This is your Wednesday Empowered Leadership email. Emalani is an online publication by author, teacher, and transpersonal development coach Emma Emalani Bennett intended to guide maverick entrepreneurs, creators, healers, and innovators like you towards a state of holistic prosperity, emphasizing the importance of self-love + leadership, success, and wealth defined on your terms. Transpersonal means beyond self, the Atman becoming the Brahman, 🐛→🦋→🕉️ moving from the I, to the We, to the ALL. Emma’s writing blends psychobiology, transpersonal and depth psychology, cultural anthropology, general behavioral and evolutionary sciences, and spiritual perspectives.
Hello Darlings,
This email is a repeating weekly Wednesday send. Wednesday is ruled by Mercury, the planet that influences communication, health, mental agility, curiosity, & adaptability, day-to-day expression, and how we express ourselves in relationships. On this day, we will be focusing on the message of your life and how you present this to the world. Not just in theory — we are not here to stick to rules set by others or do things as they’ve always been done. Rather, we will focus on who you need to be to be of greatest and highest service, as a community member, spouse, parent, manager, business owner, whatever capacity in which you serve.
Today, we are delving into what I call Whole Self Leadership. Whole self-leadership is a profound and radical embodiment of integration—a harmonious blend of the logical precision of the left brain and the intuitive depth of the right, the disciplined stride of commitment and the fluid movement of emotion, softening into present moment awareness and holding a bold vision steady within us.
Enjoy this excerpt from a book I’ve been writing on holistic wealth:
“Leading from a place of wholeness involves embodying values such as service, collaboration, and cooperation, which are deeply rooted in our nervous systems and impact the release of various chemicals and hormones that direct our evolutionary adaptation. It’s about being a living example of the principles you espouse and making your life an impactful expression of your beliefs. Rather than being driven by fear or survival impulses, true leadership emerges from a focus on love and thriving. Authentic leadership defies the notion of a one-size-fits-all approach. Instead, it emphasizes the core of who you are, commanding respect and influence through your genuine self-expression. It’s about committing to being the greatest example of leadership you can be, irrespective of titles or societal roles. Whether you’re a president, a spouse, or pursuing any other path in life, rising to the occasions each day presents is an act of leadership in itself.”
At its essence, whole self leadership is a pilgrimage back to the wholeness that resides in our radiant core. It’s a collapse of the duality, the convergence of achievement with alignment—aligning our actions with our values, our thoughts with our emotions, and our intentions with our impact. It calls upon us to become architects of our destiny, sculpting our lives with a blend of precision and passion, discipline and creativity.
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