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Leading Yourself
The Leading Yourself Podcast is your go-to space for personal growth, career and leadership development, habits, relationships, and more. Each episode delivers practical insights, tools, and strategies to help you unlock your potential and become the best version of yourself. Join me for real conversations, tough love, and actionable advice designed to help you take meaningful steps toward the life you want. No fluff, just the mindset shifts, habits, and strategies that lead to real results. If…
Episodes
- Leading Yourself
348: Build Unshakeable Confidence
You don't need more information. You don't need another opinion. What you need is to trust the person who already has the answer: yourself. This week we're…
Leading YourselfMorning Brew: Do it for you
You grow the most when you stop trying to impress everyone… and start doing it for yourself.
- Leading Yourself
347: Protect the Work - Integration Session
Five weeks of building systems and boundaries , this is where it all comes together. Carolina leads a real coaching session that integrates the full month…
Leading YourselfMorning Brew: Closer than you think
You might not be where you want to be yet… But you’re not where you used to be. Every small step. Every hard decision. Every time you didn’t quit. That’s…
- Leading Yourself
346: Career Boundaries: Saying no at work isn't career suicide. Done right, it's career strategy.
You've been saying yes to everything. The meetings. The scope creep. The requests that aren't yours but land on your plate anyway. In this episode, we get…
Leading YourselfMorning Brew: It's on you
“Nothing gets better until you decide to be better, do better, eat better, and move better. It’s on you.”
- Leading Yourself
345: Personal Boundaries: Feeling guilty doesn't mean you did something wrong.
You said yes. And the second the word left your mouth, you knew you meant no. Maybe you felt it in your stomach. Maybe you smiled and said of course and spent…
Leading YourselfMorning Brew: Discipline
“Discipline is choosing what you want most over what you want now.”
Leading Yourself344: Career Systems - Your career shouldn't run on hustle. It should run on structure.
Protect the Work: Your Career Shouldn't Run on Hustle. Build the Systems That Actually Move You Forward. You're working hard. You're showing up. You're…
Leading YourselfMorning Brew: Progress Over Perfection
The goal is not to be perfect by the end. The goal is to be better today.
Leading Yourself343: PROTECT THE WORK: Build Systems That Hold When Motivation Doesn't
You've set the goal. You've felt the motivation. And somewhere between the excitement of starting and the reality of a busy Thursday, the whole thing quietly…
Leading YourselfMorning Brew: Trust the Compass
You’re not behind. You’re being built. Every setback sharpened you. Every rejection refined you. Every fear pointed you forward. Trust the compass.
Leading Yourself342: Your Energy Integration Session — Bringing It All Together
We've spent this month diving deep into energy management: why time management alone isn't enough, the practical toolkit you need, and how to use energy as…
Leading YourselfMorning Brew: Start With Growth
“Being successful doesn’t begin with success. It begins with having a growth mindset.”
Leading Yourself341: Energy as Career Strategy
A few years ago, I was objectively successful: good role, good title, on track for the next promotion. I had my time management dialed in. My calendar was…
Leading YourselfMorning Brew: Coming Back to Yourself
Before we talk about anything productive… before we think about what needs to get done… I want you to just notice something. How are you actually feeling right…
Leading Yourself340: The Energy Toolkit - The Habits, Rituals & Calendar Strategies That Actually Work
Time management isn't enough. If you're checking all the boxes but ending every day depleted, you're not managing your energy, you're burning through it. In…
Leading YourselfMorning Brew: Adjusting your Pace
“Needing a different pace doesn’t make you weak. It means you’re learning how to live sustainably in your body.”
Leading Yourself339: Why Time Management is Failing You
Ever finish a day where everything technically worked: you followed your calendar, checked the boxes, nothing went wrong, but you still felt completely…
Leading Yourself338: Your Intentional Design Integration + Q&A
We've spent three weeks this month getting clear on what intentional design actually means. This episode is about integration. Taking everything you've learned…
Leading YourselfMorning Brew: Practice over Promises
“Real change is built through what you practice, not what you promise.”
Leading Yourself337: You Don’t Need Better Goals, You Need a Stronger Identity
You've gotten clear. You know what you want. So why hasn't anything changed? In this episode, we're talking about the real obstacles that derail alignment…
Leading YourselfMorning Brew: Trust, Embodied
"Trust in yourself is embodied when your actions align with your values.”
Leading Yourself336: Strategic Career Planning for 2026
Last week, we talked about personal intention — about clarity, values, and designing a year that actually feels like yours. Today, we’re zooming in on one…
Leading YourselfMorning Brew: Clarity Under Pressure
“Clarity is revealed by how you respond under pressure.”
Leading Yourself335: Why Most New Year’s Goals Fail (And What to Do Instead)
If you’ve set New Year’s resolutions and already feel behind, off track, or discouraged — this episode is for you. In this opening episode of the year…
Leading YourselfMorning Brew: Intention is a Practice
Intention isn’t something you set once — it’s something you practice. In this first Morning Brew episode of the year, we’re letting go of pressure…
Leading Yourself334: 13 Lessons from 2025
As we approach the end of the year, I’m pressing pause. This episode is a reflection: 13 lessons I lived, learned, and carried with me this year. These are the…
Leading YourselfMorning Brew: The Last Cup of 2025
This is a special one — the final Morning Brew of 2025. Instead of rushing into goals or resolutions, today’s episode is an invitation to pause. To reflect. To…
Leading Yourself332: Dreaming in Color with Erin Dewsbury-Ribeiro
In this episode of Leading Yourself, I sit down with Erin Dewsbury-Ribeiro, DEI officer and author of Dreaming in Color, to explore what allyship looks like in…
Leading Yourself331: 7 “small” Habits that made the difference for me in 2025
Today’s episode is a special one — we’re looking back, not to reminisce, but to understand what actually moved the needle this year. Because 2025 wasn’t shaped…
Leading YourselfMorning Brew: The Most Important Relationship You’ll Ever Have
“The relationship you have with yourself decides the quality of every relationship you enter.”
Leading Yourself330: The Secret to Ending the Year Strong: It Starts in Your Evenings
Can you believe we're in the final stretch of the year? The last month always feel complicated. There's excitement, but also exhaustion. Gratitude, but also…
Leading YourselfA Thanksgiving Morning Brew
“When you are grateful for what you have, you receive more to be grateful for.”
Leading Yourself329: Your Journey to Visibility
This week I am seating with Susan M Barber to discuss the importance of visibility in career development. Susan shares her journey from a long corporate career…
Leading YourselfMorning Brew: Your Most Precious Currency
“Time is the only currency you spend without knowing your balance.”
Leading Yourself328: Year-End Energy: Are You Spending or Investing It?
Real talk: We’re in the final stretch of the year. And this is the season when your energy can either feel focused and intentional — or completely scattered…
Leading YourselfMorning Brew: Your Future Self Is Calling
“A year from now you’ll wish you had started today.”
Leading Yourself327: Own your Brand, Own your Career with Andy Storch
In this episode, I sit down with Andy Storch to explore the power of personal branding in today’s workplace. We talk about how self-awareness, reputation, and…
Leading YourselfMorning Brew: The Questions That Shape Your Life
"The quality of your life is determined by the quality of the questions you ask yourself."
Leading Yourself326: What Halloween Can Teach Us About Growth, Courage, and Being Your True Self
Since it’s Halloween week, I thought we’d do something fun — and reflective. Because let’s be honest: Halloween isn’t just for kids in costumes and pumpkin…
Leading YourselfMorning Brew: Manifesting
“You can’t attract what you’re not ready to receive. Build the version of you that your dreams require.”
Leading Yourself325: Which Type of Procrastinator Are You?
Let’s get real — how many times have you told yourself, “I’ll do it tomorrow,” and then tomorrow turns into next week… and then months go by? You’re not alone…
Leading YourselfMorning Brew: The Patterns That Hold Us Back
“Awareness of your patterns is the first step in breaking free from what holds you back.”
Leading Yourself324: The 5 Career Conversations You Need to Have Before 2026
Before 2026 arrives, there are 5 career conversations you need to have. Not just with your manager. Not just during performance review season. But with…
Leading YourselfMorning Brew: Big Vision, Small Steps
“When making plans, think big. When making progress, think small.”
Leading Yourself323: 10 Signs You’re Ready for a Midlife Reset
Have you ever looked around your life — your career, your family, your relationships — and thought, “I’ve built so much… but where did I go in all of this?” If…
Leading YourselfMorning Brew: Finding Yourself or Creating Yourself?
oday, I want to talk about a quote that’s been sitting with me lately. It’s from George Bernard Shaw, who said: “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is…
Leading Yourself322: Overcoming Year-End Fatigue & Staying Motivated Till December
It's October, and if you're anything like me, you might be feeling that familiar end-of-year fatigue starting to creep in. You know what I'm talking about—that…
Leading YourselfMorning Brew: Learning How Not to Be Young
Learning to no longer be young — to accept and understand that stage of life — is the longest and hardest lesson we face. It’s often interpreted not as a…
Leading Yourself321: The 90-Day Power Shift: Achieve Your 2025 Goals Before the Year Ends
I can’t believe we’re already in October. And if you’re anything like me, this time of year comes with two competing thoughts: On one hand, ‘Wow, the year is…
Leading YourselfMorning Brew: Don’t Dream Your Life, Live Your Dreams
Don’t Dream Your Life, Live Your Dreams
Leading Yourself320: The Skills That Will Future-Proof Your Career
Today, we’re getting practical. We’re talking about the skills that will future-proof your career. Because let’s be honest — the world of work is changing…
Leading YourselfMorning Brew: Elevate your Belief
Most people don’t fail because their dream is too big. They fail because their belief is too small.
Leading Yourself319: From time Scarcity to Time Abundance - 5 Life-Changing Hacks
Do you ever feel like there’s never enough time—like you’re always rushing, catching up, and still falling behind? That’s time poverty, and I’ve lived it too…
Leading YourselfMorning Brew: True Wisdom
“True wisdom isn’t in knowing all the answers, but trusting yourself to handle whatever comes.”
Leading Yourself318: Tiny Shifts, Massive Impact: 7 Daily Habits to Transform Your Day
Last week we talked about the habits that hold us back — the ones that quietly keep us stuck. And you know me, I believe every coin has two sides. Which means……
Leading YourselfMorning Brew: Birthday Rituals
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