. Knowing who you...
04/15/2026

"Fake it till you make it" gets you far.

What it doesn't tell you is that getting there is the easy part. Knowing who you are when you arrive is the actual work. 😉💫

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