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10/31/2025

When legends step in to help you build, you listen, you learn, and you level all the way up. 🙌

Big gratitude to Jeff Fagin for the wisdom, energy, and real talk. This isn’t just business — it’s legacy in motion.

We laughed, we discussed strategy, and we dreamed big. Because when vision meets experience, magic doesn’t just happen … it erupts.

Here’s to the builders, the dreamers, and the legends who show up and say, “Let’s make it happen.” 🔥

10/31/2025

Trick or Treat … or Take the Risk?

Everyone wants the treat — the success, the breakthrough, the freedom, but most aren’t willing to face the trick: the risk, the fear, the unknown.

But here’s the thing — no one ever built a legacy playing it safe. You can’t grow roots without breaking some ground.

Every risk you take is a spell you cast — for courage, for change, for becoming who you were meant to be.

So this Halloween, don’t just grab candy — grab your power! Take the risk. Because the sweetest rewards only come to those who dare.

Root down. Rise up.

10/31/2025

What’s really haunting you this Halloween?

Forget the ghosts, goblins, & fake blood. 👻🦇🎃 The scariest thing out there isn’t under your bed …
It’s in your comfort zone.

It whispers, “Stay here. It’s safe.”
But safe doesn’t grow you. Safe doesn’t stretch you. Safe doesn’t build warriors — it buries them.

Because let’s be real…
Staying stuck is way scarier than taking a risk.
When you stay stuck, you already know the ending.
When you take a risk — you open the door to becoming.

So this Halloween, stop running from fear —
dance with it. Scare yourself a little.
That’s where the magic (and the miracles) happen.

Root down. Rise up.

10/30/2025

💗 As Breast Cancer Awareness Month wraps up…
Let’s get real for a minute.

I’m not here for the pink ribbons and picture-perfect posts — I’m here for the real ones.

For the warriors who stared cancer in the face and said, “Not today.”
For the ones who lost their hair but never their fight.
For the ones who screamed, cried, broke down, and still showed up anyway.
For the sisters we’ve lost — your light still burns in every one of us left standing.

And to the angels in scrubs — the nurses who held my hand when I was shaking, the doctors and surgeons who fought beside me in the trenches, the caregivers, techs, therapists, and quiet heroes who carried the weight when I couldn’t — you are the unsung warriors in this battle.

This month isn’t just about awareness — it’s about remembrance, rebellion, and resilience.
It’s about turning pain into power and scars into symbols of survival.

So here’s my gratitude — raw, unfiltered, and loud as hell — for every Motherf***ing Warrior, every healer, every soul who stood with me.

And a great big thank you to all who loved me when I felt unlovable — who reminded me that broken doesn’t mean defeated, and that healing is messy, beautiful, and worth it. 💞

We’re not just survivors.
We’re the damn revolution. 💪🏼

10/29/2025

“Leadership.”
It’s one word—but it carries a thousand definitions.

Is it power? Purpose? Presence?
Is it about leading others or learning to lead yourself first?

Here’s what I know ⤵️
Leadership isn’t a title.
It’s your roots showing—how you stand firm when the ground shakes.
It’s choosing integrity over image.
It’s showing up when no one’s watching.
It’s love, not fear. Truth, not perfection.

Forget the buzzwords. Forget the filters.
Real leadership is raw. It’s rooted. It’s resilient.

Now I want to hear from YOU—👇🏼
💭 What does leadership mean to you?

Drop your definition in the comments. Let’s start a conversation that redefines what leadership really looks like.

10/29/2025

It’s not about being loud. It’s about being heard.
It’s not about being perfect. It’s about being real.
And it all starts with your R.O.O.T.

R - Reclaim what you silenced.
O - Own what you’ve been afraid to protect.
O - Operate in full authenticity.
T - Transform through every damn storm.

Because fearless women don’t just rise — we root down first.

This is the work. The rebellion. The rise.

10/28/2025

You can’t inspire from the shadows.
You can’t lead if no one can hear your voice.
Visibility isn’t about ego — it’s about effect.

Every time you step on stage, hit “go live,” or tell your story — you give another woman permission to rise, speak, and own her power.

Your silence helps no one. Your story will!
Root down. Rise up. Be seen.

10/28/2025

Thank you, The Faces of Greendale!

To be nominated, accepted, and interviewed by The Faces of Greendale is truly special. This community has been home since 2001 — a place where my roots have grown deep, both personally and professionally.

Being recognized for the work I do to empower others and make a positive impact means the world to me. 💛

Thank you to everyone who continues to believe in me, support my mission, and remind me that community is where the real magic happens.

Erica Gifford Mills inspires and uplifts those around her, embodying the values that The Faces of Greendale celebrates. Erica is a transformational coach, award-winning author, international speaker, and advocate dedicated to helping others grow from within. A proud Greendale resident since 2001, Er...

10/27/2025

🔥 Calling All Speakers! 🔥

Are you motivating, magnetic, and ready to light up the stage?

I’m curating powerhouse speakers for an epic event in Arizona — February 2026.

If you’ve got a message that moves people and a story that needs to be heard… this is your moment.

🎤 Ready to rise?
👇🏼 Drop an I’M IN below 👇🏼

10/27/2025

It’s Monday — time for a Root Check.

What’s feeding your roots right now… and what’s quietly draining them?

We spend so much energy reaching, growing, and producing, but growth without nourishment leads to burnout, not breakthroughs.

Ask yourself:
✨ Who or what makes you feel grounded, supported, and alive?
🌪️ Who or what leaves you feeling depleted, uncertain, or small?

The truth? You can’t rise if your roots are starved.
This week, give yourself permission to prune what’s no longer serving you and pour into what keeps you strong.

Drop a 🌳 if you’re checking your roots with me today and share one thing that’s feeding them lately. Let’s grow with intention.

10/25/2025

Three weeks ago, I was in Hollywood—yes, that Hollywood—walking a red carpet as a finalist for 2025 Author of the Year. Honestly, I was just trying not to trip in heels or say something awkward on camera.

What I didn’t expect was to walk away holding the award for 2025 Global Thought Leader.

It still feels surreal. Me—a small-town Wisconsin girl with big dreams, messy faith, and a story that started in heartbreak—standing among world changers and realizing: our stories matter. Every. Single. One.

If you’ve been sitting on your story, your book, your message… this is your nudge.
Speak up.
Share it.
Someone out there is waiting to hear your voice to find theirs.
Root down. Rise up.