Have you ever tried having one foot in the gas pedal while having the other on the brake? This is exactly what happens often with your brain. Your conscious brain desires something that your sub-conscious brain finds threatening. Being the primary function of your sub-conscious brain to keep you safe and work as effectively as possible, anything that challenges this status quo, any change will be at first be treated by your sub-conscious brain as a risk. So while your rational conscious brain wants to hit the gas pedal your sub-conscious brain will hit the brake. So how do you get past this? The first step is finding out if these two different networks in your brain are in coherence or dissonance. Some cues that you have neural dissonance are: mood swings worry & stress excuses fear anxiety self-doubt On the contrary if you have neural coherence you will identify it by some of the following: feeling comfortable, clear and focused enhanced happiness wellbeing peak performance increased confidence reduced stress Being in dissonance takes lots of energy and is really quite exhausting. Working harder will not solve it. it's about working smarter and training your brain into new patters that are aligned with your new self image and the great goals and dreams you wish to reach. At Brighter Leaders we use QLT™, a tool to help you go from dissonance to coherence. Get in touch with us to learn how we can help you with a step by step process that will get there faster and easier.

It is why you keep getting the results you don't like over again. Understanding how our brain works makes it easier to get it out of autopilot. Newest neuro-science research shows that up to 97% of all our thoughts, feelings and behaviors are automated. You might wonder how this is so? The sub-conscious part of our brain is in charge of regulating all of our body's functions without us having to think about it at all. It's this great! Imagine the opposite scenario ... having to think before breathing, before starting to walk, before blinking, you get it! As amazing as our brain is to take care of all these for us while we are engaged in other stuff has its downside. It is now proven that the brains two most important functions is to: 1. keep us safe 2. spare energy This is why our brain automates as much as it can, even thoughts and feelings which will determine our actions. Setting goals is easy for us. We do it all the time. Achieving them is another thing. This is because we set our goals with our rational brain, also called Executive Network (accounts for only for 2-3% of our decisions) but we achieve them in our sub-conscious brain also called the Default Mode Network. The more our sub-conscious brain keeps us safe and saves energy the more it will automate thoughts, feelings and behaviors. This is way, in order to achieve your goals, in order to get different results than the ones you are getting in your life, in order to break free and break through, you need to work with your inner game. Let me share some techniques to do this: - reframe your thoughts and feelings - change your beliefs - be aware of your inner dialogue - commit with your-self - once you've decided on a course of action, DO IT! Brighter Leaders works with the PDEE™ coaching method and uses among others QLT™ to help you get the results you really want faster and easier. We guide you and assist you along the way until you think, feel and act in a more powerful way so that you break free from your brain's habitual patterns that keep you in the same place with the results you've always gotten, moving you forward towards the life you dream of and envision. If you are ready to make a change in your professional and personal life send an email to: lizzie.claesson@brighterleaders.com answering these three questions: ✅ What is your biggest challenge right now? ✅ How would your life change when you have successfully overcome your challenge? ✅ What is holding you back? 🔔 I will choose 3 leaders. If you qualify you will get 15 min with me where I will coach you through your challenge.

Let me help your C-level and middle level management have breakthrough experience. Breakthroughs in their thinking. Breakthroughs in their emotional management, breakthroughs in their strategies so that each individual in your team achieves their potential. Which means that they will be happier. That means that you will achieve your goals. Which means that the shareholder value of the company increases. That’s what Brighter Leaders do. Why work with us? Because with our skills you will be able to do it faster and easier. With our skills around neuro-science we will be able to help you overcome the obstacles. With our skills in business growth we integrate the coaching so that your company achieves results faster and in a sustainable way. With our skills and experience we will make it easier for you. We’ll save you time. We’ll save you money. We’ll save you heartache. We’ll make sure you do the right things in the right order so that you are not stressed out trying to figure it out. I’ll show you the steps. Have you ever tried to solve Rubik’s cube without the algorithm? How hard was that? With the algorithm the cube can be solved in less than 4 minutes. With the algorithm and practice it can be solved in less than 5 seconds. We will help you as fast as you can go. We meet you where you are. Not too fast. Not too slow. As fast as you can go, starting where you are at. Is that what you would like? Book an exploratory meeting here and let's get to know each other: https://calendly.com/lizzie-claesson-brighter-leaders

During the years I've met many leaders that carry with them the weight of fearing to fail. What is failure really and does the fact that we fail turn us into a failure? Even though we might fear to fail others the first ones we fear to fail is ourselves. Realizing this is a big first step and is connected to the image we have of ourselves. The more we know about ourselves, the more we accept all our edges the less we will fear failing ourselves. When you as a leader come to that turning point you will no longer be afraid of failing others. This is a learning process in which we have experience and are happy to assist you. Failures and successes are feedback loops. By focusing on what they are telling you, on what you may learn from them you shift your focus to something productive. You become an explorer of your own experiences. Fears exist first in our minds. The more we fuel them the larger they get. In some cases fears have grown so much that we treat them as real. At the only thought of them our body might start sweating, our heart might beat faster, our body temperature might rise or decrease, our skin color may change. This is why development programs can be so effective when done by experienced professionals. One of the things you will discover with Brighter Leaders coaching programs is how to reframe your fears. Get in touch with us and learn how you can upgrade your leadership so that no fear stops you from achieving your dreams!

How does the thought of being victorious instead of being the victim resonate with you? Your thoughts are the engine to your feelings and behaviors. Everything ripples out from your thoughts and create a positive or negative impact depending on your initial thoughts. One first step is therefore to be aware of your thoughts and inner dialogues without blame, shame, judgment or justification. Once you've identified them it is time to decide if these thoughts are empowering or disempowering you. Empowering thoughts you wish to reinforce. The question is: what do you wish to do with your disempowering thoughts? I understand your rational answer is take them away, not have them anymore but you see it is somewhat deeper than that. Because if all that was needed was the rational will then none of us would ever have disempowering thoughts. So you might be asking yourself: how do I shift focus so that I may have my attention flowing towards what I desire instead of that I wish to get away from? There are a couple of exercises and tools that Brighter Leaders works with that you'll probably be interested in knowing more about. Get in touch with us for an exploratory conversation and we'll tell you more: lizzie.claesson@brighterleaders.com

If you're used to a fast pace in your life, this spring time could be the pause you needed. Take the chance to take some time off and spend it with your family and friends. Enjoy some good food, time to be out in nature. Sit down and enjoy some inspiring reading that may give you energy, motivate you and incentive you to take the right actions. When you take the right steps you decrease your levels of stress and anxiety. It's not so much about doing but doing what is right in alignment with what gives you the highest return on energy and wellbeing. Ask yourself if you fill your days with activities that make other happy and take away your energy or if you are aware of your necessities? You may recall how every time you fly the safety instructions delivered are: in case of emergency air masks will fall down. Please put your own mask on first before you help others. So take this time. This is your time. Don't let all the have to does take away your energy If you wish to read more inspiring texts you may look at the e-Book: Stop Worrying about How to Level-Up your Leadership.

If you resonate with any of the statements below then this Leadership MasterClass is exactly where you need to be! You have the feeling that you are not at your full potential, that there is more inside you waiting to be awaken. Days swish by without you getting your big projects accomplished. You long for something to happen, something to change the routine. To be surprised and feel invigorated. You are in the center of where action is taking place. You are full of energy and need to focus and prioritise. Make sure you don't miss this opportunity by taking conscious action and booking the time in your calendar. Register now so you don't have to spend time later wondering how to join. This Free Leadership MasterClass might be the awakening you've been waiting for! Get ready to learn something new, to get a new insight and take your personal and professional leadership to the next level. Register for free now so you don't miss it! You will get a confirmation email with the link to the event. The first 50 to register will get a free copy of my e-Book: Stop Worrying about How to Level-Up your Leadership. Look forward to see you!

At a conscious, rational level we know it takes us nowhere to focus on things we can not affect, like the pandemic, the climate change, the war in Ukraine, our manager's reaction or lack of action, our colleagues behavior, our company's decisions affecting us. Nevertheless we still put energy into these things and give them much more of our attention that would be needed. Choose today three things you are focusing on that you can not impact and make a decision to stop giving them your time and energy. For each one of these things find something you actually can impact and wish to give your attention to and then, do them! Hyper focus on why you can, shifting from "I should" to "why I must". What is the highest priority action I can do right now that will take me closer to my goal? Ask yourself this question everyday and right down the answer. Then focus on doing whatever you decided you would do and celebrate your victory for doing. it. In this way you activate your brain's motivational network which will release dopamin and reinforce the feeling of accomplishment. What happens when you don't do whatever you have committed with yourself to do? You see, when we tell ourselves we will do something and we don't we activate the self-sabotage system. The more we do this the more it becomes a habit. Braking the self-sabotage habit or any other bad habit will take time and lots of energy. So it's better if you are aware when you are activating it, so you don't. If you wish to get more insightful thoughts and short training goals you may read the e-Book: Stop Worrying about How to Level-up Your Leadership.

It's not uncommon in an organization that leaders develop at different paces. Therefor it is healthy to assess where your team is as a team and as individuals. Besides the business side of the company, income, market share, revenue as CEO or VP one major concern should be the wellbeing of your first line directs. When your first line directs are developing at the pace each one desires and envisions they will be able to contribute to the team so that the team has the best possible ground to get to the next level. In other words your team will only be able to perform at its best as long as everyone in the team is using his/ hers potential. So if you feel your team is not performing at the levels you envision it might be time to invest in your leaders development. Some companies develop internal leadership programs. These are a good start to give leaders some tools and create awareness. My experience from over 20 years of working with development of leaders and businesses is that you get the best effect and ROI when your leaders get with 1-on-1 coaching. How? Coaching connotes unlocking a person's possibilities to maximize their performance. This means encouraging and supporting a person to develop their own way of thinking, being and learning as well as developing attitudes in order to achieve company, team and personal goals. Coaching sessions guided by an external coach will provide the participant a forum to develop insights on her/ his leadership skills and identify concrete actions to improve these skills in order to develop on a personal basis, increase efficiency and achieve identified goals during and after the duration of the leadership coaching program. The first step to assess your team would be an individual assessment of the leaders. Learn more about Brighter Leaders' Leadership Assessments.

Are you a leader that longs for a change? If this is the case allow me to share some good news. You and you alone can make this happen. How? If you knew you would've already done it. What you probably need is some outside perspective from a professional. Someone that can give you the tools and show you the process for you to get out of your current situation towards what you envision. Even if your vision is not yet clear in every detail you do know you wish a change. Then use this momentum and make a promise to yourself that you won't brake: I will now take action towards a change in my life! You know the feelings of: "I'm not using all my potential" "I'm not growing and developing" "I wish a change and new challenges" What we at Brighter Leaders do is get you win the best shape of your career with coaching programs that have 100% client satisfaction, guaranteed results and proven processes. When would be a good time to invest in yourself and your team? It not now, when? Get in touch with certified and accredited executive coach Lizzie Claesson at: lizzie.claesson@brighterleaders.com and start a new journey that will finally make your vision come true!

Upgrading your skills starts by upgrading your mindset. You need first to believe in yourself before others may believe in you. We constantly send unconscious signals from our subconscious mind. Step one in any leadership and personal development process is to be aware of the signals we are sending. Take part of this Leadership Linkedin Connect free live session and start the transformation you are longing for. Join on Jan 26th 4.30 pm CET on zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84952572878?pwd=YTVXNTJLZlc3Q3Z5RGJGSjNZdUNYdz09 Meeting ID: 849 5257 2878 Passcode: 3396 Welcome to 30 minutes of pure dynamite!

It’s not your fault because no one has shown you how to break free, shown you the science of how you change your brain so you change your environment and your results. Consciously: you desire a change Subconscious: your limiting beliefs hold you back Your life style will never go where your mind doesn’t live. Every single change in your life starts in your brain. There are a couple of things very important to consider: - your self talk - your expectation - managing your emotions - giving your brain what you want instead of telling it what you don’t want - believe what you want - move in a wave of certainty You need to sell it to yourself and believe it before you can sell it to others. You need to say yes to your conviction not just to what is convenient. Say yes to what It may cost to get there. Say a bold yes. Are you interested or committed? If you're interested you'll do what is convenient. If you're committed you'll do whatever it takes. One thing is knowing what to do another thing is doing it. Do you know exactly what is holding you back? When you’re congruent in thoughts, feelings, beliefs, behaviors and actions you start focusing on what you want to achieve and you see no more options that distract you. Don’t wait for success to come to you, go for success. The best plan in the world is worth little if you don’t press the start button. No one else can climb the success ladder for you Even if you have all the knowledge you need, all the right skillsets, if you don’t put them into action you’ll stay where you are. I would like you to imagine different futures: You might be enjoying reading this right now but you don’t take action. What would happen if 2, 4, 6 months from now if you’re still in the same situation? What would it feel like let’s say if your situation gets worse…. Another future is: today is the day you release your fears and limiting beliefs that are holding you back and replace them with empowering beliefs. You take action and start upgrading your mindset and skill set so that you start changing your future together with Brighter Leaders and all the help and support we give you. Which future do you want more, a future that looks like your present, a worse future or the one I described last: a future where you take action today. All you have to do is say yes to yourself. Don’t let any more excuses or stories stay in your way. Get in touch with Lizzie Claesson at lizzie.claesson@brighterleaders.com and book your first meeting.