The Reins of Leadership
Tired of surface-level leadership hacks? Ready to learn genuine presence, deepen your influence, and build unwavering trust with your team?
Welcome to The Reins of Leadership, hosted by Business Leadership Strategist Merinda Smith. This is your essential resource for transforming not just what you do as a leader, but who you are. We go beyond theory, offering practical strategies illuminated by an unexpected source of wisdom: the intuitive world of horses and donkeys.
On this podcast, you will discover how to:
🌸 Understand how your personal energy impacts those around you. Learn practical strategies to manage your vitality, project authentic presence, and inspire action without burnout.
🌸 Move beyond limiting beliefs learn techniques to stay grounded and focused, even under pressure.
🌸 Develop powerful self-awareness, enhance your ability to read team dynamics, and communicate with empathy and clarity.
🌸 Build stronger connections that encourage collaboration and loyalty.
🌸 Gain actionable insights into non-verbal communication, boundary setting, trust-building, and presence, drawn from Merinda's work with horses – nature's masters of authentic leadership. These lessons provide powerful metaphors and direct applications for your own leadership journey.
Ready to lead with more confidence, connection, and impact?
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The Reins of Leadership
Beyond the Yard: Leadership Lessons from Life on the Road
Have you ever felt like you were stuck inside the yard of your own life -looking out, knowing there’s more, but unsure how to step beyond the open gate?
What if the space you need to grow isn’t found in doing more, but in reconnecting with nature, with stillness, with your own inner compass?
You’ve been trying to lead, to show up, to hold it all together… but it’s not quite working the way you’d hoped.
Can you relate?
Have you ever felt the call for something deeper, more grounded, more real?
We get it.
We’ve all been there - caught in that space between responsibility and restlessness, wondering if it’s time for a different kind of leadership.
On this week’s episode, Maryanne Baker reveals the most amazing story behind her 9-month journey around Australia; in a truck, guided by her spirit, and the pulse of the natural world.
And it’s not just a road trip - it’s a whole new way of being.
Her journey unpacks what it really means to lead from within, to stay spiritually connected, and to find strength in slowing down.
If you’ve ever experienced burnout, felt disconnected from your purpose, or longed for a deeper way to lead - this episode is for you.
Highlights
- How Maryanne went from a yard where the gate was closed, to open road – and what she’s discovering along the way
- The secret to staying connected
- What leadership and being "caught in a yard" have in common
- What it’s really like to travel full-time and coach from the road
- Maryanne’s honest thoughts while embracing a nomadic life
- How to reconnect with your own rhythm and lead from within
- What you can do right now to honour your soul in leadership decisions
Connect with Merinda:
Instagram: @IamMerindaSmith
Website: www.merindasmith.com.au