When you get insight on this, you will learn why that movie is your favorite, or why you love those songs. There is a certain kind of narrative you are attracted to.

when you fail to lead from the humanity of your experience, other people will not whole-heartedly follow your leadership because they are human and they have feelings. You won’t create momentum or energy. Vulnerability gives energy; pretending drains it.

As you learn your story and pay attention to what’s happening, you’re going to notice a war of voices within yourself. I want you to pay attention to that. I know it sounds weird, but stay with me. You can break it down if you think about it as three competing voices: the voice that pressures you to project, the voice of shame, and the voice of who

There’s no place where you can let go and rest and know you are taken care of.

You can reach out to your lost children. You can start validating their heart rather than stressing over their performance.

The more you know and pay attention to your emotional state, the more your work and leadership will flow from an authentic place, and the more you will be able to pay attention to others and lead in a healthy and empowered way. You have to tell yourself, “I’m not going to be dominated by my emotions, nor am I going to deny them. I’m going to be awa

Living your life out of a secure identity produces flow. Fear blocks flow.

whatever it is we need to identify what we run to for comfort when we feel afraid. Most people aren’t even aware that they’re running to it. As we become aware and stop running to it, the pain comes to the surface and we can process it.

Peace isn’t the absence of problems. It’s having the energy required to address and solve what is in front of you. People who are always wondering if they belong can’t have peace. They are so distracted by trying to fit in that they are unable to focus on their problems.