Category: Self-Leadership Skills

Make Your Own Happiness by Intentionally Refreshing Your Joy

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

Have recent upheavals changed the way you live? As you reflect on what’s most meaningful for you, have you created new personal or family traditions and rituals that bring you peace and joy? Or do you find yourself longing for what’s missing in your life? It’s not surprising if you feel disconnected and disoriented when you consider the year we’ve just experienced. When you tack on the darker winter days, many struggle to find happiness.

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.

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.

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?

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 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?

Being Spontaneous or Predictable — Which Do You Prefer? Do You Yearn For More?

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

Predictability is safe. Some say it’s boring. Being spontaneous may be scary or thrilling. Predictability or spontaneity — which makes you feel most alive? Or do you need both?

When life is overwhelming, predictability gives stability like an anchor that keeps you from totally losing it. It creates calm in a world of chaos. At times like these, you’re tapping into the benefits of predictability:

Category: Self-Leadership Skills

Make Your Own Happiness by Intentionally Refreshing Your Joy

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

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

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

Being Spontaneous or Predictable — Which Do You Prefer? Do You Yearn For More?

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