Kaye E Russell

Kaye E Russell Empowering career-driven women to lead, grow, and build secure futures as CEOs of their lives. Overcoming self-doubt and fostering success.

I spent the weekend at the Rise Up Conference and honestly, it was such a good reset.Just being in a room with people wh...
19/04/2026

I spent the weekend at the Rise Up Conference and honestly, it was such a good reset.

Just being in a room with people who are all trying to build something different, sharing ideas, stories, what’s working, what’s not,
it was really refreshing.

No one pretending it’s easy.
No fluff.
Just real conversations.

One thing that kept coming up over and over.

You don’t wait until you feel ready.
You just start and figure it out as you go.

That one hit me a bit.

Because I’m a mum, I’ve built a career I’m proud of but I also know I don’t want the next 10 or 15 years to look exactly the same.

I wanted something that fits my life now not the life I had back then.

So that’s why I started building something online.

And I’ll be honest, I don’t have it all sorted.
I’m still learning, still testing things, still working it out as I go.

But I am showing up.
And that feels like a big shift for me.

What I love is being able to share that with other women who are in that same space not wanting to throw everything away but just wanting something that fits better.

If you’ve been feeling that little nudge that something needs to change maybe this is your reminder that you don’t need to have it all figured out first.

You just need to be open to taking the next step.

If you’re curious about what I’ve been building, send me “RESET” and I’ll share it with you.

18/04/2026

This felt like the perfect start ….
jammies, a cup of tea, and the sunrise

No rush, no noise just a quiet moment to breathe.

Reminded me how important it is to create more of this in everyday life

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You can be earning a good income and still feel stuck.That was a hard one for me to admit.Because on paper, everything l...
18/04/2026

You can be earning a good income and still feel stuck.

That was a hard one for me to admit.

Because on paper, everything looked fine -
Stable income
Years of experience
A career I’d worked hard to build

But when I really looked at it there was a ceiling.

Not just in position,
But in income.

The only way up was more responsibility.
More pressure.
More of my time.

And I remember thinking after everything I’ve put into this,
Is this really as far as it goes?

That question stayed with me.

Because it wasn’t about being ungrateful.
It was about being honest.

I didn’t want to keep trading more of my life just to earn a little bit more.

I wanted something that could grow with me.
Not something I had to keep pushing against.

Have you ever felt like you’ve hit a ceiling, even when things look good on the outside?

Can I ask you something?When was the last time you felt genuinely excited about your work?Not just comfortable,Not just ...
16/04/2026

Can I ask you something?

When was the last time you felt genuinely excited about your work?

Not just comfortable,
Not just capable,
Not just getting through the week.

But actually excited!!

Because that question stopped me in my tracks when I asked myself.

I realised I was good at what I did.
Experienced.
Reliable.

But I wasn’t lit up by it anymore.

And that’s a hard thing to admit when you’ve built so much around your career.

It doesn’t mean you’ve failed,
It just means you’ve evolved.

And sometimes the next chapter isn’t about doing more,

It’s about doing something different.

Curious what your answer would be 🤔

It still feels a bit strange to say this.But some of my favourite moments now are the quiet ones in the middle of the da...
14/04/2026

It still feels a bit strange to say this.

But some of my favourite moments now are the quiet ones in the middle of the day.

Not rushing between meetings,
Not watching the clock,
Not squeezing life into the edges of a workday.

Just space

I didn’t realise how long I’d been living in that constant go mode until I stepped slightly outside of it.

And now I see it so clearly.

It’s not that I don’t love my career,
It’s just that I don’t want my whole life to revolve around it anymore.

There’s more to me than what I do for work.

And I think a lot of mid-life women get to this point they just don’t always say it out loud.

There comes a point in your career where it’s no longer about climbing higher.It’s about asking“Do I even want to stay o...
14/04/2026

There comes a point in your career where it’s no longer about climbing higher.

It’s about asking
“Do I even want to stay on this ladder?”

I hit that point quietly.

After years of showing up.
Doing the work.
Building the experience.

I realised I didn’t actually want more of the same.
Just at a higher level.

I wanted something that felt like mine.
Something that gave me space, not just responsibility.
Something that fit the woman I’ve become, not who I was 20 years ago.

That’s a very different kind of decision.

And it’s not always easy to explain to people around you

But if you’re feeling it you’ll understand.

You’re not lost.
You’re just ready for something new.

14/04/2026

I didn’t always have this kind of space in my life…
to just sit, listen, and be.

No rushing off.
No noise in my head.
Just fresh air, familiar sounds, and a moment that doesn’t need anything more.

It might not look like much to someone else…
but to me, this is everything

For the longest time I thought working harder was the answer.More effortMore hoursMore pushingBut it never gave me more ...
13/04/2026

For the longest time I thought working harder was the answer.

More effort
More hours
More pushing

But it never gave me more freedom just more exhaustion.

What I didn’t understand back then was this.

Income from effort is linear.
Income from leverage is expandable.

That shift changed everything for me.

Not overnight but enough to know I wasn’t stuck anymore.

Most women I speak to don’t need to work harder.
They need a different model.

Have you ever questioned if working harder is actually the answer?

You can have a good life and still feel like something’s missing.That was me.Career ✔️Family ✔️Doing all the right thing...
13/04/2026

You can have a good life and still feel like something’s missing.

That was me.

Career ✔️
Family ✔️
Doing all the right things ✔️

And yet there was this quiet feeling I couldn’t shake.

Not loud.
Not dramatic.
Just this subtle sense of “there has to be more than this.”

I ignored it for a long time.

Because nothing was technically wrong.

But deep down I knew I’d outgrown the life I’d built.

If you’ve ever felt that you’re not alone.

What’s one thing you’ve outgrown lately?

The women I speak to aren’t looking for hype.They’re not trying to become someone else.They’ve built careers.Raised fami...
10/04/2026

The women I speak to aren’t looking for hype.

They’re not trying to become someone else.

They’ve built careers.
Raised families.
Done everything they were meant to do.

But now they’re quietly asking “What about me?”

What would life look like if I had more choice.
More flexibility.
More control over my time.

Not because anything is wrong.

But because something more feels possible.

If that sounds like you.
You’re not alone.

Over the last few weeks, a lot of women have been quietly watching.Taking things in.Thinking about what this could look ...
09/04/2026

Over the last few weeks, a lot of women have been quietly watching.

Taking things in.
Thinking about what this could look like for them.

And that’s exactly how it should be.

No pressure.
No rush.

But if you’ve moved past curiosity and you’re starting to think…

“Could this actually work for me?”

I’ve opened up a few relaxed chats this week.

Nothing formal.
Just a conversation to see if it aligns with what you want.

If that feels like your next step.
Send me “CLARITY”.

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