Self-Leadership: The Foundation for Transforming Yourself and Your Team in 2026

Hello Reader,

Happy New Year! As we kick off 2026, I want to invite you to approach this year a bit differently. Instead of just making resolutions, what if we focused on transforming ourselves first through self-leadership?

In this episode, Klaus and I dive into what self-leadership really means - being intentional about how you think, feel and act. It's moving from reacting to the world to being proactive. Some key practices we discuss:

• Increasing self-awareness of your patterns and triggers
• Self-regulating your responses instead of just reacting
• Exercising choice in your thoughts and actions
• Modeling the change you want to see in your team
• Tapping into your intrinsic motivation and remembering your "why"
• Aligning your calendar with your true priorities and values
• Leveraging your peak energy windows

We also explore how self-leadership becomes the foundation for leading others. When you role model how to be different, it creates psychological safety for your team to do the same. Your emotional state as a leader is contagious.

The most powerful shift is going from "I have all the answers" to "I'm going to coach my team to find the answers." This builds a team of problem-solvers and has a multiplier effect on collaboration and resilience.

I challenge you to commit to trying just one self-leadership practice we discuss.

Share it with a colleague to build in accountability.

Small steps can lead to big transformations, for yourself and your team.

Here's to your growth and leadership in 2026!

Cheers,
Lillian

🎧 Listen to the podcast sneak peek episode below and listen to the full episode on YouTube, Apple, Spotify, Podbean, or Amazon Music.

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What's inspiring us this week:

If you like to read blog posts and summaries of other influential books, check out Heroic's summary of Jim Rohn's book The Five Major Pieces to the Life Puzzle, here. What does your ideal future look like?

The Practice: Celebrating Wins

We get more of what we focus on. The practice of gratitude and celebrating the goodness of life is the first step in changing our brains, mindsets, and circumstances for the better.

Getting back onto the yoga mat after 2 weeks away with the busy-ness of the holidays. Sure Disney was fun and making memories with my daughter and sisters is important, but it's been nice to settle back into a lazy weekend routine, cleaning with a new vacuum and back to hot yoga. What small things are you grateful for?

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Stay mindful and keep leading,
Lillian
Founder & CEO

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