Embracing Change: The Key to Your Freedom
You are a leader. Every day, you navigate shifting dynamics in your business, your team, and yourself. Challenges arise, expectations shift, and deadlines press forward. You might feel the constant pull to stay ahead, to control outcomes, to fight against uncertainty. But what if you embraced change instead of resisting it?
Bring to mind the idea of how fleeting and impermanent every moment is. Experiences arise, dissolve, and shift before you even have time to process them. This mirrors your life as a leader as decisions feel urgent, emotions fluctuate, and outcomes remain uncertain. Yet, this impermanence is not something to fear. It is your greatest teacher.
What if, instead of trying to control every aspect of your work, you met each challenge with curiosity? What if you saw every success and setback as part of a natural rhythm rather than a battle to win? When you shift into this mindset, you stop reacting out of fear and start responding with wisdom.
Freedom Comes from Letting Go
True freedom in business is not about eliminating obstacles, it is about changing your relationship with them. The stress of deadlines, team conflicts, and the weight of expectations do not disappear. But when you stop trying to force outcomes and instead meet reality with openness, you unlock something powerful: creativity, resilience, and clarity.
Jon Kabat-Zinn is a renowned American professor emeritus of medicine and a pioneer in the field of mindfulness, speaks about befriending your mind. So much of the tension you feel comes from being disconnected from yourself—lost in your phone, your to-do list, or your own critical self-talk. Mindfulness is not just about sitting still; it is about being fully present with your work, your team, and yourself.
The next time you feel overwhelmed, pause. Take a breath. Feel your feet on the floor. Ask yourself: Am I present, or am I reacting out of habit?
From this place of awareness, you will find that your decisions become clearer, your leadership becomes more grounded, and your sense of peace deepens.
Journaling Prompt:
What is one situation in your business where you have been resisting change? What would it look like to meet it with openness instead of control?
Final Thought
"The only way to make sense of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance." — Alan Watts
As you navigate the pressures of leadership, remember this: Each moment is an opportunity to return to yourself. You already have everything you need. It is all here in the present moment, in your ability to respond—not react—with courage, compassion, and wisdom.
The 10 Disciplines
The next Group Coaching Program starts on September 22nd. During the 10-session program, you will learn to deepen your understanding of yourself and, with that knowledge, how to protect your boundaries to free your True Self and ultimately Shine.
I encourage you to take the True Self Assessment to learn how strong your foundation is.