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Everyone talks about solutions. But not their problems. As if we don't have any!? Frameworks. Wins. Lessons learned. Clear thinking. Clean narratives. Tidy arcs that move from challenge to insight to growth. And yet, in private conversations, in peer groups, masterminds, meetings, every founder, leader, and executive I speak to is carrying problems. Real problems. Complex ones. Unresolved ones. Problems without clean edges or easy answers. I know I have more problems than solutions right now. And I can’t share any of them. Not responsibly. Not safely. Not without consequences. That’s the part we don’t really talk about. Because there’s an unspoken rule in leadership, business, and public life. You’re allowed to talk about a problem only after it’s been solved. Only once it’s been reframed as insight. Only once it’s no longer risky, legally sensitive, reputationally complex, or emotionally raw. Anything else can make you look incompetent. Or unstable. Or like you don’t know what you’re doing. Or worse, like a victim. So instead, we talk about outcomes. We talk about clarity. We talk about what we’ve “learned.” And that creates a distortion. A cognitive dissonance even. It creates the impression that other people are calmer, more capable, more in control. That they have fewer problems, or better ones, or that they move through difficulty faster than you do. But the truth; the one you only hear in quiet conversations; is that most people are standing in the middle of something unresolved. They’re holding decisions that affect other people’s livelihoods. They’re navigating legal, financial, ethical, or relational complexity. They’re carrying responsibility that can’t be crowdsourced or processed publicly. They’re doing the slow, careful work of not making things worse. And they’re doing it quietly. The cost of that silence is subtle, but real. When no one talks about the unresolved, it becomes easy to believe you’re the only one struggling. That everyone else has it figured out and you somehow missed a step. That the fact you feel stretched, uncertain, or overwhelmed must mean you’re doing something wrong.

Running your own business is the biggest personal development journey you will ever take. People talk about founding a company as if it’s just strategy, execution, resilience, funding, community, product, marketing. And yes it’s all of that. But beneath every plan and every pitch deck and meeting and tech stack, lies something deeper, something quieter, something far more personal. Who you are becoming as you build it. Businesses grow at the pace their founders expand. And no amount of strategy can compensate for an inner world that isn’t aligned with the vision it’s trying to create. This is the part most people don’t talk about; the psychological and emotional leadership work that fuels everything else. Because the truth is: You can’t build something new while your subconscious is still running the old soundtrack. You can’t scale if you’re secretly fighting beliefs that tell you you’re not ready or not capable. You can’t move boldly toward a future while your nervous system is stuck in fear or comparison. The messy middle isn’t a sign something is wrong, it’s a sign you’re evolving. And evolution is uncomfortable because it requires you to shift at the level of identity. That’s why the “real work” of leadership so often happens in moments that look like nothing from the outside: The breathwork you do before making a big decision. The meditation that brings you back into your body. The tapping session that calms the part of you that still feels unsafe taking up space. The journaling that helps you see your patterns clearly. The book that suddenly unlocks a new level of creativity or courage. The quiet walk where a truth drops in that changes everything. These practices aren’t “extras.” They’re part of the infrastructure. Because internal coherence — alignment between who you are becoming and what you are building — is what allows you to lead with a steady hand. This season of SHE IS AI is stretching me in the best possible ways. I feel myself evolving week by week not from pressure, but from clarity.

My friend, Dr. Lucas, wrote this article. He’s on LinkedIn if you have questions! It is a lot of research and overwhelmingly time for every woman founder to read it. https://lucroot.medium.com/the-28-trillion-gambit-82e35116941c

The world is speeding up. But your peace doesn’t have to. Mindfulness isn’t about escaping the noise. It’s about finding stillness within it. And surprisingly… AI can help. ✨ AI as a Mirror for Mindfulness When we use technology consciously, it becomes a mirror; reflecting our thoughts, emotions, and creative essence back to us. 🪞 AI art tools can transform your feelings into visuals turning emotion into expression. 💬 AI journaling prompts can help you go deeper, asking the right questions at the right time. 🎧 AI-generated soundscapes can calm your nervous system and guide your breath. 🧠 AI systems can remind you when to pause, stretch, or reflect and help you stay present. The key isn’t the tool; it's the intention behind it. 💡 Ask yourself this week: “Am I using technology to rush and do more, or to systemise, to create space, and to reconnect?” Mindfulness isn’t anti-technology; it’s a new relationship with it. A slower rhythm in a faster world. A moment of awareness inside the algorithm. So today, take a pause. Breathe. And maybe even open an AI art app or journaling tool. Let your inner world take shape in color, word, or sound. AI doesn’t replace you; but it can help you witness yourself. 🌺