There’s a particular kind of heartbreak that happens when you finally say yes to being fully yourself…and the room goes silent. Not because you failed.Not because you weren’t skilled enough.But because the container couldn’t hold what you brought. In a recent episode...
There are seasons in life when our voice goes quiet. Not because we have nothing to say —but because something inside us is still feeling out how to rise. We don’t talk enough about that kind of silence.The kind that’s protective.Incubatory.Potent. Sometimes silence...
Somewhere along the way, leadership got loud. Push harder.Thicken your skin.Power through.Be decisive. Be certain. Be unshakeable. And for those of us who feel deeply, notice everything, and read the room before a word is spoken?That model quietly taught us to...
We’ve been taught the wrong standard for leadership. Clear. Composed. Confident. Controlling. Certain. But what if you didn’t need to have it figured out yet? What if not knowing wasn’t a liability, but the very thing that makes leadership real? Consider this...
Early in life, I didn’t want to be a leader. Still, I held the roles.Captain. Point guard. Softball coach. Director.The one speaking up.The one people quietly followed. I equated leader with something I didn’t want to become. Someone controlling everything.Performing...
