When I was young, I thought leaders had to look a particular way. I grew up with business leaders standing on tanks, politicians in suits, business entrepreneurs who looked and spoke a certain way. Problem was, I knew I was none of these things. None of them suited who I was.

I thought this meant I couldn’t be a leader. I had a particular image of what a leader was holding me back. I couldn’t see a way forward.

Over the years, I’ve had some really good role models that showed me being a leader wasn’t just about fitting this stereotype. Leadership wasn’t just about being a manager or being famous or intelligent. There are many people who I saw influenced others and broke new ground in their fields and had a positive impact on the world who didn’t meet stereotypical roles.

Starting off in the embodiment field, I was culturally very different from other leaders, and I realised after many unsuccessful attempts at trying to be like them, I just needed to be myself.

Paradoxically, this led to me having more success than trying to be someone else.

People like authenticity. Authenticity feels good, it’s energising, and people who don’t like me at least say I’m authentic.

This was a bit of a struggle for me to make the leap into being a leader my own way, and it is a particularly big struggle for many of my students. So I’ve learnt some ways over the years to encourage them to be themselves, to let go of the fear that’s holding them back, and to have more impact and more fun doing it.

Through the 8 weeks of content you’ll engage with in this course, I can help you make the leap into seeing and experiencing the possibility of being a leader in your own way.