People often ask me about the kinds of leaders that I work with - what level they're at, what industries they come from, and what they are working on in a coaching partnership.
There are many ways to frame that question and my response, and I find myself drawn less to titles and more to the qualities of a leader's presence and experience.

Instead of feeling like you never have time to 'think strategically', imagine what would be possible if you approached strategy not as a task, but as a way of being. For strategy to become a way of being, something deeper is needed - perhaps a shift in how you see yourself, what you believe is possible, or even permission to lead differently.

A mentor once told me that as a coach or a therapist, I am either two steps ahead, two steps behind, or right there alongside my clients. We are all navigating what it means to be human. I hold space for others because I deeply believe in the need and the value of having such a space for myself. I need it too.

The best leadership - whether it's in our work, our families, our communities - doesn't come from a place of depletion. It comes from clarity, presence, and vitality.

Titles and promotions can be meaningful, but they aren't what make someone a leader. Leadership is about integrity and the awareness that our actions reach further than we often realize.