Many people define strong leadership by what they see and hear, like the decisions being made or the way someone speaks. Rarely do people see the inner work that’s done to make the outer qualities you see possible.

Leadership starts long before that meeting or business plan comes to fruition. It starts with the energy that person carries, the emotional awareness they bring into the conversation, and the willingness they have to look inside of themselves before asking others to move forward. This kind of leadership doesn’t rely on pressure but is more about alignment and how to meet people with clarity instead of reaction. [Read more…]

Having ambition in life is a good thing. It can help move you forward, open doors to new opportunities, and remind you that your hopes and dreams aren’t things to be hidden away.

Ambition can also feel heavy, though, and it can make you start pulling away from yourself. Your calendar starts filling up, emails keep coming in, and the needs of your home, workplace, family, and future all start begging for attention simultaneously. Even when you feel that things are going well, stress can start settling in, which is when mindfulness will start to matter more than ever. [Read more…]

Work can take a lot out of a person, especially when the deadlines, emails, decisions, meetings, and family needs at home all start piling on at once. Somewhere in the middle of all of this, we start moving through the day on autopilot, causing a disconnect between our bodies and minds.

Work can hold a lot more meaning when people learn new ways to return to themselves. It doesn’t have to start with a long morning routine when you’re already low on time or a big lifestyle change you aren’t ready for. Sometimes it’s just in the small rituals we do that help us feel more present, grounded, and connected to the heart behind the work we do. [Read more…]

Do people tense up when you walk into a room? Do people get quieter? Answers get shorter, and everyone starts watching what they say. Calm leaders don’t have to say much to change the energy. Steadiness gives other permission to think clearly, speak honestly, and stop bracing themselves for the next reaction.

In the business world, this kind of presence is easy to overlook because it doesn’t always look dramatic. It still matters, though. [Read more…]

How many times a day do you have people coming up to you with questions and needs? How many people depend on you on any given day? Work needs your focus. Your family needs your patience. Yet your phone keeps ringing, those notifications keep dinging, and before you know it, the day is over, and you never had even a minute to check in on yourself. [Read more…]

People often remember how a leader made them feel. They may not remember the meetings, the slide deck, or the wording used when a decision was made. But they will remember if they felt respected and heard.

Leading with heart doesn’t mean you have to avoid hard conversations or make every choice easy. It means bringing awareness to the way all of these small moments happen. Soulful leaders can still make clear decisions in the business world. [Read more…]

Ambition can be a great thing. It’s something that helps you get out of bed in the morning because it gives you a purpose. It helps you get to that next meeting, start the business you’ve been thinking about, and helps you keep going when it would be easier to stop. [Read more…]

How many times during the day do you find yourself making pressure the default? People tend to make pressure normal. How do we do this? Answering one more email, squeezing in one last errand or chore, one more meeting.

Following through with these things often feels easier than explaining why you can’t do them. And before long, you’ll find your day moving faster with your mind struggling to keep up. [Read more…]