What Are You Making That Mean? (And Other Lies Your Brain Tells You)

About this episode

This episode explores how the meanings we assign to uncertainty affect our leadership and decision-making.

Uncertainty isn’t what derails leaders. The meaning you assign to it does. In this episode of The Leadership Wound , we explore how your brain automatically fills in the blank when you can’t see progress — and how those interpretations shape your emotions, your decisions, and your leadership. We unpack the three most common fear stories leaders believe: • This means I’m failing • This means I’m unsafe • This means I’m alone Through both neuroscience and faith, you’ll learn how to shift from threat mode to meaning mode using the rhythm of Pause → Return → Reframe → Embody. Because unseen doesn’t mean inactive. And the season that feels like nothing is happening may actually be the season where you are being formed for what’s next. The real question is: What are you making that mean? 📲 Grab free resources or book a coaching call at AuthenticLeadershipCollective.com Resources & Links: Learn more at: AuthenticLeadershipCollective.com Schedule a Free 30-minute Growth Plan Consult Get a Free Morning Meditation, to start your day off right, and a free Authentic Leadership Starter Kit by signing up for my weekly leadership emails Follow Amanda on Instagram Connect on Facebook Watch…

People in this episode

Host: Amanda

Topics covered

• leadership
• neuroscience
• faith
• emotions
• decision making

Keywords

• fear stories
• threat mode
• meaning mode
• Pause
• Return
• Reframe
• Embody

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Products: Authentic Leadership Starter Kit, Free 30-minute Growth Plan Consult, Free Morning Meditation

Books & works: The Leadership Wound

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