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Clarity

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What December’s light can teach you about leadership

Dec 21, 2025

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6 min read

What December’s light can teach you about leadership

Light doesn’t remove difficulty, it reveals something important about where you stand inside it. These December traditions offer a lens that can shift how you navigate pressure and complexity.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle

LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®

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Why teams get clearer the moment ideas leave their heads

Dec 7, 2025

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7 min read

Why teams get clearer the moment ideas leave their heads

When your team stops carrying ideas internally and starts making them visible, something surprising happens. This week, see what changes when thinking becomes tangible.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle

Mindset

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How to strengthen your self-belief when the stakes are high

Nov 16, 2025

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9 min read

How to strengthen your self-belief when the stakes are high

Self-belief is not a feeling. It is an internal state you can shape. This week, I break down how one match offers a blueprint for leading yourself when everything feels stacked against you.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle

Mindset

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When clarity starts with you, not them

Oct 26, 2025

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7 min read

When clarity starts with you, not them

The room tensed. His words landed sharp. But what happened next shifted everything and revealed how great leaders interrupt the story they’re about to tell themselves.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle

Mindset

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The feedback loop you forgot to break

Oct 19, 2025

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7 min read

The feedback loop you forgot to break

You don’t need a script to lead well under pressure. But if you never examine the sentences you say when stress peaks, you may be reinforcing the very thing you want to shift.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle

Mindset

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👀 You’re speaking. They’re watching something else.

Sep 28, 2025

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9 min read

👀 You’re speaking. They’re watching something else.

Your team doesn’t need your words to know what you’re attached to. They’re watching your behavior. This issue digs into how your "wiring" reveals what you may not even see yet. And if it's off? It may quietly undermine everything you’re working toward.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle

Mindset

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Feelings aren’t random. They’re signals.

Sep 14, 2025

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8 min read

Feelings aren’t random. They’re signals.

That tightening in your chest or heat in your face? It’s not random. It’s your thermostat talking. This week, learn how to read what it’s telling you.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle

Mindfulness

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7 weeks. One turnaround. Lessons you can use.

Sep 7, 2025

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8 min read

7 weeks. One turnaround. Lessons you can use.

A crushing loss. A short window. A powerful transformation. Inside: how detachment turned breakdown into breakthrough, and why it matters for your leadership.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle

Mindset

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Mindset bridge hiding in a word you can’t pronounce (yet)

Aug 17, 2025

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9 min read

Mindset bridge hiding in a word you can’t pronounce (yet)

This week we’re laying the floors in the mindset house. One Spanish word helps distills a concept that leaders often misunderstand. Curious? Let's dive in.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle

Mindset

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The bridge between who you are and who you’re becoming

Aug 10, 2025

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9 min read

The bridge between who you are and who you’re becoming

There’s one mindset shift that changes everything: how you see yourself, how you lead, and how you move forward. Ready to cross the bridge?

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle

Mindset

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You’re skipping the step that makes mindset shifts last

Aug 3, 2025

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9 min read

You’re skipping the step that makes mindset shifts last

No shame if you’ve tried and stalled on mindset work. I did too, until I realized what I hadn’t built yet.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle

Team Effectiveness

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Before you lead others, master this

Jul 6, 2025

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7 min read

Before you lead others, master this

Before you lead others, you have to influence yourself. In this issue, we get into the "how" of self-influence and the ways that shape how you navigate uncertainty and lead others.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle

Mindfulness

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What if small adjustments could change everything?

May 18, 2025

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7 min read

What if small adjustments could change everything?

The fundamentals of self-leadership aren’t flashy, but they’re the foundation for trust, clarity, and performance at the top.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle

Values

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When the work no longer feels right 👀

May 4, 2025

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8 min read

When the work no longer feels right 👀

You don’t need a full-blown crisis to know something’s off. Here are 3 signs you may be out of alignment and what to do about it.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle

Mindset

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What if your biggest leadership challenge... is your focus?

Mar 30, 2025

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9 min read

What if your biggest leadership challenge... is your focus?

Discover the overlooked mindset shift that fuels better performance, courage, and resilience, starting with where you place your attention as a leader.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle

Mindset

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The invisible mind trap crippling your leadership potential

Mar 9, 2025

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9 min read

The invisible mind trap crippling your leadership potential

Are you mistaking your judgments for facts? Discover how this unconscious habit might be the biggest barrier between you and exceptional leadership.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle

Mindset

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Your mental models may be failing you (here's the fix)

Feb 9, 2025

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8 min read

Your mental models may be failing you (here's the fix)

Your relationship with uncertainty shapes everything. Through a compelling CEO case study, discover how examining your mental models transforms results.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle

Mindset

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1 core practice every elite leader masters

Jan 26, 2025

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9 min read

1 core practice every elite leader masters

Transform your leadership by mastering this foundational practice. It's what separates good leaders from great ones.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle

Mindset

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Feed your courage before it feeds your reactions

Jan 12, 2025

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8 min read

Feed your courage before it feeds your reactions

Develop greater leadership capacity by balancing reactivity and response. Learn to nourish your courage and cultivate deeper self-awareness before reactivity takes over.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle

Mindset

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Looking back, leading forward: Here's what lies ahead in 2025

Dec 29, 2024

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8 min read

Looking back, leading forward: Here's what lies ahead in 2025

Reflect on 8 transformative leadership themes from 2024 while exploring what's ahead - from leading through uncertainty to unlocking personal innovation.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle

Mindset

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The cultural superpower most leaders never develop (but you can)

Dec 8, 2024

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6 min read

The cultural superpower most leaders never develop (but you can)

Most leaders view culture as roots that anchor them in place. Learn how seeing culture as routes can transform your leadership and unlock new possibilities.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle

Mindfulness

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The superpower you can always tap into 🦸‍♀️

Nov 24, 2024

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5 min read

The superpower you can always tap into 🦸‍♀️

From a commander's Thanksgiving in Iraq to the neuroscience of gratitude, discover how appreciation transforms your connections and shapes your well-being. Plus: research from UC Berkeley and UCLA on gratitude's power.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle

Mindset

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Why your leadership growth is stuck (and how to break free)

Nov 17, 2024

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10 min read

Why your leadership growth is stuck (and how to break free)

Discover why most leadership development efforts fail and how to break through to genuine transformation. Plus: A powerful daily practice for developing deeper awareness and creating lasting change.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle

Mindset

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You're solving the wrong problems (here's how to stop)

Nov 10, 2024

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9 min read

You're solving the wrong problems (here's how to stop)

Transform your leadership by mastering the Observer-Action-Results framework. This week's newsletter reveals how your perspective shapes your actions and results, while delivering practical tools for developing greater self-awareness. Get insights on how mindfulness creates the space for real mindset work to occur.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle

Mindset

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The science of mindset change: How you rewire your brain

Nov 3, 2024

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8 min read

The science of mindset change: How you rewire your brain

Build the leadership brain you want. This week's newsletter reveals how neuroplasticity can transform your mindset, featuring insights from elite performance and neuroscience. Learn the science behind mindset change and get practical steps to rewire your leadership brain.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle
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