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Category: Embodied Leadership

Embodied leadership means you bring out the best in yourself and others, as you’re always fully aware of what your mind and body are saying to you and them.Embodied Leadership involves the way you speak, the language you use, the way you position your body, the harmony you feel by being fully present, and the calming and reassuring messages you convey to others. When you practice embodied leadership you’re able to value, motivate, and bring out the best in yourself and others.

Life Coaching Skills that Guide Clients to Greater Success and Boost the Value of Your Practice

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Dream Big - Start Small, Embodied Leadership, Life Coaching.

Effectively use life coaching skills so your clients make progressThere is something so satisfying about using your life coaching skills to help your clients succeed. It’s the greatest feeling to make a real difference in their lives! Conversely, there’s nothing more frustrating than spending hours with clients, helping them plan out their goals and strategies, and then checking in a week or two later to discover nothing has changed.

What goes wrong at times like these? What are some reasons your clients may not be making the kind of progress you expected? Possibly it’s one of the following:

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Skill Set vs. Mindset – Which Will Help You Achieve the Life You Love?

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Dream Big - Start Small, Embodied Leadership, Transform Your Life.

Skill set vs. mindset — which helps you achieve the life you desire? All the skills in the world won’t help you unless you believe you can.From day one, we focused on learning new skills – learning to walk, read, or ride a bike. Academically, we were encouraged to acquire new skills and we dedicated ourselves to building our resume by attending school, getting a degree, and signing up for continuing education. Obviously, a well-rounded skill set is important but what about your mindset? In skill set vs. mindset is there a clear winner when you’re trying to design the life you love?

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Embodied Past Experiences — Our History Lives Inside of Us, the Future is in Our Hands

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Dream Big - Start Small, Embodied Leadership, Self-Leadership Skills.

We often think of our past as something behind us, a series of events that have come and gone, leaving only memories in their wake. However, as a somatic therapist and coach with over two decades of experience, I’ve come to understand a profound truth: our past experiences aren’t just behind us—they are  inside us.

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Embodied Business Practices: A Success Guide for Women in Business and Leadership

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Embodied Leadership, Private Practice Advice, Self-Leadership Skills, Somatic Embodiment.

A Success Guide for Women in Business and Leadership. Tired of working for someone else and want to start your own practice? My Embodied Leadership training helps you focus on what works. Are you looking to grow your influence and make a deeper impact in business and life? Success isn’t just about mastering technical skills or strategies—it’s about how you show up, lead, and navigate challenges. That’s where embodied business practices come into play.

Can you relate to Amanda’s story?

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Embodied Empowerment — Take Yourself & Your Business to the Top!

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Dream Big - Start Small, Embodied Leadership, Leadership Skills, Self-Leadership Skills.

Embodied Empowerment is the key to mastering skills and behaviors so they become almost automatic.Embodied empowerment is often associated with self-development… but have you considered how the principles of embodiment can help entrepreneurs, coaches, and leaders make their businesses more successful?

Mastering ourselves leads to mastering our business. But here’s the inside scoop: mastery comes from embodiment — your body instinctively knows how and what to do, without you telling it. 

But this in no way comes automatically. It takes practicing a process often until it becomes part of who you are and how you show up. Don’t you agree that if it’s worth having; it’s worth the work?

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