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embody your values. show up fully. be the healing salve. Justine Froelker leadership development

People can see us.

When we live fully aligned with our values, when we embody them with every step, people can see us. And trust? It follows.

Every month, I meet with my entrepreneur group—a small handful of guys, most of whom I’ve known for over a year now. They’ve seen me in many moments of doubt, vulnerability, and even in tears. Only one has actually seen me speak, yet somehow, they’ve all become some of my most steadfast cheerleaders and challengers. They believe in me, often more than I believe in myself.

After this month’s meeting, I realized just how much their faith means to me. They’ve never attended a training or workshop of mine, yet the way I show up with them each month and how what I share in my stories, wisdom, and own experience shares has given them this unshakable trust in me and what I’m building. It’s both wild and profoundly affirming.

Every day, in every space, I choose to show up fully. To be all of who I am—honest, vulnerable, and unfiltered. Yes, sometimes, that openness is used as a weapon against me. Far more often, though, it leads to something deeply sacred: real connection.

The world is desperate for real. When we embody our values and show up as our authentic selves, we become the healing salve for the gaping wounds we see all around us.

Be all in real today. <3

Author:

Justine is a Licensed Professional Counselor with more than 25 years of experience in traditional mental health and personal and professional development. Justine has been certified in the work of Dr. Brené Brown for ten years. Justine is the author of eleven books, including five Amazon bestsellers covering subjects such as infertility, faith, and grief. She has been honored to do two TEDx Talks, The Permission of the And and The Donut Effect. She travels nationally and presents virtually to global audiences delivering keynotes, workshops, retreats, and trainings on topics such as leadership, courage, resilience, mental health, preventing and coping with burnout, and courageous and curious conversation, especially in creating cultures of belonging and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Justine lives in St. Louis with her husband Chad, their three dogs, and for four months of the year hundreds of monarch and swallowtail butterflies.

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