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?
Subscribe to The Reins of Leadership now wherever you get your podcasts, and take the first step towards becoming the present, influential, and trusted leader you aspire to be.
The Reins of Leadership
Their Fear Is Not Your Forecast
What happens when the people closest to you don’t cheer you on?
When their silence, their doubt, or their discomfort makes you question whether you're ready - or even capable?
In this episode, Merinda shares a powerful story from the herd and reflects how it mirrors the human experience of stepping into something unfamiliar while surrounded by well-meaning fear.
We explore the subtle ways resistance shows up, the hidden loyalty we carry to those we love, and what it truly means to show up for yourself in moments of uncertainty.
Where in your life are you mistaking someone else’s fear for a sign that you’re not ready? What might shift if you backed yourself anyway?
Listen now and reclaim your steps forward - even if you’re walking them alone.
Connect with Merinda:
Instagram: @IamMerindaSmith
Website: www.merindasmith.com.au