Proximity Amplification Power
Choose the circles you step into, and be intentional with the energy you bring—because what you touch, you amplify.
-CG Excellence
Like golden circles meeting at a single spark, our proximity to others amplifies what already lives within us—joy becomes brighter, courage bolder, and purpose clearer.
Choose energies wisely. Surround yourself with people who don't just fill space but amplify your excellence and brilliance. The circles you step into should light up your best qualities, expand your courage, and reflect the purpose you carry. When you curate your proximity with intention, you not only protect your energy—you elevate it, and in doing so, you elevate everyone around you.
The Amplifying Effect
How Others' Energy Shapes Your Own
In every interaction, there's an unseen exchange taking place—energy. Whether in a boardroom, a coffee shop, or your own living room, the people around you hold the power to amplify different parts of you. Tony Robbins famously teaches, proximity is power the standards of those closest to you quietly recalibrate your own. Your environment becomes the silent architect of your potential.
When Energy Magnifies Your Shadows
We’ve all felt it: the colleague whose chronic frustration seems to ignite our own irritability. The friend whose pessimism pulls us toward doubt. This isn’t about blame—it’s a mirror. The energy you feel amplified is a clue. It reveals a part of you that’s responsive, perhaps even tender, beneath the surface. Anger only sticks if there’s something in you ready to spark. Carolyn Myss warns of energetic vampires, patterns and people that siphon vitality. Awareness of these dynamics is sacred self-care.
When Energy Elevates Your Light
Conversely, step into a room with a joyful, visionary leader or a friend who lives with gratitude, and your own positivity expands. Their light doesn't create joy within you—it awakens the joy that was already there. Dr. Joe Dispenza’s. work on heart-brain coherence shows that environments can literally reorder our biology—our internal energy centers attune to what surrounds us. Great leaders understand this: they curate environments where positivity, curiosity, and courage are contagious.
Practical Reflection for Servant Leaders
Notice Your Triggers– When someone amplifies anger or doubt in you, pause. What value or wound is being touched?
Curate Your Circle – Surround yourself with people who inspire your best qualities. Ken Coleman’s Proximity Principle reminds us, positioning yourself near the right people and in the right places creates opportunities that skill alone can't unlock.
Be the Amplifier – Your energy is also contagious. Ask yourself: What am I amplifying in others today?
CG Excellence Insight
Energy awareness is emotional intelligence. By recognizing how others amplify your behavior, you step into choice rather than reaction. You stop outsourcing your emotional state to the room and start leading it.
Take a moment today to reflect: How are the closest five people in your life amplifying your energy?
Share your thoughts in the comments or journal your insights as a personal commitment to choose your circles with purpose.
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Hint of Self-Care
As you nurture your emotional environment, remember your physical one. A small daily ritual—like applying SHRINKELZ® Signature Serum during your morning or evening routine—can serve as a tangible reminder: the energy you keep close should hydrate, nourish, and refresh you inside and out.
Dedication to the Master of Amplification…
In the symphony of creation, brilliance rarely echoes alone. Every spark needs a resonator, someone who quietly steadies the frame so vision can expand and light can travel farther. For me, that resonator is Zohair “Z” Yasin - Z World Webs the master of amplification - who brilliantly takes raw inspiration and weaves it into reality. Z’s unseen excellence magnifies my creative energy, turning fleeting ideas lasting impact.
This blog is a celebration of the unseen hands that amplify your inspired actions.
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Introspection - Mirror of Service
Your eyes are a reflection of the service you deliver to the world. They reveal the truth of who you are and the invitation to strive for your highest potential.
-CG Excellence
Why Introspection Matters in Service
In the realm of servant leadership, introspection is essential. Every customer interaction is a mirror reflecting our presence, energy, and intention. What we see in the mirror of service is not only the behavior of others, it is also the truth of who we are as leaders.
At CG Excellence Training, we teach that you are always better than you think you are. That discovery comes through introspection — pausing to ask: What am I truly bringing into this moment of service?
The Mirror of Service: Seeing Ourselves Through Others
Customer service is about transformation.
The mirror of service shows us:
When a customer responds with gratitude, our ability to create trust shines back at us.
When a customer reacts with frustration, it invites us to reflect inward — not with blame, but with curiosity.
As shared in the CG Excellence Training customizable The Fine Art of Customer Service video, every customer interaction is an opportunity to represent not just the task, but the mission. The mirror reminds us that excellence is not external; it begins with identity and self-awareness.
In the sacred moments of morning and evening, the mirror of service is a daily practice — a way of aligning how we show up for others with how we show up for ourselves.
Introspection in Customer Service Leadership
Introspection in leadership is the practice of looking within to lead better without. Without introspection, leadership becomes performance. With it, leadership becomes transformation.
From my Emotional Fitness training: “The story behind the trigger is more important than the trigger itself.” The mirror of service helps leaders uncover those stories and regulate emotions so they can serve with clarity and patience.
From The Power of Discernment: Introspection creates the pause between reaction and response, helping leaders choose inspired action over impulse.
SHRINKELZ® was born from that same principle: reflection, refinement, and renewal. What starts as a skincare ritual becomes a reminder to face the day unapologetically — confident in your service, clear in your presence, radiant in your leadership.
Practical Ways to Use Introspection Daily
Servant leaders don’t need long retreats to practice reflection — the workplace itself is the perfect training ground. Use these micro-moments of introspection in service:
Before answering a call: Ask, Am I leading with warmth or obligation?
During conflict: Pause. What story am I telling about this person, and what story are they telling about me?
In routine tasks: Notice your energy. Am I present or mechanical?
Pause in service to align your leadership presence with your mission.
This act of self-respect ripples outward.
Introspection: The Key to Servant Leadership Excellence
The mirror of service never lies. It reflects your presence, your values, and your growth edges. For the true servant leader, this is not criticism — it is the gift of clarity.
As the You Are Always Better Than You Think You Are training reminds us: The brilliance you seek is already within you — service simply reflects it back.
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The Power of Discernment
“When servant leaders practice inspired action with discernment, they model something extraordinary: the balance of courage and wisdom.”
-CG Excellence
There are moments in life when a quiet inner whisper arrives. It may be a thought, an image, or simply a nudge that says: “move now”.
Other times, the whisper says: wait, not yet. The tension between these two calls—action and stillness—reveals one of the greatest powers a person can cultivate: discernment.
Discernment is knowing which sparks hold the fire of transformation and which are merely distractions dressed in urgency.
Wayne Dyer connected discernment with inspiration itself. “When you’re inspired, dormant forces, faculties, and talents come alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person than you ever dreamed.” Inspiration and discernment dance together - one offers the nudge, the other offers the clarity to follow.
Eckhart Tolle reminds us that “stillness is where creativity and inspired action are found.” Discernment, then, is presence in motion.
Impulse, on the other hand, often comes wrapped in anxiety. It carries the frantic energy of “I have to do this now or lose everything.” Persons who mistake impulse for inspiration find themselves scattered, exhausted, and further from their true path.
Caroline Myss writes, “Discernment is the power to know when to stay in stillness and when to step into action.”
Sandbox Lessons
As children, many of us built sandcastles. Some days we placed each grain with vision, shaping towers and moats with patience and joy. Other days, we flung sand wildly, with no thought beyond the moment.
Inspired action is like shaping the sandcastle with purpose—it may take longer, but the outcome is meaningful.
Impulse is the scattering of sand to the wind.
Discernment is the wisdom to know the difference: when to build, pause, or admire what you’ve already created.
When we honor discernment we step into what Jean Houston calls the possible human - the self that lives from brilliance rather than busyness.
The Cost of Misaligned Action
The true cost of acting without discernment is often underestimated. A rushed decision can unravel trust, scatter teams, or drain energy that could have been invested in a mission-aligned choice. Over time, these missteps create cultures of reaction rather than intention.
When servant leaders practice inspired action with discernment, they model something extraordinary: the balance of courage and wisdom. They show that leadership is the ability to chose meaningful movement.
A Subtle Reminder of Alignment
True servant leadership inspires naturally, and so does alignment in everyday choices—how we speak, how we show up, and even how we care for ourselves.
Alignment is about weaving presence into what you already do. The way you open a meeting, the way you pause before replying, the way you choose what nourishes you each morning and evening. Small acts that carry great energy. Similar to tending to your skin with quiet ritual—hydrating, restoring, reminding yourself that radiance begins from within. If you know, you know, SHRINKELZ® was launched from that same principle.
Living the Magnetism of Discernment
When servant leaders live by inspired action filtered through discernment, they embody magnetism. They become steady, radiant forces that attract trust, opportunity, and collaboration.
Magnetism embodies presence. Inspired action ignites the spark. Discernment ensures the spark lights the right flame.
The next time inspiration whispers, pause. Ask yourself: Is this an impulse or an invitation?
In leadership—and in life—the power is in knowing which actions to honor.
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Magnetism of Self-Leadership
“Self-Leadership is about stewardship.
Recognize that your vision, your presence, and your action creates ripples for others that have been long awaiting.’’
-CG Excellence Training
There comes a time when you must choose to lead yourself with intention. Life will pull, distract, and demand. Self-leadership is trusting your compass, and walking in alignment with your North Star.
The magnetism of self-leadership is about presence. It is the quiet power of honoring your voice, making choices from clarity instead of chaos, and moving forward even when the path is not lit all the way.
Like a compass in your hand, your inner guidance always points true.
The question is: “Will you pause long enough to notice it?”
Every choice, every hour, every room you step into—it all counts.
Each moment you are in the wrong room is an hour you are not steering your own ship. Your role as the Director of Your Life is to actively shape the vision, set the direction, create momentum, close the deals, remove the roadblocks, and make the calls.
Why this matters…
Time is not neutral. If you let the hours slip into the hands of distractions, procrastination, or other people’s agendas, you squander the energy that was meant for your destiny.
Your work—the work only you can do—doesn’t just serve you…there are other’s suffering due to your procrastination.
The sacred hours that shape life experience…
The first hour of your morning is sacred. It’s your chance to command the day before it commands you.
Establish internal order. Breathe. Anchor yourself. Claim your direction. When you do, the day bends to your leadership instead of bending you to its noise.
The last hour before you go to bed is just as powerful. It’s the moment to unwind the clutter, reflect, and reset. When you approach that hour with mindfulness—whether through meditation, journaling, or quiet gratitude—you prepare your subconscious to work in your best interest.
When you honor both the morning and evening hours, you magnetize the right people, opportunities, and energy into your life. The clarity and consistency of those sacred hours create alignment, and alignment draws in the support and synchronicities that match your vision and accelerate your goals.
Those two sacred hours, if honored, can completely alter the trajectory of your life.
Your mornings and evenings are sacred hours—spaces where you set intention, restore balance, and claim your energy.
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Self-Leadership begins with how you feel and treat yourself during those sacred hours.
Wisdom echoes from the masters…
Thought leaders have long understood the compounding power of intentional daily practices:
Darren Hardy, in The Compound Effect, reminds us that “Small, smart choices, consistently applied over time, equal a radical difference.” Your sacred morning and evening hours are exactly that—bookends of compounding success.
Robin Sharma, in The 5 AM Club, calls the first hour of the day the foundation of greatness: “Own your morning, elevate your life.”
Deepak Chopra teaches that mindfulness rituals don’t just order our inner world—they shift our frequency and magnetize the energy and people who match our vision.
And Jean Houston, a guide in human potential, echoes that rituals and daily practices are doorways into our higher possibilities.
When we honor time as sacred, we step into the lineage of wisdom that says: your daily rhythms are the architecture of your destiny.
How to lead your week ..
Set three non-negotiable outcomes. These are must-haves.
Time-block them on your calendar. Your future is scheduled inside those blocks.
Protect them with your life. No distractions, no excuses. Guard them as if your purpose depends on it—because it does.
“Self-Leadership is about stewardship. Recognize that your vision, your presence, and your action creates ripples for others that have been long awaiting.’’
Your life is the company you are leading. Lead it like it matters. Because it does.
Becoming the Director of Your Destiny is a practice…
Upon awakening and before you sleep at night say to yourself, “I am who I am and that is enough.” Say this with the willingness to let go of all limitations that don’t align with the vibration of your true etherial core. Reality will unfold towards your highest good. Limitations only exist in your mind.
Change your beliefs, up-level your reality. Know that you are in control of your life experience.
The sacred hours, the non-negotiable, the momentum you create—they all ripple outward.
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The Signature of Gratitude Mindful Penmanship
When a leader, a client, a family member, or a friend receives words penned by hand, they feel it differently. The ink carries more than information—it carries presence. Every curve of a letter, every pause of the pen, every unique flourish tells the reader: “I am with you in this moment.”
In this age of time, almost everything is typed. We send emails, drop quick texts, and sign documents with a digital click. It’s fast, efficient, and convenient—but something gets lost in the process. The handwritten note, once a simple everyday act, has become a rare treasure.
When a leader, a client, a family member, or a friend receives words penned by hand, they feel it differently. The ink carries more than information—it carries presence. Every curve of a letter, every pause of the pen, every unique flourish tells the reader: “I am with you in this moment.”
Handwriting is an extension of self. In leadership, it can be a metaphor for how we connect, empower, and leave our mark.
Why Handwriting Still Matters
Typed messages are quick. Handwritten words are felt.
Think of the last time you received a handwritten card or note. Chances are you lingered with it longer than any email. You may have kept it on your desk, tucked it into a book, or even saved it for years. That’s because handwriting conveys something deeper than words—it conveys energy and intention.
For leaders, this becomes a powerful tool. A handwritten thank-you to a client becomes more than gratitude; it becomes a relationship-builder. A short note to a team member becomes more than recognition; it becomes empowerment. Even a handwritten journal entry can ground a leader in presence and clarity.
Handwriting as a Mirror of Leadership
The way we write often mirrors the way we lead.
Flowing script reflects openness and adaptability.
Bold strokes reflect confidence and presence.
Spacious words reflect trust and respect for boundaries.
A unique signature reflects authenticity—the courage to be seen as oneself.
Leadership is, in many ways, like penmanship. It’s not about perfection—it’s about presence. It’s not about how it looks—it’s about how it feels to those on the receiving end.
The Practice of Mindful Penmanship
Mindful penmanship invites leaders to slow down and embody presence.
Try setting aside just five minutes each day to put pen to paper:
Write one note of appreciation each week to someone on your team.
Journal reflections on challenges or wins, noticing how clarity comes differently when written by hand.
Begin a meeting by sharing a handwritten affirmation, quote, or value.
It doesn’t matter if your writing is neat or messy—what matters is the intention behind it. The act itself slows the nervous system, calms the mind, and centers the heart.
Spiritual teacher Jean Houston often spoke about the “personal gesture”—the intentional, human acts that ripple far beyond themselves. A handwritten note is exactly that: a small gesture that becomes a powerful connection.
Irish poet John O’Donohue captured it beautifully:
“The human hand is the visible agent of the invisible spirit. When the hand writes, it is spirit tracing itself on the page.”
When we write, we bring spirit into form. When we write as leaders, we bring presence into relationship.
The Signature We Leave
Every leader leaves a signature. The question is—what kind?
In a digital world, the return to mindful penmanship is more than nostalgia—it is leadership in its most human form. It reminds us that words are not just information; they are invitations into connection.
So the next time you reach for your keyboard, pause. Ask yourself: Would this message mean more if written by hand?
Because sometimes the truest mark of leadership is handwritten, carrying the weight of authenticity, presence, care and connection.
At CG Excellence, we believe leadership is always written in presence.
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BIG GUS - Door To My Purpose
Servant leadership begins on the frontlines. That the people answering phones, standing at counters, driving deliveries, and caring for customers aren’t “entry-level”—they are culture-bearers, brand ambassadors, the heartbeat of any organization.
CG Excellence is a living, breathing space where service meets spirit, where customer care meets human potential, and where everyday leaders could rise into their presence.
A Tribute to My Father, Gus George, Founder of BIG GUS ONION RINGS, INC.
Customer service, for me, became a mirror of humanity. It showed me how people long to be acknowledged. How kindness disarms defensiveness and presence turns ordinary moments into memorable ones.
The first door I ever learned to open was the glass door of my father’s diner, BIG GUS Drive-In.
The handle was heavy for my small hands, but I loved the weight of it. The bell above the door jingled each time a customer came in, and I came to know that sound as the beginning of something important. It wasn’t just the signal of business—it was the call to service.
Inside, the air was thick with the aroma of hamburgers, sizzling onions and fryer oil. My father, Big Gus, stood behind the counter like a captain at the helm. His apron was always dusted with flour, his hands quick but steady as he worked the grill. Customers didn’t just come for the food—they came for Big Gus. My dad had a way of making every person feel like they belonged, whether they were a factory worker grabbing a quick lunch or a family treating themselves to a Big Gus “Double Decker” and his signature Onion Rings after church.
And then there was me. I was five years old when I got my first job in that diner. It wasn’t frying or serving, of course. My job was simpler, but in many ways more important: to make sure customers were smiling.
I would weave through the booths and counter stools, checking faces, peeking up at adults who seemed far too tall. If someone looked serious, I’d wave. If someone seemed tired, I’d flash the biggest grin I could manage. And when they smiled back, I felt like I had succeeded.
At five years old, I didn’t have language for what I was learning. I only knew that when people felt seen, when they felt warmth in their day, something shifted. The food was good—people came back for that, too—but it was the feeling that kept them loyal.
That diner became my first classroom in human connection. The lessons weren’t written on chalkboards—they were written in the way people’s eyes lit up when kindness reached them.
Looking back, I see now that the diner door was more than an entryway into a restaurant. It was the door that opened me to my life’s calling: to serve, to connect, to lead with presence. It was where I first learned that business isn’t just about products or transactions. It’s about people.
This door led to planting seeds of CG Excellence®.
Lessons from Big Gus
If the diner door was my first classroom, then my father was the teacher. Everyone called him Big Gus.
From behind the counter, my dad ran the kitchen like an orchestra. The hiss of the fryer, the clang of the spatula, the bell of the order window—he heard it all and kept the rhythm steady. But what impressed me most wasn’t his efficiency. It was his connection.
Every customer mattered to him. Big Gus knew names, families, even stories. A man might come in after a long shift at the plant, and dad would slide him a plate with a joke to lighten the mood. A mother might come in tired with kids in tow, and he’d lean down, eye-level, to make the children laugh before she even opened her menu.
My dad taught me, without ever sitting me down to explain it, that service isn’t about what you serve—it’s about how you serve it. A plate of signature onion rings was just food until it was delivered with kindness, recognition, and care. Then it became something people remembered.
I also saw his sacrifices. Running a diner wasn’t easy. The hours were long, the work relentless. Some nights I’d peek out from my room to see him counting bills at the kitchen table, exhaustion hanging heavy on his face. Service had a cost. And yet, he never let customers see that side. For them, my dad always brought his best.
Those moments shaped me as much as the laughter and the smiles. They planted the awareness that service is beautiful—but it also requires strength. It’s not just a job. It’s a way of being.
Big Gus never gave me speeches about leadership. He lived it. He showed me that leadership isn’t about titles or power—it’s about the responsibility to create an atmosphere where others feel valued. Dad taught me that presence isn’t optional. If you want to lead, you show up.
Even now, when I walk into a training room, or record a podcast, or speak with a client, I embody these early lessons. They live in the way I lean in to listen, the way I pay attention to what people need beyond the surface, the way I choose to serve with strength and presence—even on the days it costs me.
My father’s diner may have closed long ago, however, his lessons never did. They became part of me, a legacy carried forward in every corner of my work.
The Call to Servant Leadership
Some people stumble into customer service because it’s the job available. For me, it was different. It felt like a call—a thread that had been pulling at me since those early days in the diner.
I didn’t think of it as “customer service” at first. I thought of it as caring. Seeing people. Making their day a little better than when they arrived. That five-year-old girl who made sure customers were smiling had grown up, but the instinct hadn’t left her.
In every role I stepped into, I found myself drawn to the frontlines—the places where people met people. Whether I was helping a customer find what they needed, smoothing over a complaint, or simply greeting someone with warmth, it always felt like I was doing something more than a transaction. I was creating connection.
I learned quickly that not everyone felt the same way. For some, customer service was about speed, efficiency, or simply getting through the shift. For me, it was about impact. I couldn’t bear to treat a customer like a number or a task. I knew—deep down—that every interaction was an opportunity to care and connect.
The more I leaned into that truth, the more I noticed what others often missed. The customer who hesitated before speaking, unsure if their concern mattered. The way tone softened when someone felt truly heard. The loyalty that grew when people felt they weren’t just served—they were respected.
Customer service, for me, became a mirror of humanity. It showed me how people long to be acknowledged. How kindness disarms defensiveness and presence turns ordinary moments into memorable ones.
Looking back, I can see that this was the beginning of my philosophy of service: to serve is to acknowledge.
It didn’t matter whether I was in a retail store, an office, or later creating my own ventures. The call was always the same: to bring people back to themselves by offering them the dignity of being seen. That is what customer service was teaching me all along—that presence is power, and kindness is leadership.
The Creation of CG Excellence Training
For years, I had carried stories, lessons, and reflections—about service, leadership, presence, and the quiet power of kindness. They lived in my journals, in conversations with colleagues, in speeches at Toastmasters. I knew these ideas mattered, but I also knew they needed a venue, a structure that could carry them into the world with impact.
It started simply, with the belief that leadership begins on the frontlines. That the staff answering phones, standing at counters, driving deliveries, and caring for customers aren’t “entry-level”—they are culture-bearers, brand ambassadors, the heartbeat of any organization.
I had seen too many companies tell their staff to “leave baggage at the door,” as if humans could split themselves neatly between personal pain and professional presence. I knew better. I had lived better. Real excellence doesn’t come from pretending. It comes from authenticity. From integrating who we are into how we serve.
I began building training, creating videos, writing blogs, and launching a podcast. Each piece was designed not just to inform, but to elevate—to help people see that they are always better than they thought they are.
CG Excellence is about presence. Teaching others what I had learned: leadership is not about authority. It’s about how you show up, one moment at a time.
CG Excellence became my signature solution. A living, breathing space where service meets spirit, where customer care meets human potential, and where everyday leaders could rise into their presence.
The Big Gus legacy opened the door to my purpose. My father’s example of kindness and connection is the heartbeat of everything I do today. And now, I’ll ask you: what’s the “diner door” that shaped your purpose? I’d love to hear your story.
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Energy Sovereignty
The Inner Power Every Servant Leader Protects
In servant leadership, we are taught to manage time, people, and performance.
Very few are taught to manage what truly drives all of it—our energy.
Your energy field—also known as your biofield—is the invisible force that shapes how you show up, how others respond to you, and how you experience your mission. When you don’t protect it, you serve from survival, not sovereignty.
So today, I invite you to explore a powerful leadership concept we call Energy Sovereignty—the art of protecting your energy field so you can lead from overflow, not depletion.
What Is Energy Sovereignty?
Energy Sovereignty is the practice of honoring your energetic boundaries and recognizing that your presence has power.
Your biofield is the electromagnetic field that surrounds and interpenetrates your body. It’s not woo—it’s measurable science. Your heart, brain, and nervous system emit signals that affect not only your own health, but the energy of every room you walk into.
When you feel "off," drained, or scattered—it’s often your energy that’s been compromised, not just your schedule.
Carolyn Myss and Energetic Integrity
One of my favorite thought leaders, medical intuitive and energy pioneer Carolyn Myss teaches that each of us has an energetic anatomy—a system of chakras, beliefs, and intentions that affect every cell of our body. Carolyn names this energetic integrity: the ability to stay grounded in your own power, regardless of chaos around you.
Energetic integrity means:
Speaking your truth even when it’s uncomfortable
Saying no without guilt
Choosing alignment over approval
Honoring your inner knowing before external expectations
When we scatter our energy to people-pleasing, fear, or over-giving, we weaken our leadership presence. But when we protect our field, we tune into something greater—our intuitive intelligence, our heart coherence, our true voice.
Common Ways Leaders Leak Energy
You may be leaking energy if you find yourself:
Taking on emotions that aren’t yours
Always being accessible and “on”
Avoiding conflict by suppressing your truth
Over-giving without space to receive
Reacting out of fear, not purpose
These small, subtle behaviors are cumulative. And over time, they lead to fatigue, burnout, and disconnection from your mission and your authentic presence.
Protecting Your Energy as a Daily Leadership Practice
At CG Excellence, we teach energy protection as a leadership skill—because no one can lead clearly from a depleted field.
Here are a few daily practices that strengthen your energy sovereignty:
Coherence Breathing – Breathe in for 4, out for 6, to synchronize your heart and brain.
Golden Light Shield – Each morning, visualize a protective golden field around your body.
Pause Before Responding – Choose regulation over reactivity.
Sacred NOs – Decline what depletes. Say yes only from alignment.
Nature Resets – Ground yourself with earth, light, and movement.
Energy Hygiene – At the end of your day, release what is not yours to carry.
No need to control others—command your own field.
The Reframe: Servant Leadership Is Not Self-Sacrifice
True servant leadership is about leading from fullness.
When your field is strong and aligned:
You create a calming presence for others
You hold space without absorbing chaos
You lead with intention and clarity
You model what healthy leadership looks—and feels—like
Your presence becomes the permission slip for others to do the same.
Ready to Practice Energy Sovereignty?
Start your CG Excellence Integration Practice today:
Practice 3 minutes of coherence breathing first thing in the morning.
Visualize your golden energetic shield before every meeting or interaction.
Identify one area where you leak energy—and choose to reclaim it today.
Affirmation:
“I am the steward of my energy. I lead from overflow, not depletion.”
Let’s Connect
Have you noticed your energy field being tested lately?
How do you restore your sovereignty when the world feels heavy?
Contact us for a complimentary CG Excellence Discovery Call.
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When you lead yourself well—you lead with confidence and others feel safe following.
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Grace Is Wisdom
At CG Excellence, we believe that excellence in leadership begins with the quiet, often unseen decisions we make within ourselves.
One of our most powerful reflections this week came from a circumstance that may have been trivial however, impactful..
There was a Cycling Class scheduling mishap. Although a bike was reserved, all bikes were occupied.
In that moment, one of our leaders had a choice: stew in frustration or rise into grace…she chose grace.
Rather than letting the disruption pull her out of alignment, she simply waved to the instructor, turned around, and quietly walked out.
No drama. No commentary. No attachment.
Instead of ruminating in disappointment, she took herself on a power walk.
The sun warmed her face, and with each step, her energy returned to equilibrium.
The vibration that could have dipped into resentment was lifted
through movement, breath, conscious redirection and heart aligning.
This is emotional leadership in action.
Alignment is a Choice
So often, we think self-mastery is about never getting upset. Never being triggered.
That is just not reality.
The spirit of authenticity allows us to feel the disruption without becoming the disruption.
You can let the wave rise and still choose not to drown in it.
Grace is the active decision to protect your vibration, even when life invites you to react.
This week’s reflection reminds me of one of my favorite authors, Carolyn Myss.
I’ve summed up Carolyn’s Key Concepts on the Power of Choice and Self-Esteem.
These concepts emphasize the importance of making intentional choices that reflect one's true self and
contribute to personal growth and well-being.
Power of Choice: The power of choice is described as humanity's greatest tool for navigation and co-creation in life.
It is an interior mechanism that allows individuals to initiate changes and reflects their self-esteem.
Self-Esteem and Choices: Developing self-esteem is crucial for well-being, mental health, and physical health.
The more one cultivates a sense of self, the more empowered they become to make choices that align with
their true self rather than survival instincts driven by fear.
Survival vs. Empowered Choices: Choices made from a place of survival often lead to temporary safety but lack true joy and contentment.
In contrast, empowered choices stem from an inner place of strength and consistency,
allowing individuals to become a constant in their lives.
Choices:
Integrity: The decision to lead an integrous life involves aligning actions with words and maintaining honesty.
A commitment that fosters self-awareness and personal power.
Wisdom vs. Suffering: Individuals can choose to pass on wisdom from their experiences rather than suffering.
This reframing allows for personal growth and the sharing of valuable lessons.
Non-Betrayal: Choosing not to betray oneself or others is essential for building trust and integrity in relationships.
This choice requires a commitment to honesty and self-respect
The choices made by individuals are observed not only in their immediate effects but also in the broader context of their lives.
The intention behind choices is crucial, as it reflects personal motivations and accountability.
Gratitude and Presence: A practice of gratitude for life itself, regardless of external circumstances, can enhance appreciation for each moment. Recognizing the uniqueness of each day fosters a deeper connection to life and its experiences.
Energetic Shift: Making conscious inner decisions can significantly alter the energetic atmosphere of one's life,
leading to empowerment and a more fulfilling existence.
Reflection for Servant Leaders
When life surprises you—whether in traffic, in meetings, or in your sacred morning routine—pause and ask:
“Do I need to react… or can I choose grace?”
“What’s available to me now that this didn’t go as planned?”
“Is this moment asking for control—or for alignment?”
Alchemize emotion into self-respect, and from that place, your influence grows—
in your work and in the way you present yourself to the world.
Remember this: Grace is the wisdom that lives within you.
Thank you for your kind attention today!
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