How being conscious makes you an impactful leader
Leadership isn’t about having all the answers — it’s about being aware enough to ask the right questions.
For me, becoming a conscious leader meant learning presence, reflection, and humility the hard way — through moments of pressure, mistakes, and self-discovery.
This page shares those lessons and daily reflections that help leaders slow down, notice more, and lead with greater awareness and humanity.
My personal journey becoming a conscious leader
Looking back at my leadership career, I can proudly say that most of the people I worked with appreciated me — for my support, my honesty, and my human touch. Those moments of connection reflect my core values of fairness, equality, honesty, curiosity, and mastery.
Yet, the true turning points in my development weren’t the successes.They were the moments when I lost it: making poor decisions after long nights, acting without consulting those impacted, feeling deep frustration, even kicking a waste bin across the office after hours — luckily nobody saw it. Snapping at team members. Avoiding difficult conversations.
Much later in my career, I became what many called the “most chilled” executive committee member — to some people’s confusion, mistaking calm for disengagement.
What changed?
Presence. Reflection. Awareness.
Becoming more conscious of myself, my emotions, my body’s signals — and especially my assumptions — changed how I led. It also changed how I related to people, how I made decisions, and how I showed up when it mattered most.
I now see those same patterns — and the power of awareness — in nearly every coaching relationship I have. That’s what inspired me to create the Conscious Leadership Morning Inspiration series: one question, one reflection, every weekday.
You can follow along on LinkedIn, Instagram, or right here — with a weekly reflection every Saturday.
Conclusion
I hope these questions invite you to pause, reflect, and notice something new about yourself. Something that changes how you lead — and how you connect with your colleagues, your teams, and your loved ones.
