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Welcome to a new week, !

This weekend, I drove down to Croatia for another seminar, diving into essential topics like identity, autonomy/independence, connection, and trust.

One of the biggest takeaways for me was this thought: 

As entrepreneurs and leaders, we often prioritize independence, thinking that personal strength and success means doing it all on our own.

But the TRUTH is: We need both - autonomy & connection. Independence & trust.

Now, I’ve been there.

For years, I thought independence was everything. I felt like I could - no, should! - do everything by myself, rely only on myself. That this was true strength.

And I see this in my clients as well. 

They want to be there for others, they actively empower and support others - but when it comes to themselves?

They keep to themselves and try to deal with their hopes, dreams, fears & doubts all by themselves.

But here’s the thing: Constantly keeping walls up, feeling like you can’t fully trust others or even rely on them - it gets exhausting.

We end up feeling isolated, anxious, sarcastic, even resentful - despite the external success.

And that’s mostly the turning point then.

The point at which they realize that they can’t or don’t want to go on like that. 

That they are making life way harder for themselves than it needs to be.

So, today I want to share this idea and plant a little seed within you: 

💭 What if true leadership wasn’t about going it alone?

💭 What if your greatest growth came from reconnecting with yourself and others?

💭 From building trust in yourself, in others, and in yourself in relationship to others?

Growing up in a family where trust was a constant battle and having been indoctrinated by the “self-made” ideology in my previous career too, I’ve struggled with this quite a bit myself. 

So I know it’s not an easy shift to make.

But here’s what you have to ask yourself: 

👉 Is this how you want to live? 

👉 Do you want to keep feeling separate, disconnected, and alone?

👉 Or do you want to make space for something new?

Now, you know me, I’m all about practical change & growth, so if you feel that it’s time for a change, here’s how you go about it:

1. First, you build and strengthen your trust in yourself. This means to look at where you’ve been denying, abandoning or neglecting yourself, and then strategically nurturing these parts of your life. This way you'll regain your own trust.

2. Then, you start building trust in others, as well as trust in yourself in connection with others. This takes time and is an incremental, intentional process.

And I’m using the word “building” intentionally here. Trust is built. 

It’s not a decision you make and then suddenly you have trust. It’s something you cultivate, test, reassure yourself of, and build towards - step by step. 

Now, if you are ready to take this first step, ... 

I invite you to check out my upcoming Impostor Syndrome Training.

Over the course of 5 weeks, I’m going to show you how you can gain new-found trust in yourself and let go of the part of you that keeps you second-guessing and doubting - yourself, your capabilities, and your potential.

You’ll learn:

• How to break free from your Impostor Syndrome 💯, using a simple 4-step framework (without lying to yourself or “faking it until you make it”)

• Why distrusting yourself can be TOTALLY NORMAL & what to do to combat that

• The most common mistakes & misconceptions that keep your Impostor Syndrome alive… even if you’ve been trying to shake it off for years

• The radical shift you need to make to step into a new, empowered state and lead with confidence 💫

• Dozens examples from real-life clients who put these tools into play, so you can see how others have done it

Check it out - we’re in the BETA-STAGE right now and I have a special beta offer for 5 brave pioneers who will join me for this special journey.

Information in English: Check out the course program here OR apply for your beta-spot here

Information in German: Hier findest du die Übersicht zum gesamten Kurs OR bewirb dich für deinen Beta-Spot gleich hier

Depending on the feedback, there will be a German and/or an English group. The application deadline is this Sunday, 22nd of September, at 23:59! 

So, after you check it out, hit reply to this letter and tell me: What would it mean for you to have more trust in yourself & others? What would you be able to do more of or less of? 💯 

I can’t wait to hear from you!

Until then, don’t forget - I’m rooting for you!

Your Coach, Monika