Lead Yourself First: A Weekly Reflection on Intentional Leadership
Before you lead a team, a meeting, or a mission — you lead yourself.
Self-leadership is where sustainable, emotionally intelligent leadership begins. It’s not about being perfect — it’s about being present to who you are, what you need, and how you show up.
This week’s reflection invites you to press pause and check in with the only person you can truly control: yourself.
Why This Matters
Leadership doesn’t start in your title. It starts in your thoughts, habits, and reactions.
When you lead yourself with clarity and compassion, you bring stability to everyone around you.
3 Journal Prompts
Explore one each day or tackle all three in a morning reflection.
Where do I feel most grounded in my leadership right now? Where do I feel most reactive?
What have I been avoiding in my inner dialogue — and how might it be affecting how I lead?
If I showed up 10% more intentionally this week, what would change?
Coaching Insight
What part of my leadership needs more attention — not because it’s broken, but because it’s growing?
Not all growth comes from fixing. Some of it comes from noticing — and choosing differently.
⏱ 5-Minute Practice: Name. Normalize. Navigate.
Each morning this week, try this mental reset:
Name: What am I feeling right now — physically, emotionally, mentally?
Normalize: Is this a normal reaction to pressure, change, or expectation?
Navigate: What do I need right now to respond intentionally?
This is the pause that creates presence.
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