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“Be a voice. Not an echo”
― Albert Einstein
This quote changed everything for me. So much so that I had it tattooed on the inside of my wrist as my daily reminder to stay true to who I am and speak from my own truth. It's become my north star, guiding me from a life of echoing others to finally finding my own voice.
Sometimes we learn to be who the world needs us to be long before we ever figure out who we are. We get really good at showing up, doing what's expected, holding it all together. We become masters at being that echo, reflecting back what others want to hear instead of speaking our own truth.
Hi, I'm Pam, and that was me. The woman who spent far too long being an echo instead of a voice.
This isn't going to be a sob story or "a feel sorry for me" moment. I promise. Just a little bit about the woman behind the work.
The Echo Years
From the time I was little, I knew how to show up for everything and everyone as expected. I mastered the art of being the good little girl who was seen and not heard because it helped me stay safe and blend in. I became an expert at echoing back what others wanted.
All that people-pleasing created some pretty harsh thoughts about me. Was I good enough? Smart enough? Doing enough? Those thoughts were relentless, and by 10 years old, I was so exhausted by my own brain. So much so, that I started studying how it worked, hoping I could figure out how to make it stop being so mean. (I didn’t know then that this was going to begin my love affair with neuroscience.)
The thing is, even with the knowledge I gained from the books I read, I still grew up to be the young woman who was the echo in the room. Who was damned good at following the rules not because they made sense, but because standing out and being a voice felt way too risky.
Echo what's expected. Don't make waves. Go along to get along. That was the pattern that kept me stuck and kept me from stepping outside my comfort zone to take action on the ideas that mattered most.
So, what did I do instead? I stayed in relationships that didn't fit me. I stuck with jobs that checked the boxes but left me tired and disconnected. I kept being that echo, until honestly, it felt riskier to stay silent than to finally speak up.
That was the point at which I realized I was tired of being an echo. I was ready to find my voice.
When the Echo Became a Voice
They say that when you're ready for change, the right opportunities appear. And in my case, that was coaching. Not as a fix, but as a safe space to let my voice out. A space where I was encouraged to be me. A space where I was challenged (in the best way) to look at all the stories that kept me echoing instead of speaking my truth.
In that safe space, something beautiful happened. All that brain science I'd been studying for years started to make sense in an applicable way. I began to understand what it meant to stop following the crowd and start trusting and following my own voice.
That space changed everything.
Bit by bit, story by story, I started to see myself in a different light as someone whose voice mattered. I began to let go of what no longer fit.
And since then, I've said goodbye to relationships that weren't right for me, walked away from anything that doesn't feel like me, and finally started bringing my own ideas to life instead of keeping them stuck on paper.
The Voice I Am Today
Fast forward to today, to a woman on an important mission to create a movement where we stop playing small and start owning not just who we are, but what we're capable of. Where we break free from feeling stuck, stalled out, and stressed. Where we transform from echo to voice.
Since 2005, I've had the amazing privilege of working with talented, thoughtful, capable people who have big goals and meaningful ideas. People who know they're meant for more and are ready to stop echoing others' expectations and start speaking from their own truth.
As a neuroscience-informed coach, I help them quiet the mental noise, spot the patterns keeping them stuck, and move forward in a way that feels authentically them. Together, we find ways to work with the brain, not against it, to build the momentum, resilience, and confidence that helps them bring their most important ideas to life.
What About You?
Maybe you’ve done lots of work. You've read the books. You've had the conversations. And yet it still feels like you're echoing what others expect instead of speaking your truth. Caught in those same mental traffic jams that have you stuck and stalled out.
If that's where you are, I get it. And I want you to know that doesn't mean something is wrong with you. It means you're ready to stop being an echo and start being a voice.
The world needs what you have to offer. Your ideas, your perspective, your unique way of seeing things.
So, if you're ready to stop the stuck, stalled and stressed out, I'd love to work with you. Together, we'll clear what's been getting in the way and build the kind of momentum that transforms you from echo to voice, creating real movement towards what matters most to you, personally and professionally.
Please get in touch, because you deserve to bring your most amazing ideas off that paper and into the world. The world is waiting for your voice, not another echo.
Your voice matters. And it's time to use it.
P.S. And if you're looking for more "formal" information (i.e., education, certifications, etc.), click here.
P.P.S. I want to thank Influence Digest for naming me one of the Top 20 Business Coaches in Phoenix. It is an amazing honor!
