Before you teach,
Create,
Coach,
Lead,
Or serve,
Pause.
Whether you're about to teach a class,
Record a video,
Coach a client,
Lead a meeting,
Or simply show up for someone.
This is your reset.
If your mind is busy.
If you're caught in self-doubt.
Or if you're carrying the noise of the day,
Take this moment for yourself first.
In the next few minutes,
You'll move from overthinking to presence.
So you can show up from heart instead of your head.
If it feels comfortable,
Place one hand over your heart.
Feel the warmth of your hands.
Feel the support beneath you.
Feel yourself arriving here.
Take a slow breath in.
As you inhale,
Imagine yourself zooming out from your busy analytical mind.
As you exhale,
Let go of the knee to have everything figured out.
Again inhale,
Zoom out from the endless planning.
Exhale,
Release the pressure to get it right.
Again,
Inhale,
Create space between yourself and self-judgment.
Exhale,
Return to your heart.
One more time.
Inhale,
Step back from the noise.
Exhale,
Settle deeper into your innate wisdom.
Now just breathe slow.
Allow yourself to notice the shift.
Less striving,
More presence,
Less proving,
More trusting.
Breathe here.
Now repeat.
Inhale.
I trust the wisdom I have to share.
Exhale.
My words flow from service,
Not self.
Inhale.
I focus on serving,
Not performing.
Exhale,
My presence creates a ripple of healing.
Inhale,
I'm aligned with the work I am here to do.
Exhale,
Slow breath out.
Now just keep your breath nice and slow.
Keep your hand on your heart.
You do not need to have all the answers.
You do not need to be perfect.
You do not need to earn your right to be here.
Keep your hand on your heart,
Your breath slow.
You only need to be present.
From this place,
Your work can reach further.
Your words can lead more deeply.
And your presence becomes the true message.
Take one final deep breath in.
And let go.
When you're ready,
Gently open your eyes.
And begin.
As always,
If this helped you,
Please share it,
Return to it,
Put it on repeat if you need.
And as always,
We rise together.