Extraordinary Leadership I Dagmara Asbreuk Coaching & Consulting

Extraordinary Leadership is a leadership transformation company that merges executive coaching, deep identity and energy work, and leadership advisory to help executives and teams lead with boldness making lasting impact & living a legacy behind.

We don’t just develop skills. We help leaders evolve from within to drive exponential business growth, team transformation, and a new era of leadership.

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Senior Executive Leadership Coach

Positive Intelligence

Mental Fitness coach | Positive Intelligence

net4tec

Developed and lead 2 editions of a leadership development program for female leaders, focusing on building highly effective teams and growing talents.

EntreNous Program- Building Highly Effective Teams  - design and facilitation 

Kongsberg Automotive

Head of 2 global project purchasing teams serving 2 different Business Units.
Member of BU management teams and Purchasing management team.
Reporting directly to VP Global Project Purchasing & dottet line to (Sr) Executive VP of Business Units (Heads of Business Unit).
My mission was to implement a newly transformed organization focused on project execution, initiation & lead of supplier VAVE and supplier integration in customer projects on time and budget. Build organizational knowledge & develop teams and talents.

Global Project Purchasing Manager

DENSO

My mission was to strengthen the regional purchasing organization and supply base in Europe covering 11 plants. Together with my team of 3 project and commodity leaders, 7 purchasing executives and leaders in Europe we developed and implemented a regional direction and processes in key areas: supplier and risk management, organizational competency, and Supplier Relationship Management. 
Together with my team, we covered the area of raw materials and parts. 
One of my key roles was to develop my own team, guide and develop my members to become regional leaders.
Reported directly to Head of European Purchasing.

European Purchasing Manager

I initiated and led an establishment of a regional direction on Supplier Management for parts and raw materials, through new cross-functional cooperation. I led a project of 7 strategic buyers and managers from different locations in the European procurement organization that focused on developing key regional supplier management processes. 
I recruited, onboarded, and supported the development of a new European purchasing team.
Reported to Head of European Purchasing and dotted line to VP BU Purchasing.

European Purchasing Team & Regional Project Leader

My mission was to assure cost targets and supplier excellence for the whole portfolio of Aluminium & Flux (Raw Materials) for 7 plants in Europe and spend of 80mln€. 
The responsibility was from benchmarks and internal analysis, vision and strategy definition, guidance on market and price trends, alignment with key top stakeholders in regional management and BU’s to execution in cooperation with cross-functional stakeholders and plant buyers including contract management and negotiation of long-term agreements.
Beyond the above key role, I actively contributed to leveling up commodity management in the organization by establishing a regional standard

European Commodity Manager

I led an aluminum extrusion area and was responsible for strategy development and execution, supply base management, and cost management for 7 plants with a spend of over 40mln€.
Beyond that, I proactively contributed to the development of the regional commodity management function for raw materials, by building a supplier market and capability knowledge, and process efficiency.

European Commodity Buyer

FAURECIA AST, Mouzon, France

Responsible for assuring supplier readiness and meeting cost targets for French customers' projects. Managed suppliers for injection molding, stamping parts, and textile.

Project Buyer

Where inner expansion lead to quantum leaps in
leadership, organization & business.

Do you want to multiply your impact, grow your organization & business beyond limits, set a new standard & shape a new way of leading?

Do you look for 'out of standard' approach to leadership success? 

I partner with impact- and growth-driven CEOs, executives & founders who are ready to lead from a new paradigm -  where energy meets strategy, and success comes from within - effortlessly with  fulfillment &  joy.

My clients activate their highest potential, gain deeper clarity, elevate energy, and tap to intuition that transform their leadership & business growth.

This is what I call the New Leadership Paradigm — leading with vision, aligned energy, elevated consciousness, and magnetic presence, not pressure or overdrive.

It’s how extraordinary leaders unlock exponential impact, results & legacy with joy & ease.

My clients become legacy leaders attracting new opportunities effortlessly.
🚀 Leading boldly with clarity and conviction
🚀 Creating momentum with energy and trust
🚀 Feeling deeply fulfilled and present — at work and in life

Who am I?

Transformational & strategic partner to senior leaders with 15 years of corporate experience.

A visionary founder shaping the New Leadership Paradigm -  extraordinary success and fulfillment with more ease.

Dedicated to evolving leadership and unlocking true human potential.

Integrating neuroscience, energy, and quantum consciousness to leadership.

Grateful to partner with leaders from various organizations and businesses - including Maersk, Abbott, Chanel, Roche, and GE.

👉 Ready to explore the new paradigm & shape legacy?

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Dagmara Asbreuk

Starting your own business is one of the most exciting and demanding - career transitions.

Guiding many leaders through their transition into entrepreneurship, and building my own business, one truth became very clear:

Entrepreneurship is more than a career move - it’s your own evolution.

Your business grows to the level of your own growth.

I see there are at least 2 camps on how to build your business:
1️⃣ Chasing best strategies, working very hard, pushing a lot - ending up in exhaustion

2️⃣ Building a business from aligned inner place & from the new paradigm of leadership (energetic, intuitive, conscious)

I am choosing the number 2.

That path definitely requires an inner growth & shift in leadership paradigm.

👉 Here are 9 beliefs that were paradigm shifting in my business.

Some of them are opposite to traditional approaches.

To succeed with your business, you must become the leader your vision and business require. 

That is a strategic priority, not a nice to have.
Everything starts there.

Which beliefs do you run your business with?
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I guide CEOs & Executives to be legacy leaders of the new paradigm - evolving organization, business & life to new dimension | Executive Leadership, Transition & Transformation Partner | Keynote Speaker

9 beliefs that shifted paradigm in my business

You Don’t Need to Push Harder - You Need to Restore Flow.


You can have the right strategy, vision, and goals but when your flow is blocked, even the smallest action feels heavy.

You start doubting yourself.
Overthinking. Procrastinating.
Feeling disconnected and depleted.

Recently, a client came to me feeling exactly that.

Her nervous system was protecting her - not because she wasn’t capable, but because it didn’t yet feel safe to expand and move forward.

That’s where the real shift begins.
- From doing more → to being more aligned.
- From forcing movement → to creating safety, space, and trust inside.

This is how leadership evolves in the new paradigm - Quantum Leadership.

Leading with awareness of the Law of Resonance.
Prioritizing inner state alignment before action and strategy.

Because who you’re being - not just what you’re doing - shapes your results.

Flow can not be forced.
Flow is a natural state of inner alignment where everything begins to move again with ease and less efforts.

Every journey to restore flow unfolds through three natural stages:
1️⃣ Regulate 
Calm the nervous system, create inner safety, let energy move again.

2️⃣ Elevate 
Release resistance, rebuild confidence, expand capacity for ease and trust.

3️⃣ Stabilize 
Anchor habits that sustain flow and hold more success with grace.

When you restore flow, clarity returns.
Confidence expands.
Creative momentum reignites.

You don’t rise by pushing harder - you rise by aligning deeper.

Your next executive role won’t come because of your experience.


At this level, your expertise and results are already expected.

They’re the entry ticket - not the differentiator.

What truly makes the difference in landing your next executive role and thriving in it - is your magnetic presence & energy you radiate when you speak, listen, and lead. 

The way people feel when they’re with you.
The trust, calm confidence, and certainty you radiate.
That quiet power that makes others feel “I want to work with this person.”

Because presence speaks louder than any resume.

And it’s what creates opportunities that logic alone can’t.

In my work with executives navigating transitions, I often say:
👉 “It’s not about doing more - it’s about becoming & being more.”

To create your next chapter intentionally, you need:

1️⃣ Aligned clarity from within - knowing not just what you want next, but who you’re becoming to succeed.

2️⃣ Courage in letting go - of identities, beliefs, patterns, or environments that no longer reflect your potential or next level.

3️⃣ Embodied presence - transpiring trust, confidence, certainty, and your next-level self.

These shifts help you become magnetic - naturally attract the right opportunities, clients, and roles.

People feel it.
They trust you.
They choose you.

Whether you’re preparing for your next executive move, attracting strategic clients, or elevating your leadership team - the path begins with you “Becoming magnetic”.

This is what we focus on in the first phase of The Legacy Leader™ - helping executives reconnect with their essence, elevate their state, and embody the leader their next level requires.

If you’re standing at the edge of your next chapter - let’s explore 
the faster, and most aligned way forward.

Every time you’re called to your next level…

It’s because your soul desires expansion.

It wants you to grow, serve at a deeper level, impact more people and live from your fullness.

And that requires you to rise.
Again. And again. And again.

After all, you’re not here to play small.
You’re being invited to lead from the bigness of who you truly are.

There are two ways your next level calls you forward:

1️⃣ You aspire for more.
More impact.
More meaning.
More joy, abundance, growth, fulfilment.
More alignment in your career - bigger roles, broader influence, deeper purpose.

2️⃣ Life pushes you forward.
Through challenges, stagnation, misalignment, disconnection, or results that no longer match who you are becoming.

Both circumstances lead to the same invitation:
Rise higher from within.

Every time you choose to rise higher, above the current self and paradigm.

You rise to your truest, highest and most powerful self.
And everyone you lead rises with you.

And here’s the truth:
Each time you go through this process, supported and equipped - you move through it faster.

Your leadership expands faster.
Your impact grows faster.

👉 So here is a reflection for you today:
Where are you invited to rise?
What legacy are you invited to step into?

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✨ If you know you’re meant for your next level - not someday, but now, then The Legacy Leader™ is your space.

It’s where CEOs, executives activate multidimensional growth, and rise into leaders who set a new standard - for themselves, their teams, and their organizations.

📩 Get in touch if you want to explore this evolution.

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✨ Lifting the baseline you operate from
✨ Releasing what no longer belongs to your path
✨ Shaping the next version of you
✨ Expanding safety in your body to hold more
✨ Strengthening your ability to lead your mind - so it supports, not sabotages, your expansion
✨ Elevating your state
✨ Embodying new ways of thinking, being, and leading

Your soul desires expansion.

Here’s a reminder I returned to in my own leadership journey this year -
and one I believe many leaders need to hear.


For a long time, we’ve been taught that growth is about becoming.
Becoming better.
Becoming stronger.
Becoming more confident.
Becoming our “next-level self.”

But here’s the truth:
Leadership growth is not about becoming.
It’s about embodying the powerful & true you - you already carry inside.

The one your mind often tries to doubt, minimize, or confuse.

The shift happens when you move from:
❌ “Who do I need to become?”
to
✨ “Who am I being called to embody right now?”

Because the truth is:
Your highest identity isn’t somewhere in the future.

It already exists within you - waiting to be attuned to, not chased.

You do not need to create it.
You need to attune to the frequency that already exists.

This is the paradigm shift that changes everything:
→ your decisions
→ your presence
→ your energy
→ your clarity
→ your impact

Leaders don’t rise by striving.
They rise by remembering their truth and attuning to its frequency.

So if you’re in a season of transition, uncertainty, reinvention or stuckness -
let this be your anchor:

You already hold the identity your next chapter calls for.
Your work is to attune to it - not become it.

This is what we do in The Legacy Leader™ - guiding CEOs, executives, and founders in attuning to their higher identity, so multidimensional growth becomes inevitable.

Want to know more. Let's connect.

Most leaders and teams challenges don’t come from strategy.

They come from inner patterns leaders need to master.

This week on the Extraordinary Leadership Podcast, I sat down with Christopher Salem - workplace strategist, bestselling author, and EQ expert - to unpack the real drivers behind high-performing teams:

How leaders manage emotions, communicate, and create psychological safety.

What moved me most was Chris’s honesty.
He shared how early emotional patterns shaped his leadership… until he chose to break through and lead from clarity, grounded presence, and intention.

In this episode Chris share his simple yet powerful framework - “Five Things You Can Control,” - any leader can use to build psychological safety, ownership, and sustainable high performance:

In this episode we unpack each of the 5, and especially:
✅ How assumptions destroy trust and what to replace them with
✅ Shifting from reactivity to grounded response
✅ Aligning behavior with the leader you want to be
✅ How attitude shapes influence
✅ Taking aligned action that actually moves the needle

If you want to elevate your communication, team collaboration and impact as a leader - this conversation is a must.

👉 Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/dKFcQ3Tr

The 5 EQ Drivers to Master in Leadership and with Teams with Chris Salem

Your mind cannot realize what your body cannot hold.


This year reminded me how vital it is to strengthen the body’s capacity - the nervous system’s ability to hold expansion toward bigger visions and goals.

Because no matter how strong your mindset - if your nervous system isn’t ready, it will slow you down.

In my work with executives, embodiment of the next-level self is always at the forefront - because you cannot realize your next chapter without elevating your inner baseline.

The version of you that got you here - your current identity, beliefs, emotional range, and energetic capacity - cannot take you there.

That’s why ambitious leaders who focus only on strategy or skills often repeat the same patterns again and again.

Because the same inner architecture keeps recreating the same results.

To realize your next-level vision, the baseline must elevate.

👉 The challenge is this:
Your current baseline feels safe and familiar - to both your mind and your body.

So when you step into a new level of growth, discomfort and resistance naturally arise.

The mind starts to overthink, confuse, sabotage.
The body contracts, freezes, or numbs out.

👉 whispering: “You want to expand… but I’m not ready yet.”

If you push through this phase, your nervous system moves into overdrive -
and eventually, it will force you to stop.

It might look like tiredness, exhaustion, lack of clarity, disconnection, procrastination, or even physical symptoms.

You are not falling behind - it’s a sign of expansion.

And your body says: “Pause. Integrate. Expand your capacity within.”

This is where true leadership transformation happens.
The nervous system becomes your gateway.

When your body- nervous system - feels safe to hold more- you can hold higher levels of responsibility, vision, and impact.

➡️ That’s when leadership becomes magnetic.
➡️ That’s when influence feels effortless.
➡️ That’s when results multiply.

Grateful for the new discoveries and somatic tools I now bring to my clients who are navigating the same expansion.

Because…
Your vision cannot grow beyond what your body - nervous system - can hold.

👉How much capacity are you allowing your body to build for the next level you’re stepping into?

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Entrepreneur / Finance Lawyer / Ex Professional Tennis Player / Author

Winning isn’t just about trophies or deals. It’s about leading with clarity - and living on your own terms. That’s where I come in.

I know what it takes to perform when everything is on the line - first as a professional tennis player, then as a BigLaw partner advising on billion-euro finance deals, and now as a coach to ambitious leaders navigating high-stakes transitions.

👉 I work with founders, executives, and consultants facing: 

- Identity shifts during career transitions

- Pressure to perform at the highest level

- Redefining success beyond titles and trophies

- Reinvention after plateau or burnout

My approach blends the discipline of elite sport with two decades of legal and financial leadership. It’s performance coaching reimagined - designed for leaders who want bold results without losing themselves in the process.

I’m also the author of Winning Inside, which explores how high-performance principles help leaders thrive in business and in life. It’s the foundation of my keynotes and workshops for organizations preparing their leaders for the future.

📩 Let’s connect if you’re ready for coaching, workshops, or speaking engagements.

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📩 Contact

Workshops, speaking, coaching, advisory: ak@angelakerek.com

Legal advisory in banking & finance: akerek@drkerek.com

Brand collaborations: https://app.limelighthq.com/p/angela-kerek

Website: www.angelakerek.com

🎓 Education & Credentials
- Executive MBA - Kellogg/WHU
- Executive Training - Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Health Tech & Innovation - MIT
- Certified Nutrition Coach - Precision Nutrition
- PhD in Constitutional Law - Humboldt University of Berlin

🏆 Recognitions
- AZUR Award - Most Innovative Project (2020)
- WirtschaftsWoche - Best of Legal (2021)

🌍 Languages
German, English, Hungarian, Romanian (fluent at the highest level)

Dr. Angela Kerek MBA

The fastest way to confidence? 

Execution.

When chasing the next big secret to success:
Obama said it best:
 
“Just learn how to get stuff done.”

That one line flipped my perspective multiple times.
Not your title.
Not your strategy.
Not your network.
Not your degree of busyness.

Execution. 

That’s the separator.

The achievers I’ve met all have this in common:
1️⃣ They start before they feel ready
 – No waiting for perfect conditions
 – Progress beats perfection

2️⃣ They own outcomes
 – No excuses, just solutions
 – Clarity through action

3️⃣ They build trust through delivery
 – They show up
 – They follow through
 – They make reliability their brand

Because getting things done is a superpower that compounds over time.
Start with what’s in front of you.

- Make the call.
 - Send the email.
 - Just Ffnish the task.

💡 Remember: Confidence doesn’t come from knowing.
 It comes from doing.

💫 What’s one thing you’ll get done today? 👇

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Mindset & Transformation Coach for Founders & Leadership | 18+ years experienced Finance Lawyer to CFOs | Author | Ex-Tennis Pro 🎾 & Ex-BigLaw Partner💲 | Defining Success on Your Own Terms

The hardest part of leadership?
Letting go of being the expert.
Letting go of control.

When you become a partner in a law firm, a lot of things change.
Mostly in your mindset.

You’ve spent years perfecting every clause, every word, every comma, because precision was your identity. 

You were good because you were deeply involved in drafting the documents. You think while you draft and see missing gaps while you write.

🧠 But becoming a partner demands a mental shift.
- You can’t write every document anymore.
- You can’t be the safety net for every detail.
- You don't control the document anymore.

🆕 Here is how your job as a partner is different:
↳ You build the people who build the work.
↳ You create standards, not sentences.
↳ You have questions about seeing gaps.
↳ You guide judgment, not grammar.
↳ You build relationships with your client
↳ You anticipate their next moves
↳ You support the client like a coach

💁‍♀️ It’s uncomfortable at first.
And you’ll (always!) feel that urge to jump back in, to fix, to rewrite.
And sometimes you will, because you need to dive deep.
And that's ok, as long as you swim back up and leave the document.
Because if you don’t let go, your team never grows, and neither do you.

💡 Remember:
Leadership isn’t about control.
It’s about trust.

And the moment you know when you need to dive deep and when to let go (and you actually do let go)… that’s when real leadership begins.

👉 What was your moment?
When did you shift from being the expert to being the leader? 

👇 Share your thoughts below.

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The loudest critics have never built anything.

They've never felt the pressure of putting something new into the world.
They've never risked failure.

Think about it:

↳ The athlete training at 6am
isn't scrolling comments about "unrealistic dreams"

↳ The entrepreneur bootstrapping
isn't judging someone else's first sale

↳ The creator posting their shaky first video 
isn't tearing down other beginners

They're too busy building.

Because here's what I've learned:

👉 It's always the people standing still who have the loudest opinions about your first step and about any step you take, as a matter of fact.

The ones who never started become experts on why you'll fail.

💫 So start anyway.

Start messy.
Start scared.
Start while they're still talking.

💡 Remember:
While others are perfecting their criticism, you'll be perfecting your craft.

The difference between doers and watchers?

One group builds dreams. 🪄 
The other builds excuses. 💁‍♀️ 

👉 Inspire us: What's one thing you started despite the critics?

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2030 is approaching fast.

The skills that got you this far?

They may not take you forward.
They may also need to be in focus on how we raise our kids.

Because while machines master the predictable, what remains is profoundly human. The skills that require presence.
The ones that live between heart and mind.

These skills will shape our ability to adapt.

Here's how to move forward by 2030:

1) Motivation + Self-Awareness
↳ Learn to live by your energy levels and notice patterns.
↳ Schedule your most important tasks when you're at peak energy.

2) Leadership + Social Influence
↳ Find your voice and share your insight for visibility.
↳ Build trust by highlighting others' wins, not just your own.

3) Resilience + Open Mindedness
↳ Notice what sets you back and your learnings.
↳ Correct and improve and make it a recurring challenge.

4) Analytical Thinking 
↳ Focus on one key metric in your business and identify three drivers.
↳ Review data from your last quarter and ask yourself what story it tells.

5) Systems Thinking 
↳ Map out a recurring process in your work and identify a friction point.
↳ Build a system that runs without your constant oversight.

6) Creative Thinking 
↳ Block 1 hour / week for unstructured thinking / mind wondering.
↳ Explore the connection of unrelated ideas that come to your mind.

7) Empathy and Active Listening 
↳ In the next meeting: check what's unsaid, not just what's spoken.
↳ Ask one person on your (client)team: "What can I do for you right now?"

8) Dependability + Attention to Detail 
↳ Choose one area where you'll raise your standard this month.
↳ Follow through on one small promise you made to yourself or others.

9) AI + Big Data 
↳ Subscribe to one AI-focused newsletter and apply one insight this month.
↳ Automate one repetitive task in your workflow using AI tools.

10. Curiosity + Lifelong Learning 
↳ Listen to a podcast or book on a topic outside your expertise.
↳ Use one tip and apply it into your field.

💡 Remember:
The future is about using AI as your leverage.
It's about emphasizing what is the human element.

Your inner game determines everything else.
Your self-awareness becomes your edge.

The opportunity is always now.
The choice is always yours.

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Your story doesn't fit anymore.

The one you've been telling about your career.
The one others expect to hear.

For years, I introduced myself as "Lawyer and Partner at XX" at networking events, even when my heart had already left the building. I kept wearing a title that felt increasingly like clothes that don't fit anymore. People mostly keep inviting you to events because of your titles. 

I also realised that once I introduce myself as a lawyer, people quietly turn away. They don't really want to talk to lawyers at business-related events. They often see lawyers as high-cost generators. 

The narrative I saw fit around the title became detached from who I felt that I was.

Your career identity crisis is not a breakdown. It's the sign for a new start, an awakening. When your story stops feeling authentic, it's because you've outgrown the container you built for yourself.

The hardest part is not the change of career in itself, it is much more releasing who you thought you were supposed to be. 

And who you choose to be in the next phase of your life. This does not mean you throw everything into the bin. It means you keep what's working well and leave behind the narrative that no longer suits you.

If you create your new narrative for the identity and purpose you want to fill in your next life phase, that is when you know you are winning inside, winning your inner game.

Here are 5 steps to reset when your narrative no longer serves you:

1️⃣ Notice the friction
↳ When does your introduction feel forced?
↳ Which conversations drain your energy?
↳ Where do you find yourself overexplaining?

2️⃣ Compost your current story
↳ What elements still align with who you are?
↳ Which parts feel like performance?
↳ What would you say if no one were judging?

3️⃣ Experiment with a new language
↳ Try "I'm transitioning into..." instead of defending your past
↳ Lead with what energizes you, not what impresses others
↳ Practice in safe spaces before high-stakes conversations

4️⃣ Build bridges, don't burn them
↳ Connect your experience to your evolution
↳ Frame skills as transferable assets
↳ Show progression, not abandonment

5️⃣ Own your re-write
↳ Craft versions for different contexts (elevator pitch to deep dive)
↳ Practice until it feels natural, not rehearsed
↳ Trust that authenticity resonates more than perfection

💡 Remember:
Your career narrative should feel like coming home to yourself.
Not auditioning for approval.

# 5 is the most challenging for me. What about you? 👇 

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Leadership breaks your heart.

In the most beautiful way.

You spent years being the one with answers. The person who could fix anything, build anything, solve anything.

As a CFO, you lived in the numbers. Every cell in every model. Every variance explained. Your spreadsheets were works of art.

As a CEO, you were the problem solver. The one who jumped in when things went sideways. You knew every detail because you touched every detail.

Then they promote you.

And suddenly, the thing that made you great becomes the thing that holds you back.

🤯 The shift hits like a cold shower:
- You can't build every model anymore
- You can't review every report line by line
- You can't be the smartest person in every room
- You can't solve every problem with your own hands
- You can't be everywhere at once

📈 Your new job looks nothing like your old one:
↳ Build people, not models
↳ Create systems, not solutions
↳ Ask questions that unlock thinking
↳ Guide judgment, don't make every decision
↳ Build relationships that create leverage
↳ See around corners, not just straight ahead
↳ Coach greatness instead of demonstrating it

It's like watching your kid ride a bike for the first time.

Every instinct screams "grab the handlebars!" 

But the moment you let go is the moment they learn to fly.

Leadership isn't control disguised as care.
It's trust disguised as letting go.

Real leadership begins when you realize your job isn't to be the best at the work.

It's to build people who do the work better than you ever could.

The question that changed everything for me: "What if my success was measured by their success?"

Because when you shift from being indispensable to making others unstoppable, that's when real transformation happens.

Not just for your company.
For you.

What's been hardest for you to let go of as a leader?

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Black & White. Grey.

There’s one more level.
What if your perspective was missing 90% of the picture?

⚫ ⚪ Most people live their lives in black and white. 
- For or against me.
- True or false.
- Right or wrong.
- Success or failure.
- Happy or sad.

🩶 Many make it into grayscale, which is a huge step forward.
- They learn that two things can be true. 
- That life is rarely binary.
- That there are shades.
- Multiple perspectives.
- Ability to grow and develop.
- Ability to tolerate ambiguity.

🌈 But just a few make it into fulfillment.
- Into a vision that sees the entire spectrum of technicolor.
- Those who don’t just change their minds or mindset, but expand their vision.
- Create their own games and paths, don't just follow a script.
- Imagine and live multiple lives.
- Feel connected and feel they belong. 
- Feel absorbed into the universe.
- They feel at home wherever they are.
- Feel empathy and love for others.
- They feel beauty and sparks everywhere.
- They feel they love their lives.

💡 Remember:
↳ Perspective is about how much of reality you can see.
↳ How much tension can you hold?
↳ How much space can you create within and outside of yourself?
↳ And we keep going back and forth through these 3 perspectives.

💫 
When you start noticing the spectrum -
the nuance, the emotion, the possibility -
life stops being something to analyze…
and starts becoming something to experience.

Have you experienced the 3rd level? How?
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How We See the World

You're waiting for clarity before you make your next move.

But reality is:

You can't create yourself by sitting still.

Most people think clarity magically appears.
They expect the path to appear first.
They think they need all the answers before they start.

But clarity doesn't work that way.

You create yourself by finding clarity through movement.
Through questions that make you uncomfortable.
Through reflection that cuts through the noise.

You discover it by:
↳ Walking away from what drains your energy
↳ Asking the questions you've been postponing
↳ Moving your body when your mind spins in circles
↳ Sitting with uncertainty instead of forcing answers

The leaders who seem crystal clear on their path?

They didn't wait to find themselves.
They created themselves - by searching for the next move.

They explored. They questioned. They moved forward.
They stayed open to what might emerge.
The path emerges as you go.
Trust the process.

💡 Remember: 
Waiting for clarity is just procrastination in disguise.
The path reveals itself to those who start walking.

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