What a Foal Taught Me About My Leadership Presence
Leadership, Self-Compassion, Growth Mindset Milisa Burns Leadership, Self-Compassion, Growth Mindset Milisa Burns

What a Foal Taught Me About My Leadership Presence

The main takeaway I got from the retreat was a teaching from the beautiful foal lying on the ground at my feet in the photo above.

Her teaching to me: that I am very, very trustworthy.

My learning since reflecting on the retreat recently: That since I'm so trustworthy, I can trust myself even more than I already have so far. I can grow into greater self-trust as I continue to grow into my leadership. (Not surprisingly, my clients also learn to trust themselves at much deeper levels through our work together. We coaches often coach on what we also need to learn. ;))

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Permission to Be Kind to Ourselves
Self-Compassion, Well-Being/Happiness Milisa Burns Self-Compassion, Well-Being/Happiness Milisa Burns

Permission to Be Kind to Ourselves

In the last few years, I’ve become increasingly fierce about promoting and validating qualities that have been labelled “feminine”, such as kindness and compassion, and therefore seen as weak or at best, secondary to, “masculine” qualities like rationality and logic. It's time for us all, as human beings, to own the power of these "feminine" qualities within us and each other, and using them for more good, for ourselves and for the world.

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Becoming Your Own Best Friend ("OBF")
Energy, Gratitude, Growth Mindset, Reflection, Self-Compassion, Well-Being/Happiness Milisa Burns Energy, Gratitude, Growth Mindset, Reflection, Self-Compassion, Well-Being/Happiness Milisa Burns

Becoming Your Own Best Friend ("OBF")

At one time or another, many of us feel stuck in a rut, wanting to grow into our bigger, better selves, but not knowing how. This can feel lonely, and scary too, since growing means changing, and changing tends to feel scary more often than not.

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