on your way in

What happens when your mind and body feel disconnected? When the pieces of who you are don't seem to fit together in a way that makes sense?

In this special bonus episode of On Your Way In, you'll be guided through a calming visualization designed to help you reconnect with yourself beneath the labels, expectations, and struggles that can sometimes cloud your sense of identity.

Together, we'll journey into a peaceful forest sanctuary where a sacred pool of water invites you to release self-judgment, experience acceptance, and remember a deeper truth: your value is not determined by how you look, what you accomplish, or how others perceive you.

This guided experience is for anyone who:

• Feels disconnected from their body or sense of self
• Is navigating self-doubt, comparison, or inner criticism
• Wants to cultivate greater self-acceptance and inner peace
• Needs a moment to pause, breathe, and reconnect

Find a quiet, comfortable place where you can relax without interruption and allow yourself to be fully present with the experience.

Return to this visualization whenever you need a reminder that you are part of something bigger, that you belong, and that you are valuable exactly as you are.

Because before you go out into the world, it's always worth taking the journey inward.

Good leaders know the value of a diverse team. They seek to include a wide range of talents, skills, experience, viewpoints, and backgrounds. They appreciate the value each gender brings to the table and welcome opinions and ideas that are different from their own. 

Today’s guided insight centers around the value of diversity and inclusion and the benefits that are derived from a well-rounded team.

0:00:00 - Introduction & Show Framing
0:00:17 - Why Diversity & Inclusion Matter (Definition + Purpose)
0:02:00 - Leaders’ Responsibility & Harm of Hostility/Exclusion
0:03:30 - Practical Inclusion Actions for Leaders
0:04:30 - Guided Mindfulness / Mantra Practice: “Everyone Belongs”
0:06:15 - Reflection, Daily Application & Outro

To get the most out of these learnings, download the free workbook I created that guides you deeper into each practice. https://innertelligencecoaching.com/on-your-way-in-workbook/

Today’s guided insight encourages you to think big and aspire for great things. You need to set yourself up to succeed and it all starts with getting your thoughts aligned with your big dreams and aspirations. Why not be a bold visionary! Let go of the obstacles and the stories you are telling yourself that keep you small.

YOU set yourself up for success. Consciously choose what you believe and who you surround yourself with. Your beliefs will affect your mindset and how you lead. Surround yourself with only possibility-minded people that inspire you and are inspired by you. 

00:00 - Welcome & Episode Framing
00:17 - The Cost of Starting Your Day with Bad News
01:10 - Two Paradigms of Aspirational Leadership
01:45 - Setting Big, Bold, Uncomfortable Aspirations
02:25 - The Power of Community & Possibility-Minded People
02:55 - Guarding Your Five Senses & Inner World
03:15 - Accessing Inner Silence for Clarity
03:50 - The Journey: Challenges as Teaching Moments
04:20 - Guided Practice: Embodying the Insight
05:27 - Closing: Live with Unlimited Possibility

To get the most out of these learnings, download the free workbook I created that guides you deeper into each practice. https://innertelligencecoaching.com/on-your-way-in-workbook/

It’s your self-care practices that will give you the stamina and resilience to handle the demands that come with leadership. The key is to make time for your own wellbeing – body, mind, and spirit.

In today’s guided insight I talk about the importance of taking the time to take care of yourself on every level because excellence in leadership requires energy and the most sustainable form of energy is a healthy mind and body.

00:00 - Welcome & Episode Framing
00:18 - The Cost of Neglecting Self-Care
02:10 - Reframing Responsibility & The Role of Choice
03:20 - Defining Self-Care & The Action Plan
04:05 - Identifying Your Imbalance
04:30 - Self-Care Practices by Dimension
05:04 - Transition into Guided Practice
05:45 - Guided Meditation: “I Take Care of Myself So I Can Take Care of Others”
07:13 - Closing Reflections & Call to Action

To get the most out of these learnings, download the free workbook I created that guides you deeper into each practice. https://innertelligencecoaching.com/on-your-way-in-workbook/

It takes a humble and vulnerable leader to admit being wrong. What often inhibits you from admitting your mistakes, is a fear of looking bad, falling short of expectations, and losing your credibility. What we have to remember is, we are all on a learning journey. When you, as a leader, approach your mistakes with honesty, transparency, and a mindset of continuous improvement, your mistakes become opportunities to grow not only for you, but also for everyone on your team.

When you acknowledge being wrong and you bring a willingness to think differently going forward, you make it safe for others on the team to be transparent and vulnerable.

Today’s guided insight invites you to have the humility to admit when you are wrong and the courage to learn from it. 

0:00 - Admitting When You Are Wrong: Introduction and Importance
1:09 - The Role of Humility and Vulnerability in Leadership
1:50 - The Impact of Rigidity and Lack of Diverse Opinions
2:29 - Steps to Take After Making a Mistake
3:23 - Asking for Feedback and Moving Forward
3:59 - Guided Insight and Mindfulness Exercise
5:26 - Conclusion and Final Thoughts
5:45 - Encouragement to Reflect and Integrate

To get the most out of these learnings, download the free workbook I created that guides you deeper into each practice. https://innertelligencecoaching.com/on-your-way-in-workbook/

Today’s guided insight offers you the challenge to be both a strong and compassionate leader, simultaneously. When you think about it, these 2 leadership traits go hand in hand because compassion takes courage and courage requires strength. When activated in tandem, they become a leadership superpower.

Consider how you might cultivate strength and compassion not only for others but also for yourself. I invite you to begin to see self-compassion as a powerful form of self-care. Notice the source of your strength and compassion. You will only find it by looking within yourself. 

00:00 – Introduction to the Episode & Host
00:18 – Compassion Is Not Soft: Redefining Strength
01:40 – Practicing Compassion for Your Team
03:05 – Compassion in Action: Service & Support
03:55 – Turning Compassion Inward
04:50 – Preparing for the Guided Insight Practice
05:27 – Guided Insight: I Am a Strong and Compassionate Leader
06:03 – Closing Reflections & Next Steps

To get the most out of these learnings, download the free workbook I created that guides you deeper into each practice. https://innertelligencecoaching.com/on-your-way-in-workbook/

Today’s guided insight reminds us of the importance of taking a daily pause. A pause is a mental stopping point that gives you the opportunity to make conscious choices about how you lead. It gives you the opportunity to shift out of conditioned responses and into creative ones.

A pause can happen at any moment you choose. In a stressful moment, it can reduce overwhelm. In times of uncertainty, it can provide perspective. In volatile environments, it can help us stay grounded and stable – exactly what our team needs us to be. 

0:00:00 – Intro: Welcome to “On Your Way In”
0:00:18 – Leaders on the Brink: Overload & Burnout
0:00:58 – The Myth of “Be All, Do All”
0:01:22 – Hidden Habits: Not Delegating & Always Saying Yes
0:01:48 – From Spinning to Intentional: There Is a Better Way
0:01:58 – The Power of the Pause
0:02:32 – What a Pause Really Is
0:02:42 – Inviting Creative & Critical Thinking
0:03:05 – Three Questions to Reset Your Leadership
0:04:12 – Guided Setup: Preparing Your Body to Pause
0:04:33 – Guided Practice: “I Take a Daily Pause…”
0:05:38 – Living the Insight: From Pause to Leadership Action
0:06:14 – Closing Reflections & Next Steps

To get the most out of these learnings, download the free workbook I created that guides you deeper into each practice. https://innertelligencecoaching.com/on-your-way-in-workbook/

In his book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey identifies four quadrants of time management. Today’s insight will focus on his second quadrant. In this quadrant, he specifically speaks about attending to the work that is important but not yet urgent.  When you dedicate time for what’s important and not yet urgent, you will likely spend less time putting out fires and more time thinking creatively and strategically on the business. Making time for quadrant 2 takes discipline but can result in the mental spaciousness you need to consider new possibilities, different directions, and creative solutions.

0:00:00 – Welcome & Episode Setup
0:00:18 – What Is Quadrant II? (Stephen Covey’s Time Framework)
0:01:10 – What’s Stealing Your Quadrant II Time
0:01:40 – The Power of Making Time for the Non-Urgent
0:02:25 – You Don’t Find Time; You Design It
0:03:00 – Practical Steps to Create Protected Thinking Time
0:03:40 – Strategic Questions to Ask Yourself
0:04:30 – Preparing Your Body for the Practice
0:04:55 – Guided Insight: “I Make Time for What’s Important and Not Yet Urgent”
0:06:01 – Coming Back & The Leadership Payoff
0:06:25 – Outro & Next Steps

To get the most out of these learnings, download the free workbook I created that guides you deeper into each practice. https://innertelligencecoaching.com/on-your-way-in-workbook/

Today’s guided insight can help you cultivate intuitive leadership by listening for and trusting your own inner voice. You know more than you think you do and your intuition is the source of that knowingness. 

0:00:00 - Welcome & Episode Overview
0:00:17 - Why Leaders Need Intuition
0:01:40 - When We Ignore Our Inner Voice
0:03:10 - Questions to Tap Your Intuition
0:04:00 - Nature as a Teacher
0:04:45 - Guided Intuition Meditation: Setup
0:05:05 - Guided Intuition Meditation: “I Trust My Intuition”
0:06:00 - Integrating Intuitive Leadership
0:06:47 - Episode Wrap-Up & Workbook Invitation

To get the most out of these learnings, download the free workbook I created that guides you deeper into each practice. https://innertelligencecoaching.com/on-your-way-in-workbook/

Delegation empowers and develops others while you do what you do best. When you delegate responsibilities, you are in essence saying to your team members, I trust you and believe in your abilities. As Gallup research indicates, trust is one of the 4 most important needs of followers.

Today’s guided insight is designed to support you in doing what you do best and delegating the rest. As every great leader knows, we are so much better together!

0:00:00 - Intro & Episode Framing
0:00:17 - Core Concept: Do What You Do Best & Delegate the Rest
0:02:15 - Leadership Examples: Strengths, Weaknesses, and Team Composition
0:04:15 - Practical Exercise: Listing Strengths and Weaknesses
0:05:05 - Personal Example: Using Strengths to Handle Confrontation
0:05:45 - Guided Insight / Meditation Setup
0:06:20 - Guided Insight Practice & Transition Out
0:06:50 - Episode Closing & Call to Action

To get the most out of these learnings, download the free workbook I created that guides you deeper into each practice. https://innertelligencecoaching.com/on-your-way-in-workbook/